Jared Petty
@pettycommajared.bsky.social
Writer/human hybrid. 🇨🇦 in the making. Narrative Design, Wizardry. Prev Limited Run Games, Google, Kinda Funny, EA, IGN. Host, producer, marketer, video game human. He/him. Living with mental illness. Personal account. Fuck fascism & MAGA enablers. Quaker.
Games are a beautiful art form but the games industry can be a pretty harsh and rotten place sometimes.
absolutely heartbroken to announce that i was part of the crystal layoffs today 💔
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Games are a beautiful art form but the games industry can be a pretty harsh and rotten place sometimes.
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It's @ashsmash.bsky.social and Eye of the Beholder on the latest Top 100 Games Podcast!
30 - Eye of the Beholder - The Top 100 Games Podcast with Jared Petty
Podcast Episode · The Top 100 Games Podcast · 11/13/2025 · 1h 5m
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November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
It's @ashsmash.bsky.social and Eye of the Beholder on the latest Top 100 Games Podcast!
Social media has become such a fragmented commercial hellscape that I sometimes forget why I ever started using it: to keep up with people I care about, and to meet new people. It's harder and harder to do either on any social platform, but I still lurk here and other places every day. I wonder why?
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November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Social media has become such a fragmented commercial hellscape that I sometimes forget why I ever started using it: to keep up with people I care about, and to meet new people. It's harder and harder to do either on any social platform, but I still lurk here and other places every day. I wonder why?
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This was literally one of the most fun podcasts ever. Please give a listen and support the super talented and ultra funny @pettycommajared.bsky.social ❤️
It's @ashsmash.bsky.social and Eye of the Beholder on the latest Top 100 Games Podcast!
30 - Eye of the Beholder - The Top 100 Games Podcast with Jared Petty
Podcast Episode · The Top 100 Games Podcast · 11/13/2025 · 1h 5m
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November 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This was literally one of the most fun podcasts ever. Please give a listen and support the super talented and ultra funny @pettycommajared.bsky.social ❤️
It's @ashsmash.bsky.social and Eye of the Beholder on the latest Top 100 Games Podcast!
30 - Eye of the Beholder - The Top 100 Games Podcast with Jared Petty
Podcast Episode · The Top 100 Games Podcast · 11/13/2025 · 1h 5m
podcasts.apple.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
It's @ashsmash.bsky.social and Eye of the Beholder on the latest Top 100 Games Podcast!
If a movie features a submarine or submersible, there is a 80% chance that movie is awesome.
November 13, 2025 at 4:31 AM
If a movie features a submarine or submersible, there is a 80% chance that movie is awesome.
The Steam Machine gives me a way to play PC games without installing Windows 11, which is pretty much living the dream.
November 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The Steam Machine gives me a way to play PC games without installing Windows 11, which is pretty much living the dream.
Splashing snow today, Northern Lights tonight.
I like Canada. 🇨🇦
I like Canada. 🇨🇦
November 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Splashing snow today, Northern Lights tonight.
I like Canada. 🇨🇦
I like Canada. 🇨🇦
Today's chapter in moving to Canada: was that a CANNON?! 🇨🇦
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Today's chapter in moving to Canada: was that a CANNON?! 🇨🇦
So what's the 30th greatest game of all time?
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
So what's the 30th greatest game of all time?
The best thing about living in Canada is we don't allow Donald Trump into the announcers' booth at football games. 🇨🇦
November 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The best thing about living in Canada is we don't allow Donald Trump into the announcers' booth at football games. 🇨🇦
There's a movie theater about a 5 minute walk from my apartment. Friday, they showed Back to the Future. Today, Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Tomorrow, The Third Man.
I'm having a great weekend.
I'm having a great weekend.
November 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
There's a movie theater about a 5 minute walk from my apartment. Friday, they showed Back to the Future. Today, Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Tomorrow, The Third Man.
I'm having a great weekend.
I'm having a great weekend.
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I have a serious question.
It's nice to be podcasting again. But another thing I enjoy & miss is writing about games. I do some of this freelance, but there are more niche game topics I enjoy too.
I'm curious, if I put together a regular, paid newsletter, would you subscribe? Please let me know.
It's nice to be podcasting again. But another thing I enjoy & miss is writing about games. I do some of this freelance, but there are more niche game topics I enjoy too.
I'm curious, if I put together a regular, paid newsletter, would you subscribe? Please let me know.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I have a serious question.
