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Jess Haskins | The Game Editors
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Game editor, narrative consultant, community organizer, educator. Adventurer and tea fiend. She/her.

I help elevate game storytelling with professional editing and polish! ✨🎮📝✨

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Jess Haskins | The Game Editors @jesshaskins.bsky.social · May 28
Because I keep mum too often: Hey! I'm looking for projects!

Does your game have words, stories, or voices in it? We do game editing, narrative consulting, and voiceover production!

If any of those sound useful to you or someone you know, let's chat! Boosts appreciated! 💖

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The Game Editors – Professional Editing for Games
Get your game edited! We offer expert editing, narrative/story consulting, and full voiceover production services for games and interactive media.
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Applauding MOME's new focus: from making "NYC a global production hub" to ensuring "creatives can afford to live and work" here 👏👏👏
New MOME Commissioner Announced: • On Monday, January 12, Mayor Mamdani announced the appointment of Rafael Espinal as the Commissioner of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. • As Commissioner, Espinal will advance the Mamdani administration’s agenda to ensure New York City remains a place where artists and creatives can afford to live and work. Espinal will report to Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Julie Su. • Rafael Espinal is the current Executive Director of the Freelancers Union, where he has advanced the protections and rights of independent workers nationally. In 2019, there were 1.3 million freelancers — around 34% of the workforce — in New York City, many of whom work in the city’s creative industries. As Commissioner, Espinal will work closely with Mayor Zohran Mamdani to ensure that the workers who make up this industry can live in the city they have been so essential to creating. Previously, Espinal served on the New York City Council, representing Bushwick, Brownsville, Cypress Hills, and East New York. As a Council Member, he championed the rights and protections of artists and small businesses. • Current MOME Commissioner, Pat Swinney Kaufman, will be retiring after serving 30+ years working on both the State and City levels in the media and entertainment industries. She leaves behind a career spent advocating and working to make NYC a global production hub. The entire staff of MOME wishes her the best in her retirement.
February 4, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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This month's NYC Indie Games Social will be one week later than usual, on Wednesday 2/11! (Fixed link.)
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February 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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This month's NYC Indie Games Social will be one week later than usual, on Wednesday 2/11!
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RSVP for the February NYC Indie Games Social Wednesday NEXT week, 2/11!
​The NYC Indie Games social is a long-running monthly gathering for indie game devs and pals of all stripes to mix and mingle in a casual, relaxed setting, every first Wednesday.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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Calling all student debtors, academic workers, and defenders of academic freedom!
On Feb 26, the Debt Collective kicks off the College for All Jubilee School, a discussion series on the fight for free public college, dignified labor conditions, academic freedom, and debt cancellation.
College for All Jubilee School: Kickoff
In the United States, higher education has been careening toward collapse as a result of state and federal disinvestment, institutional segregation, the erosion of academic labor…
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January 29, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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5 jobs I've had:
* Grocery bagger
* Pharmacy technician
* Legal proofreader
* Medical editor
* The person who comes up with the daily challenges in MS Solitaire
marcelineleiman.bsky.social Marceline Leiman @marcelineleiman.bsky.social · 17d
5 jobs I’ve had:

* Game designer
* Adjunct professor
* Video editor (docs, weddings)
* TV Personal assistant
* Seasonal kiosk sales (aka “the ham job”)
thedovetailor.bsky.social Pam, Godkillingway v.2025, Patch "Eepy" @thedovetailor.bsky.social · 17d
5 jobs I've had:

1.) Adjunct lecturer
2.) Junior editor for an academic journal
3.) Real estate broker
4.) Paralegal
5.) Executive Director for a not for profit (this was closer to just ops officer or admin assistant tho)
January 28, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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January 28, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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I am reminded of this Trekian remix by Will Burrows.

