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Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tv · 12/10/2026

Um okay I hate to do this but ever since I had to pay for a bunch of school and visa stuff all at once I've been struggling to cover costs and have been without my prescriptions, including my ADHD meds and HRT for months now. If anyone can help so I can get back on track, I'd appreciate it.

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Grab_001 @grab001.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Figured posting the proper game would help with getting word out. Had to go to the Twitter post for it store.steampowered.com/app/5159870/...

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Needle In A Haystack Simulator on Steam

The viral one. The one and only. Find 1 needle hidden amongst 5,000,000 pieces of hay.

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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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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Zach Cregger should be able to hunt Resident Evil fans for sport

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Proto @protowlf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Hi I'm a AAA dev who is now indie. It's a depressing time, and it would be uplifting to see games industry folks boycott The Game Awards. Later this year Geoff is going to be handing awards to people who literally use plagiarism machines, after unheard of layoffs. Please just don't go.

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Erika Ishii @erikaishii.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

14 years ago I wanted to work with Blizzard so badly, I got myself hired as a figure model for the drawing classes and drove 3 hours+ to/from Irvine every week. Now after hosting at Blizzcon, voicing characters, and making lifelong friends on the teams, I support making Blizz BETTER for them. 💜

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JessEviltelli @mamavitelli.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I was laid off from Restart today, alongside my wonderful and talented co-workers. Sucks to write, but here we are. Lots of ways you can help, but I'm currently live with a lay-off subathon where you can come and chat and sub to keep the timer going to give me some cash Twitch.tv/MamaVitelli

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

So we found out this morning that everyone - myself included - from Restart's editorial staff has been let go. After like six layoffs in six years, that gif is my unfortunate reaction. Looking! For! Opportunities! I guess I'm open for freelance for a while!

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Ben Johnson 🏺👻 @gamedesignerben.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Layoffs hit Double Fine today, and I'm sorry to report that I was one of the ones hit. If you need a game designer with tech chops and 2+ decades of experience, here I am.

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Elsbeth Larkin @funtimesmcgee.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Hi everyone, today me and 22 others at Double Fine were hit by layoffs today. All the people who lost their jobs today care so much about the games they make and the people they work with. If anyone is looking for a tools SE with 7 years of experience and who brings baked goods on Mondays lmk.

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OneBGS - Bethesda Game Studios Union @bethesdaunion.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Bethesda Games Studios’ Montreal workers are being treated especially poorly by XBOX and we won’t stand for it. Here are the details. If this upsets you let Microsoft know: feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/ide...

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.

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Axel حسن Taiari @shevek.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I'm one of the folks affected. *Many* on the list are gifted; their work was crucial to the weird little miracle that is ZP. Please, consider hiring them. Dust is still settling on my end, but my inbox is open.

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Rick Desolate 🪦 | The D-Pad @ricdesi.dpad.fm · 14/07/2026

• sexually harassed coworkers and subordinates, prompting high-level members of the team at Lab Zero to resign rather than work with him • was cast out by the fighting game community and joined a Nazi Discord server • got really into racist George Floyd jokes during early BLM Fuck this game, man.

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This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com · 09/07/2026

This Week in Videogames is a reader-funded website, and our independent, commercial-free nature is only possible due to paid subscriptions. By popular demand, we've just launched a Discord community as a new perk for financial supporters. We'd love for you to be a part of it.

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Texas Jainsaw Massacre @jaina.wirefault.com · 09/07/2026

Welp. My entire team at Gamespot has been fired, so I'm more available than usual for freelance work. Also affiliate revenue consulting for anyone who wants to actually make money off of commerce content.

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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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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 08/07/2026

Racists online saw this photo, doxxed her, and found out she had a previous arrest (the charge later being dismissed). Meanwhile she is a mentally disabled working mom minding her business. If someone can put me in contact, I’m happy to offer her a housing relief stipend thurmanperryfoundation.org

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Rebeccah with an H @bexbassell.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Unfortunately I’m one of the 1,600 devs who lost their jobs yesterday due to the #XboxLayoffs I loved my job at Bethesda with my whole heart. The teams I got to lead, the features I got to ship, the incredible fans I got to meet while working on Fallout were beyond S.P.E.C.I.A.L. I’ll miss it all.

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Iris @ DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH @irisposting.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I need to post here again and more because MA on the other site is dying and so am I It turns out that I still have a sun allergy and I have until tomorrow to raise rent and I'm scared. I'm nearing 24 hours without prednisone too and could go into adrenal crisis at any moment.

