Nathan Ellingsworth - LOOKING FOR WORK
@nathanellingsworth.bsky.social
Senior Writer, Video Editor, and Presenter. Bylines: Destructoid, The Escapist, GameSpot, Dexerto, Nintendo Life, Lost in Cult, & more. 1/3 of Secret Rare Podcast. I make https://goldenrodgazette.eo.page/nt6qs
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After a wonderful six months, sadly April is my last at GamerGuides as my current contract comes to an end. This means I am wholeheartedly back on the job market!
I'm a Nintendo/Pokemon expert with years of editorial experience, as well as video editing + presenting
After a wonderful six months, sadly April is my last at GamerGuides as my current contract comes to an end. This means I am wholeheartedly back on the job market!
I'm a Nintendo/Pokemon expert with years of editorial experience, as well as video editing + presenting
If only there was a video game franchise overtly about the dangerous rise of technolgy and the threat that the unchecked power of AI poses to the planet
Horizon Steel Frontiers Developers Used AI ‘Extensively’
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Horizon Steel Frontiers Developers Used AI 'Extensively'
NCSoft has revealed that AI was used extensively in Horizon Steel Frontiers development. Here are more details.
insider-gaming.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
If only there was a video game franchise overtly about the dangerous rise of technolgy and the threat that the unchecked power of AI poses to the planet
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Surprise! So, over the last month or so, I've been working with the wonderful IGN team to write guides for Planet Pokémon!
It was incredible to work with peers like Sam Claiborn, Miranda Sanchez, and the rest of the team. Thanks so much to the @ign.com crew. www.ign.com/articles/pla...
It was incredible to work with peers like Sam Claiborn, Miranda Sanchez, and the rest of the team. Thanks so much to the @ign.com crew. www.ign.com/articles/pla...
Plan Your Pokemon Team with This Cool Tool on Planet Pokemon - IGN
www.ign.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Surprise! So, over the last month or so, I've been working with the wonderful IGN team to write guides for Planet Pokémon!
It was incredible to work with peers like Sam Claiborn, Miranda Sanchez, and the rest of the team. Thanks so much to the @ign.com crew. www.ign.com/articles/pla...
It was incredible to work with peers like Sam Claiborn, Miranda Sanchez, and the rest of the team. Thanks so much to the @ign.com crew. www.ign.com/articles/pla...
Surprise! So, over the last month or so, I've been working with the wonderful IGN team to write guides for Planet Pokémon!
It was incredible to work with peers like Sam Claiborn, Miranda Sanchez, and the rest of the team. Thanks so much to the @ign.com crew. www.ign.com/articles/pla...
It was incredible to work with peers like Sam Claiborn, Miranda Sanchez, and the rest of the team. Thanks so much to the @ign.com crew. www.ign.com/articles/pla...
Plan Your Pokemon Team with This Cool Tool on Planet Pokemon - IGN
www.ign.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Surprise! So, over the last month or so, I've been working with the wonderful IGN team to write guides for Planet Pokémon!
It was incredible to work with peers like Sam Claiborn, Miranda Sanchez, and the rest of the team. Thanks so much to the @ign.com crew. www.ign.com/articles/pla...
It was incredible to work with peers like Sam Claiborn, Miranda Sanchez, and the rest of the team. Thanks so much to the @ign.com crew. www.ign.com/articles/pla...
If you're a retro gaming fan, be sure to check out this amazing project! A dedicated team with heaps of knowledge and a great sense of humour, this will make a good gift for any gamer who loved the 8bit era and those iconic games
Back before it's gone! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...
Back before it's gone! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...
November 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
If you're a retro gaming fan, be sure to check out this amazing project! A dedicated team with heaps of knowledge and a great sense of humour, this will make a good gift for any gamer who loved the 8bit era and those iconic games
Back before it's gone! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...
Back before it's gone! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nin...
NEW DAPHNI!
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
NEW DAPHNI!
"Until someone invents a bigger Bob-omb"
November 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"Until someone invents a bigger Bob-omb"
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
Hey there, folks! It is your weekly reminder that I run a Pokémon-focused newsletter, detailing all of the biggest news, events, and other tidbits from the last week in the world of Pokémon. Fans won't want to miss it
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November 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Hey there, folks! It is your weekly reminder that I run a Pokémon-focused newsletter, detailing all of the biggest news, events, and other tidbits from the last week in the world of Pokémon. Fans won't want to miss it
Subscribe!
Share!
Tell your pals!
👉 goldenrodgazette.eo.page/nt6qs
Subscribe!
Share!
Tell your pals!
👉 goldenrodgazette.eo.page/nt6qs
Was great to hear the dulcet tones of @alexolney.co.uk on the NVC podcast this week over at @ign.com !
