iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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gita “the formalist” jackson @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

if you are a person of color and want to pitch to aftermath, i encourage you to do so. if you haven't pitched before or want to talk through an idea before you send it to the pitch email, give me a shout via email gita @ aftermath.site

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Tara Voelker @tarav.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

So, who’s hiring? (Yes, I was impacted by the Netflix layoffs even though I was the single accessibility person in gaming.)

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Kate Sánchez @ohmymithrandir.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Eating Disorders are also highly personal, and unique to people. They look different, affect everyone differently, but if you would like to read a piece about how it was to come back from the edge of relapse I wrote about it here:

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To The Bone: We Need To Talk About Eating Disorders In FIlm

To The Bone came out years ago, but it stands as one of the most realistic looks as eating disorders, we explain why this is the case.

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sonia im @soniaim.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Pats self on back for successfully getting done with an unexpected 12 hour work day after getting 2 hours of sleep last night. #insomniacsunite

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Blessing Adeoye Jr. @blessingjr.com · 11/08/2026

Hello! Today, I'm launching Hidden Gem. Hidden Gem is a lil publication where I'll write about video games. Expect curated gaming recs, lists, and opinions about the games I'm playing. Hiddengem.player.gg

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Rollin Bishop @rollinbishop.com · 10/08/2026

updated this bad boy for the first time in a hot minute

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 30/07/2026

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

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sonia im @soniaim.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Highly recommended!! So many things had to align for great images when there was only analog photography & these books are full of them 📸 This is one of my favs because somehow all of the different planes are equally present (if that makes sense).

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sonia im @soniaim.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

This is a great walk down E3 memory lane @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social! Mind was blown at my 1st E3 when I got to play Tekken 2 (still my fav fighting game) and booths offered me booze (I wasn't 21 yet).

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Wes Fenlon @wes.readonlymemo.com · 10/07/2026

Something a bit more personal than usual: For the last 10 years my dad has been struggling with a version of ALS, a terrible neuromuscular disease. He's kept up his spirits by making photo books chronicling his life as a photographer+traveler. I'm helping sell them now to pay for nursing care:

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Photo Trips by Hugh Fenlon

Personal photography books compiled from a catalog of more than 30,000 analog film photographs taken across multiple continents and multiple decades.

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Oakland Public Library @oaklibrary.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

❤️‍🩹🩺 Next week! FREE free primary and urgent care, vaccinations, and financial counseling from Alameda Health System's mobile medical clinic. Dental services for all ages is also back! ⏰10am - 3:30pm 🗓Every 3rd Tuesday 📍Oakland Main Library 125 14th St. More info ➡️ bit.ly/4oCrU5j

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Garrett Martin @garrettmartin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

back at Kotaku, talking about the new audio-animatronic pirate at Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean, a very serious subject worthy of close consideration kotaku.com/disneylands-...

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A Pirates Of The Caribbean Animatronic Got Updated And Fans Hate It

Response to Disneyland's new "transforming pirate" makes it seem less like a "plus" than a minus.

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Jessica Cogswell 🌸 @jessicogs.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I’m so tired of life being reporting about layoffs in the months between my own team’s layoffs

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Brendan Hesse @brendanlh.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Lmao sick, I just got laid off from GameSpot while on paid medical leave recovering from a gunshot wound.

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sonia im @soniaim.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I thought it was just me Anna! The frustration that visitors feel upon encountering less-than-ideal weather in Los Angeles feels like an implicit indictment of the city, and, by extension, me. @lamaterial.com lamaterial.com/p/la-weather...

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L.A. Weather: The Burden Of Gray Skies When Guests Come

When out-of-towners encounter less-than-ideal weather in Los Angeles, it feels like an implicit indictment of the city, and, by extension, me.

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Greg Miller @gameovergreggy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Playing For The Planet - United Nations x Kinda Funny Event Stream www.youtube.com/live/-XnB-XW...

