Very much looking forward to August.

It's almost as if the metrics by which most economic growth is measured only pay attation to the growth of capital, rather than any tangible indicator of mass prosperity.

You can hear that shit in your head clear as day

Many thanks also to @alyssamerc.bsky.social for editorial help. She was invaluable in getting this across the line.

Fingers crossed for you. You going to the one down in Brighton?

Possibly the most important piece of my career.

Many thanks to Mothership for giving me the time and space to have a crack at this crucial topic.

Yaaay, my Eteo piece ist here!🥹
Please tell me if this is anything because I don't remember it lmao

Maybe some sort of fort? ^^

This may be the best TTRPG blog I've ever seen. I love it so much that I'm slightly disgusted by the extent of the sensation.

The post hit a lot of Weird California Feelings (tm) that I was wrestling with post-TGA on the head. Props to Valeria for unwittingly writing a post for me, personally.

I’m so proud of my friends at @imissmyfriends.bsky.social for releasing their gem of a game, Fishbowl. It’ll make you feel good and is super affordable, too. Heart and soul medicine for these times. ❤️

Wokerina of Time.

I generally don't talk about being trans very often. I'm flattered to be included on this list.

I used to be stealth when I worked in political journalism, so being in an environment where things are a bit more open is a strange one for me.

Still, happy to be alive and in such great company <3

bilboification

happy transgender day of visibility!

hi! i'm ashley! writer, critic, journalist, author, failgirl! trying my best to be very visible! i wrote a book!

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Fintilda

“Vera,” said the countess, turning to her older daughter, obviously not her favorite. “How is it you have no notion of anything?” Excerpt From War and Peace Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky https://books.apple.com/us/book/war-and-peace/id460819556 This material may be protected by copyright.

“I often think how unfairly life’s good fortune is sometimes distributed. Why has fate given you two such nice children (excluding Anatole, your youngest, I don’t like him),” she put in peremptorily, raising her eyebrows, “such lovely children? And you really value them less than anyone and are therefore unworthy of them.” And she smiled her rapturous smile.” Excerpt From War and Peace Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky https://books.apple.com/us/book/war-and-peace/id460819556 This material may be protected by copyright.

“The count is suffering both physically and morally, and it seems you have taken care to cause him as much moral suffering as possible.” “May I see the count?” Pierre repeated. “Hm! … If you want to kill him, to kill him outright, you may see him.” Excerpt From War and Peace Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky https://books.apple.com/us/book/war-and-peace/id460819556 This material may be protected by copyright.

I’m reading War and Peace, and you know, probably a lot more people would read it if they knew just how extremely cunty the dialogue is

video game people make a lot of assumptions about what makes a “gamer” or what games are “important“ that mainly serve to uplift the illusion that the only people who play games, and have ever played games, are straight cis white guys.

if you work for the Harry Potter property at all, you’re doing a moral wrong, but sure there’s a spectrum.

John Lithgow, Nick Frost, Matt Berry — bad greedy people.
Employee at Universal hitting rollercoaster buttons — cog in corrupt machine.

let’s stop relitigating this monthly, okay?

All We Have is Us My opening speech at the IWGB Game Workers Annual General Meeting where I relate Star Wars' Andor with the video game industry.

The Epic layoffs remind me of my speech last year:

"They're not going to stop. They'll never be happy with any amount of profit and will always look to extract more from us. I don’t say this to scare you, but so that we're on the same page."

All we have is us. www.austinkelmore.com/blog/all-we-...

A screenshot from Yakuza 0. A 'Mugging Thug' yells, "Wh-Whoooa! It's MONEY!"

me getting like fifty dollars from a freelance commission

The first season of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was even more perfect than I could have dreamed⚔️ #akotsk #asoiaf

Disgraceful.

and yet

When there's no accountability for the folks up top, they will continuously make the workers suffer for their mistakes. That's why workers in the games industry all over the world are banding together. If no one else will hold them accountable: we will.

The Only Girl At The LAN Party: A Ghost Story - Kotaku This story didn’t happen to me. Not really. But some nights, it felt like it could have. Right before I started college in 2004, my parents gave me my

i have been thinking a lot about Halo multiplayer and how miserable that was to play when i was a teenage girl trying to get boys act normal towards me, and i remembered this short story that @midimyers.com wrote kotaku.com/the-only-gir...

Exactly! Why not hunt the most dangerous game?

This is serious news. Clive is The Absolute Boy.

May I have a queer video games website (as treat)?

'It's almost like Pokémon, but with all the thirstiness of a particularly racy Baldur's Gate 3 playthrough' The bizarre indie game Rizz Dungeon: Skeleton Key to My Heart just got a free demo.

I can be trusted as the editor of the gaming section of the UK's biggest technology website @snoozykazoo.com
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I love investigative journalism so much. Tracking down sources, asking questions, piecing things together - it makes my heart sing.

If I may be so bold: I've got something interesting cooking.