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Logan Plant @loganjplant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Star Wars F-Zero sounds good to me

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Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Coworkers candy bucket whispering to me like the Green Goblin mask.

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

GOLDEN PARACHUTE (n.): An agreement wherein an employee, typically an executive, receives substantial compensation in exchange for the termination of their employment as a result of a merger or takeover. This allows incompetent ghouls to handsomely profit off of running companies into the ground.

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Logan Plant @loganjplant.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I think it’s rare to meet someone you look up to and find they meet your expectations. I think it’s rarer that they wildly exceed them, and that’s what I’ve been fortunate enough to find with Brian Altano. Come send off Brian, this week on NVC: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_OG...

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20 Big Nintendo News Stories You Shouldn’t Miss - NVC 830

YouTube video by IGN Games

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Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Looking for a cool alternative to the IGN Playlist app that isn’t “vibe-coded.” Recommendations are appreciated.

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Emmurder Killwell えま @emmakidwell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

me: wow i'm pretty fucking devastated to be a woman in games right now the porn bots that keep following my account and can't read the room: do you have $20

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Alexa Ray Corriea @alexaray.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Oh you like the new Gears of War? Name the developers who worked on it who got laid off.

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Logan Plant @loganjplant.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Seth isn't on Bluesky, so he asked me to share the news that he's just been laid off from IGN. Seth is bright, funny, and inspiring. He gave me so many opportunities and made every day better. I will miss him dearly, and whoever hires him next will be very, very lucky.

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IGN Creators Guild @ignunion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We are tired of posting statements like these.

Today was an awful day at IGN. We were blindsided by the layoff of four union members and many more people across the organization who contributed years of their careers to making IGN an unparalleled voice in games and entertainment.

With each successive layoff, core parts of IGN’s operation continue to be stripped away. Today, IGN has decided to do away with many of our talented producers, editors, hosts, and other crucial roles, both within and out of the union. How many layoffs will occur before we no longer recognize the company we work for and the content that we make?

While we recognize the challenges the media industry is facing as a whole, it is difficult to understand how laying off valuable employees better positions us to meet those challenges. In turn, remaining employees bear additional workloads worsened by anxiety over the ever-looming threat of another layoff.

We are devastated, angry, and heartbroken for our colleagues.

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Matt Kim @lawoftd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

For any mutuals wanting to talk about what post-games career can look like, I've been doing various 1:1 calls with friends and former colleagues about my post-games journalism career this past year, and happy to do so with anyone wanting to talk about that process and ask any questions.

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Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Absolute garbage. Two more of my favorite personalities in video games bewilderingly axed. So many more in the past year and change. Ziff Davis taking its best asset out at the knees.

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Zachary Ryan @zachariusd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

my deepest admiration for and solidarity with my friends laid off at IGN today and for those who weren't and will have to deal the ramifications of these decisions through the end of this year and beyond.

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Matt Kim @lawoftd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hire Bo!

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Joseph Knoop @josephknoop.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'm trying to think of the business acumen it takes to lay off your deals section leader, a load-bearing wall comparable to any SEO play, in the month-and-a-half before Black Friday. And 1/2 your most recognizable hosts before GTA drops. (I am so sorry to any other friends hit by this stupidity)

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MinnMax @minnmax.com · 14/09/2026

❤️❤️The PEOPLE who made IGN❤️❤️

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Emmurder Killwell えま @emmakidwell.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

my personal 9/11 anecdote was that my dad was working at the pentagon, my mom was a delta flight attendant who flew out of laguardia, and I was a 7 year old actively developing humor as a trauma response

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Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Playing a show for the first time in seven years - come thru

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Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In light of the announcement today, it’s time to play through this one again. It’s been almost 20 (what the fuck!?) years since I last played through this one. Thank you to my wonderful girlfriend @emmakidwell.bsky.social for picking this beauty up for me. Excited is an understatement.

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Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Ocarina of Time remake trailer and gameplay just gave me straight up chills. Game changed my life and I can’t wait to experience it again for the first time. Ninten-do be absolutely doing it justice.

