Ceri Young

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key art for Assassin's Creed Syndicate with Jacob & Evie Frye

Happy 10th birthday to Assassin's Creed Syndicate! It was a wild ride from start to finish that saw me working with studios in Quebec, Montreal, Singapore & Montpellier. A lot of people really supported me on this project and my career levelled up in a big way.

Malys 1.0 is out today! I wrote a bit of spooky things for this game and the team on it are all angels (and also @davidgaider.bsky.social!) Play it like hell

YouTube video by MsKirona Assassin's Creed Syndicate|| Jacob & Evie Frye || Hey brother || GMV

Happy Assassin Christmas!

It’s ten years today since the release of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate!

Truly one of the most fun teams I’ve worked on and it was a joy to write Evie Frye’s character.

In celebration, let me share one of my favourite fan edits.

youtu.be/HGmS1CwN4WY?...

My anti-genAI Christmas novella (lol) will be out in just over two weeks!

I found more joy in life this way.

not exaggerating to say this show is probably why I'm an author and also part of why I'm a curious person. this is good 💓

Secretary: Oh hey, you're back earlier than expected.

Interior Designer: Bed's haunted.

Secretary: What?

Interior Designer *loading a pistol*: Bed's haunted.

I would wear that hat everywhere.

I have never wanted a piece of nonexistent media more than I want this.

There are several reasons an organization may lose its institutional memory (called institutional forgetting in scholarship), but mass layoffs are one of biggest factors.

We are all unborhered by this

Frustrated little dude gripping a pencil saying “how do I pack this down into something I can actually share?” While swirling rainbows labeled “INFINITE POTENTIAL” float around them. Little dude frowns at a tiny grey box, exclaiming “all that work for THIS?!” Little dude shoves the grey box into another little guy’s hands; Frowning, stomping off, and saying “Here you go, I made this, it sucks.” Second little dude cracks open the box, swirling rainbows project out onto their face. Second little dude stares in awe at all the swirling rainbows now floating around them.

Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑

I think Paranoia Agent absolutely captures the feel of the show.

Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!

The idea that 'AI can speed up dev cycles' would require a premise that dev cycles are long because people are taking forever to make assets (so you could replace them with shoddy slop and it'd go faster), which you could only believe is true if you've never actually tried to make a video game

Time for my annual reminder to parents:

If your school wants you to label every pencil your child takes in at the beginning of the year, your local copy shop can print you labels.

Saved my sanity on multiple occasions

Happy anniversary! Still glad every day I get to work with you.

YouTube video by Ubisoft North America Assassin’s Creed Syndicate: Twin Assassins Jacob & Evie Frye | Trailer | Ubisoft [NA]

On this day in 2015 we shared the Assassin's Creed Syndicate Twin Assassin's trailer:

Someone on here said that videogames offer a fantasy of predictable rewards for one's work, which in real life might not be rewarded at all. I think about it a lot!

Oh my goddd I would not be chill either!

it does not matter how good you make your game’s block/parry system; I will not use it. My defense is “punch more.” I cannot be taught

Also anyone who tells me that barks can be autogenerated has clearly never written any and doesn’t understand their purpose.

Trying to imagine a world in which the Belfry conversations and e-mails in Gotham Knights were auto-generated.

It would absolutely not be the same charming, game-specific, delightful and heartwrenching set of events. You don’t get that kind of warmth from the word-blender.

Story is specificity.

“AI will help with pointless interactions like item descriptions and NPC barks” if it’s pointless it shouldn’t be in the game. If there’s nothing interesting about something, cut it

A child whose world is lost when politicians reject science. A baby sent across an ocean of stars to seek the safety of another land. A refugee embraced by America who uses his great power to help everyone on Earth. A kind and humble hero who challenges a cruel and narcissistic billionaire. A man who can be anything who chooses to be a journalist for truth and justice. A symbol of hope pushing back against fear. A smile. A friend. This is the time for Superman.

This is the time for Superman.

I'm in this picture and I don't like it

How’s the headphones?

Don’t use AI to identify whether or not a plant is edible.

Don’t use AI to generate a trail route.

Don’t use AI to create a recipe.

Don’t use AI for creative work (it turns your brain into mush!).

Maybe, like, don’t use AI!!

Confetti's Cozy Corner: Black American games industry trailblazers who inspire me! - Gayming Magazine To celebrate Juneteenth, Milady Confetti shares some of the Black American trailblazers within the games industry who inspire her.

Oh look, a familiar face caps off this list 👀 gaymingmag.com/2025/06/conf...