Arden is for hire!
@ardenost.bsky.social
Freelance Narrative Designer @ ??? & Morbid Metal.🌱 Helped make Mars Vice, The Division 2, Anno 1800 & 2205.
🏳️🌈 They/Them 🏳️⚧️
Portfolio: http://ardenosthof.com/
Hire me: https://diorama-machine.com/
🏳️🌈 They/Them 🏳️⚧️
Portfolio: http://ardenosthof.com/
Hire me: https://diorama-machine.com/
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Last week was my last week at Iron Gate - After three years working on Valheim, it's time to start looking for new adventures elsewhere.
If you know someone looking for a kickass Tech Artist/Programmer, hit me up. Happy to work either remote, or on-site in Stockholm.
Portfolio's at dahnberg.se
If you know someone looking for a kickass Tech Artist/Programmer, hit me up. Happy to work either remote, or on-site in Stockholm.
Portfolio's at dahnberg.se
November 4, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Last week was my last week at Iron Gate - After three years working on Valheim, it's time to start looking for new adventures elsewhere.
If you know someone looking for a kickass Tech Artist/Programmer, hit me up. Happy to work either remote, or on-site in Stockholm.
Portfolio's at dahnberg.se
If you know someone looking for a kickass Tech Artist/Programmer, hit me up. Happy to work either remote, or on-site in Stockholm.
Portfolio's at dahnberg.se
Of course: to a company it's always workplace misconduct to organize a union. Hope everyone affected gets justice.
This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 1, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Of course: to a company it's always workplace misconduct to organize a union. Hope everyone affected gets justice.
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In what might be my last GDC, I got to meet Sabrina over at GLAAD. She was serious about lowering barriers for queer game devs and made good on it with this program.
tl;dr: GDC all acess + 2k stipend for early to mid career gaybies. Due date Nov 10.
glaad.org/qed
tl;dr: GDC all acess + 2k stipend for early to mid career gaybies. Due date Nov 10.
glaad.org/qed
Queer Emerging Developers (QED) Program | GLAAD
The Queer Emerging Developers Program offers a cohort of LGBTQ game developers the opportunity to accelerate their careers via dedicated mentorship from members across the game development space.
glaad.org
October 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
In what might be my last GDC, I got to meet Sabrina over at GLAAD. She was serious about lowering barriers for queer game devs and made good on it with this program.
tl;dr: GDC all acess + 2k stipend for early to mid career gaybies. Due date Nov 10.
glaad.org/qed
tl;dr: GDC all acess + 2k stipend for early to mid career gaybies. Due date Nov 10.
glaad.org/qed
aws being down is forcing us to fly to Japan oh well :)
October 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
aws being down is forcing us to fly to Japan oh well :)
Oh man I actually really enjoy being brought onto a new project as a producer? I'm putting my teeth on it and shaking it shaking it shaking it
October 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Oh man I actually really enjoy being brought onto a new project as a producer? I'm putting my teeth on it and shaking it shaking it shaking it
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Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
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Have they made a device yet that records your story thoughts as you walk home from the station and lug up four flights of stairs? Honestly having my best ideas that just disappear the moment I get in the door, like a slippery ferret from my hands
October 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Have they made a device yet that records your story thoughts as you walk home from the station and lug up four flights of stairs? Honestly having my best ideas that just disappear the moment I get in the door, like a slippery ferret from my hands
freshly vaxxed (covid booster + flu jab. in germany you can now get them at some pharmacies!!) and about to eat some chicken
October 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
freshly vaxxed (covid booster + flu jab. in germany you can now get them at some pharmacies!!) and about to eat some chicken
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Our second mentorship program is in full bloom and thriving. ✨ This could not have been possible without your support!
If you wish to be a part of our growth as an organization, we would appreciate you donating/sharing the campaign with others! 🤗
Our Donorbox: donorbox.org/sunbloom-2025
If you wish to be a part of our growth as an organization, we would appreciate you donating/sharing the campaign with others! 🤗
Our Donorbox: donorbox.org/sunbloom-2025
September 30, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Our second mentorship program is in full bloom and thriving. ✨ This could not have been possible without your support!
If you wish to be a part of our growth as an organization, we would appreciate you donating/sharing the campaign with others! 🤗
Our Donorbox: donorbox.org/sunbloom-2025
If you wish to be a part of our growth as an organization, we would appreciate you donating/sharing the campaign with others! 🤗
Our Donorbox: donorbox.org/sunbloom-2025
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Hey all! I'm looking for an expert on community building and management who can provide me with some consultancy. Paid.
I'm specifically looking for someone with the know-how to grow a community for narrative thriller/horror game titles.
I'm specifically looking for someone with the know-how to grow a community for narrative thriller/horror game titles.
September 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Hey all! I'm looking for an expert on community building and management who can provide me with some consultancy. Paid.
I'm specifically looking for someone with the know-how to grow a community for narrative thriller/horror game titles.
I'm specifically looking for someone with the know-how to grow a community for narrative thriller/horror game titles.
hell yeah lots of good looking people on my timeline tonight :)
September 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
hell yeah lots of good looking people on my timeline tonight :)
@devcom photos turned out so nice, you get to see me twice ✨🏳️⚧️
September 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
@devcom photos turned out so nice, you get to see me twice ✨🏳️⚧️
Followed this advice and had a pretty smashing first roundtable 💪🏻
I often get asked: "How do I host a good roundtable?" by folks who want to do their own.
So I wrote an article explaining the whole roundtable process from start to finish: rystorm.com/blog/how-to-host-a-good-roundtable-at-at-conference
Always remember: Iron fist, Velvet glove, folks rely on you!
