Had a wonderful conversation with @marykirby.bsky.social , @sylviafeketekuty.bsky.social , @liljbat.bsky.social and Sarah Hayward today. Chatting about branching dialogue and romances in games for our studio's second "Tent Talk". Tent Talk 2 coming next week!

Incase you didn't catch it. Here is some core art from The Concierge video game. In other news: A short story (14-ish pages) by Sylvia Feketekuty dropping on Patreon next week.

Thanks very much for the boost @adashtra.bsky.social ! The help is vastly appreciated.

Thanks, Dave! T'was an honour working with you back in the day. We shall endeavor not to disappoint.

No. We currently do not use generative A.I. Anywhere in our pipelines either in podcast making or video game production. We’re striving to be a 100% human studio. We have * feelings * on that topic.

❤️ oh hell yeah, ready to support tf out of this studio. Keep being awesome, y’all. ✨

Real talk this is much smarter than early access

Instead of waiting years to release a finished video game we're sharing the journey of world building with you by releasing prequel audio dramas set in the world our games take place in. Join us on the journey of creation, leave your feedback and help us shape the world of The Concierge.

North Mist Studios is a collection of former BioWare video game developers, including senior narrative team members behind the Mass Effect and Dragon Age series. Now, we're working on a brand new title: The Concierge, a story of Canadian Assassins in a Spy-Thriller Office Drama.

youtube.com/shorts/M1R0e... Just a day in the life

Oh. Well, in that case…

Our lovely members over on Patreon said they wanted more from the world of The Concierge. Mary Kirby's text-based short story "Playing for Keeps" drops this Tuesday! www.patreon.com/NorthMistStu...

Happy Canada Day! From a bunch of old game devs sitting in Edmonton. 🍁❤️ Listen to us answer the question we're asked the most: "Why do you set your games in Canada?" youtube.com/shorts/DzUgS...

New Episode of the The Concierge: Post Mortem is now live! The Edmonton Concierge takes matters into his own hands... youtu.be/-x2FyF2dSko?...

It's time for the June Newsletter! This one has some exciting announcement dates in there. Ones that may or may not have a lot to do with fictional murder... 🍁 www.patreon.com/NorthMistStu...

So we've all heard of anti-heroes before. What about anti-bosses? Just finished a glorious recording session with the Edmonton Concierge and he had a question to ask... youtube.com/shorts/VSs-I...

Free post up! June Wrap Up: attending the North American Games Industry Summit, feelings on industry instability, and planning a new Patreon tier! www.patreon.com/posts/161719...

*Collector Voice* ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL. Hey folks! As I (Sarah) have been able to come up for air again, I'll be taking comms back from the wonderful @sylviafeketekuty.bsky.social as now she's the one buried in work.

I believe I speak for all of us when I say yes more canadian spies pls

Just throwing this out there... but what's the feeling on companion text-based short stories? Ones written by @marykirby.bsky.social and @sylviafeketekuty.bsky.social who brought you delightful characters like Dragon Age's Varric and Emmrich- only now they're working on Canadian Spies?

Monthly Studio Update now available to all tiers of Patreon members! Written by the wonderful Sylvia Feketekuty @sylviafeketekuty.bsky.social www.patreon.com/posts/may-20...

Just got to listen to @northmiststudios.bsky.social's Kinbasket 2 AND HEY WHAT THE FUCK. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS WHAT THE FUCK. youtu.be/ibcciOabrSc?...

And it's here! Episode 2 of Kinbasket is out. You can see what Agent Weaver has been up to wherever you get your podcasts, or at the youtube link below. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibcc...

It must be interview season! I answered some questions from Austin Langer over at RPGamer about writing for Mass Effect and Dragon Age. Check it out! (Spoiler warning, just in case: some of my answers spoil Emmrich's main quest in Veilguard) rpgamer.com/2026/05/insi...

Free to read on Patreon: For my May Writing Wrap-Up, I do a quick tour through fourteen years writing video games. www.patreon.com/posts/159136...

Its been a hot minute but we’re back! Kinbasket 2 drops this friday, May 29th! Written by @sylviafeketekuty.bsky.social sound by Andrew Sutherland. Performed by John Battye, Jared Leeder and Lee Boyes. youtube.com/shorts/tYObM...

