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Tyler Poole
@thepixelpuncher.bsky.social
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Game Dev, Actor, Designer
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rtalsoriangames.bsky.social
We're now less than 2 days away from the end of the now fully funded Shadow Scar Core Rulebook Kickstarter!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/792...
October 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
thepixelpuncher.bsky.social
I wanted to personally thank our Cyberpunk Legends community for backing our game. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyb...

#cyberpunklegends
Cyberpunk Legends: Into the Night
Return to the world of Cyberpunk, discover the history of Night City in this strategic story driven co-op card game.
www.kickstarter.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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nightcrewgames.bsky.social
Join us on Twitch today as Mike Pondsmith goes live with James Portnow to talk all things Cyberpunk — expect great stories, design talk, and maybe a few surprises along the way.

When: 1 PM PT / 3 PM CT / 4 PM ET / 10 PM CEST
twitch.tv/nightcrewgames

#cyberpunklegends
October 12, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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nightcrewgames.bsky.social
Be sure and checkout James' AMA on r/cyberpunkgame this Thursday at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 6 PM CEST www.reddit.com/r/cyberpunkg...
Thursday Oct 9th: 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 6 PM CEST Reddit AMA with James on r/cyberpunkgame
October 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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rtalsoriangames.bsky.social
It has begun!

The Cyberpunk Legends: Into the Night Kickstarter has kicked off from our friends over in @nightcrewgames.bsky.social!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyb...
September 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
thepixelpuncher.bsky.social
AHHHHHH! Funded in 19 min 🚀
September 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
thepixelpuncher.bsky.social
*blinks* Today Night Crew launches Cyberpunk Legends at 10AM EDT on Kickstarter. A lot of work went into this and I can’t wait for everyone to play it.

#cyberpunk #cyberpunklegends

www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyb...
Coming soon: Cyberpunk Legends: Into the Night
Return to the world of Cyberpunk, discover the history of Night City in this strategic story driven co-op card game.
www.kickstarter.com
September 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Reposted by Tyler Poole
ignunion.bsky.social
Today, IGN laid off eight extremely valuable members of our union and workforce via directive from our parent company, Ziff Davis. This, after two incredibly successful live events IGN Live and SDCC, and yet another corporate acquisition.