Because it's hanging on my wall.
January 28, 2026 at 7:06 PM
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This image is a meme using characters from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to express a strong opinion on labor strikes within the video game industry. The first character asks if game developers should strike. The second character responds that all exploited workers should strike. The first asks if this is true even if it disrupts the industry. The second emphasizes that it should happen especially if it causes disruption.
January 28, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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Small, free act you can do to bring some good in this world: add positive reviews to ALL you Steam games, especially the small indies. You don't need to write anything smart, just "game good" is enough. Every positive steam review tips the algorithm and helps your fav artists get more sales
January 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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In honor of Burns Night, my friend Cherry Burns is hosting a stream today at 2pm EST featuring some pals reading poetry. I'll be sharing some postcard poems by another poet friend of mine, the talented @monostich.bsky.social . twitch.tv/CherryBurns
CherryBurns - Twitch
The Lazarus of Lewdness, the Crown Prince of Crass, and a silly old queen playing silly little games. I stream video games and interviews. Enjoy clumsy-typing, hodge-podge hot messes? Cherry's ya gal.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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Reading/listening pairing:

Moby-Dick by Herman Melville, which I'm finally diving into as part of the Weirdosphere's six-week course Hunting the White Whale: weirdosphere.mn.co

Dark Seas ambiance by myNoise: mynoise.net/NoiseMachine...
Cover of the Easton Press collector's edition of Moby-Dick with a whale and wave pattern embossed in gold on black and a blue ribbon bookmark
January 24, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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In case anyone wants to know my feelings on AI as a queer performer outside of the enormous environmental and ethical concerns.
My voice is the result of 2 decades of classical training that was interrupted by a masculine pitch shift at 35 years old. It is attached to a body that is preparing to undergo surgery that as of 1/1 is no longer covered under federal healthcare plans. I know, because I was hired for a post office job that I immediately had to quit because my benefits would not cover my hormones, either. Acting is the work I do to reconnect to who I am and where I have been. My work in Destiny 2 had moments informed by my sexual assault in 2009. My work in Hades is informed by my love of kink. When I speak about my work, I remember the lines I said, how they felt in my throat, the memories I lingered on. AI steals those from me and uses my instrument as a corpse. It evokes the image of my mother, standing in the kitchen over a chicken she slaughtered, laughing as she showed me its voice box before squeezing it. I heard it cluck, just like it was alive. And now I am that chicken, with my voice box held by someone hoping to make money while my blood is fresh on their hands. Queer performance cannot be separated from queer performers. Feeding our voices into a machine that is designed to make them statistically average robs us of the very fiber of our identity. They don't have the vocabulary or dataset necessary to properly handle this job, and I'm not interested in giving it to them.
January 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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The stars have aligned once again, and all of my games are discounted on Steam!

- Visit sunny Miami in the 1920s
- Solve 5 cases in an alternate history 19th century city
- Travel across the Wild Western frontier with your pals

store.steampowered.com/curator/4430...
A Golden Wake -80% Lamplight City -40% Rosewater -25% Grundislav Games Steam Sale
January 20, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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Rosewater took the Best Art & Animation award, and tied with Foolish Mortals for second place in the Jury Award. Not a bad birthday gift!

Congrats to all the winners and nominees, and big congrats to The Drifter!
January 19, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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The Adventure Game of the Year Awards are live now! Rosewater is up for 6 awards: Best Script, Best Soundtrack and Dubbing, Best Art and Animation, Best Character, Jury Award, and AGOTY! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXlO...
AGOTY Awards 2025: Final Event.
The results are in! Welcome to the AGOTY Awards 2025 grand finale. In this video, we break down the winners of the most prestigious awards in the Adventure Game genre. From stunning indie narratives…
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January 19, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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The IndieCade Awards stream is starting now on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/sale/IndieCadeFestival
January 17, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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The IndieCade Festival has begun! Rosewater is up for Best Performance in tomorrow's awards, and also happens to be 25% off until January 26th. Check it out along with all the other nominees: store.steampowered.com/sale/IndieCa...
19th Annual IndieCade Festival
Join us this January 16th - 30th, 2026 as we celebrate this past year’s IndieCade indie game nominees. Connect with the creators, play demos and featured games, and more!
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January 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM
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Rosewater is up for an award for Best Performance at the IndieCade Festival! Catch the awards ceremony streaming on Steam and YouTube this Saturday at 11am PST/2pm EST—and wish us luck! www.youtube.com/@indiecadeof...
January 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Supernatural killed today, with no more new content. The metaverse was always obviously nothing, but Supernatural was the one thing they had (took) that was worth a damn. Only reason I have a Meta account.
Meta has closed three VR studios as part of its metaverse cuts
Meta has shuttered three of its VR studios, including Armature, Sanzaru and Twisted Pixel as part of its metaverse layoffs.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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WOW! Rosewater has been nominated for 5 AGOTY Awards!
Best Screenplay
Best Soundtrack, Sound Effects and Dubbing
Best Visual Art & Animations
Best Character (Harley Leger)
Best Adventure Game of the Year

