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Shortlegs
@thecharleswebb.bsky.social
Narrative Designer and Writer, formerly, Playstation London Studio, Rocksteady, Hangar 13
Member, IWGB Game Workers Branch
Black, semi-notable queer.

https://webbconarrative.journoportfolio.com/
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I’m in the market for my next game narrative role!

You’d get:

✅ Award-winning writing and narrative design
✅ Worldbuilding
✅ Character development

I’d get:

✅ Money
✅ A collaborative team of weirdos enthusiastic about narrative
✅ A challenging, player-centric project
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Execs are trying to muddy the waters around Gen-AI as a ‘push against all AI’ because they hear the unified dissent and they want to crush it via division. Don’t let them. Say it louder. Every time you see a statement like this, push back harder. Let them know you see them exactly for who they are.
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Hey hey!
If you're looking for a writer or editor, or someone who spent the last 5 years training people to be writers and editors, then I'm your man!

In other words, I'm looking for work and I'm easy to work with!
a woman wearing glasses and a hooded jacket is asking , `` can i work here ? ''
ALT: a woman wearing glasses and a hooded jacket is asking , `` can i work here ? ''
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November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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NEW 📗!

PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements (@ravineangel.bsky.social)

In which a trans woman discovers porn of herself she has no memory of making, only to find herself led to an unimaginably deeper evil

"The year's great work of literary horror."
—Gretchen Felker-Martin (@scumbelievable.bsky.social)
PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements — Debut trans horror — LittlePuss Press
"The best book I've read in years." —Gretchen Felker-Martin
www.littlepuss.net
October 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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So I did the thing after some encouragement to update the goal. Not fussed if we don't hit it, but that cushion would make the next 3 -4 months much easier since job hunting is... demoralizing at best.

Hopefully no one sees this as greedy, or milking folks who want to help out. gofund.me/68950306a
November 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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November 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
“Post”-era Bjork would’ve been a great time. 80s Bowie. At the Drive-In. Atari Teenage Riot during the Hanin Elias/Carl Crack era.
What's a band or musical artist you never got to see live but wish you had when you had the chance? Here's a few: Chuck Berry, The Beastie Boys, Aretha
November 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The first pope to have watched Joseph Kahn’s TORQUE?
Adam Scott meeting the pope, for anyone interested in that sort of thing
November 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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"I want more story based, linear, single player games with high production value and great voice acting"

Ok. Here's one. And it's fantastic.
Mafia: The Old Country (PS5/XSX) is $29.99 at Best Buy buff.ly/X7Uded7 #ad
November 16, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I love the way the women in his life describe Martin Scorsese in this doc.

Isabella Rossellini: He was tiny. An asthmatic little bug. Itty bitty. But a genius and I LOVED him.
November 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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"On paper, RED ROOMS is the ideal horror movie for a person like me, which is to say, a coward. It would be a misnomer to say the film has no violence though—it is violence, a bloodless film that is rich with blood."
Red Rooms (2023): Seeing Is
On paper, Red Rooms is the ideal horror movie for a person like me, which is to say, a coward. It's a bloodless film that is rich with blood.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Sorry, babe. “A.D.I.D.A.S” by Korn stays ON during sex. youtu.be/239vHrwt8Rs?...
Korn - A.D.I.D.A.S. (Official Video)
YouTube video by KornVEVO
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Are there any Sudanese gaming content creators out there?
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Video game giant Rockstar has sacked more than 30 workers across the UK, including my constituents working at their Edinburgh office. I urged Ministers to support workers who have lost their jobs, and stop this from happening again.
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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220 employees at Rockstar North have signed a letter condemning the dismissal of 31 workers amid union busting accusations

www.gamesindustry.biz/over-200-roc...
Over 200 Rockstar North staff sign letter demanding "immediate reinstatement" of fired colleagues
Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain says letter has been handed to senior management at developer
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 14, 2025 at 10:21 AM
We need government propaganda campaigns around public service.

In lieu of compulsory military service, every 18 year old has to spend two years working (paid) in a mix of community hospitals, civil service, and public works.
"my least woke opinion is---"

That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.

Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Just fucking insane to see the absolute (intentional) collapse of full remote jobs available for AAA studios in so short a time. Why would I EVER move for a job again when I could be laid off weeks after moving my entire life across the globe??
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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had a wonderful time speaking to brian about my work again 💜

always a pleasure, even if the subject matter is less fun. very grateful to have had the opportunity to rant freely about my issues with kiwami 3 including and outside of the casting
Into the Skybox returns with @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social in a chat with @brianbarnett.bsky.social about her recent article on Yakuza Kiwami 3. Subscribe to our Patreon if you haven't already and check it out!

www.patreon.com/posts/into-s...
Into the Skybox - Hamazaki Has To Goh (with Ashley Schofield) | Skybox
Get more from Skybox on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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I Am Your Beast vinyl is out now!!!
GO BEATS MODE! We've got the explosive soundtrack to @strangescaffold.bsky.social’s hit platform shooter I AM YOUR BEAST on wax 📀 @writnelson.bsky.social

Limited 500 copies of the 2xLP Sanguine Smoke colour variant available.

www.lostincult.co.uk/iaybmusic
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Happy Odd Couple Day!
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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ahoy!
my pal @samfeder.bsky.social's film Heightened Scrutiny is available free to stream for a week starting tomorrow!
check out trans people just wanting to live their lives while horrible Supreme Court and NYT weirdos try to legislate us out of public space!
also Chase Strangio is a dreamboat!
HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY - Video On Demand - Gathr
With the dangerous SCOTUS decision upholding the ban on life-saving healthcare, Heightened Scrutiny is an urgent call to action against bigotry and injustice. HEIGHT...
gathr.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
You know what's a good gotdang movie?

Matthau was a star during this period but at 50-ish to May's 39, he's a little miscast (I bet Charles Grodin would've killed in this). Still, Matthau's lovely.

Did I get a little teary when Henrietta gifts Henry the frond token? You're damned right I did.
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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[let the bodies hit the floor voice] un poquito por favor
November 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM