Phoenix
@phoenixwritesdown.bsky.social
Atlantic Canadian game critic (She/They)
Words at Unwinnable, AV Club (previously Endless Mode), and more
Co-Editor of @tier-review.com
https://muckrack.com/phoenix-simms
[email protected]
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Words at Unwinnable, AV Club (previously Endless Mode), and more
Co-Editor of @tier-review.com
https://muckrack.com/phoenix-simms
[email protected]
Banner by Lina Wu
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Hey! I'm Julie! Writer, consultant, designer. If you need a writer for a project, or a consultant to take a look at a game, I am open for contract work! Let me know. I've worked on titles like Silent Hill 2 Remake, Signalis, and 1000xResist, and I made one of Paste's favorite games of 2024.
February 17, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Hey! I'm Julie! Writer, consultant, designer. If you need a writer for a project, or a consultant to take a look at a game, I am open for contract work! Let me know. I've worked on titles like Silent Hill 2 Remake, Signalis, and 1000xResist, and I made one of Paste's favorite games of 2024.
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The fundraiser goal will remain open overnight for any stragglers or last minute donations to our friends in need.
I will start contacting people tomorrow for their rewards
This stream is the most important thing I think I’ve ever done, and I couldn’t have done it without you. 🫶🏻🥀
I will start contacting people tomorrow for their rewards
This stream is the most important thing I think I’ve ever done, and I couldn’t have done it without you. 🫶🏻🥀
February 16, 2026 at 7:27 AM
The fundraiser goal will remain open overnight for any stragglers or last minute donations to our friends in need.
I will start contacting people tomorrow for their rewards
This stream is the most important thing I think I’ve ever done, and I couldn’t have done it without you. 🫶🏻🥀
I will start contacting people tomorrow for their rewards
This stream is the most important thing I think I’ve ever done, and I couldn’t have done it without you. 🫶🏻🥀
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@noxleigh.bsky.social is kind enough to do a fundraising stream on behalf of myself and Lou today. It’s such a huge help as we need to pay lawyers and book our next bnb before our current stay runs out. Incredible people watching will help us survive while some big things fall into place. 💚💚💚
‼️ MAUSOLEUM EVENT STREAM ‼️
The Pizza Party at the End of the Universe - a celebration of our 900 follower empire, and fundraiser event to benefit @theazrai.com and @loutellstales.bsky.social
Come see the cosplay, join the games, get your tarot read & MORE
Sunday February 15th 🎉
The Pizza Party at the End of the Universe - a celebration of our 900 follower empire, and fundraiser event to benefit @theazrai.com and @loutellstales.bsky.social
Come see the cosplay, join the games, get your tarot read & MORE
Sunday February 15th 🎉
February 15, 2026 at 4:52 PM
@noxleigh.bsky.social is kind enough to do a fundraising stream on behalf of myself and Lou today. It’s such a huge help as we need to pay lawyers and book our next bnb before our current stay runs out. Incredible people watching will help us survive while some big things fall into place. 💚💚💚
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Sure, step one is the AI downloads a different engine.
Unity says its AI tech will soon be able to 'prompt full casual games into existence'
Unity says its AI tech will soon be able to 'prompt full casual games into existence'
Company CEO Matt Bromberg claims AI will empower non-coders and seasoned developers alike.
www.gamedeveloper.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Sure, step one is the AI downloads a different engine.
Help Juno stay housed and safe. Share or donate, please.
Can you please share this? Quote shares too ! I need Carl Jung and the others that don’t know me to help me so i can survive my bills and eat
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🔗 linktr.ee/junostump
🫙 venmo.com/u/junostump
Paypal: juno(dot)stump(at)gmail
February 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Help Juno stay housed and safe. Share or donate, please.
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when i'm saying i'm dreading the release of this game this is what i mean. this is the kind of headline that gets put in textbooks and not for a good reason
GTA 6 will earn $7.6bn in two months and be the "largest gaming release of all time", investment firm predicts
www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-will-e...
www.eurogamer.net/gta-6-will-e...
July 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
when i'm saying i'm dreading the release of this game this is what i mean. this is the kind of headline that gets put in textbooks and not for a good reason
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i think her design is my favorite one that I've made for Apron Strings so far
February 10, 2026 at 11:17 PM
i think her design is my favorite one that I've made for Apron Strings so far
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New $5 and up Patreon perk (with @deejayknight.bsky.social ok!) get early access to our pod a few days early! Enoy the first episode here and subscribe to get the pod when it drops bi-weekly on Mondays if you can't do patreon.
