Ben Writes Stuff
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Game Writer & Narrative Designer for a popular demon-stabbing game. He/him. (Previous credits: Blade & Soul, MapleStory & MapleStory 2, WarHaven). Amateur gardener and foodie.
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The New York Times has been complicit for a long while now, but this goes beyond complicity to intentional disinformation.
It’s imperative to understand that capital serves only itself, and capitalism (the pursuit of profit) is only limited by morality where imposed by law. For-profit media is inherently incapable of being unbiased and must not be relied on as an information source because the truth is unprofitable.
November 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Rockstar staff demand the company reverse alleged union-busting, reinstate fired workers
Rockstar staff demand the company reverse alleged union-busting, reinstate fired workers
Over 200 Rockstar staffers signed letters to management demanding the 31 employees fired on November 2 be reinstated.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Rockstar staff demand the company reverse alleged union-busting, reinstate fired workers
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There are too many execs who do not respect players and think they will pay for any old slop that's put in front of them.
Vote with your wallet.
Vote with your wallet.
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
There are too many execs who do not respect players and think they will pay for any old slop that's put in front of them.
Vote with your wallet.
Vote with your wallet.
Desert Bus For Hope (desertbus.org/2025/) @desertbus.org begins in just under an hour! Every year, an Improv group and their friends subject themselves to one of the most boring games ever made on behalf of the charity Childsplay which brings video games to Childrens' hospitals.
Desert Bus 2025
A charity fundraising marathon in support of Child's Play Charity.
desertbus.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Desert Bus For Hope (desertbus.org/2025/) @desertbus.org begins in just under an hour! Every year, an Improv group and their friends subject themselves to one of the most boring games ever made on behalf of the charity Childsplay which brings video games to Childrens' hospitals.
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The Bus starts in one hour from this post! We'll be joined in studio by these wonderful guests over the course of the next week. Read more about each on our blog: desertbus.org/2025/events/...
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Bus starts in one hour from this post! We'll be joined in studio by these wonderful guests over the course of the next week. Read more about each on our blog: desertbus.org/2025/events/...
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if your moderation team bans someone for a harmless unactionable exclamation of disgust, but permits a govt account to say stuff like this,
you need a new moderation team.
you need a new moderation team.
![Dept. of War [sic]'s bluesky account says "To all narco-terrorists who threaten our homeland: If you keep trafficking deadly drugs–we will kill you."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:a4n6zqm2ufqrdbyszo5gvgyq/bafkreifpxnl7xocstyj3ztg3enbd5osgyaxznmbkkkysjjuykxbplp5gl4@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
if your moderation team bans someone for a harmless unactionable exclamation of disgust, but permits a govt account to say stuff like this,
you need a new moderation team.
you need a new moderation team.
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Today at 3:00PM we kick off the 19th @desertbus.org.
But I'm already on Dawnguard time and 3:00PM is 8 hours away. Plus, if I go to the office now I'll just be sitting alone in the dark. So why not Punch-A-Chunk? twitch.tv/james_lrr
But I'm already on Dawnguard time and 3:00PM is 8 hours away. Plus, if I go to the office now I'll just be sitting alone in the dark. So why not Punch-A-Chunk? twitch.tv/james_lrr
an older man is holding a ring in his hand and asking why shouldn 't i .
ALT: an older man is holding a ring in his hand and asking why shouldn 't i .
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Today at 3:00PM we kick off the 19th @desertbus.org.
But I'm already on Dawnguard time and 3:00PM is 8 hours away. Plus, if I go to the office now I'll just be sitting alone in the dark. So why not Punch-A-Chunk? twitch.tv/james_lrr
But I'm already on Dawnguard time and 3:00PM is 8 hours away. Plus, if I go to the office now I'll just be sitting alone in the dark. So why not Punch-A-Chunk? twitch.tv/james_lrr
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Just fucking insane to see the absolute (intentional) collapse of full remote jobs available for AAA studios in so short a time. Why would I EVER move for a job again when I could be laid off weeks after moving my entire life across the globe??
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Just fucking insane to see the absolute (intentional) collapse of full remote jobs available for AAA studios in so short a time. Why would I EVER move for a job again when I could be laid off weeks after moving my entire life across the globe??
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"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
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My most woke opinion:
Homophobia and transphobia are learned social behaviors that seek to distract people from actual problems by vilifying a minority.
What consenting adults do to and with each other in private has NO EFFECT on anyone else.
Homophobia and transphobia are learned social behaviors that seek to distract people from actual problems by vilifying a minority.
What consenting adults do to and with each other in private has NO EFFECT on anyone else.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My most woke opinion:
Homophobia and transphobia are learned social behaviors that seek to distract people from actual problems by vilifying a minority.
What consenting adults do to and with each other in private has NO EFFECT on anyone else.
Homophobia and transphobia are learned social behaviors that seek to distract people from actual problems by vilifying a minority.
