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Juan Vaca @juancow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I am part of this round of layoffs and am seeking new opportunities. If your team needs a narrative director / storyteller, please reach out.

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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 26/08/2026

The best way to honor the two who have left us recently, imo, is to keep being as gay as possible

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Ned Raggett @nedraggett.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Two of Miss Piggy's most iconic co-stars gone, this world is trash.

Dolly Parton in a great jean jacket and Miss Piggy in a purple satin top and white boa and cowboy hat. What more do you need?

Miss Piggy as Benjamina Gunn and Tim Curry as Long John Silver in _Muppet Treasure Island_

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Jess Krause @kessjrause.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Hey friends! I’m back making dice now that I finally have my workspace set up, but that means I’ll need to make room in my shop! I’ve got a sale running this week, so please help me get rid of some good click clacks :) legendloredice.etsy.com #dnd #dnddice

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LegendLoreDice - Etsy

Shop Handcrafted resin polyhedral dice by LegendLoreDice located in Redwood City, California.

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Jess Krause @kessjrause.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

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LegendLoreDice - Etsy

Shop Handcrafted resin polyhedral dice by LegendLoreDice located in Redwood City, California.

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David Lindsey Pittman @dphrygian.com · 07/07/2026

My best advice for any game devs recently laid off is to keep in touch with your closest coworker friends, do a group call at least once a week, share job postings in the chat, hype each other up, and just generally look out for each other.

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Johannah O. @ohalloranjh.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Hello world! I'm bringing a professional account forward out of fandom lurking. I'm Johannah, I've been a narrative designer on Destiny 2 since 2022 and contributed to releases since then. :) Like many of my beloved colleagues I am now on the market. Watch this space question mark?

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Shayna MoooOOOooon (she/they) @themoonis.gay · 25/06/2026

Hey fyi @gracklehq.com is run by one extremely good hearted guy, and it’s still the best site for games industry job listings. It has a patreon that he doesn’t advertise because he’s that selfless. You can support it on patreon and/or kofi

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Grackle HQ: A job site for the game industry - Grackle HQ

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Lynne @overquailified.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Well folks, the hand of the market got me: I've been impacted by layoffs at Bungie. It's been an incredible, astonishing pleasure working on Destiny 2 and a small part of Marathon with so many wonderful, talented folks. This was my first AAA job, at a studio whose games I'd played since childhood.

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John Ebenger @johnebenger.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The entire Cinematic org was included. Let me know if you're looking to pick up a Director and/or other talented cine folks at any level.

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ariella @agbouskila.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Well, I've been affected by the Bungie layoffs, and I guess I'm now looking for work. I'm a senior narrative designer on Destiny 2. I'm going to thread a little list of stuff I've done on the game; normally I go out of my way to avoid attention, but today I'd appreciate reposts.

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Jess Krause @kessjrause.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Today marks 10 years in the games industry for me! This is such a tough industry, especially recently, and I genuinely didn’t know if I would hit this milestone. But I did! I also hit 6 years at my current studio this week, and I’ve never been on a better team than the one I’m on right now 💜

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Dr. Skylar Grayson @skylargrayson.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA

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a hybrid signal @unknown.garden · 31/03/2026

so i don't live there now but i am From Philly, it's meaningfully part of me even 20+ years out and i'm not into hockey but this guy has transcended mere hockey mascot, imo. i've been thinking about this kind of treatment for him basically since go & especially since they doubled down on the flag-

scan of a gouache painting of Philly's mascot Gritty, a furry orange muppet with wild eyes, as a wrathful deity crowned with gold flames, dancing on modern imps of ignorance and cruelty, on the Columbia bridge over the Schuylkil, in front of a burning Cybertruck in the river, flanked by offerings of pretzels and Tastykakes. It holds up a progress flag on a hockey stick, a middle finger, a sprig of ginkgo, a big cup of Wawa coffee, one empty blessing hand, and a molotov cocktail ready to throw. The sky is pastel dawn colors over Fairmount Park.

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Phantomarine @phantomarine.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

"concept artists can experiment with AI to make their lives easi-" wrong I smack you with Claire Hummel's immaculate and detailed understanding of costume design, which she got by studying historical references, which made her strong, which you will not become by relying on AI get good

Concept art of Rosalind Lutece's wardrobe and outfit construction from Bioshock Infinite, drawn by Claire Hummel

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❤️jamie p!💚 @jamies.page · 04/01/2026

magfest is short for Magnificent Festivities

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Spicymochi @spicymochi.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

silly sea cows

Illustration of two little manatees swimming together surrounded by flowers, one with cow-like markings

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Kate Gray @hownottodraw.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

don't forget to tell your entire family about the bit where Michael Caine breaks his toe when kicking his nightcap!

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Tomb Raider Catalyst confirmed - 2027

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential

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Jess Krause @kessjrause.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

I could quote any part of this article and it would be incredibly poignant, but this part in particular stuck out to me. Art is meant to challenge people, to make people uncomfortable; but too often the people on top are willing to sacrifice it for the sake of commercial viability.

