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Morgan Shaver ☕️

@polwingedhussar.bsky.social

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Comms Manager @ Nightdive Studios, writer, guitar player, retro/indie gamer, book nerd, mediocre poet, Tetris pro. She/They. ✍

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · Dec 14

Finally got around to recording a practice session with my new Schecter 👻

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you 😭

Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 19h

Like I could barely get through my morning shower now I'm sitting here reading through hundreds of angry comments about a work decision I didn't make and have no control over, beyond sharing those comments with the people who did make that decision, which I'm currently working on doing

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 19h

Trying to work while sick with COVID is making me sicker 😭 why must I always get sick at the most inconvenient times

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 1d

The mental gymnastics of AI supporters saying AI "removes human bias" or is "better than humans" when it's humans who created the damn thing in the first place and human data that trained it. It's also humans funding and allocating resources to it.

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 2d

😊✨️

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 3d

I've heard the same thing, it's really concerning especially with so many companies using ATS now and there being no real audit system in place, I've been recommending my job hunting friends apply to smaller companies over bigger ones because smaller companies are less likely to use ATS 😩

Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 3d

When are we going to acknowledge some of the difficulty games industry people face in getting hired is due to the increased reliance on ATS screening. If you're a person of color, or a woman, you're statistically more likely to be passed up for a job.

www.washington.edu/news/2024/10...

AI tools show biases in ranking job applicants’ names according to perceived race and gender

University of Washington researchers found significant racial, gender and intersectional bias in how three state-of-the-art large language models ranked resumes. The models favored white-associated...

www.washington.edu

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 3d

Instead of a Switch 2, I decided to treat myself to the Zelda OLED that I've always wanted 😇

Nintendo Switch - OLED (Zelda special edition)

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Revy but spoopy @catgirlfingies.quest · 7d

Once again reminding everyone to please leave steam reviews on indie games.
It helps out the devs SO MUCH

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 6d

Shoutout to my 6th grade teacher for the trauma he inflicted on me when he dumped out my desk, found my diary, and read it out loud to the entire class. I'm almost 33 years old and still get traumatic flashbacks from that day. 😩

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 10d

As the communications manager, social media manager, and community manager for Nightdive Studios, I've won an award along with the rest of my team for our work on The Thing: Remastered!

Pinnacle Awards - Marketing & Communications PR Campaign of the Year - Nightdive Studios - The Thing: Remastered - PLATINUM

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 9d

What a flex to be like... on guitar, me, on bass, me, on drums, me, on vocals, you guessed it, also me 😆

youtu.be/QIP20TMlOHs?...

Mammoth: "The Spell" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

YouTube video by Mammoth

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 9d

When I have the money and free time I really want to learn how to play the drums so I can be a one-person band like Wolfgang Van Halen

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 10d

As the communications manager, social media manager, and community manager for Nightdive Studios, I've won an award along with the rest of my team for our work on The Thing: Remastered!

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 10d

Thinking about my first ever run through Pokémon Silver at age 8 where I beat the entire game (including the Elite Four) by only using Typhlosion. I knew I could use other Pokémon, I just didn't want to play the game that way because it felt too easy to have 6 Pokémon to swap between.

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 10d

Saaaaaaame, I'm so hyped for PowerWash Sim 2 🙌

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Whitethorn Games @whitethorngames.bsky.social · 12d

unfortunately i do love:
-cozy games
-easy games
-accessibility options
-being able to save whenever i want
-walking sims
-dating sims disguised as roleplaying games
-spending hours perfecting my character in the character creator
-games where i can pet the dog
-or the cat
-or th

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 12d

Too many games for whom? The average gamer can't afford to buy more than a handful of games a month, and don't have the time to play most of them because they're busy working. Not to mention, we're treating "games" as a monolith instead of noting the differences in genre, platform, audience, etc.

Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 12d

Too many games www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

The Video-Game Industry Has a Problem: There Are Too Many Games

A crowded September for video-game releases illustrates a broader challenge in the market

www.bloomberg.com

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Heather Flowers @hthrflwrs.bsky.social · 14d

TAILS. TAILS. TAILS. TAILS. TAILS. HEADS. TAILS.

Unfair Flips is OUT NOW! Flip the world's worst coin over and over as you try to get ten heads in a row!!

store.steampowered.com/app/3925760/...

Unfair Flips on Steam

A non-idle clicker game about flipping a coin that hates you. Starting with just a 20% chance of getting heads, can you get ten heads in a row?

store.steampowered.com

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 13d

I'm biased, but Nightdive really are the masters of remasters. I'm honored to get to work with some of the most talented people in the industry.

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 14d

I also don't have the free time in my current role to play games that aren't from my company. And don't get me wrong, I love what my company releases. But... I rarely get to play games just for me, and when I do, I often don't want to because it doesn't feel fun. Depression will do that, I guess.

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 14d

When I was a games journalist, I had the free time to play new releases and talk about them with friends. Since I was laid off from journalism in 2023, I stopped playing games almost entirely. As a writer, it broke me to be forced away from journalism in a way I've never truly recovered from.

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koyorin @koyorin.bsky.social · 15d

hinako // #SILENTHILLf #SILENTHILL

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Sunny daydream @sunnysxc.bsky.social · 16d

nothing will ever feel like neopets in 2005

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Morgan Shaver ☕️ @polwingedhussar.bsky.social · 16d

I'm so sorry for your loss! RIP Zorro 😭💔