I'm currently a game consultant for hire, so if you're looking for someone to consult on your game (or even do some writing on it!) or know anyone who does, reach out! surielvazquez at gmail dot com. Rates are negotiable for indie/smaller games, too!

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Sometimes you eat seconds out of spite. Sometimes you settle on a Ms. Fields ice cream sandwich and are like "that shit sucked. What the hell. No. I won't go out like this. I'm getting a Toll House ice cream sandwich." These just things just happen and we need to acknowledge it.

Game industry folks, if you're looking for writers, please hire those laid off from Fanbyte today. Elise is one of the kindest humans I know, an amazing journalist, and her and her coworkers deserve all the best.

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Elise Favis

@elisefavis

· Sep 15

I've been laid off from Fanbyte. Incredibly proud of everything I got to do there, and with everyone I have worked with -- these are the most talented folks in games media, and I'm honored I got to be there while I could.

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Sep 16

Finally, a way to get online.

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· Sep 16

Nintendo DS Browser is $21.76 on Amazon amzn.to/3BvdaLG #ad

Hi! I was just laid off from Fanbyte. I literally have my weekly therapy appointment in 15 minutes, so I’ll take some time to recuperate and breathe, but I’ll be tweeting to look for some freelance work later on.

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Imran is an incredible reporter, smart and insightful critic, and one of the nicest people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. Start talking to him about having him work for you immediately.

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Imran Khan

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· Sep 15

anyway I need a job and I think I am willing to leave game journalism, please hit me up if you have any leads

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I loved working with

!!! They're lovely, funny, insightful, and always worked so damn hard. They ran out social team, and always found clever and interesting ways to engage with our audience. Hire them.

My best friend, legit my soulmate lmao,

@heartimecia

, I love you so much!! Absolutely beyond one of the most fantastic editors I've gotten to work alongside and every day with her was such a joy. She deserves any and all opportunities to come her way, help her find work.

I will sing my praises for

@shepardcdr

as much as I can because goddamn, he's one of the most incredible writers I've gotten to work closely with. He has such a fantastic eye for features and newswriting, and really pushed us to think more about diverse and lgbtq stories too.

I'm grateful I got to work with

@godsewa

, who is laid off as well. Absolutely one of the funniest and loveliest people, who always wore a lot of hats at Fanbyte and recently was spearheading our newsletter + did a lot of production and is a fantastic streaming personality.

Also

-- who is an absolute expert with podcast and video production -- he'd be an asset to any team out there, and he is genuinely such a kind soul. A fantastic writer, too.

We were all so lucky to have

@Danielleri

as our editor-in-chief, she has a huge heart, she's a fantastic writer/editor, and she cares about this team so much. Any team would be lucky to have her.

I loved working with

. He was laid off today with the rest of us. As the head of Fanbyte, he always had our backs, and I genuinely believe he's one of the best bosses I've ever had. Please hire him.

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Absolutely gutted by what's happened to Fanbyte. The team Danielle and John had built was filled with so much strong and upcoming talent, and executives decided to just... destroy that. How is anyone supposed to feel safe anywhere in games media?

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@Danielleri

· Sep 15

Hi friends. I just want to say it's been a true honor and pleasure to be the editor in chief of Fanbyte. I think we did some special things there! I am... currently looking for work.

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Kotaku is hiring a senior editor. Wanna come help us make some cool, ambitious shit? Apply here: boards.greenhouse.io/gomedia/jobs/4 Salary band in our union contract, which is some good reading overall. wgaeast.org/wp-content/upl

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Senior Editor- Kotaku

Dang, Barbarian surprised the heck outta me. I'm outta heck over here!

Suriel

@SurielVazquez

Sep 13

Oh hell *yes* Like a Dragon: Ishin

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Carli Velocci

@velocciraptor

Sep 12

Ok so in personal news: this week was my last at Future. I’ve been laid off. I’m still processing emotions and have other tweets planned, but that means I’m looking for any work, FT or freelance, in editing/games or culture journalism. DMs are open ❤️

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Into the Doomed World is a short story collection set in a fantasy RPG that follows 30 NPCs after the player slays a quest giver, ensuring a slow but inevitable apocalypse. It’s free/PWYW. People who have read it so far seem to dig it.

