Henry "Big Wins" Chan
@pudymaster.bsky.social
Any Pronouns. I make video essays on YouTube, and stream on Twitch
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I hate AI almost as much as I hate ICE. I write about stuff on my reader-supported blog, and this one's been getting shared around again lately, so I figured, hey, I've got a really big $350 doctor's visit cost coming up.
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new article soon
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new article soon
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using chatgpt and other ai writing tools makes you unhireable. here’s why
AI isn’t just pie in the sky, it’s a cow pie in the sky.
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January 17, 2026 at 5:23 PM
I hate AI almost as much as I hate ICE. I write about stuff on my reader-supported blog, and this one's been getting shared around again lately, so I figured, hey, I've got a really big $350 doctor's visit cost coming up.
paypal.me/stompsite
new article soon
docseuss.medium.com/using-chatgp...
paypal.me/stompsite
new article soon
docseuss.medium.com/using-chatgp...
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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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after flying back from Vegas last week, I was just laid off from Inverse today. I'm open to connecting over email at [email protected] and I'm definitely still in the writing and editing space. Expect a more in-depth explanation coming soon in my Updater newsletter. shannonliao.substack.com
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January 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM
after flying back from Vegas last week, I was just laid off from Inverse today. I'm open to connecting over email at [email protected] and I'm definitely still in the writing and editing space. Expect a more in-depth explanation coming soon in my Updater newsletter. shannonliao.substack.com
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we'll launch mothership.blog in its final form on jan. 26, featuring stories by amazing writers like @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social, @nicoleclark.bsky.social, @susanapolo.bsky.social, @supercrip1994.bsky.social, & @applecider.bsky.social. you can subscribe early for a LIFETIME 15% OFF discount!!
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...
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January 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
we'll launch mothership.blog in its final form on jan. 26, featuring stories by amazing writers like @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social, @nicoleclark.bsky.social, @susanapolo.bsky.social, @supercrip1994.bsky.social, & @applecider.bsky.social. you can subscribe early for a LIFETIME 15% OFF discount!!
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i know shit's bad right now, but I'm still about $200 off my goal for this latest article. that's 10 people tipping $20!
as usual, if you spot errors of any kind, please DM me, as that's much easier for me to track than just @ ing me
if you like my writing, please consider tipping me so I can keep paying down medical debt!
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if you like my writing, please consider tipping me so I can keep paying down medical debt!
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January 3, 2026 at 1:59 PM
i know shit's bad right now, but I'm still about $200 off my goal for this latest article. that's 10 people tipping $20!
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store.steampowered.com/app/4268040/... wishlist it over here
Mutasmagoria on Steam
Mutasmagoria is a new narrative puzzle game from the creator of Magenta Horizon. Play as a veterinarian just starting work at a zoo in an alien world whose evolutionary paths diverged greatly from our...
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January 3, 2026 at 12:19 AM
store.steampowered.com/app/4268040/... wishlist it over here
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And here comes the new point-and-click project I'm working on. Do you like Speculative Evolution or a similar world-building project based on alien life? Do you like a game where information about the world plays a significant role in the puzzle clue? This might interest you.
January 3, 2026 at 12:16 AM
And here comes the new point-and-click project I'm working on. Do you like Speculative Evolution or a similar world-building project based on alien life? Do you like a game where information about the world plays a significant role in the puzzle clue? This might interest you.
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The hubris beckons for the people who think they are at the top of the skill ceiling. #Magentahorizon
January 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM
The hubris beckons for the people who think they are at the top of the skill ceiling. #Magentahorizon
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please help some lesbian friends in the midwest with rent support !! the goal is around 450 USD to finish covering it, anything helps !! please share and donate if you can !!
