Liz Edwards
@lizaledwards.bsky.social
Senior Character Artist ✨
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You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
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Evenin' doodling
December 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Evenin' doodling
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valve's physics is so good... this dipshit headcrab got his leg stuck through a chair
December 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
valve's physics is so good... this dipshit headcrab got his leg stuck through a chair
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Dad flew Hueys during the war. They were nicknamed "slicks" because they were not cluttered with rockets or guns mounted externally. Though dad also flew fire missions where the aircraft was heavily armed.
Hueys lined up then headed out from Lai Khe
Hueys lined up then headed out from Lai Khe
December 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Dad flew Hueys during the war. They were nicknamed "slicks" because they were not cluttered with rockets or guns mounted externally. Though dad also flew fire missions where the aircraft was heavily armed.
Hueys lined up then headed out from Lai Khe
Hueys lined up then headed out from Lai Khe
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Hey folks, last weekend I talked a bit out my dad who was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. He took his own life a couple years back; and in the aftermath, mom found boxes of slides he took during his two tours (mostly '67). I'm scanning the slides and will post the standouts in this thread.
December 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hey folks, last weekend I talked a bit out my dad who was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. He took his own life a couple years back; and in the aftermath, mom found boxes of slides he took during his two tours (mostly '67). I'm scanning the slides and will post the standouts in this thread.
I'm a couple of hours into ROUTINE and very much enjoying it. It's visually stunning and oh so tense.
December 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I'm a couple of hours into ROUTINE and very much enjoying it. It's visually stunning and oh so tense.
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"This is visually ravishing hard sci-fi with some of the most committed diegetic design I’ve ever seen in a video game. [...] It can feel as if you are actually there, inhabiting the physical space of this magnificently believable lunar base."
Thank you, @theverge.com!
theverge.com/entertainmen...
Thank you, @theverge.com!
theverge.com/entertainmen...
13 years later, the bold and terrifying sci-fi game Routine is finally here
13 years later, the bold and terrifying sci-fi game Routine is finally here
A long time coming.
buff.ly
December 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"This is visually ravishing hard sci-fi with some of the most committed diegetic design I’ve ever seen in a video game. [...] It can feel as if you are actually there, inhabiting the physical space of this magnificently believable lunar base."
Thank you, @theverge.com!
theverge.com/entertainmen...
Thank you, @theverge.com!
theverge.com/entertainmen...
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Reminder that I'm still looking fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! You can find my portfolio here: www.hazelmonforton.com
It's #portfolioday! I'm presently a senior narrative designer at Blizzard, but before that I was at Bungie and Arkane. I wrote for the Writer's Guild award-nominated Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, and a bunch of critically acclaimed seasons and expansions in Destiny 2.
December 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Reminder that I'm still looking fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! You can find my portfolio here: www.hazelmonforton.com
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That much money financing games by actual game developers would have financed 150+ of the highest budget AAA games, and the several orders of magnitude more jobs to produce them. Instead it was burned failing to produce advertiser-safe Second Life.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
That much money financing games by actual game developers would have financed 150+ of the highest budget AAA games, and the several orders of magnitude more jobs to produce them. Instead it was burned failing to produce advertiser-safe Second Life.
the hygienist said i am 'pretty good' at flossing and the dentist said i have 'beautiful teeth' so i think this means i won at the dentist
December 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
the hygienist said i am 'pretty good' at flossing and the dentist said i have 'beautiful teeth' so i think this means i won at the dentist
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More than anything else classism is that if you lose your company half a million you get fired, but if Zuck loses Meta 77 billion he gets paid $28 million.
Meritocracy doesn't fail due to DEI, if fails becaues we can't ever let a rich nimrod suffer consequences for any level of screwup.
Meritocracy doesn't fail due to DEI, if fails becaues we can't ever let a rich nimrod suffer consequences for any level of screwup.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
More than anything else classism is that if you lose your company half a million you get fired, but if Zuck loses Meta 77 billion he gets paid $28 million.
Meritocracy doesn't fail due to DEI, if fails becaues we can't ever let a rich nimrod suffer consequences for any level of screwup.
Meritocracy doesn't fail due to DEI, if fails becaues we can't ever let a rich nimrod suffer consequences for any level of screwup.
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No need to wait for the fifth movie, which is currently in development: Men in Black is back today with a VR game on Quest that UploadVR rather liked.
December 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
No need to wait for the fifth movie, which is currently in development: Men in Black is back today with a VR game on Quest that UploadVR rather liked.
