It's finally official. If you're an EA employee who wants to share your thoughts on the company's new owners, please do reach out. Happy to chat confidentially. DMs open. Email in bio. Signal (kerrblimey.43). Also happy to answer any questions *you* might have about speaking to press.

EA is now owned by Saudi Arabia and Donald Trump's son-in-law

The U.S. publisher has been taken private in a deal worth $55 billion.

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If you're part of the BioWare or Sims community and want to talk about how those studios' queer characters and themes have impacted you and your fears for those series moving forward after this sale, I'd love to chat with you for a Kotaku story. Can be reached here or email kshepard@kotaku.com

Kotaku@kotaku.com · yesterday

Well, I guess Electronic Arts belongs to Saudi Arabia, private equity, and Jared Kushner now. https://kotaku.com/electronic-arts-officially-belongs-saudi-arabia-jared-kushner-now-2000721666

It truly is a bit unfair that he triple-dipped into the buckets of charismatic, talented, & quite handsome...must be nice, pal, must be nice! 😂 Can't even be that mad when by all accounts you're allegedly a pretty good guy who is still married to his college sweetheart. 🤗🥰 youtu.be/QbUPmPp5XDA?...

Timothy Olyphant Drew on Seth’s Cue Cards and Requested His Own Personalized Show Mug

YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers

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Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli. This one was not that hard for me, though it could have been the Kyle MacLachlan Dune, as well 🤗🥰

Princess Bride Hello My Name Is Inigo Montoya You Killed My Father Count Rugen

ALT: Princess Bride Hello My Name Is Inigo Montoya You Killed My Father Count Rugen

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Corey Brotherson (open for new contracts/work, drop me an email)@coreybrotherson.bsky.social · 7d ago

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli. (No wonder I had the same repeated nightmares throughout my childhood)

Games Design Intern – V&A Dundee V&A Dundee and Abertay University Announce One-Year Game Design Internship Applications are open for a dedicated V&A Dundee…...

Games Design Intern – V&A Dundee

V&A Dundee and Abertay University Announce One-Year Game Design Internship Applications are open for a dedicated V&A Dundee Game Design Intern, offering a recent Abertay University graduate a paid, one-year placement embedded within the museum's Learning department. The role - salaried at £26,299.55 - is designed to bridge academic game design expertise with public cultural programming, museum learning, and interactive exhibition design.

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GEN CON PEOPLE: If you get a party invite from "punch bowl", even if it's from an email address you know, DO NOT LOG IN to get more details. It's a phishing scam. I got one from "Green Ronin" and called them to check details and it's not real, but there are others floating around as well.

Hey pals, one of my contracts wraps up in September, so I'm looking for new writing, narrative design, and creative direction contracts, short or longer term. Remote, most timezones except Australia. Preferably USA (I'm a night owl!). Flexible on days per week. Reach out! 💜 hannahnicklin.com

Something that often goes unsaid: We're against using genAI in our work, and we've also blocked AI crawlers from finding and stealing our work. Even Google. We're not traffic-driven, but in 2026 this has a big impact on how people find us. So, simply following us and sharing our work means a lot 🙏

This Week in Videogames@thisweekinvideogames.com · 4w ago

This Week in Videogames is a reader-funded website, and our independent, commercial-free nature is only possible due to paid subscriptions. By popular demand, we've just launched a Discord community as a new perk for financial supporters. We'd love for you to be a part of it.

This is a great thread with a summation of a team’s discussions and ultimate decisions that includes both business reasons and philosophy/moral reasons 🤗👏🏻

Daniel Fedor@dcfedor.bsky.social · 2w ago

Blue Bottle Games, as a policy, does not use generative AI. It's something we've discussed as a team, weighing the pros and cons, and ultimately, we decided it was not for us. Recently, while chatting with a colleague, she mentioned it was useful hearing our reasoning. So: Sharing time! 1/12

This is about five years old, but I just stumbled across this cover of the Jimmy Buffet song A Pirate Looks at Forty by The Killers and it is an excellent, earnest tribute that really highlights the storytelling in Jimmy’s songwriting so that’s just lovely 🤗🥰💜 youtu.be/ZidTx7PNJYA?...

The Killers - A Pirate Looks At Forty (Jimmy Buffett Cover) HQ

YouTube video by tkillers music

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Months of work, a lifetime of learning, but the Levelling The Playing Field 101 Courses program launches right now. Eight €40 courses launching 10 days apart, I aim to make the critical less-spoken parts of indie gamedev accessible away from expensive visa-locked hotel bars. courses.ramiismail.com

Levelling the Playing Field - Courses by Rami Ismail

Practical, focused courses for indie game developers. Business, marketing, budgeting, production, pitching and more - by Rami Ismail.

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As someone who grew up in a popular, small Texas tourist town that has pretty much priced their locals out of being able to live in the town they work in, this piece on Jackson Hole and their local housing issues was both relatable and fascinating 🤗 youtu.be/QGSn0AC3-ok?...

We Went To The Richest Town In America. It’s Not Where You Think.