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Into the Doomed World — Javy Gwaltney

Set in an unnamed fantasy video game, Into the Doomed World is a short story collection that follows 30 non-playable characters (NPCs) after the player kills a quest giver, ensuring a slow but...

Enough English accents in fantasy. Gimme a high-fantasy setting where everyone speaks in an American southern drawl

"There’s no cosmic or structural safeguard that’s going to save us. We only have each other."

@phoenixsimms

interviews

@iv_javy

about his short story collection, Into the Doomed World:

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The Hopeful Disharmony of Into the Doomed World

Phoenix talks to Javy Gwaltney about Into the Doomed World, his new short-story collection about 30 self-aware NPCs in a world that’s been sentenced to a slow apocalypse by its player.

Oh worm who’s this 👀👀

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Unwinnable

@unwinnable

· Sep 8

"I itch for some sort of deprivation chamber, where I could be truly alone with the thing in front of me..." @allpalaces introduces us to her column on her consumption of art: unwinnable.com/2022/09/06/min

Suriel

@SurielVazquez

Sep 6

Immortality - Satisfied% (PC) -⏱️0:17:56 by SirEZSQZ

Suriel

@SurielVazquez

Sep 4

Been getting a lot of screen-tearing in the Game Pass PC version of Immortality... anyone else encounter this issue? Not sure how to fix it.

Suriel

@SurielVazquez

Sep 3

Been having a rough week of sleep, but on the upside finally had it in me to say "fuck it" while trying to sleep and go for a run right before the sun rose instead.

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Aug 26

Theseus: so you see, it's both my ship and at the same time not my ship Schrödinger: love it

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Finally got a Warlock fit I'm really into: Bones

Traditional human-to-human therapy can be a wonderful tool. It can also be expensive, revealing, and/or altogether inaccessible. Fortunately, app stores are brimming with a brave new world of automated therapy software! I’m going to use it to fix my brain. youtu.be/mcYztBmf_y8

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Gonna be a fun season in the Destiny LFG discord

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@SurielVazquez

Aug 30

Gotta wait for 6 hours before Immortality is up on Game Pass. The problem with that, of course, is that I'd like to play it right now.

Suriel

@SurielVazquez

Aug 29

One of the best parts of following esports is when you see someone with a name like "Johnny D1ckf4rtz" then you look it up and find out their legal name is actually Jonathan Richard Fartzesian

Suriel

@SurielVazquez

Aug 26

Oh, whoops! This morning I put something in my Amazon cart, intending to purchase it, then went "Eeeeee, Aaaaay," before deciding not to, but I think my Alexa picked it up and ran with the story

Suriel

@SurielVazquez

Aug 25

Can anyone who's good at metaphors tell me what it means when you wake up in the middle of the night to the sounds of a live bat flying in circles around your kitchen/living room and you have to open up doors/windows until it randomly flies out of one of them minutes later?

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@SurielVazquez

Aug 25

Ok but like, why would you build that dragon a house. Why would they need one. You're really asking for some consequences here bro

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@frankcifaldi

Aug 24

Really proud of this episode! Instead of hounding Roberta to talk about King's Quest again, we talked for an hour about Colossal Cave Adventure, the game that inspired her entire career. Having her geek out about something she loves was a blast.

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The Video Game History Hour

@gamehistoryhour

· Aug 24

Designer and Sierra On-Line Co-Founder Roberta Williams (joined by a very vocal special guest) gives us great insight into how Adventure inspired her career of work, including her new @thecolossalcave 3D Adventure. Listen here! gamehistory.org/ep-90-colossal

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This looks rad as hell

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Wario64

@Wario64

· Aug 24

Rift of the NecroDancer trailer and screenshots up on Steam page bit.ly/3Kkgrmx The NecroDancer's back in a brand new rhythm game spinoff! Help Cadence navigate the modern world while repairing the rifts that have torn her life apart.

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Aug 24

bro you know I super smashed that sub button

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桜井政博 / Masahiro Sakurai

@Sora_Sakurai

· Aug 24

I've decided to start a new YouTube channel called "Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games." It launches...right now! Subscribe today and you can brag (?) about being one of the very first to join me on this new endeavor. I'll share more details soon! [EN] youtube.com/channel/UCv1Dv

Suriel

@SurielVazquez

Aug 23

These Techies buffs in the latest Dota patch are more exciting than anything they announced at the games thing today