Hello so excited to be bringing Spy of the Year to the world’s first convention dedicated to English-language jubensha! The dream team returns to run games (me n @chloemashiter.bsky.social) and give a talk (Arlo Howard)! 8-9.5.26 at the Theatre Deli in London. Waiting list here: jubenshacon.com

Jubensha Con 2026

The world's first convention about jubensha

jubenshacon.com

I'm not great at social media these days, but it's been a year of hard and rewarding work to bring you a game very close to my heart... 🔍SPY OF THE YEAR🔍 Now on sale at jubensha.co.uk/products/spy...! Grab your copy now for an evening of silly, suspenseful, suspicion-filled and spy-based fun!

Why join a union? Well, as a writer you'll gain advice when negotiating, access to the pension scheme, advice if things go wrong, you support your fellow writers, comradeship, access to experts in other other media and more including events - forms.office.com/pages/respon... 1/2

"What worked last time?" Dunno, half the team left. "What mistakes should we avoid making?" Dunno, half the team left. "Who maintains this system?" Dunno, it was like that when we got here and we're afraid to touch it. And so on.

Andrew Weldon@andrew-weldon.design · 2y ago

This is absolutely true. Roles, processes, software - even tooling within standardized software - is different everywhere. It's one of several reasons I am heavily anti project-based hiring. Team continuity matters. Layoffs and hire-and-fire cycles destroy it, and projects suffer and languish.

"I must not over scope. Scope is the game-killer. Scope is the creeping-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my scope. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see the production path. Where the excess scope has gone there will be nothing. Only the game will remain.”

Me. I'm gamers here

GamesIndustry.biz@gibiz.bsky.social · 2y ago

A new survey has found that over half of gamers prefer to play single-player titles www.gamesindustry.biz/53-of-gamers...

For any folks heading to EGX/MCM tomorrow I'll be at the Career Fair Stage 3:30-4:15 PM alongside @popelady.bsky.social @serknowles.bsky.social @hannahraymondcox.bsky.social! Come join us! 😁 www.mcmcomiccon.com/london/en-us...

I'm going to be at EGX/MCM for a panel on unsung games jobs tomorrow! If anyone sees a tiny woman with purple hair looking a touch overwhelmed, it might be me. So say hi! Or it might be one of the many other tiny women with purple hair. We are legion.

The digital portion of @nowithoutus is tomorrow!!! Tune in 7:50pm-8:20pm UK for "Imagining the Future of Gaming Accessibility" with myself, @RadderssGaming, @TheWobblyGamer, and @WonderpusGospel.

Look, I'm not saying that your writing should be 100% motivated by spite. But a little, like 10%, is really helpful for those days where all the other motivations aren't working.

Absolutely scathing and well worth the read.

Ed Zitron@edzitron.com · 3y ago

Today's newsletter: I believe we're reaching peak AI, and that the industry is going to crash to Earth as enterprises and consumers realize the limits and lack of utility of ChatGPT and co. And it's all thanks to Sam Altman's empty hype cycle.  tinyurl.com/wyea31824

Hey BS #gamedev! System Era has 3 new openings for Design positions. Tell yer friends! Game Design - Quests Game Design - Gameplay (Senior) Game Design - UI/UX (Senior) systemera.net/jobs (I love that I get to type BS gamedev and it works here)

Wish there was one of these for the UK, but this looks p legit

Stacey Mason@stcymsn.bsky.social · 3y ago

This is a great guide for what to expect in a (US-based) layoff; it gels with my experience. At this rate, it prob behooves all employed gamedevs read. Most importantly: ❗❗DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING IN YOUR EXIT MEETING❗❗ It's often a tactic to get you to waive rights. You have power, don't sign it away

If your company ends up in a position where it needs to lay off 25% of its workforce (spoilers: it doesn't), it also needs to lay off 100% of its c-suite for gross negligence.

It would not be impossible. It would be slower, more expensive, and offer a lower return on investment.

Please Follow the Official Guardian Account@guardian-world-rss.bsky.social · 3y ago

‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says

whas the fucking point of even posting on here when you cant get dmed by a 24 year old e girl saying "This is us" with a picture of two rats wearing sweaters or some shit

These dogs look like the villains in a movie where a golden retriever wins a snowboarding tournament

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Remote work has made employment more accessible than ever, and increased the number of disabled people with jobs. Working from home can also cut the carbon footprint of employees in half. Forcing people back to the office goes against workers' rights, disability justice, and climate justice.

Scoop: Inside the Biden White House's aggressive back-to-office push

The White House chief of staff wants to inject more urgency into the effort.

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@wonderpusgospel.bsky.social and I did a talk on Accessibility in #GameWriting for the WGGB last month - check it out to get tips and tricks to make your game writing more inclusive! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iqi... I'm also available for talks like this - hit me up!

Hiya #gamewriting ppl! I'm excited to be talking w/ accessibility experts for the Writers Guild of Great Britain (5th October) on the topic of #Accessibility in Game Writing. It's free + open to non-members, so do come along! All details here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Working in the games industry right now

bless him, my dad has started to send "try cold emailing people" articles about my job search if you're a recruiter or know about #gamewriting jobs/narrative design gigs going, can you put me and him out of our misery?

if you don't have advanced knowledge, the only safe form of mushroom foraging is putting expensive mushrooms into a bulk bag and self-checkouting as "white button mushrooms" for $2.99

now i *could* spend this burst of inspiration working on a new game, or i could continue to draft round britain quiz questions that no one will ever care about... unless people on here like silly cryptic crossword style content?

I had a vulnerable and truthful convo with James B from GamesIndustry.biz about safety in the games industry with two fellow badass women in games. If you have the spoons I would encourage you to read it! https://www.gamesindustry.biz/how-men-can-help-stamp-out-harassment-of-women-in-games

[laughs in game dev]

sol@evan.sooscreek.productions · 3y ago

You ever have someone tell you something about Computers Bullshit and you immediately get a tummy ache?

@gamedevlist.bsky.social hullo! may i be added, please? narrative designer, game writer, voice actor

GAME DEV QUOTE POST Hiya! I'm Hannah - if it's got words in, I wanna play in that space. Currently working as a narrative designer at Attensi, voice actor with Big Finish and the Economist, and published poet with Burning Eye Books. Ex-historian, ex-Hong Kong, ex-tremely into Japanese food tv!

Dr Holly Nielsen@hollynielsen.bsky.social · 3y ago

GAME DEV QUOTE POST I’m Holly! Freelance writer & narrative designer. I’m currently working on Neurocracy 2.049 & other stuff I can’t yet talk about🤐 I’m also a published historian & currently completing a PhD📚 Publishing academic work on play, gender, empire, material culture, & social history