Manda Farough
@amandafarough.ca
Director of Production @ Causeway. Executive Producer & Writer (TMNT: Tactical Takedown, Truck-kun). Principal narrative on Terrible Lizards, GNAW & [redacted]. Award-nominated Multiclasser. UVW-CWA. @virtualeconcast.com cohost. Mama. 🇨🇦🏳️🌈 amandafarough.ca
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Manda Farough
@amandafarough.ca
· Oct 29
(Re)introducing myself.
I’m Amanda Farough, most people call me Manda. I’m an award-nominated Multiclasser working at the intersection of creativity and business in game development across a number of disciplines.
I’ve been working in and around games since 2009; got my start writing about ‘em.
I’m Amanda Farough, most people call me Manda. I’m an award-nominated Multiclasser working at the intersection of creativity and business in game development across a number of disciplines.
I’ve been working in and around games since 2009; got my start writing about ‘em.
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I am doing marketing consulting on this game! It is a super neat horror + parkour (still alive by lisa miskovsky intensifies) + dinosaurs mix that really caught my attention at PAX, and I am stoked they brought me on to help!
Some concepts of the exterior of our roadside dinosaur attraction. It has been since dubbed "Dalton's Dinos"
#dinosaurs #steamgames #videogames #gamedev #conceptart
#dinosaurs #steamgames #videogames #gamedev #conceptart
February 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I am doing marketing consulting on this game! It is a super neat horror + parkour (still alive by lisa miskovsky intensifies) + dinosaurs mix that really caught my attention at PAX, and I am stoked they brought me on to help!
Enormous happy birthday to my person, my business partner, and my best friend in the whole wide world: @futterish.fsquared.biz. This is our tenth year of birthdays together; it's hard to believe that it's been such a long time but also that it was yesterday.
Happy birthday, love. Here's to you. <3
Happy birthday, love. Here's to you. <3
February 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Enormous happy birthday to my person, my business partner, and my best friend in the whole wide world: @futterish.fsquared.biz. This is our tenth year of birthdays together; it's hard to believe that it's been such a long time but also that it was yesterday.
Happy birthday, love. Here's to you. <3
Happy birthday, love. Here's to you. <3
<taps the sign>
Remember kids:
- Discord is not a place for storing game dev/project materials
- You (probably) don't need Jira
- Your internal deadlines should be BEFORE their final due date
- Don't put up with stuff; speak up
- If someone can't speak up, speak up for them
- Stay a little silly but take no shit
- Discord is not a place for storing game dev/project materials
- You (probably) don't need Jira
- Your internal deadlines should be BEFORE their final due date
- Don't put up with stuff; speak up
- If someone can't speak up, speak up for them
- Stay a little silly but take no shit
February 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
<taps the sign>
To the surprise of precisely no one who has known me for any amount of time, my guilty pleasure game continues to be Civilization 6!
If I just need to turn my brain off and get into flow state, Civ 6 gives me that sweet, sweet dopamine hit.
If I just need to turn my brain off and get into flow state, Civ 6 gives me that sweet, sweet dopamine hit.
It's Friday. It's been a long week. We know you're tired.
Buuuuut... it's time to wake up for #QuestionsWithCauseway!
This week, we're asking you to join us in answering...
"What is your guilty pleasure game? You know.. the one you keep coming back to when you can't figure out what to play."
Buuuuut... it's time to wake up for #QuestionsWithCauseway!
This week, we're asking you to join us in answering...
"What is your guilty pleasure game? You know.. the one you keep coming back to when you can't figure out what to play."
February 6, 2026 at 4:15 PM
To the surprise of precisely no one who has known me for any amount of time, my guilty pleasure game continues to be Civilization 6!
If I just need to turn my brain off and get into flow state, Civ 6 gives me that sweet, sweet dopamine hit.
If I just need to turn my brain off and get into flow state, Civ 6 gives me that sweet, sweet dopamine hit.
nope, gtfoh
Women in Games CEO says 'ethical AI' should augment human creativity
Women in Games CEO says 'ethical AI' should augment human creativity
WIG's 2026 manifesto argues women should be involved in "building and governing" AI to prevent "bias" from going unchecked.
www.gamedeveloper.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
nope, gtfoh
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"If you have ever said, 'I wish someone would do something,' this is your opportunity to be that person," Maffin said.
"The templates are there. The whole kit is ready for your community."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"The templates are there. The whole kit is ready for your community."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
What started in B.C. has stretched to N.L. as volunteers try to attract U.S. health workers to Canada | CBC News
Tod Maffin's program, called the Canadian Healthcare Infusion, is teaching community volunteers how to attract American health workers to Canada.
www.cbc.ca
February 4, 2026 at 5:03 PM
"If you have ever said, 'I wish someone would do something,' this is your opportunity to be that person," Maffin said.
"The templates are there. The whole kit is ready for your community."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"The templates are there. The whole kit is ready for your community."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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❄️ Update: The GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ will be published soon - we just sent a proof to the authors.
