Fleur's talk on Brilliant Jerks is a must for studio leadership. Incredibly actionable. If you missed it, look for it in the vault.
I had the pleasure of getting to know Fleur when we were working under Prytania. Complete badass in every way imaginable.
It’s about building resilience (to change, chaos, uncertainty) in dev teams
4) Panic (why do I keep doing this to myself?!)
5) Last Minute Scramble (rehearsal in my hotel room the morning of the talk)
6) New Resolution (I will never commit to another talk ever again)
7) Post Talk High (omg this felt awesome, can’t wait for the next one)
Just sent in the abstract for my talk at this year’s @devcom.bsky.social
Now time to go through all of the stages of public speaking:
1) Excitement (love my subject)
2) Resolution (I’ll get the full talk done at least a month early so I can dry run it a bunch)
3) Procrastination (no you’re not)
You most definitely are! I say red hair for the win! ;)
BREAKING: Warner Bros. Games is shutting down Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and WB San Diego, sources tell Bloomberg News.
Warner Bros. is also canceling the Wonder Woman game.
NEW: The Wonder Woman game is in trouble. Rocksteady is working on a new Batman that is ages away. And the next two years look grim.
Inside the turmoil at Warner Bros. Games, which is ditching its president after a tenure of indecisiveness and unclear vision www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I made the same decision and I actually look forward to it. With everyone out already, no meetings, which I’ll treat that as my first Christmas present. I intend to take that opportunity for a full day focused on preparing all of the really important comms and meetings I need to run in the new year.
I don't know exactly when this happened but I just realized going on LinkedIn is my new doomscrolling.
That time I flexed for a pic meant to accompany an interview I did at GamesCom
Thanks for creating and maintaining this list! Could I please be added?
We’ve been in Paris for 8 days and I’m probably 8 pounds heavier. Looking forward to the massive lift gains all this bread is gonna get me 😝
A scanned paragraph from a 1983 issue of Videogaming Illustrated that dares to imagine a female Burger Time Chef before rejecting the premise entirely.
"One reason the Burger Time Chef might not be a woman is that female characters, by nature of their natural curves, are harder to animate than their more linear counterparts."
Perhaps the first recorded instance of "women are too hard to animate" from Videogaming Illustrated, October 1983.
2 semaines :)
Coffee / Baguette / Butter & Jam / Orange juice on a typical Parisian café terrasse
First morning in Paris. Enjoying a typical “titi parisien” breakfast at the terrace of a nice café. Doing some people watching. I absolutely *love* living in Montreal but there is something really special about my hometown that just puts a silly smile on my face.
can’t believe my stupid ass has imposter syndrome while elon musk is confidently marching around twitter HQ and chewing on wires until something breaks
On top of @ramiismail.com intro thread, there’s a very nifty Game Dev feed you can subscribe to: bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4jrld6fw...
Oh you’ve started playing golf? How are you liking it? I’ve been playing since I was a kid and when I first started archery it really struck me how both sports have so many similarities.
For folks who have been here for a little while, do you know how long it usually takes to get some invite codes to share?
Feeling really sad for those devs.
Making games is hard.
Seeing your game launch and fail is heart breaking.
When on top of that your studio gets wiped from existence, it must be soul crushing.
www.polygon.com/23780172/lord-rings-goll...
I guess we can thank EM for finally pushing a good bunch of us over the edge
If you’re a newly arrived Game Dev on this platform and still in discovery mode (like me), check out and follow the #gamedev feed!
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Hey there, I’m Fleur! Executive Producer at WB Games Montreal, previously Eidos Montreal. Born and raised in France, recently Canadian citizen. I lift weights, shoot arrows and feed people until they beg for mercy 😝
If you're games industry and following some folks already, reply with who you are and what you do, and then re-post this or whatever it's called. Let's try and find each other on this new place
A vintage Dungeons & Dragons advertisement.
Who needs to hang around? I've got Dungeons & Dragons.
For the very first time in years I’ve decided to prioritize my well being over my sense of obligation to others. It was heart wrenching and I still haven’t fully come to terms with it, but I’m still proud of myself.
I know.. On the other hand, if I waited for France to be riot/strike free before visiting, I would see my family once every decade 😝
I’m not! And thanks for reminding me of this situation which we totally have to rectify! I’m going to France for a few weeks but I’ll be back at the end of July
Hey there, I’m Fleur! Executive Producer at WB Games Montreal, previously Eidos Montreal. Born and raised in France, recently Canadian citizen. I lift weights, shoot arrows and feed people until they beg for mercy 😝
