amanda kelly
@impkay.bsky.social
Senior Narrative Designer at Campfire Cabal, previously 11 bit.
Loves cookies and Murder, She Wrote.
https://www.amandaikelly.com/
Loves cookies and Murder, She Wrote.
https://www.amandaikelly.com/
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not to be a fucking bitch but writing a video game is so much harder than writing a linear screenplay
Producers of newly announced Life is Strange TV show say it "deserves to be more than just a game"
www.eurogamer.net/producers-of...
www.eurogamer.net/producers-of...
September 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
not to be a fucking bitch but writing a video game is so much harder than writing a linear screenplay
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In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Because when they go on dates it’s what they do
Why do tech people think the end goal of a character is to be able to talk endlessly
March 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Because when they go on dates it’s what they do
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This, precisely, is what I think Dem voters want from their representatives: direct confrontation with people who are used to bullying others both as a matter of substance and style. You don't have to back down to these fucking clowns.
Texas Republican Keithself storms out of the meeting he's supposed to be running because a Democrat asked him to treat his colleague Sarah McBride with respect. These people would not last one day as a trans person.
March 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This, precisely, is what I think Dem voters want from their representatives: direct confrontation with people who are used to bullying others both as a matter of substance and style. You don't have to back down to these fucking clowns.
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This joke is agelessly impossibly old, but is the glue that holds every dev team together. It communicates the gallows humour and nihilism that has powered the development of every game you ever loved.
the best joke in videogames development is replying "ship it" to every broken ass prototype no I will not be taking questions
March 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
This joke is agelessly impossibly old, but is the glue that holds every dev team together. It communicates the gallows humour and nihilism that has powered the development of every game you ever loved.
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Game writers! If you were laid off, @marykwrites.bsky.social @alexmakesstuffup.bsky.social & I want to help out with portfolio, sample, or resume reviews. Just respond to this post with a number between 1 & 1000 and we'll select a few folks for a review. For free, obv.
a woman says i 'm happy to help in a yellow circle
Alt: gif: Alexis Rose from Schitt's Creek saying "I'm happy too help."
media.tenor.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Game writers! If you were laid off, @marykwrites.bsky.social @alexmakesstuffup.bsky.social & I want to help out with portfolio, sample, or resume reviews. Just respond to this post with a number between 1 & 1000 and we'll select a few folks for a review. For free, obv.
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Apex Legend's French VAs all refused to come back and provide their voices for A.I. training to replace them.
www.reddit.com/r/Games/s/1F...
I cannot begin to express how truly and deeply I want these anti-human, scum fuck, corporate ghouls to lose their jobs. *Minimum.*
www.reddit.com/r/Games/s/1F...
I cannot begin to express how truly and deeply I want these anti-human, scum fuck, corporate ghouls to lose their jobs. *Minimum.*
February 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Apex Legend's French VAs all refused to come back and provide their voices for A.I. training to replace them.
www.reddit.com/r/Games/s/1F...
I cannot begin to express how truly and deeply I want these anti-human, scum fuck, corporate ghouls to lose their jobs. *Minimum.*
www.reddit.com/r/Games/s/1F...
I cannot begin to express how truly and deeply I want these anti-human, scum fuck, corporate ghouls to lose their jobs. *Minimum.*
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YOU PATENTED THE NEMESIS SYSTEM AND FOR WHAT? TO JUST KILL THE STUDIO THAT GAVE IT TO YOU
AAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAA
February 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
YOU PATENTED THE NEMESIS SYSTEM AND FOR WHAT? TO JUST KILL THE STUDIO THAT GAVE IT TO YOU
AAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAA
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Wow. it must feel terrible when someone takes something you made and uses it without permission or payment
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
White House AI tsar David Sacks raises possibility of alleged intellectual property theft
www.ft.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Wow. it must feel terrible when someone takes something you made and uses it without permission or payment
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Microsoft is going to price gouge you by adding their genAI to your subscription without your consent, and they are not transparent about how to avoid this bullshit.
Here's how to change your subscription back to "Classic" for a lower charge without Copilot: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...
Here's how to change your subscription back to "Classic" for a lower charge without Copilot: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...
