Ashley Schofield🐉
@ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
freelance critic and journalist 🏳️⚧️
author of VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works @lostincult.co.uk
words: Unwinnable, VGC, Polygon, GamesRadar+, PCGamesN, PLAY, EDGE, Into The Spine, Skybox, startmenu
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author of VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works @lostincult.co.uk
words: Unwinnable, VGC, Polygon, GamesRadar+, PCGamesN, PLAY, EDGE, Into The Spine, Skybox, startmenu
https://muckrack.com/ash-like-a-dragon
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Time to mix drinks and change lives.
Announcing VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works 🍸
In collaboration with @sukeban.moe x @ysbryd.net, explore Glitch City like never before through developer interviews, concept art and more.
Ends 5 June. Pre-order now bit.ly/VA11HallA
Announcing VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works 🍸
In collaboration with @sukeban.moe x @ysbryd.net, explore Glitch City like never before through developer interviews, concept art and more.
Ends 5 June. Pre-order now bit.ly/VA11HallA
VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works
Pre-order now bit.ly/VA11HallATime to mix drinks and change lives.Announcing VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works 🍸In collaboration with Sukeban Games x Ysbryd Games,...
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i'm writing a book!!!!
in collaboration with @lostincult.co.uk, @sukeban.moe and @ysbryd.net, i'm writing Design Works: VA-11 HALL-A.
time to mix drinks and change lives.
in collaboration with @lostincult.co.uk, @sukeban.moe and @ysbryd.net, i'm writing Design Works: VA-11 HALL-A.
time to mix drinks and change lives.
i need a new job so fucking bad
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
i need a new job so fucking bad
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i told the truth.
people in that crowd can ridicule the situation, or my “too long won’t read, it’s incomprehensible lol” writing on it... it doesn’t change that this was wrong.
some of the most awful evil people call themselves journalists here.
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/abu...
people in that crowd can ridicule the situation, or my “too long won’t read, it’s incomprehensible lol” writing on it... it doesn’t change that this was wrong.
some of the most awful evil people call themselves journalists here.
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/abu...
“Abusing you was by the book” (documenting two years of abuse from Game Journalism, after sharing my #metoo… the whole painful story all in one place) – The Candybox Blog
www.nathalielawhead.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
i told the truth.
people in that crowd can ridicule the situation, or my “too long won’t read, it’s incomprehensible lol” writing on it... it doesn’t change that this was wrong.
some of the most awful evil people call themselves journalists here.
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/abu...
people in that crowd can ridicule the situation, or my “too long won’t read, it’s incomprehensible lol” writing on it... it doesn’t change that this was wrong.
some of the most awful evil people call themselves journalists here.
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/abu...
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Chatting with Future Class inductees for my latest at @theguardian.com. They paint a pretty clear picture of the perils of performative allyship.
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Chatting with Future Class inductees for my latest at @theguardian.com. They paint a pretty clear picture of the perils of performative allyship.
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
happy to report that my brain has been playing this line on repeat for at least a day and i have been thinking a lot about how i feel utterly doomed in the romantic part of life for the rest of my own
and yes, the thirst trap posting yesterday was for validation while i was sad. sue me
and yes, the thirst trap posting yesterday was for validation while i was sad. sue me
THE HANGED MAN - Love did me in, brother Coppo. It was love all along...
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
happy to report that my brain has been playing this line on repeat for at least a day and i have been thinking a lot about how i feel utterly doomed in the romantic part of life for the rest of my own
and yes, the thirst trap posting yesterday was for validation while i was sad. sue me
and yes, the thirst trap posting yesterday was for validation while i was sad. sue me
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"Steve Mason either learns to be the Reaper or defaults to the reaped."
@jhensliterature.bsky.social draws parallels between Harvester's suburban hellscape and the American suburb's foundation of violence:
@jhensliterature.bsky.social draws parallels between Harvester's suburban hellscape and the American suburb's foundation of violence:
Harvester and the American Reaper - Unwinnable
To be a proud American is to constantly condone the legacies of violence and bloodshed that still haunt us.
unwinnable.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"Steve Mason either learns to be the Reaper or defaults to the reaped."
