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Elise Valla

@lansu

Freelance Senior Game Designer. Formerly Thought Pennies, Blizzard, Standing Stone Games, Turbine. Icon by @knockoffgoblin. Opinions are mine and mine alone.

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Georgia was skating to MORTAL KOMBAT at the Olympics exhibition gala

21.02.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 13555 πŸ” 4575 πŸ’¬ 135 πŸ“Œ 745

Oh my god, so many people are canceling Nitro that it's having issues processing it, cook 'em hard bois.

09.02.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 10219 πŸ” 4420 πŸ’¬ 106 πŸ“Œ 137
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Hello! I'm looking to speak to anyone who works, or has worked in a diversity position at a major studio or publisher (or whatever it's been called at that company, inclusive growth, DEI, whatever!). Conversations can be 100% anon, of course, via DM here or email lukeATaftermathDOTsite. Thanks!

05.02.2026 23:27 πŸ‘ 529 πŸ” 190 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m sorry, I don’t care who this pisses off: yes, obviously this murder is on Trump and his ICE goons, but it is also on the feckless, cowardly authorities in the Minnesota government who didn’t do anything to arrest ICE agents the first time they murdered someone. This is the cost of inaction.

24.01.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 133 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3
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Announcement: STEAM DEMO OUT NOW!

The early dungeons of Forbidden Solitaire are now open to those bold - or foolish - enough to explore them.

How badly do you wish to live forever? πŸ‘οΈπŸ©Έ
πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...

Please wishlist and share - thank you!
#indiedev

16.01.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 526 πŸ” 274 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 65
Tweet by Jatin @jatinkmalik 

The reason why RAM has become four times more expensive is that a huge amount of RAM that has not yet been produced was purchased with non-existent money to be installed in GPUs that also have not yet been produced, in order to place them in data centers that have not yet been built, powered by infrastructure that may never appear, to satisfy demand that does not actually exist and to obtain profit that is mathematically impossible

Tweet by Jatin @jatinkmalik The reason why RAM has become four times more expensive is that a huge amount of RAM that has not yet been produced was purchased with non-existent money to be installed in GPUs that also have not yet been produced, in order to place them in data centers that have not yet been built, powered by infrastructure that may never appear, to satisfy demand that does not actually exist and to obtain profit that is mathematically impossible

10.01.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 20470 πŸ” 7477 πŸ’¬ 144 πŸ“Œ 282
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πŸ”₯ happy year of the horse πŸ”₯

08.01.2026 04:57 πŸ‘ 1282 πŸ” 614 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

I think it's a bad sign that every major news media outlet has spent days asking whether or not murder is bad and how much child porn is an okay amount

10.01.2026 04:07 πŸ‘ 5440 πŸ” 1534 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 36
Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.

Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

10.01.2026 00:53 πŸ‘ 11098 πŸ” 11209 πŸ’¬ 352 πŸ“Œ 1501
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The year is 2003. I’m 17 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.

The year is 2026. I’m 40 years old. I’m watching Democrats fail to appropriately oppose an illegal war for oil.

03.01.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 5004 πŸ” 1445 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 67
cropped screenshot from Yakuza 2 (2006) for PS2 of kiryu and haruka at kazama's grave. a text box prompt reads: "recall the events of last year?" with options to select "yes" or "no" which is currently highlighted

cropped screenshot from Yakuza 2 (2006) for PS2 of kiryu and haruka at kazama's grave. a text box prompt reads: "recall the events of last year?" with options to select "yes" or "no" which is currently highlighted

08.09.2024 16:34 πŸ‘ 3789 πŸ” 1414 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 11
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Today is the last day that you can repost this image

31.12.2025 07:48 πŸ‘ 25328 πŸ” 14903 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
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Christ on a bike, this is brilliant.
And disgustingly historically accurate. 10/10

24.12.2025 19:10 πŸ‘ 2606 πŸ” 1097 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 86
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25.12.2025 23:06 πŸ‘ 4491 πŸ” 1671 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 22
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Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.

