stephanie valentine

no words feel like enough. i’m so sorry

Obama: "We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law ... but this man - Rev. Jesse Jackson - inspires us to take a harder path ... bc if we don't step up, nobody else will"

hell yeah this rocks

Kalshi employees "kind of understand that without the tweets and the streamers and all of the social-media stuff that the traders do for them, usually just for free, their marketing would be a lot harder," said Jack Campion, 20, a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Kalshi affiliate. In September, Kalshi briefly signed up a 15-year-old videogame streamer who goes by vertid online to promote its brand on X as an affiliate. A week later, Kalshi ended the partnership. "Yo brother, legal team confirmed that we can't work with minors rn," a Kalshi employee wrote to the user in messages reviewed by the Journal. "Kinda sad tbh."

what the fuck are we doing

www.wsj.com/business/med...

Slay the Spire 2 breaks Steam’s roguelike player count records Just one day after launch, MegaCrit's indie sequel 'Slay the Spire 2' broke roguelike records on Steam, with high active user counts and wishlist activity.

@megacrit.com's roguelike deckbuilder 'Slay the Spire 2' is now Steam's top-selling title, with around 325,000 Steam users climbing the series' titular structure at the time of writing.

#gaming #news #gamedev #games #indiegames

thank you sm how generous

MindsEye studio announces layoffs, alleges corporate espionage MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy (BARB) has announced new studio layoffs, its second round of cuts since eliminating an estimated 100 roles last June. Company co-CEO Mark Gerhard shared the "deep...

Mark Gerhard, co-CEO of 'MindsEye' studio Build a Rocket Boy, announced new layoffs on LinkedIn before alleging an unnamed corporate cabal purposefully sabotaged the game's June 2025 launch.

#gaming #news #technology #games #gamedev #🎮

@ethangoldreyer.bsky.social ⭐️

ummmmmm this is unbelievably cool????

'Tomb of the Bloodletter' (2026; ©Ethan's Secretions) key art edited to show 'REVIEW' in bottom-right corner

Check out our review for 'Tomb of the Bloodletter,' the offbeat type-'em-up roguelike from developer Ethan's Secretions (tr.ee/DHflfr) 🎮

#gaming #news #indiegame #gamedev #review #discover

Resident Evil Requiem shatters franchise records in six days Japanese game company Capcom announced on Wednesday that Resident Evil Requiem, the latest entry in the brand's globally beloved survival horror franchise, has sold more than 5 million units. The deve...

'Resident Evil Requiem,' the ninth mainline entry in Capcom's beloved survival-horror franchise, has officially sold over 5 million units — a milestone it achieved after just six days.

#gaming #news #gamedev #games #🎮 #entertainment

I’ve seen enough: Zendaya is Meechee

with their wristbands, attendees will also receive a blister pack of NSAIDs and Tums chewables

RECAP: Nintendo's Indie World Showcase (March 2026) Nintendo held its first Indie World Showcase of 2026, a 15-minute presentation spotlighting third-party games from Nintendo's independently owned brand partners. Nintendo's broadcast, announced just 2...

Nintendo held the year's first Indie World Showcase this morning, and Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 players have a whole lot to look forward to! See what's coming to Nintendo's handhelds sometime this year (and find out what launched today!) 🎮

#gaming #news #technology #gamedev #indiegames

Nintendo Indie World Showcase airing tomorrow Tune into Nintendo's Indie World Showcase on Tuesday, March 2, at 6 a.m. PST/9 a.m. EST, to see the indie games coming to Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.

Nintendo will air an all-new Indie World Showcase tomorrow, March 3, the brand announced on Monday. The indie game-focused broadcast, held thrice annually, is Nintendo's first Indie World event of 2026. Expecting anything exciting?

#gaming #news #technology #gamedev #indiegames

christ, that’s bleak

UPDATES | 9 injured in mass shooting at Riverfront Live in Cincinnati's East End Nine people were taken to the hospital after a mass shooting occurred at a music venue in Cincinnati's East End in the early hours of Sunday morning.

woke up to some haunting texts and notifications this morning. so sick to my stomach over this shit

outfit creator from ‘yakuza kiwami 3,’ kazuma kiryu wears white fedora, purple ‘kawaii’ jersey, purple joggers, and purple crocs

lookin good, buddy

oh my fucking GOOOOOOOOD dude are you kidding me???????

Pokémon Day 2026: Reveals, deals, and nostalgic feels Ring in Pokémon Day (it's 30th anniversary!) with nostalgia and novelty from the celebratory 25-minute Pokémon Presents broadcast on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.

Miss out on today's Pokémon Day broadcast? We've got you. Check out everything you missed from this morning's celebratory Pokémon Presents event:

#gaming #news #pokemon #gamedev #tcg

Our son is in Pokemon Winds and Waves, @stephvalley.bsky.social!

red flower pot covered in ceramic genovese tomatoes

went to the store for flower pots. left with the holy grail

IGN-owned Eurogamer lays off editorial staff, video team The games media niche is shrinking yet again, as IGN Entertainment subsidiary Gamer Network undergoes a new round of job cuts. The Gamer Network family, established in the late 1990s, comprises popula...

The latest round of games journalism layoffs includes popular publications Eurogamer and Outside Xbox, both of which have operated under the aegis of IGN Entertainment following the former's acquisition in 2024.

#gaming #news #jobs #games #🎮 #indiegames #journalism

With news of more games media layoffs, this seems like a good time to share my Indie Games Media starter kit — it’s more important than ever that readers directly support their favourite publications and writers.

Assassin’s Creed Hexe director Clint Hocking departs Ubisoft Veteran video game designer Clint Hocking has left Ubisoft amid the company's turbulent restructuring efforts, a new VGC report confirms. Hocking, the creative director behind Ubisoft's upcoming Assas...

Ubisoft has confirmed the departure of 'Assassin's Creed: Hexe' director Clint Hocking in a new statement. Ubisoft's announcement follows other internal tumult amid the brand's ongoing restructuring efforts.

#gaming #news #technology #business #games #gamedev

Offbeat Steam Next Fest game demos you simply can't miss Steam Next Fest is back, and the Valve-owned digital game platform is packed with a ton of new — and completely free! — video game demos. The triennial “celebration of upcoming games,” last held the w...

Steam Next Fest recommendations can get a little overwhelming, but these eight indie game demos are calling your name 🎮 Check 'em out:

#gaming #news #gamedev #indiegames #games

i need a Yakuza minigame collection. i really don’t ask for much (lie)

ASUS ROG reveals Kojima Productions collab On Tuesday, Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) announced its slick new collaboration with Kojima Productions, the renowned game studio led by industry icon Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear, Death Stranding). The a...

ASUS ROG and Kojima Productions' all-new peripherals are pretty slick, but climbing consumer tech costs make these three pricy pills to swallow. Read more:

#gaming #news #tech #technology #videogames

bullying works :)