Kirk McKeand
@mckkirk.bsky.social
Microplastics, they’re fantastic. Content Director @ GLHF. Consultancy, mock reviews. Did some writing for a video game called The Axis Unseen.
Me trying to think of an insult for the European journalist who keeps asking for hard stats in the roundtable interview.
Sorry for the self promo but I literally won’t have a job by the end of the year if enough people don’t subscribe. I think we’re doing good stuff!
Chris Schilling@schillingc.bsky.social · yesterdayBelatedly caught up with this (the other Firezide Chats are well worth checking out, btw) and man, it's impressive how Kirk gets his interviewees to really open up. That's not as easy as you might think; there's an art to it.
I had a chat with @harvey1966.bsky.social about growing up poor, dealing with the deaths of his parents, and how those things shaped his outlook on work and life. www.gaming.firezidechat.com/p/firezide-c...
Firezide Chat with Harvey Smith
A chat about deaths of his parents, growing up in poverty, and how those things shaped his outlook on life.
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I had a chat with @harvey1966.bsky.social about growing up poor, dealing with the deaths of his parents, and how those things shaped his outlook on work and life. www.gaming.firezidechat.com/p/firezide-c...
Firezide Chat with Harvey Smith
A chat about deaths of his parents, growing up in poverty, and how those things shaped his outlook on life.
gaming.firezidechat.com
Wheeling out Todd Howard’s head in a jar to distract from laying off 3,000 people.
This week’s Firezide Chat interview is with @benstarr.bsky.social. We spoke about social anxiety, growing up as a drama kid, and why he’s in his villain era. www.gaming.firezidechat.com/p/firezide-c...
Firezide Chat with Ben Starr
A chat about social anxieties, what it was like wanting to be an actor as a teenager, and why he’s been a bit angry with baristas lately.
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This week’s Firezide Chat interview is with @benstarr.bsky.social. We spoke about social anxiety, growing up as a drama kid, and why he’s in his villain era. www.gaming.firezidechat.com/p/firezide-c...
Firezide Chat with Ben Starr
A chat about social anxieties, what it was like wanting to be an actor as a teenager, and why he’s been a bit angry with baristas lately.
gaming.firezidechat.com
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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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.
eurogamer.net
Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.
This week's Respec podcast is out. We talk the Xbox layoffs, launching the site, the fight to keep discs, some retro nostalgia, and as two eras of VG247 collide, it all naturally ends in bullying: www.respec.net/podcast/95-r...
Big news! @apzonerunner.com and I have launched a new video games website. @respec.net is our attempt to create a highly curated multi-format site that has that club feel you used to get from the best magazines (and frankly, my beloved VideoGamer back in the day) www.respec.net/feature/87-w...
Welcome to Respec: A word from the Editors | Respec
Welcome to our new little corner of the internet. Why a new video game website, and why now? Allow us to explain...
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Indie studios and solo devs are constantly talking about how impossible it is for them in this climate, they also need investment, they also need the industry generally to be healthy. So this "who cares about AAA anyway?" crap I keep seeing is as clueless as it is crass.
btw if you celebrate this because you want a new vegas 2 and feel what has happened to Obsidian is a reasonable price to pay to get it, I hope you eat shit
Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · 4w agoBREAKING: Obsidian Entertainment is making a big pivot as part of the Xbox restructuring. It has laid off a quarter of its staff, canceled a planned sequel to Avowed, and is now beginning work on a new Fallout game, according to people familiar with the plans www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Proud to announce the next game Vampirium: 1997 Dracula is king of the United British Empire. Kill his enemies and find your own path through a minimalist immersive sim sandbox. Wishlists and retweets massively appreciated (and, you know, massively helpful) store.steampowered.com/app/4035190/...
Vampirium: 1997 on Steam
1997. Dracula is King of England. At his command, master your dark gifts to assassinate his enemies and secure his vampiric empire. Infiltrate locked-down locations, adapt and survive in living enviro...
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One way you can show Microsoft your concern is here through the XBOX Player Voice feedback platform: feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/ide...
It’s cool that you previewed Blood of the Dawnwalker but it should have been me
I want to re-emphasize one part of this Xbox story: Half of the 3,200 cuts are happening today and half are happening in the next 12 months. In other words, even people who survived today's layoffs will have to spend the coming year wondering if they're going to be next.
Microsoft blaming the rising costs of computer components after spending $146 billion dollars on AI investments
Jank was meant to be free to all for one month after launch. It was free for five months. If you like us, it's time to pay us!
Jank@jank.cool · last mo.We remembered to put up the paywall. www.jank.cool/pay-up-dirtb...
At least the new CEO has realistic goals — 1bn players per day, lmao.
Christopher Dring@dringo.bsky.social · last mo.Big cuts, but Xbox has managed to avoid closing any studios today. Double Fine and Compulsion go indie. Ninja Theory and Undead Labs will have new owners. Arkane Lyon process starts today. CEO Asha Sharma wants Xbox to reach 1bn players a day (it currently hits 1bn a year).
Life at Xbox post-ActiBlizz merger: Jan 2024 - 1,900 layoffs May 2024 - Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and Alpha Dog shuttered (Tango eventually saved) Sept 2024 - 650 layoffs July 2025 - Microsoft cuts 9,100 jobs, including significant number of Xbox staff July 2026 - 3,200 roles torched
I chatted with @lukedale.bsky.social about how Kingdom Come: Deliverance and its sequel changed his life. There’s also an entire archive of interviews like this on the website. Consider subscribing. www.gaming.firezidechat.com/p/firezide-c...
Firezide Chat with Luke Dale
A chat about battling chronic acne as a teen and facing rejection as a young adult, the road to becoming an actor, about streamning and about starting a bar.
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✨NEW GAMING DEMO! ✨Huge thanks to Authentic Reels aka Tilly Steele and Jake McCormack for bringing this to life for me 🔥 If you are a casting director, game developer, etc who would like to collaborate, please feel free to reach out 😊#voiceactor #singer #songwriter #authenticreels #gamingdemo