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Emmurder Killwell えま @emmakidwell.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Thank you @jon.inkle.co and @sagarberoshi.bsky.social for letting me go off topic and talk about mass effect. I hope you'll give it a listen! 👂

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vic-or-squeak!! ᓚᘏᕐᐷ @gizmouse.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

bad news oomf. they just announced a new remake of you at the latest game conference. yeah you got that unreal engine 5 sheen and everything. they changed your entire voice direction and its flat and quirky now. they updated your mechanics. theyre gonna kill you if it doesnt sell one billion copies

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Emmurder Killwell えま @emmakidwell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

who the hell is that senior writer

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Emmurder Killwell えま @emmakidwell.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Happy Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 day to all who celebrate! I feel really lucky to have worked on such an IP with the crew that I did. Maybe I'll go into who/what I helped write later, but for now: go squash some bugs 👽

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USSR Pictures @ussrpictures.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

"Aid to the Starving, American Style." - Soviet Poster, 1970s

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Pᴜʀᴇ Dᴇᴀᴅ Gᴀᴍɪɴɢ @puredeadgaming.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The results of the video I posted earlier was this iconic shot 👏 Danny León and his crew smashed it.

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Deke Fanboy (welcome back lad!) @sjbrewer.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Statement by UEFA and its 55 national associations Do you know how badly Infantino must shit the bed to get all of UEFA to agree on something? It almost doesn’t matter now what else happens. With all the best Will in the world OFC, CONCACAF & 90% of AFC aren’t pulling in sponsors and viewers

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Statement on behalf of UEFA and its 55 national associations

UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions.

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Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Before getting absolutely roasted. I yearn to live in southern Italy so I can live as I’m meant to… being the color of shoe leather.

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Deke Fanboy (welcome back lad!) @sjbrewer.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Spain's goal disallowed against Argentina @refbooks.bsky.social explain this bollocks before I scream fully Infantino/Trump & Bibi are giving this to Argentina/Israel because this is…..so, just….wow to me

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Zachy Stugotz @zachystugotz.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

This Argentine side is the worst I’ve ever seen in a WC final.

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IGN @ign.com · 18/07/2026

Tom Holland and Jon Bernthal have known each other since filming Pilgrimage in 2015, and with both appearing in The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, we asked Tom to recall his favorite moment working with Jon over the years. bit.ly/4ynfjqR

Frame 1: Simon Cardy : What’s the favorite day or moment you’ve ever had on set with Jon (Bernthal)?

Frame 2: Tome Holland: I think our first day on The Odyssey felt like a sort of legendary day for the two of us.

Frame 3: We had two days worth of work scheduled and we got it all in one night. And it was an incredibly emotional scene.

Frame 1: It was a huge challenge. And I think we left the set feeling like we really accomplished something.

Frame 2: You know, I love Jon (Bernthal) to death.
I’ve known him for a really long time.

Frame 3: But sharing the set with him as Spider-Man and The Punisher...

Frame 1: ...is so special because we did each other’s
self-tapes 10 years ago.

Frame 2: So there was so much fun that we had on that job.

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Innsmouth Looksmaxxing @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Fucccck they got him with the Gun That Makes You Italian

Zohran Mamdani making a face that makes him kinda look like Robert De Niro

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

A lot of folks have interviewed Grant Kirkhope about the DK Rap over the years and he's had very interesting things to say! But I really wanted to talk to the guys who actually rapped it, and managed to get the "So they're finally here!" guy on a call for this:

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The fires in Ontario - like so many others - demonstrating viscerally how climate change perpetuates the displacement and dispossession of Indigenous peoples, who have least contributed to emissions and over and over again put their bodies on the line to prevent fossil fuel development.

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🏆Knicks Forever🏆 @wildstreet.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

GIVE OUR CAPTAIN ALL HIS THINGS!!!!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡💙 #MVP #CaptainClutch #Champion #KnicksIn5 #knickssky

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I expect a lot of leadership is going to bail. Take on a shitload of work and misery only for the C-suite in your parent company to take the credit if you pull it off and for you to take the fall if it’s impossible. Sounds great!

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🏆Knicks Forever🏆 @wildstreet.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

GIVE SIR OG ALL HIS THINGS!!!!! 🏆🏆🧡💙🧡💙 #knickssky

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Nicole Carpenter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

for 404 media, i wrote about video game clones—who makes them, how they make them, and where the line gets drawn between inspiration and cloning

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Joy🏳️‍⚧️ 又 @safewithjoy.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Long ago when the four nations lived in harmony.

Game cube, Dreamcast, Xbox, PlayStation 2 signage at a 2001 convention

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Dr. Emily Price @emilyprice.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

we laid off the people who develop the games, we laid off the journalists who cover the games, everyone is freelance and there’s no freelance budget. It’s probably fine though

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