@jhensliterature.bsky.social draws parallels between Harvester's suburban hellscape and the American suburb's foundation of violence:
@jhensliterature.bsky.social draws parallels between Harvester's suburban hellscape and the American suburb's foundation of violence:
every day i log on and there is discourse many people are subtweeting about
i almost never see the original post, just vague allusions to it
i've truly never understood this. why not just quote post the person you're directly talking about/to
i almost never see the original post, just vague allusions to it
i've truly never understood this. why not just quote post the person you're directly talking about/to
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
every day i log on and there is discourse many people are subtweeting about
i almost never see the original post, just vague allusions to it
i've truly never understood this. why not just quote post the person you're directly talking about/to
i almost never see the original post, just vague allusions to it
i've truly never understood this. why not just quote post the person you're directly talking about/to
honoured as always to see my article on teruyuki kagawa and ryu ga gotoku studio featured in this week's roundup, thank you 💜
This week: community and continuity form a thematic throughline for seventeen new picks:
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November 9th
Welcome back readers. Okay, I lied a small lie last week. I’m not going to plug our money stuff this week. Instead keep your focus on The Jamaican government’s official portal for Hurri…
critical-distance.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
honoured as always to see my article on teruyuki kagawa and ryu ga gotoku studio featured in this week's roundup, thank you 💜
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low polyamory
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
low polyamory
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Apparently a lot of people online think games aren't as fun anymore, but that could not be farther from the truth. There's more great games than ever now, so where is this coming from? As always, the culprit is capitalism.
#blog #gaming
#blog #gaming
Games aren't fun anymore!?
innerspiral.lol
November 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
anyone mind if a girl proves her work/shamelessly posts a thirst trap for once
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
anyone mind if a girl proves her work/shamelessly posts a thirst trap for once
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Heads up 😅
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Scrap the Bathroom Ban
🚨This is urgent🚨
Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities, has a decision to make. The EHRC, a regulator mired in controversy over anti-trans views, has sent a new draft Code of Prac...
actionnetwork.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Heads up 😅
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
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Disco Elysium blowing up the way it did should be evidence that there’s no predicting the games market. Imagine trying to tell a money guy that game of the year was gonna be an Estonian visual novel by communists where you can pet the mailbox and say “I want to make fuck with you”
February 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Disco Elysium blowing up the way it did should be evidence that there’s no predicting the games market. Imagine trying to tell a money guy that game of the year was gonna be an Estonian visual novel by communists where you can pet the mailbox and say “I want to make fuck with you”
gender affirmation update
had an emotional conversation with a friend i haven't seen in a while last night
at one point, midway through my heart being spilled into the world, she blatantly moved her gaze from my eyes to my left tit to my right tit to my eyes
"sorry they're just bigger than before"
had an emotional conversation with a friend i haven't seen in a while last night
at one point, midway through my heart being spilled into the world, she blatantly moved her gaze from my eyes to my left tit to my right tit to my eyes
"sorry they're just bigger than before"
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
gender affirmation update
had an emotional conversation with a friend i haven't seen in a while last night
at one point, midway through my heart being spilled into the world, she blatantly moved her gaze from my eyes to my left tit to my right tit to my eyes
"sorry they're just bigger than before"
had an emotional conversation with a friend i haven't seen in a while last night
at one point, midway through my heart being spilled into the world, she blatantly moved her gaze from my eyes to my left tit to my right tit to my eyes
"sorry they're just bigger than before"
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things getting a little tight on food & essentials, so throwing up the link again.
managed to get somewhere stable & most of my property replaced (ty to all help <3); currently just holding out on passport processing, and I'm finally out of this place...
www.paypal.com/paypalme/jes...
managed to get somewhere stable & most of my property replaced (ty to all help <3); currently just holding out on passport processing, and I'm finally out of this place...
www.paypal.com/paypalme/jes...
October 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
things getting a little tight on food & essentials, so throwing up the link again.
managed to get somewhere stable & most of my property replaced (ty to all help <3); currently just holding out on passport processing, and I'm finally out of this place...
www.paypal.com/paypalme/jes...
managed to get somewhere stable & most of my property replaced (ty to all help <3); currently just holding out on passport processing, and I'm finally out of this place...
www.paypal.com/paypalme/jes...
