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Ana Diaz

@pokachee.bsky.social

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big-brained culture writer. i cover games and internet culture at polygon, verge, npr, wired, and lots of other places; also podcasting at minnmax 😈🏳️‍🌈 - looking for work 🔗 ana-diaz.com

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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · May 2

Hi my name is Ana! ✍🏼 I worked as a service writer and culture reporter for Polygon for several years and was among the many journalists laid off at Polygon following its sale to Valnet.

I am now open to work opportunities and am available to contact at: [email protected].

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Jacob Geller @jacobgeller.com · 2d

Three indie games, three different takes on a digital nightmare. While Proximate, Without a Dawn, and Dead Letter Dept. differ in their approaches, the takeaway is the same: our very perception of the world has been warped by systems outside our control. youtu.be/0zxQ9YAzy00

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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 22h

When I got laid off I learned that I could be added to my partners health insurance 😮‍💨 but the employer contributions to the plan would be taxed as my own income 🥲

Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 22h

Very genuinely: Where do people look for jobs these days? What are the best job boards/resources/etc for people applying to stuff in and out of media? I have a solid list and have kept an open mind to what I do but I want to keep like looking and learning bc ya girl needs work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 5d

this is great and gets at one of the main reasons i continue to struggle to connect with this game

Endless Mode @endlessmode.bsky.social · 5d

Hades II demeans the mystery and grandeur of myth through its shallow writing and unserious tone, writes @gracemachine.bsky.social. www.endlessmode.com/video-games/...

Hades II's Ill-Defined, Unserious World Undermines the Depth and Power of Mythology

With its cardboard cutout characters, Hades II flattens the fearful, uneasy mystery of its mythic inspirations.

www.endlessmode.com

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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 5d

Let’s goooooooo

Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 8d

shadow front and center like he deserves to be

Sonic the Hedgehog @sonic-official.bsky.social · 8d

We're going for the gold.

We're excited to announce our upcoming "Olympic Rings" licensing collaboration with the International Olympic Committee celebrating the Olympic Brand and Sonic the Hedgehog!

Stay tuned for more info in 2026!

Sonic, Tails, Shadow, Amy, and Knuckles with the text, "Olympic Dream"

Sonic speeds to the left in Olympic colors with the text, "Going for gold"

A silhouetted Sonic snowboards with a trail of Olympic colors behind him

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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 11d

this probably is a thing already on find my friends or snap

Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 11d

look i dont want even more of the surveillance state but also i want an app that tracks me and my friends and notifies me when i am randomly close to them because nothing makes me more sad than knowing a friend and i went to the same place one day and we could have said hi and we didnt

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 12d

Israel has just arrested Greta Thunberg and many others.

Statement from the Global Sumud Flotilla:

“People of conscience have been abducted. The flotilla broke no laws. What is illegal is Israel’s genocide, Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza, and Israel’s use of starvation as a weapon.”
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 13d

Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza.

Israel seems to be intercepting right now.

All eyes needed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...

24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA

YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla

www.youtube.com

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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 13d

I will say too even if your site is mainly video games I think the pitch would be good for literally any place that covers Pokemon in general

Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 13d

Yeah :p I’m in regular communication with them and will def be wanting to work with them whenever their budget opens up.

Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 13d

Are there any editors taking tabletop pitches these days? It’s been a minute since I’ve done freelance tabletop coverage so I wanted to see if followers had a pulse on what’s out there. I have a great idea for a Pokemon TCG story that I need to find a home for. 😈

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AmericanTruckSongs10 @ethangach.bsky.social · 13d

I'm still accepting testimonials from folks canceling Game Pass or trading in their Xbox over the BDS Boycott:

[email protected]
ethangach on Discord
DMs open

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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 13d

Silksong is $20.

Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · 13d

$30 a month for Game Pass Ultimate is a HEFTY price jump.

According to Circana's Q3 2025 Future of Video Games Custom Survey, the top reasons cited by those in the US who have unsubscribed from Game Pass were:

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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 13d

❤️❤️❤️

Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 13d

Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks for giving me the opportunity to write for the magazine!!! :))

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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 14d

It’s because of all the awesome people in my life :)

Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 14d

I interviewed Toby Fox again. :) You can read the conversation in both and digital and print (!!!!!) editions of Game Informer. We talked about the “stupid” way to make games and his new journey with Deltarune. Read to see our convo and some awesome fan art.

gameinformer.com/2025/09/30/i...

Inefficient And Laborious – The Ongoing Path To Making Deltarune

We spoke with Toby Fox about his “stupid” way of making games and the big leap from Undertale to Deltarune.

gameinformer.com

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Kyle Hilliard @kylehilliard.com · 14d

The digital version of The Outer Worlds 2 issue is live! And contained within it is a big, fantastic piece from @pokachee.bsky.social chatting with @tobyfox.undertale.com about the extended development of Deltarune.

Subscribers can read it here!

Inefficient And Laborious – The Ongoing Path To Making Deltarune

We spoke with Toby Fox about his “stupid” way of making games and the big leap from Undertale to Deltarune.

gameinformer.com

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14d

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 14d

omg wow ok these photos are literal goals and also CONGRATS to both of you!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 14d

a pikachu is standing in front of a wall with its tongue sticking out .

ALT: a pikachu is standing in front of a wall with its tongue sticking out .

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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 15d

these private equity fucks better not take away my new lesbian fairy woohoo animation

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 15d

EA has announced it is being acquired and taken private in a $55 billion deal involving Silver Lake, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, and Affinity Partners, which is founded and led by Jared Kushner www.theverge.com/news/787112/...

$55 billion EA buyout hands Madden over to investors including Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner

EA will be privately owned once the deal closes.

www.theverge.com

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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 15d

it's been hard since the layoff but i want to allow myself to be proud and happy of something that i worked on going live tomorrow >:) it's career-first for me in one way and coming full circle in another way so please keep an eye out!!!

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