shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 2hGood chinwag with Brian Crecente on a way to re-invigorate the concole gaming space. 💥🎮💪🏼💙 xsolla.com/game-biz-ins...xsolla.comExpert Article | Game Biz InstituteRead expert analysis and insights on the game industry from Game Biz Institute. 240
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Looking forward to a good chat and hope some of you get your questions in! 💥🎮💪🏼💙 091
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 25/09/2026On my morning walk I spied.... Quo Vadis, Mr Robato? 🤖👣💥 010
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Every election season it's important to remember..... youtube.com/shorts/nJMBb...youtube.com🤴 "Strange Women Lying in Ponds Is No Basis for a System of Government!" 🏰🐍 [Monty Python #movieYouTube video by spiderjule 130
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 09/09/2026It's always an easy morning to connect with my antipodean brother, Reece. @kiwitalkz.bsky.social . From time to time we come together to try to figure out what the hell is going on in gaming. Here's another attempt. Hope it's helpful 💥🎮🦾💙 761
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 19/08/2026How did I not know this was in the world 40 years ago!? NEED! 💥🎮 380
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Support the Arts! All of 'em! This is an amazing take on today, the script, direction, acting was all top drawer. 🎭💪🏼🩵 localnewsmatters.org/2026/08/05/p...localnewsmatters.orgPlaywright Aaron Loeb takes on tech, power in SF Playhouse premiere ‘R.O.I.’ - Local News MattersAaron Loeb’s latest play, “R.O.I. (Return on Investment), opening this week in a San Francisco Playhouse premiere, may call to mind the Theranos 040
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 11/08/2026🤦 We truly live in a post satire world here on Earth 2. 341
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Grab your hat and bag we're hitting the road.... 280
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 04/07/2026It's been a helluva week. Done opining on the videogame industry. Time to wax academic with Prof Hobbes. Have a great weekend, BluSky 💪💙 1150
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 29/05/2026It's not TBT but I came across these stamps today and wonder if most folks will see the extraordinary. 340
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Oh, my new fave game 💥🎮💙 www.epicfurious.comepicfurious.comEpic FuriousPlay Epic Furious, from The Secret Handshake. 030
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 18/04/2026@karaswisher.bsky.social 🎉🎊 you nailed it, and him, on Maher. 💥💥 030
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 15/04/2026We'll take our wins where we find them. 🎊💥share.googleLive Nation and Ticketmaster lose antitrust caseA New York jury on Wednesday found that event promoter Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary violated U.S. and state antitrust laws. 070
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 07/04/2026From 1983. Let's hoped it presaged the wrong time line. youtu.be/Tj9M34DzAKo?...youtu.beThe Missiles Are Flying - The Dead Zone (9/10) Movie CLIP (1983) HDYouTube video by Movieclips 010
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Saturday palate cleanser 🎊🎎 youtu.be/NwOvu-j_WjY?...youtu.beFujii Kaze - Matsuri（Official Video）YouTube video by Fujii Kaze 121
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 19/02/2026#DayofRemembrance We remember. Never forget. 🙏🏽☮️💙 180
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Ok, well, that cat's out the bag. 🎮🍸💥💙 gamerant.com/shawn-layden...gamerant.com"This is to video gaming what Mad Men was to advertising" Shawn Layden comments on new projectFormer PlayStation CEO Shawn Layden is sharing more details about his next big project, equating it to an equivalent of Mad Men for gaming. 0121
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 13/12/2025Fuxake. apnews.com/article/amer...apnews.comTrump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his imageThe Trump administration argues that providing real-time American Sign Language interpretation for events like White House press briefings would intrude on the president’s control over his public imag... 022
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Found a new friend in seat next to me... Best girl. Likes my Turkish slides. 🐶💜 160
Reposted by shawn laydenLewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Over at The Ringer, I went long on the history of PlayStation online, from SOCOM and Uncharted 2 to its current live-service woes. Notable hearing Shawn Layden on GaaS: “A live-service game to me isn’t really a game. It’s a repetitive action engagement device.” www.theringer.com/2025/10/24/v...theringer.comWhy Can’t Sony Make More Multiplayer Hits?How the PlayStation maker lost—but still survived—gaming’s live-service struggle 44820
Reposted by shawn laydenAndrew Borman @borman.bsky.social · 21/10/2025The Strong is hosting their annual Play Ball fundraiser this week, and with it, the auction! These are items donated specifically for the fundraiser. Lots of great items available, including signed Atari hardware, Defender poster, @shawnlayden.bsky.social signed PS1, and more! strongmu2025.ggo.bidstrongmu2025.ggo.bidOnline Bidding Page 162
