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John DeRiggi @johnderiggiart.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Happy #PortfolioDay! I'm John DeRiggi, Senior Character Artist driving stylized art and pipelines on 20+ shipped titles across indie, AAA, and location-based entertainment. Always happy to learn about fun character opportunities! Portfolio johnderiggi.com Email john.e.deriggi@gmail.com #gameart

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M Grazzyk ✊ UVW-CWA @gratchek.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Danny is one of the best Art Director's I've worked with, and an extremely supportive and emotionally skilled team lead. He's worth every penny to have on board your team!

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Myriame・．🦂 @mllepilgrim.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

🗓️ SAVE THE DATE 🗓️ ✨ APRIL 9TH! ✨ The Triple-i Initiative is BACK!!

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danimals @dannymoll.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

rip #ReneeGood #AbolishICE fuck these evil fucking racist misogynistic hateful fascists

depicts an ice agent killing an innocent and peaceful mother. the text reads "ICE wants to kill your wife"

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

"AVVIES" AWARD WINNERS THREAD. Woe be upon the winners! ❤️ Watch live 👇 www.twitch.tv/UVW_CWA

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

The award for "Most Upsetting/Disappointing Sunset Game" goes to... HYPER LIGHT BREAKER

The award for "Most Disappointing Sunset Game" goes to HYPER LIGHT BREAKER

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Niq @tekf.itch.io · 11/11/2025

If you're wondering whether joining the game workers union could ever make a difference, the execs at Rockstar certainly think so.

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Austin Kelmore @austinkelmore.com · 04/11/2025

Rockstar union workers have set up a solidarity fund to help them survive and fight after 30 of them were fired in an attempt to destroy the union. Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts. actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

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Support Rockstar Workers Fighting Unfair Dismissals!

Last week over 30 members of staff at Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar were fired en masse in a “calculated attack on workers”. The IWGB described Rockstar’s actions as ‘the most blatant and rut...

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Laced @lacedrecords.com · 11/11/2025

Azuria Sky and Joel Corelitz awaken dreams and nightmares with the Possessor(s) soundtrack, a world of decayed pianos, haunting textures, and ambient melodies echoing what was and what remains. 🎹 🎶 Now available for streaming on your favourite platforms: lnk.to/possessor-s

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M Grazzyk ✊ UVW-CWA @gratchek.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Possessor(s) is out today! Please check it out we all worked so hard to make it the best that we could

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Myriame・．🦂 @mllepilgrim.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I've reposted many posts made by folks who were recently laid off from Heart Machine, but here is a thread that highlights them all. I am also including folks who were previously laid off & are still looking for work. I will be linking their Bsky posts, as well as LinkedIn. Please, share this. 🖤

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Alex Johnson @alexgameaudio.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Hey friends - my time at Heart Machine is ending after nearly 6 years. It’s difficult to say goodbye to a studio that has seen so much growth in myself and others. If you know of any studios hiring for audio lead or senior roles, please send them my way. DMs are open! #AudioJobs #OpenToWork

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Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month. Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!

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Meagan G @m00gart.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

It's that time again, folks. I have been told I will be let go from Heart Machine next week. The people there have been amazing friends and coworkers and anyone else who has been affected deserves all the love and support. I will be updating my portfolio soon; any Env Art leads would be appreciated

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M Grazzyk ✊ UVW-CWA @gratchek.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

anyway myriame is an amazing producer and this template has wholly replaced my crappy older one so, check it

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dr. hazel 🕯️ @hazelmonforton.com · 29/09/2025

Today is my last day at Blizzard! Working with the World of Warcraft team has been such a fun, positive experience. I can't wait for players to see what we made together. Now I'm looking for my next role in games, full time or contract, indie or AAA. You can check out my portfolio on my website! 🖤

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M Grazzyk ✊ UVW-CWA @gratchek.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Can't believe I'm saying this again so soon, but I've been laid off from Heart Machine. Please check out Possessor(s) on Nov 11th, I'm incredibly excited for you all to experience what I've been working so hard on the past year. Gonna just keep on moving forward and makin art mattgraczykart.com

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Matt Graczyk - Environment Artist

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Devolver Digital @devolverdigital.com · 26/09/2025

Possessor(s) dazzles PS5 and PC players on November 11! Heart Machine's Metroidvania is soaked in stylish combat, weird demons, and sexy interdimensional beings. Wishlist now and follow @heartmachine.bsky.social for more news and stay updated!

