Elaina Layne (Rhoades)
@lovelaina.bsky.social
Marketer in esports 👾 Avid reader 📚 Walking Dead enthusiast 🧟♀️
Just finished Dredge. I thought it was a fun twist on a standard fishing type game! Spooky elements will always pull me into a game!
November 30, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Just finished Dredge. I thought it was a fun twist on a standard fishing type game! Spooky elements will always pull me into a game!
Yet again been very inactive here! Here’s what I’ve been up to this year
- Tons of work travel for MSI and VALORANT champions
- Some concerts, weddings, and fun things
- Trying to get into a better routine
- Tons of work travel for MSI and VALORANT champions
- Some concerts, weddings, and fun things
- Trying to get into a better routine
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Yet again been very inactive here! Here’s what I’ve been up to this year
- Tons of work travel for MSI and VALORANT champions
- Some concerts, weddings, and fun things
- Trying to get into a better routine
- Tons of work travel for MSI and VALORANT champions
- Some concerts, weddings, and fun things
- Trying to get into a better routine
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This morning in the Game Industry Coffee Chat: Silence!
- Accusations that recent Rockstar layoffs targeted unionizing workers
- TGA has apparently erased all mention of future class from its website.
- Stories from other devs about times they've been punished for speaking up.
gameindustry.cc
- Accusations that recent Rockstar layoffs targeted unionizing workers
- TGA has apparently erased all mention of future class from its website.
- Stories from other devs about times they've been punished for speaking up.
gameindustry.cc
Join the Game Industry Coffee Chat Discord Server!
Share industry news, job listings, general questions, and more, with industry vets and aspiring game professionals. 🎮 | 2209 members
gameindustry.cc
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This morning in the Game Industry Coffee Chat: Silence!
- Accusations that recent Rockstar layoffs targeted unionizing workers
- TGA has apparently erased all mention of future class from its website.
- Stories from other devs about times they've been punished for speaking up.
gameindustry.cc
- Accusations that recent Rockstar layoffs targeted unionizing workers
- TGA has apparently erased all mention of future class from its website.
- Stories from other devs about times they've been punished for speaking up.
gameindustry.cc
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This morning in the Game Industry Coffee Chat: the value in self-aware reflection
- Refusing to change how you build studios or games; successful auteurs who suddenly fail
- the value post-mortems and retros
- how constraints are good
discord.gg/GICC
- Refusing to change how you build studios or games; successful auteurs who suddenly fail
- the value post-mortems and retros
- how constraints are good
discord.gg/GICC
Join the Game Industry Coffee Chat Discord Server!
Share industry news, job listings, general questions, and more, with industry vets and aspiring game professionals. 🎮 | 2151 members
discord.gg
October 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This morning in the Game Industry Coffee Chat: the value in self-aware reflection
- Refusing to change how you build studios or games; successful auteurs who suddenly fail
- the value post-mortems and retros
- how constraints are good
discord.gg/GICC
- Refusing to change how you build studios or games; successful auteurs who suddenly fail
- the value post-mortems and retros
- how constraints are good
discord.gg/GICC
Join us in the server! Lots of great discussions happening!
Today's discussion centers around the theme of "ego".
The industry has a lot of big egos - some from earned success and history, most which are completely unearned.
How do you deal with ego: from your managers, your reports, applicants, yourself.
Join in here: discord.gg/gicc
The industry has a lot of big egos - some from earned success and history, most which are completely unearned.
How do you deal with ego: from your managers, your reports, applicants, yourself.
Join in here: discord.gg/gicc
Join the Game Industry Coffee Chat Discord Server!
Share industry news, job listings, general questions, and more, with industry vets and aspiring game professionals. 🎮 | 1612 members
discord.gg
June 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Join us in the server! Lots of great discussions happening!
☎️ Calling all Game Industry Professionals
If you’re interested in hoppibg in some great voice chats or just mingling with game industry vets - join the Game Industry Coffee Chat on Discord!
We cover a variety of topics every morning!
discord.gg/gicc
If you’re interested in hoppibg in some great voice chats or just mingling with game industry vets - join the Game Industry Coffee Chat on Discord!
We cover a variety of topics every morning!
discord.gg/gicc
Join the Game Industry Coffee Chat Discord Server!
Share industry news, job listings, general questions, and more, with industry vets and aspiring game professionals. 🎮 | 1605 members
discord.gg
June 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
☎️ Calling all Game Industry Professionals
If you’re interested in hoppibg in some great voice chats or just mingling with game industry vets - join the Game Industry Coffee Chat on Discord!
We cover a variety of topics every morning!
discord.gg/gicc
If you’re interested in hoppibg in some great voice chats or just mingling with game industry vets - join the Game Industry Coffee Chat on Discord!
We cover a variety of topics every morning!
discord.gg/gicc
Finally got around to playing It Takes Two with my husband and it’s incredible! We’re defeating one boss per night!
April 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Finally got around to playing It Takes Two with my husband and it’s incredible! We’re defeating one boss per night!
