From now on when people ask me what I do for a living I'm just going to send them a link to this video and say, "This but for videogames." youtu.be/s5sH3g-S1-w?...

ok #gameaudio people of the PNW, I have an ask of you. Our Sonic Landscape is coming up and I'm looking to spread the word. I would greatly appreciate if you would share this news with another audio person to let them know about it. especially if they aren't on this site. www.oursoniclandscape.com

You better believe I'm wearing my April 1st shirt again this year!

In a world where you can be for anything, be for: - Trans rights. - Access to gender-affirming care for anyone who wants it. - Recognition of and celebration of trans people past and present.

Notes towards a "Woke 2" aftermath.site/woke-2-wokenes...

Eid Mubarak to all!! 🫟🌙✨

I got you ✊🏾

Arc Raiders Has Started Replacing AI Voices With Human Ones Which CEO Admits Are Better

Snow in Seattle means my flight home got cancelled and suddenly I get an extra 24 hours in San Francisco with no idea of how to spend all this time.

I love games and so many of the people who make them. It was an honor to accept the award on behalf of the team and a privilege to be able to speak to what I believe in. ♥️

In 2019, I created #WhatAGameDevLooksLike after I was stopped by security 3(!!) times while picking up my speaker badge. I’m a small Asian woman with pink hair, and I guess I didn’t visually meet their expectations of a speaker. Ironically, I was at GDC to speak about inclusive studio cultures. 🫠

For those of you who'll be attending GDC this year; I'm excited to be speaking on a panel about Dialogue Design on Thursday afternoon! Come say hi if you spot me!

*SNIKT*

The amount of important things about games, industry, and life that I've learned from Brenda, following her career and work and advocacy and activism and mentorship and involvements from afar - but also the times we've crossed paths for work, is staggering. www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Ramadan Mubarak! ✨🌙

Today is the first day of Ramadan, the first day of Adar, Lunar New Year and Mardi Gras. This means that for one reason or another, the majority of humans on the planet have a reason to eat fried food, and that is beautiful.

The layoffs across games and games journalism have been disproportionately affecting the women in the industry, and even more so, black women. Support the indies that champion their voices before it's too late (& please share more in the replies) @aftermath.site @mothership.blog

Over 1,000 Ubisoft workers around the world have walked off the job. In response to a return-to-office mandate, layoffs, and the cancellation of several games, workers launched a three-day strike. The workers walked out in response to five French unions issuing the strike call.

HOLY SHIT this trailer is amazing. 1) Mark of the Ninja vibes 2) Afrofuturism 3) Anti-colonial hijinks Let's fucking go!

See you there! @geekyfriedrice.bsky.social @awintory.bsky.social gdconf.com Get 10% off Festival and Game Changer passes with promotional code SPKGDC26_EkV9clVV

Happy Black History Month! Here's my list of assorted Black History facts that I find myself thinking about all the time. I'm thinking about creating a new daily thread this year with powerful quotes from Black leaders and innovators. We'll see if I have the energy.

Shout out to all the amazing Black game developers, media, and creatives across every part of making games. I’m rooting for y’all year-round. Go follow Black folks making games. We’re often ignored, then imitated. Tag some Black devs below and follow the ones you don’t know yet.

One aspect of hip hop that I don't see much discussion around is when artists reference past rap songs in their lyrics. For example in the J Cole song Sparks Will Fly he says: "I love you like a fat kid loves cake and shit, I love you like a bad kid loves breaking shit." youtu.be/aLNksgXTSKc?...

Are you a writer or narrative designer attending GDC? For the first time, GDC is hosting a Narrative Portfolio Review Workshop! I've assembled a literal dream team of Senior/Lead narrative folks to review portfolios, so bring your materials! Deets: schedule.gdconf.com/session/narr...

Feeling nostalgic. 15 yrs of my studios: 1. Not pictured (2009-2011): South Korea. Cheap table, 44.1k interface, SM57 mic, overheating shoebox PC. I recorded my first solo album here & started working with @smartereveryday.bsky.social ashellinthepit.bandcamp.com/album/the-ma...

Heading into 2026, I'm still 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! You can find my portfolio here: www.hazelmonforton.com

A great article that I generally agree with, especially this quote from Tim Friedlander:

Yeah. When I was in school I was big into “networking”, I would read networking guides, constantly redo my business card, think about how to stand out, etc I made a lot of linkedin connections! …None of which have ever been even 1% useful. That whole concept is worthless

I have completed a 4th draft of a Light Novel I've been working on for years. I'm really happy with how the story has turned out and I'm ready for Beta Readers. If any mutuals would like to read it and give me feedback please let me know!🧵

My 3 y.o. saw this album art on my phone while we were listening to music and asked me: "Papa, is that your brother?"

I would give an award to the people who write meaningful documentation that solves problems long after they've left a company.

This really is a must read for anyone in academia.

How do you know you're in a fancy mall? There are signs...

Two months after firing over Charlie Kirk comments, Ghost of Yotei dev blames harassment campaign, not 'bad joke' aftermath.site/sucker-punch-c...

A Knight’s Tale is a sports anime

Audio (sound effects, music, and dialogue) has a weird relationship with temp assets, mostly because of issues revolving around human psychology. Problem #1: How do you communicate that something you're hearing is temp?

If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.

All these people were trying to do was make sure they could continue to work at a massive game studio in a safe and fair environment. If you love videogames you should be outraged. People make games, not corporations. youtu.be/c9nOwjeznjI?...

Chatting with Future Class inductees for my latest at @theguardian.com. They paint a pretty clear picture of the perils of performative allyship. Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!

One of the things I’m most proud of at my time at Bungie was creating Veteran Vanguard there, especially as a veteran myself that really struggled coming back to civilian life at first. I ugly-cried in the best way seeing this, love it 🥹😭

For gamers who aren't in game dev, you should know that we are in one of the worst periods in game dev history in terms of industry stability and the reason you're not seeing that play out through products is because the average development window of games is 3-7 years so it hasn't reached you yet.

A chat with Insomniac’s WOLVERINE (Liam McIntyre), Ghost of Yotei’s Atsu (@erikaishii.bsky.social) & SAROS’ Arjun Devraj (@rahulkohli13.bsky.social)! It was so lovely to get to chat to these three awesome people about their careers, and their new roles as PlayStation leads! youtu.be/e2eLJ8KHlDU

I really enjoyed working on this image! Congratulations @suckerpunchprod.bsky.social and @erikaishii.bsky.social on the release of Ghost of Yōtei! 🧡 It looks stunning, and I can't wait to play it myself!

He wouldn't call himself a hero... youtu.be/s3pDMUWlA6I?...

If you’re one of the companies I work for, and need a brilliant writer, hire Hazel.

I just finished "Blood Over Bright Haven", a novel by M. L. Wang. I highly recommend it! It's like a fantasy version of "This is what radicalized me." It's curious, detailed, and infuriating in all the best ways. I blasted through it and now I can't stop thinking about it!

What impact is AI having on jobs in the tech industry? I've been collecting stories from tech workers—from engineers at giants like Google to content mods at TikTok to coders at small startups—to find out. Here, in their words, is how AI is transforming, degrading, and yes, replacing their jobs.

One game you've worked on - no words just trailers youtu.be/YEuUgJpFi9Y?...