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Laura Michet
@lmichet.bsky.social
Extremely good at bicycling a medium distance at a medium speed. Narrative/Production at Blendo Games. I mostly don't post here. You can see my blog, where I post every day, at blog.lauramichet.com
Hey there friends! Unfortunately, I was among those impacted by layoffs at Heart Machine last week. If you or someone you know is looking for an experienced Unreal Engine Technical Artist, I'm available for full time, part time, or contract opportunities.
they sent Pikachu to space without a plan to return. June 17th was when he ran out of oxygen. Goodbye brave rodent 🫡
Joe Merrick@joemerrick.bsky.social · last mo.To commemorate the collaboration between Pokémon and the ESA, a special Pikachu plush was sent to the International Space Station from April 11th through June 17th What a picture. Absolutely stunning
I made a remote job simulator where you’re secretly a worm :) Mash the keyboard, brew coffee, message your coworkers, and wriggle your way to the big promotion. Worming from Home is OUT NOW!
We’re so excited to announce that the 1.0 Launch of Young Suns is LIVE on XBOX for PC, XBOX Series X|S, and XBOX One! Thank you so much to everyone for your support and meeting our Jupiter crew! hi.youngsuns.com/XBOX
This is going to sound crazy but I've been logging on to bsky more often than I normally do over the last two weeks... for the sole purpose of checking several accounts to see if they have apologized to Tillie Walden yet. (they have not.)
Chilling out today, head empty of all thoughts except how good the Skin Deep soundtrack by @ghoulnoise.com is. Anyway, just a friendly reminder, since I'm thinking about it ghoulnoise.bandcamp.com/track/in-cry...
In Cryo (Presented by MIAOCorp), by Ghoulnoise
from the album Skin Deep (Original Soundtrack)
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I used the power of the One Ring. I recognize that it's evil, and I expect a lot of people to be mad at me for using it. Sorry! However, I plan to continue using it. Here's why: (1/62)
The 500 FINGER FILLET demo is OUT NOW!!! 500 STABS. 20 MINUTES TO ESCAPE. A horror roguelite about stabbing yourself in the hand 500 times to escape a deadly trap. Can you make it out with all your fingers? Or will you bleed out on the table? store.steampowered.com/app/4973880/...
This is as good an excuse as any to re-share the Quadrilateral Cowboy trailer I got to help make with @derek-lieu.com @chrisremo.bsky.social and @erinyvette.bsky.social a decade ago. Still proud of it! youtu.be/S_IVvhSX2tY
Quadrilateral Cowboy release trailer
YouTube video by Blendo Games
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Brendon Chung@blendogames.bsky.social · 3mo agoQuadrilateral Cowboy & Invisible Inc are in a cyberpunk bundle together! store.steampowered.com/bundle/82990... I'm a big fan of Invisible Inc, what a joy to be bundled together🙏
Quadrilateral Cowboy & Invisible Inc are in a cyberpunk bundle together! store.steampowered.com/bundle/82990... I'm a big fan of Invisible Inc, what a joy to be bundled together🙏
Save 63% on Klei Cyberpunk on Steam
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A deeply under-appreciated game: store.steampowered.com/app/447120/W...
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine on Steam
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.
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Rebekah Valentine@duckvalentine.bsky.social · 3mo agoIf Kentucky Route Zero is the Great American Novel of video games, Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is the Great American Short Story Collection
i can touch the tip of my nose with the tip of my tongue I have written or edited 20 separate commercial videogames i have "rolled credits" on a tamagotchi i have been posting one blog post every single day on blog.lauramichet.com which is why i rarely post here. i will hit two years on sept 12
Bruno Dies@brunodias.dev · 3mo agoweird accomplishments: likely have written more iambic pentameter verse, commercially as work-for-hire, than anyone else alive on Earth taught myself calculus in my thirties for narrative design reasons At one point an employer gave me a very thoughtful gift of a print of the Stan Kelly "sicko".
late night post: I wrote a fairly long article quite awhile ago (auratriolo.com/blog/2024/09...) on why you might submit to the Independent Games Festival. Today I present something a bit more specific: Advice on navigating the submissions interface and common pitfalls auratriolo.com/blog/2026/07...
