Trick Dempsey (She/Her)
@trickdempsey.bsky.social
Game Designer, novelist, and swamp witch. I rise from the bog with a curse on my wretched lips.
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again how does it make sense for this niche social media website to very strenuously enforce jokes about Charlie Kirk or allusions to woodchippers when this is the world we live in
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
again how does it make sense for this niche social media website to very strenuously enforce jokes about Charlie Kirk or allusions to woodchippers when this is the world we live in
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The US govt repeatedly trying to pass bullshit censorship laws to "protect children" while not having a single bill drawn up to have mandated reporters regularly checking on homeschooled children (who are statistically at much higher risk of abuse) tells you what their true priorities are
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The US govt repeatedly trying to pass bullshit censorship laws to "protect children" while not having a single bill drawn up to have mandated reporters regularly checking on homeschooled children (who are statistically at much higher risk of abuse) tells you what their true priorities are
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America's first ever esports champion was Rebecca Heineman, a trans woman. She went on to found some of your favorite video game studios and worked on your favorite video games. Next time you see somebody rail about 'woke' and 'DEI'
Remember that.
Remember her.
Remember that.
Remember her.
"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died - Gayming Magazine
Rebecca Heineman, a trailblazing figure in the video game industry and a celebrated icon within the LGBTQ+ gaming community, has died.
gaymingmag.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
America's first ever esports champion was Rebecca Heineman, a trans woman. She went on to found some of your favorite video game studios and worked on your favorite video games. Next time you see somebody rail about 'woke' and 'DEI'
Remember that.
Remember her.
Remember that.
Remember her.
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"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died - Gayming Magazine
Rebecca Heineman, a trailblazing figure in the video game industry and a celebrated icon within the LGBTQ+ gaming community, has died.
gaymingmag.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
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My favorite Becky Heineman game seems to be kinda a deep cut. Marvel at the character and rizz of 'The Tracer Sanction' with me in this lo-fi Let's Play if you like:
youtu.be/qvLud0n3kes?...
Thank you for everything-everything, Becky!
youtu.be/qvLud0n3kes?...
Thank you for everything-everything, Becky!
Lo-Fi Let's Play 26: The Tracer Sanction
YouTube video by Leigh Alexander
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 7:19 AM
My favorite Becky Heineman game seems to be kinda a deep cut. Marvel at the character and rizz of 'The Tracer Sanction' with me in this lo-fi Let's Play if you like:
youtu.be/qvLud0n3kes?...
Thank you for everything-everything, Becky!
youtu.be/qvLud0n3kes?...
Thank you for everything-everything, Becky!
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“Our talented team with its own human hands and brains and souls decided that all this shitty art made by a computer was good enough to go in our game” is not a good defense of using AI tools to generate assets.
November 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“Our talented team with its own human hands and brains and souls decided that all this shitty art made by a computer was good enough to go in our game” is not a good defense of using AI tools to generate assets.
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Burger Becky’s gofundme for cancer treatment is now for a funeral service.
To my knowledge we’ve not yet lost her, but she has announced that her doctors have informed her there is nothing more that can be done
To my knowledge we’ve not yet lost her, but she has announced that her doctors have informed her there is nothing more that can be done
I’ve started a GoFundMe to help with my cancer battle gofund.me/6850175a3
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
gofund.me
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Burger Becky’s gofundme for cancer treatment is now for a funeral service.
To my knowledge we’ve not yet lost her, but she has announced that her doctors have informed her there is nothing more that can be done
To my knowledge we’ve not yet lost her, but she has announced that her doctors have informed her there is nothing more that can be done
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It can transform CEO's bottom line on salary costs for sure.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has defended AI following Eurogamer's 2/5 Arc Raiders review, which criticised the game's use use of AI voice generation. "AI dialog generation + human personality and tuning could totally transform gaming," Sweeney said.
www.gamesindustry.biz/epics-tim-sw...
www.gamesindustry.biz/epics-tim-sw...
Epic's Tim Sweeney wades into the Arc Raiders AI row
"This technology increases human productivity in some areas by integer multiples"
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It can transform CEO's bottom line on salary costs for sure.
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Foundational figure in PC games. One of those load-bearing creatives where things would look very different for entire genres if she wasn’t around. Please help her out
I’ve started a GoFundMe to help with my cancer battle gofund.me/6850175a3
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
gofund.me
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Foundational figure in PC games. One of those load-bearing creatives where things would look very different for entire genres if she wasn’t around. Please help her out
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3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
3 years ago today, Riot Games offered me a job making more money than I ever thought I’d make in my life. I had 19 interviews over 2.5 months to get it. Partner and I were moving to LA for it. I put in notice at my job and apartment.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
2 weeks later they rescinded the offer due to “headcount issues”.
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I cannot begin to properly articulate how upsetting it is to have had people baselessly accuse trans people of being groomers and pedophiles only for it to come out that they were deliberately doing this as part of a project to provide cover to actual groomers and pedophiles in positions of power
November 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I cannot begin to properly articulate how upsetting it is to have had people baselessly accuse trans people of being groomers and pedophiles only for it to come out that they were deliberately doing this as part of a project to provide cover to actual groomers and pedophiles in positions of power
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'Matt Gaetz Raped A Homeless Teenager' is what you mean.
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
'Matt Gaetz Raped A Homeless Teenager' is what you mean.
