Kat Bailey
@katbailey.bsky.social
Larian Studios Storytelling Lead. Creator of Axe of the Blood God. Past: IGN News Director, USgamer Editor-in-Chief. #coyi #skol
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Kat Bailey
@katbailey.bsky.social
· Oct 20
Job update time! Today was my first day as Larian Studios' new Storytelling Lead! It's wild to be back in an office fulltime for the first time in more than a decade -- and in another country to boot -- but it's wonderful to find community so far from home.
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Just in time for Halloween (what is Thanksgiving if not the Halloween of November) it's our horror movie Side Quest: Shaun of the Dead with @katbailey.bsky.social
Does this horror-comedy-defining z-word pastiche still deserve to rise from the grave? Let's find out!
www.patreon.com/posts/side-q...
Does this horror-comedy-defining z-word pastiche still deserve to rise from the grave? Let's find out!
www.patreon.com/posts/side-q...
Side Quest: Shaun of the Dead w/ Kat Bailey | Axe of the Blood God
Get more from Axe of the Blood God on Patreon
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November 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Just in time for Halloween (what is Thanksgiving if not the Halloween of November) it's our horror movie Side Quest: Shaun of the Dead with @katbailey.bsky.social
Does this horror-comedy-defining z-word pastiche still deserve to rise from the grave? Let's find out!
www.patreon.com/posts/side-q...
Does this horror-comedy-defining z-word pastiche still deserve to rise from the grave? Let's find out!
www.patreon.com/posts/side-q...
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Yakuza 0 Will be Delisted & Replaced by Yakuza 0 Director's Cut Starting Dec. 8th. https://ow.ly/AW7950XyiP5
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Yakuza 0 Will be Delisted & Replaced by Yakuza 0 Director's Cut Starting Dec. 8th. https://ow.ly/AW7950XyiP5
Got my copy @apwot.bsky.social issue 5 featuring my piece on Yoshitaka Murayama. As usual @cazwis.bsky.social and the rest of the team did an incredibly job putting this together 💜
You can get it here: shop.apwot.com/collections/...
You can get it here: shop.apwot.com/collections/...
November 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Got my copy @apwot.bsky.social issue 5 featuring my piece on Yoshitaka Murayama. As usual @cazwis.bsky.social and the rest of the team did an incredibly job putting this together 💜
You can get it here: shop.apwot.com/collections/...
You can get it here: shop.apwot.com/collections/...
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This Way Madness Lies is a great game and barely anybody bought it. It should be played by more people. If everybody here on @bsky.app banded together and bought a Steam copy and played it, well, that'd be a miracle and I would be forever grateful.
store.steampowered.com/app/1318970/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1318970/...
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This Way Madness Lies is a great game and barely anybody bought it. It should be played by more people. If everybody here on @bsky.app banded together and bought a Steam copy and played it, well, that'd be a miracle and I would be forever grateful.
store.steampowered.com/app/1318970/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1318970/...
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Rebecca Heineman, a true industry pioneer and the legend behind Wizordum’s Mac OS port, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer. She will be deeply missed.
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
www.gofundme.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Rebecca Heineman, a true industry pioneer and the legend behind Wizordum’s Mac OS port, has passed away after a battle with lung cancer. She will be deeply missed.
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
If you’d like to support her family with medical or funeral costs, the GoFundMe link is attached.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
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Bill Oakley shared this sad news on Twitter, hadn’t seen it here yet: Dan McGrath has passed away.
A fantastic writer for SNL, Simpsons, Mission Hill (he wrote many fan’s favorite episode), King of the Hill, The PJs, and Gravity Falls. Any comedy nerd of the last 40 years knows so much of his work
A fantastic writer for SNL, Simpsons, Mission Hill (he wrote many fan’s favorite episode), King of the Hill, The PJs, and Gravity Falls. Any comedy nerd of the last 40 years knows so much of his work
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Bill Oakley shared this sad news on Twitter, hadn’t seen it here yet: Dan McGrath has passed away.
A fantastic writer for SNL, Simpsons, Mission Hill (he wrote many fan’s favorite episode), King of the Hill, The PJs, and Gravity Falls. Any comedy nerd of the last 40 years knows so much of his work
A fantastic writer for SNL, Simpsons, Mission Hill (he wrote many fan’s favorite episode), King of the Hill, The PJs, and Gravity Falls. Any comedy nerd of the last 40 years knows so much of his work
Topline: The MLS is a deeply silly league
More nuanced: I think the real goal is to flip the schedule around so that the MLS playoffs - where viewership is highest - will be against the NBA Finals and baseball instead of the whole NFL / CFB / EPL schedule. It will also kill attendance and the vibe
More nuanced: I think the real goal is to flip the schedule around so that the MLS playoffs - where viewership is highest - will be against the NBA Finals and baseball instead of the whole NFL / CFB / EPL schedule. It will also kill attendance and the vibe
BREAKING: MLS owners have voted and passed a schedule change. The league will run from the late summer months through May.
