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Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2d agoThe past, present and future of black games journalism: aftermath.site/the-past-prese...
Rhiannon 🇵🇸 hire me! commission me!
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Freelance • Former Deputy News Lead @ TheGamer • Fable 3's biggest fan Words/voice/face also appeared on: IGN, TechRadar, Nintendo Life, VGC, TechRaptor, Startmenu, BBC, Giant Bomb email: rhiannon.freelance@outlook.com / rhiannon.nerys99@gmail.com
Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2d ago
I am also covering news with IGN until the end of the year! Huge thank you to Wesley for bringing me on board! Yeah my first story was Mass Effect. www.ign.com/articles/int...
BioWare Made This Internal Mass Effect 2 Trailer to Show Off the Cinematics — and It’s Very ‘00s
The lead animator for Mass Effect 2 has shared a previously unreleased trailer for the game, only ever seen by the developers at BioWare.
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2027 should be everyone hire lex year because she is consistently crazy good. if you read any of her pieces (you should read all of em) defo check out her 1001 Threads of Mizan piece for Kotaku kotaku.com/the-1001-thr...
The 1001 Threads Of Mizan Director Avoids Answering A Simple Question At Gamescom - Kotaku
'This is a really decentralized company. We completely decentralized'
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lex luddy@lexluddy.xyz · 2d agoGoing into 2027, I'm looking to spread out and work with more outlets. I'm available for news shifts, investigative reporting, reviews, previews, mock reviews, podcasts, and on-camera work. Gimme a shout if you are looking for someone with 7+ yrs of experience and 10+ copies of Balan Wonderworld.
Like a lot of other freelancers this year, I have basically no commissions through November and December (the one thing I have lined up is a post-release review of GTA 6 for Gamer Guides), so if you like me/my work, I'd appreciate a cuppa coffee going into the holidays. ko-fi.com/basicallilexi
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Going into 2027, I'm looking to spread out and work with more outlets. I'm available for news shifts, investigative reporting, reviews, previews, mock reviews, podcasts, and on-camera work. Gimme a shout if you are looking for someone with 7+ yrs of experience and 10+ copies of Balan Wonderworld.
lex luddy@lexluddy.xyz · 6mo agoNew pinned. I'm Lex Luddy. A video game journalist/reporter/critic. You might have seen me running @startmenu.bsky.social where I help new voices break into the industry. Or appearing on @giantbomb.com videos. Or my words in @shacknews.com, @gamerguides.com, @lostincult.co.uk, and more.
On an unrelated note. If anyone wants to commission me, I am always open to work.
This week @onemorecatch.site debuted a theme month! Four pieces! Four amazing freelance contributors! Just £2 for a limited time to read the lot! www.onemorecatch.site/monster-mash...
Matthew Reynolds@mattreyn.games · 7d agoWelcome to Monster Mashup Month, a theme month of features on One More Catch running throughout November! Each Wednesday, a different writer will be covering games taking the creature-collecting genre in unique and experimental new directions. You can read more here, or in the thread 👇
You have THREE DAYS left to take advantage of the limited-time Vertical Slice launch sale. Support fearless independent journalism that serves video game workers and receive access to breaking news, impactful investigations, newsletters, and more! www.verticalslice.news/limited-time...
We’re not a Dragon Age fan site yet, but it can’t be long. Rhi has been brilliant this week, surprising no one. I feel very smug about it. This was only possible due to Patreon. A direct line between that support, and bringing back voices in games media that will get lost. Great week. Forza VGC.
Rhiannon 🇵🇸 hire me! commission me!@rhithewitch.bsky.social · 5d agonot to get soppy on the timeline but I did not realize how much of a confidence hit I had taken writing wise until I returned to news again. 3 days with VGC and I am loving life. mentally recovering from the layoff finally
Idk if this flew under anyone else's radar but it looks like Valnet lost its class action lawsuit over misclassifying staff as freelancers. Anyone affected (presumably in the US only?) can claim compensation openclassactions.com/settlements/...
