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Wallace
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Writes without oversight at exalclaw.com | Spotted at AV Club Games, Unwinnable, Stop Caring, Gamers with Glasses, etc.

📬: exalclaw@gmail.com
Latest videos/features: https://linktr.ee/Exalclaw
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Okay so I had one more thing to talk about at Exalclaw before 2025 ended — Demonschool!! I still haven't finished the game bc I dont want to rush it, but couldn't wait to chat about Namako. She's pretty damn cool for how she's grown to handle bullying:

exalclaw.com/2025/12/15/d...
Demonschool’s Namako Is A Model Student For Showing How To Resist Bullies
Namako would likely prefer helping someone with a photojournalism class, but that doesn’t make her any less wise when it comes to bullies.
exalclaw.com
LIVE doing the new usual and checking out some game demos (Airframe Ultra, In My Orbit, maybe Petrichor), stop by and say hi!

twitch.tv/exalclaw
January 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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I have until the end of the week to get around half of this together. Ive raised about $430/$1500. Please help me keep whats left of my life. That sounds so dramatic to me but its true. Thank you and I love you 🖤
Hi Bsky! Restarting a fundraiser to help with survival. My issues with my bank are ongoing and it's not looking like I'm going to have my savings returned to me soon. I may even need to file a lawsuit.

Any help would be so appreciated 🖤

Vmo: @marghoul
CA: $margotlaine
Donate to Urgent Help for Margot's Storage and Living Costs, organized by Margot Laine
Hi! My name is Margot. Recently due to a banking error my entire saving… Margot Laine needs your support for Urgent Help for Margot's Storage and Living Costs
gofund.me
January 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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The last game I played for work in 2025 was Code Vein II, and it's the first game I'm writing about in 2026 for @shacknews.com. Its combat design is thoughtful and the bosses I played were stellar, but what stuck with me was how emotive the characters were, even when they didn't speak.
Code Vein 2 is a Soulslike with sauce, heart... and a fantastic character creator
Justice for Josée.
www.shacknews.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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A change is as good as rest.
It Ain't Goodbye
A change is as good as rest.
www.rewinder.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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Hi, all.

As I still look for work and finish this certification, I have the goals for January here along with this week's schedule. My goal for 2026 is to find stability.

As always, thank you guys for being so supportive and amazing. I hope 2026 is better for all of us, cause boy do we need it. ❤️
January 5, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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Reminder as the new year begins that I head up GameSpot’s opinions section and would love to read your pitches! I’m always on the hunt for timely and thoughtful criticism and analysis on games and gaming/internet culture, so feel free to reach out to me at jhoward@fandom.com if interested ☺️✨
January 5, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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What the fuck
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?

Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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hey, I'm a reporter looking to talk with other LGBTQ+ folks about their relationship to smoking (cigarettes). are you trying to quit? did you pick it back up again recently? do all your friends smoke? let's talk! DM me or Signal me @orionr.80
January 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Things we will not be leaving behind in 2025: this video from a former jr. community manager at Critical Reflex on abhorrent behavior (delayed payments, sexual harassment, etc.) they say they experienced while at the publisher. You need to watch it if you haven't

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB6j...
I worked at the creepiest publisher in indie games (CRITICAL REFLEX)
YouTube video by Evelina Zemljic
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Starting off 2026 with a new LOOKING FOR WORK post

I am very eager to pick up some more freelance work or ideally a fulltime gig somewhere. Open to:

- Reviews
- News/event coverage
- Mock reviews/consulting work
- Editing
- Copywriting/editing
- PR/marketing

email in bio! reposts appreciated!
January 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Hello everyone. Unfortunately, I was told that I would not be resuming my daily news writer role at Insider Gaming.

So, needless to say, I am open for game journalism work. If you’re looking for a reviewer, previewer, news and/or guide writer, as well as mock reviews, please reach out. Thank you.
January 5, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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New year, new thread of gaming/tech/entertainment writing opportunities! Including full-time, freelance, and mock review things when I find them.

Things I've found in January 2026 are below - please do share and tell a friend 💛
January 5, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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If you are a freelancer interested in covering the Fortnite and Roblox creator economies as platforms please email me at ethan.gach@kotaku.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Things we will not be leaving behind in 2025: this video from a former jr. community manager at Critical Reflex on abhorrent behavior (delayed payments, sexual harassment, etc.) they say they experienced while at the publisher. You need to watch it if you haven't

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB6j...
I worked at the creepiest publisher in indie games (CRITICAL REFLEX)
YouTube video by Evelina Zemljic
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Canadian officials are correct, and it’s truly a tragedy.
Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information
Misinformation from the Trump administration is cited as fuelling Canadians’ concerns over childhood vaccinations
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Side bar, what beat em ups would y’all recommend for the Playdate, if there are any?
The best thing about the Playdate so far is that I’m actually finishing games
January 5, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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A really sad follow-up to this story — Alexis Erlinmeyer, one of the trans federal intelligence workers who was fired, has died of a pulmonary embolism. She was 31. Her family is burying her under her deadname, so friends are fundraising for an accurate memorial: www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-...
NEW—In late Feb, Chris Rufo published leaked chats between queer/trans employees at US intel agencies. Then Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she’d fire all involved.

I spoke to chat members who were fired, are on admin leave, and who kept their jobs about the new lavender scare:
Queer intel officers targeted by top secret chat leak get their chance to speak
Chris Rufo published the chats. Staffers say a new "lavender scare" is upon us.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 4, 2026 at 10:24 PM
The best thing about the Playdate so far is that I’m actually finishing games
January 5, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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For people that feel helpless, this period is so tough but there's ways to help for anyone. Go out there support Venezuelan ppl and artists living in it as they prepare for unpredictable times

Here is a starter pack of artists with commissions or donations open as well:
go.bsky.app/8daQmpX
January 4, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Check out Bundle of Joy if you haven’t, I played thru it last year and enjoyed it! Short and a little stressful, just how I like em
There's a lot going on rn, but there's less than a day left on the biggest discount for Bundle of Joy, my Wario-ware inspired narrative game about becoming a parent, over on @itch.io.

I don't wanna play the "pity card" here, but I haven't sold a single copy this Winter sale lol, so tell ur friends!
ICYMI, my games are bundled together for a pretty big discount:

itch.io/s/175487/win...

Biggest discount of Bundle of Joy to date, and %90 of sales go directly to Essay Games' future project development.

Tell your narrative-game-sicko friends
January 4, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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This week: Immersion, Quake mods, To a T, and a whole lot more:

critical-distance.com/2026/01/04/j...
critical-distance.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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if you leak to me i certainly won’t pull this shit
🟡 NEW: The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com/article/01/0...
News organizations held off on reporting Venezuela raid
The American news organizations held their stories over concerns about endangering US troops.
www.semafor.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:24 AM
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🚨 HAPPENING NOW: Residents of Baltimore & local organizers gather in front of City Hall to protest the Trump regime's lawless military invasion of Venezuela & kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro & his wife Cilia Flores this morning. I'm on the ground for @therealnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM