My contract with Blizzard ends in one month. I'm still looking for a fulltime role as a senior writer or narrative designer! If you need someone who can write poetic prose, emotive dialogue, and sharp stories, I'm here. ✨

dr. hazel 🕯️@hazelmonforton.com · last yr.

Hello new followers! I'm Hazel. 🐔 Chicken keeper 🐕 Tripod dog owner 📃 Writer 🎮 Senior Narrative Designer 🍞 Bread baker ⛪️ Amateur medievalist 🌱 Gardener 🧶 Knitter 🎓 PhD in English lit 🦇 ATX Presently: 💛⚔️ Blizzard Previously: 💙💫 Bungie 🧡🐀 Arkane Find my work on my website! www.hazelmonforton.com

Oh hey, it's the new thing we've been working on! 👀

Sucker Punch Productions@suckerpunchprod.bsky.social · last yr.

Thank you to everyone who tuned in! Hope you enjoyed diving into gameplay with us and getting a first look at Atsu's weapons! ⚔️ Which was your favorite? If you missed it, you can still watch it here in 4K: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgM6...

We're excited to announce... The Ghost of Yōtei State of Play gameplay deep dive is on Thursday, July 10th with 20 minutes of footage!🎉 📺Tune in live at 2PM PT / 5PM ET / 10PM BST on @playstation's Twitch and YouTube channels More details: play.st/3GybLfm

layoffs suck and i'm so sorry y'all. i think i've just run out of words to capture the enormity of how much this whole industry situation sucks. my team is hiring, and it's a lovely place with fantastic people. if you're looking, open roles are here. www.playstation.com/en-us/corpor...

teamLFG | PlayStation Studios

teamLFG is the newest member of the PlayStation Studios™ family, passionate about exceptional action-based gameplay and moment-to-moment game feel.

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For those affected in the Xbox layoffs today, we have a few roles open at Gearbox, DM me if any of these are you! www.gearboxsoftware.com/careers/#car...

CDPR is hiring for a bunch of game jobs, y'all. No writing roles on my team at this moment, but lots of other positions. It's a really good place to land www.cdprojektred.com/en/jobs

CD PROJEKT RED - Award-winning creators of story-driven role-playing games.

Award-winning creator of story-driven role-playing games

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The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters. www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · last yr.

BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...

Signal boosting this again as well. I'm back on the job hunt and would love to rock at your studio or company. Social Media, Community Management, and comms work is my wheelhouse, but I would love to take a shot at a Producer or Developer Relations role.

Hey folks, just got the news I'll be laid off mid April. I'll be looking for concept and cinematic storyboarding gigs and anything else in between. I've gotten to do feature ownership, mentoring, some ad work, texture vis dev: generally cool but invisible stuff. Translating 2d to 3d is my jam.

Come work with me! We’re looking for an experienced community and support specialist to help us launch Ghost of Yōtei this year: jobs.suckerpunch.com/careers/3335... To be clear upfront: this is a contract role, and can be fully remote but only in the US & Canada. Feel free to DM questions!

hey another bill was brought to my attention - it establishes a sort of student bill of rights and implements specific policies for protecting trans students!! go "Support" this bill if u live in WA! app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1296 this is more likely to matter I think so spread the word :3

Washington State Legislature is considering a bill that would ban gender affirming care for trans youth. If you live here, let them know we oppose this! Took me like 2 minutes to fill out: app.leg.wa.gov/pbc/bill/1038

As Compulsion's CM & a Black Southern woman, our game is so much more than just a game to me. See you in April ♥️

Compulsion Games@compulsiongames.bsky.social · 2y ago

All the stories are real, darlin'. South of Midnight launches April 8th, 2025, on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox App for Windows PC, Steam and cloud, or play it day one with Game Pass. PRE-ORDER NOW! Xbox: t.co/c2fs6s0dYV Steam: t.co/CkFZUSiANV Watch the full story trailer: youtu.be/mduNO0poAnE

The famous green owl app Duolingo is going even harder into AI made by stolen content. It's not curated by native speakers so you have no idea if what you're learning is correct. Their algorithm overall tries to hit the happy brain juices instead of helping you learn. So here are some alternatives!

Oh lawd he COMIN'

Compulsion Games@compulsiongames.bsky.social · 2y ago

Everybody loves Two-Toed Tom, so here's some concept art of our large lad/chonky boy--100% @gatorsdaily.bsky.social approved 🐊

The Palestinian-made game Dreams on a Pillow is 413 dollars and 13 backers short of respectively 60K raised and 1,000 supporters. Who wants to help push it over towards those milestones? launchgood.com/1948

Dreams on a Pillow - a videogame experience about the 1948 Nakba, based on a true story | LaunchGood

A pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land

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So, bad news. The studio I just joined, Thought Pennies, has run into some major trouble and laid off most of the staff. That includes me! I am laid off again! Truly, very bad luck. I was only there two weeks before stuff went down.

THE BLACK TTRPG INDUSTRY STARTER PACK! I've created a starter pack of black voices within the TTRPG space for two reasons. One, for community so black folks can find other like-minded individuals. Two, for visibility & to clearly show that we DO exist. go.bsky.app/38LPH9G

Alright the initial starter pack is set up. I'll be adding people who reply to this post and remember the cap is 150 and you need 7 to start. Note, bookmark, etc to keep up with this as I add people. Again it is with consent and opt in for people I know to be added. go.bsky.app/GzGKkZP

I took a bit of a social media break but am back just in time for something very special. As CM for Compulsion Games (who will be on Bsky soon!), I'm very proud to share our official "making of" South of Midnight documentary - you might even see a familiar face at the end! ♥️ youtu.be/wLBOyKqw58A

Weaving Hazel's Journey: A South of Midnight Documentary

YouTube video by Compulsion Games

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It's happening again! https://desertbus.org/2024/ Each year I help out Desert Bus by making a poster of their antics, that then is sold during the run, gets a BIG version of it auctioned, and helps raise even more for charity. Check out the start for this year!

Gamers! Repost please: GDQ is looking for Black runners for Back to Black 2025! Submissions close November 5th. All types of runs are welcome: showcases challenge runs (no-hit, no heal, deathless, etc) races co-op runs speedruns special categories (bingo board, randos) submissions.gamesdonequick.com

Also started a starter pack for South Asian and SWANA identifying gamedevs so we can all find each other easier! Like the other list, I need more recommendations as people make their way over go.bsky.app/S3c45mZ

⚔️Ghost of Yōtei is now available to wishlist on the PlayStation Store!⚔️ Prepare for your journey to Mount Yōtei in 2025 store.playstation.com/concept/1000... #GhostOfYotei

I keep going through Game Dev Starter Packs with only like 2 Black people. So I've gone through all the Game Dev Starter Packs finding the 2 Black People on them and made a Starter Pack with more than just 2 of us. go.bsky.app/JQK7VEV