Hello! I'm going to Gamescom Asia in Bangkok next month and my schedule is currently wide open. Give me a nudge if you're heading over and want to chat VIDEO GAMES or grab a quick coffee during the show! DMs open. Email in bio.

Void Interactive ousts Ready or Not community manager after Charlie Kirk comments

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Game professionals form coalition to 'push against the dehumanization of Palestinians'

ARE YOU OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A FREELANCER IN VIDEO GAME/TECH/CULTURE JOURNALISM? I want to talk to you for a story! DM me, email me, or hit me up on Discord (AlyssaMerc/alyssamercante) Please signal boost!

Only 4 days left before the Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle sale ends, and about $8,000USD away from hitting $100k USD. Please RT and help push this as far and to as many people as possible for this last stretch. Link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...

In which I highlight the week's big video game headlines and profess my love of SOUP. Yes, I consider this to be essential journalism.

NEW: The conglomerates are fighting again.

Updated my website to reflect my status as a highly employable writer ooooooh you feel compelled to look www.emmkid.info 🪄

Re. RPS freelance, I now have a budget for irregular (maybe 6-12 pieces a year) 2000-3000 wordish, more granular and specific reporting and investigative criticism that broaches a new topic or addresses a gap in knowledge regarding something familiar.

right, now that september is well underway: i’m attending tokyo game show for the first time this year. if you have something cool for me to check or a story to listen, feel free to get in touch via email or dms. recs are also welcome, *especially* if they haven’t gone viral on tiktok

We're shortstaffed on RPS and need some rad PC-minded freelancers for urgent review work. Specifically: - Borderlands 4 (yes I know it's out already) - Dying Light: The Beast - Silent Hill f Standard rate is £200 GBP per review, make yourselves known at [email protected]

We need more games and internet journalists. And also more trans journalists. And also more journalists. aftermath.site/tyler-robins...

The connotations of Ditto transforming into a human child trouble me deeply.

Finally got confirmation that Testronic closed its studios in Madrid and Belgrade. The company shared those details while also announcing an undisclosed but ‘significant’ investment that will enable ‘accelerate growth.’

Hey, are you games PR with some Switch 1 codes to burn? My neighbor's kid turns 12 this month and long story short, has had a rough year! Grandma (helped raise him since mom is single) passed away, he's helping mom with disabilities, etc. But he's a great kid. Looking to surprise him with some games

Another corker of a column from @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social, who has been speaking with Devolver Digital and Ysbird Games about what happens when your launch plans are suddenly blown out of the water.

Have (understandably) seen a bit of confusion around this so I've updated the article to clarify the summoning mechanic centres around throwing a ball—à la Pokémon. Excerpt from the patent filing below.

brb, I'm gonna patent the mechanic of inhaling and exhaling oxygen

Grand Theft Auto 7

Thanks everyone for sharing. Had a bunch of interest in this so I'm very much AT CAPACITY now but I reckon this one is going to be a banger.

Experience the full #SwordoftheSea Official Soundtrack with text commentary from @awintory.bsky.social offering insights into the creative process! 🌊🎵 Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo1B...

Hello! I want to speak with game journalists who left the world of ads and corporate ownership behind to build worker-owned, independent publications. Is that you? Do you want to chat about the trials and triumphs of independent media and what it means for reporters and devs? Let's talk!

I asked Grounded 2 game director Chris Parker and creative director Justin Vazquez about the pros and cons of early access development and the biggest production challenge so far. Their answer? Making sure players finally get the bug mounts they deserve. Talk about upping the ANTe, @obsidian.net.

I'm back steering the good ship Patch Notes and I'm not sure if I mentioned it but one game has been deep in my thoughts this week. That's right, I finally played RimWorld.

Really ❤️ this! Instead of laying people off they made a small game and released it. “Losing a creative employee, by choice or not, is expensive. You will inevitably have to spend more to get the same level of competence, and no matter how much you pay, you will usually lose invaluable experience."

a 2K spokesperson said today's layoffs at firaxis are part of staff reduction to "restructure and optimize" its development process. sources close to the situation told game developer that the job cuts have reportedly affected dozens of workers www.gamedeveloper.com/business/2k-...

Petition to affectionately christen this beverage ‘brothee.’

Is this because that's the noise you'll make when you learn how much it costs?

I never played Hollow Knight and likely never will so for me today is simply 'Thursday.'

Sometimes you just need to stop whatever you're doing and contemplate the infinite majesty of Howard Shore's timeless Lord of the Rings soundtrack. This is one of those moments.

Anyone else find it grating that the main takeaway from that stupidly fun 007 First Light showcase seems to be 'the framerate is a bit choppy' as opposed to gushing at how well IOI has captured the spirit of the character and franchise?

At PAX West this year, I sought the answers to many questions. Questions like, how are we holding up after so many layoffs and studio closures? Who will carry the torch into 2026? And, most importantly, after 3 years of editing articles for Game Developer, do I still know how to write?

More of this, please! Best of luck to the entire @roguesite.bsky.social crew. Looking forward to seeing where you take the website!

NEW: I spoke with @thechineseroom.co.uk boss Ed Daly to learn what the future holds for the UK studio following its split from Sumo and the layoffs that followed. The company is now preparing to reboot with two original titles in pre-production and intends to champion "cost-conscious" development.

Quickly tweaked this headline because I didn't want folks thinking the $200,000 target had already been hit! That said, the bundle has already raised a whopping $12,000 in less than 24 hours. Kudos to everyone involved for making this a reality.

The Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle is now live! Nearly 400 games from creators all around the world, with proceeds going directly to Gaza relief efforts. Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-... We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.

Casting for this needs to be on point. Here's my pick:

A pinpoint appraisal of Labour that's scathing in its honesty. Hope the beeb gives @zackpolanski.bsky.social plenty of airtime given the Green Party currently has the same number of MPs as Reform, whose leader is being treated like some kind of A-list celebrity by our national broadcaster.

I am looking to chat with people who have been disparagingly featured in Zack “Asmongold” Hoyt’s content. I would like to see how this affected you, especially if you can provide ample receipts and clear timelines. Please signal boost this anywhere you’d like, as I’m not on Twitter anymore.

Nobody—and I repeat, nobody—is that excited to discuss where they lobbed a flag. We're in the absolute pits as a nation and I cannot believe *this* is the hill politics is dying on.

Still looking for thoughts on this. If you think Silksong's price tag represents a major win, tell me why! If you're of the opposite opinion, consider this a chance to vent freely!

Are you an indie dev with thoughts about Hollow Knight: Silksong's $19.99 price tag? Slide into my DMs or drop me an email because I'd love to hear 'em!

As a 32-year-old who’s never had a credit card I find this policy rather frustrating.

Just revisited Children of Men for the first time in years and it really does feel alarmingly prophetic watching this in 2025, just two years before the movie is set. Politically, we really aren’t too far away from that bleak ‘Britain first’ future.

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Question for the Bluesky masses: Are you open to paying for video game journalism (b2b/trade) and do you currently support any independent outlets? In lieu of polls on here, I'll take a like as confirmation of both!

It's this today!!! Game dev SLICE 2025 ROLL CALL

Question for the Bluesky masses: Are you open to paying for video game journalism (b2b/trade) and do you currently support any independent outlets? In lieu of polls on here, I'll take a like as confirmation of both!