Less than a week until NAGIS! Our founder Chris Tihor (@ironiciconic.bsky.social) will be moderating a fabulous panel of #GameNarrative professionals on Thursday at NAGIS in Edmonton. Come see him and let's talk #GameWriting. Full panel details here: nagis.ca/schedule/ #Writing #GameDev #Canada

Congratulations to everyone involved in creating this fun and fabulous game! It was great to be able to contribute to its success. #GameDev #GameEditing #Editing

This is SUCH a cute game. The little collect-em-all creatures are my favourite. Such fun to get a chance to see the game in process and contribute.

Congrats to Beehive Studios & @team17.com on the release of LumenTales: Memories of Trey this week! We're excited to announce that our own Chris Tihor @ironiciconic.bsky.social led an editing team for the game via @talespinners.co.uk feat. Pati Tozer @iconic-edits.bsky.social. #GameDev #GameEditing

Working on Nancy Drew games was one of my all-time favourite #GameWriting experiences.

We're continuing to revisit our work by replaying the games we've worked on. Recently, @ironiciconic.bsky.social played Nancy Drew: Mystery of the Seven Keys, where he developed the story, characters, settings & themes for the latest entry in the long-running series of games. 🧵 #gamedev #writing

Reminder that our founder Chris Tihor (@ironiciconic.bsky.social) will be part of an awesome panel of #GameNarrative professionals at NAGIS in June in Edmonton. Come see him and let's talk #GameWriting. Full panel details here: nagis.ca/schedule/ #Writing #GameDev #Canada

Come to the North American Games Industry Summit (NAGIS) in June and see this panel featuring our own Chris Tihor discussing #GameNarrative with other #GameWriting professionals. It's a conversation that you won't want to miss! #GameDev #Writing #Canada

We have a new name! Hopefully that helps people find our small business more easily. We are in #Canada so we fit the criteria if you have government funding for your game… just saying. 🇨🇦

Welcome to Storyworks We have big news! If you have been following us for a while, you may have noticed a few changes here lately. There's a good reason for that... we're re-branding as Storyworks! After twenty-three years as Ironic Iconic Studios, we felt it was time to sit down, re-assess our…

We're revisiting some of our work by playing the games we've worked on. Last week, Chris was playing Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, where we wrote additional dialogue & combat barks. Check out our portfolio page for more projects. ironiciconicstudios.ca/game-develop... #gamedev #writing

If you've been enjoying (or planning to enjoy) the newly released Game Narrative Kaleidoscope featuring our own Chris Tihor (@ironiciconic.bsky.social), you should check out the complementary podcast series found on the @inkle.co website for interviews with the writers. #GameDev #GameWriting

You would be hard pressed to find a finer group of game narrative folks than the ones in this starter pack. Give them a follow.

With the release of Crimson Desert by Pearl Abyss this week we're delighted to announce that our own Chris Tihor (@ironiciconic.bsky.social) contributed additional writing to the game via @talespinners.bsky.social and Side. Check the game out here: crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com #GameDev #Writing

Reminder that these packs exist and that you should follow them to discover some great #Canadian #GameDev folks!

Here's the second part of Pati's essay on the benefits of having an editor, or editors, on your game dev team. Today she takes a look at other valuable services an editor can provide that go beyond the basics.

Yay! Chris from @ironiciconicstudios.ca is participating in this brand new games industry con this summer here in #Canada. International game dev friends - you should check it out. You've always talked about visiting Canada, right? Let's help make this the new go-to industry event.

I have exciting news! This June, I'm going to be appearing as a panelist at the first ever North American Games Industry Summit (NAGIS) in Edmonton, AB. I'm thrilled & honoured to be part of this new game developer event in Canada. More details coming soon! #GameDev #Canada #GameWriting nagis.ca

I wrote a thing! #gameDevelopment #YourGameNeedsAnEditor #EditorialRocks #GreatStoryGreatGame #IronicIconic

Your Game Needs an Editor! Today's post provides some insight into how editorial services can make your game better.

hello, my name is leyla and i'm a (very hireable) producer/pipelines pervert based in baltimore county. this is my fifth year in game dev, where i've worked in AAA and start-ups, and i am most certainly #WhatAGameDevLooksLike.

Hey, I'm Úna-Minh (that's my first name)! Producer, games writer, generalist. I also make solo games & PM a small team that localises indie games into Irish. Open to work, short-term, long-term, term-term, and open to rapping the first 150 pokémon during my interview. #WhatAGameDevLooksLike

#WhatAGameDevLooksLike Hello,friends! I'm Lizzie. In a few weeks, I'll be celebrating 15 years in games. MTG, TFT, LoR all as a game designer. Now a founder of @cursedmagic.bsky.social and Game Director for the studio's first game! 💖

Big sunglasses, ginger hair, and Ditto nails. Here’s #WhatAGameDevLooksLike who somehow survived AAA and is now just AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!

it’s that time! #WhatAGameDevLooksLike I’m Calliope, prev lead producer at Wētā Workshop on Tales of the Shire 🍀 👉 now full time Platform Director at GYLD, & part time advisor/cozy game expert/ marketing/strategy @dragonsnacksgames.bsky.social i’m into history, cozy, and spooky!♥️ pic: gdc2025

Not at GDC but this is my entry for #WhatAGameDevLooksLike I’m in my early 40’s with natural gray hair (I’m lazy/cheap), a soccer mom of two feral boys, a wife of an awesome animator. This summer will mark 19 years in games for me, almost entirely in game production. 💕 Hello!

