Jay
@jayedwrites.bsky.social
29 year old Writer of media crit. GM and TTRPG designer. Non-binary, regretably British, Autistic work in progress. They/Them
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We traveled back up to Edinburgh to be there as Rockstar Games and its fired union members took their case to court:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
Rockstar vs. Union: We Went to Court and Saw the Evidence
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
We traveled back up to Edinburgh to be there as Rockstar Games and its fired union members took their case to court:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
I get defending not having written a finale before filming the first episode when its a precedural or something being released while it was being filmed like a lot of the old CW arrowverse stuff was.
But when you're a massive budget Netflix show? Yeah mate maybe start filming that when its done?
But when you're a massive budget Netflix show? Yeah mate maybe start filming that when its done?
January 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I get defending not having written a finale before filming the first episode when its a precedural or something being released while it was being filmed like a lot of the old CW arrowverse stuff was.
But when you're a massive budget Netflix show? Yeah mate maybe start filming that when its done?
But when you're a massive budget Netflix show? Yeah mate maybe start filming that when its done?
@luckshotgames.com I’m guessing this gap isn’t supposed to kill you.
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 PM
@luckshotgames.com I’m guessing this gap isn’t supposed to kill you.
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We'll be publishing our full report from the hearing tomorrow afternoon (UK time), but needless to say, there's an awful lot of additional context to understand about what happened here.
This is a really tough outcome for the union's members, especially those who were in the UK on work visas.
This is a really tough outcome for the union's members, especially those who were in the UK on work visas.
BREAKING: A UK judge has *denied* interim pay to the 31 employees fired by Rockstar Games last year, saying she "was unable to conclude that it appears likely that the tribunal will find that the principal reason for the claimants’ dismissal" was union organizing www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Fired Rockstar Employees Denied Pay by UK Judge
The 31 staffers argued they were dismissed for unionizing. Rockstar said they were fired for leaking information in an online chat group.
www.bloomberg.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:02 PM
We'll be publishing our full report from the hearing tomorrow afternoon (UK time), but needless to say, there's an awful lot of additional context to understand about what happened here.
This is a really tough outcome for the union's members, especially those who were in the UK on work visas.
This is a really tough outcome for the union's members, especially those who were in the UK on work visas.
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BIG HOPS is OUT NOW and to celebrate: meet the Animal Adventurers Bundle. 4 amazing games about being a cute critter exploring a big world. 🐸🐊🐦😻
#bighops #ashorthike #lilgatorgame #littlekittybigcity #indiegames
#bighops #ashorthike #lilgatorgame #littlekittybigcity #indiegames
January 12, 2026 at 6:04 PM
BIG HOPS is OUT NOW and to celebrate: meet the Animal Adventurers Bundle. 4 amazing games about being a cute critter exploring a big world. 🐸🐊🐦😻
#bighops #ashorthike #lilgatorgame #littlekittybigcity #indiegames
#bighops #ashorthike #lilgatorgame #littlekittybigcity #indiegames
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rockstar can pull this kind of grotesque, extremely illegal immediate firing of workers exercising their right to unionize because they assume governments will take the side of the big multi-billion dollar entertainment company every time; an assumption that almost always pays off.
BREAKING: A UK judge has *denied* interim pay to the 31 employees fired by Rockstar Games last year, saying she "was unable to conclude that it appears likely that the tribunal will find that the principal reason for the claimants’ dismissal" was union organizing www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Fired Rockstar Employees Denied Pay by UK Judge
The 31 staffers argued they were dismissed for unionizing. Rockstar said they were fired for leaking information in an online chat group.
www.bloomberg.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:28 PM
rockstar can pull this kind of grotesque, extremely illegal immediate firing of workers exercising their right to unionize because they assume governments will take the side of the big multi-billion dollar entertainment company every time; an assumption that almost always pays off.
Ricky Gervais getting awarded at a ceremony in 2026 is either a bad sign for the voters or for the industry, and I have to believe its just the voters being mid.
January 12, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Ricky Gervais getting awarded at a ceremony in 2026 is either a bad sign for the voters or for the industry, and I have to believe its just the voters being mid.
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the Steam team responded to my support request and said they will not remove the review calling me a liar and ridiculing my sexual assault because of censorship concerns.
steamcommunity.com/profiles/765...
if Steam refuses to enforce their community guidelines and allows harassment, what can i do?
steamcommunity.com/profiles/765...
if Steam refuses to enforce their community guidelines and allows harassment, what can i do?
January 10, 2026 at 6:14 AM
the Steam team responded to my support request and said they will not remove the review calling me a liar and ridiculing my sexual assault because of censorship concerns.
steamcommunity.com/profiles/765...
if Steam refuses to enforce their community guidelines and allows harassment, what can i do?
steamcommunity.com/profiles/765...
if Steam refuses to enforce their community guidelines and allows harassment, what can i do?
