Rebecca McCarthy - Game Writer & Narrative Designer

winamp with super mario graphics for the skin. up the top if above ground with super mario, koopas, goomb, etc, brick platform with question mark blocks, the volume, settings, etc knobs are below ground green brick platforms, bright green pipe, coins (the coins are the sliders) and below this is the track list in white text on orange with blue sky, green grass platform and coins, clouds in the sky, end of level flagpole.

super mario bros., custom winamp skin (2000) skins.webamp.org/skin/37407b6...

Some old personal work.

We used this to test the rough line treatment that ended up in the Hyper Light Breaker trailer.

Composite by Craig Nowicki

I've been running gdcparties.com for a few years now. Some shitty company BlueberryAI decided they'd just take all the source code for the work I've done and reskin it, advertising it as their own. Jokes on them...it was still linked to my events spreadsheet, and now their website looks like this 😉

A 1944 map by geologist Harold Fisk charts a 40-mile stretch of the Mississippi River from Friars Point to Gunnison, Mississippi. Fisk used aerial photos and maps to estimate the past and then-present channels. Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/mississippi-rivers-hidden-history-uncovered-by-lidar?fbclid=IwY2xjawQYXkdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFCZ2JBT2tWdVlXMmEzNU5Uc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsbjW-Yuubr_o_Kfeh0Elzc94geDwfXIZmeNL7NyljEBAOEjH53m2QLSo1NF_aem__4NkCIJ_D8J6mI1e8eMByg

Rivers are living beings.

Scottish Opera offers hugely discounted tickets to people under the age of 26. In fact most of the theatres here do, usually for around £10. Which means you could see a whole live show for less than the cost of a ticket to one of Timothee Chalamet’s films. Just saying.

Plymouth Bristol Coventry sounds like a 19th century explorer.

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Steam Publisher: inkle Interactive adventures that span the world, cross the wilderness, and dig deep into the past. Every action will shape your story.

looking for some narrative juice this weekend? Most of our games are on a discount right now - with 80 Days for less than a bus fare.

BBC 4 extra scheduling for The State of the Art

Due to be available on BBC Sounds later today👍

An headshot image of red-haired Rebecca Heineman whilst performing at an industry talk

Rebecca Heineman will posthumously receive the Ambassador Award at the GDC Awards.

A games industry legend - first ever game tournament champion in 1980, Interplay co-founder, Bard's Tale 3 designer, worked on the PSP, PS4, Xbox360, many ports... 👏

(Read more at GamesIndustry)

Friday Late: Player/Performer - Special event at V&A South Kensington · V&A Friday 27 March 18.30 – 22.00

V&A Friday Late x LGF26

Join us at the V&A Museum for a special evening exploring the intersection of video games, performance and spectacle.

Expect live-coded music, LARP, cosplay, drag, and insights into video game acting.

27 March | 18:30-22:00
www.vam.ac.uk/event/Wl9jvz...

I once did VO for a Sims machinima that was shown in cinemas before Shaun of the Dead.

My time on the project was brief but I really appreciated the oppotunity. A lot narrative design is about bringing out strengths that are already there. I am still open to this kind of consultation work. So if you're in the early stages of a project please get in touch.

Outside of personal work I don't often get to explore these parts of my experience in my creative work. Glowfrog Games have since gone out to put so much more of themselves into Pieced Together so take a look.

I did some narrative work on this at a very early phase of development. So it's lovely to see a finished game years later.

Please do take a look. There are so few games that tackle female friendships in this way.

Casting call! Looking for a woman voice actor, 50+ who is versatile and a vocal chameleon / can play many different bit parts in an audio comedy.

We’re recording in London on 13th & 14th April. This is a paid opportunity. Actor does not need to be autistic!

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Already planning to do this for AdventureX lol

🌍 Official Selection 2026 🌍

We’re excited to reveal more games Official Selection titles for 2026 - showcasing bold ideas, distinctive voices, and games from studios across the globe

Check out the line-up | festival.games.london/official-sel...

Photo of the Game Narrative Kaleidoscope

Look what arrived. I opened it a random and landed on my article lol 🤩

an image promoting a substack article titled ‘25 medieva manuscripts you can look at online right now’

i made a starter back of beautiful and unique manuscripts you can browse online! (with links) for anyone that wants a good way to spend an afternoon :)

open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...

Amberspire, our dice driven science fantasy city builder, will release MAY 6!

Roll dice, grow a city, forge alliances, interact with an ecology, and read a history of the future.

PC, Mac, Steam Deck - May 6!

s.team/a/3350750

📖 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ is out NOW!

www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope

100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max...

ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!

The creator of ChatGPT is named "Altman," as in "alternative to human" and he leads OpenAI, which is completely closed. His main opponent is the company Anthropic, meaning "human-centered" is led by "Amodei," as in "loves gods". Then there's "Gemini," meaning "two-faced," from a cmpany that says it will do no evil. Brilliant work as always Kojima! [picture of kojima, watermark of @mediocre_mason on tiktok]

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Finished up a contract, and the client paid straight away. On to the next thing!

I still have slots available for this month. So if you need any game writing or copywriting, get in contact. ✨

holy shit guys (real)

Some feedback to PR folks that certainly wasn't asked for but hey: I find that I'm way more likely to redeem a Steam key and look at a game when it's sent to me directly via email than when I need to click through to some other site. Especially if you write "key enclosed" without enclosing a key.

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope launches this Wednesday!

Over 100+ essays on the craft of game writing and narrative design; affordable priced.

… AND we’ll also launch with the first two episodes of the podcast series, where we talk to the article writers about their craft.