I was at Night School from 2022-2024, and co-sign everything Anna says.
Anna 🌿👁️@annacwebs.bsky.social · 5d agoI was a Lead Writer at NSS from 2024-early 2025. There's so much I wish I could say, but all I'll say is this: the rank-and-file IC Nightschoolers were some of the most creative, passionate, innovative people I've ever had the pleasure of working with. Hire them. You won't be disappointed.
Hi bsky! I'm looking for game writing/narrative design work, freelance or full time! I have 6+ years of experience working with both AAA and indie studios, shipping over a dozen projects like Borderlands 4 and Endoparasitic and more! You can find my website and portfolio here: www.nessacannon.com
NESSA CANNON
Experienced game writer and narrative designer available for commissions, assignments, and contract work.
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RIP Lindsey Graham. You taught me it was okay to be a coward whose only skill is debasing myself until death for a tiny, ultimately illusionary crumb of power.
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Most games, especially AAA games, look bad and are not fun to play throughout the majority of their development.
Cara Ellison@caraellison.bsky.social · last mo.game devs: what are the myths that a lot of players of games think are true about making games that are completely untrue? If you could snap your fingers and they suddenly all knew the truth about it what would it be?
Inspired by the great @kenney.nl, if you've been hit with one of the horrendous #gamedev #layoffs, we'd love to give you things. Offer ends when form is closed. 💚 lab.to/YSClaim
A gift from Yarn Spinner
To the game devs who have recently lost their jobs in the massive layoffs in the game industry, we would like to offer you free licenses for some of our paid products. Whether you want to polish up yo...
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Microsoft is laying off 4,800 workers today. Its CEO made $96.5M in 2025, a 22% increase from the previous year. Microsoft made $101B in net income last year — and raked in up to $12.5B in tax breaks from Trump's Big Ugly Bill. This is what a rigged system looks like.
America keeps trying to get me to go to her birthday party and I’m like no girl u need to go to the hospital
A very cute indie platformer popped up on my insta feed last night. You play as different artists, and it was called Artistry (or something like that). There’s a demo on Steam, but I wasn’t near my computer at the time.
Just adding up the layoffs from today is putting collective centuries of experience in AAA dev out on the street. It's not just one person's career, but teams who've worked well together. A lot of this experience can't be copied by hiring different people. None of it can be copied using GenAI.
My heart breaks for the hundreds of Bungie devs who lost their job today, in large part because of C-Suite greed (3.6 billion?! Really, Pete? Seriously, Jim?!) and poor studio management. All of you deserve better.
Hey fyi @gracklehq.com is run by one extremely good hearted guy, and it’s still the best site for games industry job listings. It has a patreon that he doesn’t advertise because he’s that selfless. You can support it on patreon and/or kofi
Grackle HQ: A job site for the game industry - Grackle HQ
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$1 gets you access to Video Game Journalism 101. I adapted my NYU course into a 5-part video series. You'll learn the history of games media from the '80s to today. And you'll learn about writing, editing, and how the biz actually works. Plus, the rest of Post Games! Sale ends Monday at midnight.
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I'm almost finished with People of Note, a new musical (!) turn-based RPG with heavy Final Fantasy vibes. Very strong combat, good puzzles, and way too many puns. It's out today - if you're into turn-based RPGs you'll probably enjoy it store.steampowered.com/app/1626170/...
My last writeup from GDC! @alexaray.bsky.social and @adamdolin.bsky.social gave a great talk on how complex narrative systems can increase engagement and help your game compete in our overloaded media environment.
Game Developer@gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 4mo agoHow can your game win the 'attention war?' Turn to storytelling
Epic Games layoffs serve as a timely reminder that accountability is dead
Epic Games layoffs serve as a timely reminder that accountability is dead
What happened to Harmonix and Mediatonic under Epic Games? Good question.
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For those of you who didn't make it (or waited patiently in standby), the slides for @adamdolin.bsky.social and my GDC talk "Write Between the Lines: Writing Games for a Polarized, Distracted, Media-Illiterate World," are up on his website! Thank you for your interest! gamedevdolin.com/gdc2026/
Write Between the Lines — GDC 2026 | Adam Dolin
Adam Dolin — Narrative Designer, Writer, and Game Development Consultant. Credits include God of War, God of War: Ragnarok, and Horizon Forbidden West.
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Nominations for Game Dev Heroes are open! This is a great time to nominate a writer doing the kind of work you want to celebrate (there are lotsa categories outside of leadership) gamedevheroes.co/nominations/
2026 Nominations – Game Dev Heroes
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Hot damn. Actual justice being served? In this economy?? You love to see it.
Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · 5mo agoOver the last few months, the former execs have been in a legal battle with Krafton, which argued that they were fired for neglecting their duties and stealing data. The judge's ruling today is *scathing*. Argues that Krafton was hunting for a way to get out of paying the $250 million bonus.
So @adamdolin.bsky.social created a little thoughtful self-evaluation quiz to ponder your core values. I decided to be a multitasker during the Q&A and take it. Honestly yeah... this sounds right.