Thanks so much @agotyawards.bsky.social, this is a huge honor!
agotyawards.bsky.social agotyawards.bsky.social @agotyawards.bsky.social · Jan 6
Who will take home the crown this year? 👑

The AGOTY Awards 2025 nominees are about to be unveiled. Mention the game that deserves to be on the list! 👇

#AGOTYAwards #GamingCommunity #AdventureGames

youtu.be/dNeAAqEIIRw
AGOTY Awards 2025: The Official Nominees Revealed
YouTube video by AGOTY AWARDS
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January 7, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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Reminder, the NYC Indie Games Social is this Wednesday! Spots filled up fast, but watch for last-minute openings, and subscribe to be first to hear next time. buttondown.com/nycindiegame...
Reminder: the January NYC Indie Games Social is this Wednesday, 1/14
Monthly socials for indie game devs and friends in NYC.
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January 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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Tweet by Jatin @jatinkmalik The reason why RAM has become four times more expensive is that a huge amount of RAM that has not yet been produced was purchased with non-existent money to be installed in GPUs that also have not yet been produced, in order to place them in data centers that have not yet been built, powered by infrastructure that may never appear, to satisfy demand that does not actually exist and to obtain profit that is mathematically impossible
January 10, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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EVERYONE DO THIS SURVEY

MAKE DISCORD PANIC AND REGRET AND REVERSE COURSE

DROWN THEM IN YOUR HATRED FOR GENAI
"If Discord added more AI featurss, would that change how often you use Discord?" "I'd consider leaving Discord."
January 10, 2026 at 6:35 AM
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I decided to do the thing this year and start a newsletter. It's not really a thinky bloggy essay type thing, more updates on projects, hobbies, events and community organizing I'm involved in, and life milestones (like launching a game and getting engaged). There's also pictures of cats!
Jess starts a newsletter
Issue #1 of Jess Verbs Nouns, a new newsletter on life, work, and play by Jess Haskins. Starting off with a recap of 2025 and a look ahead at the new year.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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I have updated my IGF blogpost for the year to reflect that it's now AP Thomson's Fucking Incredible Game I _AM_ allowed to talk about auratriolo.com/blog/2025/11...
AP Thomson’s Titanium Court One of the most difficult things about trying to describe Titanium Court is the way it defies convention. There are ways in which it is like a match-3. There are ways in which it is like a strategy game. But the end experience is so much more something unique than either of those labels would suggest. And the thing is, it does those things so well that it’s shocking when it bucks them off completely and somehow changes genre just so that it is no longer describable by those terms, and yet – it is still just as compelling. What IS this game? What I can say about it is that it is both relentlessly funny and relentlessly surprising. It is one of the very few games I’ve played for IGF where I had to actively stop myself from playing any more because I wanted to wait until the game was fully released to see it through. I desperately hope this game gets the attention it deserves, because wow, wow, wow, wow, wow. Even the minimalist art style is constantly leveraged to its advantage, and if you need an example of why both it and the writing are compelling I suggest you go read the steam page. That is the game’s writing style. If you like it: wishlist that shit https://store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/Titanium_Court/
January 9, 2026 at 6:17 PM