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.
Thinking of my hometown tonight
January 16, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Thinking of my hometown tonight
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Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch!
www.ashparrish.com
www.ashparrish.com
Ash Parrish
www.ashparrish.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch!
www.ashparrish.com
www.ashparrish.com
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Thrilled to become a paid Mothership subscriber not just to help feed Maddy's cats but also because their mission is reporting: talking to people, telling their stories, getting information that we wouldn't otherwise have... I'm on board www.mothership.blog/board-the-mo...
Board the Mothership.
You're just in time.
A couple weeks from now, on January 26, 2026, we'll be launching the full version of our new gaming website, Mothership, which aims to analyze games specifically through the...
www.mothership.blog
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Thrilled to become a paid Mothership subscriber not just to help feed Maddy's cats but also because their mission is reporting: talking to people, telling their stories, getting information that we wouldn't otherwise have... I'm on board www.mothership.blog/board-the-mo...
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Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.
January 8, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.
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OH MY GOD, IT'S THAT TIME
#AGDQ2026 IS NOW LIVE!!!
Catch us all week this week showcasing incredible speedruns in benefit of @preventcancer.org at both:
gdq.gg/live
AND!
youtube.com/c/gamesdonequick (we're co-streaming!!)
#AGDQ2026 IS NOW LIVE!!!
Catch us all week this week showcasing incredible speedruns in benefit of @preventcancer.org at both:
gdq.gg/live
AND!
youtube.com/c/gamesdonequick (we're co-streaming!!)
January 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM
OH MY GOD, IT'S THAT TIME
#AGDQ2026 IS NOW LIVE!!!
Catch us all week this week showcasing incredible speedruns in benefit of @preventcancer.org at both:
gdq.gg/live
AND!
youtube.com/c/gamesdonequick (we're co-streaming!!)
#AGDQ2026 IS NOW LIVE!!!
Catch us all week this week showcasing incredible speedruns in benefit of @preventcancer.org at both:
gdq.gg/live
AND!
youtube.com/c/gamesdonequick (we're co-streaming!!)
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The Game Informer team wishes all of you a very Happy New Year. 2025 offered amazing gaming experiences that pushed the medium forward, and 2026 is looking like it might be even more jam-packed with remarkable games. We can't wait to explore and talk about all of it with you in the months ahead!
January 1, 2026 at 6:00 AM
The Game Informer team wishes all of you a very Happy New Year. 2025 offered amazing gaming experiences that pushed the medium forward, and 2026 is looking like it might be even more jam-packed with remarkable games. We can't wait to explore and talk about all of it with you in the months ahead!
Vince was refreshingly kind and down to earth in the times I spoke with him. A terrible loss
December 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Vince was refreshingly kind and down to earth in the times I spoke with him. A terrible loss
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EA's statement on the tragic loss of Vince Zampella
December 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM
EA's statement on the tragic loss of Vince Zampella
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Suikoden I is 30 years old 🥹
December 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Suikoden I is 30 years old 🥹
Congratulations @nadiaoxford.bsky.social !
December 12, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Congratulations @nadiaoxford.bsky.social !
!!!!!!!
December 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
!!!!!!!
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I'm the Unreleased NES Games Guy, so "revive a lost NES game and get it officially released" has been on my bucket list for a long, long time. That it is a fundraiser cartridge with 100% of the profits helping even MORE preservation work happen is even cooler than I'd hoped. I'm proud of this.
We're partnering with @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social + @megacatstudios.bsky.social to release Xcavator 2025, a never before seen NES game from the legendary Chris Oberth.
100% of profits go to @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social!
Pre-order now to play the newest old game on the market: bit.ly/xcavator-2025
100% of profits go to @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social!
Pre-order now to play the newest old game on the market: bit.ly/xcavator-2025
December 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I'm the Unreleased NES Games Guy, so "revive a lost NES game and get it officially released" has been on my bucket list for a long, long time. That it is a fundraiser cartridge with 100% of the profits helping even MORE preservation work happen is even cooler than I'd hoped. I'm proud of this.
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NEW: Yacht Club Games needs a hit. In recent years the maker of Shovel Knight has had to lay off staff, pause a 3D project, and delay their next game indefinitely.
The good news is that Mina the Hollower could be special. For Businessweek, this is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The good news is that Mina the Hollower could be special. For Businessweek, this is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Creator of Hit Game Shovel Knight Is at a ‘Make or Break’ Moment
Yacht Club Games needs its next title, Mina the Hollower, to be a success.
www.bloomberg.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
NEW: Yacht Club Games needs a hit. In recent years the maker of Shovel Knight has had to lay off staff, pause a 3D project, and delay their next game indefinitely.
The good news is that Mina the Hollower could be special. For Businessweek, this is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The good news is that Mina the Hollower could be special. For Businessweek, this is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win!, the ninth episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion, premiered on this day thirty years ago and will be the focus of today's posts.
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Both of You, Dance Like You Want to Win!, the ninth episode of Neon Genesis Evangelion, premiered on this day thirty years ago and will be the focus of today's posts.
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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
www.patreon.com
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...