Please take a moment to read and share our full statement:
Today, IGN Entertainment announced that it would be laying off eight members of the IGN Creators Guild. This is 12% of our bargaining unit, and comes just days after our sister union, the Ziff Davis Creators Guild, underwent similar layoffs impacting 15% of their members. It also comes just months after our multibillion-dollar parent company, Ziff Davis, instituted a company-wide buyout that shrunk our unit numbers, with the express intent of avoiding future layoffs. And it comes just a little over one year after three of our members were laid off almost immediately after our union went public. The company has told us that the reason for this layoff stems from a Ziff Davis-mandate to cut costs despite several quarters in a row of year-over-year revenue increases, to which IGN Entertainment responded by coming for our members' jobs. This is perplexing to us, as we are told again and again that IGN Entertainment has had a tremendously successful year thus far thanks to their hard work. In just the last few months, our members have been absolutely essential to major events and livestreams, including San Diego ComicCon, Summer of Gaming, and IGN Live. Every single person impacted today was involved in and critical to the success of those events. Meanwhile, IGN Entertainment continues to spend money on costly acquisitions, only to turn around and gut those companies in the same way it is cutting away at IGN itself. For instance, last year, it acquired Gamer Network, and almost immediately laid off a number of staff critical to making those sites successful. The company has not responded to the union's questions about whether its budget for future acquisitions is being reconsidered as a cost-saving measure alongside these other apparently necessary personnel cuts. At a time when it is more necessary than ever to support its creators, IGN Entertainment is choosing to eliminate the individuals who ensure IGN remains competitive as generative AI threatens our reach. We have been told that expert opinion pieces, original interviews, and work that leverages our staff's deep knowledge of gaming, tech, and entertainment are all essential to combating AI summarization and regurgitation of our work. Management has responded by cutting several individuals who do that exact work, as well as others whose job it is to ensure that these written and video pieces are published in a speedy manner — another component of combating AI we're told is critical. This continued cycle of repeated, aggressive cuts to our staff and being asked to do more with less, only for management to continue to spend on new business it isn't interested in sustaining cannot continue. We will enforce our interim agreement that guarantees better severance and other protections to laid off members, as well as demand additional support for those impacted. We will continue to bargain over our first contract with the aim of enshrining even better protections against further layoffs, working conditions continuously degraded by understaffing, and the encroachment of generative AI. And we won't stop fighting to ensure IGN remains the best destination for trustworthy, original, exciting, and creative work covering video games, entertainment, and tech. While IGN Entertainment management may not value us, we value one another and the incredible work we can do together. Behind the articles, videos, social posts, playlists, and maps of IGN are human beings, not just numbers on a spreadsheet to be pushed around when some number at the top isn't big enough. Without us, there is no IGN.
August 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
thepixelpuncher.bsky.social
Off to GenCon ✈️
July 30, 2025 at 12:11 AM
thepixelpuncher.bsky.social
I’ll be at GenCon with the Night Crew doing demos of Cyberpunk Legends. Stop by and say hi! Thanks to Matt at wargamer.com for previewing and playing.
Screenshot of a Bluesky post from Wargamer.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
thepixelpuncher.bsky.social
So shadow dropping a game announcement was fun way to spend yesterday.
June 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
thepixelpuncher.bsky.social
I definitely have #TCAF fomo this year. I hope the new space works out and I’ll see you all there next year.
June 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
thepixelpuncher.bsky.social
Hi friends and mutuals!

If you’re a fan of board and card games, keep an eye out. Night Crew Games has a big announcement coming, and I think you’re going to love it.

Give them a like and follow
@nightcrewgames.bsky.social

I’m excited to be working with them and I can’t wait to share more.
June 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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nightcrewgames.bsky.social
The pawnbroker flicks a cigarette into the remains of his ruined store. Half a smile. "You want answers?" he says. "Answers don't come cheap. But I'll give you something better. I'll give you a job..."

#NightCrewGames #Boardgames #Cardgames
Picture of a man in the shadows smoking.
June 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Reposted by Tyler Poole
nightcrewgames.bsky.social
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NIGHT.CREW.GAMES // Uplink
Status: Active
Transmission: Engage?

#boardgames #cardgames
June 3, 2025 at 2:36 AM
thepixelpuncher.bsky.social
So I’ve been working on a cool game project with some very cool people and I can’t wait to share more! Details soon. 👀
May 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
thepixelpuncher.bsky.social
#GDC reflections for day 3:

Marketing Balatro:
Demo’s are a powerful tool for showcasing playability.

Research your audience/influencers who align with your game’s style/mechanics.

Narrative Round Table:
Advocate for proper credit

Designing for system suspense:
Draw attention to uncertainty
March 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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Breaking News! #gdc
March 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
thepixelpuncher.bsky.social
The Shower Must Go On!
March 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
thepixelpuncher.bsky.social
My favorite section on the expo floor #gdc
March 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Don’t forget to vote! #igda
March 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Are you at #GDC? Did you get a Crêpe? Find me to get a sticker.
Crepe sticker
March 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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First day of GDC!
Selfie
March 18, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Looking forward to GDC this year!
Attempting to plan out my schedule.
Game Developers Conference banner
February 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Game Devs of Color #GDC 2025 Scholarship is now LIVE! 💚💙

Excited to announce that #GDoCExpo is once again a part of the Game Developers Conference Scholarship Program!

Apply: www.gamedevsofcolorexpo.com/scholarship
Game Devs of Color Expo + GDC 2025 Scholarship Mar 17 - 21, San Francisco applications open until Jan 10
December 17, 2024 at 5:01 PM