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POSSESSOR(S) Gameplay Overview | PS5 and PC on November 11

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Myriame・．🦂 @mllepilgrim.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Something that helped me keep sane when I had to look for work was having a spreadsheet where I could keep every detail of job applications in one place. I updated it in 2024 & made a template, anyone can use it by clicking File > Make a Copy. 🔹 tinyurl.com/8vc5nwmn

A screenshot of a looking-for-work spreadsheet I made. Some info on there are date applied, status, company applied to, location, type, link, position, project, etc.

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Possessor(s) is OUT NOW @possessors.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Happy #Silksong day! Don't worry, we're not trying to crash the party. We'll just be over here quietly polishing up our game for when you're ready for your next M̶e̶t̶r̶o̶i̶d̶v̶a̶n̶i̶a̶ search action game fix...👉👈😈

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ACLU @aclu.org · 17/06/2025

BREAKING: A federal judge ruled all transgender and intersex people can obtain passports that align with their gender identity while the case against President Trump's executive order proceeds. While this is good news, we will continue fighting until this executive order is blocked permanently.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 12/06/2025

this is not intended as a substitute for trained medical professionals but if you also saw some of the footage going around and thought 'wtf do i even do if i or somewhere near me gets hurt at a protest' here is a guide specifically for first aid at protests activisthandbook.org/wellbeing/ri...

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Riot medicine | Activist Handbook

A guide for first aid and street medics at protests

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Sam Tung @stung.art · 09/06/2025

Hotline for Immigrant Law Defenders: 213-833-8283 Legal representative line for CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles): 213-201-3797 ACLU Rapid Response Hotline for LA County: 888-624-4752

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Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 09/06/2025

The are line dancing in the middle of the protest while shouting Fuck ICE

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M Grazzyk ✊ UVW-CWA @gratchek.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

happy pride y'all! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈⚧️ it's an incredibly scary time and everyone deserves so much more from this world

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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Did you know if you organize your favorite video game studio you can put in your contract the rule that makes sure if you worked on a game you get credited even if you leave before shipping???

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Bruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 23/05/2025

If you replace handmade assets with slop while putting it into a product you sell for the same price, that's not a neutral 'cost saving', that's raising your margin by diluting the value of the product you're selling.

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Bruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 23/05/2025

We all kind of just assume there are cost savings there but, uh, are there? Is this evidenced anywhere? Like, you can produce a lot of slop, but what's the cost of using genAI to produce assets that are 1:1 replacements for what AAA studios spend money on? To what extent is that even possible?

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Giant Bomb @giantbomb.com · 11/05/2025

Giant Bomb lives! Fandom has sold the site to us and it is now fully independent and employee-owned. We'll see you all on Tuesday for the Giant Bombcast. For more info right now, head over to www.giantbomb.com/join

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Pete Dimitrov @petedimitrovart.com · 10/05/2025

Every Level Designer I’ve worked with at Rebellion has given me (the Environment Artist) a space blocked out with pacing, metrics, AI enemies considerations, etc. Never architectural or visual considerations first. I love it. This blog kind of goes over this in an in-depth way I hadn’t considered.

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🎀 Nerdy Barbie 🧠 @literallylyss.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

ICE agents wearing masks while kidnapping people tells me that they know what they’re doing is bad. They simply don’t care because they are bad people.

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Xavier @xavierck.com · 19/04/2025

Y'all. After this many years doing 3D character art and having to deal with simulations, manual sculpting, and hunting for references online, I'm so goddamn happy to have the opportunity to do work like this I'm having an absolute blast, and the results are SO CRISP

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amy brown @amybrown.xyz · 06/05/2025

i actually think it's disgusting that slack automatically changes :) to 🙂. they do NOT communicate the same meaning! you're embarrassing me!!

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 06/05/2025

In an absolutely devastating ruling, the Supreme Court has allowed the transgender military ban to go into effect. This is shocking - the ban explicitly called transgender people dishonorable for being transgender. It is as clear as day soaked in animus. www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docke...

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Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I have a little under three months to raise around $8,000 for my top surgery in August. If you'd like to help, please consider donating or sharing the campaign 🙇‍♂️ !

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