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There's an option to play like a dog? I'm in!

In solidarity with the Spurs fans who were at the stadium I'm walking out of my house in disgust. Can't believe my eyes.

Is that a threat, mate?

With me? I've got the time if you want to start something.

Sure, it's miserable in there anyway.

I simply refuse to be unemployed while Arsenal win the league and Spurs are relegated. Someone offer me a job to prevent the apocalypse!

I went paintballing with Gianfranco Zola

Dad's a lion tamer in the circus.

The football gods seem desperate for Spurs to get relegated, but to be fair so do most of our players.

Hello everyone. I come with the sad news that as you are no doubt already aware, we're saying goodbye to several of our friends and colleagues here at Eurogamer. Leaving us are Tom Orry, our editorial director; our video team of Ian Higton, Zoe Delahunty-Light, and Alix Attenborough; Alex Donaldson, our editor-at-large; and Will Judd, who worked across Digital Foundry, hardware and deals. I'll start with Tom, who over the past year-plus had made himself a hugely valuable source of advice, expertise, desert-dry humour and world class poker faces (I think we just about made him laugh once, for a moment, on his final day). Tom initially began the role when Tom Phillips was our editor-in-chief here, mostly working away diligently in the background in a two-Tom-tandem doing editorial director things, before taking on a more prominent role on the site itself over the past 11 or 12 months, gracing us with some signature console nostalgia and unjustifiably intense Project Gotham Racing enthusiasm. Tom, Dom, Alex and I, along with the rest of the team, worked together closely on what a 'new Eurogamer' might look like last year, and his experience in running multiple games media sites was consistently our rock to lean on. While he may have initially seemed an outsider of sorts compared to Eurogamer chiefs of old - at least to some on the surface, coming from his 20-plus years across our sister sites VG247 and USGamer, and before that the cult-favourite site he founded in our once-rival VideoGamer - I can't stress enough how much Tom 'got' Eurogamer. His goal was for us to be at the heart of the big stories that mattered most to our readers with original, diligent reporting and on-the-button commentary, and that will absolutely continue. In immaculately on-brand, limelight-dodging Orry style, Tom opted to sneak his farewell into this past weekend's What We've Been Playing column, but I'll be damned if he gets away with it that easily. Sorry Tom. Here's what he had to say…

From myself and the whole team at @eurogamer.bsky.social, a very fond farewell and huge thank you to our friends and colleagues (thread).💙

This is brilliant news! Congrats @wsjudd.bsky.social and the DF team.

Happy Birthday mate! Hope you got all the Funkos you were hoping for.

Watched Together. An OK film, but a truly inspired song to end on.

Are you a big shot at a company who is looking to make the best hire of your career? That person probably isn't available, but I am and ready to step into a role that blends video game knowledge, management, and creativity.

Do you need a full time podcast guest? My appearance fee is high but worth it.

Zoe Delahunty-Light videogame lore addict, writer, flesh vessel. lesbian.

Sadly my role as Video Producer on Eurogamer's YouTube channel has been made redundant. After 7 years it's a heart-breaking goodbye, but I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be continuing to create the deepest of dives into videogame lore on my own YouTube channel! 🔍

YouTube.com/ZoeDels

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Already feels strange cut off from work. I don't like it. Please get in touch if you have any opportunities.

PERSONAL NEWS: After 13 years working as a (legendary) video producer for @eurogamer.bsky.social I have been made redundant in the recent Gamer Network cuts. I loved that job so much (probably too much) and I will miss the people and the opportunities it gave me, but I'm not ready to give up yet!

Amazing how Arsenal's amazing new successful set-piece tactic is simply to be allowed to commit fouls.

Could do with Spurs not being Spurs, just for a few weeks.

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I just want to give a bump to the fundraiser for Patrick Dane's family as they deal with the long aftermath of the horrific car accident that took him away from us all. They need it for the enormous costs incurred. Time off work. Fights. Hotels. Etc.

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You're big biceps Breens. I'm sure we'd be mates, but I simply don't associate with Kirk"s pals. We came to an agreement.

The dream!

Feels like a Hot Rod kind of evening

Keep the compliments coming mate.

Thanks Katharine. Hope things are going well for you.

Thanks Jeremy.

Well then. After 9 years my role of Editorial Director at Eurogamer/IGNE has been made redundant. If you’re reading this and feel I have a lot of valuable experience (I do), I’m keen to explore any opportunities (full time, consulting, other) in the games industry. I am great.

Cheers man, you may think I'm selfless but I've only been doing this for 20+ years to get free games.