Raj Patel
@rajio.bsky.social
Director of Marketing & Communications for video game stuff, IGDA, BAFTA, Canadian Game Awards Judge, Speaker, DEI Advocate, Snacker & Flâneur!
Reach out if you want to work together or need help with stuff.
✉️[email protected]
🍁Toronto, Canada
Reach out if you want to work together or need help with stuff.
✉️[email protected]
🍁Toronto, Canada
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Raj Patel
@rajio.bsky.social
· Jul 3
Discord Bot | MEE6
Manage your Discord server with leveling, moderation, Twitch, Youtube and Reddit notifications.
mee6.xyz
If you're in gamedev, having spaces to talk to peers can help a ton, whether its just talking shit, sharing resources, war stories, or just feeling less alone.
You're welcome to come join my community. No weirdos. We have a private games-industry area, verified access only mee6.xyz/i/uByb9ch43b
You're welcome to come join my community. No weirdos. We have a private games-industry area, verified access only mee6.xyz/i/uByb9ch43b
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ONE WEEK left to get your nominations in. DO IT NOW.
Show me the best little guys!
Show me the best little guys!
Alright everybody its time to start collecting nominations.
Who should be included in nominations for the award for BEST "LITTLE GUY" introduced in a game in 2025?
Nominations close end of November.
For a refresher you can see some of last year's nominations here; bsky.app/profile/raji...
Who should be included in nominations for the award for BEST "LITTLE GUY" introduced in a game in 2025?
Nominations close end of November.
For a refresher you can see some of last year's nominations here; bsky.app/profile/raji...
Who should be included in nominations for the award for best "little guy" introduced in a game in 2024?
November 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
ONE WEEK left to get your nominations in. DO IT NOW.
Show me the best little guys!
Show me the best little guys!
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We've deliberated the award for Best Game Key Art of 2025 and while it was tough competition this year one clear winner has emerged.
Congratulations Skate! You really knocked it out of the park with this banger.
Congratulations Skate! You really knocked it out of the park with this banger.
November 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We've deliberated the award for Best Game Key Art of 2025 and while it was tough competition this year one clear winner has emerged.
Congratulations Skate! You really knocked it out of the park with this banger.
Congratulations Skate! You really knocked it out of the park with this banger.
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Join us tomorrow at 12 PM EST for an exciting announcement of our upcoming game! youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg
KO_OP Game Reveal & Presentation
YouTube video by KO_OP
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Join us tomorrow at 12 PM EST for an exciting announcement of our upcoming game! youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg
We've deliberated the award for Best Game Key Art of 2025 and while it was tough competition this year one clear winner has emerged.
Congratulations Skate! You really knocked it out of the park with this banger.
Congratulations Skate! You really knocked it out of the park with this banger.
November 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We've deliberated the award for Best Game Key Art of 2025 and while it was tough competition this year one clear winner has emerged.
Congratulations Skate! You really knocked it out of the park with this banger.
Congratulations Skate! You really knocked it out of the park with this banger.
Recommend some anime for me to watch (dubbed) please.
November 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Recommend some anime for me to watch (dubbed) please.
Its happened again so another reminder, that if you want to honor games, the least you could do is get their full and proper name right. Don't misspell, truncate or initialize their names. Give them some respect.
Also don't use their key art in weird ways, like cutting off the main character's head
Also don't use their key art in weird ways, like cutting off the main character's head
November 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Its happened again so another reminder, that if you want to honor games, the least you could do is get their full and proper name right. Don't misspell, truncate or initialize their names. Give them some respect.
Also don't use their key art in weird ways, like cutting off the main character's head
Also don't use their key art in weird ways, like cutting off the main character's head
ONE WEEK left to get your nominations in. DO IT NOW.
Show me the best little guys!
Show me the best little guys!
Alright everybody its time to start collecting nominations.
Who should be included in nominations for the award for BEST "LITTLE GUY" introduced in a game in 2025?
Nominations close end of November.
For a refresher you can see some of last year's nominations here; bsky.app/profile/raji...
Who should be included in nominations for the award for BEST "LITTLE GUY" introduced in a game in 2025?
Nominations close end of November.
For a refresher you can see some of last year's nominations here; bsky.app/profile/raji...
Who should be included in nominations for the award for best "little guy" introduced in a game in 2024?
November 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
ONE WEEK left to get your nominations in. DO IT NOW.
Show me the best little guys!
Show me the best little guys!
"Why does Sonic need a car?" motherfucker why do YOU? You can run everywhere too if you want to but here you are. Maybe address north american urban design so we can get some 15 minute cities, and quality public transit options.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
"Why does Sonic need a car?" motherfucker why do YOU? You can run everywhere too if you want to but here you are. Maybe address north american urban design so we can get some 15 minute cities, and quality public transit options.
Hang on, Vampire Survivors VR gets announced and released on Nov 13.
1 week later on Nov 20, they also announce Vampire Crawlers?
Man whats happening. Either spread these announcement out (like by more than a week) or do them at the same time. Because this is crazy work for November.
1 week later on Nov 20, they also announce Vampire Crawlers?
Man whats happening. Either spread these announcement out (like by more than a week) or do them at the same time. Because this is crazy work for November.
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Hang on, Vampire Survivors VR gets announced and released on Nov 13.
1 week later on Nov 20, they also announce Vampire Crawlers?
Man whats happening. Either spread these announcement out (like by more than a week) or do them at the same time. Because this is crazy work for November.
1 week later on Nov 20, they also announce Vampire Crawlers?
Man whats happening. Either spread these announcement out (like by more than a week) or do them at the same time. Because this is crazy work for November.
Computer, what was the unemployment rate during the great depression? Was it 25%?
November 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Computer, what was the unemployment rate during the great depression? Was it 25%?
