alyssa mercante
@alyssamerc.bsky.social
culture journo, reluctant gamer, reclaimed italian
creator and writer at inverted
bylines at aftermath, the guardian, rolling stone, gamespot, kotaku, jezebel
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creator and writer at inverted
bylines at aftermath, the guardian, rolling stone, gamespot, kotaku, jezebel
patreon.com/InvertedbyAlyssaMercante
alyssamercantewrites.com
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“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
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“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
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Chatting with Future Class inductees for my latest at @theguardian.com. They paint a pretty clear picture of the perils of performative allyship.
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
Finally printed my sample chapter to do a line edit and it’s wild how I can find a host of newer, stronger edits for something I’ve read so many times on the screen. I’m always going to be a paper bitch I stg
November 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Finally printed my sample chapter to do a line edit and it’s wild how I can find a host of newer, stronger edits for something I’ve read so many times on the screen. I’m always going to be a paper bitch I stg
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I think it’s bad that ai allows people to pretend to live in completely separate realities so they don’t have to process news and events that make them uncomfortable. I think that is bad for the health of society!
Trump supporters are also making shitty AI videos of Trump arresting Mamdani in the Oval Office.
They don't know how to process what just happened in real life, so they're making the version they prefer with AI.
They don't know how to process what just happened in real life, so they're making the version they prefer with AI.
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I think it’s bad that ai allows people to pretend to live in completely separate realities so they don’t have to process news and events that make them uncomfortable. I think that is bad for the health of society!
Wait MTG is resigning how did miss that ahahaha what is going ON today
November 22, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Wait MTG is resigning how did miss that ahahaha what is going ON today
He just got true ending (the flu had him CRANKING)
Boyfriend playing Hades II for the first time update (he never played Hades I):
He has blown past me in every possible metric. His capacity for min-maxing has made him an absolute sicko. "I'm just seeing 1s and 0s, babe." Beat Prometheus second try. Beat Typhon first try. Insufferable, really.
He has blown past me in every possible metric. His capacity for min-maxing has made him an absolute sicko. "I'm just seeing 1s and 0s, babe." Beat Prometheus second try. Beat Typhon first try. Insufferable, really.
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 AM
He just got true ending (the flu had him CRANKING)
More book research 📝
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
More book research 📝
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With it maybe being the case that CoD will not be the best selling new release this year and it definitely not being the best selling new release next year, I wonder when internal politics at Microsoft will start pointing fingers at each other over it.
Is Activision happy with Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's launch? It's not celebrating like it normally does https://kotaku.com/call-of-duty-black-ops-7-player-count-battlefield-6-2000646316
November 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
With it maybe being the case that CoD will not be the best selling new release this year and it definitely not being the best selling new release next year, I wonder when internal politics at Microsoft will start pointing fingers at each other over it.
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Call of Duty launch celebrations are getting more and more muted (via @alyssamerc.bsky.social)
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Call of Duty launch celebrations are getting more and more muted (via @alyssamerc.bsky.social)
I have many family members who were Bernie supporters and swapped over to Trump after the Dem primary because they believed his schtick that he would help make their lives materially better. Americans want socialist policies.
(The New Deal was a socialist policy, btw)
(The New Deal was a socialist policy, btw)
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I have many family members who were Bernie supporters and swapped over to Trump after the Dem primary because they believed his schtick that he would help make their lives materially better. Americans want socialist policies.
(The New Deal was a socialist policy, btw)
(The New Deal was a socialist policy, btw)
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Fox News is confused by Trump's friendly meeting with Mamdani.
"You know, it was a surprise to see those two getting along as well as they did. A couple of times I asked the mayor-elect a tougher question, and the president almost helped him dodge it."
"You know, it was a surprise to see those two getting along as well as they did. A couple of times I asked the mayor-elect a tougher question, and the president almost helped him dodge it."
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Fox News is confused by Trump's friendly meeting with Mamdani.
"You know, it was a surprise to see those two getting along as well as they did. A couple of times I asked the mayor-elect a tougher question, and the president almost helped him dodge it."
"You know, it was a surprise to see those two getting along as well as they did. A couple of times I asked the mayor-elect a tougher question, and the president almost helped him dodge it."
Hideo Kojima and Geoff Keighley
November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Hideo Kojima and Geoff Keighley
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This was the look my high school girlfriend's grandma gave me when I told her how delicious her knishes were.
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This was the look my high school girlfriend's grandma gave me when I told her how delicious her knishes were.