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women.........
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
women.........
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as someone constantly thinking about trans fiction/short fic/essays, i’m always glad to see someone collect everything together into one place. trans literature is not a monolith, and it’s still being invented daily. join us :)
After hundreds of hours of reading and research, my 2025 Starter Guide to transfeminine literature is finally live!
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
No matter your experience level, there's a book for you! 🏳️⚧️📚 #transbooks
The list covers a vast range of genres. There are 78 handcrafted recs on this list, and I've read all but two.
Start Here (2025 Edition)
Are you questioning your gender and searching for fiction that’ll help you figure out what a transition might look like? Are you a trans woman or a femmeby who’s never seen herself on the tradition…
thetransfemininereview.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
as someone constantly thinking about trans fiction/short fic/essays, i’m always glad to see someone collect everything together into one place. trans literature is not a monolith, and it’s still being invented daily. join us :)
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Extremely important and concise work by Ashley! I also heard that journalist she cites in it has an 8-pack. I hear they're shredded
Hamazaki Has To Goh - where does Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio draw the line on casting, and why is it not at sexual assault? by @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
"it’s particularly insulting and disgusting for him to be cast in a series that has historically featured sex pests being (rightly) beat up"
Read on:
"it’s particularly insulting and disgusting for him to be cast in a series that has historically featured sex pests being (rightly) beat up"
Read on:
Hamazaki Has To Goh - where does Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio draw the line on casting, and why is it not at sexual assault?
A look at the bizarre decision to cast Teruyuki Kagawa's in Yakuza Kiwami 3, through a lens of previous re-casting decisions from RGG Studio.
skyboxcritics.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Extremely important and concise work by Ashley! I also heard that journalist she cites in it has an 8-pack. I hear they're shredded
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You simply can't overstate how important @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social's words are, here. 100% agreed that this entire situation is fucked, and very telling.
Hamazaki Has To Goh - where does Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio draw the line on casting, and why is it not at sexual assault? by @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
"it’s particularly insulting and disgusting for him to be cast in a series that has historically featured sex pests being (rightly) beat up"
Read on:
"it’s particularly insulting and disgusting for him to be cast in a series that has historically featured sex pests being (rightly) beat up"
Read on:
Hamazaki Has To Goh - where does Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio draw the line on casting, and why is it not at sexual assault?
A look at the bizarre decision to cast Teruyuki Kagawa's in Yakuza Kiwami 3, through a lens of previous re-casting decisions from RGG Studio.
skyboxcritics.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
You simply can't overstate how important @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social's words are, here. 100% agreed that this entire situation is fucked, and very telling.
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"It is easier for a trans woman to imagine herself a frankensteined agglomeration of machinery and flesh that a corporation has invested too much money in as equipment to let die, than to imagine another human showing her kindness and care for her wellbeing."
April 27, 2025 at 5:51 AM
"It is easier for a trans woman to imagine herself a frankensteined agglomeration of machinery and flesh that a corporation has invested too much money in as equipment to let die, than to imagine another human showing her kindness and care for her wellbeing."
woke dog's trust be like: puppygirls aren't just for christmas
what's the next trend after everyone gets bored of pet play and sends all the dog girls to live on a farm upstate?
November 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
woke dog's trust be like: puppygirls aren't just for christmas
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Please join us
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November 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Please join us
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no offense but if amab non binary people want to get they/themd they should take estrogen for years, get ffs, legally change their name to a girls name and sex marker to an f, tell people theyre a woman JUST like everyone else
November 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
no offense but if amab non binary people want to get they/themd they should take estrogen for years, get ffs, legally change their name to a girls name and sex marker to an f, tell people theyre a woman JUST like everyone else
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It dismays me a lot when I see other people in my life spend a lot of time reflexively apologizing, overexplaining, or "predicting" criticism that may or may not ever come because I know too well that comes from being heavily criticized at developmentally impactful points in their life
November 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It dismays me a lot when I see other people in my life spend a lot of time reflexively apologizing, overexplaining, or "predicting" criticism that may or may not ever come because I know too well that comes from being heavily criticized at developmentally impactful points in their life