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January 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Microsoft is going to price gouge you by adding their genAI to your subscription without your consent, and they are not transparent about how to avoid this bullshit.
Here's how to change your subscription back to "Classic" for a lower charge without Copilot: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...
Here's how to change your subscription back to "Classic" for a lower charge without Copilot: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...
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Hey so I made a David Lynch Game Jam. use the #davidlynchgamejam to follow along, tag your entries, and if you can't join, share.
Go here to join: itch.io/jam/fix-your...
Go here to join: itch.io/jam/fix-your...
FIX YOUR HEARTS OR DIE - A David Lynch Game Jam
A game jam from 2025-01-20 to 2025-02-21 hosted by Jellyfishlines. With the news of the passing of David Lynch, I want to take the moment and honor his legacy by holding a game jam. David was a person...
itch.io
January 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Hey so I made a David Lynch Game Jam. use the #davidlynchgamejam to follow along, tag your entries, and if you can't join, share.
Go here to join: itch.io/jam/fix-your...
Go here to join: itch.io/jam/fix-your...
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this is what long-time Elon watchers call "The Realization": when Elon stumbles into your area of expertise, and you realize everyone just gives the guy the benefit of the doubt because he talks about complicated things people don't pay attention to
I’ve been thinking about how monumentally stupid the Elon video game cheating thing is and I think it comes back to this post
there aren’t a ton of people who work in cars, or rockets, or even software
but everyone - everyone! - understands cheating at video games
totally unnecessary self-own
there aren’t a ton of people who work in cars, or rockets, or even software
but everyone - everyone! - understands cheating at video games
totally unnecessary self-own
January 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
this is what long-time Elon watchers call "The Realization": when Elon stumbles into your area of expertise, and you realize everyone just gives the guy the benefit of the doubt because he talks about complicated things people don't pay attention to
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floored they didn't call it the swiitch
January 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
floored they didn't call it the swiitch
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I'm trying to decide if I'll make any new year's resolutions around self-improvement and just noticed that Boston offers monthly chocolate-tasting classes
December 30, 2024 at 2:29 PM
I'm trying to decide if I'll make any new year's resolutions around self-improvement and just noticed that Boston offers monthly chocolate-tasting classes
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THIS SUCKS. Game writers: if your company is planning on doing this for characters you wrote, PLEASE kick up a fuss. Don't cross that picket line!!!!
Activision quietly recast Black Ops 6 Zombies actors during SAG-AFTRA strike
Activision quietly recast Black Ops 6 Zombies actors during SAG-AFTRA strike
Pre-release versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies cutscenes contain different voiceover performances than those heard in the final game.
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 18, 2024 at 6:58 PM
THIS SUCKS. Game writers: if your company is planning on doing this for characters you wrote, PLEASE kick up a fuss. Don't cross that picket line!!!!
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That a dude with a couple cameras and a plate of appetizers can make something worth $82.5 million and a media company looks at that and goes "couldn't we make even more money if we had AI do it?" tells you exactly how stupid these people are
The $82.5 million sale of "Hot Ones" studio First We Feast is part of a broader strategy at BuzzFeed to shift away from human editors, writers and content producers in favor of artificial intelligence, which result in "high-margin, tech-enabled revenue lines."
BuzzFeed sells "Hot Ones" studio for $82.5 million as it pursues more AI-driven content
The company said the sale will allow it to depend less on human-created content in favor of "high-margin, tech-enabled revenue lines."
thedesk.net
December 13, 2024 at 1:31 PM
That a dude with a couple cameras and a plate of appetizers can make something worth $82.5 million and a media company looks at that and goes "couldn't we make even more money if we had AI do it?" tells you exactly how stupid these people are
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y'all. i used to play among us. sometimes i was even the assassin. should i be worried? who knows what i'm capable of
December 10, 2024 at 5:03 PM
y'all. i used to play among us. sometimes i was even the assassin. should i be worried? who knows what i'm capable of
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I think there is no greater example of how much the police and justice system are for the wealthy & property than what we’re seeing with the resources being thrown at catching The Adjuster.
December 8, 2024 at 1:44 AM
I think there is no greater example of how much the police and justice system are for the wealthy & property than what we’re seeing with the resources being thrown at catching The Adjuster.
