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Valerie Norton
@valeriecnorton.bsky.social
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Fantasy writer repped by Bethany Hendrix at Spencerhill | Senior Video Games PR Director at Sandbox Strategies | USC film alum | she/her

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Absolutely honored to share that I’ll be President of Sandbox Strategies starting in January 🩵

www.gamesindustry.biz/gaffe-preven...
Gaffe prevention, GameStop, and Big Game Hunter: Sandbox Strategies reflects on two decades in PR
Formed by three ex-Rockstar employees, the New York PR and marketing agency has witnessed everything from the death of print media to the rise of AI
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Please, please, please be good
wario64.bsky.social Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 12d
First photos of Link and Zelda in The Legend of Zelda live-action movie released www.vooks.net/first-photos...
November 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Finally going to play last year’s Astro Bot holiday content this weekend 🥰
November 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Happy Halloween from our very own Krypto!
OP’s golden retriever in a Superman costume
October 31, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Thursday? You mean Friday eve
October 17, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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That’s the wrong embargo
impavid.us 🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · Oct 9
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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“Sorry my pet interrupted our video chat!” Why are you apologizing for the best part of my day
September 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Hi @dvpit.bsky.social! Will there be an updated list of participating agents/editors before the event? :)
September 30, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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ericsmithrocks.bsky.social
It’s not too late to send out that email with a six figure book deal offer in it, friends. You know you want to.
September 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Fine, I’ll do it. I, Valerie “Norton” Bob-omb will step up as President of Nintendo America
September 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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The Great British Baking Show will heal me
September 7, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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rascal.news
A Rascal sister site has launched: @roguesite.bsky.social

Former-Polygon writers have gotten together to launch a worker-owned video game journalism outlet (with a little rascally help).

If you mourned the loss of one site, celebrate the birth of another, and support the people making it happen.
Rogue joins the worker-owned journalism crew
Congratulations, it's a website!
www.rascal.news
September 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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We’ve made it to the ‘bers months, long live the ‘bers
September 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Long weekend video gaaaaaaaammmeess
August 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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ignunion.bsky.social
Ziff Davis and IGN routinely decide that work done by our laid off colleagues is not important. But inevitably, that crucial work falls onto those who remain.

Not this time. Not anymore.
FROM NOW UNTIL FEBRUARY 13TH IGN CREATORS GUILD IS GOING TO... DO OUR JOB! OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, IGN MANAGEMENT HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH LAYING OFF OUR COWORKERS OVER AND OVER. MEANWHILE, MANY OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE LEFT THE COMPANY IN NO SMALL PART DUE TO BUYOUTS, OVERWORK, AND FEELING UNSUPPORTED, EACH TIME, THE COMPANY HAS REFUSED TO BACKFILL MANY ESSENTIAL ROLES, CLAIMING WE'RE ON A HIRING FREEZE, IT'S NOT IN THE BUDGET, OR THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO LESS WORK THIS TIME. AS A RESULT, IGNCG MEMBERS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TAKE ON MORE OF THEIR FORMER COLLEAGUES' WORKLOADS. MANY OF US NOW WORK LONGER HOURS THAN WE USED TO. A LOT OF US RARELY TAKE LUNCH BREAKS. SOME OF US DO NOT TAKE ADEQUATE TIME OFF DUE TO THERE BEING NO ONE TO PICK UP THE SLACK. OTHERS OF US ARE STUCK DOING WORK WE WERE NEVER HIRED TO DO IN THE FIRST PLACE. UP TO THIS POINT, WE'VE ALL ACCEPTED THIS AS NORMAL, BECAUSE WE CARE DEEPLY ABOUT IGN AND THE WORK WE DO. BUT WITH SO MANY OF US STRUGGLING MORE AND MORE AS EACH NEW WAVE OF OUR COWORKERS ARE DEPRIVED OF A LIVELIHOOD, THIS CYCLE CAN'T CONTINUE. MANAGEMENT IS UNWILLING TO STOP IT, SO IT FALLS TO US. WITH THE LAYOFFS OF EIGHT OF OUR COWORKERS, IGNCG HAS NEGOTIATED A SIX-MONTH RECALL LIST. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT, FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, IF IGN WANTS TO FILL ANY OF THOSE ELIMINATED ROLES AGAIN, THEY MUST REHIRE OUR LAID-OFF COLLEAGUES. WE WANT THEM TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THEIR JOBS BACK IF THEY WANT THEM, AND IF NOT, WE WANT THOSE ROLES BACKFILLED TO EASE THE BURDEN ON THE REST OF US. SO STARTING TODAY, LENCE MEMBERS ARE COMMITTING TO DO OUR JOBS. NO MORE, NO LESS. WELL SHOW UP TO WORK ON TIME AND LEAVE ON TIME. WE'RE TAKING ALL OF OUR LUNCH TIME, EVERY DAY. IF WE WORK LATE, WE WILL FIRMLY ASK FOR OUR RIGHTFULLY EARNED COMP TIME. AND IF IGN WANTS OUR LAID-OFF COWORKERS' WORK TO GET DONE, THEY'LL HAVE TO REHIRE THEM TO DO IT INSTEAD OF FOISTING IT UPON US. HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT IGNCG IN ALL THIS? SHARE THIS POST, AND TELL IGN MANAGEMENT THAT Y…
August 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Hello jet lag my old friend,
I see it’s 6am again
August 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Gamescom was fantastic despite having a back injury, and now I want to curl into bed and rest for 48 hours
August 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Gamescom here we gamescome
August 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Weapons movie was excellent, I’ve been thinking about it a bunch since seeing it Thursday
August 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Gardening is HARD OKAY
August 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Cloud Kent
OP’s Golden retriever named Cloud wearing glasses
August 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Cozy girl autumn is right around the corner
August 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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So we rediscovered that Yellowcard made a song from the perspective of Spider-Man (Gifts and Curses), and I said that was wild and so odd. In @shaunnorton.bsky.social’s quest to prove me wrong, he ended up finding TWO MORE songs from Spider-Man’s perspective??

And now a 4th song has emerged???
August 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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narae.bsky.social
It’s hard enough for women in this industry!! You have nothing to lose by making room for everyone at the table, and EVERYTHING to gain: amazing friendships, support of other girlies, good karma 💅💅💅
July 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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mikemurf2.bsky.social
Are there any editors looking for reviews for upcoming video games for their sites? If so, I would love to get in touch via DMs or email via mmurphyfreelance@gmail.com and work something out! I cover a vast range of genres, like JRPGS/RPGS and action-adventure to narrative-driven and shooters. (1/3)
July 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM