Thomas Mitchell
@otellino.com
Hi! I make BGS game mods, and I make games! Senior Technical Designer. Abertay University alumnus. He/Him. thomasdavidmitchell.com
Xbox's 1,600 person "reset" didn't hit 14 layers of management. It hit devs who built the worlds you love. Faceless brands don't make games - people like Ben Carnow and his team do. #SaveGameWorkers and tell Microsoft to end these cycles of layoffs: shorturl.at/5ruBE
After laying off Battlefield 6 devs, EA boss Andrew Wilson's bonus rose $8m to $38m last year, thanks to the game's success across "all milestones" www.eurogamer.net/ea-boss-38-m...
It has been SO liberating being able to work on my own things without worrying about any of this nonsense.
Chris Kerr@kerrblimey.bsky.social · last wk.NEW: I spoke with multiple video game developers and a U.S. employment lawyer to learn more about restrictive side clauses that often prevent employees at major companies from pursuing hobbyist work or personal projects. In an industry renowned for creativity, why are we stifling it?
Bethesda Games Studios’ Montreal workers are being treated especially poorly by XBOX and we won’t stand for it. Here are the details. If this upsets you let Microsoft know: feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/ide...
ZeniMax workers rally to save 'the spirit of the studio' after Microsoft's latest layoffs aftermath.site/zenimax-save-o...
I was proud to attend the ZeniMax protest this afternoon, at their headquarters in Rockville. I stand with the workers who were layed off, calling on Microsoft to do the right thing: reverse the layoffs and support your game developers. #SaveOurDevs #OneBGS #ZeniMaxWorkersUnited #RockvilleMD
Save Our Devs isn't just a "Bethesda rally", it's become a "Bethesda and ZeniMax Online and iD and Obsidian and Blizzard rally", not to mention the fans and other workers who will be there supporting us. 6 rallies, 2 countries: will tomorrow be the industry's biggest collective action ever?
United Videogame Workers-CWA@videogameworkers.bsky.social · 3w agoReach out to your friends and colleagues and invite them to the rally TOMORROW, and attend if you’re able! It’s really important that you show up for this for a few reasons:
"Last year, Microsoft made $101 billion in profits, got a $12.5 billion tax break from Trump and paid its CEO $96 million," Sanders said. "This year, it's raising the price of an Xbox by $150 and eliminating 3,200 jobs. Please don't tell me corporate tax breaks create jobs. It never trickles down."
Bernie Sanders is mad about the Xbox layoffs
The senator from Vermont is pretty chapped about the price hikes, too.
pcgamer.com
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.
blogged it aftermath.site/microsoft-xb...
You Don't Have To Hand It To Microsoft For A Well-Planned Bloodbath
People are being laid off in a horrendous job market. You do not have to praise the muddled prose of the rich and insulated.
aftermath.site
Chris Person@papapishu.bsky.social · last mo.Microsoft engineered this so that it looked the least bad optically while at the same time still committing a slaughter, all so that Satya Nadella can still dick around with more useless AI horseshit. Fuck him and fuck Microsoft.
Microsoft is laying off 4,800 workers today. Its CEO made $96.5M in 2025, a 22% increase from the previous year. Microsoft made $101B in net income last year — and raked in up to $12.5B in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill. This is what a rigged system looks like.
You would be privileged to have Jess on your Community team.
Jess@jesscapade.bsky.social · last mo.If any teams are looking for Community Managers, Brand team members, or people with social media experience, please keep me in mind. I love this industry and hope my next exciting adventure keeps me here in games.💙
the face of a man who made the questionable decision to livestream for 17 hours in one go after livestreaming for 12 hours the day before 👍 All for a good cause though. Raised so much for the Alzheimer's Association. People are so generous. Thank you all. simsettlements.com/charity
Live for day 2! Possibly running till 6am for this. Wish me luck. 😅 Come watch and donate for a good cause!
Otellino Mods@otellinomods.com · last mo.I'll be live from 2:00 PM on twitch.tv/otellinomods on the 27th June through to 6:00 AM on the 29th June working on quest implementation!
Kinda crazy to have my mod launching on GOG. Forever grateful for everything that led me to this point. Huge thanks to the amazing people at GOG for the opportunity!
Otellino Mods@otellinomods.com · last mo.As of today - America Rising 2 - Legacy of the Enclave is available on GOG! www.gog.com/game/america...
The key thing to understand about this is that it is completely unnecessary. This is a corporation with basically infinite money. They don't have to destroy 30+ year studios to save their bottom line. They're doing this because they are evil.
Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · 2mo agoBREAKING: Several Xbox studios, including Compulsion, Ninja Theory and Double Fine, are negotiating with Xbox as they try to avoid closure. Some or all could spin off. Lots still in flux as many studios remain unsure about what's happening. Here's the latest: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A little late to the party I suppose but Project Hail Mary is absolutely fantastic, I adored that film
This is why i have zero interest in cloud streaming - I feel for the folks losing out.
Game Developer@gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 4mo agoAmazon is downscaling cloud video game service Luna
My little pet project is done - I've completely overhauled the Otellino Mods website! otellinomods.com
Otellino Mods
Official website for Otellino, creator of high quality Bethesda Game Studios Creations such as America Rising 2 - Legacy of the Enclave, Daniel - The Remnant and more.
otellinomods.com
Call me crazy, but I don't really like the idea of some hardware manufacturer going "hey your game's character looks dumb, how about it looks like THIS instead (and it's trash)" but maybe that's just me
My friend poured his heart and soul into this absolutely incredible game - I implore you all to check it out! There's a demo too if you want to try before you buy. Fantastic story, gameplay feels excellent - and c'mon. We gotta support indies. :)
Alex Kane | AETHUS IS OUT NOW! 👩🚀⛏@beacondev.bsky.social · 5mo agoAfter three years of work, AETHUS is out... NOW! 👩🚀⛏️ This is my love letter to survival-crafting games, and it's a full 1.0 package - no EA! $15.99 at launch for 30+ hours of proper story-driven gameplay. Can you help me spread the word about my little indie game? #AETHUS #GameDev #IndieGame
This is gonna be something special - can't wait to check it out!
Veelpoot@veelpoot.com · 5mo agoHoney, it's time to play The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim again. The biggest Creation for Skyrim yet! New quests, dungeons, loot - and adventures await in Legacy of Orsinium! Our first commercial release as an indie studio! 🎉 TOMORROW!
A year of being self employed, down 💪 Jumping from working for someone else to working for myself was scary. Very grateful I'm able to make a living via my Verified Creations for Bethesda games. Very grateful for all the support. Got exciting things coming!
You know what allows ICs to get more work done? Not wasting half their day in meetings.
This supposed 'pro-consumer' narrative actually works against indie & aspiring game dev. As somebody who "worked" as part of the modding team behind one of, if not the, largest Skyrim mods (which actually released) and knows A LOT of modders and game developers: Paid mods are a good thing.