So I wrote an article explaining the whole roundtable process from start to finish: rystorm.com/blog/how-to-host-a-good-roundtable-at-at-conference
Always remember: Iron fist, Velvet glove, folks rely on you!
How to host a good Roundtable at a Conference — Robin-Yann Storm, Product & UX Designer for Tools
A good roundtable is organised with an iron fist, and a velvet glove. You have to control the crowd, but let the discussion flow freely.
rystorm.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Followed this advice and had a pretty smashing first roundtable 💪🏻
Yippee it's finally here! Supporting my local bookstore means I have to wait a bit sometimes, but this is well worth the wait. :) @rdansky.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Yippee it's finally here! Supporting my local bookstore means I have to wait a bit sometimes, but this is well worth the wait. :) @rdansky.bsky.social
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Hey! I have no idea how to do this, I’ve never made a List or Starter Pack before, but:
⭐️ If you’re a Games Writer/Narrative Designer looking for work, and you’d like to be added to my Starter Pack, lmk!
⭐️ If you’re looking to hire a Games Writer/Narrative Designer, check out this Starter Pack!
⭐️ If you’re a Games Writer/Narrative Designer looking for work, and you’d like to be added to my Starter Pack, lmk!
⭐️ If you’re looking to hire a Games Writer/Narrative Designer, check out this Starter Pack!
September 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Hey! I have no idea how to do this, I’ve never made a List or Starter Pack before, but:
⭐️ If you’re a Games Writer/Narrative Designer looking for work, and you’d like to be added to my Starter Pack, lmk!
⭐️ If you’re looking to hire a Games Writer/Narrative Designer, check out this Starter Pack!
⭐️ If you’re a Games Writer/Narrative Designer looking for work, and you’d like to be added to my Starter Pack, lmk!
⭐️ If you’re looking to hire a Games Writer/Narrative Designer, check out this Starter Pack!
It's true.
The reason?
Game development regularly mistakes 'change' for 'iteration'.
Iteration is a constructive process of development where ideas develop and refine over time. In game development, far too often the process is not iteration, but wholesale change, often without notice.
3/9
Game development regularly mistakes 'change' for 'iteration'.
Iteration is a constructive process of development where ideas develop and refine over time. In game development, far too often the process is not iteration, but wholesale change, often without notice.
3/9
September 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
It's true.
Deutschlandfunk calling Kirk a "right-wing conservative activist" (rechtskonservativ) and summarizing the incident in their one-sentence-blurb as "Trump blames the extreme left for the killing of right-wing conservative activist Kirk" is quite the choice.
September 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Deutschlandfunk calling Kirk a "right-wing conservative activist" (rechtskonservativ) and summarizing the incident in their one-sentence-blurb as "Trump blames the extreme left for the killing of right-wing conservative activist Kirk" is quite the choice.
Happy Warntag for those who forgot (me)
September 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Happy Warntag for those who forgot (me)
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If you are, or know of, a colour-blind accessibility consultant or playtester please let me know!
I’m updating my resources list for clients and this category is a bit thinner on the ground from my personal circles than other topics
I’m updating my resources list for clients and this category is a bit thinner on the ground from my personal circles than other topics
September 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If you are, or know of, a colour-blind accessibility consultant or playtester please let me know!
I’m updating my resources list for clients and this category is a bit thinner on the ground from my personal circles than other topics
I’m updating my resources list for clients and this category is a bit thinner on the ground from my personal circles than other topics
Warhammer 401k is this anything
September 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Warhammer 401k is this anything
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New video! Old news, new package: AI, Procedural Generation, UGC, in-game trading, Blockchain, and the Metaverse
Why are game developers so adverse to these technologies? The best way to find out is by asking folks who have lived through the history of game development.
youtu.be/CeZ_rcDQg6Q
Why are game developers so adverse to these technologies? The best way to find out is by asking folks who have lived through the history of game development.
youtu.be/CeZ_rcDQg6Q
Old news, new package: AI, Procedural Generation, UGC, ingame trading, Blockchain, and the Metaverse
YouTube video by Robin-Yann Storm
youtu.be
August 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
New video! Old news, new package: AI, Procedural Generation, UGC, in-game trading, Blockchain, and the Metaverse
Why are game developers so adverse to these technologies? The best way to find out is by asking folks who have lived through the history of game development.
youtu.be/CeZ_rcDQg6Q
Why are game developers so adverse to these technologies? The best way to find out is by asking folks who have lived through the history of game development.
youtu.be/CeZ_rcDQg6Q
Everyone get ready for my new glasses drop next week, I just visited the glasses granting fairy and he knocked it out of the park again first try.
August 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Everyone get ready for my new glasses drop next week, I just visited the glasses granting fairy and he knocked it out of the park again first try.
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been using this a fair bit lately so just reminding everyone it exists for free:
news.ubisoft.com/en-us/articl...
test your game!! find out where you’re relying on hue!! change it!!
news.ubisoft.com/en-us/articl...
test your game!! find out where you’re relying on hue!! change it!!
Ubisoft’s Colorblind Simulation Tool, Chroma, Now Available For Public Use
The open-source tool allows developers to simulate a colorblind person’s experience while gaming.
news.ubisoft.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
been using this a fair bit lately so just reminding everyone it exists for free:
news.ubisoft.com/en-us/articl...
test your game!! find out where you’re relying on hue!! change it!!
news.ubisoft.com/en-us/articl...
test your game!! find out where you’re relying on hue!! change it!!