This is due to start in summer of 2027. MLS will take winter break in Jan/Feb
More from @paultenorio.bsky.social on the ground at BOG meeting: www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
This is due to start in summer of 2027. MLS will take winter break in Jan/Feb
More from @paultenorio.bsky.social on the ground at BOG meeting: www.nytimes.com/athletic/680...
MLS owners vote to flip schedule to European calendar, change format starting in 2027
MLS will soon align with leagues that play from the fall to the spring after a transformational decision made by its owners
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Topline: The MLS is a deeply silly league
More nuanced: I think the real goal is to flip the schedule around so that the MLS playoffs - where viewership is highest - will be against the NBA Finals and baseball instead of the whole NFL / CFB / EPL schedule. It will also kill attendance and the vibe
More nuanced: I think the real goal is to flip the schedule around so that the MLS playoffs - where viewership is highest - will be against the NBA Finals and baseball instead of the whole NFL / CFB / EPL schedule. It will also kill attendance and the vibe
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if you've got the resources and the need, right now is about as good a time to buy a graphics card as you're likely to see for quite some time (maaaaaybe sales will drive things down for black friday, but most places are already running black friday pricing today). next year looks rough.
November 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
if you've got the resources and the need, right now is about as good a time to buy a graphics card as you're likely to see for quite some time (maaaaaybe sales will drive things down for black friday, but most places are already running black friday pricing today). next year looks rough.
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this cop wanted a shuppet, who is attracted to negative emotion, so he could use it to find people before they commit crimes. first thing it did was go to his wife who reluctantly revealed she’s resentful of how much he works and is never home.
it’s a fucking yakuza substory.
it’s a fucking yakuza substory.
October 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
this cop wanted a shuppet, who is attracted to negative emotion, so he could use it to find people before they commit crimes. first thing it did was go to his wife who reluctantly revealed she’s resentful of how much he works and is never home.
it’s a fucking yakuza substory.
it’s a fucking yakuza substory.
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New Valve hardware finally announced and I think it looks amazing. The new headset feels like it could possibly replace the Quest 3 - more powerful and no Facebook account needed. The GabeCube is just a gorgeous little box that seems reasonably powered.
www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2025/11...
www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2025/11...
Steam Machine and Steam Frame: What You Need to Know
And, for now, what we wish we knew.
www.digitalfoundry.net
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
New Valve hardware finally announced and I think it looks amazing. The new headset feels like it could possibly replace the Quest 3 - more powerful and no Facebook account needed. The GabeCube is just a gorgeous little box that seems reasonably powered.
www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2025/11...
www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2025/11...
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I'm a huge fan of physical video game stuff.
I'm an even bigger fan of physical video game magazines.
*opens up Game Informer*
*Snifffffffffff*
Oh yeah that's the good stuff.
I'm an even bigger fan of physical video game magazines.
*opens up Game Informer*
*Snifffffffffff*
Oh yeah that's the good stuff.
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I'm a huge fan of physical video game stuff.
I'm an even bigger fan of physical video game magazines.
*opens up Game Informer*
*Snifffffffffff*
Oh yeah that's the good stuff.
I'm an even bigger fan of physical video game magazines.
*opens up Game Informer*
*Snifffffffffff*
Oh yeah that's the good stuff.
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The Strength of Many👬
@katbailey.bsky.social commemorates the life and legacy of Yoshitaka Murayama, co-creator of the Suikoden series and its spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle, with tributes from colleagues at Konami, Rabbit & Bear, and across the game industry.
Art by @byronb-art.bsky.social
@katbailey.bsky.social commemorates the life and legacy of Yoshitaka Murayama, co-creator of the Suikoden series and its spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle, with tributes from colleagues at Konami, Rabbit & Bear, and across the game industry.
Art by @byronb-art.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Strength of Many👬
@katbailey.bsky.social commemorates the life and legacy of Yoshitaka Murayama, co-creator of the Suikoden series and its spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle, with tributes from colleagues at Konami, Rabbit & Bear, and across the game industry.
Art by @byronb-art.bsky.social
@katbailey.bsky.social commemorates the life and legacy of Yoshitaka Murayama, co-creator of the Suikoden series and its spiritual successor Eiyuden Chronicle, with tributes from colleagues at Konami, Rabbit & Bear, and across the game industry.