400 pages - 100k+ words - 118 authors - including the writers from several well-beloved games and major franchises.
If you want to be notified when it releases, you can add your name below!
400 pages - 100k+ words - 118 authors - including the writers from several well-beloved games and major franchises.
If you want to be notified when it releases, you can add your name below!
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In early 2026 we’ll be publishing The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope, a collection of over 100 short essays by game writers about writing.
Featuring some very famous names, some highly experienced free...
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February 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
❄️ Update: The GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ will be published soon - we just sent a proof to the authors.
400 pages - 100k+ words - 118 authors - including the writers from several well-beloved games and major franchises.
If you want to be notified when it releases, you can add your name below!
400 pages - 100k+ words - 118 authors - including the writers from several well-beloved games and major franchises.
If you want to be notified when it releases, you can add your name below!
I did my first game jam in, like, 20 years over the weekend
It was very, very fun
It was very, very fun
February 2, 2026 at 3:47 AM
I did my first game jam in, like, 20 years over the weekend
It was very, very fun
It was very, very fun
This is a bit of a doozy for me, because I'm such an eclectic player, but I think (???) that my favourite mechanic/feature is the ability to build relationships (even better if they're non-romantic).
I'm a sucker for connection in games so whenever that's available, I'm genuinely so glad for it.
I'm a sucker for connection in games so whenever that's available, I'm genuinely so glad for it.
The week is coming to a close, so that means it's time for another #QuestionsWithCauseway!
This week, we're asking... "What's your favorite game mechanic or feature (regardless of genre)? What puts a smile on your face when it shows up in the game you're playing?"
This week, we're asking... "What's your favorite game mechanic or feature (regardless of genre)? What puts a smile on your face when it shows up in the game you're playing?"
January 30, 2026 at 4:01 PM
This is a bit of a doozy for me, because I'm such an eclectic player, but I think (???) that my favourite mechanic/feature is the ability to build relationships (even better if they're non-romantic).
I'm a sucker for connection in games so whenever that's available, I'm genuinely so glad for it.
I'm a sucker for connection in games so whenever that's available, I'm genuinely so glad for it.
Coming back for a sec to say:
Please be careful out there today. I wish I were able to be out there with you all.
Power to the people, today and always.
Please be careful out there today. I wish I were able to be out there with you all.
Power to the people, today and always.
January 30, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Coming back for a sec to say:
Please be careful out there today. I wish I were able to be out there with you all.
Power to the people, today and always.
Please be careful out there today. I wish I were able to be out there with you all.
Power to the people, today and always.
We sure as hell did!
I'm very happy to have contributed to this, as Sleep No More was such an integral part of my narrative learning from way before I even realized that interactive narrative was something I wanted to do.
I got to take my partners and my brother before it shut down. <3
I'm very happy to have contributed to this, as Sleep No More was such an integral part of my narrative learning from way before I even realized that interactive narrative was something I wanted to do.
I got to take my partners and my brother before it shut down. <3
We interrupt my shamelessly plugging Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator to… do… different shameless self-promotion.
I just got word from @drkowert.bsky.social that The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Sleep No More is officially out!
@amandafarough.ca and I both contributed essays to this collection!
I just got word from @drkowert.bsky.social that The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Sleep No More is officially out!
@amandafarough.ca and I both contributed essays to this collection!
January 30, 2026 at 3:55 PM
We sure as hell did!
I'm very happy to have contributed to this, as Sleep No More was such an integral part of my narrative learning from way before I even realized that interactive narrative was something I wanted to do.
I got to take my partners and my brother before it shut down. <3
I'm very happy to have contributed to this, as Sleep No More was such an integral part of my narrative learning from way before I even realized that interactive narrative was something I wanted to do.
I got to take my partners and my brother before it shut down. <3
GO TRADE SOME BABIES, BABES
MARKETS ARE OPEN!!!
Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator is live on Steam and ready for you to buy low, sell high, and SHORT! THAT! BABY!
We're also announcing at least two months of free post-launch content starting... NEXT WEEK!
store.steampowered.com/app/3642000/...
Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator is live on Steam and ready for you to buy low, sell high, and SHORT! THAT! BABY!
We're also announcing at least two months of free post-launch content starting... NEXT WEEK!
store.steampowered.com/app/3642000/...
Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator on Steam
Buy low, sell high, and short an entire universe of babies in this arcade stock market sim set in the world of Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulator.
store.steampowered.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:11 PM
GO TRADE SOME BABIES, BABES
need to take a little break from the bleakness of the world so I can function this week
so, I'll not really be On Here until next week (find me on Discord)
so, I'll not really be On Here until next week (find me on Discord)
January 26, 2026 at 3:27 PM
need to take a little break from the bleakness of the world so I can function this week
so, I'll not really be On Here until next week (find me on Discord)
so, I'll not really be On Here until next week (find me on Discord)
this is a silly, very fun game
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time (Switch 2/Switch/PS5 English/JPN import) is $51.08 US Dollars at VGP buff.ly/Z9sBg6i
All VGP deals buff.ly/B2wm2B6 #ad
Switch 2 edition is on cart
All VGP deals buff.ly/B2wm2B6 #ad
Switch 2 edition is on cart
January 26, 2026 at 2:55 PM
this is a silly, very fun game
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Escaping the winter storm? come thaw out with games, books, and good company this week. ☕📚
👉 Visit our Events page to grab tickets and get full info.
