Nick van Vugt
@nicktrunks.bsky.social
Community Lead @ PopCap Games w/nearly 15 years of experience. Film and media enthusiast. Opinions are my own. (he/him) nicktrunks.com
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Nick van Vugt
@nicktrunks.bsky.social
· Oct 28
I'm thrilled to share that I just wrapped up my first week as Community Lead at Electronic Arts (EA)/PopCap Games working with the incredible Plants vs. Zombies™ team! Looking forward to working with such a talented group!
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I'm hiring for an Associate Community Manager (Contract) for
@ruckus-games.com !
This is an entry level position, especially great for streamers/content creators looking for the opportunity to break into the industry.
bit.ly/48vLiuw
#gamedevjob #indiegame #streamer
@ruckus-games.com !
This is an entry level position, especially great for streamers/content creators looking for the opportunity to break into the industry.
bit.ly/48vLiuw
#gamedevjob #indiegame #streamer
Associate Community Manager (Independent Contractor)
Job Opening: Associate Community Manager (Independent Contractor) at Ruckus Games in United States.
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September 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I'm hiring for an Associate Community Manager (Contract) for
@ruckus-games.com !
This is an entry level position, especially great for streamers/content creators looking for the opportunity to break into the industry.
bit.ly/48vLiuw
#gamedevjob #indiegame #streamer
@ruckus-games.com !
This is an entry level position, especially great for streamers/content creators looking for the opportunity to break into the industry.
bit.ly/48vLiuw
#gamedevjob #indiegame #streamer
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We're on a roll and we've got even more new job roles!
Senior Social Media & Community Manager
Influencer Relations Manager
Senior Compliance Tester
Apply or check out our other roles across all disciplines at wearesecretmode.com/join-us/
#GameJobs #IndieGames #GameDev
Senior Social Media & Community Manager
Influencer Relations Manager
Senior Compliance Tester
Apply or check out our other roles across all disciplines at wearesecretmode.com/join-us/
#GameJobs #IndieGames #GameDev
September 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
We're on a roll and we've got even more new job roles!
Senior Social Media & Community Manager
Influencer Relations Manager
Senior Compliance Tester
Apply or check out our other roles across all disciplines at wearesecretmode.com/join-us/
#GameJobs #IndieGames #GameDev
Senior Social Media & Community Manager
Influencer Relations Manager
Senior Compliance Tester
Apply or check out our other roles across all disciplines at wearesecretmode.com/join-us/
#GameJobs #IndieGames #GameDev
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👋🏼 Community Managers, I would love to see GDC talk proposals that delve into:
- Concrete steps for gaining your first 100 to 10,000 community members/followers
- Realistic engagement timelines for devs on shoestring budgets
- Integrating community marketing with other marketing disciplines
(1/2)
- Concrete steps for gaining your first 100 to 10,000 community members/followers
- Realistic engagement timelines for devs on shoestring budgets
- Integrating community marketing with other marketing disciplines
(1/2)
August 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
👋🏼 Community Managers, I would love to see GDC talk proposals that delve into:
- Concrete steps for gaining your first 100 to 10,000 community members/followers
- Realistic engagement timelines for devs on shoestring budgets
- Integrating community marketing with other marketing disciplines
(1/2)
- Concrete steps for gaining your first 100 to 10,000 community members/followers
- Realistic engagement timelines for devs on shoestring budgets
- Integrating community marketing with other marketing disciplines
(1/2)
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Head here for more information on our Call for Submissions: gdconf.com/gdc-call-for...
July 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Head here for more information on our Call for Submissions: gdconf.com/gdc-call-for...
Oh no, thinking about how heavily advertised John Travolta’s dramatic re-entry to musicals was with 2007’s Hairspray. TRIPLE E!!
a woman in a green and blue plaid shirt is making a funny face .
ALT: a woman in a green and blue plaid shirt is making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Oh no, thinking about how heavily advertised John Travolta’s dramatic re-entry to musicals was with 2007’s Hairspray. TRIPLE E!!
Wait, you’re telling me Lindsay Lohan didn’t sing her own vocals for Freaky Friday?!? It’s a band called Lash?!?