I could die without meds for 24 hours

PLEASE REPOST if you can't donate

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Salarez the Married Munchlax @salarez.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I was one of the dozens of devs laid off at Obsidian today. Incredibly priveleged to have landed my dream job right after school. Obsidian was an amazing place to work. The cancer Xbox. And Ive always been an Xbox hater! Fun fact: I dont even own my own game on their shitty console.

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Katie @kaitrielle.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

So many amazing, wonderful people - and me - were laid off today. All of them deserve the world and I hope they get back on their feet soon. As for me? I suppose I'm open for work once the shock wears off.

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AK Slaydeau 👻 @akfedeau.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I'm very sorry to announce that I was one of the devs affected by the Obsidian layoffs today. At least for four years, it was a beautiful dream. If you need a writer with experience in everything from the fog of war to romance - especially if you're open to remote - please get in touch.

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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 06/07/2026

Once again, Double Fine Productions will be an independent studio.

We're thankful to Xbox for seven great years together, and for working with us to reach an outcome which preserves our history and culture, and returns ownership of our games to us.

To everyone who reached out to us these past few weeks: Thank you for all your kind words, we've been deeply touched by your messages. We will share more soon on what comes next.

Your continued support is greatly appreciated,

Tim & Double Fine

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Nice Footpaws @ionotter.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

One of the furry community's originals, Roz Gibson, is in really big trouble. She is in kidney failure, and needs a donor, so please reskeet. www.furaffinity.net/journal/1138...

I’ve thought long and hard about making this post, but really, at this point, I don’t have much to lose. Desperate times, and all that.

TLDR version: I need a kidney transplant, and I’m looking for a donor. Read below for all the gory details.

Since late 2019, right before Covid hit, I’ve been battling a serious illness. I’ve been kind of cagey about what exactly is wrong, for a number of reasons, but here’s the truth—I’m in full kidney failure.

There is no history of this in my family, so when the symptoms began appearing I didn’t recognize them until it was too late. By the time I went to a doctor my kidney function had dropped into the single digits. Most kidney failure is caused by diabetes or high blood pressure—I got some weird kidney disease I can’t even pronounce and never heard of: Oxalate Nephropathy.

By adopting some dietary changes and careful monitoring, I was able to limp along with reduced kidney function for several years. But you don’t appreciate how much your kidneys do to keep you healthy until they stop working. There’s constant fatigue and nausea, and a general feeling of unwellness that never goes away.

But eventually I lost even what minimal function I had left, which left the end of the line for kidney disease: dialysis. As of this point I’ve been on dialysis for about 3 years. Let me tell you—dialysis is its own special kind of hell that you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy.

But even that is just a stop-gap measure, and my condition is continuing to get worse. Despite this, I’m trying my best to live as normal a life as possible. I’m extremely lucky I have a job that’s willing to allow me 9 hours a week for dialysis, so I’m still working. On weekends I work on my art and comics, and one or two days a month I do my volunteer work at the bird-banding site. I can even travel to see my family—if I arrange for dialysis at a local clinic ahead of time.

All of that is done while trying to deal with the symptoms of kidney failure. I’ve known 4 people who were on dialysis—none of them worked or really did much of anything, and at this point they’re all dead, which doesn’t really give me a lot of hope for my future.

Which brings us to the point of all this—I desperately need a kidney transplant. That is the only thing that will give me a chance at a relatively normal life. I’ve been approved and on the transplant list for a few years, but the waiting period in California is very long. By the time I get to the top of it, I may be too sick to get one. Right now I’m still in relatively good condition, comparatively. A transplant from a living donor lasts much longer and is better in every way than one you get from a deceased donor.

Unfortunately, everyone in my immediate family is too old or has other health problems that preclude donation. So this post is a desperate attempt to find anyone willing to donate. I realize donating a kidney is a lot different than giving ten bucks to a GoFundMe, but as I said at the beginning, at this point I don’t have much to lose by asking.

Here is the living donor site: https://www.uclahealth.org/medical-.....t/living-donor

You can inquire and even arrange to donate completely anonymously if that’s what you want. Hopefully there’s a Jack Salem fan out there who wants to see the stories (and the artist) continue for years to come.

That is all.

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Chef Andy Lunique @andylunique.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

After two years of managing global creators at Respawn, EA has laid me off. Said my role was no longer needed, etc. You heard it all before. Same old story. So now I have to decide what's next: Focus on my FGC career Work with another studio Gaming themed restaurant LMK if you're down to chat

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HeyAnora @heyanora.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Got hit by layoffs today, most of RaD was hit. It's been incredible to work on so many amazing experiences with so many great people. That was the best team at the studio for sure. Culture, skill, and collaboration. I'll miss it.