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please help some lesbian friends in the midwest with rent support !! the goal is around 450 USD to finish covering it, anything helps !! please share and donate if you can !!
pypl: paypal.me/GabsGoo
venmo: account.venmo.com/u/Gabrielle_...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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please help some lesbian friends in the midwest with rent support !! the goal is around 450 USD to finish covering it, anything helps !! please share and donate if you can !!
pypl: paypal.me/GabsGoo
venmo: account.venmo.com/u/Gabrielle_...
please help some lesbian friends in the midwest with rent support !! the goal is around 450 USD to finish covering it, anything helps !! please share and donate if you can !!
pypl: paypal.me/GabsGoo
venmo: account.venmo.com/u/Gabrielle_...
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Your most anticipated game of 2026 (probably, right?) is now available for wishlisting on Steam.
Head over to the store page for the Episode 3 DLC and wishlist it to let the world know you're joining the satanic panic on the side OF THE DEVIL.
Head over to the store page for the Episode 3 DLC and wishlist it to let the world know you're joining the satanic panic on the side OF THE DEVIL.
December 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Your most anticipated game of 2026 (probably, right?) is now available for wishlisting on Steam.
Head over to the store page for the Episode 3 DLC and wishlist it to let the world know you're joining the satanic panic on the side OF THE DEVIL.
Head over to the store page for the Episode 3 DLC and wishlist it to let the world know you're joining the satanic panic on the side OF THE DEVIL.
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From now until January 5th any and all revenue made by the lowest discount ever on CORPUS EDAX will be donated to Palestine Children’s Relief Fund!
December 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
From now until January 5th any and all revenue made by the lowest discount ever on CORPUS EDAX will be donated to Palestine Children’s Relief Fund!
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game design (derogatory): "okay so here after you get this power-up we'll neatly loop the player back to exactly where they have to use it to progress :)"
game design (complimentary): ari gibson and william pellen looking at the high halls fight, going "thats a lot of waves," then adding 3 more
game design (complimentary): ari gibson and william pellen looking at the high halls fight, going "thats a lot of waves," then adding 3 more
December 27, 2025 at 5:19 AM
game design (derogatory): "okay so here after you get this power-up we'll neatly loop the player back to exactly where they have to use it to progress :)"
game design (complimentary): ari gibson and william pellen looking at the high halls fight, going "thats a lot of waves," then adding 3 more
game design (complimentary): ari gibson and william pellen looking at the high halls fight, going "thats a lot of waves," then adding 3 more
Really feels like those going to bat for GenAi use cases are not creatives. I'd rawdog a powersander before outsourcing my creativity. GenAi only makes perfect sense if you view art as entertainment and 'content' instead of anything meaningful, which is an awfully craven outlook.
December 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Really feels like those going to bat for GenAi use cases are not creatives. I'd rawdog a powersander before outsourcing my creativity. GenAi only makes perfect sense if you view art as entertainment and 'content' instead of anything meaningful, which is an awfully craven outlook.
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Larian's horrible hirring process is an open secret in the industry – insane amounts of unpaid work in "writing tests", excessive numbers of interviews, months and months of back and forth, etc. Everyone in games narrative circles has heard the stories at this point, probably from multiple people.
I know this because they tried to recruit me and I strongly considered it but they’re also a “do an unpaid writing test where you have to also make it playable” company so that’s not something I vibe with
December 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Larian's horrible hirring process is an open secret in the industry – insane amounts of unpaid work in "writing tests", excessive numbers of interviews, months and months of back and forth, etc. Everyone in games narrative circles has heard the stories at this point, probably from multiple people.
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I've heard from a LOT of people that larian demands an especially lengthy and involved, totally unpaid writing test from narrative applicants and: can we not do that. Can we have some basic respect for applicants' time and not lean on fame/desirability to exploit them
I know this because they tried to recruit me and I strongly considered it but they’re also a “do an unpaid writing test where you have to also make it playable” company so that’s not something I vibe with
December 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I've heard from a LOT of people that larian demands an especially lengthy and involved, totally unpaid writing test from narrative applicants and: can we not do that. Can we have some basic respect for applicants' time and not lean on fame/desirability to exploit them
Don't know why any creative would ever want to use Gen Ai at any point, but it is especially funny to me to use it for placeholder writing because like... just write the placeholder yourself lmao???? I do it all the time! Figuring out the stupid prompt has gotta be a comparable amount of effort.