June 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Wait, you’re telling me Lindsay Lohan didn’t sing her own vocals for Freaky Friday?!? It’s a band called Lash?!?
God Bless Ya.
Tom Goes to the Mayor S1E06 God Bless Ya
YouTube video by Negative Creep
www.youtube.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
God Bless Ya.
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actually unreal how funny this image is
June 12, 2025 at 2:26 AM
actually unreal how funny this image is
Josh Gad in the role of LeFou in the live action Beauty and the Beast might still be my favourite casting in the last decade.
a group of men are standing in a dark room holding beer mugs .
ALT: a group of men are standing in a dark room holding beer mugs .
media.tenor.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Josh Gad in the role of LeFou in the live action Beauty and the Beast might still be my favourite casting in the last decade.
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard hitting the griddy on TikTok was not on my 2025 Bingo card.
May 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard hitting the griddy on TikTok was not on my 2025 Bingo card.
Imagine having both your parents die within five months and someone at work says: “you should be engaging more”? 😂 💀
April 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Imagine having both your parents die within five months and someone at work says: “you should be engaging more”? 😂 💀
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I regret to inform you that it is, as ever, Tuesday
April 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I regret to inform you that it is, as ever, Tuesday
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We're looking for an experienced Senior Community Manager to join our team!
Sound like you or someone you know? 👉 systemera.net/jobs
Sound like you or someone you know? 👉 systemera.net/jobs
March 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We're looking for an experienced Senior Community Manager to join our team!
Sound like you or someone you know? 👉 systemera.net/jobs
Sound like you or someone you know? 👉 systemera.net/jobs
Thrilled to see this write-up on @buckycm.bsky.social's #GDC Community Management talk! Bringing even more CM awareness to the greater industry. 🎉
'The public are kinda crazy:' Palworld developer Pocketpair underlines the human cost of success
'The public are kinda crazy:' Palworld developer Pocketpair underlines the human cost of success
Millions of sales, comparisons to Pokemon, and death threats.
www.gamedeveloper.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Thrilled to see this write-up on @buckycm.bsky.social's #GDC Community Management talk! Bringing even more CM awareness to the greater industry. 🎉
Hey folks - unfortunately I'll be unable to attend #GDC this year. My dad has entered hospice for end-of-life care and leaving the country isn't on the table right now. Wishing all the #CommunityManagement Summit Speakers nothing but best of luck on their talks!
two men are standing next to each other and one of them is giving a thumbs up and the other is saying `` good luck '' .
Alt: Chandler and Joey from the sitcom Friends are standing next to each other and one of them is giving a thumbs up and the other is saying "good luck!"
media.tenor.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Hey folks - unfortunately I'll be unable to attend #GDC this year. My dad has entered hospice for end-of-life care and leaving the country isn't on the table right now. Wishing all the #CommunityManagement Summit Speakers nothing but best of luck on their talks!
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Last minute promo for my GDC talk, How To Survive Your First Launch: A Community Manager's Guide, tomorrow at 4:40pm. Get your team ready for launch day success and be ready to speak confidently with your community. Hope to see you there!
schedule.gdconf.com/session/live...
schedule.gdconf.com/session/live...
Live Service Games Summit: How To Survive Your First Launch: A Community Manager's Guide
17th March, 2025 04:40pm - 05:10pm - Launching your first live game is an exhilarating and daunting experience for the entire development...
schedule.gdconf.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Last minute promo for my GDC talk, How To Survive Your First Launch: A Community Manager's Guide, tomorrow at 4:40pm. Get your team ready for launch day success and be ready to speak confidently with your community. Hope to see you there!
schedule.gdconf.com/session/live...
schedule.gdconf.com/session/live...
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Last call 📢
This Monday
GDC
Talking about Palworld
The good
The bad
The goofy bits
The scary bits
Be there🙇
This Monday
GDC
Talking about Palworld
The good
The bad
The goofy bits
The scary bits
Be there🙇
Nobody was ready for Palworld: Not even the developers.
Learn how Pocketpair's John Buckley handled the challenges of overseeing a quick-to-rise viral community, while protecting the dev team from online abuse.
Only at #GDC2025
schedule.gdconf.com/session/comm...
