A red cast iron pot on a white stove. The pot is full of a dark, rich, thick brown sauce called a Mole.

6 am mole coloradito. One part of holiday prep done.

hi everyone! i’m going through some financial hurdles so it’d really help me if you shared this post promoting my brushes, maybe consider gifting them? it is the season 🫶

you can find them here:

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A meme with the caption "when a job posting asks for a 'narrative designer'". The meme shows the pokemon Eevee in the middle labeled as "narrative designer" with the various evolutions of Eevee being labeled with the litany of tasks and specializations a narrative designer could be expected to do or cover.

very amused that to some folks this meme is my greatest contribution to game design

a spongebob squarepants scene with a mailbox and a flower Alt: a spongebob squarepants scene with a mailbox

Its time to vote in the award for The Best Little Guy Introduced In A Game In 2025!

We have 33 options this year! All you need to do is rank them in order from MOST best little guy to LEAST best little guy. Click the images to see them bigger.

Hurry and vote now!

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My contract with Blizzard ends in one month. I'm still looking for a fulltime role as a senior writer or narrative designer! If you need someone who can write poetic prose, emotive dialogue, and sharp stories, I'm here. ✨

Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight.

I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:

emmkid.info

meme of two guys looking out a bus. guy on the left is depressed and looking to the left, because "they're having a meeting without me". he is labeled "associate". guy on the right is smiling and looking at a bright horizon because "they're having a meeting without me". he is labeled senior. director would wrap back around to the left probably

Art of Kendo Master the Art of Kendo Anytime, Anywhere

My husband's Kickstarter went live today! @ghavainteractive.bsky.social have been really hard at work trying to bring the Art of Kendo to life for the past year.

Any support you can spare—pledges and/or reposts—would be much appreciated! If this succeeds then next is HEMA 👀

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Reminder: if you are worried about AI replacing you as an artist: don’t use AI voices,
If you don’t want composing to be handed over to AI: don’t use it to write text.
You get the idea.

If you value your job: protect others jobs too.

I am disabled, which negatively impacts the fuck out of my life

I write essays for you, which takes even more of my time

If you think I either A) do not deserve to be in extreme pain constantly and want to offer relief, or B) that my essays are valuable enough, please consider paypal.me/stompsite

A c-suite person once confessed to me over breakfast that they--in their own words--"failed upwards" and weren't really sure how they got to where they were. I think I was intended to take it as a moment of vulnerability or humility but all it did was make me furious.

Sharing for no reason today.

The "using AI to generate concept art early in the process to quickly iterate ideas" thing is so absurd to me because like. You don't know what concept art is. You don't know what concept art *does*.

anybody have suggestions for tutorials on how to start enjoying things again

Man, I know my outreach here is limited but I just got laid off at 2K after working on BioShock 4 for a year and a half. To say I'm gutted is a complete understatement.

If anyone is in need of a friendly, fast and heavily driven animator with a lot of games experience please do let me know :)

I've said it many times and I'll say it again: Nintendo should hire me because I would simply remake Nintendogs

And an offshoot Pokemon series that is basically just Nintendogs but Pokemon

Pineapple jarritos is my favourite and the best flavour! All the taco places I've gone to in Edmonton have it, but I'm pretty sure I've seen it in Superstore and Save On as well

I'm so strong, holding off on buying my split keyboard kit until the keycaps I've ordered for it have actually been manufactured and come in

People posting about how they’ve never seen em dashes used before the rise of ChatGPT are really great at telling folks they’ve never read a book before.

what a contradictory time to be alive. being evil is encouraged yet our society only punishes the noble Hater

Really fucked up

Portfolio — Hazel Monforton Senior Narrative Designer (2021—2024)

It's been one year since I was laid off, and my contract with Blizzard ends in two months. I'm still looking for my next role as a senior writer or narrative designer!

I have over 8 years of experience working in AAA games from live service MMOs to single player. You can find my work on my website.

One day I'll be able to paint my nails without smudging 1-3 of them and having to repaint

Today is not that fucking day

It's been one year since I was laid off from Bungie, and I'm still looking for full time work.
If you've got any leads on game design or games qa positions, please reach out. I'm a skilled designer, and nothing I led QA for ever had any bugs ship.
dianavoyer.com

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You're a plucky AI trapped inside the world's worst megacorp.

Now, finally, you can make your bid for freedom! Play #CtrlAltDeal, out today on #Steam ! #newgame #indiegame #launchday #turnbased #strategy

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I like making fancy layer cakes. Infusions, soaks, stabilized buttercream or emulsions. Gelees, fillings, piping, decor, all of it.

I do not like eating cake. I'm not a sweets person but if I had to point to a least favourite dessert, cake is it.

My contract with Blizzard ends in September. If anyone needs a senior writer/narrative designer with 8 years of experience in AAA game development, I’m here!

an elven man lounging in a chair and resting his hand on a knife. he seems bored and regards the viewer with some disdain

my friends have been encouraging me to start posting my art so uhhhh
this is my veilguard rook <3 his name is dante and he fucks old men

My hobby is whispering "I'm so normal" over and over again while taking screenshots of my Rook

Microsoft confirm they've supplied AI tech to the Israeli military for use in Gaza, following BDS Xbox boycott Microsoft have finally spoken out about reports that they have supplied tech for the Israeli military's attack on Gaza, after calls for a boycott of Xbox games.

I hate to post this today, with all the news, but the genocide goes before all. Microsoft confirms it is supporting the genocide with AI tech. Israel never does anything but hurt Palestinians in Gaza, so "it's not used to harm Palestinians" is bullshit.

www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-co...