December 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Don't know why any creative would ever want to use Gen Ai at any point, but it is especially funny to me to use it for placeholder writing because like... just write the placeholder yourself lmao???? I do it all the time! Figuring out the stupid prompt has gotta be a comparable amount of effort.
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the larian stuff sucks to hear a lot. you have to be a true all-timer loser to think generative AI is useful for concepting ideas or artwork. you let the machine do the fun part you dumbass. it doesnt tell me you think efficiently it tells me youre a fuckass who's given up on being interesting
December 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
the larian stuff sucks to hear a lot. you have to be a true all-timer loser to think generative AI is useful for concepting ideas or artwork. you let the machine do the fun part you dumbass. it doesnt tell me you think efficiently it tells me youre a fuckass who's given up on being interesting
Think the main takeaway from E33's sweep is basically just that vibes are what matter the most to a lot of people. As long as people *feel* like your work is deep, it doesn't matter if it actually is. Preetige TV syndrome, basically.
December 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Think the main takeaway from E33's sweep is basically just that vibes are what matter the most to a lot of people. As long as people *feel* like your work is deep, it doesn't matter if it actually is. Preetige TV syndrome, basically.
The Thaumaturge is an insanely funny game (complimentary). JRPG style turn based combat in an alt history ~1900s where enemies waltz up like thugs in Yakuza, and your character has his Ushanka wearing ghost deal psychic damage to them while he clocks them in the jaw.
December 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The Thaumaturge is an insanely funny game (complimentary). JRPG style turn based combat in an alt history ~1900s where enemies waltz up like thugs in Yakuza, and your character has his Ushanka wearing ghost deal psychic damage to them while he clocks them in the jaw.
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EA being the last major acquisition the Saudi Fund does before they have to horrifically contract due to decline in demand for fossil fuels and their 15 Rapture-Tier Super Cities all falling apart is a lot like going 'whew, just barely made my flight!' on 9/11
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
EA being the last major acquisition the Saudi Fund does before they have to horrifically contract due to decline in demand for fossil fuels and their 15 Rapture-Tier Super Cities all falling apart is a lot like going 'whew, just barely made my flight!' on 9/11
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Yesterday, the Epic Games Store decided at the last minute not to distribute the game, after having previously approved a release build. HORSES is otherwise now available on GOG, Itch, and Humble for $4.99. www.horses.wtf
December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Yesterday, the Epic Games Store decided at the last minute not to distribute the game, after having previously approved a release build. HORSES is otherwise now available on GOG, Itch, and Humble for $4.99. www.horses.wtf
Time to lock in on Hundred Line.
November 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Time to lock in on Hundred Line.
I was warned not to play Silent Hill f, and I should have listened lmao. Blows my mind how much of that story centers on men, how mucb the story goes to bat for them, how horrid the ending, and just how little it's even interested in giving the time of day to the female characters beyond Hinako.
November 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I was warned not to play Silent Hill f, and I should have listened lmao. Blows my mind how much of that story centers on men, how mucb the story goes to bat for them, how horrid the ending, and just how little it's even interested in giving the time of day to the female characters beyond Hinako.
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NEW: I spoke to Team Cherry about Silksong DLC, cut content, difficulty settings, storytelling, what they were thinking with Bilewater, the lack of signposting for Act 3, whether they'll do another Hollow Knight game, and much, much more www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The Makers of ‘Silksong’ Aren’t Done Just Yet
The developers at Team Cherry tell us they’re working on new content for their popular action game
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November 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
NEW: I spoke to Team Cherry about Silksong DLC, cut content, difficulty settings, storytelling, what they were thinking with Bilewater, the lack of signposting for Act 3, whether they'll do another Hollow Knight game, and much, much more www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...