20.12.2025 15:35 πŸ‘ 8736 πŸ” 3486 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 58
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Vince Zampella, video game developer behind β€˜Call of Duty' franchise, killed in crash www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/v...

22.12.2025 19:40 πŸ‘ 1050 πŸ” 371 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 352

this is a good battle to pick. the CEO mentioned using "AI" and got so much shit for it immediately that he's rattled and backpedaling. easy win there

17.12.2025 17:11 πŸ‘ 3842 πŸ” 773 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 16

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.

16.12.2025 16:20 πŸ‘ 7675 πŸ” 2674 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 56

And if birthright citizenship is revoked, a birth certificate will not suffice as proof either.

The goal is for citizenship to be relegated to the arbitrary discretion of the president, with no way to challenge that discretion.

13.12.2025 17:01 πŸ‘ 193 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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closing out 2025

12.12.2025 02:52 πŸ‘ 447 πŸ” 161 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Workers struggle to carry an oversized trophy as sinister ghostly hands swirl around them trying to claim it.

THE GAME INDUSTRY IS DEAD: A VIGIL @ THE PEACOCK THEATER, DEC. 11th 2025, 2-4 PM

WE NEED ANSWERS FOR ALL THE LAYOFFS WHILE VIDEO GAME COMPANIES TURN MASSIVE PROFIT

Workers struggle to carry an oversized trophy as sinister ghostly hands swirl around them trying to claim it. THE GAME INDUSTRY IS DEAD: A VIGIL @ THE PEACOCK THEATER, DEC. 11th 2025, 2-4 PM WE NEED ANSWERS FOR ALL THE LAYOFFS WHILE VIDEO GAME COMPANIES TURN MASSIVE PROFIT

We gather here at PEACOCK SQUARE, 2-4 PM PT TODAY to celebrate the life of a once vibrant game industry, killed far too soon by greedy bosses. Wear your mourning fit, and join us for a candlelight vigil in front of The Game Awards, because THE INDUSTRY IS DEAD!

actionnetwork.org/events/the-i...

11.12.2025 17:11 πŸ‘ 234 πŸ” 106 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 7

Just saw Ice detaining people at the Laguna Hills Community Center in Laguna Hills - spread the word in the Orange County community.

02.12.2025 17:21 πŸ‘ 155 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

This is what happened to me. Employers across the board need to be aware of how harassment campaigns work and do better to protect their employees from them. These people should not have a platform to profit off of harassment.

24.11.2025 18:50 πŸ‘ 1104 πŸ” 335 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 4

Not having work-life balance can literally kill you or disable you. The grind absolutely is not worth it.

05.10.2025 14:42 πŸ‘ 248 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1

The CDC tried to remove remote work as an accommodation for disabled people.

Working from home is a game changer when you’re chronically ill. It allows people to remain in the workforce who otherwise wouldn’t be able to.

Big thanks to the unions who fought this, the CDC caved from the pressure

24.09.2025 23:29 πŸ‘ 421 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Nobody, and I emphasize, nobody should go to the US. If you're games industry, I promise you that there are better events everywhere else.

15.09.2025 03:42 πŸ‘ 2093 πŸ” 555 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 10
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New Bill Would Give Marco Rubio β€œThought Police” Power to Revoke U.S. Passports Secretary of State Marco Rubio has already sought to punish immigrants for speech. New legislation might let him revoke passports from U.S. citizens.

This is how they ensure political opponents can't escape when they start rounding them up.

If you're in a position to leave, you should do so now before they close the door.

theintercept.com/2025/09/13/m...

14.09.2025 02:29 πŸ‘ 1561 πŸ” 603 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 68
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If you're an indie developer, you should hang this screenshot on your wall and use it as inspiration to never give up

03.09.2025 21:51 πŸ‘ 17196 πŸ” 5654 πŸ’¬ 168 πŸ“Œ 252

To celebrate Labor Day, #GameDevsβ€”consider joining our union!
uvw-cwa.org

31.08.2025 16:43 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know this is a ridiculous ask but if anyone has any leads on contract or in-house work as a writer, narrative designer, game designer, or generalist starting after November, please let me know.

25.08.2025 23:41 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3