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New perk - early Podcast Access! | Tanya C. DePass
Get more from Tanya C. DePass on Patreon
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February 14, 2026 at 5:17 PM
New $5 and up Patreon perk (with @deejayknight.bsky.social ok!) get early access to our pod a few days early! Enoy the first episode here and subscribe to get the pod when it drops bi-weekly on Mondays if you can't do patreon.
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February 14, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Game dev? Laid off? Considering going indie? Also consider applying for our new…
☞ COOPERATIVE FOUNDATIONS ☜
8-week cohort-based course, starting April 8!
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☞ COOPERATIVE FOUNDATIONS ☜
8-week cohort-based course, starting April 8!
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I usually favour a “call ‘em in” approach, but we’ve been warning you about Newsom for a long while now, so clearly that’s not working.
If you’re already treating “Newsom or Trump/Vance” as in inevitability, you have bought into a con and are throwing trans people under the bus to actualize it.
If you’re already treating “Newsom or Trump/Vance” as in inevitability, you have bought into a con and are throwing trans people under the bus to actualize it.
February 14, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I usually favour a “call ‘em in” approach, but we’ve been warning you about Newsom for a long while now, so clearly that’s not working.
If you’re already treating “Newsom or Trump/Vance” as in inevitability, you have bought into a con and are throwing trans people under the bus to actualize it.
If you’re already treating “Newsom or Trump/Vance” as in inevitability, you have bought into a con and are throwing trans people under the bus to actualize it.
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To every cis person glazing Gavin Newsom by insisting he’s “better for trans people” when the primaries haven’t even happened yet: Fuck you.
Ignoring our warnings that Newsom is a transphobic billionaire puppet is bad enough but leveraging our struggles to defend him? Seriously, fuck you.
Ignoring our warnings that Newsom is a transphobic billionaire puppet is bad enough but leveraging our struggles to defend him? Seriously, fuck you.
February 14, 2026 at 4:16 PM
To every cis person glazing Gavin Newsom by insisting he’s “better for trans people” when the primaries haven’t even happened yet: Fuck you.
Ignoring our warnings that Newsom is a transphobic billionaire puppet is bad enough but leveraging our struggles to defend him? Seriously, fuck you.
Ignoring our warnings that Newsom is a transphobic billionaire puppet is bad enough but leveraging our struggles to defend him? Seriously, fuck you.
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February 14, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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As a mixed-race person I’ve always felt in the boundary between worlds. Maybe this is why I’m drawn to certain figures from Filipino & Finnish folklore: nuno sa punso, haltija, tikbalang, and Ajatar. Guiding us through the in-between, they reframe what belonging means.
February 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
As a mixed-race person I’ve always felt in the boundary between worlds. Maybe this is why I’m drawn to certain figures from Filipino & Finnish folklore: nuno sa punso, haltija, tikbalang, and Ajatar. Guiding us through the in-between, they reframe what belonging means.
*looks at avatar* dang, I’ve been a cursed (enchanted?) doll for a loooong time. I should do something about that.
February 14, 2026 at 1:28 PM
*looks at avatar* dang, I’ve been a cursed (enchanted?) doll for a loooong time. I should do something about that.
While it is about radical honesty, I’m not really a fan of how the title was chosen. It feels a bit too tabloid in tone when out of context.
Brilliant article though. Emin is so important.
Brilliant article though. Emin is so important.
‘Regrets? Number one: smoking. Number two: taking it up the wrong hole’: Tracey Emin on reputation, radical honesty – and Reform
‘Regrets? Number one: smoking. Number two: taking it up the wrong hole’: Tracey Emin on reputation, radical honesty – and Reform
She scandalised the art world in the 1990s with her unmade bed, partied hard in the 2000s – then a brush with death turned the artist’s life upside down. Now she’s as frank as ever
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:21 PM
While it is about radical honesty, I’m not really a fan of how the title was chosen. It feels a bit too tabloid in tone when out of context.
Brilliant article though. Emin is so important.
Brilliant article though. Emin is so important.
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Pinned post update for new trailer: My name is Connor, I live in NYC, I work for the NBA, and I'm making a game that's gonna be retro and nostalgic and good af.
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3133320/Eternal_Skies_TCG/
Discord: discord.com/invite/DenBbkpTwx
Website: eternalskies.neocities.org/
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3133320/Eternal_Skies_TCG/
Discord: discord.com/invite/DenBbkpTwx
Website: eternalskies.neocities.org/
June 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Pinned post update for new trailer: My name is Connor, I live in NYC, I work for the NBA, and I'm making a game that's gonna be retro and nostalgic and good af.