Forgot about this place for a little. Trying to do a better job of keeping up my personal socials this year 👏🏻
April 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Forgot about this place for a little. Trying to do a better job of keeping up my personal socials this year 👏🏻
Reader friends: I finished Onyx Storm.....whew. 4/5.
January 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Reader friends: I finished Onyx Storm.....whew. 4/5.
Come hang out with us on Feb 7th! Lot's of great panelists who will be sharing insights and answering questions! Looking forward to it!
January 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Come hang out with us on Feb 7th! Lot's of great panelists who will be sharing insights and answering questions! Looking forward to it!
The TikTok ban is scary. Not just because I'm a marketer or because I like using the app personally, but because I'm a person living in the U.S.
This is MUCH bigger than just "banning an app", and we should all be considering the deeper implications of this.
This is MUCH bigger than just "banning an app", and we should all be considering the deeper implications of this.
January 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The TikTok ban is scary. Not just because I'm a marketer or because I like using the app personally, but because I'm a person living in the U.S.
This is MUCH bigger than just "banning an app", and we should all be considering the deeper implications of this.
This is MUCH bigger than just "banning an app", and we should all be considering the deeper implications of this.
I probably won't be upgrading at this moment. I love my current switch and don't see the benefits of getting the new one right away.
January 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I probably won't be upgrading at this moment. I love my current switch and don't see the benefits of getting the new one right away.
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the reason gen z doesn’t care at all about “china having their data” is because gen z knows that the US government has collected their online activity data since they were born
January 15, 2025 at 3:54 AM
the reason gen z doesn’t care at all about “china having their data” is because gen z knows that the US government has collected their online activity data since they were born
I’m SCREAMING at everyone I know to watch this show! I’m going a rewatch this week in prep for season 2!
I’ve never been one of those rewatch the first season to prepare for the second guys, but I am with Severance. And not only do you pick up a lot of clues, you can really luxuriate in the total Januaryness of it.
January 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I’m SCREAMING at everyone I know to watch this show! I’m going a rewatch this week in prep for season 2!
Starting Alice in Borderland today. I've heard good things and that it has similar vibes to Squid Games. I included in my January Media Moodboard, so we're diving in!
January 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Starting Alice in Borderland today. I've heard good things and that it has similar vibes to Squid Games. I included in my January Media Moodboard, so we're diving in!
Anyone that knows me knows that I'm a planner nerd, but I also love using Notion for digital planning and list keeping. Played around with the new Notion Faces tool and it's really cute.
January 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Anyone that knows me knows that I'm a planner nerd, but I also love using Notion for digital planning and list keeping. Played around with the new Notion Faces tool and it's really cute.
HELP PC enthusiasts - if you have good pre-built pc recommendations please send them my way. I don't need the best of the best!
January 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
HELP PC enthusiasts - if you have good pre-built pc recommendations please send them my way. I don't need the best of the best!
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In 2025, I want people to learn the difference between "I personally didn't listen to/enjoy this artist" and "they had no bops".
January 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In 2025, I want people to learn the difference between "I personally didn't listen to/enjoy this artist" and "they had no bops".
In 2023 I thought my life had really peaked. Turns out I was just hitting my stride. In 2024:
- I got married
- Covered the biggest VALORANT and League events on social for work
- Traveled to London for Worlds and watched Faker lift his 4th trophy
- Made lots of memories
Cheers to 2025 ✨
- I got married
- Covered the biggest VALORANT and League events on social for work
- Traveled to London for Worlds and watched Faker lift his 4th trophy
- Made lots of memories
Cheers to 2025 ✨
January 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
In 2023 I thought my life had really peaked. Turns out I was just hitting my stride. In 2024:
- I got married
- Covered the biggest VALORANT and League events on social for work
- Traveled to London for Worlds and watched Faker lift his 4th trophy
- Made lots of memories
Cheers to 2025 ✨
- I got married
- Covered the biggest VALORANT and League events on social for work
- Traveled to London for Worlds and watched Faker lift his 4th trophy
- Made lots of memories
Cheers to 2025 ✨
Been really excited to try this game out! Got it for Christmas 🙌🏻
December 31, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Been really excited to try this game out! Got it for Christmas 🙌🏻
Kpop fans, I need you to recommend how to get started. Who to listen to first? What merch/cds etc. are worth it? Go 👇
December 29, 2024 at 2:48 AM
Kpop fans, I need you to recommend how to get started. Who to listen to first? What merch/cds etc. are worth it? Go 👇
Finally starting Squid Games 2! Ready to binge it all 🙌🏻
December 29, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Finally starting Squid Games 2! Ready to binge it all 🙌🏻
Happy holidays everyone! 💕
December 25, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Happy holidays everyone! 💕
Sometimes you just really feel like you nail a work presentation, and today was that day for me. Our team has been building out some strategies for 2025 and everyone was really aligned. Sometimes you have to celebrate your small wins!
December 17, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Sometimes you just really feel like you nail a work presentation, and today was that day for me. Our team has been building out some strategies for 2025 and everyone was really aligned. Sometimes you have to celebrate your small wins!