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my jaw is on the floor and yet im completely unsurprised. trump’s only political conviction is that he loves a handsome winner
A reporter asks if Mamdani stands by calling Trump a fascist. Mamdani starts to give a delicate answer.
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
my jaw is on the floor and yet im completely unsurprised. trump’s only political conviction is that he loves a handsome winner
Trump folding like a lawn chair because of Mamdani's calm intelligence and dimples, I am CACKLING
November 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Trump folding like a lawn chair because of Mamdani's calm intelligence and dimples, I am CACKLING
Expedition 33 actors are the best dressed of award season so far, no contest.
The devs however…
The devs however…
November 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Expedition 33 actors are the best dressed of award season so far, no contest.
The devs however…
The devs however…
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Ubisoft didn't get sold: everything we learned about accounting errors, upcoming release dates, and AI https://kotaku.com/assassins-creed-black-flag-remake-ubisoft-sold-ai-2000646161
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Ubisoft didn't get sold: everything we learned about accounting errors, upcoming release dates, and AI https://kotaku.com/assassins-creed-black-flag-remake-ubisoft-sold-ai-2000646161
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For CNN I'm looking to talk to young men (feel free to interpret "young" broadly) who are actively sports betting sober—as in, you made a conscious decision to abstain for your wellbeing or you quit gambling—but are still sports fans. If that's you: Hannah[dot]keyser[at]cnn[dot]com
November 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
For CNN I'm looking to talk to young men (feel free to interpret "young" broadly) who are actively sports betting sober—as in, you made a conscious decision to abstain for your wellbeing or you quit gambling—but are still sports fans. If that's you: Hannah[dot]keyser[at]cnn[dot]com
Happy to report Hellboy loves the desk-mounted bed
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Happy to report Hellboy loves the desk-mounted bed
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
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Prism Collective is an lgbtq+ inclusive server looking to form a community around #arcraiders, #thefinals and other games within the extraction genre. if you're interested simply hit the link and join us today! 😊🏳️🌈 discord.gg/P7vtFHGekg
Join the ARC-Prism Collective Discord Server!
LGBTQ+ friendly discord for fans of the extraction shooter Arc Raiders , The finals and other games within the Extraction Genre | 204 members
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November 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Prism Collective is an lgbtq+ inclusive server looking to form a community around #arcraiders, #thefinals and other games within the extraction genre. if you're interested simply hit the link and join us today! 😊🏳️🌈 discord.gg/P7vtFHGekg
Boyfriend playing Hades II for the first time update (he never played Hades I):
He has blown past me in every possible metric. His capacity for min-maxing has made him an absolute sicko. "I'm just seeing 1s and 0s, babe." Beat Prometheus second try. Beat Typhon first try. Insufferable, really.
He has blown past me in every possible metric. His capacity for min-maxing has made him an absolute sicko. "I'm just seeing 1s and 0s, babe." Beat Prometheus second try. Beat Typhon first try. Insufferable, really.
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Boyfriend playing Hades II for the first time update (he never played Hades I):
He has blown past me in every possible metric. His capacity for min-maxing has made him an absolute sicko. "I'm just seeing 1s and 0s, babe." Beat Prometheus second try. Beat Typhon first try. Insufferable, really.
He has blown past me in every possible metric. His capacity for min-maxing has made him an absolute sicko. "I'm just seeing 1s and 0s, babe." Beat Prometheus second try. Beat Typhon first try. Insufferable, really.
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The “canceled people” database listing victims of cancel culture, which includes oft-repeated cases such as Bret Weinstein (Evergreen State College) and James Damore (Google), has a little over 200 entries across 18 years.
canceledpeople.org
canceledpeople.org
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The “canceled people” database listing victims of cancel culture, which includes oft-repeated cases such as Bret Weinstein (Evergreen State College) and James Damore (Google), has a little over 200 entries across 18 years.
canceledpeople.org
canceledpeople.org
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Where Winds Meet has it all: evil geese, AI chatbots, a $40,000 skin, the ability to ride five camels at once...
kotaku.com/where-winds-...
kotaku.com/where-winds-...
November 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Where Winds Meet has it all: evil geese, AI chatbots, a $40,000 skin, the ability to ride five camels at once...
kotaku.com/where-winds-...
kotaku.com/where-winds-...
"YOTEI IS A FLOP," says local YouTuber permanently engaging in Opposite Day because of a TBI
November 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"YOTEI IS A FLOP," says local YouTuber permanently engaging in Opposite Day because of a TBI