Katelyn Kivel
@katiekivel.bsky.social
Frm. Reporter @ Game Rant. Former Editor @ Gander Newsroom and Gritpost.
Gaming, science, tech, law and politics. Member of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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Gaming, science, tech, law and politics. Member of the Society of Professional Journalists.
🌈 🔯♀️ supporting 🇺🇦🇵🇸
I am on pins and needles to see the Saudi version of the #Sims. You know is immediately giving the game MAGA hats and taking away queer representation .
September 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I am on pins and needles to see the Saudi version of the #Sims. You know is immediately giving the game MAGA hats and taking away queer representation .
Also I'm glad that Bioware was effectively dead before this sale happened.
September 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Also I'm glad that Bioware was effectively dead before this sale happened.
Hang on, did EA just get bought by Jared Fucking Kushner (among others)?
September 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hang on, did EA just get bought by Jared Fucking Kushner (among others)?
It's one thing that no one taught Sam Woods to not engage in his comment section, but comparing Yoshi-P to Donald Trump is a bold fucking strategy, Cotton.
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August 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It's one thing that no one taught Sam Woods to not engage in his comment section, but comparing Yoshi-P to Donald Trump is a bold fucking strategy, Cotton.
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It's really weird to live in a world where I have to say this but I'm unhappy about the #crackerbarrell redesign because it's bland and dull, not because I'm a fascist.
August 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
It's really weird to live in a world where I have to say this but I'm unhappy about the #crackerbarrell redesign because it's bland and dull, not because I'm a fascist.
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That quote from newsom is an insane thing to say as an adult.
im always taken aback by just how much cis people will humiliate themselves to be dicks to trans people. like sorry, youre confused about pronouns? how did you make it thru 6th grade english you slimy dipshit? why are you going on podcasts to advertise youre too stupid to understand simple concepts?
August 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
That quote from newsom is an insane thing to say as an adult.
I didn't live react to Gamescom, but I will say I'm flirting with a WoW writer so am ethically obligated to praise the Midnight trailer.
August 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I didn't live react to Gamescom, but I will say I'm flirting with a WoW writer so am ethically obligated to praise the Midnight trailer.
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Maybe some of us remember what happened the last time law enforcement got mad at a sex worker Trump was mad at
Columbus vice cops did so much harassment and illegal setups, entrapments, abuse and wrongful arrests when Stormy Daniels came to town that they got disbanded
Columbus vice cops did so much harassment and illegal setups, entrapments, abuse and wrongful arrests when Stormy Daniels came to town that they got disbanded
August 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Maybe some of us remember what happened the last time law enforcement got mad at a sex worker Trump was mad at
Columbus vice cops did so much harassment and illegal setups, entrapments, abuse and wrongful arrests when Stormy Daniels came to town that they got disbanded
Columbus vice cops did so much harassment and illegal setups, entrapments, abuse and wrongful arrests when Stormy Daniels came to town that they got disbanded
Friends, if you're pissy over stuff @collokation.bsky.social said, there are two things to consider.
1. Being involved in the gaming industry doesn't take away your right to free speech. We let Randy Pitchford continue to exist.
2. You can actually disagree with someone without harassing them!
1. Being involved in the gaming industry doesn't take away your right to free speech. We let Randy Pitchford continue to exist.
2. You can actually disagree with someone without harassing them!
August 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Friends, if you're pissy over stuff @collokation.bsky.social said, there are two things to consider.
1. Being involved in the gaming industry doesn't take away your right to free speech. We let Randy Pitchford continue to exist.
2. You can actually disagree with someone without harassing them!
1. Being involved in the gaming industry doesn't take away your right to free speech. We let Randy Pitchford continue to exist.
2. You can actually disagree with someone without harassing them!
Critical information here: EUR, CAD, GBP, JPY, AUD and USD are unaffected.
This plus the emphasis on the acquiring bank makes me think PayPal isn't any more excited about this than you. I'd bet a currency exchange or global banking intermediary for PayPal's "smaller markets" is pushing censorship.
This plus the emphasis on the acquiring bank makes me think PayPal isn't any more excited about this than you. I'd bet a currency exchange or global banking intermediary for PayPal's "smaller markets" is pushing censorship.
PayPal's acquiring bank has terminated Steam payment processing (except for 6 currencies), in a continued push from banking companies to censor video games.
(Read more: Rock Paper Shotgun)
(Read more: Rock Paper Shotgun)
August 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Critical information here: EUR, CAD, GBP, JPY, AUD and USD are unaffected.
This plus the emphasis on the acquiring bank makes me think PayPal isn't any more excited about this than you. I'd bet a currency exchange or global banking intermediary for PayPal's "smaller markets" is pushing censorship.
This plus the emphasis on the acquiring bank makes me think PayPal isn't any more excited about this than you. I'd bet a currency exchange or global banking intermediary for PayPal's "smaller markets" is pushing censorship.
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I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.
I play non-Soulsian RPGs, survival crafting, and grand strategy.
I must be professionally aware and conversant in LITERALLY EVERY GENRE and my ability at EVERY SINGLE GAVE will be scrutinized as if I was a specialist on that particular game.
www.vice.com/en/article/i...