It's nice to be podcasting again. But another thing I enjoy & miss is writing about games. I do some of this freelance, but there are more niche game topics I enjoy too.
I'm curious, if I put together a regular, paid newsletter, would you subscribe? Please let me know.
It's nice to be podcasting again. But another thing I enjoy & miss is writing about games. I do some of this freelance, but there are more niche game topics I enjoy too.
I'm curious, if I put together a regular, paid newsletter, would you subscribe? Please let me know.
I have a serious question.
It's nice to be podcasting again. But another thing I enjoy & miss is writing about games. I do some of this freelance, but there are more niche game topics I enjoy too.
I'm curious, if I put together a regular, paid newsletter, would you subscribe? Please let me know.
It's nice to be podcasting again. But another thing I enjoy & miss is writing about games. I do some of this freelance, but there are more niche game topics I enjoy too.
I'm curious, if I put together a regular, paid newsletter, would you subscribe? Please let me know.
a man in a suit and tie has the word question written on his chest
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media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I have a serious question.
It's nice to be podcasting again. But another thing I enjoy & miss is writing about games. I do some of this freelance, but there are more niche game topics I enjoy too.
I'm curious, if I put together a regular, paid newsletter, would you subscribe? Please let me know.
It's nice to be podcasting again. But another thing I enjoy & miss is writing about games. I do some of this freelance, but there are more niche game topics I enjoy too.
I'm curious, if I put together a regular, paid newsletter, would you subscribe? Please let me know.
Hey some of you have reached out to see how I've been since the move. The short answer is I'm doing well. Life in Atlantic Canada has been very good for me and Angie. There are things I'd like to get more settled, but we are off to a nice start. Hope you're well too.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Hey some of you have reached out to see how I've been since the move. The short answer is I'm doing well. Life in Atlantic Canada has been very good for me and Angie. There are things I'd like to get more settled, but we are off to a nice start. Hope you're well too.
Just paid the secret first-year Canada resident tax: snow tires. ❄️🛞🇨🇦
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Just paid the secret first-year Canada resident tax: snow tires. ❄️🛞🇨🇦
Name this video game.
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Name this video game.
I think Angie wants me to call her.
November 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I think Angie wants me to call her.
MAGA killed them all.
November 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
MAGA killed them all.
You don't have to be an economist to understand that Tesla is a meme stock propped up by nothing but shareholder terror.
November 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
You don't have to be an economist to understand that Tesla is a meme stock propped up by nothing but shareholder terror.
Look, y'all know I simp Rockstar hard. But that's because they consistently make great games. I am fine with them taking their time to make this game just what they want it to be.
November 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Look, y'all know I simp Rockstar hard. But that's because they consistently make great games. I am fine with them taking their time to make this game just what they want it to be.
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Have I told y'all about my favourite podcast? No not one of mine, the Top 100 Games Podcast recently returned after a couple year hiatus
This episode especially w @awildjessichu.bsky.social talking to Jared about Baldur's Gate 3 & more? Such a thoughtful & wonderful discussion. So glad it's back 💜
This episode especially w @awildjessichu.bsky.social talking to Jared about Baldur's Gate 3 & more? Such a thoughtful & wonderful discussion. So glad it's back 💜
November 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Have I told y'all about my favourite podcast? No not one of mine, the Top 100 Games Podcast recently returned after a couple year hiatus
This episode especially w @awildjessichu.bsky.social talking to Jared about Baldur's Gate 3 & more? Such a thoughtful & wonderful discussion. So glad it's back 💜
This episode especially w @awildjessichu.bsky.social talking to Jared about Baldur's Gate 3 & more? Such a thoughtful & wonderful discussion. So glad it's back 💜
Years in the corporate world taught me that apparently the main attribute companies look at in determining who will receive an executive promotion is whether or not the candidate is 6'2" or above.
The Economist Says We Need to Invent Phrenology Again.
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Years in the corporate world taught me that apparently the main attribute companies look at in determining who will receive an executive promotion is whether or not the candidate is 6'2" or above.
I consider it a privilege to vividly remember the world before the internet. The context is helpful, though deeply saddening. We got along fine before the web, but when it landed, for just a minute there it seemed like it would lead to a better-educated, more equitable, and connected world.
Oops.
Oops.
November 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I consider it a privilege to vividly remember the world before the internet. The context is helpful, though deeply saddening. We got along fine before the web, but when it landed, for just a minute there it seemed like it would lead to a better-educated, more equitable, and connected world.
Oops.
Oops.