Alexa Ray Corriea➡️GDC

Voices of the Story Ahead | D.I.C.E. Summit 2026 Talks YouTube video by IGN

At DICE2026, we featured four emerging developers who are shaping what comes next:

Jennifer Svedberg-Yen (Sandfall Interactive)
Johnny Galvatron (@mixtapegame.bsky.social)
@qdork.bsky.social (HEXECUTABLE)
Virgil Watkins (Embark Studios)

Full talk out now on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=glvH...

It's one of my favorite places, ever!

go to Oakland instead! www.tartsdefeybesse.com

Black Women Are Losing Jobs At Three Times The Rate Of Other Women | Essence New labor data shows Black women accounted for a disproportionate share of job losses across 2025, especially in federal, education, and care-sector roles.

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Dismissed by DEI: Trump’s Purge Made Black Women With Stable Federal Jobs an “Easy Target” The president’s attack on diversity efforts has derailed the government careers of highly educated civil servants — even though the jobs some lost were not directly involved with any DEI programs.

www.propublica.org/article/trum... 💯

Tag yourself I'm "The Girl Who Seemed To Die"

✋me please

We need to get on this too!!!

In honor of Women's History Month let's get all those laid off industry gals jobs at GDC next week ok

noooo😭

Page to Booth: Table-Reading and Performance Recording Live Demo | Agenda | GDC Festival of Gaming One of the biggest challenges in development is knowing when your game's script is ready for that final recording and implementation in the game. A scene can look great on the page but fall flat once ...

This GDC session features a bespoke script that you literally have to just be there for. Very excited for this one! schedule.gdconf.com/session/page...

you can skeet me anytime babe

you're telling me

I love games and so many of the people who make them. It was an honor to accept the award on behalf of the team and a privilege to be able to speak to what I believe in. ♥️

Shoutout to one of my fav bits from GDCA last year -- can't wait for you all to see what @sammaggs.bsky.social has in store for you!

still me

I always air fry my softboiled eggs now because I don't have 10 minutes to stand at a stove and they come out perfectly every time, I have to write video games. I see you.

Hey! I work on this game!

Book excerpt: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope Narrative designer Jon Ingold shares the foreword to The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope: 100+ Essays on the Craft of Game Writing.

Book excerpt: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope

The index of authors is insane: here's the index of authors in full. Each person was asked to write a short piece about one specific thing they care about. The result is a book about EVERYTHING.

(And it's affordable, < $20 paperback)

I’m in this alongside some of my fav peers! I wrote about something I learned during my Call of Duty days…

Well I started watching The Pitt.

An incomplete etiquette guide for attending in-person gaming events Natalie Checo of Sunset Visitor demystifies the tough balancing act of meeting people in person at game conferences

We heard some folks get nervous about attending gaming events in person, for a lot of reasons. @heartimecia.bsky.social has some hard-earned advice for having fun, being respectful, and getting the most out of cons like GDC.
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Reminder I'll be doing some fun stuff at GDC next week, including the portfolio review and some cool talks! See you there!

Narrative Portfolio Review session information from the GDC schedule: Signature Session Community Game Narrative Summit Mentorship Anna C. Webster (Senior Writer and Narrative Designer, Independent) Alexa Ray Corriea (Expert Writer, Gearbox) Ashley Poprik (Senior Narrative Designer, Independent) Emma Kidwell (Writer, Independent) John Ryan (Senior Writer/Narrative Designer/Consultant, Independent) Laura Michet (Narrative Director, Heart Machine) Sam Maggs (Senior Manager, Brand & IP Strategy, Critical Role) Alice Camp (Senior Narrative Designer, Microfun) Aysha Farah (Lead Writer and Narrative Designer, Independent) Karrie Shao (Lead Writer and Narrative Designer, Pacific Drive) Kelsie Mhoon (Senior Narrative Designer, Obsidian Entertainment) Nessa Cannon (Game Writer and Narrative Designer, Independent) Lis Moberly (Creative Lead, 20th Century Games, The Walt Disney Company) Books Schwartz (Senior Narrative Designer) Sam Winkler (Narrative Director, Gearbox Software) Location: Room 215, South Hall Date: Monday, March 9 Time: 1:50 pm - 4:50 pm Pass Type: Festival Pass, Game Changer Pass - Get your pass now! Audience Level: All Track: Career, Narrative & Performance Format: Special Event

🚨 In ONE WEEK 🚨

GDC will be holding its very first Narrative Portfolio Review workshop! Come bring your materials to be reviewed by some of the best in the biz!

WE WILL NOT REVIEW ANY SAMPLES MADE BY/WITH AI

Full details/requirements: schedule.gdconf.com/session/narr...

ICE Activity Tracker - Community Safety Alert System Anonymous community-driven tool to report and track ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) activity. Help protect undocumented immigrants and their families by sharing real-time safety alerts.

Currently there is no ICE activity reported in the Bay Area but I would still recommend keeping a glance at this if you're traveling for GDC or Nvidia's GTC this month just in case. www.iceinmyarea.org

A talk shows that defined a generation of comedy and single handily launched Adult Swim/Williams Street was cobbled together by a collection of Atlanta’s weirdest sickos with stock footage from Ted Turner’s library.

We must return to the days of yore — our souls demand it.

Trying to write during my luteal phase is like playing Saw where I am both Jigsaw and the victim and I enjoy the suffering as the victim but not as Jigsaw.

welcome to the dark side, brother