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Andrew Buczacki @abuczacki.bsky.social · 3d

Bonus:
We'll just be scrappy

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Andrew Buczacki @abuczacki.bsky.social · 3d

So I've been playing...

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 6d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 18d

end of the month! time for a new article!

i'm too tired right now to finish, but it's gonna be the third and final part of my first person shooter series!

if you want to catch up, here's part 1:

docseuss.medium.com/first-person...

first person shooters are extremely fun, but the industry rarely makes the ones i like anymore

There’s something about that anticipation as your dropship passes over open ocean and the fighting on the beach comes into view…

docseuss.medium.com

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Hard Drive @hard-drive.net · 19d

Reposting some evergreen content

hard-drive.net/hd/video-gam...

For No Reason in Particular Here's a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis

The Nazis are the most despicable scum to ever walk the face of the earth. Thankfully they were defeated in World War 2 and have…

hard-drive.net

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 26d

Donate to my campaign to make Laura Loomer’s day worse: secure.actblue.com/donate/abu-bluesky

Laura Loomer

I love watching communists get body slammed by
ICE.
Communist and Palestinian.
Pick a struggle. @KatAbughazaleh

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Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social · 27d

Cancel Disney plus, get Dropout

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League of Geeks (LoG!) @leagueofgeeks.com · Aug 6

Hey friends! The hiring continues! This time with a couple of roles that folks are always asking us about. Get amongst it for our next PC/Console title!

🗺️ Game Designer
📝 Writer

Find all the info at leagueofgeeks.com/careers!

RTs appreciated. Share with your pals! 🙏

*zigzags into the tall grass*

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Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · Aug 4

'We fought hard:' Raven QA union secures contract after three years of bargaining

The agreement includes guaranteed wage increases and layoff protections.

www.gamedeveloper.com

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Double Fine @doublefine.com · Jul 23

To honor Ozzy's larger-than-life rock and roll legacy, we're making Brütal Legend *FREE* on itch.io: doublefine.itch.io/brutal-legend

But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night...

🤘 🖤

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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · Jul 14

I wrote this column and I'll just say that the original headline was much meaner. The piece itself, though, is still very angry and very mean, I assure you.

I’m Starting To Worry This Industry Has No Respect For The People Who Work In It

Once your stock options were fully vested, did you sell off all the shares in your humanity?

www.thegamer.com

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Draculanna 🧛🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social · Jul 11

Due to popular demand, I re-uploaded my YouTube video about labor history in the USA and what it has to do with the modern games industry, now with no sudden volume increases! :)

youtu.be/g1rlCfaRT1I

A Brief History of Labor in the USA and What It Has to Do With The Modern Games Industry (REUPLOAD)

YouTube video by Anna C. Webster

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Diego @diegochiodini.bsky.social · Jul 4

#indiegames #gamedev #indiedevs

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Draculanna 🧛🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social · Jul 3

"Your unionization efforts have forced us/them to cut jobs" is classic union-busting. Don't fall for it.

Down Here For Your Soul @bombsfall.bsky.social · Jul 3

Unionization definitely caused the Microsoft layoffs, as clearly nonunion jobs have been safe at Microsoft and indeed across the industry.

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Alexa Ray Corriea @alexaray.bsky.social · Jul 1

Are you an artist in video games with experience hiring and working with junior-level devs in your craft, and feel VERY VERY STRONGLY about studios needing to plan for and hire into these roles? Hit me up, I'm scheming. 😜

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The Booksmith @booksmith.bsky.social · Jun 26

we ship everywhere! booksmith.com xoxo

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Mr. Hands is making SuccuDeck 😈🃏 @mrhands31.bsky.social · Jun 20

People outside the games industry don't grasp that this is absolutely unheard of. Workers don't get royalties, and we definitely don't get performance bonuses. When we make a hit game we sometimes just get laid off

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · Jun 20

'Lies of P' has officially sold 3M copies worldwide 🎮

To celebrate — all staff received $7,500 bonus pay, two weeks of paid vacation, and a Nintendo Switch 2

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Black Girl Gamers @blackgirlgamers.bsky.social · Jun 17

We'll be giving away Xbox and Steam keys for the game too!

Black Girl Gamers @blackgirlgamers.bsky.social · Jun 9

Celebrate Juneteenth with us and @compulsiongames.bsky.social / @xbox.com ✊🏾✨

Step into the haunting beauty of the South...join our exclusive live stream as we explore the Gullah and Creole folklore that inspired the spellbinding world South Of Midnight.

19th June · 8.45pm EST · tinyurl.com/bggsom

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Senator Alex Padilla @padilla.senate.gov · Jun 11

If Donald Trump gets away with deploying the National Guard and Marines into LA without clear authority or justification, he won’t stop there.

This isn’t just an attack on Los Angeles — it’s a test run for using the military against any American city he chooses.

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Andrew Buczacki @abuczacki.bsky.social · Jun 10

Gouda idea, let us know how that parms out

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Katie Chironis @kchironis.bsky.social · Jun 9

we're looking for a senior networking engineer for my studio, teamLFG - if you think that could be you, please reach out! i've been here over a year now and it's been a really positive & happy change for me, with teammates i adore and a very fun project. job-boards.greenhouse.io/sonyinteract...

Senior Gameplay Networking Engineer

United States, Remote

job-boards.greenhouse.io

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CWA @cwaunion.bsky.social · May 30

BREAKING: We have reached a historic first tentative contract agreement with Microsoft!
cwa-union.org/news/release...

Video Game Workers Reach Historic Tentative Contract Agreement with Microsoft

ZeniMax Workers United-CWA and Microsoft have been negotiating for a first contract for nearly two years.

cwa-union.org

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Andrew Buczacki @abuczacki.bsky.social · May 5

Hell yeah, congrats!

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Andrew Buczacki @abuczacki.bsky.social · May 1

For folks who are still using Duolingo and want to do a little mischief, the "respond using your own words" prompts only check for the helpful phrases provided to determine success. You can put whatever else you want in there to hit quotas and most likely mess with their AI training data!

A screen from the language app Duolingo, asking the user to respond using their own words. The provided response just uses the required "helpful phrases" and then has nonsense at the end. Duolingo counts this as a success and has a "Nicely said!" prompt at the bottom.

Andrew Buczacki @abuczacki.bsky.social · Feb 28

My guess is that this is the first MH game that has had a day-1 launch on PC. World and Rise were both console exclusives before getting ported. MonHun hype is real and now has crossplay, so maybe folks are picking it for ease of use?

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