What consenting adults do to and with each other in private has NO EFFECT on anyone else.
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Looking for some authentic MENA accents for a small upcoming project if anybody can point me towards some skilled voice actors with prior work in the games industry (all genders).
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Looking for some authentic MENA accents for a small upcoming project if anybody can point me towards some skilled voice actors with prior work in the games industry (all genders).
Looking for some authentic MENA accents for a small upcoming project if anybody can point me towards some skilled voice actors with prior work in the games industry (all genders).
November 14, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Looking for some authentic MENA accents for a small upcoming project if anybody can point me towards some skilled voice actors with prior work in the games industry (all genders).
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There's still time to RSVP for one of today's RED CUP RALLIES! We also added NYC to the list!
Let's show billionaires what democracy and union power looks like! ✊ #NoContractNoCoffee
nocontractnocoffee.org#map
Let's show billionaires what democracy and union power looks like! ✊ #NoContractNoCoffee
nocontractnocoffee.org#map
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
There's still time to RSVP for one of today's RED CUP RALLIES! We also added NYC to the list!
Let's show billionaires what democracy and union power looks like! ✊ #NoContractNoCoffee
nocontractnocoffee.org#map
Let's show billionaires what democracy and union power looks like! ✊ #NoContractNoCoffee
nocontractnocoffee.org#map
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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I cannot wrap my head around how cruel and destructive this is.
This is what comes of years of rhetoric demonizing and blaming the unhoused on the part of politicians (including big city Democrats) instead of seeing them as neighbors who need help
This is what comes of years of rhetoric demonizing and blaming the unhoused on the part of politicians (including big city Democrats) instead of seeing them as neighbors who need help
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I cannot wrap my head around how cruel and destructive this is.
This is what comes of years of rhetoric demonizing and blaming the unhoused on the part of politicians (including big city Democrats) instead of seeing them as neighbors who need help
This is what comes of years of rhetoric demonizing and blaming the unhoused on the part of politicians (including big city Democrats) instead of seeing them as neighbors who need help
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absolutely heartbroken to announce that i was part of the crystal layoffs today 💔
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
absolutely heartbroken to announce that i was part of the crystal layoffs today 💔
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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Hey so, today is my last day at Crystal Dynamics apparently. I joined the company in 2018 to work on Marvel's Avengers and it's been the longest (and best) job I've ever had. It now means I'm looking for work, so if you know of any senior writer/narrative designer positions please send them my way.
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Hey so, today is my last day at Crystal Dynamics apparently. I joined the company in 2018 to work on Marvel's Avengers and it's been the longest (and best) job I've ever had. It now means I'm looking for work, so if you know of any senior writer/narrative designer positions please send them my way.
3rd party spinoffs with overseas partners are a great way to permanently erode your IP in exchange for a big pile of money
Oh no, a minute in, and I see the character battling with a greatsword.
I can't. lmao. I can't do it. I didn't know they were making a spin off. One of the coolest parts about the Horizon games is that it felt very "human" in terms of well, everything. To see someone pirouetting with a greatsword..
I can't. lmao. I can't do it. I didn't know they were making a spin off. One of the coolest parts about the Horizon games is that it felt very "human" in terms of well, everything. To see someone pirouetting with a greatsword..
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
3rd party spinoffs with overseas partners are a great way to permanently erode your IP in exchange for a big pile of money
May be writing an official comic for work. *internal screaming commences*
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
May be writing an official comic for work. *internal screaming commences*
Can’t wait for narrative Bluesky to discover desert bus
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Can’t wait for narrative Bluesky to discover desert bus
Really wanna see a playthrough of Dispatch where you fail every call and QTE and choose all the asshole dialogue
November 13, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Really wanna see a playthrough of Dispatch where you fail every call and QTE and choose all the asshole dialogue
Aggressively blinking toward the camera
Can confirm. I’ve only worked at one studio where we had AI rammed down our throats and it came directly and solely from the CEO. Everyone else hated it and recognized it as the dreck it was. It’s almost like we should stop letting the worst people run things or something.
"All major game studios are using generative AI" the fact this is a lie aside, the ones that are using it aren't doing so willingly. It's meddling managers and CEOs with no understanding or attachment to game development forcing it on devs who end up not using anything it outputs anyway.
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Can confirm. I’ve only worked at one studio where we had AI rammed down our throats and it came directly and solely from the CEO. Everyone else hated it and recognized it as the dreck it was. It’s almost like we should stop letting the worst people run things or something.
"All major game studios are using generative AI" the fact this is a lie aside, the ones that are using it aren't doing so willingly. It's meddling managers and CEOs with no understanding or attachment to game development forcing it on devs who end up not using anything it outputs anyway.
November 12, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Can confirm. I’ve only worked at one studio where we had AI rammed down our throats and it came directly and solely from the CEO. Everyone else hated it and recognized it as the dreck it was. It’s almost like we should stop letting the worst people run things or something.