Learn how Pocketpair's John Buckley handled the challenges of overseeing a quick-to-rise viral community, while protecting the dev team from online abuse.
Only at #GDC2025
schedule.gdconf.com/session/comm...
March 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Last call 📢
This Monday
GDC
Talking about Palworld
The good
The bad
The goofy bits
The scary bits
Be there🙇
This Monday
GDC
Talking about Palworld
The good
The bad
The goofy bits
The scary bits
Be there🙇
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Going to @officialgdc.bsky.social? Check out our session—Social Media Microtalks: Authenticity from You and the Business "We"—at the Community Management Summit! ✨ #MeetMeAtGDC #GDC2025
More info: bit.ly/4knYaX6
More info: bit.ly/4knYaX6
March 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Going to @officialgdc.bsky.social? Check out our session—Social Media Microtalks: Authenticity from You and the Business "We"—at the Community Management Summit! ✨ #MeetMeAtGDC #GDC2025
More info: bit.ly/4knYaX6
More info: bit.ly/4knYaX6
I would love for a consumer-based label to exist that better describes (on a scale of 1-5) how much a pasta sauce tastes like Chef Boyardee.
a man with a beanie on has a tattoo on his hand that says " bae "
ALT: a man with a beanie on has a tattoo on his hand that says " bae "
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March 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I would love for a consumer-based label to exist that better describes (on a scale of 1-5) how much a pasta sauce tastes like Chef Boyardee.
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Back by popular demand, "Concentrating On The J's". Available right now in TheScottCShop.com (link in the bio). Happy Twin Peaks Day Everybody!
#Twinpeaks #TwinPeaksDay #ScottC
#Twinpeaks #TwinPeaksDay #ScottC
February 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Back by popular demand, "Concentrating On The J's". Available right now in TheScottCShop.com (link in the bio). Happy Twin Peaks Day Everybody!
#Twinpeaks #TwinPeaksDay #ScottC
#Twinpeaks #TwinPeaksDay #ScottC
Judge, Judy, and Executioner.
February 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Judge, Judy, and Executioner.
Thought to myself: "I wonder how Google Trends is looking?"
January 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Thought to myself: "I wonder how Google Trends is looking?"
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What do you do when your goofy game goes from 0 to 25 million players in a month? How to cope? How to find time to still game?! How to Palworld?!?
Well, I still don’t know how but I’ll ramble on about it anyway at my first GDC talk this March! ! !
Well, I still don’t know how but I’ll ramble on about it anyway at my first GDC talk this March! ! !
Nobody was ready for Palworld: Not even the developers.
Learn how Pocketpair's John Buckley handled the challenges of overseeing a quick-to-rise viral community, while protecting the dev team from online abuse.
Only at #GDC2025
schedule.gdconf.com/session/comm...
Learn how Pocketpair's John Buckley handled the challenges of overseeing a quick-to-rise viral community, while protecting the dev team from online abuse.
Only at #GDC2025
schedule.gdconf.com/session/comm...
January 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
What do you do when your goofy game goes from 0 to 25 million players in a month? How to cope? How to find time to still game?! How to Palworld?!?
Well, I still don’t know how but I’ll ramble on about it anyway at my first GDC talk this March! ! !
Well, I still don’t know how but I’ll ramble on about it anyway at my first GDC talk this March! ! !
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HIIIII I'll be at GDC this year giving a TALK!!
I'll yap about how working with your team in community management is COOL and how it contributed to our HUGE marketing success with ANOTHER CRAB'S TREASURE 🦀💸
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I'll yap about how working with your team in community management is COOL and how it contributed to our HUGE marketing success with ANOTHER CRAB'S TREASURE 🦀💸
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
January 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
HIIIII I'll be at GDC this year giving a TALK!!
I'll yap about how working with your team in community management is COOL and how it contributed to our HUGE marketing success with ANOTHER CRAB'S TREASURE 🦀💸
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I'll yap about how working with your team in community management is COOL and how it contributed to our HUGE marketing success with ANOTHER CRAB'S TREASURE 🦀💸
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Doechii rules.
Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER (Official Video)
YouTube video by IamdoechiiVEVO
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Doechii rules.