While Steam is down why not watch this hype trailer for Friday? www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqWV...

4 years ago this same week we released Far Cry 6 with my then team at Ubisoft and my at that time previous team at DICE released the beta for Battlefield 2042. It´s been tough but I´ve come full circle. Can´t wait for everyone to get their hands on Battefield 6

Anyway we're coming out guns blazing. See you on the Battlefield October 10th.

5 days until release. previews, beta reception, preorders, wishlists etc. look good but it´s a weird feeling to have sunk years into this game and have done everything you could but it not being out there. it´s like it hasn´t happened.. yet. calm before the storm.

“The good news is that the aggressive AI capex build-out almost guarantees AI’s future ubiquity. The bad news is that this will probably only come after a period of Schumpeterian creative destruction.” www.ft.com/content/c7b9...

A tough one to share: Not every animator or game dev makes it into the industry. And even if you do, sometimes the industry pushes you out. My latest video looks at people who pivoted away from animation & games, and found new careers they’re happier in. Watch here: youtu.be/pbD8dA7pz94

76% of statistics are made up

Since Aug 2024 open jobs on LinkedIn in the games industry have gone down from 12K to under 9K. The number of layoffs since 2022 has been 38K+. Even with duplicate layoffs and people that got new jobs since then that´s just too many butts for too few open seats. Grass might be greener elsewhere.

Anyway we're coming out guns blazing. See you on the Battlefield October 10th.

We don't have many positions out, Stockholm friends, but if you just got laid off... take a peek: career.paradoxplaza.com/jobs

Enjoyed anything lately?

From EA's employee FAQ: "Will private ownership lead to layoffs? "There will be no immediate changes to your job, team, or daily work, as a result of this transaction. This partnership gives us the ability to move faster and unlock new opportunities on a global stage" www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...

HOT FRESH NEW ART! This is the Tzaangor Shaman, from Champions of Chaos for the ttrpg Age of Sigmar: Soulbound 😀

Three (3) new postdoctoral game studies positions are now open for applications. These are related to the exit phase (2026-27) of the CoE-GameCult, and positions will situated in the Tampere University Game Research Lab, COMS/ITC, Tampere University. tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/index...

Avalanche Studios Group has announced it will close its Liverpool studio, as well as reduce the workforce at its Malmö and Stockholm studios. www.gamesindustry.biz/avalanche-st...

So I'm far less certain than others about what this deal is really about, or what it means. Joost points out the... surprising... parts of the math, and offers some possible reasons why, which make the most sense to me. This is more than just another deal. But what comes next? Impossible to say.

For the last four days of #Swordtember I decided to shake things up a bit and do a bunch of chainswords. One for each of the Chaos Gods. Behold!! #Warhammer40k #Chainsword

Here we go! youtu.be/EunkRPRzECg?... #Battlefield6

the Command & Conquer series is 30 years old today we so have an excuse to share this iconic moment with Tim Curry

Tokyo Game Show 2025. My old colleagues at DICE had a very impressive Battlefield 6 booth with a helicopter and a tank crashing through a wall.

The 60 hour Skyrim quest mod we started over a decade ago is actually releasing next week 😍 It's 1/3rd of Skyrim in size and bigger than all the DLCs combined 💪 www.moddb.com/mods/lordbou...

Look at this bad boy. So big. So dense with content and quality writing.

Statistically most players have a very limited number of "main games" at this point with a few vacation games thrown in. The perspective of playing "everything" to a degree that is meaningful is an outdated notion.

Rewatching Batman Returns and it's just made me realize how long it's been since I've seen a movie with actual montage.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw4W... #Battlefield6

It's been 24 years and I'm still occasionally mad they didn't cast Keanu Reeves as Elrond.

Really, what we need is a Jokaero kill team.

Games Workshop are looking for an Assistant Game Designer ( for the physical game). Feels like a rare assistant-level job in the field! jobs.games-workshop.com/search-and-a... ( I'm not affiliated with GW, just sharing a rare entry-level job)

The new Limp bizkit single

They're playing our song. open.spotify.com/track/7Ki2fT...

www.ea.com/games/battle... #battlefield6

One of the coolest jobs on the planet opened up at our Warsaw studio. Be a lore master for The Witcher ✨️ jobs.smartrecruiters.com/CDPROJEKTRED...

My commissions are open! And I have some big expenses coming up soon so now is a FANTASTIC time to commission me! You can commission me through Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/shop/setting... (reposts are very very much appreciated! 🙏❤️) Here's a little taste of what you can expect -

I've been informed the link doesn't work. THIS is the link: ko-fi.com/aylameridian...

HOT FRESH NEW ART! Spoiled in a review of the upcoming Champions of Chaos for the Age of Sigmar ttrpg Soulbound, this is the Ogroid Thaumaturge!

This shot was cool, though.

Next up from the 2020 SoIaF calendar, the moment Arya whispers her first name to Jaqen. 19" square, Oil on panel #traditionalart #fantasyart #art

Commission illustration of a wonderfully weird 40k Navigator. Gotta love those mutations! My commissions are open - I'm taking commissions for October now! You can commission me through my Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/aylameridian

I'm excited to say that I'm joining EA/Criterion/Dice as a Senior Narrative Director. Having played so many of their games and taken the trip to Guildford (and Stockholm!) so many times, this does feel like I'm coming home. Can't wait to get started with the team! #WeAreEA #MakePlayHappen

I kept dreaming of a world I thought I´d never see. And then. I got in. #GameDev

Hey friends! The DICE/Battlefield art team is growing! We have multiple roles open, mostly focusing on environment art & the lens of external development. These roles are hybrid. Stay tuned for more :)

I kept dreaming of a world I thought I´d never see. And then. I got in. #GameDev

I see we are still discussing context collapse.

WotC owns Dungeons and Dragons So where are the Ravenloft and Dark Suns sets. WHERE ARE THEY WIZARDS YOU GOTTA HAVE THEM SOMEWHERE.

Criterion Guildford have put up some game art and design jobs, gang! www.linkedin.com/posts/criter...

Slow Horses is back in two weeks baybee!

Select private commissions over the last year-ish:

looking at the game not seeing any of the bugs you fixed

me too, Cooper, me too

🔥 Caernarfon Castle in Wales has some lovely 1/1 scale sprues in if anyone is interested 😂 #dnd #ttrpg #nerdlings #minipainting #rpg #warhammer #minis #WarhammerCommunity #miniatures #tabletopgames