@diegetic.bsky.social
Narrative designer at ccp games (CCP Diegetic) and aspirational hype man.
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In early 2026 we'll be publishing a kaleidoscope: short articles by 100+ game writers - experts, freelancers, and juniors - about the craft.
~1/3 of them are in: multiple bangers, from some very famous names and games.
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NEW: I spoke to original Halo devs about that ICE Halo post
One: "abhorrentโ
Another: "Using Halo imagery in a call to โdestroyโ people because of their immigration status goes way too far, and ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientationโ
www.gamefile.news/p/halo-ice-d...
This was such a great conversation on one of my favourite topics! Thanks so much to @storyandgame.bsky.social and @winwin.bsky.social for inviting me to join in
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๐ New episode of The Corner of Story and Game is live!
"Building Story in Open Worlds" w/ @winwin.bsky.socialย & @diegetic.bsky.socialย dives into narrative design in sandbox MMOs like EVE Online.
๐ง http://bit.ly/433N6rg
๐บ https://youtu.be/aJqf2b3EEwc
#NarrativeDesign #MMO
Feelings like this is what makes @eveonline.com special youtube.com/shorts/sInT8...
12.06.2025 11:38 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0are. Remember your strengths and what you have to offer. You are fundamentally amazing. A miracle of evolution woth a view of the universe that no one else in history has ever had. And if that culminates in your baking, jokes, presence, D&D campaign, cat anecdotes passing that amazing news on to
15.03.2025 08:54 โ ๐ 38 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0OPPORTUNITY Highdive Junior Writer- Montreal.
Not affiliated. Shares welcome.
: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...
A while back I asked folks why theyโre joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, โI just want a good place to get my newsโ and, yall, no. Bad.
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
Hot take: Your best soldier missing the easy shot that fails a mission that tips the balance that begins the down spiral to humanity's inevitable end is good and I love it.
19.01.2025 11:59 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0see also 95% shots in XCOM
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RIP, king
www.vulture.com/article/davi...
No words right now.
16.01.2025 18:34 โ ๐ 1224 ๐ 116 ๐ฌ 25 ๐ 4
iโm so lucky and honored to have done the voiceover writing for civ viiโs opening cinematic โ hard to top working with gwendolyn christie!! youtu.be/gV0waX2uPLg?...
13.12.2024 02:39 โ ๐ 165 ๐ 24 ๐ฌ 7 ๐ 3
The Twin Jet Nebula from Hubble
04.01.2025 07:08 โ ๐ 988 ๐ 108 ๐ฌ 8 ๐ 5
Amazing! Beginning a spellcasting story arc that ends with an alcoholic skeleton. Best fantasy film of the 80s? ๐คทโโ๏ธ
31.12.2024 15:02 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0And a happy holidays to all.
25.12.2024 13:55 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Merry Christmas with maximum relaxation vibes
25.12.2024 13:54 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
โ๏ธโก๏ธEND OF YEAR PULSE IS LIVE!โก๏ธโ๏ธ
youtube.com/watch?v=p67Y...
Featuring:
- Equinox + player expansion stats
- Revenant + player expansion stats
- Events + undock stats
- ATXX
- A couple of outstanding PvP kills
- Capsuleer empire activity
- New Eden stats
Happy holidays!!
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Finally really getting to crack the spine of @natedimeo.bsky.social's The Memory Palace book. It is just as wonder-inducing as the podcast. Started reading it to our unborn child so they can become a curious nerd just like us.
18.12.2024 08:11 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0If you're a gaming exec who thinks laying off staff (absent any feeling of responsibility) is a great way to improve projections for an already-profitable company, and communicates it to your remaining staff with words like "leaner", "efficient", and "rightsizing", may I suggest a fuck right off? ๐ฃ
13.12.2024 23:37 โ ๐ 1953 ๐ 225 ๐ฌ 25 ๐ 6
Allowable any Nikki Giovanni I killed a spider Not a murderous brown recluse Nor even a black widow And if the truth were told this Was only a small Sort of papery spider Who should have run When I picked up the book But she didn't And she scared me And I smashed her I don't think I'm allowed To kill something Because I am Frightened
I return to this poem often, and have posted it around my neighborhood when the times call for it.
Today is as good as any day to return to it.
Doctors Without Borders is reiterating its urgent calls for the protection of civilians and for an immediate and sustained #ceasefire.
Nowhere is safe in #Gaza and no one is spared.
I'm so happy to share that Citizen Sleeper 2 releases Jan 31st 2025!๐
Play our dice-driven RPG on PC, Mac, PS5, Nintendo Switch and Xbox Gamepass in less than 2 months!
Wishlist now to be notified the moment the game goes live ๐ซ
Dev diary day! Iโm excited to finally share this look into Civ VIIโs new emergent narrative system.
04.12.2024 18:41 โ ๐ 487 ๐ 131 ๐ฌ 31 ๐ 14For this, i am pumped
05.12.2024 02:51 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0OPPORTUNITY - Senior Writer - Haven
Not affiliated, shares welcome.
job-boards.greenhouse.io/haven/jobs/5...
When @intogames.bsky.social asked me to do a talk, I immediately knew what I wanted to talk about.
Comedy and Horror are the secret lovers you never knew about and I'll tell you why.
FREE FOR ALL.
#horror #comedy #gamedev
These days the existence of junior narrative jobs in video games are few and far between. So how do you get in? Are you just supposed to appear out of nowhere as as a fully formed narrative designer like Athena sprang from the head of Zeus? Fear not! There are things you can do.
24.11.2024 20:04 โ ๐ 837 ๐ 145 ๐ฌ 19 ๐ 18Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Writing: Wait you shot the cinematic so heโs holding a pitcher instead of a cup? Great now I have to rewrite an entire level of gameplay VO.
Happy 82nd birthday to Guion "Guy" Bluford, the first Black American in Space.
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