✊🏾🏳️🌈 Saffista, PhD📓🕹️
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👋🏾 So many new followers this weekend. If you’re new here:
Yes, the PhD is real…and so is the petty.
Yes, I am 🏳️🌈 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 real…and so is the petty.
Yes, I am 🏳️🌈 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. 😒
February 10, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Go figure...the very thing they're been trying to kill for decades. 😒
Ok, fine...you've convinced me. 😂
I cannot wait! We are going to have so much fun just cruising around and taking in the scenery. 😍 #ForzaHorizon6
Think it’s time to dust off my racing wheel. I need to get better at not crashing before launch. 😂
Think it’s time to dust off my racing wheel. I need to get better at not crashing before launch. 😂
February 10, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Ok, fine...you've convinced me. 😂
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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? 🙂
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? 🙂
“Please enjoy the museum”:
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? 🙂
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? 🙂
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“Please enjoy the museum”:
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
“Please enjoy the museum”:
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 won’t send you a link to download it if you ask.
I also won’t squad up with you if you ask. 😏
I also won’t squad up with you if you ask. 😏
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 won’t send you a link to download it if you ask.
I also won’t squad up with you if you ask. 😏
I also won’t squad up with you if you ask. 😏
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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."
🎲🃏 Dragging a bag stuffed with decks of playing cards, tarot cards, and hundreds of dice to work because we’re going to be kicking off the worldbuilding class with solo journaling RPGs!
January 14, 2026 at 7:57 PM
🎲🃏 Dragging a bag stuffed with decks of playing cards, tarot cards, and hundreds of dice to work because we’re going to be kicking off the worldbuilding class with solo journaling RPGs!
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...
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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It’s been a week of despair so you might have missed it but I’m 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
It’s been a week of despair so you might have missed it but I’m 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...
Mental note to self: Start wearing gloves when cleaning the fountain pens. 🙄🖋️👋🏾
January 10, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Mental note to self: Start wearing gloves when cleaning the fountain pens. 🙄🖋️👋🏾
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Applications for the GDC 2026 Amplifying New Voices scholarship are now open! www.amplifyingnewvoices.org
HOME | ANV
www.amplifyingnewvoices.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Applications for the GDC 2026 Amplifying New Voices scholarship are now open! www.amplifyingnewvoices.org
My daughter asked me once why I didn’t become a programmer. I told her because I didn’t know that I could.
Let’s keep influencing whenever and wherever we can. ❤️
Let’s keep influencing whenever and wherever we can. ❤️
December 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
My daughter asked me once why I didn’t become a programmer. I told her because I didn’t know that I could.
Let’s keep influencing whenever and wherever we can. ❤️
Let’s keep influencing whenever and wherever we can. ❤️
Making some coffee and warming some candles because I need to protect my peace. ☕️🕯️
December 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Making some coffee and warming some candles because I need to protect my peace. ☕️🕯️
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You know what I miss? Nerds & geeks doing deep dives into the backstories & lore of whatever franchise is their most beloved. Or Multi part analyses of their favorite piece of media.
Now we have to wade through piles of soulless AI slop videos narrated by ChatGPT with the "Explain (Fandom)" prompt.
Now we have to wade through piles of soulless AI slop videos narrated by ChatGPT with the "Explain (Fandom)" prompt.
December 17, 2025 at 11:46 PM
You know what I miss? Nerds & geeks doing deep dives into the backstories & lore of whatever franchise is their most beloved. Or Multi part analyses of their favorite piece of media.
Now we have to wade through piles of soulless AI slop videos narrated by ChatGPT with the "Explain (Fandom)" prompt.
Now we have to wade through piles of soulless AI slop videos narrated by ChatGPT with the "Explain (Fandom)" prompt.
Join me in supporting @takethis.org’s Accelerate Mentorship Program which helps early-career professionals in the games industry through mentorship and access to spaces like GDC. We’re raising the final $15,000 to unlock a $15,000 match and fully fund the next cohort. givebutter.com/TakeThisAcce...
Accelerate the Future of Gaming
Mentorship Opens Doors, Sparks Opportunity, and Shapes Futures
givebutter.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Join me in supporting @takethis.org’s Accelerate Mentorship Program which helps early-career professionals in the games industry through mentorship and access to spaces like GDC. We’re raising the final $15,000 to unlock a $15,000 match and fully fund the next cohort. givebutter.com/TakeThisAcce...
Tonight’s podcast editing partner.
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Tonight’s podcast editing partner.
Prince
Miles Davis
Phyllis Hyman
Janet Jackson
2 Live Crew
Miles Davis
Phyllis Hyman
Janet Jackson
2 Live Crew
Anita Baker
Boyz 2 Men
Sade
Maxwell
Prince
Boyz 2 Men
Sade
Maxwell
Prince
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you have seen
Patti Smith
Grateful Dead
Bruce Springsteen
Laurie Anderson
Rickie Lee Jones
Patti Smith
Grateful Dead
Bruce Springsteen
Laurie Anderson
Rickie Lee Jones
November 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Prince
Miles Davis
Phyllis Hyman
Janet Jackson
2 Live Crew
Miles Davis
Phyllis Hyman
Janet Jackson
2 Live Crew
I love us. 🤣🤣🤣
The parental units have been putting praise break music over their kids tantrums. 🤣🤣🤣
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I love us. 🤣🤣🤣
Survival games are sketchy with some friends….right, @motorespawns.bsky.social ?
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🕷️ With Raiders Like This You Don’t Need Arc! Attempted Murder!
YouTube video by Saffista
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November 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Survival games are sketchy with some friends….right, @motorespawns.bsky.social ?
youtube.com/shorts/kqMMe...
youtube.com/shorts/kqMMe...
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artists and designers using ai like
November 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
artists and designers using ai like