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The desperate wriggling to find some tolerable use case for this worthless, deeply unethical, planet destroying tech is pathetic
Maybe value your employees more and the torment nexus less, dude
Maybe value your employees more and the torment nexus less, dude
January 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The desperate wriggling to find some tolerable use case for this worthless, deeply unethical, planet destroying tech is pathetic
Maybe value your employees more and the torment nexus less, dude
Maybe value your employees more and the torment nexus less, dude
It looks like No Other Choice might not be coming to my cinema, even though the last three things I saw had a trailer for it.
Hope its just not been added to the site yet, but a lot of stuff around the same time has, so might have to look at ODEON or Fact.
Hope its just not been added to the site yet, but a lot of stuff around the same time has, so might have to look at ODEON or Fact.
January 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM
It looks like No Other Choice might not be coming to my cinema, even though the last three things I saw had a trailer for it.
Hope its just not been added to the site yet, but a lot of stuff around the same time has, so might have to look at ODEON or Fact.
Hope its just not been added to the site yet, but a lot of stuff around the same time has, so might have to look at ODEON or Fact.
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Our next crowdfunder!
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Blades '68 grabs Blades in the Dark by the lapels of its woolen jacket and launches the game 100 years into the future!
New crews, new rules and subversive acts of radical revolution await you under the light of an artificial sun.
Sign up here:
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January 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Our next crowdfunder!
Blades '68 grabs Blades in the Dark by the lapels of its woolen jacket and launches the game 100 years into the future!
New crews, new rules and subversive acts of radical revolution await you under the light of an artificial sun.
Sign up here:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Blades '68 grabs Blades in the Dark by the lapels of its woolen jacket and launches the game 100 years into the future!
New crews, new rules and subversive acts of radical revolution await you under the light of an artificial sun.
Sign up here:
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
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now seems like a good time to remind people Xbox, and by extension all Microsoft-owned publishers, are on the BDS list
January 7, 2026 at 8:11 PM
now seems like a good time to remind people Xbox, and by extension all Microsoft-owned publishers, are on the BDS list
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Less than an hour to go on the Steam sale! Get yourself some kind-spirited loveliness for less than two bucks.
Shindig is MOST SUITED for those with soft hearts, who wish gentleness would win the day.
Shindig is MOST SUITED for those with soft hearts, who wish gentleness would win the day.
Save 75% on Shindig on Steam
Explore a hand-drawn island and help out a rainbow of quirky characters to plan the perfect party in Shindig – a fully-voiced, feelsy, wholesome and cozy narrative adventure! You're invited!
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January 5, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Less than an hour to go on the Steam sale! Get yourself some kind-spirited loveliness for less than two bucks.
Shindig is MOST SUITED for those with soft hearts, who wish gentleness would win the day.
Shindig is MOST SUITED for those with soft hearts, who wish gentleness would win the day.
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it’s been a few days of trying (not counting the waiting when i flagged the bigoted reviews but the mod cleared it) and they are still up…
how would i actually escalate this?
do i open a ticket, or contacting people at Steam / Valve unrelated to moderation?
what do you do when reporting doesnt work?
how would i actually escalate this?
do i open a ticket, or contacting people at Steam / Valve unrelated to moderation?
what do you do when reporting doesnt work?
please help me report these Steam reviews (that ridicule my SA) made to my games. steam moderators cleared them as acceptable (so i can’t flag them) but i don’t think calling me a slur & bringing up my r*pist is acceptable.
steamcommunity.com/profiles/765...
steamcommunity.com/id/Luceres/r...
steamcommunity.com/profiles/765...
steamcommunity.com/id/Luceres/r...
January 4, 2026 at 8:26 AM
it’s been a few days of trying (not counting the waiting when i flagged the bigoted reviews but the mod cleared it) and they are still up…
how would i actually escalate this?
do i open a ticket, or contacting people at Steam / Valve unrelated to moderation?
what do you do when reporting doesnt work?
how would i actually escalate this?
do i open a ticket, or contacting people at Steam / Valve unrelated to moderation?
what do you do when reporting doesnt work?
Kumail Nanjiani on Taskmaster is such a fucking get.
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Kumail Nanjiani on Taskmaster is such a fucking get.
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The PM and Foreign Secretary should be condemning this illegal strike and breach of international human rights law.
After years of arming a genocide and worshipping the “special relationship”, Trump now believes he can act with impunity.
After years of arming a genocide and worshipping the “special relationship”, Trump now believes he can act with impunity.
Trump just kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 11:27 AM
The PM and Foreign Secretary should be condemning this illegal strike and breach of international human rights law.
After years of arming a genocide and worshipping the “special relationship”, Trump now believes he can act with impunity.
After years of arming a genocide and worshipping the “special relationship”, Trump now believes he can act with impunity.
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"we should all uphold international law" says man currently in violation of international law
January 3, 2026 at 12:58 PM
"we should all uphold international law" says man currently in violation of international law
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Keir Starmer says he wants to establish facts by *watching Donald Trumps press conference.*
People said giving him a second state visit was a genius move of strategy - really seems to have paid off.