I must be professionally aware and conversant in LITERALLY EVERY GENRE and my ability at EVERY SINGLE GAVE will be scrutinized as if I was a specialist on that particular game.
www.vice.com/en/article/i...
I Played a Game So Poorly, It Called Me a ‘Game Journalist'
Do games journalists have to be good at video games? A games journalist weighs in after being made fun of for being bad at a video game.
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July 3, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I play non-Soulsian RPGs, survival crafting, and grand strategy.
I must be professionally aware and conversant in LITERALLY EVERY GENRE and my ability at EVERY SINGLE GAVE will be scrutinized as if I was a specialist on that particular game.
www.vice.com/en/article/i...
I must be professionally aware and conversant in LITERALLY EVERY GENRE and my ability at EVERY SINGLE GAVE will be scrutinized as if I was a specialist on that particular game.
www.vice.com/en/article/i...
Guess who also got laid off?
This girl!
I still think it was neat that for 45 seconds I worked alongside, if not with, Polygon.
This girl!
I still think it was neat that for 45 seconds I worked alongside, if not with, Polygon.
May 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Guess who also got laid off?
This girl!
I still think it was neat that for 45 seconds I worked alongside, if not with, Polygon.
This girl!
I still think it was neat that for 45 seconds I worked alongside, if not with, Polygon.
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Happy May 1st. The value of your labor belongs to you and the actions of the state are best understood as as a coordinated effort to distract you from this. The state fears an organized and unified proletariat like it fears death and rightly so. Power to the workers and power to the people
May 1, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Happy May 1st. The value of your labor belongs to you and the actions of the state are best understood as as a coordinated effort to distract you from this. The state fears an organized and unified proletariat like it fears death and rightly so. Power to the workers and power to the people
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Our game director Christopher Nelson spoke to GameRant about how we're blending roguelite tension with RPG, extraction elements, and MOBA-inspired champions with unique abilities, play styles, and personalities.
Thank you @katiekivel.bsky.social for great questions!
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Thank you @katiekivel.bsky.social for great questions!
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How Raiders of Blackveil Brings RPG, Extraction, MOBA Elements to Roguelikes
New studio Wombo Games hopes to blend influences from a wide array of genres to create a cohesive and exciting game with Raiders of Blackveil.
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April 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Our game director Christopher Nelson spoke to GameRant about how we're blending roguelite tension with RPG, extraction elements, and MOBA-inspired champions with unique abilities, play styles, and personalities.
Thank you @katiekivel.bsky.social for great questions!
gamerant.com/raiders-blac...
Thank you @katiekivel.bsky.social for great questions!
gamerant.com/raiders-blac...
As a Valnet employee I understand we have a reputation that the team I'm on has spent the last three years rehabilitating, and I know the shake up at @polygon.com is awful and painful, but in the long run I'm optimistic. I really look forward to working alongside them in the future.
May 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
As a Valnet employee I understand we have a reputation that the team I'm on has spent the last three years rehabilitating, and I know the shake up at @polygon.com is awful and painful, but in the long run I'm optimistic. I really look forward to working alongside them in the future.
Worth a mention that those game devs are getting laid off while you're paying these prices so the devs are hungry no matter what you pay.
April 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Worth a mention that those game devs are getting laid off while you're paying these prices so the devs are hungry no matter what you pay.
You guys doing okay over there, @rockpapershotgun.com.web.brid.gy?
April 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
You guys doing okay over there, @rockpapershotgun.com.web.brid.gy?
I know this is crazy but hear me out:
Fewer, more expensive games with properly compensated developers and thorough QA testing?
Fewer, more expensive games with properly compensated developers and thorough QA testing?
February 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I know this is crazy but hear me out:
Fewer, more expensive games with properly compensated developers and thorough QA testing?
Fewer, more expensive games with properly compensated developers and thorough QA testing?
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I'm working at 3 AM and my wife has blearily turned over to tell me the character portrait for Mothman that we're putting into Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 is "kind of a DILF".
She has now gone back to bed
Video games
She has now gone back to bed
Video games
January 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I'm working at 3 AM and my wife has blearily turned over to tell me the character portrait for Mothman that we're putting into Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3 is "kind of a DILF".
She has now gone back to bed
Video games
She has now gone back to bed
Video games
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we're going to keep making games by hand that connect humans in a shared experience btw
January 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
we're going to keep making games by hand that connect humans in a shared experience btw
GLAMOUR IS ALWAYS THE REAL ENDGAME
Game: This weapon is far superior to your current weapon.
Me: But it’s ugly and doesn’t match. How can I possibly slay my enemies if I can’t slay the outfit?
Me: But it’s ugly and doesn’t match. How can I possibly slay my enemies if I can’t slay the outfit?
December 26, 2024 at 9:40 PM
GLAMOUR IS ALWAYS THE REAL ENDGAME
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you just know nintendo has had multiple meetings in the last month about what to do about luigi
December 24, 2024 at 8:02 PM
you just know nintendo has had multiple meetings in the last month about what to do about luigi
What game are you getting yourself this holiday?
December 25, 2024 at 11:08 AM
What game are you getting yourself this holiday?