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Alright everybody its time to start collecting nominations.
Who should be included in nominations for the award for BEST "LITTLE GUY" introduced in a game in 2025?
Nominations close end of November.
For a refresher you can see some of last year's nominations here; bsky.app/profile/raji...
Who should be included in nominations for the award for BEST "LITTLE GUY" introduced in a game in 2025?
Nominations close end of November.
For a refresher you can see some of last year's nominations here; bsky.app/profile/raji...
Who should be included in nominations for the award for best "little guy" introduced in a game in 2024?
November 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Alright everybody its time to start collecting nominations.
Who should be included in nominations for the award for BEST "LITTLE GUY" introduced in a game in 2025?
Nominations close end of November.
For a refresher you can see some of last year's nominations here; bsky.app/profile/raji...
Who should be included in nominations for the award for BEST "LITTLE GUY" introduced in a game in 2025?
Nominations close end of November.
For a refresher you can see some of last year's nominations here; bsky.app/profile/raji...
Some people who can't differentiate between "there", "their", and "they're" have some strong opinions on everyone else having quality standards for the content they consume.
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Some people who can't differentiate between "there", "their", and "they're" have some strong opinions on everyone else having quality standards for the content they consume.
As we (quickly!) approach the end of the year, the percentage of known layoff waves in the games industry without known headcounts is reaching closer to 50% (currently 48% as you can see in the bottom left here).
Do you think we'll end the year at 50? hmm...
Do you think we'll end the year at 50? hmm...
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
As we (quickly!) approach the end of the year, the percentage of known layoff waves in the games industry without known headcounts is reaching closer to 50% (currently 48% as you can see in the bottom left here).
Do you think we'll end the year at 50? hmm...
Do you think we'll end the year at 50? hmm...
Canadians, look at how this bowtie-assed dipshit talks about us in the same breath as begging us to come back to the US to spend our money there.
GOOFY?!?!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mVm...
GOOFY?!?!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mVm...
Is the U.S. starving for Canadian travellers? | About That
YouTube video by CBC News
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Canadians, look at how this bowtie-assed dipshit talks about us in the same breath as begging us to come back to the US to spend our money there.
GOOFY?!?!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mVm...
GOOFY?!?!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mVm...
THE BEAR WILL JUDGE YOU NOW
November 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
THE BEAR WILL JUDGE YOU NOW
In every product category there is a profitable market for garbage slop products. Some consumers don't care, or actively like garbage slop, or how cheap it can be. That's fine. Its a separate market from the non-garbage things and usually there is clear delineation what's garbage slop and what isn't
November 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
In every product category there is a profitable market for garbage slop products. Some consumers don't care, or actively like garbage slop, or how cheap it can be. That's fine. Its a separate market from the non-garbage things and usually there is clear delineation what's garbage slop and what isn't
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I was doing a rough tally. About 25 people already confirmed on BSKY that they want to attend. 5-10 have mentioned to me offline that they're down too.
March 7, time TBD, venue TBD (Toronto), cover maybe like $5.
Anybody else want to attend? LMK so we can firm up numbers and plan!
PASS IT ON
March 7, time TBD, venue TBD (Toronto), cover maybe like $5.
Anybody else want to attend? LMK so we can firm up numbers and plan!
PASS IT ON
You know for the price of sending one person to GDC you could probably sponsor the entire @gdcheese.bsky.social event.
A GDC pass, flight, hotel, meals, all gets expensive real fast.
A GDC pass, flight, hotel, meals, all gets expensive real fast.
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I was doing a rough tally. About 25 people already confirmed on BSKY that they want to attend. 5-10 have mentioned to me offline that they're down too.
March 7, time TBD, venue TBD (Toronto), cover maybe like $5.
Anybody else want to attend? LMK so we can firm up numbers and plan!
PASS IT ON
March 7, time TBD, venue TBD (Toronto), cover maybe like $5.
Anybody else want to attend? LMK so we can firm up numbers and plan!
PASS IT ON
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Its not too late for them to nail the casting for Ganon and save this film.
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Its not too late for them to nail the casting for Ganon and save this film.
In gamedev, if you're using a placeholder asset, best practices involve marking it as placeholder so garishly and offensively clearly PLACEHOLDER that you can't possibly miss it. Also flagging that asset in the dev process so it can be identified quickly before the final build.
November 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
In gamedev, if you're using a placeholder asset, best practices involve marking it as placeholder so garishly and offensively clearly PLACEHOLDER that you can't possibly miss it. Also flagging that asset in the dev process so it can be identified quickly before the final build.
"The prosecution says I'm guilty. The defense says I'm innocent. Surely there's a middle ground here?" I say to the judge.
November 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"The prosecution says I'm guilty. The defense says I'm innocent. Surely there's a middle ground here?" I say to the judge.
If you're pitching a new magical tool to me, or want to mandate that I use it, the advantages have to be more than hypothetical potential.
November 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
If you're pitching a new magical tool to me, or want to mandate that I use it, the advantages have to be more than hypothetical potential.
Its not too late for them to nail the casting for Ganon and save this film.
November 17, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Its not too late for them to nail the casting for Ganon and save this film.
They gotta start naming things less ominously
November 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
They gotta start naming things less ominously
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You wouldn't believe how many people's responsibilities include reviewing things, who absolutely don't review those things properly and if you're lucky they'll complain about issues they see in them but after the point at which their complaints can be actioned.
Review process exists for a reason!
Review process exists for a reason!
November 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
You wouldn't believe how many people's responsibilities include reviewing things, who absolutely don't review those things properly and if you're lucky they'll complain about issues they see in them but after the point at which their complaints can be actioned.
Review process exists for a reason!
Review process exists for a reason!