Welcome to the inaugural episode of Pixel Spectrum! We're joined today by writer, critic, and journalist Ashley Schofield to talk about the ways games media is failing its professionals top-to-bottom, and how that's bad for everyone. With layoffs and lack of opportunities becoming the norm, it rapidly leaves behind a space where only the most well-established have any security, and the void ends up filled by content creator types (well-intentioned or otherwise).

You can follow Ashley on bluesky at ashlikeadragon.bsky.social. You can preorder her upcoming book "VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works" today from publisher Lost In Cult before its launch later this year.