What's good, #WhatAGameDevLooksLike ? Senior writer on Iron Man @ Motive, prev: Space Marine 2, Gotham Knights, Jurassic Park: Survival, World War Z: Aftermath, and more. I also write comics! Grab Stark Trek: Celebrations when it comes out in May!

#WhatAGameDevLooksLike It’s that time of year again! Not at GDC, But I’m Dr Holly Nielsen- historian, writer and narrative designer working in games. I like to apply historical methods to world building and storytelling ✨ And I’m very good at it 😌 I’m also available for work!

Not at GDC, but I'm seeing people introduce themselves via #WhatAGameDevLooksLike ...So yeah: - MA Games Design & Development graduate - UI Designer and Developer - I love Character / Narrative / Game Design - Working on a bunch of stuff Black UK game dev tings, holla'atchyoboi, innit lol

#whatagamedevlookslike in case you didn’t know!! a filipina trans woman in narrative design no less!!!

Okay LFG #WhatAGameDevLooksLike! I’m Mary, + this is my 10th year in games. I’ve been AAA and indie, everything from narrative director to contract writer, and I’m now a senior writer at CD PROJEKT RED. I’ve got two wee children and a very lorge cat, 50+ houseplants, + many unfinished manuscripts 💕

Not at #GDC but I’m #WhatAGameDevLooksLike Writer, editor, Narrative Designer and DEI Consultant for 10+ years. A very hireable one, still seeking work a year after Monolith’s closure. ✌🏾

This is #WhatAGameDevLooksLike! I’m JC, I’ve been a gamedev for 10+ years in AAA/indie, and I am currently lead producer and (NEWLY MINTED) COO at my studio, @twirlbound.com! I love making cool stuff with cool people, developing sustainable career paths, and of course yelling (lovingly) about Jira ✨

Thank you, this is the point 💜

Here it is! Chris @ironiciconic.bsky.social got his copy of The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope! If you’ve ever wondered about the craft of game writing, wonder no more. This book has over 100 essays for you. Thanks to @inkle.co for making this happen, and congrats to all! #gameWriting #mysteryGames

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"...we all hold secrets in our hearts that we do not wish to be revealed to the world, and these characters are no different." What secrets do your characters hide? Find the clues in my essay “The Case of the Mystery Game Writer” in the new collection “Game Narrative Kaleidoscope”. #GameWriting

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.

Whether you're an enthusiast player, aspiring writer, or experienced expert, this Kaleidoscope anthology is a must-have essay collection about game narrative. Short reads, searing insights, a huge author roster that's simply to die for...and also a little one from me about letting players struggle😇

📖 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ is out NOW! www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope 100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max... ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!

Check this out! I'm cozily nestled between @wildwinter.bsky.social and @kaittremblay.bsky.social. Definitely in fine company!

Happy Game Narrative Kaleidoscope Release Day! Get your copy today and check out "The Case of the Mystery Game Writer" by our own @ironiciconic.bsky.social as well as over a hundred essays by other talented game writers. #GameWriting #GameDev #GameNarrative #Writing

Chris @ironiciconic.bsky.social from Ironic Iconic Studios @ironiciconicstudios.ca wrote a fun and illuminating article about mysterious things for this new publication. Want to learn more about writing for the games industry? This book is released on Wednesday!

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You can start a game in two taps in @kemonomahjong.bsky.social … and no ads, ever. :^) (Yes, it’s a paid app, but it’s cheap!) #mahjong #indiegame

Excited to connect with more of our fellow Ontario game studios + devs, so we put together these Ontario Game Devs starter packs! go.bsky.app/8jZjEfP go.bsky.app/7FjqDhQ Give them a follow! 🎮🍁

late last week, workers of different stripes gathered outside rockstar's nyc office for a protest in solidarity with fired devs in the uk/scotland. the message, as fired rockstar workers head into a hearing this week, is that they've got global support, and bosses can't hide

We were delighted to have contributed additional writing to this game through Talespinners. 🧛‍♀️

I'd add Trepang2, an action-packed FPS set in the near future made by Trepang Studios in Vancouver.

BC's got game! There are over 140 video game companies in BC, and our video games industry directly employs more than 14,000 people. Increased tax credits and new grants for emerging studios are levelling up our tech sector.   What would you add to this list? #BCCreates #PlayBC