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Ashley Oh @ashleyoh.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

hey all, i just got laid off from my job. i have 10+ years exp in social media and gaming- worked for polygon, gamespot, rooster teeth, inverse. besides media, i’ve spent the last year working w/ devs to help market their games. if anyone has any leads, i’d appreciate you sending them my way.

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Leanne B 🌸 @amblingpanda.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

so after an amazing month with wonderful people, the company i just started at unexpectedly laid almost everyone off. actively seeking work in community, production in games. open to full time or contract, anything to keep a roof over our heads. thanks <3

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Today on the Xbox Showcase 2025, I saw 3 games that I’ve directly worked on & many more that I have degrees of relation.If you get a moment, go check out these exceptional games 👻There Are No Ghosts at the Grand by Friday Sundae 🌸Beast of Reincarnation by GameFreak ⌛️Chronos: The New Dawn by Bloober

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Ok so Nyaan is just seeing into a different wormhole than Shuji and Macchu then?

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Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮 @malicedafirenze.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

BREAKING: All the calicorns in Herdling are canonically transgender now. Happy Pride Month.

Screenshot from HERDLING: it shows a Calicorn (a big furry horned creature) wearing trans pride color decorations dangling from its horns

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Nessa ✨ @nessathewriter.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I’ll buy a Switch 2 if AND ONLY IF a new Nintendogs comes out with it

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

The best critters and creepy crawlies in the biz here

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Week 2 / Day 8 of the layoff and I’ve been running up those hills

A selfie of me (Caucasian woman, brown ponytail, green Seattle sports team hat of some variety), and my red Shiba Inu Chise. Both looking tired and happy after a run

Chise, red Shiba Inu, meandering in one of the fields at Alta Plaza Park in SF

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Things that I still got to enjoy during my new games industry layoff day 5

A collage of Charlie from the Dead as Disco demo

Two dogs sit near me as we play Oblivion

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Now that I’ve been laid off, I’m going to make a little thread of things I enjoy every day until I start a new role. Day 1 was yesterday

A Shiba Inu stares into the abyss while in a forest

The entryway to The Presidio in San Francisco

A vista where past some trees, you can see the Bay, some houses, and Alcatraz

A black and white cardigan welsh corgi sitting on her butt bones in the hallway and staring wistfully at a bug on the wall

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Well… That’s a wrap! 👋 If anyone is looking for a producer for any size of project, you know where to find me

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jacob mills ✉️🦝🚲 @jacobwmills.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

um hey if you liked rollerdrome but left a negative review because they shut the studio thanks for your support! it means a lot! but also, if you want more r7 quality games - PLEASE CHANGE YOUR REVIEW TO POSITIVE publishers see bad reviews and that's a dealbreaker? peeps can't get funded :(

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Very fond of this feel good little game and the friends I’ve made because of it

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Hyper Dive Studio @hyperdivestudio.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

By royal decree, Dark Crown is no more! Henceforth it shall be known as… Bleakwood 👑♟️ Wishlist it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3021800/...

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Null Games @null.games · 25/04/2025

Want to help us make even better games? We're opening playtesting for some of our titles and would love to hear from you! Sign up here to be the first to know: forms.gle/rkXZTNpJQ25e...

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bart simpson from the simpsons is holding a microphone

ALT: bart simpson from the simpsons is holding a microphone

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Sinners goes SO INCREDIBLY HARD and that’s all I’m gonna say about that. Get y’all’s booties to the movies

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

My beautiful daughter is a worm and a slug

A photo of a black and white dog rolling in the grass with her tongue out

Another photo of a black and white dog rolling in the grass, but now she’s faced the other way

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Yeah, GDC was cool Getting a Dang Cold

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Got to see the coolest people, some new and some legacy, during this GDC. Love alla y’all weird and wonderful gamers 💖

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Kat Bailey @katbailey.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

If you’re in San Francisco for GDC you’re probably trapped Civic Center / downtown vortex. Fun fact: It’s the worst area in town. If you have time / resources to go elsewhere, consider some of these spots for food / vibes. [Thread]

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Nessa ✨ @nessathewriter.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

happy GDC week!!! if you see me around, I’ve got some v cool badge ribbons I’m handing out!!

A pink ribbon with black text that reads “PROTECT TRANS KIDS”

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

I’m so happy to report that my GDC has already been informative and fruitful. I learned about the existence of a massive four pound flying squirrel (Japanese giant flying squirrel) and she’s the cutest creature to have ever lived

Japanese giant flying squirrel looking at something on the ground

Japanese giant flying squirrel chilling on someone’s shoulder. This little guy is huge. He’s easily bigger than the persons head.

Japanese giant flying squirrel poking her head out of a hole in a tree and putting her little pink nose and toes out

Japanese giant flying squirrel poking her head out of a hole in a tree and putting her little pink nose and toes out. This shot is from the bottom so you can see her mouth

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

If you’re in town for GDC - whether you’re on the show floor or just in the area taking meetings - here’s a hotline that can help you stay safe, report misconduct, and provide general help and guidance. Welcome to town everyone, and have a safe and healthy conference! 💖

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Happy (belated) one year launch-a-versiary to a game and a team that I adore

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Jett Barker @jettbarker.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

VERY FUN NEWS! ✨ SAG-AFTRA's Game Jam Waiver is now publicly available!! There's no way I can fit absolutely everything I want to say about it in 300 characters—both about how to use the waiver/why it's so neat + how absurdly grateful I am to the folks who helped make it a thing—but it's SO cool.