I think that was the first time anyone has ever said the word 'git' on that show? Also, @loganjplant.bsky.social continues to be a fantastic host. The whole team is killing it atm 🔥
I think that was the first time anyone has ever said the word 'git' on that show? Also, @loganjplant.bsky.social continues to be a fantastic host. The whole team is killing it atm 🔥
November 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Was great to hear the dulcet tones of @alexolney.co.uk on the NVC podcast this week over at @ign.com !
I think that was the first time anyone has ever said the word 'git' on that show? Also, @loganjplant.bsky.social continues to be a fantastic host. The whole team is killing it atm 🔥
I think that was the first time anyone has ever said the word 'git' on that show? Also, @loganjplant.bsky.social continues to be a fantastic host. The whole team is killing it atm 🔥
Reposted by Nathan Ellingsworth - LOOKING FOR WORK
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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So not only is Square Enix going to try to replace 70% of its QA with AI, it's also apparently laying off at least 100 people (possibly significantly more) as it continues to consolidate its operations further and further:
www.ign.com/articles/squ...
www.ign.com/articles/squ...
Square Enix Announces Mass Layoffs As It Reorganizes to Consolidate Development in Japan - IGN
Square Enix has announced mass layoffs today, potentially impacting over 100 individuals, alongside a broader effort to consolidate its publishing organization and focus its development work in Japan.
www.ign.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
So not only is Square Enix going to try to replace 70% of its QA with AI, it's also apparently laying off at least 100 people (possibly significantly more) as it continues to consolidate its operations further and further:
www.ign.com/articles/squ...
www.ign.com/articles/squ...
What's the bet we get Half Life 3 before GTA 6?
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
What's the bet we get Half Life 3 before GTA 6?
Square Enix saying it wants to automate jobs with AI and then sweeping layoffs
Rockstar using a delay (it definitely already knew internally) to distract from union busting
Rough stuff!
Rockstar using a delay (it definitely already knew internally) to distract from union busting
Rough stuff!
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Square Enix saying it wants to automate jobs with AI and then sweeping layoffs
Rockstar using a delay (it definitely already knew internally) to distract from union busting
Rough stuff!
Rockstar using a delay (it definitely already knew internally) to distract from union busting
Rough stuff!
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Together now
*flick stylus, laugh, repeat*
A trailer for episode 027 of Dialogue Tree, starring Edie Woolf on the art of Otto’s Galactic Groove and the art of the rhythm game.
Available wherever you get podcasts:
www.dialoguetree.cc/episodes/027...
*flick stylus, laugh, repeat*
A trailer for episode 027 of Dialogue Tree, starring Edie Woolf on the art of Otto’s Galactic Groove and the art of the rhythm game.
Available wherever you get podcasts:
www.dialoguetree.cc/episodes/027...
November 6, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Together now
*flick stylus, laugh, repeat*
A trailer for episode 027 of Dialogue Tree, starring Edie Woolf on the art of Otto’s Galactic Groove and the art of the rhythm game.
Available wherever you get podcasts:
www.dialoguetree.cc/episodes/027...
*flick stylus, laugh, repeat*
A trailer for episode 027 of Dialogue Tree, starring Edie Woolf on the art of Otto’s Galactic Groove and the art of the rhythm game.
Available wherever you get podcasts:
www.dialoguetree.cc/episodes/027...
What's up, folks!
Here's your weekly reminder to sign up for my Pokémon newsletter, The Goldenrod Gazette
Hit the link below, and get a weekly drop of Pokémon news, events, and other tidbits from the Pokémon community 👇
goldenrodgazette.eo.page/nt6qs
Here's your weekly reminder to sign up for my Pokémon newsletter, The Goldenrod Gazette
Hit the link below, and get a weekly drop of Pokémon news, events, and other tidbits from the Pokémon community 👇
goldenrodgazette.eo.page/nt6qs
a pink pokemon with a flower on its head is sitting on a control panel in a room
ALT: a pink pokemon with a flower on its head is sitting on a control panel in a room
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
What's up, folks!
Here's your weekly reminder to sign up for my Pokémon newsletter, The Goldenrod Gazette
Hit the link below, and get a weekly drop of Pokémon news, events, and other tidbits from the Pokémon community 👇
goldenrodgazette.eo.page/nt6qs
Here's your weekly reminder to sign up for my Pokémon newsletter, The Goldenrod Gazette
Hit the link below, and get a weekly drop of Pokémon news, events, and other tidbits from the Pokémon community 👇
goldenrodgazette.eo.page/nt6qs
Don't talk to me or my son EVER again
November 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Don't talk to me or my son EVER again
Heya folks! Still have a spare ticket for This Paranormal Life in London tomorrow, Sunday 2nd, and it's completely free. The only payment is having to hang out with me. Let me know if you're interested in my DMs 👇
London/South pals! I've got an extra ticket for This Paranormal Life LIVE this coming Sunday, as a friend has dropped out!
