Game Dev Heroes nominations are still open -- would love to see some unsung heroes and quiet folks doing the work get recognized for their efforts. Get in there and tell them about your people! gamedevheroes.co/nominations/

New collection announcement: We're live at GDC... 1989! We've digitized 21 hours of talks from the third ever Computer Game Developers' Conference, now available for free in our digital library 🔊 gamehistory.org/cgdc-1989-ta...

I want a cat in my life. I can’t own a cat right now. I need the cat distribution system to kick in

They said it would take 193 years to clean London’s air. We did it in nine. 💨 London has now met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution.

Someone is going to write the next game narrative that wrecks people. Maybe that someone is you. 💖 Enrollment is open for our game writing masterclass — professional development for people who are serious about the work. Registration closes Tuesday. courses.thenarrativedept.com/mc1-spring-2...

it's a lovely day on Earth and you are a naughty UFO

1/2. He took the greatest military force in history, lost a war to a middle power in a week, begged the world to save him, & demanded the media lie about this & everything else. I try, but at a simple human level I do not see how anyone mistakes this man’s almost supernatural weakness for strength.

☘️🫡 !!

NO lightsaber duel or space dogfight in Star Wars will ever go as hard as Stellan Skarsgård going: "I’ve made my mind a sunless space ... I’m condemned to use the tools of my enemy to defeat them ... I burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I’ll never see ... So what do I sacrifice? Everything!”

This explains more than I wanted explained to me

I wrote about Kat.

I just got back from GDC, and I have feelings 🎮 new post: what if the hard part is actually the point? www.thenarrativedept.com/blog/hard

Great moment here between Michael B. Jordan and Leonardo DiCaprio after the Oscars. It looks like Michael is sobbing. What a moment. #Oscars ❤️🥹😭 #MichaelBJordan #LeonardoDiCaprio

crazy there are two michael jordans that are good at stuff

how is he good at everything

Got mad in the newsletter about a lot of things this week. But all of the things are really just the same thing: We can have nice things, or we can have comfortable billionaires. This should not be a hard choice. Bullet Points: How government ought to work davekarpf.beehiiv.com/p/bullet-poi...

My girlfriend lives in Canada

Co-signing (from bed)

Happening now: The Bay showed UP for Alysa Liu’s celebration rally in Oakland 🤟🥇

Hey party people! If you’re looking for the The Narrative Department Meetup (starts at 1:46), look for this! Yes it says 9, big time, and in tiny letters next to the door it says Community Room 1. Please spread the word!

Hey GDC! TND is meeting up in Moscone today: see you there! www.thenarrativedept.com/see-you-at-gdc

Folks...this picture of Linda Hamilton and Bryan Cranston from an episode of MURDER SHE WROTE. I didn't think it was possible for two people to look this 1986.

TND is at GDC and that’s what’s up. Come by the Yerba buena jail I mean park on Tuesday! www.thenarrativedept.com/see-you-at-gdc

In contrast to the coverup of the EPSTEIN crimes here in America, there are ongoing investigations in the UK, France, Turkey, Poland, Latvia & Lithuania that is sure to expose his central, filthy role in the largest crimes against humanity case in world history. #AccountabilityIsComing

Yay Alexa!!!

Not at GDC this year, but here’s a couple scraps of free advice on networking for new folks:

Did yall see the finish to the 2026 LA Marathon?

me paying $30 in gas to buy imported things that have been hit with tariffs bc joe rogan is learning about politics at age 58

Dunno why people are down on that God of War set pic, I think Kratos and Atreus look great

A beautiful tribute to Kristi Noem.

one of my favorite bits of film knowledge is that in no country for old men, Javier Bardem was memorizing most of his lines phonetically, he didn't really speak English. He said it probably helped his performance come off as so cold and convincingly psychopathic. Dude won an Oscar for that role

Hi! Since it's #WomenInHorrorMonth, I updated my list of horror movies directed by women. I'm sure there's still a bunch I missed, but the list has 385 movies, from 1913 to the present. So, plenty to choose from. letterboxd.com/andreablythe...

The real green menace.

I can't fucking believe we're doing this again.

Radiohead has issued a statement responding to the Department of Homeland Security's unauthorized use of their song "Let Down" in a recent social media video.

This is amazing. www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

Did you know falconry was one of few medieval sports that both men & women were welcome to participate in? Peregrine falcons were a popular bird for ladies because they're small. Also, they apparently hunt by PUNCHING OTHER BIRDS OUT OF THE SKY WITH THEIR CLOSED FISTS. Pic from D&D in a Castle 2022

Guys like this do not care what I think. They DO, however, care what soldiers and veterans think. I love this guy for calling these clowns out. Thank you sir

FYI for fellow narrative designers/game writers: the studio in question is Sentona Games and it’s my understanding they are currently interviewing to replace me. Be very careful with them. They were very nice to me and easy to work with right up until I needed the money I was promised.

this still happens a lot tbh

Hey, friends. I've got a new essay up on Infinite White Space! It's all about how the choice between focusing on a single thing versus trying to do all the things... andrea-blythe.beehiiv.com/p/figuring-o...

The second you leave this country for even a few days, you realize the place you call home is decaying at an almost exponential pace. The realization that you don't have to live like this is stark, and that nobody in power is taking tangible actions to fix it in your lifetime is even starker.

we live in the weirdest timeline. I can't even with this

Hi hi! New article, yay! I've been on a lot of Zoom calls with narrative directors lately. What I'm hearing is... not what the headlines are saying. I wrote about it here: www.thenarrativedept.com/blog/the-fil...

Watch what they are attempting 😏

This is gonna be a good one!

oh word???? no shit????? for real????????