sherry aka elisa.

she/they. sma type ii + adhd. journalist and disability representation consultant in games. TGA future class 2023.

[sherry aka elisa. @sherlisass]

this is going to be a constant work-in-progress, but i now have a proper site with a more organised portfolio showcase, a detailed introduction to myself, and links to all my socials and cv. ✨

https://t.co/DGoIgTCwNF

[shato @meishato]

they should make a version of socializing that doesn’t make you feel like you’re still the weird 9 year old kid that doesn’t know why she’s not normal like the other kids

[Swen Vincke @where? @LarAtLarian]

Probably a good time to remind people that making games faster and cheaper while charging more has never worked before.

[GamesRadar+ @GamesRadar]

A Faustian pact https://t.co/nmxmqXSqGL

[sherry aka elisa. @sherlisass]

Can we use this as a prime example as to why AI shouldn’t replace humans in the workplace

[Marina ✨❄️ @dyingnome]

sometimes i think about dragon age and i sigh like a wife waiting for her husband to come home from war but deep down knowing he's already dead

[fran @galacticidiots]

No, using an em dash a lot isn’t a sign of AI because the em dash is not punctuation, it’s a vibe. It’s a feeling. You don’t use it because it makes grammatical sense — you use it because your heart tells you to. AI couldn’t possibly do it well because it lacks one.

[sherry aka elisa. @sherlisass]

One thing I got really into during 6 months of hospital stays is Makeup TikTok. A big thing amongst professionals and consumers is CEOs and execs actually using their products.

So… Why shouldn’t that happen for gaming?

[IGN @IGN]

EA's CEO, in the wake of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, has said gamers "increasingly seek shared-world features and deeper engagement alongside high-quality narratives." https://t.co/dBo04aEftD

[Very AFK @Cromwelp]

*laid off

I wrote more but then deleted it because I’m not about to ruin a long weekend. Something something $30 billion corporation operating for decades unable to provide the necessary economic foundation from which to support a big RPG. But again, I deleted it.

[Liana Ruppert @DirtyEffinHippy]

Here’s an example of DEI that never gets thought of: when Destiny 2 brought back Sloan, Bungie consulted with us at veteran vanguard to ensure that her storyline, which includes PTSD due to why she was “gone”, was accurate and respectful of real world veterans. That’s it, took five minutes of review and done. Easy peasy. The lens of vital initiatives like this has been so distorted because the people talking the loudest about it don’t actually know what it is, they know what they’ve heard and they know what they fear it to be. But no actual knowing. Is that to say it’s perfect? Absolutely not - but show me something that is. Just like anything, it shouldn’t be unchecked, but it is needed and for so many reason people don’t even want to consider because it goes against the narrative they’ve created.

And that’s that on that. Back to shit posts and existential crisis 👍

[Del @TheCartelDel]

Wishing the best for artists, game devs, and striking voice actors this Christmas. You are not broken, the industry is. In no order, here’s a list of Game Studios affected by layoffs or closures in 2024 that I noted—likely missing many:

TequilaWorks
Avalanche Studios (Montreal)
Firewalk Studios
Paradox Tectonic
Relic Entertainment
Bethesda Softworks
Wildlife Studios
Electronic Arts
Ballistic Moon Ltd.
Alpha Dog Games
Lively Studio
PlayStation London Studio
Studio Black Flag
NetherRealm Studios
People Can Fly Studios
343 Industries
Bold Spirit Game Studio
Free Radical
Die Gut Fabrik
PTW
31st Union
Sweet Bandits
Evening Star
Rocksteady Studios
Riot Games
Splash Damage
Rumble Games
Spearhead Games
Machine Zone
Curve Games
Timbre Games
Midwinter Entertainment
SEGA of America
Metaverse World
Ubisoft Korea
91Act
Fall Damage
Torn Banner Studios
Surgent Studios
Black Forest Games
Keoken Interactive
Piranha Bytes
Netflix Studio Blue
Noggin
Ubisoft Osaka
Gearbox
ModernWolf
Media Molecule
Glu Mobile
Chimera Entertainment
GameLoft Cluj
Intercept Games
Roll7
Merge Games
Hidden Path Entertainment
GameScience
IllFonic
SuperMassive Games
Nesting Games
Saltwater Games
HiRez Studios
Build a Rocket Boy
Tango GameWorks
Little Red Dog Games
Microsoft Gaming
Velan Studios
Hatchery Games
Sharkmob London
KING Art Games
Redhill Games
Activision Blizzard
Inflexion Games
Insomniac
Archiact
Worlds Untold
Cl Games
Smilegate Barcelona
Whitethorn Games
Lightforge Games
Wicked Games AG.
Radical Forge
Neon Koi
Pieces Interactive AB
Zapper Games
ProbablyMonsters
Ubisoft San Francisco
Reflector Entertainment
Behaviour Interactive
Disruptive Games
Nexon America
GameLoft Kharkiv
Bungie
Midnight Society
Naughty Dog
GameLoft Lviv
Bossa
Torus Games
Ubisoft Cary
Humble Games
Fingersoft
WB Montreal
XR Games
Lockwood Publishing
Ntreev Soft
PlayTika
Goodbye Kansas
Studio Wildcard
CodeMasters
Striking Distance Studios
Something Wicked Games
Unity
Hothead Games
505 Games
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Toronto
Tilting Point
TakeTwo Interactive
Eggnut Games
VRChat
Jam City
Guerrilla Games
MI-CLOS Studio
Happy Volcano
Skydance Interactive
Ridgeline Games
Eidos Montreal
Bethesda France
Techland
Paladin Studios
Slipgate Iron Works
5BY5 Interactive
Com2uS
Ready At Dawn
Cloud Imperium Games
Twitch
FrogSong Studios
11 Bit
Ouka Studios
Toadman Interactive
The Coalition
Genvid Technologies
Sumo Group
GameLoft Toronto
Scopely
Ubisoft Sydney
Artificer
FireSprite
Visual Concepts Austin
Thunderful Games
Galvanic Games Inc.
Neon Machine
Crop Circle Games
Antstream Arcade
NCSoft
Chief Rebel
Ringtail Interactive
Possibility Space
MediaTonic
Pixelberry
Visual Concepts South
Flaming Fowl Studios
Airship Syndicate
A Thinking Ape
Mighty Kingdom
Traega Entertainment
Babaroga Games
nDreams
Nimble Giant
Reikon Games
Daybreak Games
Starward Industries
Big Fish Games
Glow Up Games
Plarium
Threshold Games
Lost Boys Interactive
Creative Assembly
Keywords
Fundamentally Games
Tarsier Studios
Avalanche Studios (New York)
Ubisoft London
Lilith Games
Netspeak Games
PlayStation Studios
NaturalMotion
Threaks
DON'T NOD
WarDucks
Arkane Austin
Panoramik Games
Singularity 6
Cryptic Studios
Mountaintop Studios
Humanoid Origin
ZA/UM
Wimo Games
Team17
SkyBox Labs
Deck Nine Games
Kwalee
Heart Machine
Playtika Belarus
CodeName Entertainment
Certain Affinity
Phoenix Labs
Rovio Montreal (Studio 6)
NetEase
Deviation Games
SEGA HARDLight

[kathleen @holdenfordfocus]

it’s 2024 and people still think they’re being really cutting and original when they dunk on taylor swift for dancing like a beautiful three legged giraffe. she knows. swifties know. we all know. yet the show goes on nonetheless.

[sherry aka elisa. @sherlisass]

Knowing how game development works for RPGs is so sad sometimes

[mia @diickvandyke]

the way this is so much worse than 2016 because they have the house, senate, and the courts too… i am not prepared for what’s ahead

[lara @ghostinkissys]

i dont think some of yall realise the effect the united states has on international politics

[The Life of a Sarah girl ❤️‍🔥 @wishitwasnt4am]

She’s a banana because MINIONS. TONIGHT. WE STEAL. THE GIANT FRIENDSHIP BRACELET OUTSIDE THE SUPERDOME!!!

[𝓈𝓃𝑜𝓌 𝜗𝜚 @snow_droplet]

i love how a vampire bite can be everything at once. it's food, sex, violence, a rebirth, a parasite, a eucharist, a memory of the infant latching a teet, an allusion to eve biting the apple. metaphor of all time!

[Chris Tapsell @ChrisTapsell]

Cyberpunk 2077 had one of the most notorious launches in video games. But four years on, after Phantom Liberty and many, many updates, that nightmare feels like the distant past. This is the story of what went wrong, and how the studio turned it around: https://t.co/0pzTGNMs3I

[Zach Tidwell | Host of Going in Blind @ZachCTidwell]

This is odd timing, considering I’m in the middle of writing a speech that touches on the lack of accessible game engines out there. Share this around so we can give this developer the feedback they need!

[Internet Archive @internetarchive]

📚 The removal of more than 500,000 books from our library is a devastating loss to readers worldwide. Sign the petition and let publishers know you want access restored. 👉️ https://t.co/UORy8pcM0L

#LetReadersRead #BannedBooksWeek