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When I was a kid, my older brother was playing a modded version of Tribes that let you build stuff. He made a cowboy that was several stories tall and had a big hog that would launch you across the map. Players lined up to try it. I think we should build that instead of data centers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
When I was a kid, my older brother was playing a modded version of Tribes that let you build stuff. He made a cowboy that was several stories tall and had a big hog that would launch you across the map. Players lined up to try it. I think we should build that instead of data centers.
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Hi everyone! I’m seeking a new role and would appreciate your support. I’m looking for Illustrator, Animator, Concept Artist, and Art Director roles. Anything with a 2D pipeline, I'm good at it, and I ship games.
I have a classical painting background and 20 years of stylized art experience
I have a classical painting background and 20 years of stylized art experience
July 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Hi everyone! I’m seeking a new role and would appreciate your support. I’m looking for Illustrator, Animator, Concept Artist, and Art Director roles. Anything with a 2D pipeline, I'm good at it, and I ship games.
I have a classical painting background and 20 years of stylized art experience
I have a classical painting background and 20 years of stylized art experience
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ROUTINE is officially out, and the team at Lunar Software has shared a new devblog exploring the game’s journey.
Complete with a full timeline and a special message for players: store.steampowered.com/news/app/606...
Complete with a full timeline and a special message for players: store.steampowered.com/news/app/606...
December 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
ROUTINE is officially out, and the team at Lunar Software has shared a new devblog exploring the game’s journey.
Complete with a full timeline and a special message for players: store.steampowered.com/news/app/606...
Complete with a full timeline and a special message for players: store.steampowered.com/news/app/606...
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I was thinking a lot about these slides and dad all day. So did a few pieces tonight to work through it a bit
December 4, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I was thinking a lot about these slides and dad all day. So did a few pieces tonight to work through it a bit
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Heavy stuff but it’s been a couple years since my dad took his own life. He was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, and mom found boxes and boxes of slides he took. Going to start digitizing everything to preserve them. Feels important. These are just shots from the tv since I’m waiting on a card reader
December 3, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Heavy stuff but it’s been a couple years since my dad took his own life. He was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam, and mom found boxes and boxes of slides he took. Going to start digitizing everything to preserve them. Feels important. These are just shots from the tv since I’m waiting on a card reader
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Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
Fellowship
theonion.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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I have many thoughts about this, one is I can't help but think this is all just shining a light on how games are still being held to wildly different standards than other media like film. I've played very few games like HORSES but watched so many films like it (as a connoisseur of arthouse horror).
Humble's now banned it too, post-launch:
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
Horses, the Upsetting Horror Game Previously Banned on Steam, Gets Last Minute Ban From Epic Games Store Too - IGN
Last week, we reported that disturbing horror game Horses had been banned from Steam. Now, at the last possible minute before the game was set to release widely across other PC store fronts, Epic Game...
www.ign.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I have many thoughts about this, one is I can't help but think this is all just shining a light on how games are still being held to wildly different standards than other media like film. I've played very few games like HORSES but watched so many films like it (as a connoisseur of arthouse horror).
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Metal Gear Solid 3 Shagohod www.artstation.com/artwork/KrWWXo
December 3, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Metal Gear Solid 3 Shagohod www.artstation.com/artwork/KrWWXo
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I can't emphasize this enough: If you're struggling to find work in games, you're not the only one and please don't blame yourself. The horrible state of the industry is unprecedented. The crash in the 80s and the recession in the late 2000s weren't as rough as this. There are so few opportunities.
December 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I can't emphasize this enough: If you're struggling to find work in games, you're not the only one and please don't blame yourself. The horrible state of the industry is unprecedented. The crash in the 80s and the recession in the late 2000s weren't as rough as this. There are so few opportunities.
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Echo is calling from the depths of Cyberspace and demands Digital Fishies
December 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Echo is calling from the depths of Cyberspace and demands Digital Fishies
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It took Routine 13 years to come out but now that it's finally here the sci-fi horror shooter doesn't disappoint. Our review: https://kotaku.com/routine-alien-isolation-sci-fi-horror-review-creepy-scary-moon-xbox-pc-2000649242
December 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It took Routine 13 years to come out but now that it's finally here the sci-fi horror shooter doesn't disappoint. Our review: https://kotaku.com/routine-alien-isolation-sci-fi-horror-review-creepy-scary-moon-xbox-pc-2000649242
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bummer situation but grim lol at this exception on the epic games store
December 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
bummer situation but grim lol at this exception on the epic games store