In progress cover art for the second episode of Kinbasket, our horror audio drama, coming Soon.™ Meanwhile: recordings for the remaining five episodes of The Concierge season 2 are still ongoing (what with it having far, FAR more actors than Kinbasket) but we're closing in.

In case you missed it last week: Sarah, Sylvia, and Mary did an interview with the fabulous @ghildirthalen.bsky.social, talking about Dragon Age, game development, and a little bit about what we're working on now... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAxo...

Not too much of a selection at the moment but we're always open to ideas :) www.northmiststudios.com/shop

Not sick of our voices yet? Got 2hrs of tasks to crank through and need some voices in your ear? We talk about the differences between AAA and indie video game development, life as professional creatives & the joy of storytelling! Check out our interview with the lovely @ghildirthalen.bsky.social

Thanks for having us, @ghildirthalen.bsky.social it was a good laugh.

Not much to report today, other than some fun progress on the Eerie Mountain Horror Project (I cannot wait until it's got a real name.) Also had the pleasure of hearing Sarah record Weaver for episode 2 of Kinbasket! I offered helpful advice such as "maybe a little faster" or "a bit more Weavery."

Free post up on Patreon: April Writing Wrap-Up. I talk about my incredible experience as a member of the Late Spring Writers Residency at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity www.patreon.com/posts/156379...

And happy to say Kinbasket episode 2 has been written, gone through feedback, and in recording now. (We've rolled it into our recording sessions for The Concierge: Post Mortem audio drama.)

Hey everyone, two bits of news: 1. Getting busier, so updates on here will be once a week instead of twice a week. 2. I'm writing another episode of Kinbasket. I didn't have concrete plans after ep 1-we figured it very might well be a one shot thing-but this feels like a natural starting place...

Hi everyone. Today: The tiniest snippet of an upcoming episode of the Concierge: Post Mortem, and a few pictures of our latest recording session!

Today’s news: we have officially begun booking actor recording sessions for the final five episodes of The Concierge: Post Mortem. The schedule is real!

Hello everyone. Today’s Fun Fact™ about The Concierge: Post Mortem is that I snuck a few real Edmonton locations into the second season. MOSTLY for my own amusement, but also because it was kind of handy to have a real-world map to drawn on.

Hi everyone! As we turn away from discussions of our Unnamed Horror Project (for now), I thought I could trot out some Fun Facts about our audiodrama “The Concierge: Post Mortem.”

Hello everyone: Now, I know what you’re thinking: “Sylvia, these process descriptions are all well and good, but what size is this Unnamed Horror Project, AKA the UHP? How long will it be?”

Hello everyone: today I want to talk about our Unnamed Horror Project, and why local history is important when we’re pursuing-what I think, at least-will have elements of cosmic horror.

Hey everyone: I’m back to talk about our Unnamed Horror Project (UHP), and its connection to that spooky side story on our audio drama feed. Once the team agreed a horror game set in the Rockies would be cool, Sarah suggested a specific location: Kinbasket lake, over on BC’s side of the Rockies.

Hi everyone: Last time, we gave you an update on our audio drama. Now I’d like to talk a bit about that experimental project I teased earlier. Just to set expectations: I can’t go into names, dates, or gameplay specifics. We have ideas for all that, it’s just too early to go public.

Hi everyone: I’m Sylvia, one of the writers at North Mist. Sarah, the head of our studio, is working hard on a project deadline right now. So I’m temporarily taking over the feed to give people some updates.

And now it's out, and you can listen to it!

Been getting some listener feedback on our audio drama asking for episode synopsis at the start of each episode. How are we feeling about "Previously on The Concierge: Post Mortem..."? Been thinking about going back and adding them to already published episodes... 🤔

"Reading the Ice" A full cast Audio Drama made by video game devs Season 2 Episode 2 of The Concierge is out now! Written by @sylviafeketekuty.bsky.social directed by @liljbat.bsky.social with editing and sound design by Colleen Perman and Andrew Sutherland www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIqS...

Hey! My first full episode! Our audio team and actors did a phenomenal job, I can't wait for people to hear it.

Season 2, Episode 2 coming next week! www.youtube.com/watch?v=smGh...

(Too many its/it's for whatever time it is.) Please enjoy imagining me explaining to an increasingly distressed English guy why there is no passenger rail between Edmonton & Calgary while pretending I was in an ep of #TheConcierge. @northmiststudios.bsky.social #GreatCanadianWritingRetreat #viarail