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~1/3 of them are in: multiple bangers, from some very famous names and games.
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NEW: I spoke to original Halo devs about that ICE Halo post
One: "abhorrent”
Another: "Using Halo imagery in a call to ‘destroy’ people because of their immigration status goes way too far, and ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation”
www.gamefile.news/p/halo-ice-d...
This was such a great conversation on one of my favourite topics! Thanks so much to @storyandgame.bsky.social and @winwin.bsky.social for inviting me to join in
🎙 New episode of The Corner of Story and Game is live!
"Building Story in Open Worlds" w/ @winwin.bsky.social & @diegetic.bsky.social dives into narrative design in sandbox MMOs like EVE Online.
🎧 http://bit.ly/433N6rg
📺 https://youtu.be/aJqf2b3EEwc
#NarrativeDesign #MMO
Feelings like this is what makes @eveonline.com special youtube.com/shorts/sInT8...
are. Remember your strengths and what you have to offer. You are fundamentally amazing. A miracle of evolution woth a view of the universe that no one else in history has ever had. And if that culminates in your baking, jokes, presence, D&D campaign, cat anecdotes passing that amazing news on to
OPPORTUNITY Highdive Junior Writer- Montreal.
Not affiliated. Shares welcome.
: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...
A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
Hot take: Your best soldier missing the easy shot that fails a mission that tips the balance that begins the down spiral to humanity's inevitable end is good and I love it.
see also 95% shots in XCOM
RIP, king
www.vulture.com/article/davi...
No words right now.
i’m so lucky and honored to have done the voiceover writing for civ vii’s opening cinematic — hard to top working with gwendolyn christie!! youtu.be/gV0waX2uPLg?...
The Twin Jet Nebula from Hubble
Amazing! Beginning a spellcasting story arc that ends with an alcoholic skeleton. Best fantasy film of the 80s? 🤷♂️
And a happy holidays to all.
Merry Christmas with maximum relaxation vibes
❄️⚡️END OF YEAR PULSE IS LIVE!⚡️❄️
youtube.com/watch?v=p67Y...
Featuring:
- Equinox + player expansion stats
- Revenant + player expansion stats
- Events + undock stats
- ATXX
- A couple of outstanding PvP kills
- Capsuleer empire activity
- New Eden stats
Happy holidays!!
o7
Finally really getting to crack the spine of @natedimeo.bsky.social's The Memory Palace book. It is just as wonder-inducing as the podcast. Started reading it to our unborn child so they can become a curious nerd just like us.
If you're a gaming exec who thinks laying off staff (absent any feeling of responsibility) is a great way to improve projections for an already-profitable company, and communicates it to your remaining staff with words like "leaner", "efficient", and "rightsizing", may I suggest a fuck right off? 😣
Allowable any Nikki Giovanni I killed a spider Not a murderous brown recluse Nor even a black widow And if the truth were told this Was only a small Sort of papery spider Who should have run When I picked up the book But she didn't And she scared me And I smashed her I don't think I'm allowed To kill something Because I am Frightened
I return to this poem often, and have posted it around my neighborhood when the times call for it.
Today is as good as any day to return to it.
Doctors Without Borders is reiterating its urgent calls for the protection of civilians and for an immediate and sustained #ceasefire.
Nowhere is safe in #Gaza and no one is spared.
I'm so happy to share that Citizen Sleeper 2 releases Jan 31st 2025!🚀
Play our dice-driven RPG on PC, Mac, PS5, Nintendo Switch and Xbox Gamepass in less than 2 months!
Wishlist now to be notified the moment the game goes live 💫
For this, i am pumped
OPPORTUNITY - Senior Writer - Haven
Not affiliated, shares welcome.
job-boards.greenhouse.io/haven/jobs/5...
When @intogames.bsky.social asked me to do a talk, I immediately knew what I wanted to talk about.
Comedy and Horror are the secret lovers you never knew about and I'll tell you why.
FREE FOR ALL.
#horror #comedy #gamedev
These days the existence of junior narrative jobs in video games are few and far between. So how do you get in? Are you just supposed to appear out of nowhere as as a fully formed narrative designer like Athena sprang from the head of Zeus? Fear not! There are things you can do.
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Writing: Wait you shot the cinematic so he’s holding a pitcher instead of a cup? Great now I have to rewrite an entire level of gameplay VO.
Happy 82nd birthday to Guion "Guy" Bluford, the first Black American in Space.