Art by @byronb-art.bsky.social
Great game journalism in these pages. Support this worthy project. Honored to have contributed in the past!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
A Profound Waste of Time: Issue 6
The beloved gaming mag returns, with Astro Bot's Nicolas Doucet, Danganronpa's Kazutaka Kodaka, Team Ninja's Fumihiko Yasuda and more!
www.kickstarter.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Great game journalism in these pages. Support this worthy project. Honored to have contributed in the past!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
Season saving wins
✅ West Ham
✅ Vikings
We are so back
✅ West Ham
✅ Vikings
We are so back
November 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Season saving wins
✅ West Ham
✅ Vikings
We are so back
✅ West Ham
✅ Vikings
We are so back
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hi all, the awaited day has come: I'm looking for freelance writers to pitch Inverse Gaming for end-of-year coverage! namely, I'm looking for someone to contribute our best of RPGs this year list ($350), and pitch us on some year-end lookback essays ($500+). please pitch me: [email protected]
October 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
hi all, the awaited day has come: I'm looking for freelance writers to pitch Inverse Gaming for end-of-year coverage! namely, I'm looking for someone to contribute our best of RPGs this year list ($350), and pitch us on some year-end lookback essays ($500+). please pitch me: [email protected]
Job update time! Today was my first day as Larian Studios' new Storytelling Lead! It's wild to be back in an office fulltime for the first time in more than a decade -- and in another country to boot -- but it's wonderful to find community so far from home.
October 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Job update time! Today was my first day as Larian Studios' new Storytelling Lead! It's wild to be back in an office fulltime for the first time in more than a decade -- and in another country to boot -- but it's wonderful to find community so far from home.
New job starting TOMORROW 👀
October 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
New job starting TOMORROW 👀
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The NES's 40th anniversary today can mean only one thing...
SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION
youtu.be/MiqZoD3t5h4
Come see me talk about this stuff at PRGE in about an hour and a half!
SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION
youtu.be/MiqZoD3t5h4
Come see me talk about this stuff at PRGE in about an hour and a half!
A Self-Centered Video Message on the Occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the NES
YouTube video by Jeremy Parish | Video Works
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The NES's 40th anniversary today can mean only one thing...
SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION
youtu.be/MiqZoD3t5h4
Come see me talk about this stuff at PRGE in about an hour and a half!
SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION
youtu.be/MiqZoD3t5h4
Come see me talk about this stuff at PRGE in about an hour and a half!
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wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
Wikipedia Says AI Is Causing a Dangerous Decline in Human Visitors
“With fewer visits to Wikipedia, fewer volunteers may grow and enrich the content, and fewer individual donors may support this work.”
www.404media.co
October 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
wikipedia's data shows that AI is siphoning traffic away from the site, which is a danger to its sustainability. ironically Wikipedia is more important than ever to users who want reliable information instead of slop, and to AI companies that need it for training data www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...
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you ever just start writing about something video game related and eventually realise you're just straight up doing investigative journalism
October 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
you ever just start writing about something video game related and eventually realise you're just straight up doing investigative journalism
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Somewhat lost in the news today: Paul Williams has passed away. You might not know his name but he was instrumental in the arcade world, working at Sega for decades, from Sega World UK in the 90s to leading Sega Amusements International - the arcade arm. www.amusementnetwork.co.uk/n/n578/paul-...
Paul Williams Passes | The Amusement Network
It is with deep respect, admiration, and sadness that Sega Amusements International announces the passing of Paul Williams on 14th October 2025, following a period of illness. A globally known and hig...
www.amusementnetwork.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Somewhat lost in the news today: Paul Williams has passed away. You might not know his name but he was instrumental in the arcade world, working at Sega for decades, from Sega World UK in the 90s to leading Sega Amusements International - the arcade arm. www.amusementnetwork.co.uk/n/n578/paul-...
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Itagaki was legendary in the games press for being confrontational as hell, in the dead or alive/ninja gaiden 1 and 2 era he was always good for a wild quote, which English speaking audiences didn’t often get from Japanese devs. Kind of an asshole rockstar persona, another rare thing in games.
October 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Itagaki was legendary in the games press for being confrontational as hell, in the dead or alive/ninja gaiden 1 and 2 era he was always good for a wild quote, which English speaking audiences didn’t often get from Japanese devs. Kind of an asshole rockstar persona, another rare thing in games.
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Tomonobu Itagaki (creator of Ninja Gaiden 2004, Dead or Alive) has passed away according to his Facebook
October 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Tomonobu Itagaki (creator of Ninja Gaiden 2004, Dead or Alive) has passed away according to his Facebook