Thesecretlantern.com/events
#gamestore #CedarParkTX #Bookstore
👉 Visit our Events page to grab tickets and get full info.
Thesecretlantern.com/events
#gamestore #CedarParkTX #Bookstore
January 25, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Escaping the winter storm? come thaw out with games, books, and good company this week. ☕📚
👉 Visit our Events page to grab tickets and get full info.
Thesecretlantern.com/events
#gamestore #CedarParkTX #Bookstore
👉 Visit our Events page to grab tickets and get full info.
Thesecretlantern.com/events
#gamestore #CedarParkTX #Bookstore
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2025 was brutal for games media, but I'm seeing some glimmers of hope as worker-owned sites like @aftermath.site, @rascal.news, and @giantbomb.bsky.social have carved out vital spaces in the games community.
Earlier this year, I made a huge Indie Games Media starter pack for y'all. Let's celebrate.
Earlier this year, I made a huge Indie Games Media starter pack for y'all. Let's celebrate.
December 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
2025 was brutal for games media, but I'm seeing some glimmers of hope as worker-owned sites like @aftermath.site, @rascal.news, and @giantbomb.bsky.social have carved out vital spaces in the games community.
Earlier this year, I made a huge Indie Games Media starter pack for y'all. Let's celebrate.
Earlier this year, I made a huge Indie Games Media starter pack for y'all. Let's celebrate.
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$68/120. Almost done.
January 25, 2026 at 7:06 PM
$68/120. Almost done.
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I… can’t anymore tonight. There’s a storm incoming. Be safe.
You are loved. You are STRONG. You are courageous. You matter.
You are loved. You are STRONG. You are courageous. You matter.
January 25, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I… can’t anymore tonight. There’s a storm incoming. Be safe.
You are loved. You are STRONG. You are courageous. You matter.
You are loved. You are STRONG. You are courageous. You matter.
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With Hootsuite making rounds for its contracts with ICE, here’s a longstanding one it had with Calgary police that looked an awful lot like scraping social media for facial recognition.
They reeeeally didn’t want me to get these documents.
drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...
They reeeeally didn’t want me to get these documents.
drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...
Calgary police "image recognition" software identifies individuals in photos & videos posted online
Documents show that two years after being caught using Clearview AI facial recognition software, Calgary police signed contracts for AI software that scours photos and videos for individuals. Have pol...
drugdatadecoded.ca
January 24, 2026 at 10:51 PM
With Hootsuite making rounds for its contracts with ICE, here’s a longstanding one it had with Calgary police that looked an awful lot like scraping social media for facial recognition.
They reeeeally didn’t want me to get these documents.
drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...
They reeeeally didn’t want me to get these documents.
drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...
no, I cannot publicly speak about <gestures>, but the rage that I feel at ALL of this is… well, I did not know I could feel rage like this.
Do something.
Do ANYTHING.
Bc there are those of us who would be demonstrating and protesting if we were allowed to have voices in this country.
Do something.
Do ANYTHING.
Bc there are those of us who would be demonstrating and protesting if we were allowed to have voices in this country.
January 25, 2026 at 1:34 AM
no, I cannot publicly speak about <gestures>, but the rage that I feel at ALL of this is… well, I did not know I could feel rage like this.
Do something.
Do ANYTHING.
Bc there are those of us who would be demonstrating and protesting if we were allowed to have voices in this country.
Do something.
Do ANYTHING.
Bc there are those of us who would be demonstrating and protesting if we were allowed to have voices in this country.
alright I’m gonna go learn how to turn plants into medicine, be safe beauties
January 24, 2026 at 2:22 AM
alright I’m gonna go learn how to turn plants into medicine, be safe beauties
I spent an hour and a bit watching weird geometry dash videos with my son (kid loves rage baiting me, I swear)
I’m honestly I’m so mad after learning how the start and end position code works that I kind of want to smack Robtop across the back of the head
I’m honestly I’m so mad after learning how the start and end position code works that I kind of want to smack Robtop across the back of the head
January 24, 2026 at 2:21 AM
I spent an hour and a bit watching weird geometry dash videos with my son (kid loves rage baiting me, I swear)
I’m honestly I’m so mad after learning how the start and end position code works that I kind of want to smack Robtop across the back of the head
I’m honestly I’m so mad after learning how the start and end position code works that I kind of want to smack Robtop across the back of the head