Reposted by shawn laydenBill Wolkoff @billwearsties.bsky.social · 28/09/2025Indie director Barbara Marques has been kidnapped by ICE. She is legally married to a U.S. citizen & was at a green card mtg when she was abducted and prevented from seeing her lawyer. Her husband Tucker May does not know where she is. Please spread the word so he can find her /1 7668954544
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Your periodic reminder that Rod Serling was the Nostradamus of our times. 😬😱😩 youtu.be/IuAzvb38PyI?...youtu.bePOSSESSED CHILD -- 2 Minute Twilight Zone -- It's A Good LifeYouTube video by 2MinuteTwilightZone 020
Reposted by shawn laydenHookcity - 🚫“War Plan” DMs Please 👊🏻🇺🇸🔥 🫣 @hookcity.bsky.social · 24/08/2025No frickin way #allythepiper #piperally #freebird 34973561639
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 21/08/2025It was a 60 minute lightning round. @hiphopgamer.bsky.social Gerrard does the homework and brings the 🔥. Barely escaped with me head. Can't wait to do it again! 💥🎮💪🏼💙 youtu.be/fD0gJdspbqo?...youtu.beShawn Layden And HipHopGamer Discuss The Gaming Business Future, Xbox, PS6, Nintendo, AA Gaming.YouTube video by HipHopGamer 091
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 14/08/2025The presser was held at the Japanese American National Museum #jamuseum The sight of storm troopers there should be an affront to all Americans. In fact, the sight of them in any city is outrageous. #NeverAgainIsNow 💥 070
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 17/07/2025I'm old enough to remember a time when a single Polaroid could deep six your political life. How we've declined.... 😔 38738137
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 11/06/2025SOLID💥🔥✨ Hundreds gather in Oakland in solidarity with Los Angeles protesters www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...sfchronicle.comHundreds gather in Oakland in solidarity with Los Angeles protestersAt the Oakland event, union and faith leaders prayed with the crowd and urged people to build community and stick together to fight back against the federal government. 080
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 17/05/2025Apropos of nothing in particular, that was a heckuva party..... now where's my VHS deck....? 📼🤷 2160
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Today in POTUS : 1 Make Alcatraz Great Again! 2 💯% Tarrif on movies shot overseas. He's really leaning into the crazy today. 4100
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 04/05/2025modelthinkers.com/mental-model... Your regular reminder.modelthinkers.comBullshit Asymmetry Principle“Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.” - George Bernard Shaw. Shaw’s warning seems more pertinent than ever, as we face growing amounts of misinform... 191
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Yeh. That's improving efficiency. Fuxake 🤦🏽♂️ www.reuters.com/business/hea...reuters.comUS FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cutsThe Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters. 050
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Pimping out the South Lawn. So effing on brand. 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️ www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comFirst Corporate-Sponsored White House Easter Egg Roll Draws Trump Pals Amazon, Google, MetaFirst Lady Melania Trump’s Easter Egg Roll is brought to you by Silicon Valley. 151
Reposted by shawn laydenBen Ross @benross.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.” 11026605911334
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 09/04/2025🚨🚨🚨 Really had a good podgab with the dynamic duo at Player Driven: Greg Posner and Lewis Ward. With the dynamic range of change in our gaming world, we've got to stay engaged. Blink and you'll miss it. 💥🎮🦾💙 playerdriven.io/articles/the...playerdriven.ioThe Future of Games Isn’t Bigger, It’s Smarter: A Conversation with Shawn Layden ● Framer template Mikko Fuselle ● Blog, Magazine, JournalPlayer Driven explores what motivates players to keep playing and how studios are driven to attract and engage them. Where player passions meet studio strategies, diving into the dynamics that fuel la... 060
Reposted by shawn laydenMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 08/04/2025It’s a month since the administration detained and disappeared a green card holder, a lawful permanent resident. We cannot allow this to be normalized or forgotten. 7554497112385
Reposted by shawn laydenCraig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Citizens cannot, by legal definition, be "deported." What she's describing is kidnapping and forced imprisonment without cause. She and many, many others in this administration should face prison one day. bsky.app/profile/ones... 27085232392
Reposted by shawn laydenJack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 08/04/2025On point. A very important fact to remember. Thank you, @rmayemsinger.bsky.social 531824547
Reposted by shawn laydenNathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 06/04/2025In more uplifting news, 1,000 people protested ICE’s abduction of a mother and children at the home of the agency’s acting head Tom Homan. Notably, the entire population of the town is just 1,450. www.syracuse.com/state/2025/0... 114111502638
shawn layden @shawnlayden.bsky.social · 26/03/2025🚨🚨🚨PSA 🚨 🚨 🚨 Don't leave your DNA at the 🔥 sale.wired.comHow to Delete Your Data From 23andMeDNA-testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, which means the future of the company’s vast trove of customer data is unknown. Here’s what that means for your genetic data. 162
