βπΎπ³οΈβπ Saffista, PhDππΉοΈ
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ππΎ So many new followers this weekend. If youβre new here:
Yes, the PhD is realβ¦and so is the petty.
Yes, I am π³οΈβπ AF.
Game Studies/Design and Minority Rhetorics are my thing and they are inseparable.
I consult.
I stream.
I create other content.
I. Do. Not. Suffer. Fools.
Welcome in.
Yes, the PhD is realβ¦and so is the petty.
Yes, I am π³οΈβπ AF.
Game Studies/Design and Minority Rhetorics are my thing and they are inseparable.
I consult.
I stream.
I create other content.
I. Do. Not. Suffer. Fools.
Welcome in.
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Stanford is doing this because it wants to
February 11, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Stanford is doing this because it wants to
Go figure...the very thing they're been trying to kill for decades. π
February 10, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Go figure...the very thing they're been trying to kill for decades. π
Ok, fine...you've convinced me. π
I cannot wait! We are going to have so much fun just cruising around and taking in the scenery. π #ForzaHorizon6
Think itβs time to dust off my racing wheel. I need to get better at not crashing before launch. π
Think itβs time to dust off my racing wheel. I need to get better at not crashing before launch. π
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Ok, fine...you've convinced me. π
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Hey y'all.
A South African dev released a blackity black game during BHM and it's currently getting the usual suspects in the reviews.
Imma grab this up myself anyway, but can we all be some chums and help push the racists out of the reviews? π
A South African dev released a blackity black game during BHM and it's currently getting the usual suspects in the reviews.
Imma grab this up myself anyway, but can we all be some chums and help push the racists out of the reviews? π
βPlease enjoy the museumβ:
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
February 10, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Hey y'all.
A South African dev released a blackity black game during BHM and it's currently getting the usual suspects in the reviews.
Imma grab this up myself anyway, but can we all be some chums and help push the racists out of the reviews? π
A South African dev released a blackity black game during BHM and it's currently getting the usual suspects in the reviews.
Imma grab this up myself anyway, but can we all be some chums and help push the racists out of the reviews? π
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βPlease enjoy the museumβ:
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
βPlease enjoy the museumβ:
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Wishlist, play the demo, buy!
Dosa Divas, a spicy narrative turn-based JRPG, launches on April 14 for PC, PS5, Xbox, Switch, and Switch 2. Demo is now available on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2950710/...
February 5, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Wishlist, play the demo, buy!
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Happy Friday! I know Dropshot is launching in a few weeks, but I'm already hard at work on my next original game!
January 30, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Happy Friday! I know Dropshot is launching in a few weeks, but I'm already hard at work on my next original game!
Psssst, have you read this fascinating new article on BO6? Did you tell all of your friends about it? Well you should do both. And I totally wonβt send you a link to download it if you ask.
I also wonβt squad up with you if you ask. π
I also wonβt squad up with you if you ask. π
Last year @toskakoshka.bsky.social and I wrote a bad ass piece on historical revisionism through Call of Duty paratexts and its out(-ish) in the latest issue of of *Digital Culture & Society*. If you're an academic with library access please go download it!
January 29, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Psssst, have you read this fascinating new article on BO6? Did you tell all of your friends about it? Well you should do both. And I totally wonβt send you a link to download it if you ask.
I also wonβt squad up with you if you ask. π
I also wonβt squad up with you if you ask. π
Ummmmmm, sign me up.
January 14, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Ummmmmm, sign me up.
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From the creators of Minami Lane, explore a charming countryside as a young bike courier in Milki Delivery. "Lush meadows, green forests, a glittering ocean... To see it all and reach everyone, you'll need to upgrade your bike, manage your inventory and choose your path wisely."
January 14, 2026 at 5:32 PM
From the creators of Minami Lane, explore a charming countryside as a young bike courier in Milki Delivery. "Lush meadows, green forests, a glittering ocean... To see it all and reach everyone, you'll need to upgrade your bike, manage your inventory and choose your path wisely."