If I know you and you're cool, bonus points if you have a sofa I can sleep on, drop me a DM. Previous shows include summoning demons and a cursed dice dice.fm/event/l8rvdp...
If I know you and you're cool, bonus points if you have a sofa I can sleep on, drop me a DM. Previous shows include summoning demons and a cursed dice dice.fm/event/l8rvdp...
This Paranormal Life Tickets | £31.07 | 2 Nov @ The Clapham Grand, London | DICE
**SUNDAY 2ND NOVEMBER / VIP DOORS 5:30PM / GA DOORS 6:30PM / SHOW APPROX ONE HOUR AFTER DOORS**
This is an 18+ event
This Paranormal Life is a multi award-...
dice.fm
November 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Heya folks! Still have a spare ticket for This Paranormal Life in London tomorrow, Sunday 2nd, and it's completely free. The only payment is having to hang out with me. Let me know if you're interested in my DMs 👇
Absolutely terrified to step foot in here tbh
October 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Absolutely terrified to step foot in here tbh
London/South pals! I've got an extra ticket for This Paranormal Life LIVE this coming Sunday, as a friend has dropped out!
If I know you and you're cool, bonus points if you have a sofa I can sleep on, drop me a DM. Previous shows include summoning demons and a cursed dice dice.fm/event/l8rvdp...
If I know you and you're cool, bonus points if you have a sofa I can sleep on, drop me a DM. Previous shows include summoning demons and a cursed dice dice.fm/event/l8rvdp...
This Paranormal Life Tickets | £31.07 | 2 Nov @ The Clapham Grand, London | DICE
**SUNDAY 2ND NOVEMBER / VIP DOORS 5:30PM / GA DOORS 6:30PM / SHOW APPROX ONE HOUR AFTER DOORS**
This is an 18+ event
This Paranormal Life is a multi award-...
dice.fm
October 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
London/South pals! I've got an extra ticket for This Paranormal Life LIVE this coming Sunday, as a friend has dropped out!
If I know you and you're cool, bonus points if you have a sofa I can sleep on, drop me a DM. Previous shows include summoning demons and a cursed dice dice.fm/event/l8rvdp...
If I know you and you're cool, bonus points if you have a sofa I can sleep on, drop me a DM. Previous shows include summoning demons and a cursed dice dice.fm/event/l8rvdp...
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Pokémon Legends Z-A releases today. Whether you're lapsed, curious or day one, the latest episode of Dialogue Tree has a wealth of insight for you from pro Pokémon journalist @nathanellingsworth.bsky.social.
Here's a trailer, feat. words, music, and the ghosts of your lost childhood. Enjoy!
Here's a trailer, feat. words, music, and the ghosts of your lost childhood. Enjoy!
Adventure and possibility. You can go back.
A trailer for episode 024 of Dialogue Tree, featuring @nathanellingsworth.bsky.social on the magic of Pokémon, and all things Legend Z-A, available wherever you get podcasts.
youtu.be/OCgvWottx-A
A trailer for episode 024 of Dialogue Tree, featuring @nathanellingsworth.bsky.social on the magic of Pokémon, and all things Legend Z-A, available wherever you get podcasts.
youtu.be/OCgvWottx-A
[TRAILER] 024: Super effective: Nathan Ellingsworth on Pokémon Legends Z-A
YouTube video by Dialogue Tree
youtu.be
October 16, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Pokémon Legends Z-A releases today. Whether you're lapsed, curious or day one, the latest episode of Dialogue Tree has a wealth of insight for you from pro Pokémon journalist @nathanellingsworth.bsky.social.
Here's a trailer, feat. words, music, and the ghosts of your lost childhood. Enjoy!
Here's a trailer, feat. words, music, and the ghosts of your lost childhood. Enjoy!
Reposted by Nathan Ellingsworth - LOOKING FOR WORK
Adventure and possibility. You can go back.
A trailer for episode 024 of Dialogue Tree, featuring @nathanellingsworth.bsky.social on the magic of Pokémon, and all things Legend Z-A, available wherever you get podcasts.
youtu.be/OCgvWottx-A
A trailer for episode 024 of Dialogue Tree, featuring @nathanellingsworth.bsky.social on the magic of Pokémon, and all things Legend Z-A, available wherever you get podcasts.
youtu.be/OCgvWottx-A
[TRAILER] 024: Super effective: Nathan Ellingsworth on Pokémon Legends Z-A
YouTube video by Dialogue Tree
youtu.be
October 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Adventure and possibility. You can go back.
