Edwin Guerrero

😬 Content Designer for The Elder Scrolls Online @ Zenimax Online Studios | Opinions are my own | Believer | Black Lives Matter🇵🇷🇩🇴

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

When Ludovic Mbock, an expert Street Fighter player, was detained by ICE office in Baltimore, a network of video game players located him and raised money to retain an immigration attorney, who was able to have him released. https://t.co/yqy1apAyom

[The Elder Scrolls Online @TESOnline]

We know the Night Market can be challenging, but there's strength in numbers!💪

If you've helped someone in the Night Market or have been helped, share your story with us!

[Steve Holmes @SteveH_]

Working on something for years and approaching the reveal is always an exciting time. It's going to be a great year. 👨‍🍳

[Edwin Guerrero @gamedev_Ed]

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[PlayStation Nostalgia @PlayStalgiaX]

One of the most nostalgic PS1 games of all time

[Infinity Ward @InfinityWard]

Yes, we are making the definitive Modern Warfare.

Lock in for some stories from our new studio heads 👇

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[Wario64 @Wario64]

Microsoft has launched the Xbox Game Studios Shop for official merch https://t.co/O7AwT5hSM3

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[BuBBliK @k1rallik]

do you understand what Google's AI just did to an artist..

His entire Google account got permanently banned. Not just Drive. Gmail.. YouTube.. Every single service..

His appeal was rejected. No human reviewed it. An algorithm decided his life's work was a violation.

He never shared the files publicly. It was a private backup of his own creations. The AI flagged it anyway - probably the filename or art style - and that was enough.

- Google banned a developer's 14-year-old Gmail account over a research dataset that contained no illegal content
- Google expanded its automated ban policy in October 2025 - violations now trigger immediate termination with zero warning period
- No lawsuit against Google for wrongful account termination has ever succeeded in US courts

Your Google account is not yours. You are renting access to your own digital life from a company whose AI can end it in seconds - with no appeal, no human, and no recourse.

[Colin Moriarty @longislandviper]

An update!

I'm sorry I've been quiet, but I've spent the last couple of days learning as much as I can about PSN account theft: How long it's been happening, why people are being affected, and so on. I've likewise exchanged a ton of emails with and spoken extensively on the phone with multiple high-ranking people at Sony in different departments over a series of lengthy calls. I want to sincerely thank them for listening, asking great questions, being thorough and thoughtful, and doing everything they can to help. I owe them a lot, and it's through their efforts that I hope we will see action.

On the next episode of Sacred Symbols, I will go deep into what we've learned (and because it's so important, we will make this episode free-for-all upon release this Friday). The reality, as far as we can tell, is that the PSN is extremely vulnerable to so-called "social engineering": Using completely mundane information -- like what you'd find on a Wal-Mart or Target receipt (if that) combined with nothing more than an email address -- and using those details to hijack innocent people's accounts via call center customer service representatives. This technique completely circumvents not only your password, but your 2FA, etc. It happened to me, it's happened to many others, and it will continue to happen unless fundamental changes are made.

In addition to the people at Sony that have been so helpful, I want to thank people in my community with IT, infosec (etc.) backgrounds who have stepped up in major ways, all without being asked. We've learned an enormous amount about the who, what, where, why, and so on, all because of these people volunteering their time and effort. I'm actually (pleasantly) shocked how good these folks are. We have been and will continue to be passing along everything we've learned (and continue to learn) to Sony, in hopes that we can be useful in solving this major problem for the entirety of the PlayStation community.

Ultimately, I have two goals:

1.) To help convince Sony that they need to make serious, immediate efforts to secure people's accounts on PlayStation Network. (We are in this stage.)

2.) To help reunify people with their stolen accounts. (This is a big one, and my heart is so heavy for people who have lost access, sometimes for months and even years, through no fault of their own, and with seemingly no recourse for them. It's simply not fair.)

More on the show! In the meantime, be well. <3

[Edwin Guerrero @gamedev_Ed]

@StanthonyEdwrdz MURRLAND

[Edwin Guerrero @gamedev_Ed]

@Earclacks 😭
How does the poison work, exactly? How long is a target affected?

[FactPost @factpostnews]

Bad Bunny ends his Super Bowl halftime show in front of a sign reading "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE"

[Edwin Guerrero @gamedev_Ed]

@speedoru @Evo Absolute fucking fire 🔥
Loved seeing this on the stream!!

[Edwin Guerrero @gamedev_Ed]

@IFCYipeS These animations are frying me man 🤣

[Parris @vicious696]

To everyone affected by the layoffs today, wishing you and your families recover from this quickly

My heart goes out to anyone that ever has to go through this

[Stein @steinekin]

All the focus and energy on supporting friends and coworkers impacted is the most important thing today.

[Mikey Dowling @MikeyDowling]

If you were affected by today’s layoff, please reach out. I’m here to help how I can. Even if that help is just listening.

Today sucks, and my heart goes out to all impacted.

[Kurston Von Doom @_kvondoom]

My contract was not renewed and my role as the social and digital marketing manager for Xbox Canada is no more. With that being said I'm looking for social and community roles as well as in studio production. I'm ideally looking for remote roles and anything within Toronto 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[Pete Hines @DCDeacon]

If you’re impacted by the layoffs today and need help w your job search and figuring out what’s next…I’m here to help if you need it. Sry for what you’re dealing with.

Pls reach out if you need to talk.

Practice good self care.

Today is a bad day, but this too shall pass.

[Carolin 🖤 🎮 @coshy_90]

If you're currently looking for a new home in gaming: @CDPROJEKTRED is currently hiring for 90 positions across numerous disciplines - both in the US and in Europe (with a few additional global, remote options too).
Fingers crossed for your job hunt❤️

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[DJ Olivi @DaijoDJ]

Well, my team is safe, but we lost a lot of people today on other teams. I'll probably wait for the news outlets to come out with all the information.

I think most people won't fully understand the impact these layoffs have on the mental health of developers, but to try to put it into perspective based on my own experience:

Most of us often spend years and years applying to these roles, getting interviews and failing, eventually finding that one success. Then, move across the country to start up a brand new life, leaving your entire family, friends, and support system behind for this dream job/role.
Knowing that can all be ripped away from you on a random Wednesday, setting you back immensely in a job market that's already unhealthy, only getting worse with the powerful benefits of AI potentially replacing roles....well, there is a lot of anxiety and fear for the future in this environment.
- Will I be able to get another job in this industry anytime soon?
- Will I have to move back home and start over, again?
- Will I deplete my savings paying bills while job searching?
- (if in a relationship) If I have to move away, do we break up, or does this put heavy strain on our relationship that we can't come back from?
- (if solo provider) Can I get a job and not impact my spouse's life, and kids, daycare, etc?

It's a lot of fear, which is anxiety, and these layoffs raise that emotion quite a bit.

Just some perspective.