“This is a hegemony of American prudishness, applied globally, incoherently, unevenly, and unseriously. Anybody responsible for these decisions would be vaporized in seconds by a Pinku movie from the 1970s, and if a single person in this chain of command has an arts degree they are pretending they don’t for the sake of an ill-defined idea of business. Horses cannot be the ceiling for what is artistically and commercially possible in games, because otherwise we are in deep horseshit.”

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Bruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 04/12/2025

Also how childish is it to be boiling down a piece of art to just an enumeration of things it depicts that you find objectionable. If we care about video games we have to eradicate this kind of reductive nonsense.

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uncle leyla (scary) 🎃 @leylses.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

people getting their spotify wrapped today: it's a great time to switch to another service. spotify is doubling and tripling down on taking ICE's business and running ads. switching to tidal took me all of a few minutes and they made their own annual most-played thing anyway.

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Jess Krause @kessjrause.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

A lot of people on here will (correctly!) sing the praises of Arcadia and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, but it should also be noted that his translation of Anton Chekov’s The Seagull is genuinely one of the greatest translations to exist.

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Kieran Hurley @kieranhurley.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

incredible quote lol

When a doctor told me I’d come close to dying, and that the play had to stop using real knives, I remember thinking: “You just don’t understand theatre.”

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Novelty Cistern @noveltycistern.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Mamdani is going to bring him that snowglobe that plays "Memories" from CATS and we're going to get government grocery stores nationwide

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Jess Krause @kessjrause.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

The Phantoms are the development team for the Flyers. Melvin is best friends with Gritty. None of this is surprising.

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Jess Krause @kessjrause.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I don’t know how to take good videos, but I’ve been working on these gauntlets for my Vi cosplay for MONTHS and they’re finally at the end of the building stage.

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Hannah MacLeod is looking for work @macleodholdfast.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Belinda is the most incredible writer, teammate, and friend anyone could ask for. It kills me that we won't get to work together anymore. But if you'd LIKE to hire us both....

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Jess Krause @kessjrause.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

I've been so lucky to count Belinda as my friend before she was my co-worker, and it destroys me to lose her like this. She is such an amazing, thoughtful writer, and was such an immense well of positivity on our team. I love her dearly, and you should absolutely snap her up as soon as you can.

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belinda garcia-maguid @bgmaguid.com · 13/11/2025

absolutely heartbroken to announce that i was part of the crystal layoffs today 💔 if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫 i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖

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Samantha Wren @samwren.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Hannah is brilliant and funny and such an amazing cheerleader for other members of the team. Please please please snap her up.

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Cameron “Inevitability Enjoyer” Suey @cameronsuey.com · 13/11/2025

Hannah is quite literally what you would call “the best”, with a complete and holistic view of narrative and you should snap her up right away.

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Jess Krause @kessjrause.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Hannah is such an exceptional writer and designer, and I feel so incredibly lucky to have worked with her at both Crystal and Telltale before that. She's a powerhouse. I am absolutely devastated to lose her, and encourage anyone to reach out and hire her. I am a better writer for working with her.

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Jess Krause @kessjrause.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

This was actually very cathartic to fill out because of the anonymity of it. Got to go off on payment processors and genAi in games lol.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 05/11/2025

[Exit Clown.]

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Jess Krause @kessjrause.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

I’ve been too sick/busy to start playing yet (no spoilers, please!) but this is INCREDIBLE! It’s so so cool to see telltale alums take up the mantle and find such great success - and with an original IP to boot! Congrats @adhocstudio.com!!!

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · 03/11/2025

Censorship is now coming for your dnd and your warhammer and your farming sim, they don't care if it's not adult content. They wanted everything

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Amy-Leigh Shaw @diveamydive.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Hi again! Are you a studio or individual looking to hire Narrative talent for your games project? Good news! This great big Starter Pack below is brimming with Game Writers & Narrative Designers who are looking for work right now! I hope it helps you find somebody really special 🥰💛

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Jess Krause @kessjrause.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Remember friends, the more news and media outlets peddle the “1 dev and 10 friends” line —contrary to what the literal credits of the game say— the more c-suite execs find nebulous justification for firing another round of 1000 hard working devs. 👍🏻

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Jess Krause @kessjrause.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

It’s SFO all day. Really convenient park and shuttle options, connections to BART, and I have never waited for more the 10 minutes in security, even around the winter holidays.

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

btw did you know you can subscribe to PBS for only like $5/mo or a $60 one-time for a year donation, and get access to their Passport streaming service? They mail you a little live programming guide and everything, too. The 40-something seasons of NOVA alone are worth it.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

really does feel like if we can cyberbully the House into passing changes on the shit they openly hate and get it kicked back upstairs again there’s a chance it might not survive the Senate a second time if you live in a GOP state it’s time to ruin a House rep’s life

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