A trailer for episode 024 of Dialogue Tree, featuring @nathanellingsworth.bsky.social on the magic of Pokémon, and all things Legend Z-A, available wherever you get podcasts.
youtu.be/OCgvWottx-A
A trailer for episode 024 of Dialogue Tree, featuring @nathanellingsworth.bsky.social on the magic of Pokémon, and all things Legend Z-A, available wherever you get podcasts.
youtu.be/OCgvWottx-A
Reposted by Nathan Ellingsworth - LOOKING FOR WORK
This week I sat down with the very lovely Andrew of @dialoguetree.cc to discuss all things Pokémon, and the impending release of Legends Z-A!
We had a really good chat, and I also got to talk about my path into the industry, and my experience. Definitely give it a listen, and subscribe to the pod!
We had a really good chat, and I also got to talk about my path into the industry, and my experience. Definitely give it a listen, and subscribe to the pod!
I played Pokémon Red more than Tetris. Then, I dropped the series forever.
I want to go back. @nathanellingsworth.bsky.social shows me how.
Episode 024 of Dialogue Tree, featuring Nathan Ellingsworth on a career in journalism, the magic of Pokémon and everything Legends Z-A, is out now.
Links ⬇️
I want to go back. @nathanellingsworth.bsky.social shows me how.
Episode 024 of Dialogue Tree, featuring Nathan Ellingsworth on a career in journalism, the magic of Pokémon and everything Legends Z-A, is out now.
Links ⬇️
October 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This week I sat down with the very lovely Andrew of @dialoguetree.cc to discuss all things Pokémon, and the impending release of Legends Z-A!
We had a really good chat, and I also got to talk about my path into the industry, and my experience. Definitely give it a listen, and subscribe to the pod!
We had a really good chat, and I also got to talk about my path into the industry, and my experience. Definitely give it a listen, and subscribe to the pod!
Reposted by Nathan Ellingsworth - LOOKING FOR WORK
The Pokémon Legends Z-A reviews are dropping, so now is a great time to subscribe to the newsletter run by this week’s guest, The Goldenrod Gazette by Nathan Ellingsworth.
It’s a weekly publication covering the world of Pokémon, and is a good and informative read for fans of all types.
It’s a weekly publication covering the world of Pokémon, and is a good and informative read for fans of all types.
Moved my weekly Pokémon newsletter - The Goldenrod Gazette - up to wait for Pokémon Legends Z-A reviews! If they drop today, so will this week's newsletter.
Anyway, hit the link below to sign up, and get all the latest Pokémon news, events, and more 🔥
goldenrodgazette.eo.page/nt6qs
Anyway, hit the link below to sign up, and get all the latest Pokémon news, events, and more 🔥
goldenrodgazette.eo.page/nt6qs
a cartoon drawing of a blue monster with two smaller ones
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media.tenor.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The Pokémon Legends Z-A reviews are dropping, so now is a great time to subscribe to the newsletter run by this week’s guest, The Goldenrod Gazette by Nathan Ellingsworth.
It’s a weekly publication covering the world of Pokémon, and is a good and informative read for fans of all types.
It’s a weekly publication covering the world of Pokémon, and is a good and informative read for fans of all types.
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I absolutely love it. The new battle system will divide, but I think it works very well in the context of the game. In many ways, it's my dream Pokémon game. Insane music, too.
You can fistbump Totodile. GOTY.
You can fistbump Totodile. GOTY.
October 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I absolutely love it. The new battle system will divide, but I think it works very well in the context of the game. In many ways, it's my dream Pokémon game. Insane music, too.
You can fistbump Totodile. GOTY.
You can fistbump Totodile. GOTY.
This week I sat down with the very lovely Andrew of @dialoguetree.cc to discuss all things Pokémon, and the impending release of Legends Z-A!
We had a really good chat, and I also got to talk about my path into the industry, and my experience. Definitely give it a listen, and subscribe to the pod!
We had a really good chat, and I also got to talk about my path into the industry, and my experience. Definitely give it a listen, and subscribe to the pod!
I played Pokémon Red more than Tetris. Then, I dropped the series forever.
I want to go back. @nathanellingsworth.bsky.social shows me how.
Episode 024 of Dialogue Tree, featuring Nathan Ellingsworth on a career in journalism, the magic of Pokémon and everything Legends Z-A, is out now.
Links ⬇️
I want to go back. @nathanellingsworth.bsky.social shows me how.
Episode 024 of Dialogue Tree, featuring Nathan Ellingsworth on a career in journalism, the magic of Pokémon and everything Legends Z-A, is out now.
Links ⬇️
October 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This week I sat down with the very lovely Andrew of @dialoguetree.cc to discuss all things Pokémon, and the impending release of Legends Z-A!
We had a really good chat, and I also got to talk about my path into the industry, and my experience. Definitely give it a listen, and subscribe to the pod!
We had a really good chat, and I also got to talk about my path into the industry, and my experience. Definitely give it a listen, and subscribe to the pod!