A quick guide to the Submissions Interface for The Independent Games Festival (IGF) – AURAMBLES
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This page is fantastic. It's a "best hits of game narrative blogging" and it can teach a student more about narrative design and production best practices than many university programs will bother to. I am also very proud to report that my writing is on it several times
Bruno Dies@brunodias.dev · 3mo agoA side project I've been working on—a curated link page of important essays on video game narrative—is now live. You can read about it on my blog: azhdarchid.com/the-game-nar... Or you can go straight to the dedicated website: www.gamenarrativereader.org
Thank fucking god. Going back to my tomb to sleep in the cobwebs
"England vs Norway this weekend in Miami" is like a hex a witch casts. Neither team will leave Miami alive
Skin Deep ($11.99) - an immersive FPS, to the degree of 'sneezing can alert guards'. you're the 'insurance policy' on a starship, and the means of protecting it against pirates is wildly inventive (and goofy as hell). a fantastic comedy stealth sandbox. store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...
Skin Deep is 40% off in the Steam Summer Sale. If you want to see a thread of bizarre, unexpected tricks and Gamer Shit you can do with the game's immersive sim mechanics, check out this thread I posted last year: store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...
Save 40% on Skin Deep on Steam
Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this ...
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Laura Michet@lmichet.bsky.social · last yr.This is a type of pro move
Skin Deep is 40% off in the Steam Summer Sale. If you want to see a thread of bizarre, unexpected tricks and Gamer Shit you can do with the game's immersive sim mechanics, check out this thread I posted last year: store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...
Save 40% on Skin Deep on Steam
Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this ...
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Laura Michet@lmichet.bsky.social · last yr.This is a type of pro move
New blog post: a long one going over my approach to running story breaking sessions with video game writing teams. azhdarchid.com/how-to-run-a...
How to Run a Story Breaking Session
Writer's room technique: How to lead a meeting to break a story as a group.
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For your perusal: Skin Deep is 40% off for the next two weeks and it contains what I believe to be some of my finest work store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...
Save 40% on Skin Deep on Steam
Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this ...
store.steampowered.com
Skin Deep's a gem. An immersive sim that heard everyone's fears about being violent, and solved it by making the bad guys immortal cartoon mooks who will probably hurt themselves MORE if you don't kick their asses for them. Also the writing is fantastic and funny. Some Venture Brothers notes to it.
suzanne@binarypartitioned.space · 4mo agoFor your perusal: Skin Deep is 40% off for the next two weeks and it contains what I believe to be some of my finest work store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...
New blog post (and sliding into email subscribers' inboxes too, I have not forgotten about you). About "that talk" at Narrascope; the application of choice mechanics in games; trying to rescue some context. azhdarchid.com/you-must-fre...
YOU MUST FREE YOURSELF FROM THE TYRANNY OF "MEANINGFUL CHOICES"
Not really a response to a Narrascope talk so much as the talk is an alarm letting me know it's time to have this conversation again.
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If anyone is looking to hire a Peabody and BAFTA winning senior writer, I am looking for work. I’ve got six years experience in games. Everything from indie to AAA. I am not married to staying in games. I am hoping to relocate to the Bay Area. I am keeping my ears to the ground.
Figured I would make this clear - my "main" gig is now Blendo Games, where I'm handling both narrative and production. I've updated most of my public pages to indicate that Blendo is my "day job"! But my time at Blendo varies between full and part time. I'm still available for freelance thru 2027.
Excited to announce our friends at @kleientertainment.bsky.social will be co-stewards of these Blendo titles: Atom Zombie Smasher, Thirty Flights of Loving, Quadrilateral Cowboy We're part of Klei Fest 2026 -- check it out! klei.gg/KleiFest2026
Klei@kleientertainment.bsky.social · 5mo agoWe’re celebrating 20 years of Klei with our largest publisher sale to date ▶️https://klei.gg/KleiFest2026◀️ Save up to 90% on Klei developed & published titles + new game updates, trailers and special announcements.