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Donate to Medical Emergency, Lack of Work, and Trying to Survive, organized by Shaun Cichacki Hello there, My name is Shaun Cichacki, and I am in dire nee… Shaun Cichacki needs your support for Medical Emergency, Lack of Work, and Trying to Survive

That's why I had to make a GoFundMe. I'm still looking for work on a daily basis, and applying everywhere I can. I hate to ask for help, because I've always found a way to make things work. But right now? I feel helpless, lost, and scared.

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Shaun is literally the best, and if you can help him, please help.

FROM NOW UNTIL FEBRUARY 13TH IGN CREATORS GUILD IS GOING TO... DO OUR JOB! OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, IGN MANAGEMENT HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH LAYING OFF OUR COWORKERS OVER AND OVER. MEANWHILE, MANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE LEFT THE COMPANY IN NO SMALL PART DUE TO BUYOUTS, OVERWORK, AND FEELING UNSUPPORTED, EACH TIME, THE COMPANY HAS REFUSED TO BACKFILL MANY ESSENTIAL ROLES, CLAIMING WE'RE ON A HIRING FREEZE, IT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET, OR THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO LESS WORK THIS TIME. AS A RESULT, IGNCG MEMBERS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TAKE ON MORE OF THEIR FORMER COLLEAGUES' WORKLOADS. MANY OF US NOW WORK LONGER HOURS THAN WE USED TO. A LOT OF US RARELY TAKE LUNCH BREAKS. SOME OF US DO NOT TAKE ADEQUATE TIME OFF DUE TO THERE BEING NO ONE TO PICK UP THE SLACK. OTHERS OF US ARE STUCK DOING WORK WE WERE NEVER HIRED TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE. UP TO THIS POINT, WE'VE ALL ACCEPTED THIS AS NORMAL, BECAUSE WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT IGN AND THE WORK WE DO. BUT WITH SO MANY OF US STRUGGLING MORE AND MORE AS EACH NEW WAVE OF OUR COWORKERS ARE DEPRIVED OF A LIVELIHOOD, THIS CYCLE CAN'T CONTINUE. MANAGEMENT IS UNWILLING TO STOP IT, SO IT FALLS TO US. WITH THE LAYOFFS OF EIGHT OF OUR COWORKERS, IGNCG HAS NEGOTIATED A SIX-MONTH RECALL LIST. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT, FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, IF IGN WANTS TO FILL ANY OF THOSE ELIMINATED ROLES AGAIN, THEY MUST REHIRE OUR LAID-OFF COLLEAGUES. WE WANT THEM TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR JOBS BACK IF THEY WANT THEM, AND IF NOT, WE WANT THOSE ROLES BACKFILLED TO EASE THE BURDEN ON THE REST OF US. SO STARTING TODAY, LENCE MEMBERS ARE COMMITTING TO DO OUR JOBS. NO MORE, NO LESS. WELL SHOW UP TO WORK ON TIME AND LEAVE ON TIME. WE'RE TAKING ALL OF OUR LUNCH TIME, EVERY DAY. IF WE WORK LATE, WE WILL FIRMLY ASK FOR OUR RIGHTFULLY EARNED COMP TIME. AND IF IGN WANTS OUR LAID-OFF COWORKERS' WORK TO GET DONE, THEY'LL HAVE TO REHIRE THEM TO DO IT INSTEAD OF FOISTING IT UPON US. HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT IGNCG IN ALL THIS? SHARE THIS POST, AND TELL IGN MANAGEMENT THAT Y…

Ziff Davis and IGN routinely decide that work done by our laid off colleagues is not important. But inevitably, that crucial work falls onto those who remain.

Not this time. Not anymore.

excuse me where can i meet such a food.

An image from a voter registration form showing "Political Party: Democratic."

I became a US Citizen today, and I immediately registered to vote.

Now I can officially say whatever I want without fear that I'll be punished for protected free speech.

And I very, very much know who I am for and who I am against.