Valnet $2M Content Creator Settlement: Paid Automatically
California writers, editors and video and audio creators paid by Valnet as contractors from 2019 to 2026 get automatic payments from a $2M settlement.
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👋 HAPPY MONDAY 👋 As November begins and we await the terrifying arrival of GTA 6 I wanted to remind folks I'm available for work. I'll be firing out pitches as usual but if you need help tackling any of the following I'm your gal: - Reviews - Previews - News - Guides - Evergreen AND MORE! 🔥
not to get soppy on the timeline but I did not realize how much of a confidence hit I had taken writing wise until I returned to news again. 3 days with VGC and I am loving life. mentally recovering from the layoff finally
I know it's N7 Day, but how ghoulish do you have to be to close a company and then sell merch from its games two weeks later lmao
Bump for the evening crowd / folks in the US - shares on this welcome!
Matthew Reynolds@mattreyn.games · 7d agoWelcome to Monster Mashup Month, a theme month of features on One More Catch running throughout November! Each Wednesday, a different writer will be covering games taking the creature-collecting genre in unique and experimental new directions. You can read more here, or in the thread 👇
I wanted to track down some more diverse critiques and reviews surrounding Ocarina of Time. Going by the current Metacritic of 83 reviews, I found 13 reviews written by a female-presenting writer (7 in English and 6 in non-English). docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Halo composer Marty O'Donnell has lost his race in the US midterms. O'Donnell ran for the US House of Representatives as a Republican, but has lost to his Democratic rival Susie Lee. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/halo-co...
Halo composer Marty O’Donnell loses race in US midterms | VGC
O’Donnell ran for the US House of Representatives as a Republican, but has lost to his Democratic rival Susie Lee…
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I had such a blast working with Matt on this! Cannot recommend One More Catch enough 🙏 check this out!
Matthew Reynolds@mattreyn.games · 7d agoWelcome to Monster Mashup Month, a theme month of features on One More Catch running throughout November! Each Wednesday, a different writer will be covering games taking the creature-collecting genre in unique and experimental new directions. You can read more here, or in the thread 👇
A new Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 music video features entirely new scenes that were not included in the ten-episode Netflix run. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/cyberpu...
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 music video reveals entire new scenes, character backstories | VGC
Studio Trigger drops a music video for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, delving into Weak and Avida’s backstory.
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I will be doing news for a bit at VGC! Big big thank you to the team for bringing me on. So stoked to be helping out. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/control...
Control Resonant is the ‘fastest selling’ game in Remedy’s history, says CEO | VGC
Control Resonant reached one million in sales on the same day as its physical release…
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Right now, I’m available to jump to any ongoing release, and I have experience covering the following titles: - Genshin Impact - Honkai Star Rail - Aniimo - Palia - Where Winds Meet If your outlet has availability and the budget for these games coverage and more, do reach out to me! Thank you.
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Hi all, I wouldn’t be making this post if it wasn’t urgent but due to an outstanding student loan debt that I’ve been struggling to pay on a freelance income since I got laid off, I’m in desperate need of work, mainly full-time, or I will have my belongings, like my laptop & phone seized.
I am looking to talk to streamers/journalists/etc. who have been approached or worked with: - ModRetro - Argonaut - Piko Interactive for a potential story on the current state of the retro gaming scene. If you are willing to chat, you can contact me privately on Signal.
I would be very happy if they just kept updating cyberpunk 2077 forever tbh
piggybacking off this to say i used to do this as a kid, and got SO excited when i saw a woman..... sad to see we are in the same place (if not worse) than we were 20 years ago
Kate Gray@hownottodraw.bsky.social · 2w agoI found some game mags at the bookshop today, and as I always do, I checked the contributor names (I just like it when my friends are in there). i think there was one woman across 4 or 5 magazines of at least 20 contributors
This is dire. This cannot be happening with one of the biggest games of the year.
Allyson Cochran@allysoncochran.bsky.social · 2w agoI reviewed Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Of 66 OpenCritic reviewers, just 3 appear to be women based on their names. We know a shrinking games industry has pushed women out. But seeing that imbalance laid out so starkly, especially around one of this years biggest releases just makes me sad.
