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https://afillari.pressfolios.com/
Freelance writer, producer, and consultant -- as seen on IGN, Game Developer, Kotaku, CNET, Engadget, GameSpot, Ars Technica, ScreenHub, PCGamesN, and MMORPG.com. He/Him. Bay Area Millennial. Go read my words.
Sharing this again because I'm glad to be alive, lol
The newsom for president boomlet made sense when he seemed to be the only Dem of note routinely going after Trump but now the average Dem senate nominee puts “pedocon theory is real” in campaign ads.
Gavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxes Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't just fighting the billionaire tax. He's backing Prop. 42, which would ban future wealth taxes in California, too.
WE ARE SOLD OUT AT @paxaus.bsky.social THIS YEAR. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL. YOU ARE THE BEST. YOU CAN STILL BUY THE MAG ONLINE AT ACMI OR GO INTO ACMI AT FED SQUARE AND GRAB SOME COPIES 💚
MORE SALES SPOTS IN THIS THREAD AFTER WE EAT FOOD FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS WEEKEND XO
I want to interview Nicholas Cage and only talk with him about video games.
i got so many people calling this tweet fakeposting back when i made it but since this is bluesky and things have less reach on here im just going to post the photo
Protests that started in Spain and then spread to France and Brazil have now started in Belgium. People are sick of being told there is 'no money' by billionaires who are becoming trillionaires.
I almost died in 2016. I’m very glad I didn’t, these last 10 years have been mostly good to me (excluding all the obvious horrible things in the world out of my control, lol)
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my ride just arrived
This is an all-timer piece that showcases the common complexities and patterns of organizing. Unionization isn't just "ok let's unionize" and there is so much nuance to the path to getting there. If you're remotely interested in workers rights in the games industry in any way you *must* read this.
Back in May, Double Fine employees petitioned for a union. Two weeks later, that petition was withdrawn. What happened? https://kotaku.com/inside-the-failed-fight-to-unionize-one-of-gamings-most-idealized-studios-2000742755
Exclusively for subscribers: A short follow-up on Bobby Kotick vs. the games media
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Having long been aware of those tech bros who read my work as utopian porn, where they’ve taken that doesn’t exactly surprise me.
To see a billionaire get ruined by his own “line go up” hubris should be a defining moment of the century, destroying the mythos that billionaires are smarter and more worthy than the rest of is.
At Causeway Studios, we stand with people and against generative AI. Always have, always will.
YES on 40 NO on 41 NO on 42 for all CA friends out there
it may not be his origin story but “nobody liked my art” is such a common denominator among world-historic assholes
I've been mulling over this for a while, but if you're a game journo who has worked under Valnet and want to confidentially share your views on how the company is managing its publications and treating workers, I am all ears. Signal: kerrblimey.43 Email: [email protected] DMs open
How many black led projects died cause of this waste of a man? Let’s count: South Side after 3 seasons Sweet Life after 2 seasons A Black Lady Sketch Show after 4 seasons Rap Sh!t after 2 seasons The Last O.G. after 4 seasons Legendary 😖 Canceled after 3 seasons Lovecraft Country after 1 season…
Forspoken is a blast. It’s one of my favorite games about magic, and it’s traversal gameplay is a delight. Don’t think about the dumb memes and gross content creators who went after this game, just try it for yourself.