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Must be terrifying knowing that someone who you’ve never met has the power to destroy your life
December 7, 2024 at 12:18 AM
Must be terrifying knowing that someone who you’ve never met has the power to destroy your life
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I’ve never told this story to anyone before because it’s so intimate and awful and it still makes me feel ashamed because I had to argue with an anonymous woman from the CEO of UnitedHealthcare whether it took me an unreasonable amount of time to find my husband dead.
And I lost the argument!
And I lost the argument!
December 6, 2024 at 5:46 AM
I’ve never told this story to anyone before because it’s so intimate and awful and it still makes me feel ashamed because I had to argue with an anonymous woman from the CEO of UnitedHealthcare whether it took me an unreasonable amount of time to find my husband dead.
And I lost the argument!
And I lost the argument!
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Terry Pratchett articulating the truly horrific horribleness of humanity.
November 27, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Terry Pratchett articulating the truly horrific horribleness of humanity.
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CHARACTERS - Day Eight: Dorian
Now this is a fun one. It's no big secret I have a lot of feelings about Dorian, not least of which because he was my first (and only) gay male companion. There's a lot more to him than that, of course (as there should be), and it was quite a trip. So let's go!
Now this is a fun one. It's no big secret I have a lot of feelings about Dorian, not least of which because he was my first (and only) gay male companion. There's a lot more to him than that, of course (as there should be), and it was quite a trip. So let's go!
November 27, 2024 at 3:23 AM
CHARACTERS - Day Eight: Dorian
Now this is a fun one. It's no big secret I have a lot of feelings about Dorian, not least of which because he was my first (and only) gay male companion. There's a lot more to him than that, of course (as there should be), and it was quite a trip. So let's go!
Now this is a fun one. It's no big secret I have a lot of feelings about Dorian, not least of which because he was my first (and only) gay male companion. There's a lot more to him than that, of course (as there should be), and it was quite a trip. So let's go!
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doctor dog treating sick cat, 15th century
November 22, 2024 at 10:32 PM
doctor dog treating sick cat, 15th century
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CHARACTERS - DAY FOUR: Alistair
Ah, Alistair. Depending on who you ask, he's the adorable woobie with the biggest heart or the irritating, over-used man-child. Yes, he is indeed all of those things. Good characters have flaws to go with their virtues. Ugly spots. That is literally their humanity.
Ah, Alistair. Depending on who you ask, he's the adorable woobie with the biggest heart or the irritating, over-used man-child. Yes, he is indeed all of those things. Good characters have flaws to go with their virtues. Ugly spots. That is literally their humanity.
November 23, 2024 at 12:21 AM
CHARACTERS - DAY FOUR: Alistair
Ah, Alistair. Depending on who you ask, he's the adorable woobie with the biggest heart or the irritating, over-used man-child. Yes, he is indeed all of those things. Good characters have flaws to go with their virtues. Ugly spots. That is literally their humanity.
Ah, Alistair. Depending on who you ask, he's the adorable woobie with the biggest heart or the irritating, over-used man-child. Yes, he is indeed all of those things. Good characters have flaws to go with their virtues. Ugly spots. That is literally their humanity.
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CHARACTERS - DAY THREE: Flemeth
I have a type. I admit it. There are certain wells I can return to repeatedly and always find something new to explore.
One of them is older female characters. Mike used to rib me about it. Consider Wynne. Meredith. Genevieve. And, of course, the biggie: Flemeth.
I have a type. I admit it. There are certain wells I can return to repeatedly and always find something new to explore.
One of them is older female characters. Mike used to rib me about it. Consider Wynne. Meredith. Genevieve. And, of course, the biggie: Flemeth.
November 21, 2024 at 8:43 PM
CHARACTERS - DAY THREE: Flemeth
I have a type. I admit it. There are certain wells I can return to repeatedly and always find something new to explore.
One of them is older female characters. Mike used to rib me about it. Consider Wynne. Meredith. Genevieve. And, of course, the biggie: Flemeth.
I have a type. I admit it. There are certain wells I can return to repeatedly and always find something new to explore.
One of them is older female characters. Mike used to rib me about it. Consider Wynne. Meredith. Genevieve. And, of course, the biggie: Flemeth.