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
Wow. Not a single decent human being got within reach of the President of the United States yesterday.
Weird.
Weird.
November 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Wow. Not a single decent human being got within reach of the President of the United States yesterday.
Weird.
Weird.
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if your ideology is based on the idea that it is justifiable to prey on the weak there isn't going to be a meaningful boundary you can draw between looting from the poor and sexually exploiting kids. i don't think every conservative is a pervert but that is the logical conclusion of their beliefs
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
if your ideology is based on the idea that it is justifiable to prey on the weak there isn't going to be a meaningful boundary you can draw between looting from the poor and sexually exploiting kids. i don't think every conservative is a pervert but that is the logical conclusion of their beliefs
Without downloading new pics, describe your gender
November 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Without downloading new pics, describe your gender
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New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
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“Big tech has made their choice”
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Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New: Google has chosen a side in Trump's mass deportation campaign. Google is hosting a CBP facial recognition app to hunt immigrants; no indication Google will remove. At same time Google takes down apps for reporting ICE sightings
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
“Big tech has made their choice”
www.404media.co/google-has-c...
Today's Epstein leaks should ensure Trump's demise. Every newspaper in the world should post hourly updates with "pedophile Donald Trump still lives" until the statement is false.
We should know the moment that Trump steps within reach of even one moral person.
We should know the moment that Trump steps within reach of even one moral person.
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Today's Epstein leaks should ensure Trump's demise. Every newspaper in the world should post hourly updates with "pedophile Donald Trump still lives" until the statement is false.
We should know the moment that Trump steps within reach of even one moral person.
We should know the moment that Trump steps within reach of even one moral person.
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I'm begging you all in the media. Please read the emails for more than 2 seconds. They don't just say Trump "knew" about underage girls. THE EMAILS SAY HE PERSONALLY PARTICIPATED.
BREAKING: Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Donald Trump knew about the underage girls that Epstein was accused of victimizing, according to emails released by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives reut.rs/4hZV3nw
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I'm begging you all in the media. Please read the emails for more than 2 seconds. They don't just say Trump "knew" about underage girls. THE EMAILS SAY HE PERSONALLY PARTICIPATED.
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i spoke to LOADS of people about this very recently, and the only people using it regularly were the dipshits in charge
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
i spoke to LOADS of people about this very recently, and the only people using it regularly were the dipshits in charge
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Stop quoting stuff CEOs say about game development. They don't know shit. Even game devs only know about their own tiny slice of gamedev, so the suits definitely have no idea. You don't have to listen to them or debunk them, sometimes you can just be like "that's idiotic" and live on.
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Stop quoting stuff CEOs say about game development. They don't know shit. Even game devs only know about their own tiny slice of gamedev, so the suits definitely have no idea. You don't have to listen to them or debunk them, sometimes you can just be like "that's idiotic" and live on.
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i told the truth.
people in that crowd can ridicule the situation, or my “too long won’t read, it’s incomprehensible lol” writing on it... it doesn’t change that this was wrong.
some of the most awful evil people call themselves journalists here.
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/abu...
people in that crowd can ridicule the situation, or my “too long won’t read, it’s incomprehensible lol” writing on it... it doesn’t change that this was wrong.
some of the most awful evil people call themselves journalists here.
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/abu...
“Abusing you was by the book” (documenting two years of abuse from Game Journalism, after sharing my #metoo… the whole painful story all in one place) – The Candybox Blog
www.nathalielawhead.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
i told the truth.
people in that crowd can ridicule the situation, or my “too long won’t read, it’s incomprehensible lol” writing on it... it doesn’t change that this was wrong.
some of the most awful evil people call themselves journalists here.
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/abu...
people in that crowd can ridicule the situation, or my “too long won’t read, it’s incomprehensible lol” writing on it... it doesn’t change that this was wrong.
some of the most awful evil people call themselves journalists here.
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/abu...
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i think comparing vote blue no matter who type democrat stans to sport fans isn't especially apt because if a sports team's GM was always making the roster worse on purpose in an attempt to win over fans of their most bitter rival, that man would be killed
August 22, 2025 at 8:40 AM
i think comparing vote blue no matter who type democrat stans to sport fans isn't especially apt because if a sports team's GM was always making the roster worse on purpose in an attempt to win over fans of their most bitter rival, that man would be killed
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
Rockstar's leadership would say "any publicity is good publicity" and "controversy translates directly to sales".
Stronger action must be taken. Something that delays or even cripples the launch of GTA 6. These bad men care only for money; their bad actions must cost hundreds of millions.
Stronger action must be taken. Something that delays or even cripples the launch of GTA 6. These bad men care only for money; their bad actions must cost hundreds of millions.
"Rockstar, Rockstar, you're disgusting, we charge you with union busting," the protesters declared.
'All you had to do was follow the damn law, Rockstar!': Workers are protesting outside Take-Two after GTA 6 dev's alleged 'brazen' union-busting
"They can get used to seeing us on their doorstep."
www.pcgamer.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Rockstar's leadership would say "any publicity is good publicity" and "controversy translates directly to sales".
Stronger action must be taken. Something that delays or even cripples the launch of GTA 6. These bad men care only for money; their bad actions must cost hundreds of millions.
Stronger action must be taken. Something that delays or even cripples the launch of GTA 6. These bad men care only for money; their bad actions must cost hundreds of millions.