Check out this terrific new collection of essays on #GameNarrative by some of the brightest lights in the #GameDev industry.
Our own @ironiciconic.bsky.social has contributed an essay on writing mysteries for games based on his own work writing for Nancy Drew and Agatha Christie's Poirot.
FYI for fellow narrative designers/game writers: the studio in question is Sentona Games and itโs my understanding they are currently interviewing to replace me. Be very careful with them. They were very nice to me and easy to work with right up until I needed the money I was promised.
Our team consisted of Cash DeCuir (Consultancy & Additional Writing), and Michelle Clough, Matt Gibbs, & Chris Tihor (Additional Writing). Thanks to TCR and PDX for letting us explore the shadows with them.
We played a minor part, supporting the in-house narrative team, working on barks and vignettes, some aspects of dialogue, and editing across the board on this Seattle based, action roleplaying game.
With the release of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, developed by @thechineseroom.co.uk and published by Paradox Interactive, we're delighted to say that Talespinners provided additional writing, editing, and some consultancy on the project.
I had a terrific time working with Cash and the Pocketwatch Games team on the writing and narrative for Monaco 2.
May all your heists go off without a hitch!
Another announcement!
I had the happy chance to work as a writer on MONACO 2. My @talespinners.bsky.social colleague @ironiciconic.bsky.social and I worked on a draft of the game's original story and original script.
It was a joy to work with Pocketwatch on such a classic series.
The gang. The awards.
Happy award winners!
๐ The Holy Gosh Darn is the Norwegian GOTY ๐
Friday night the Norwegian game industry gathered to celebrate the best games of 2024 - Spillprisen! And hey, we won 5 categories:
๐ Game of the year
๐ก Best Innovation
๐ข Best Sound
๐ป Best Tech
๐ Best Game Design
#spillprisen #goty #awards
Pride in Bloom PRIDE@PG & Out Making Games Talk by OMG, Food & Drink, Games, Networking.
There's still time to pick up a ticket for Pride in Bloom!
Join us and Playground Games for an evening of food, games, networking and a fabulous talk by our own James Dodd! โจ
๐ www.outmaking.games/events-list/...
As usual, our own @michelleclough.bsky.social will be at #GDC2025, taking part in game writing panels and roundtables on romance and intimacy in games! She's also happy to talk about Talespinners and what we do, so if you're interested, feel free to flag her down on BlueSky or via the GDC app!
GAME NARRATIVE NETWORKING THIS Monday, London
Tickets going like hot cakes only without the burnt fingers, greasy paperbags and calorie guilt!
Donโt have Fear Of Missing Out have the Fabulousness Of Meeting Others!*
Please share See you there! #gamewriting
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/were-not-a...
1922. Miss Mulligatawney's School for Promising Girls has a reputation as the best place for educating young women in all England.
But when the system is against you -- then you have to break the system.
Term will end. MARCH 12th
โญ store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/ โญ
Holy f3ce5! We won the BEST VOICE ACTING AWARD at @debugawards.com Holy! DM us for Ozan's unhinged thank-you-video! #debugawards #debugmagazine
Pic of best voice acting category at the Debug awards
Matt from Yogscast Games accepting the award on behalf of Perfectly Paranormal.
Matt giving an acceptance speech for the best voice acting award in a swish suit.
The Holy Gosh Darn won a @debugmag.com award!
Congratulations to the incredible team @perfectlyparano.bsky.social for your win of Best Voice Acting, it's so well deserved.
It's been an honour working with you, well done!
(also play The Holy Gosh Darn its AWARD WINNING)
Welcome to all our new followers! Here's a quick intro to who we are and what we do.
If you're in London next Friday, join us for a fireside chat with Emily Short about all things IF!
www.meetup.com/oxford-and-l...
I've got a few editing credits under my belt now through @talespinners.bsky.social. We've been hired to edit games by everyone from AAA to Indie studios. I'm hoping it's a trend that continues to grow!
Also, I do editing for video games through @talespinners.bsky.social , and this was hands-down my favourite gig ever. I laughed out loud on the daily. The finished game is even better than I expected. Nice.
We're a UK based game narrative cooperative and would love to be part of your pack!
Looks like the longlist for the 2025 BAFTA Game Awards has been released. Lots of excellent games on there. Congrats to the nominees! www.bafta.org/stories/best...
For #GivingTuesday, all December donations will go towards building travel grants for GDC Ensemble.
Since 2016, our scholarship program has bolstered the careers of underrepresented game devs, by providing them with the support & means to attend GDC.
๐ ko-fi.com/pixelles
Happy Monday, gamewriters!
If youโre into #GameWriting an on Bluesky, reply to say hello!! and help find each other.
Shares welcome!
In a world where exploitative billionaires and corporate interests seek to increase their authority over us, it is now more important than ever to support our community and worker-owned businesses, to build solidarity and support networks so that everyone can live fine and free.
go.bsky.app/UsAcPoV
Please feel free to add us to the list, if you like!
I'm still looking for a few more ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ท๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ for a survey. ๐
You're eligible if you are Canadian and have turned a game jam project into a:
๐ฎPortfolio piece
๐น๏ธCommerical release
๐พSelf-published game/art
Link below, and feel free to re-post (we have pretty good bot filtering now๐ฅ๐ค๐ฅ).
Our GDC Scholarship returns for 2025 โจ
We're raffling all access passes to mid-career game devs of underrepresented genders. Special consideration given to those who are also a studio founder or community/grassroots organizer in games.
More info & application options: pixelles.ca#gdcensemble
An image of a banner for the Game Awards nominee for Best Ongoing Game featuring Destiny 2 by Bungie/SIE.
Congratulations to the team at Bungie for their Game Awards nomination for Destiny 2 as Best Ongoing Game. We're proud that we were able to do our part by lending our editing skills to your game.
An image depicting the logo for Bungie imposed on a cosmic landscape.
An Image of the logo for HeR Interactive.
An image of the logo for Team17.
An image of the logo for Paradox Tectonic.
Time for an intro! Talespinners is a co-operative of freelance game writers who provide writing & narrative services for games & immersive experiences. Recent clients include Bungie, HeR Interactive, Paradox Tectonic, Team17, & Blazing Griffin.
Please do get in touch with your game narrative needs!
Thank you!
