Page Branson
@pagebranson.bsky.social
Senior QA Tester II for ESO, Level 7 Access podcaster, artist, MSTie for life. All opinions are my own.
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Page Branson
@pagebranson.bsky.social
· Jul 22
NEW: Multiple employees at ZeniMax, including two union members, have accused Microsoft of once again failing workers with its latest round of layoffs.
Sources described the way the company handled the cuts as "inhumane" and claimed work will be hampered after the loss of key talent.
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Sources described the way the company handled the cuts as "inhumane" and claimed work will be hampered after the loss of key talent.
More below:
ZeniMax staff lambast chaotic Xbox layoffs: 'It's difficult to work when you're looking at a graveyard'
Employees at The Elder Scrolls maker ZeniMax explain how Microsoft's latest round of colossal layoffs unfolded and what they mean for the studio and its developers.
www.gamedeveloper.com
I spoke with Chris and Game Developer about what’s happened! The vibes are rancid folks!
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consider my feedback: i loved working at @larianstudios.com until AI. reconsider and change your direction, like, yesterday. show your employees some respect. they are world-class & do not need AI assistance to come up with amazing ideas.
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
consider my feedback: i loved working at @larianstudios.com until AI. reconsider and change your direction, like, yesterday. show your employees some respect. they are world-class & do not need AI assistance to come up with amazing ideas.
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Everyone loves AI so much that companies have to quietly smuggle it into our lives and hope nobody notices.
That’s definitely what popularity looks like!
That’s definitely what popularity looks like!
December 16, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Everyone loves AI so much that companies have to quietly smuggle it into our lives and hope nobody notices.
That’s definitely what popularity looks like!
That’s definitely what popularity looks like!
And that’s what he is, the king of refuse. So bow down to him if you want, bow to him. Bow to the king of slime, the king of filth, the king of putrescence.
December 15, 2025 at 4:14 PM
And that’s what he is, the king of refuse. So bow down to him if you want, bow to him. Bow to the king of slime, the king of filth, the king of putrescence.
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#protip If you’re making an indie comic and are unable to afford a professional letterer, here are some tips:
Get @blambot.bsky.social’s book, “The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering.”
Get @blambot.bsky.social’s book, “The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering.”
December 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
#protip If you’re making an indie comic and are unable to afford a professional letterer, here are some tips:
Get @blambot.bsky.social’s book, “The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering.”
Get @blambot.bsky.social’s book, “The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering.”
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Congratulations to idSoftware/@bethesda.net/@lissanna.bsky.social for their Innovation in Accessibility award for @doom.com The Dark Ages!!!
What they've done opens up the franchise to many more players and deserves all the praise.
More info here: thegameawards.com/news/meet-th...
What they've done opens up the franchise to many more players and deserves all the praise.
More info here: thegameawards.com/news/meet-th...
Meet the Innovation in Accessibility Nominees | News
Accessibility means reducing and removing as many unnecessary barriers as possible so that everyone can enjoy video games. Each year, we recognize the inno...
thegameawards.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Congratulations to idSoftware/@bethesda.net/@lissanna.bsky.social for their Innovation in Accessibility award for @doom.com The Dark Ages!!!
What they've done opens up the franchise to many more players and deserves all the praise.
More info here: thegameawards.com/news/meet-th...
What they've done opens up the franchise to many more players and deserves all the praise.
More info here: thegameawards.com/news/meet-th...
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studios using AI for voice acting sucks
December 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
studios using AI for voice acting sucks
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This Street Fighter movie gonna be so fucking dogshit, let’s fucking go
December 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
This Street Fighter movie gonna be so fucking dogshit, let’s fucking go
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We’re deeply honored that HADES II is in the running for Game of the Year and more at #TheGameAwards tonight, especially since we’re in the company of such an amazing group of wildly different and beautiful games.
Congratulations to all our fellow nominees — we salute you!! 🙏👏
Congratulations to all our fellow nominees — we salute you!! 🙏👏
December 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
We’re deeply honored that HADES II is in the running for Game of the Year and more at #TheGameAwards tonight, especially since we’re in the company of such an amazing group of wildly different and beautiful games.
Congratulations to all our fellow nominees — we salute you!! 🙏👏
Congratulations to all our fellow nominees — we salute you!! 🙏👏
Look @remedygames.com you had me already, you didn’t need to make the next Control game tailored to exactly my favorite gameplay. God DAMN I can’t wait!!!
December 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Look @remedygames.com you had me already, you didn’t need to make the next Control game tailored to exactly my favorite gameplay. God DAMN I can’t wait!!!