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Playing For The Planet - United Nations x Kinda Funny Event Stream

YouTube video by Kinda Funny Games

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Marvelous USA @marveloususa.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Have a little teaser of the @storyofseasons.bsky.social collab coming this Saturday! (Follow @/honeyandbutter on Insta for more BTS)

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Maddy Myers 🏳️‍🌈 @midimyers.com · 17/06/2026

i remain proud to have @mothership.blog alongside two extraordinary feminist publications, @theflytrapmedia.com and @autonomynews.co, as part of a VEEERYYYY good 50% off deal on a 90-day subscription! if you already support mothership, just use your subscriber email & we'll be taken off the bill~

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Trustfnd | Feminist Bundle

3 creators collaborating.

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

My Game of the Show for Summer Game Fest 2026.

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sonia im @soniaim.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

This was a much needed distraction from election results and politics in general. #sgf #playdays

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sonia im @soniaim.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Hi friends! I'll be stationed here today & Monday. Please say hello 👋 #sgf #playdays #granbluefantasy

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sonia im @soniaim.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

The LA edition of The Mix has got to be my fav. Joel designed the Molly the Marble so thoughtfully you can even play well during an event. There are accessible features too. Alice in Wonderland Pinball stole a chunk of my time b4 we chatted about pet bunnies 🐰 #indiedev #indiegame #indiedev

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sonia im @soniaim.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

If you're super behind on studying up @laist.com has an extremely user friendly voters guide! 🗳 (you don't need to vote on everything so don't let that hold you back) #ivoted #govote

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sonia im @soniaim.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Sing it @toddmartens.bsky.social! "...to shred a theme park is to discount the power of narrative art, and, quite frankly, it’s a warning sign that you are just no fun." This Disney adult highly recommends Todd's newsletter✨ link.latimes.com/view/6520701... #disneyland #themeparks

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Los Angeles Times

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Charles Harte @chuckduck365.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I’ll be doing a panel at the Super Cincy Expo this year! If you’re near Cincinnati, swing by the Sharonville Convention Center on May 16 to hear me (and the guys at Co-Op 64) talk about our jobs! I’m very excited! I love video games and also Cincinnati!!!

A picture of Charles Harte holding a weekend badge for Super Cincy Expo. Text at the top of the image reads, “Local Games Media Panel May 16th at 3 pm”. Text at the bottom of the screen reads, “GAMEINFORMER”.

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Pinball is thriving. (There's a brand new Pokemon table!) But you're far more likely to find the game in someone's basement than in your favorite local dive bar. Here's how the industry survived the '00s. And the way pinball has fundamentally changed for a different audience in 2026.

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Why Pinball Moved from Bars to Basements

What’s your earliest memory of pinball?

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Remember all of those times you said you would pick up an indie game if it was on sale. Now's that time. Here's a list of solid titles you can pick up for less than 5 bucks.

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sonia im @soniaim.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Myth of Lumi was another #GDC discovery that brought a smile to my face. These ladies (not shown) built it during their time in USC's video game program, launched it, and then decided to reunite to exhibit during the show. #indiedev

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sonia im @soniaim.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Some of my fav student projects in the alt.ctrl area at GDC warming my heart ❤️ #gdc #gdcplay #altctrl #indiedev

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Wes Fenlon @wes.readonlymemo.com · 06/03/2026

I happened to be in downtown SF today, so I tried stopping by the Superhuman AI office to ask about the AI “editor” based on me. Unfortunately just got a very nice office manager who said no one was in. Lots of games people in Grammarly’s pool too besides me…

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Grammarly is using our identities without permission

Grammarly’s AI stole my boss’s identity.

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sonia im @soniaim.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

🥳😄🥂 👏 The feeling that you get when the Indie game you announced in 2022 and has been in dev for 8yrs gets a Metacritic score on launch day and it's really good (84%)! Thanks to you super busy journalists who gave #Apopia a chance🙏Congrats Quillo!! #indiedev #indiegame youtu.be/8V_yfo5-TCQ?...

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Apopia: Sugar Coated Tale Official Trailer

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Riley MacLeod @rcmacleod.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

I am always happy to talk to anyone about the nitty-gritty that goes into going indie! We were endlessly helped when we were getting started, and I earnestly love helping other folks!