I refuse to lose my job to a robot that can't even beat Lt. Surge

Boomer Culture is seeing someone holding a book and trying to show them a picture.

Time for the first Popesident.

A lot of the folks speaking out here told me the stories in this article right after they happened. I believed them then, and I believe them now.

This is Valnet. No one should be surprised by now. www.thewrap.com/valnet-emplo...

image showing the white smoke indicating a new pope. the words POPE ELECTED are superimposed in the style of an Elden Ring boss victory message.

YouTube video by Enothe Strife Multiclassing, Martials, And More With Colby from d4: D&D Deep Dives

I once again had the absolute unrelenting pleasure of chatting with the most handsome man in D&D content, @colbypoulson.bsky.social, but this time we talked about multiclassing, numbers, and more

youtu.be/WnRrf1nQpVU?...

YouTube video by lowell bell Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Paints a Near-Perfect Tale About Family Trauma | STORY CRITIQUE

Oh here’s the actual link to my story critique of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in case anyone actually reads my skeets (is that what we call them?): youtu.be/gDIFYpc252g

Donate to Support Polygon Workers and the Vox Media Union, organized by Ashok Selvam On Thursday, May 1, Vox Media announced the sale of beloved video game s… Ashok Selvam needs your support for Support Polygon Workers and the Vox Media Union

Our colleagues in the Vox Media Union have put together a Go Fund Me. Please, if you've enjoyed what we do... If I've ever helped you in some way... If you've ever loved something more because of what we've written... Please give what you can. The next few weeks and months are going to be hard.

i don’t think game journalists should have to be internet personalities to survive tbh. good writing isn’t just entertainment, it’s boring stuff like “gets on the phone to fact check something” and “knows where to look for Weird stuff” and “has a personality marginalized people feel safe talking to”

Can't wait for the first Gamer Pope to declare scalping a mortal sin.

Just watched an episode of Golden Girls from 1989 where a minister laments that rents are going up, the minimum wage is stagnant, and there's an unaffordability crisis.

Gonna cry in a corner for a bit.

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@ubisoft.com has made a tool for game developers that lets you detect colour blindness related issues in your game: UbiChroma!

It is open source and free to use! 💕

Accessibility win for the day!

If you have colour blindness or issues registering some colours visually—do not play The Blue Prince currently.

Those puzzles are very much not solvable, if you have those issues alongside will stop your progression entirely.

They are working on colourblind options, so play it later when added.

I have been laid off by GAMURS Group and am looking for work. I come with 10 years experience in writing, editing, editorial management, content strategy, data analysis, and SEO. Open to any and all work in the gaming and consumer tech spaces. Signal boosting appreciated!

i’ve also just been laid off from Gamurs. i have 10 years as a video games and entertainment editor, with interview, event coverage, and column publishing experience. potential job opps and signal boosts appreciated 💙

my words: writingfordonuts.com

Tabletop teams near panic as Trump tariffs could kill decades of growth ‘Devastating consequences’ on the way, says trade group

I spoke with nearly two dozen creatives and publishers in the tabletop industry today. It's bad. It's real bad.

Every so often, Netflix reminds me that GLOW exists, which leads to me remembering that Netflix canceled GLOW and thus will not see the light of heaven.

When selecting a dental plan with your spouse, one of you must, by law, say, "Lisa needs braces."

Nintendo not even trying to hide the fetish in this one.

The absolute funniest thing to come out of the Valnet blacklist stuff from TheWrap is every former Valnet person being like "please god let me be on the blacklist."

The reason I went back to making Balatro 3 months after I essentially gave it up in March 2022 was because I was bored but the internet was out so I couldn't play Rocket League

Can't emphasize enough what a satisfying Harvest Moon deep cut it is that @fieldsofmistria.bsky.social will let me name my dog Koro.

President of journalistm: We need to discredit this guy, Luigi Mangione. What do you have?
Journalist A: What if he did porn?
Journalist B: A lot of porn?
Journalist C: High-quality porn?
President: By Jove, you’ve got it! The American public hates when a hero of theirs has a provably large penis!