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3133320/Eternal_Skies_TCG/
Discord: discord.com/invite/DenBbkpTwx
Website: eternalskies.neocities.org/
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3133320/Eternal_Skies_TCG/
Discord: discord.com/invite/DenBbkpTwx
Website: eternalskies.neocities.org/
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This is a good question. How do you:
Make decisions collectively under pressure?
Convince people to strike and react when folks refuse?
Respond when the company bribes/threatens people?
Deal with the police?
Run the strike fund?
Interact with press?
Involve outside people who want to help?
Make decisions collectively under pressure?
Convince people to strike and react when folks refuse?
Respond when the company bribes/threatens people?
Deal with the police?
Run the strike fund?
Interact with press?
Involve outside people who want to help?
what exactly does one learn? Cause idk to me the only hard part in striking is convincing the staff to join. Since if its too small they'll just fire to make an example. Clearly at 50% of the studio its a huge chunk, even if roughly only 20 people.
February 14, 2026 at 12:15 PM
This is a good question. How do you:
Make decisions collectively under pressure?
Convince people to strike and react when folks refuse?
Respond when the company bribes/threatens people?
Deal with the police?
Run the strike fund?
Interact with press?
Involve outside people who want to help?
Make decisions collectively under pressure?
Convince people to strike and react when folks refuse?
Respond when the company bribes/threatens people?
Deal with the police?
Run the strike fund?
Interact with press?
Involve outside people who want to help?
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Hi all. I just finished my second interview which sent very well. I’m hoping to finally be employed this month, just gotta hold on a bit longer.
I just need $60 to pay my phone bill by tomorrow. I’m still looking and trying; thank you all. ❤️
PP: www.paypal.me/Briggsycakes
Cash App: $briggsycakes
I just need $60 to pay my phone bill by tomorrow. I’m still looking and trying; thank you all. ❤️
PP: www.paypal.me/Briggsycakes
Cash App: $briggsycakes
Pay Brittany Gonzalez using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/Briggsycakes and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Hi all. I just finished my second interview which sent very well. I’m hoping to finally be employed this month, just gotta hold on a bit longer.
I just need $60 to pay my phone bill by tomorrow. I’m still looking and trying; thank you all. ❤️
PP: www.paypal.me/Briggsycakes
Cash App: $briggsycakes
I just need $60 to pay my phone bill by tomorrow. I’m still looking and trying; thank you all. ❤️
PP: www.paypal.me/Briggsycakes
Cash App: $briggsycakes
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popping by in a little more than 15 minutes to help raise money for queer creators and initiatives!
February 13, 2026 at 11:41 PM
popping by in a little more than 15 minutes to help raise money for queer creators and initiatives!
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I'm not buying "But I didn't know" you did, we went to the same events & we weren't quiet. "I don't have direct evidence" most women don't, they rely second hand accounts. "It'll come off as virtue signalling" saying your behaviour was part of the problem & risking own career? That's accountability.
February 13, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I'm not buying "But I didn't know" you did, we went to the same events & we weren't quiet. "I don't have direct evidence" most women don't, they rely second hand accounts. "It'll come off as virtue signalling" saying your behaviour was part of the problem & risking own career? That's accountability.
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Have you noticed how people calling out Epstein and systemic misogyny in sciences, are usually early career women. They put emotional labour, time, and career on the line.
While men, in the field they dominate, earn more, and behaviour they enable, just go on as if nothing has happened.
While men, in the field they dominate, earn more, and behaviour they enable, just go on as if nothing has happened.
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Have you noticed how people calling out Epstein and systemic misogyny in sciences, are usually early career women. They put emotional labour, time, and career on the line.
While men, in the field they dominate, earn more, and behaviour they enable, just go on as if nothing has happened.
While men, in the field they dominate, earn more, and behaviour they enable, just go on as if nothing has happened.
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"This may include logging in to social media and joining a group, or friending, liking or following an individual in order to access information available to any other interested individual who opts to receive the information," the fascist spytool's inhouse description says.
February 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
"This may include logging in to social media and joining a group, or friending, liking or following an individual in order to access information available to any other interested individual who opts to receive the information," the fascist spytool's inhouse description says.
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New fascist spytool just dropped! Masked engagement = USBP may use identities or credentials that conceal a government affiliation to engage with other users on a limited basis.
February 13, 2026 at 9:31 PM
New fascist spytool just dropped! Masked engagement = USBP may use identities or credentials that conceal a government affiliation to engage with other users on a limited basis.
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hire! editors!
No judgment on the game more generally yet, but this description in the new 2d god of war game is one of the clumsiest pieces of game writing I've seen
February 13, 2026 at 9:54 PM
hire! editors!