Casey DeFreitas

After 6 years with TheGamer, Valnet has decided to shut down features and lay off the entire team, including me.

I don't know what's next for me but I intend to stay in games, whether that's at another outlet, consulting, or PR. If you have any leads, I'd appreciate any help

my contribution to the research

Yes! I do have a streaming set up now, but if you saw NVC last week, my PC isn’t up to par anymore. But I’ll have a new one this week!

Congrats Kat! That’s so cool!!

May be a stupid question but are the starters still in the director’s office? Or did they just disappear 💀

p.s. I caught an Alpha Houndour and now Alpha Houndoom is my whole personality

Solidarity 😭

Casey’s Pokemon Legends: Z-A character mopes with Trubbish.

I’ve been super locked in on Pokemon Legends: Z-A guides and I can’t wait to play the dang game like a normal person.

Maybe I’ll butt in more often hahaha

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Hello being shameless and trying to get a discount for CookUnity meal service this week lol it’s my favorite one by a huge margin

Sign up with my code casedefre1 to get 50% off your first order. 😋 www.cookunity.com/referral?utm...

Loving Legends: Z-A, more than I thought I would. Excited to talk more about it with Reb on NVC this week!

YouTube video by IGN Games Hades 2 Continues 2025's Incredible Run of Indie Sequels - NVC 780

ICYMI: I guested on Nintendo Voice Chat to talk Pokemon and indies :D

I have since become absolutely obsessed with Hades 2 btw

youtu.be/wK8bgTP8deM?...

Pokémon Legends: Z-A – The Final Preview - IGN We sent our resident Pokémon superfan to play more of Pokémon Legends: Z-A on Nintendo Switch 2, and she came back with lots of thoughts and comparisons to Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

I went to the real-life Lumiose City, Paris (!!) and played Pokemon Legends: Z-A for an hour. You can Mega Evolve different Pokemon in the same battle!… with some caveats. Read my full preview:
bit.ly/46jsCwF

That’s what I said!!

Where is my promised retweet

Best part was Bulbasaur’s face when people-Ditto turned its arms into tentacles

That Nintendo Direct was SICK.

Malamar has infiltrated The Pokemon Company International office 😱

(Thank you for the package, My Friend Malamar ~ you ARE the coolest ~ )

Shared with permission: my incredible colleague, NVC producer Red Rigos, was impacted by IGN's layoffs yesterday. We're heartbroken: Red is kind, funny, talented, and dedicated and has been a huge part of NVC's growth and success.

Please hire him: www.redrigos.com/ign

We’ve lost a lot of my favorite people to work with who were the best at what they did at IGN today.

If you have opportunities, please consider my colleagues who were let go today.

MONSTER HUNTER STORIES 3

Adult protags???

life is worth living actually

my son

Catch an exclusive look at some of the new Pokémon merch coming to the 2025 Pokémon World Championships Pokémon Center here! www.ign.com/articles/exc...

Look at this Arcanine line!

I was able to uncap Kitasan Black to lv 40 too 👀

Trainer id if you wanna borrow her ✌️
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Got Kitasan Black (upgraded from an R!!) on my first pull 🤯

Blessed by the horse god

Umamusume is good actually

BloodGodPod - Twitch Defend Your Favorite Final Fantasy | AOTBG x Trans Lifeline Charity Stream 2025 DAY 1

Live now with a Pokémon Crystal nuzlocke with @katbailey.bsky.social and @inkydojikko.bsky.social for charity! ^ ^

LINK: twitch.tv/bloodgodpod

I’m guesting on Axe of the Blood God’s charity stream Saturday at 11am PT! Join us for a Pokemon Nuzlocke run sesh :D

UNDERWATER LAGIACRUS?!