Tom Battey

As much as enjoyed my time with I couldn’t get myself to finish Infinite Wealth. Too much going on, too many characters, no real focus on anything, and the plot was just ????

Magpies in the garden absolutely tanked my cat’s framerate.

Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch!
www.ashparrish.com

Happy Christmas Hannah, hope you are well!

Pokémon Legends ZA.

Narrative Designer - ARC Raiders - Embark Studios As a Narrative Designer, you will be the key link between the story and the gameplay. You will design, implement, and maintain the gameplay systems and interactions that help deliver narrative to t...

OPPORTUNITY Arc Raiders - Narrative Designer

Not affiliated. Shares welcome!

careers.embark-studios.com/jobs/6883281...

Samus must get fed up of being the chosen one for basically every single civilisation in the galaxy.

*lands on new planet full of hitherto unseen flora and fauna*

“Oh great, you’re here. Finally. We’ve got a load of shit we need you to sort out for us.”

The HORSES fiasco has finally got me to work out how to run games from itch.io on my Steam Deck. Turns out it’s really easy! So now I can buy more games on there and fewer on Steam! Thanks Valve!

If I was less shit at the fights the pacing would probably be even better! But I actually really like noodling around with strategy, retrying turns and such, and sometimes surprising myself with a killer outcome.

I really love the pacing of Demonschool so far. The balance of talky bits and fighty bits is spot on. It feels very respectful of the player’s time - it’s rare to play an RPG that feels meaningful in 10-minute chunks the way this does.

"an absolute no-no" okay I thought I was using hyperbole in discussing how people talk about this stuff but fuck me. Every time an intentionally disturbing creative decision raises controversy, it's like "wuh oh. :/ I guess they didn't realize how this looks to Normal People. Whoopsie-doodle."

Congratulations - been on my most-anticipated list for ages, and I’ve really dug the first couple of hours. Looking forward to playing more!

Congrats on the launch everyone! Got my copy ready to go for later.

This post is old as heck now but with Demonschool currently downloading on my Switch 2…is this on the cards at any point or…?

Happy Demonschool day to all who celebrate.

MORSE's launch discount of 20% off ends in less than an hour! Grab it whilst you can! store.steampowered.com/app/1976860/...
#hamradio #gamedev #morsecode

My strategy game, MORSE released this week!

MORSE teaches you Morse Code through timing, tactics and telegraphy. Learn a secret language, build your own telegraph and jump head first down the rabbit hole of ham radio. 🔥⚓️⚫️➖

#hamradio #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #morsecode

Principal Narrative Designer | Creative Assembly As a Principal Narrative Designer, you will be tasked with creating and implementing engaging dialogue and compelling characters. You will craft the game's narrative journey while collaborating with t...

OPPORTUNITY! Creative Assembly - UK - Principal Narrative Designer

Not affiliated. Shares welcome!

www.creative-assembly.com/careers/view...

TWO WEEKS UNTIL DEMONSCHOOL

Elemental Flow Demo If you head over to Steam, you can find our latest demo for Elemental Flow, a conversation-centric Solarpunk RPG! That page also has a pretty good description of the game, including gifs and a trai…

Alongside Elemental Flow's demo release, I wrote a short blog post. Given how Argentina is doing at the moment, I think it's useful to think about how things could be, in ways that still resonate with the soul of the city (at least my experience of it).
teawithflo.com/2025/11/05/e...

I love maps in videogames. Any game that lets me scribble on maps and cross off objective rules, as far as I’m concerned. I’m realising more recently this is a pillar of survival horror games, which is probably partly why I vibe with them.

Narrative Design Intern, Summer 2026 (Jedi) - Respawn Entertainment | Hitmarker Respawn Entertainment is hiring a Narrative Design Intern, Summer 2026 (Jedi). Apply now on Hitmarker.

OPPORTUNITY - Respawn - Narrative Design Intern

Unaffiliated. Shares Welcome

hitmarker.net/jobs/respawn...

Design Room Video game oral histories

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We are live! Welcome to Design Room, a new independent games media site.

• We specialize in oral histories like the Final Fantasy 7 and Street Fighter 2 ones I (@mattleone.bsky.social) did at Polygon
• Our first big story is on Shadow of the Colossus: bit.ly/4hjwz8n
• See more: designroom.site

It's that time again, folks. I have been told I will be let go from Heart Machine next week. The people there have been amazing friends and coworkers and anyone else who has been affected deserves all the love and support.

I will be updating my portfolio soon; any Env Art leads would be appreciated

GHOST OF YŌTEI does some interesting stuff with the frankly tired AAA open-world formula. The first big thing it does is completely remove any sense of narrative urgency, which to me has always been the most jarring thing about these games.

Workers at ZA/UM Announce Landmark Recognition Agreement - IWGB Game Workers Video game developers at ZA/UM Studio, represented by the IWGB (Independent Workers Union of Great Britain) have today announced their formation of a union at their workplace. After a negotiation proc...

The workers at ZA/UM Studio have unionized.

First recognised games union in the UK, too. May many others follow.

www.gameworkers.co.uk/workers-at-z...

Sunset Visitor logo on the right with the 1000xRESIST dialogue textbox on the left, with a black background behind. The dialogue box text says, in white: "Sunset Visitor: We're hiring!"

Hekki, we’re hiring!

First up: Senior Programmer!

💠 80k CAD salary
💠 Hybrid/remote work (relocation support available)
💠 Health benefits plan
💠 4-day work week
💠 4 weeks annual paid vacation, unlimited sick/personal days

Job listing ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Sunset Visitor logo on the right with the 1000xRESIST dialogue textbox on the left, with a black background behind. The dialogue box text says, in white: "Sunset Visitor: We're hiring!"

We’re also hiring for 3D Artist Generalists!

💠 80k CAD salary
💠 Hybrid/remote work (relocation support available)
💠 Health benefits plan
💠 4-day work week
💠 4 weeks annual paid vacation, unlimited sick/personal days

Job listing ⬇️
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.

RESPECTABLE AA STUDIO is hiring 25 different LEAD EXECUTIVE SENIOR C-SUITE DEVELOPERS for EXCITING NEW GAME THAT’S BEEN GETTING LOTS OF BUZZ Requirements: -At least two PhDs in game development -Shipped at least 25 AAA titles as a lead developer -400 years of experience with Unreal Engine -Expert in C#, Python, C++, Ruby, Swift, Rust, HTML, CSS, PHP, Perl, SQL, MATLAB, R, QBASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN, Assembly, punch cards, and operating Babbage’s difference engine -No, we are not fishing for one specific person who coincidentally just left their job at another studio. Why would you think that?

THAT FAMOUS GAME STUDIO is hiring a developer for THAT BELOVED GAME FRANCHISE THAT WAS FORMATIVE TO YOU BECOMING A DEV! Benefits: -$150,000/year plus insurance, dental, a retirement plan, and a puppy -Hang with those famous game devs you saw at that GDC talk -We have a ball pit! Requirements: -A positive attitude 😊 -Passionate about our game! -Willing to learn -Some basic game dev experience a plus but not required -Onsite only on Pitcairn Island

A 14-YEAR-OLD WHO DOWNLOADED UNITY YESTERDAY is hiring a developer for I DECIDED TO TURN MY DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS CAMPAIGN INTO A GAME -so im making this game and i have this rly rly good idea but i never made a game b4 so i need u to do all the engine stuff and the programming and fix the mechanics and do the sound and lighting and shaders and backgrounds, i drew my characters on the back of homework but can u turn them into pixel art for me, i cant pay u but we can do rev share and when this game is a big hit youll make millions of dollars

The three types of game dev job listings