Special relationship - alive and kicking.
People said giving him a second state visit was a genius move of strategy - really seems to have paid off.
Special relationship - alive and kicking.
January 3, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Keir Starmer says he wants to establish facts by *watching Donald Trumps press conference.*
People said giving him a second state visit was a genius move of strategy - really seems to have paid off.
Special relationship - alive and kicking.
People said giving him a second state visit was a genius move of strategy - really seems to have paid off.
Special relationship - alive and kicking.
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All I can think of this Christmas is that last Christmas, between 70,000 and 120,000 Palestinians were alive that have since been murdered by Israel's genocide. Over half of them were children. That's 500 to 1,000 children murdered per week. Or 82 during a four hour Christmas evening.
December 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
All I can think of this Christmas is that last Christmas, between 70,000 and 120,000 Palestinians were alive that have since been murdered by Israel's genocide. Over half of them were children. That's 500 to 1,000 children murdered per week. Or 82 during a four hour Christmas evening.
How did I only just find out that Samantha Béart has been playing a character in Torchwood's Big Finish run since 2017?
December 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
How did I only just find out that Samantha Béart has been playing a character in Torchwood's Big Finish run since 2017?
Xbox is complicit in a genocide, a boycott is called, Journalists asked to take part.
Silence.
But when Xbox videos are not doing numbers all of a sudden its "harder to justify" making videos about Xbox.
Fuck @digitalfoundry.bsky.social and every other journo who can't find their spine.
Silence.
But when Xbox videos are not doing numbers all of a sudden its "harder to justify" making videos about Xbox.
Fuck @digitalfoundry.bsky.social and every other journo who can't find their spine.
December 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Xbox is complicit in a genocide, a boycott is called, Journalists asked to take part.
Silence.
But when Xbox videos are not doing numbers all of a sudden its "harder to justify" making videos about Xbox.
Fuck @digitalfoundry.bsky.social and every other journo who can't find their spine.
Silence.
But when Xbox videos are not doing numbers all of a sudden its "harder to justify" making videos about Xbox.
Fuck @digitalfoundry.bsky.social and every other journo who can't find their spine.
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I say it every time but you must be so alienated from your own humanity to be able to arrest folk peacefully protesting genocide and not quit yer job there on the spot.
ACAB doesn't even begin to cover it. Just pure evil
ACAB doesn't even begin to cover it. Just pure evil
🚨BREAKING: GRETA THUNBERG ARRESTED UNDER TERRORISM ACT FOR SUPPORTING 'PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS'
December 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I say it every time but you must be so alienated from your own humanity to be able to arrest folk peacefully protesting genocide and not quit yer job there on the spot.
ACAB doesn't even begin to cover it. Just pure evil
ACAB doesn't even begin to cover it. Just pure evil
Jesus War Between Land and sea is a mess.
Spoilers for episode 5.
Wild that the word genocide was never once used. Like I know what the show is trying to say, but its done by Russel so not only is there no subtlty, its also just such a mixed and aimless message.
Spoilers for episode 5.
Wild that the word genocide was never once used. Like I know what the show is trying to say, but its done by Russel so not only is there no subtlty, its also just such a mixed and aimless message.
December 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Jesus War Between Land and sea is a mess.
Spoilers for episode 5.
Wild that the word genocide was never once used. Like I know what the show is trying to say, but its done by Russel so not only is there no subtlty, its also just such a mixed and aimless message.
Spoilers for episode 5.
Wild that the word genocide was never once used. Like I know what the show is trying to say, but its done by Russel so not only is there no subtlty, its also just such a mixed and aimless message.
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Fascinating watching this distinction emerge in the defense of AI usage. I'd certainly argue that AI content IS in your game if you're using it to vomit up ideas but being aware enough to know it's bad to have in the game yet still using it at all, just exposes your whole hypocrisy
December 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Fascinating watching this distinction emerge in the defense of AI usage. I'd certainly argue that AI content IS in your game if you're using it to vomit up ideas but being aware enough to know it's bad to have in the game yet still using it at all, just exposes your whole hypocrisy
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Go check out People Make Games' documentary on the Xbox Boycott - and if you feel inspired to take action, sign our pledge to boycott and divest from Xbox. Pop us an email at [email protected] with any questions, or if you want to get more involved in the organising for our campaign. ✊🏽
Finally, if you like us, want to commit to be a part of this boycott going forward, @nogamesforgenocide.com have created an amazing resource that'll help guide you through that process.
If you can, consider making a public pledge over there:
nogamesforgenocide.com
If you can, consider making a public pledge over there:
nogamesforgenocide.com
No Games For Genocide
The games industry is complicit in genocide. It’s time to divest.
nogamesforgenocide.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Go check out People Make Games' documentary on the Xbox Boycott - and if you feel inspired to take action, sign our pledge to boycott and divest from Xbox. Pop us an email at [email protected] with any questions, or if you want to get more involved in the organising for our campaign. ✊🏽