Wall of text reading "What's the Game Jam Waiver?" Followed by "It's really cool!! The game jam waiver is a bespoke "child" of the TBA geared toward the development of games created in a pro bono game jam space (i.e. the game is created within the parameters of a game jam, the final product's not monetized, the dev makes no money, the cast makes no money)." It then explains the mechanics of inputting game data into the jam waiver portal (currently not public/in final QA) and getting approval. The TL;DR on the right reads "TL;DR: Is it being made for a jam? Is no one making any money? If yes to both: congrats!! You can use the waiver." At the bottom of the TL;DR is "If ever you want to monetize the game, it would need to transition from the game jam waiver to the full Tiered Budget Agreement."

SAG-AFTRA’s Game Jam Waiver is Now Available!!
6 months of wrangling bureaucracy later…

If you are a game director, team lead, or authorized representative who has spoken with your team/game director/etc. about using SAG-AFTRA's game jam waiver and would like to formally apply to it (which allows for the hiring of both nonunion and union talent onto your project, makes any voice acting for your game compliant with the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike, and means your cast can promo even mid-strike once the game's out), the form is NOW AVAILABLE! https://www.docusign.net/Member/PowerFormSigning.aspx?PowerFormId=4968bfd6-aee4-40e9-a15c-91aaf16293bb&env=na1&acct=1a51019c-9a2d-4e97-b327-9df3349eaa2a&v=2

Please note that certain fields on this form are formatted for US-specific addresses; if you are filling out the paperwork for yourself/someone you're authorized to help and you live outside of the United States, fill in the fields to the best of your ability and then write "N/A" in non-applicable fields. When filling out this form as a producer, please include your given name and surname (not a username; non-legal given names are OK). This form's data is not public-facing, but the union does need it for their records.

In terms of "What do I need to do after I submit this?"
Send out a copy of the Game Jam Acknowledgment Form to all performers in your cast (names included can be professional names/doesn't need to be folks' legal - please no usernames)
As a warning: DocuSign's method of downloading gives you the option to download all the docs as a combined PDF or separately. You will want to download them separately, or else the whole of the Tiered Budget Agreement (all 80 pages!) will be included as well.
You do not need to fill out the Final Cast List document; it has been included in the form purely for your reference and records.
File away the copy of the waiver returned to you with SAG-AFTRA staff signoff once you/your contact-person receives it
Have fun making games!

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Before Steam Next Fest ends just give these two fantastic games a try. They’re not just good games, they’re good people who made them 💕

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

My favorite thing about Spirit Swap (outside of having the most cool and stunning women and enbies in the game) is the implied nonexistence of the police at all ever, like they don’t even know that word in this lore

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Some video games for women or about women that shaped me growing up

The main loading screen for Orly’s Draw A Story, a game released in 1997 where you tell stories and draw pictures with a Jamaican girl named Orly. This screen shows Orly and her pet frog as dancing silhouettes in the sunset with sparkling orange water behind them

The cover for Adventure Detective Barbie in the Mystery of the Carnival Caper. Barbie is holding a magnifying glass to a few photos, while black footprints lead backwards into a colorful pink and green theme park.

The start screen for the Diamond Mystery of Rosemont Valley, a mystery game about a female journalist that came bundled with other CD-ROMs of horse games. There is a green legal lamp sitting on the desk, with a journal that has some drawings in it while the title text scrolls over the scene.

The cover for the real time turn based RPG Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic - although it isn’t necessarily for women, I got to choose to play as one and got to rescue and work with the most powerful woman in the galaxy 💖

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Marianne Consuelo Monaghan @mariannemonaghan.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

On day 26 of #BlackHistoryMonth let’s give a shout out to Marc Hannah! After getting his PhD from Stanford he co-founded Silicon Graphic where his team created the first 3D chip to be used inside a video game console, which ended up as the Nintendo 64. This #gamedev still has one!

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Look, okay, the characters in this game. They get me.

A screenshot from the game Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match 3 To. Kanon says “If it were me, I would be quite excited at the possibility of mozzarella sticks. I would dedicate a full 24 hours each week to their majesty.”

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Bob Morate @bobmorate.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Friendly reminder that EA’s photosensitivity tool (IRIS) is free for everyone to use if you need it. In this case, it could save literal lives. github.com/electronicar...

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GitHub - electronicarts/IRIS: EA’s photosensitivity analysis tool

EA’s photosensitivity analysis tool. Contribute to electronicarts/IRIS development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Null Games @null.games · 24/02/2025

We've got TWO great demos in #SteamNextFest. Go check 'em out! 🚲 Streetdog BMX: Get into a flow or get technical with tricks in spacious levels ⛓️ ChainStaff: Blast, spear, maybe even eat your way through alien enemies Links are in the replies ⬇️

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Day 10 of telling the NPS they must restore the T to the end of LGB on the Stonewall Monument. Not stopping until my our trans brothers and sisters are back where they belong - remembered, recognized, and part of our country’s collective history 🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇸

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Rachael (Berkman) Sinclair @theraesin.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Not to brag, but Maple is featured front and center on our local pet shop’s wall of fame 💅🏆

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