Katiechu ⚡
@pikachulita.bsky.social
🇵🇸🇸🇩🇨🇩🇭🇹 She/Her. Bi/Pan. Womanist. Socialist. Twitch, Epic, & Logitech G Partner. For Liberation. Biz 📧: [email protected]
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Katiechu ⚡
@pikachulita.bsky.social
· Apr 8
Tomorrow, me & the rest of the team at @compulsiongames.bsky.social take years of hard work, love, care, & lessons and share it with the world.
I am SO proud of this team made up of some of the most wonderful folks I've ever met. I love my job, my team, & what we've created in South of Midnight. 🖤
I am SO proud of this team made up of some of the most wonderful folks I've ever met. I love my job, my team, & what we've created in South of Midnight. 🖤
Babygirl earned her first game credit 🥹
How's everyone doing over here?
July 18, 2026 at 2:09 AM
How's everyone doing over here?
Cyclospora PSA, courtesy of @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social:
- Rinsing/washing isn't guaranteed to kill it
- Freezing does not guarantee, but frozen goods have not been linked to any outbreaks
- Backyard produce is safe (outbreaks linked to large, commercial scale produce)
- Can impact organic produce
- Rinsing/washing isn't guaranteed to kill it
- Freezing does not guarantee, but frozen goods have not been linked to any outbreaks
- Backyard produce is safe (outbreaks linked to large, commercial scale produce)
- Can impact organic produce
July 14, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Cyclospora PSA, courtesy of @unbiasedscipod.bsky.social:
- Rinsing/washing isn't guaranteed to kill it
- Freezing does not guarantee, but frozen goods have not been linked to any outbreaks
- Backyard produce is safe (outbreaks linked to large, commercial scale produce)
- Can impact organic produce
- Rinsing/washing isn't guaranteed to kill it
- Freezing does not guarantee, but frozen goods have not been linked to any outbreaks
- Backyard produce is safe (outbreaks linked to large, commercial scale produce)
- Can impact organic produce
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Reminder: Memphis is still “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Task force members have reportedly killed at least two people in four days.
Memphis is “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Here’s why you may not know that.
Community members face retaliation for trying to spread the word out, a lawsuit alleges.
www.motherjones.com
July 10, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Reminder: Memphis is still “under full-blown occupation” by ICE. Task force members have reportedly killed at least two people in four days.
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"You just sent 1600 people into one of the worst job markets in history for the industry, and you’re talking about an install base of a billion, are you fucking high?"
aftermath.site/microsoft-xb...
aftermath.site/microsoft-xb...
You Don't Have To Hand It To Microsoft For A Well-Planned Bloodbath
People are being laid off in a horrendous job market. You do not have to praise the muddled prose of the rich and insulated.
aftermath.site
July 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
"You just sent 1600 people into one of the worst job markets in history for the industry, and you’re talking about an install base of a billion, are you fucking high?"
aftermath.site/microsoft-xb...
aftermath.site/microsoft-xb...
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BREAKING: Xbox will cut 3,200 jobs as part of a major reorganization, and divest from five studios:
- Compulsion and Double Fine will go indie
- Ninja Theory and Undead Labs will be sold
- Arkane to enter consultation process
Here's the full story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Compulsion and Double Fine will go indie
- Ninja Theory and Undead Labs will be sold
- Arkane to enter consultation process
Here's the full story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Microsoft’s Xbox to Cut 3,200 Jobs, Divest Five Studios in Major Overhaul
Compulsion and Double Fine studios will become independent; Undead Labs and Ninja Theory will be sold. Xbox will also look to sell or spin out Arkane Studios.
www.bloomberg.com
July 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
BREAKING: Xbox will cut 3,200 jobs as part of a major reorganization, and divest from five studios:
- Compulsion and Double Fine will go indie
- Ninja Theory and Undead Labs will be sold
- Arkane to enter consultation process
Here's the full story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Compulsion and Double Fine will go indie
- Ninja Theory and Undead Labs will be sold
- Arkane to enter consultation process
Here's the full story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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I want to re-emphasize one part of this Xbox story: Half of the 3,200 cuts are happening today and half are happening in the next 12 months. In other words, even people who survived today's layoffs will have to spend the coming year wondering if they're going to be next.
July 6, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I want to re-emphasize one part of this Xbox story: Half of the 3,200 cuts are happening today and half are happening in the next 12 months. In other words, even people who survived today's layoffs will have to spend the coming year wondering if they're going to be next.
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An important update from Compulsion Games.
July 6, 2026 at 1:38 PM
An important update from Compulsion Games.
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Memphis Summer Soulstice 2026 ☀️
July 3, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Memphis Summer Soulstice 2026 ☀️
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It’s HOT! Don’t forget to unplug your local Data center to stay cool.
July 2, 2026 at 10:55 PM
It’s HOT! Don’t forget to unplug your local Data center to stay cool.
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Reposting because of the sony news
July 1, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Reposting because of the sony news
At what point do we say no? When is enough enough? When is the breaking point finally going to be collectively reached?
July 1, 2026 at 9:17 PM
At what point do we say no? When is enough enough? When is the breaking point finally going to be collectively reached?
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This being posted just a few days ago has me wheezing uncontrollably. Folks must be cutting up in the news 😭😭😭😭😭
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/deci...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/deci...
The Link Between Heat and Violence
Heat does not just cloud your thinking. It also lowers impulse control, and the result is more violent crime.
www.psychologytoday.com
July 1, 2026 at 9:12 PM
This being posted just a few days ago has me wheezing uncontrollably. Folks must be cutting up in the news 😭😭😭😭😭
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/deci...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/deci...
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Good Evening, “video games” was a 45 year sociological study conducted by hardware development industries. We are now complete with our study. Thank you for your time.
July 1, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Good Evening, “video games” was a 45 year sociological study conducted by hardware development industries. We are now complete with our study. Thank you for your time.
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I think the *real* question is how does this hobby of ours reach and inspire a new generation of people when PCs keep going up in price and the accessibility of a console is now out of reach?
The class imbalance in gaming is egregious and its getting worse.
The class imbalance in gaming is egregious and its getting worse.
The real question now is, if consoles are just going to be walled garden PCs with inferior hardware and no disc drive, why would you ever buy one?
Games run worse and cost more on consoles. Backwards compatibility is iffy. No mods. You pay the manufacturer to use your own internet. So... why?
Games run worse and cost more on consoles. Backwards compatibility is iffy. No mods. You pay the manufacturer to use your own internet. So... why?
July 1, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I think the *real* question is how does this hobby of ours reach and inspire a new generation of people when PCs keep going up in price and the accessibility of a console is now out of reach?
The class imbalance in gaming is egregious and its getting worse.
The class imbalance in gaming is egregious and its getting worse.
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As the director of a historical video game preservation institution, and someone who has dedicated his entire adult life to this cause, this is accurate. We have attempted to work with the industry's trade organization to find a legal path forward, but they refuse to offer a meaningful alternative.
piracy is the only extant form of media preservation that exists in games right now, you might find it morally reprehensible but there is literally no other institution that will keep games alive in 25, 50 years' time
July 1, 2026 at 6:45 PM
As the director of a historical video game preservation institution, and someone who has dedicated his entire adult life to this cause, this is accurate. We have attempted to work with the industry's trade organization to find a legal path forward, but they refuse to offer a meaningful alternative.
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Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun...
If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.
If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.
July 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun...
If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.
If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.
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I see people have now realized that Sony is also a company that does not care about them and is just trying to increase its money
July 1, 2026 at 1:57 PM
I see people have now realized that Sony is also a company that does not care about them and is just trying to increase its money
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fyi most new features to platforms are just engagement tricks where some advertiser (or realistically VC) is subsidizing your attention and enshittification WILL follow
July 1, 2026 at 6:44 PM
fyi most new features to platforms are just engagement tricks where some advertiser (or realistically VC) is subsidizing your attention and enshittification WILL follow
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Bioshock Infinite. Textually and metatexually.
July 1, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Bioshock Infinite. Textually and metatexually.
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It's emotionally taxing to see an industry you love and have spent twenty years dedicating a career to implode.
July 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
It's emotionally taxing to see an industry you love and have spent twenty years dedicating a career to implode.
This has gotta be the worst couple of weeks for game news like EVER. What the fuck?
July 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
This has gotta be the worst couple of weeks for game news like EVER. What the fuck?