Making this playlist and listening to it in 2025 hit fast and hard. Listening to it today in 2026 when we are on the brink of war withβ¦.*checks notes*β¦.everybodyβ¦is just fucked up. π€¬
January 14, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Making this playlist and listening to it in 2025 hit fast and hard. Listening to it today in 2026 when we are on the brink of war withβ¦.*checks notes*β¦.everybodyβ¦is just fucked up. π€¬
DMed you!
January 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
DMed you!
π²π Dragging a bag stuffed with decks of playing cards, tarot cards, and hundreds of dice to work because weβre going to be kicking off the worldbuilding class with solo journaling RPGs!
January 14, 2026 at 7:57 PM
π²π Dragging a bag stuffed with decks of playing cards, tarot cards, and hundreds of dice to work because weβre going to be kicking off the worldbuilding class with solo journaling RPGs!
Music you say? Count me in!
January 14, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Music you say? Count me in!
The song lyrics were the best! You can also find our full playlist (more than what we cite in the piece) here: open.spotify.com/playlist/4u5...
January 14, 2026 at 7:51 PM
The song lyrics were the best! You can also find our full playlist (more than what we cite in the piece) here: open.spotify.com/playlist/4u5...
Congrats!
January 13, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Congrats!
If you are not, please totally do not PM me because I toooooootally won't send it to you...π
Citation:
"The Truth(iness) is a Lie Historical Re-visions of the Cold War through Call of Duty Paratexts"
Digital Culture & Society (DCS)
Vol. 11, Issue 1/2025
Citation:
"The Truth(iness) is a Lie Historical Re-visions of the Cold War through Call of Duty Paratexts"
Digital Culture & Society (DCS)
Vol. 11, Issue 1/2025
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
If you are not, please totally do not PM me because I toooooootally won't send it to you...π
Citation:
"The Truth(iness) is a Lie Historical Re-visions of the Cold War through Call of Duty Paratexts"
Digital Culture & Society (DCS)
Vol. 11, Issue 1/2025
Citation:
"The Truth(iness) is a Lie Historical Re-visions of the Cold War through Call of Duty Paratexts"
Digital Culture & Society (DCS)
Vol. 11, Issue 1/2025
Last year @toskakoshka.bsky.social and I wrote a bad ass piece on historical revisionism through Call of Duty paratexts and its out(-ish) in the latest issue of of *Digital Culture & Society*. If you're an academic with library access please go download it!
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Last year @toskakoshka.bsky.social and I wrote a bad ass piece on historical revisionism through Call of Duty paratexts and its out(-ish) in the latest issue of of *Digital Culture & Society*. If you're an academic with library access please go download it!
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Itβs been a week of despair so you might have missed it but Iβm hanging out my shingle as a literary agent with Handspun Literary.
Looking for speculative fiction for all age groups. No picture books.
If you think we might be a good fit you can query me here:
querytracker.net/query/Handsp...
Looking for speculative fiction for all age groups. No picture books.
If you think we might be a good fit you can query me here:
querytracker.net/query/Handsp...
Query Handspun Literary Agency
querytracker.net
January 10, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Itβs been a week of despair so you might have missed it but Iβm hanging out my shingle as a literary agent with Handspun Literary.
Looking for speculative fiction for all age groups. No picture books.
If you think we might be a good fit you can query me here:
querytracker.net/query/Handsp...
Looking for speculative fiction for all age groups. No picture books.
If you think we might be a good fit you can query me here:
querytracker.net/query/Handsp...
GMTAβ¦or donβt (think that is) π€£
January 10, 2026 at 5:07 AM
GMTAβ¦or donβt (think that is) π€£
Why yes I am avoiding setting up my class LMS by playing with fountain pensβ¦whatβs it to you?
January 10, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Why yes I am avoiding setting up my class LMS by playing with fountain pensβ¦whatβs it to you?
The other hand is just as bad π€£
January 10, 2026 at 2:23 AM
The other hand is just as bad π€£
Mental note to self: Start wearing gloves when cleaning the fountain pens. ππ«ποΈππΎ
January 10, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Mental note to self: Start wearing gloves when cleaning the fountain pens. ππ«ποΈππΎ