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around 40 game developers affiliated with @videogameworkers.bsky.social have gathered outside the peacock theater, where the game awards will take place in a few hours, for a “the industry is dead” demonstration
December 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
around 40 game developers affiliated with @videogameworkers.bsky.social have gathered outside the peacock theater, where the game awards will take place in a few hours, for a “the industry is dead” demonstration
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This industry need to die anyway so it can rise from the ashes, hopefully with a conscience
Disney: Under the deal, will receive warrants to purchase additional equity in OpenAI
Disney is to become the first major content licensing partner on Sora.
Disney: alongside a licensing agreement, Disney will become a major customer of OpenAI
Disney is to become the first major content licensing partner on Sora.
Disney: alongside a licensing agreement, Disney will become a major customer of OpenAI
December 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This industry need to die anyway so it can rise from the ashes, hopefully with a conscience
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December 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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you have discovered the skooma cat of good luck
Like to immediately go insane
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keep scrolling to immediately go insane
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December 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
you have discovered the skooma cat of good luck
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The Avarice Awards holds a mirror to the hollow glamour of The Game Awards, as workers continue to have their livelihoods upended by mass layoffs. We are speaking truth to the powers ruining the game industry with their greed!
Stream begins on December 10th at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on twitch.tv/UVW_CWA
Stream begins on December 10th at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on twitch.tv/UVW_CWA
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The Avarice Awards holds a mirror to the hollow glamour of The Game Awards, as workers continue to have their livelihoods upended by mass layoffs. We are speaking truth to the powers ruining the game industry with their greed!
Stream begins on December 10th at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on twitch.tv/UVW_CWA
Stream begins on December 10th at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on twitch.tv/UVW_CWA
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Sabrina Carpenter: Braver and more powerful than Nintendo and Microsoft combined.
Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.
December 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Sabrina Carpenter: Braver and more powerful than Nintendo and Microsoft combined.
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Game developers were here first. Not executives.
Game developers make games. Not executives.
Game developers have skills & knowledge important to the business. Not executives.
Game developers deserve to keep their jobs. Not executives.
Executives are replaceable. Not game developers.
Game developers make games. Not executives.
Game developers have skills & knowledge important to the business. Not executives.
Game developers deserve to keep their jobs. Not executives.
Executives are replaceable. Not game developers.
December 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Game developers were here first. Not executives.
Game developers make games. Not executives.
Game developers have skills & knowledge important to the business. Not executives.
Game developers deserve to keep their jobs. Not executives.
Executives are replaceable. Not game developers.
Game developers make games. Not executives.
Game developers have skills & knowledge important to the business. Not executives.
Game developers deserve to keep their jobs. Not executives.
Executives are replaceable. Not game developers.
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
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Chiitan Knight will continue to spread his message until there are no more transgender people who are subjected to unjustified criticism and slander♡
Let's create a world where we can all love freely🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Let's create a world where we can all love freely🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
December 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Chiitan Knight will continue to spread his message until there are no more transgender people who are subjected to unjustified criticism and slander♡
Let's create a world where we can all love freely🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Let's create a world where we can all love freely🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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Stop interviewing CEOs
Stop interviewing CEOs about AI.
"Why stop at AI use? We could have mandatory disclosures for what shampoo brand the developer uses" — Epic boss Tim Sweeney says Steam should ditch its AI generated content disclosure. https://bit.ly/4a193vt
November 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Stop interviewing CEOs
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Guillotines
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Guillotines
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If you go anywhere today — supermarket, drug store, movie theater — BE NICE TO THE PEOPLE WORKING. They probably want to be there even less than you do, and being a butthole won’t make anybody’s day better. So act like a human and treat humans like humans. Dig?
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
If you go anywhere today — supermarket, drug store, movie theater — BE NICE TO THE PEOPLE WORKING. They probably want to be there even less than you do, and being a butthole won’t make anybody’s day better. So act like a human and treat humans like humans. Dig?
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Translation: "If you don't use AI then the guys using our chips can't pretend to make money and can't pay the loans they took out to pay for the original loans they took out for all the money they're not making and it all falls apart and we can't sell chips to fuel the money they're not making."
November 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Translation: "If you don't use AI then the guys using our chips can't pretend to make money and can't pay the loans they took out to pay for the original loans they took out for all the money they're not making and it all falls apart and we can't sell chips to fuel the money they're not making."
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And here is the interview! I'm linking to the text version, but I've also uploaded audio and video versions separately! Choose wisely. Rowsdower would want it that way!
THE FINAL SACRIFICE Interview: Tjardus and Rob | Hooked to the Silver Screen: The MST3K Essays
Get more from Hooked to the Silver Screen: The MST3K Essays on Patreon
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November 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
And here is the interview! I'm linking to the text version, but I've also uploaded audio and video versions separately! Choose wisely. Rowsdower would want it that way!