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Suriel Vazquez

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gaming

screenshot of the video game Darktide where I have named my character "Brohran-MomDaddy"

November 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM

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Emma Kidwell | Looking for work ✨

@emmakidwell.bsky.social

you know what i would be thankful for? if you looked at my new website, and said something nice to me 🔪

Emma Kidwell | Looking for work ✨ @emmakidwell.bsky.social · 5d

anyway new website just dropped, hire me: emmkid.info
(the eagle eyed will notice i'm using screenshots from my tga video spot because lol)

November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM

Suriel Vazquez

@suriel.bsky.social

Was That Really Chappie?

Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 1d

it’s time to reappraise chappie

November 26, 2025 at 5:34 AM

Suriel Vazquez

@suriel.bsky.social

A lot of you are acting like she's out of her mind without proof that this for sure didn't happen

IGN @ign.com · 1d

In the craziest celebrity interview this year, Underworld star Kate Beckinsale says her daughter's boyfriend has laid two eggs. https://bit.ly/3K5LLdb

November 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM

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Jacob Geller

@jacobgeller.com

As of today, the retail edition of How a Game Lives is available in bookstores, libraries, and online platforms. Ask for it locally! Get it from your favorite bookseller! bookshop.org/p/books/how-...

Jacob Geller in an orange sweater, holding a copy of "How a Game Lives"

November 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM

Suriel Vazquez

@suriel.bsky.social

"They are an Xbox."

November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM

Suriel Vazquez

@suriel.bsky.social

Don't get it twisted: "locking in" is only one letter away from "clocking In"

#straywoke #lockout

November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM

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Suriel Vazquez

@suriel.bsky.social

The theatrical cut of the Zelda movie should have a bunch of cracked rock walls, weird piles of foliage, and other conspicuous details in the background, and only the 4K disc should have the cut where they're all uncovered

November 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM

Suriel Vazquez

@suriel.bsky.social

The theatrical cut of the Zelda movie should have a bunch of cracked rock walls, weird piles of foliage, and other conspicuous details in the background, and only the 4K disc should have the cut where they're all uncovered

November 24, 2025 at 1:30 AM

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Chaide

@chaide.bsky.social

November 21, 2025 at 5:55 AM

Suriel Vazquez

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November 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM

Suriel Vazquez

@suriel.bsky.social

My mom said "you know you're gonna have to get a real job at some point, right?" I said "No I won't" and here we are. Unemployed

Recurse Center @recursecenter.bsky.social · 15d

What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?

November 22, 2025 at 9:45 PM

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Ashley Schofield is looking for work!🐉

@ashlikeadragon.bsky.social

hey, i'm looking for work! full-time or freelance 💜

journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides

words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY

muckrack.com/ash-like-a-d...
[email protected]

'Few games capture the spirit of indie game development quite like VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action. What initially started out as a short game for a Cyberpunk Game Jam back in 2014, soon became a standout indie hit. VA-11 Hall-A delivers a heartfelt story of happiness in the depths of disaster, draped in a unique cyberpunk aesthetic and set to a distinctive synthwave soundtrack to match. It’s a truly remarkable visual novel, and the perfect choice for our Design Works range.

Produced in collaboration with Sukeban Games and Ysbryd, VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works explores the corrupt metropolis of Glitch City, its culture, and the people who frequent the game’s beloved hole in the wall, VA-11 Hall-A. Written by talented journalist and author Ashley Schofield (Polygon, EDGE, Unwinnable and VGC), you’ll hear how this world came to be and the cyberpunk touchstones that inspired it — all the while lending insight into the history of Venezuela, where the team is located, and the unique challenges of developing a game there. VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works will be a celebration of this beautiful indie masterpiece, and the people that made it all possible.

Alongside contemporary interviews with writer/programmer Fernando Damas and artist/designer Christopher Ortiz conducted exclusively for VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works, the book also features a collection of highlights from the ‘Daily VA-11 Hall-A’ blog posts directly from Sukeban.moe. You can also expect deep dives into the development of the game’s prototype and prologue; the bartending mechanics that put you in the shoes of disaster bisexual bartender Jill Stingray, and interviews exploring its iconic synthwave soundtrack/jukebox with composer Michael Kelly.

VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works features detailed insight into the game’s early concepts and development, an exploration of Glitch City itself, and a deep dive into the programming, art and soundtrack — an unmissable read for any fan.'

A magazine cover of Unwinnable Monthly #191, with the feature being my essay 'I Don't Want To Be This Kind of Animal Anymore' and art by Shafer Brown.

An excerpt reads:

In the dark times, should the stars also go out?

'Revachol is still. Silent. Decades of unrest, corruption and capital gain have reduced it to a shell of a city. And yet, under these sullen skies, a miracle is happening. The limbed and headed machine of pain and undignified suffering is firing up again.'

My review of Hollow Knight: Silksong for Video Games Chronicle.

'Hollow Knight: Silksong review: A game that intends to make you suffer, even to its own detriment.

Team Cherry’s sequel has a clear mission statement, but doesn’t seem to consider the consequences.

3/5 stars.'

My review of Demonschool for Rock Paper Shotgun, included in RPS' Bestest Bests category.

'Demonschool review
Saturday morning carcasses.'

November 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM

Suriel Vazquez

@suriel.bsky.social

After years of only drinking soy/almond milk I had my first real glass of whole milk

Lady reacting to the orgasm cake in The Matrix Reloaded

November 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM

Suriel Vazquez

@suriel.bsky.social

Sounds like she's got big plans for January 6

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 5d

Marjorie Taylor Greene just announced she's leaving Congress

November 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM

Suriel Vazquez

@suriel.bsky.social

Narcicuss Mamdani: ordinary Americans would love to have lower energy bills

Echo Trump: Lower energy bills... Lower energy bills... Lower energy bills...

Trump staff: we'll get right on it sir

November 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM

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cait ⚔️

@lesbianknights.bsky.social

hiii i'm Caitlan and i'm looking for my next FT remote role! i have 4 years of gaming industry xp doing:

player support
social media & community management
content creation
marketing
copywriting
and more~

i'm funny and cool and creative, so check out my portfolio + resume now!
🍂 🌰 🤎 bit.ly/3M2uu57

edited sonic the hedgehog meme. sonic is a blue hedgehog with red and white shoes, the background is yellow and there is a large speech bubble above him. the text in the bubble reads, "I want to be paid my worth, fun projects to work on, a support team, and a safe and healthy work environment and I'm NOT KIDDING."

November 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM

Suriel Vazquez

@suriel.bsky.social

Next year it will be illegal to get scammed or groomed in Roblox 😌

Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 5d

I wonder if tech creeps are gonna do what the automotive industry did when they invented the crime of jaywalking to shift the blame for safety issues onto the public

the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 5d

re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"

November 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM