I've got two games in the Game Devs of Color Expo! ⚔️🚲 Knights and Bikes is 50% Off (s.team/a/592480) 🐶🐶🐶 Mythmatch Demo is Featured! (s.team/a/2490290) And I'll be recruiting for a new Mythmatch Playtest SOON so keep your eyes peeled! And more games here! store.steampowered.com/sale/gdocexp...

If you know anyone who works in higher ed, none of us are ok right now. Like, it is taking 100% of my will power not to walk out of my office and go hide in an arcade for the next 6 hours.

if you're looking to have a direct impact on marginalized devs, GDoC pays their speakers and is incredibly accommodating. Looking to my fellow devs to share and show up ✨

happy hispanic heritage month to all! every day is a great day to support latin american devs, if you haven't already, go check out: - @latinxingaming.bsky.social's work - @prgda.net's mentorias, if you're a latine junior or industry pro looking to mentor! - support games made by diaspora!

I feel like there are 2 ways to fall in love with a fire emblem character. The first one is liking them as a character (story, personality, design, supports, etc.). The second one is having that unit become a murder machine and you end up chanting their name as they go around OHKOing everybody.

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 Monica Fan - Game Designer @designermonicat.bsky.social Why Game Literacy Matters? This talk will cover different types of game literacy, its impact on game design, and how to design a game that matches the game literacy of your players. 📖 #gamedev

My contract with Blizzard sadly ends in just two weeks. Come October, I'll be looking for fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! www.hazelmonforton.com

Many thanks to @neilsf.bsky.social and @monihymn.bsky.social for giving a look to this talk! Since I made this talk, many studios have either closed or let go of people I care about. The job search is a difficult balance between navigating necessity, and caring for oneself. Check out GDoC's work

One of the projects I'm working on is currently delayed, so I remain open to contract work. Pay me human money for: - Game writing and editing - Narrative design - Technical, systems, narrative, economy or general game design consulting on a variety of topics - Un-spaghetti your Ink - Storylets

With yet another round of industry layoffs disproportionally impacting narrative: a regular reminder that if you are a writer or narrative designer LFW and would like some eyes on a resume, cover letter, portfolio, or I can put in a good word for you anywhere, PLEASE reach out. I’ll do what I can.

getting a job as a games writer shouldn't have to feel like winning the lottery.

what if we stopped laying off every writer who has ever lived

I was a Firaxis narrative designer/writer and lost my job today. Any help sharing leads on new opportunities would be great! Over 3.5 years, I contributed to Civilization VII and Marvel’s Midnight Suns, helping turn maps, mechanics, and chaos into memorable stories. See my work benreeves.carrd.co

Working with Emma over the past 2 years has been a pleasure. She’s extremely good at voice and character work, and I hope she snags a role that lets these strengths of hers flourish. I wholeheartedly recommend her for anything.

Hey y'all- I was impacted by the layoffs at Firaxis this morning. If you or anyone you know needs a mid to senior level materials artist that has experience in building material libraries, lighting, 2D art, and props I'm your girl!https://www.artstation.com/daniellazeman

don't quit your day job! work on the game part-time while keeping your day job! i was still part-time when Building Relationships got featured in Summer Game Fest (i ended up quitting bc management was very toxic) the indie dev scene is very different now compared to 10 years ago

It's a sign of the times that a writer/narrative designer as talented as Emma is looking for work, but it also means your team has an excellent opportunity to scoop her up. Deadpool was one of the best parts of Midnight Suns & Hindsight is a moving exploration of memory & grief. Seriously, hire her.

also WHY is it that writers and players are the only ones who are asking people to consider narrative when making a game? it's always people within the discipline that are advocating for the need of dedicated storytellers to be involved in the process of telling an interactive story.

games can post-pone their releases, sure, but people can not schedule their job search for later. a layoff happening on the day one of the most anticipated games is released is fowl.

I got laid off from Firaxis today. I helped ship Marvel's Midnight Suns DLC and Civilization VII, and would love to talk to you about mid level Producer roles.

I know of a couple of openings in marketing and production--Firaxis friends, if there's any way I can help, please let me know. I'm so sorry. This fucking sucks.

Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight. I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open: emmkid.info

Ya boy is going to be speaking at @nzgda.bsky.social Come through and kick it!!

happy September, I'm manifesting a very Happy New Employment to all of the Latin Americans that occasionally see my posts okay thanks, send 💨

My contract with Blizzard ends in one month. I'm still looking for a fulltime role as a senior writer or narrative designer! If you need someone who can write poetic prose, emotive dialogue, and sharp stories, I'm here. ✨

A project I cleared my schedule for is taking some time to get off the ground, so I’m once again open for contract work. Need a writer/editor/localizer? Let me make your women angrier and your bisexuals more chaotic.

Love making games, but don't love networking? Get to know more gamedevs by making games with new friends in devpods.gg You can be involved on projects tonight!

I'll be speaking at AdventureX in November! My talk is titled 'How to position your game like a pro' where I'll be breaking down tangible ways that can help you articulate exactly what makes your game special to the right target audience. www.adventurexpo.org/schedule

i am gonna need you all to show up for this. i need active audiences hooting and hollering in every theater.

Big news, friends! Next week we’re officially announcing our studio and revealing our very first game!!! We’ve been pouring our hearts into: the world’s first single-player roguelike fighting game!

oh my god. a hero

an adjacent tragedy is how when you're writing a video game in a team with possibly dozens of people who COULD read it, no one outside narrative will read a single thing you write until it's actually in the game. it just won't happen

I'm happy to announce I'm part of this year's Next Gen Leaders cohort for the IGDA Foundation's Virtual Exchange! Everyone has been lovely, welcoming, kind and supportive. Thank you to everyone that encouraged me to apply! It means the world 🤗❤️

We're coming up on our 2nd anniversary for Goodbye Volcano High, and to celebrate, we're holding an AMA in our KO_OP Discord on August 27th at 2:00 PM ET! discord.gg/32fjkkhV?eve... See you there, dinos!!

when i was young i thought i was a good person because i was born a good person. just born to be good as i've aged, i've realised i had so many examples of active goodness around me in the people i loved. i admired them and emulated them. i was *influenced* by them 1/

no one talk to me the Colombian food truck near me is officially no longer selling arepas TRULY how am I going to live laugh love in these CONDITIONSSSS

As some of you already know, my little brother has a rare cancer. Less than 200 people are recorded having it since the 70's. In just a month, it's progressed to stage 3. He's only 20. It's been SO hard. If my game dev advice was ever useful to you, please consider: www.mealtrain.com/trains/y5z8yy

if you are planning to apply for this I would recommend doing it Soon

Big Announcement #1: Tomorrow, my brand spanking new Patreon will go live! There will be nonsense. There will be Sasquatch stuff. There will be game dev secrets revealed. There will be fiction for the particularly foolhardy. Check it out!

i was affected by the cancellation of zenimax online's unannounced MMO, which means you 🫵 can hire me to help your art & cinematics teams. reposts, recs, and leads appreciated! the DMs will remain open until the employment situation improves.

I am one of the pixel artists on this game! Please wishlist and share with everyone you know to support our wonderful team at Small Loan Studio!

Seeing Ambrosia Sky talked about in the same breath as Scavenger Reign is really special to me!!! You should wishlist Ambrosia Sky for weird, fungus-based, beautifully gross games??? ❤️ store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...

btw if you or someone you know is a beginner/intermediate gamedev having trouble finding friendly teammates we connect people in a flexible process to finish long-term projects together, freeware jam vibes but 2-6 month schedules. no genAI art etc, the whole purpose is for people to learn and collab

RIP cdpr's notifications, and best of luck to all narrative peeps applying!!

@rdansky.bsky.social has a great post on Linked in for surviving a layoff as a Narrative person in video games: www.linkedin.com/posts/richar...

If I had a nickel for every time I've been laid off this last year, I'd have two nickels. It's not a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice. Hey all, I'm once again available for full time employment in and around gaming and tech. Let me help bring your project to life~ kaypurcell.com

If I opened up a few consultation/editing slots for August/September, would folks be interested? Opening up my DMs for such an occasion. www.emmettnahil.com/editing

ICYMI the DNA Codex project is basically: 💪🏾 putting our skills to use for the whole industry 🦾 adding a tip jar to work we already enjoy doing for others 😤 wow search engines suck (AI) so we're the librarians now 📚 PRESERVE! KNOWLEDGE! 💸 watch what we can do with $5 Learn more in my pinned thread!

"sorry, baby" was such a good movie. no words, I can't wait to see more projects from eva victor they're insanely talented as a writer and actor