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Nicole Carpenter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Last week, I got a corrections request for a story I didn't write, on a publication I don't write for. It sent me down a very strange rabbit hole involving a mysterious content publisher. There's a lot I don't understand, but here's what I know: aftermath.site/nicole-carpe...

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I'm Not That Nicole Carpenter

I got a corrections request for a story I didn't write, and it pulled me down a journalism rabbit hole.

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sonia im @soniaim.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Rare postitive news in the world of journalism for the Santa Barbara News-Press👏 William Belfiore, Joshua Molina, Newswell #santabarbara #news #newspaper link.latimes.com/view/6520701...

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Rollin Bishop @rollinbishop.com · 12/11/2025

If you're a games freelancer and you're going to physically be in LA around TGAs in December, and you still have capacity to pick up further work, I would love to hear from you: rollin.bishop@futurenet.com

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sonia im @soniaim.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Great showing at my Venice location! There's still time, remember you can drop it off at USPS if you don't want to wait. #ivoted🇺🇸 #GoVote

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sonia im @soniaim.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Ahh the good ole times when I didn't feel like checking social media was a hazard to my emotional state & I had a love/hate relationship w/ the best pocketsized typing device ever. #crackberry

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IGN Creators Guild @ignunion.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Today, IGN laid off eight extremely valuable members of our union and workforce via directive from our parent company, Ziff Davis. This, after two incredibly successful live events IGN Live and SDCC, and yet another corporate acquisition. Please take a moment to read and share our full statement:

Today, IGN Entertainment announced that it would be laying off eight members of the IGN Creators Guild.

This is 12% of our bargaining unit, and comes just days after our sister union, the Ziff Davis Creators Guild, underwent similar layoffs impacting 15% of their members. It also comes just months after our multibillion-dollar parent company, Ziff Davis, instituted a company-wide buyout that shrunk our unit numbers, with the express intent of avoiding future layoffs. And it comes just a little over one year after three of our members were laid off almost immediately after our union went public.

The company has told us that the reason for this layoff stems from a Ziff Davis-mandate to cut costs despite several quarters in a row of year-over-year revenue increases, to which IGN Entertainment responded by coming for our members' jobs. This is perplexing to us, as we are told again and again that IGN Entertainment has had a tremendously successful year thus far thanks to their hard work. In just the last few months, our members have been absolutely essential to major events and livestreams, including San Diego ComicCon, Summer of Gaming, and IGN Live. Every single person impacted today was involved in and critical to the success of those events.

Meanwhile, IGN Entertainment continues to spend money on costly acquisitions, only to turn around and gut those companies in the same way it is cutting away at IGN itself. For instance, last year, it acquired Gamer Network, and almost immediately laid off a number of staff critical to making those sites successful. The company has not responded to the union's questions about whether its budget for future acquisitions is being reconsidered as a cost-saving measure alongside these other apparently necessary personnel cuts.

At a time when it is more necessary than ever to support its creators, IGN Entertainment is choosing to eliminate the individuals who ensure IGN remains competitive as generative AI

threatens our reach. We have been told that expert opinion pieces, original interviews, and work that leverages our staff's deep knowledge of gaming, tech, and entertainment are all essential to combating AI summarization and regurgitation of our work. Management has responded by cutting several individuals who do that exact work, as well as others whose job it is to ensure that these written and video pieces are published in a speedy manner — another component of combating AI we're told is critical.

This continued cycle of repeated, aggressive cuts to our staff and being asked to do more with less, only for management to continue to spend on new business it isn't interested in sustaining cannot continue. We will enforce our interim agreement that guarantees better severance and other protections to laid off members, as well as demand additional support for those impacted. We will continue to bargain over our first contract with the aim of enshrining even better protections against further layoffs, working conditions continuously degraded by understaffing, and the encroachment of generative AI. And we won't stop fighting to ensure IGN remains the best destination for trustworthy, original, exciting, and creative work covering video games, entertainment, and tech.

While IGN Entertainment management may not value us, we value one another and the incredible work we can do together. Behind the articles, videos, social posts, playlists, and maps of IGN are human beings, not just numbers on a spreadsheet to be pushed around when some number at the top isn't big enough. Without us, there is no IGN.

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