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Lisa Pelayre (LFW) @priello.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I also want to say: I've been expecting this for a bit and have spent the past few months preparing for it, both financially and mentally. Still really hurts but I will be okay.

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Moth @mothfae.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I've never really spoke super publicly about job but I did just lose it. Third layoff rounds the charm. So long Bungie, at least I got my 5 year shield. Destiny has so much life left in it. I hope someone up top sees that. I wish my lovely coworkers on Marathon all the success cause it slaps.

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Garrett Jones @supersamuri0987.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Goes without saying, if you have a lead on any Activity Design positions or Feature Lead roles, I'd love to hear about them! My linkedin and portfolio: www.linkedin.com/in/garrett-j... garrettjonesdesign.netlify.app

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Gretchen Grasshoff @momohine.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I honestly thought I’d be at Bungie for a really long time. Unfortunately that was not in the cards for me. I don’t know what’s next, I just know it was an experience of a lifetime and I’m really gonna miss that team. There is magic in the people.

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tahlwin @tahlwin.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Sad to say I was one of the folks affected by the layoffs today after over 3 wonderful years at Bungie. I'd like to thank my team for the amazing experience and getting to ship Marathon alongside you all!~

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Taylor C 🦈 @sharksarebest.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I'm one of the many people that was hit by the layoffs at Sony/Bungie today. A lot going on right now mentally, but I hope that anyone else that was let go or wasn't takes care of themselves today. Hopefully I get to work with any/all of you again.

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Tripp Page (but scary) @tripppage.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

more formal i guess: i was part of the bungie/sie layoffs today. if you've seen a image from marathon or destiny 2 since 2021, you've prob seen my work which was a mix of still capture and compositing for those games. ill miss working on one of my favorite games of all time with my favorite people.

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Trevor Basset @trevorbasset.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I was impacted by the Bungie layoffs today and will greatly miss my team and working on games. I’m looking for a new role as a brand designer.

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Mtavolic🎮 @taviusplays.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I have been affected by the Bungie layoffs. My heart is crushed for all those wonderful people who poured their soul into this game we all loved for over 10 years. It didn’t have to end like this. Destiny has been my third home and not only is now gone but its developers too. 💔💔💔

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

I've always wanted to do one of these threads talking about some of the stuff I worked on at Bungie! Before I start: none of my work is done in a vacuum. We are a team, with multiple NDs, editors, activity designers, world artists, VAs, audio, lighting, composers, QA, and more.

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Dan Callan @danjamin.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Hey all! Turns out the coin came up tails this time and I've been let go from Bungie. Gonna take some time to chill a bit and look over my options, but I just want to express my undying pride for both Marathon and the amazing team that worked on it. Video games!

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Melody Iza @izaart.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I’m getting close to being able to move & be in a much better & safer living situation! Any & all help I can get towards that means so much! Thank you all for your help 😭😭😭💖💖💖

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Andrew G Davis @agdtinman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

22 years. I joined a few months before Halo 2 shipped. Onto whatever comes next.

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zøë wolfe @glitchwolfe.studio · 25/06/2026

I'm sad to say I was affected by the Bungie layoffs today too - while I was only a contractor, the capture work I did with them was some of the most consistent income I had. While I'm scrambling to figure out what's next, our GFM from earlier this year is still up: www.gofundme.com/f/help-zoe-a...

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Tyson @tysonsteele.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

After almost ten years at Bungie I was laid off today. I started on Destiny 2 in 2016 and was one of the first handful of people to join the Marathon incubation team at the end of 2019. The loss today, like so many of these days, is immeasurable. We built some really incredible things together.

Concept art for the Triage runner from Marathon. Close, cropped shot of the character's face, black and neon green, with glowing eyes. The background is a red, blurred bokeh. The image has a distinctive, digital film grain effect that gives it a retro, dreamlike feeling.

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Morgen @makeadent.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Like many of my dear friends and teammates, I was affected by the layoffs at Bungie today ❤️ I have zero regrets - I made the memories that I craved when I started down this path, and I walk away with them proudly in hand Thank you all, friends, fans, and teammates :) Per audacia ad astra!

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Olive Wesley @lindydragon.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I too am part of this round of layoffs at Bungie. It’s been real, y’all 🫡

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