YouTube video by More Perfect Union

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If you're in NY or LA in the Fall, then get yourself to Staycation and have a great time with Lawrence 🤗💜🥰 youtu.be/_GJYVr7zI90?... lawrencetheband.com/staycation2026

Lawrence - Misty Morning (Live from Staycation)

YouTube video by Lawrence

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HEADS UP, GEN CON ATTENDEES! The Saturday of Gen Con, disgraced former Border Patrol Cmdr Greg Bovino is holding a rally 30 minutes from downtown Indianapolis. There may be some charged-up racists in the area before and after. Plan accordingly and exercise caution.

Great episode with an excellently appropriate prize on offer for the eventual winner 🤣✨👏🏻💜

Game Changer@gamechanger.dropout.tv · 3w ago

🚨 A new episode of Game Changer is out now on Dropout — featuring players: Demi Adejuyigbe, Anna Garcia, Catherine McCafferty, Ify Nwadiwe, Hannah Pilkes, Zach Reino, and Jiavani! 🍚

I dunno, maybe you also needed to see this seven month old video of Sam Neill asking you if you want to fly through some lavender like a bumblebee x: www.instagram.com/reel/DE1XGxD...

Nothing like realizing it's only 8:15 AM & feeling like you've already used up all your day's spoons whilst you hear the sound of your poor indoor cat's muffled sneezles coming from a nearby drawer where they've holed up after they managed to catch a cold somehow? We're having a day over here! 🫠💜

They say he’s back in his features writing era. I spoke to @harvey1966.bsky.social and @lizardengland.bsky.social and then wrote 1300 words about video game ladders, for Eurogamer. www.eurogamer.net/the-descent-...

The Descent - how game devs learned to love ladders

The ups and downs of everyone's favourite bit of video game connective tissue.

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Btw, Mr. @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social thank you for the smush game…it’s really making me actively think and engage with my vocabulary again in a way I probably haven’t in a good long while, and it’s quite fun so I appreciate that 🤗💜 it’s here for those interested: www.hankgreen.com/smush

Smush

A daily word game. Each letter gets 5 uses. Except the gold one, which is always required.

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Apparently, I shall never be employed again...and I know I shouldn't complain right now with everything that's happening in our industry and I am privileged to still have savings to be able to be surviving off of, but man it's bleak out there on the job wanting scene, y'all 🤗

Sad Monkey Sighs on Couch

ALT: Sad Monkey Sighs on Couch

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First batch is up! Ten fantastic-looking new or upcoming indie games you'll very probably want to stick on your Wishlist asap: kotaku.com/indie-penanc... Please repost this to get these games as much attention as possible. Especially *you*, person with a squillion followers.

It's Indie-Penance Day! Have 10 Incredible Indie Games To Wishlist

Video games are amazing! Here's a lot of proof

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I have so much respect and admiration for José Andrés and what he's accomplished in his life and how he goes about his work both as a chef and with World Central Kitchen. This is such a beautiful conversation between him and Josh and a sumptuous meal. 🥰✨💜 youtu.be/XM6fwb_51hc?...

José Andrés Eats His Last Meal

YouTube video by Mythical Kitchen

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Discover our *How To Prototype Video Game Narratives with Short Stories* course with @iamleyeti.bsky.social in one of our live course presentations. ✍️ September 15: www.eventbrite.com/e/1992750482... ✍️ September 28: www.eventbrite.com/e/1992750636... #gamedev #narrative #writing

I'm looking to speak to folks who have worked as contractors via agencies or other third-parties, who have lost work recently as a part of restructurings/larger layoffs at companies like Xbox, Epic, Ubi, etc. Want to know about the larger, uncounted cost of these things. Email and Signal are in bio.

The Moms steal this video away from their Smosh kiddos in this charming vid that explained the basics of Mahjong better to me than watching countless matches of streamers I enjoy playing Mahjong Soul, ever has...I would die for these Moms 😂 🤗💜 youtu.be/0OEwMYFwWJ8?...

Playing Mahjong With Our Moms

YouTube video by Smosh Games

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if your dad sucks let me—an actual dad—use father's day to tell you what I think every child deserves to hear from their parents: I'm proud of you, and so glad you're figuring out how to survive this messy world. The world is better with you in it. This is extra true if you're trans.

Just a wee reminder that I don't have a regular home for game reviews, so if you're looking for a ✨ fabulous ✨ critic with a penchant for the macabre and run-on sentences, pls think of me! I genuinely miss regular critique work and would love to find a new home 👻 opencritic.com/critic/2833/...

Vikki Blake's Reviews

Check out all of Vikki Blake's reviews and score history on OpenCritic. Vikki Blake has written 109 reviews. Their average review score is 71. Vikki Blake has recommended 36% of games they have review...

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Great thread…on the history of this holiday…it’s history here in Texas, and with a with a ton of linked resources! ✨

Zodi 🌌🪻@zodi777.blacksky.app · last yr.

I feel like people need reminding: We have acknowledged #Juneteenth here for generations, without acknowledgement from the federal gov’t or corporate sponsorship. We will continue to do so. Them folks can only gentrify our holiday if we let them. Some background: nmaahc.si.edu/explore/mome...

I spent the last few months talking to over 30 game developers about generative AI. It began as a sort of interview survey but became a pretty comprehensive collection of arguments against the technology altogether. www.gamesradar.com/games/why-so...

Why so many game developers don't want to use generative AI

With credits ranging from Dispatch and Marvel Rivals to Uncharted and Dragon Age, over 30 devs share their thoughts on gen AI

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