Bryant Francis
@bryantfrancis.me
Writer: Zephon, Endless Space 2 (rbryantfrancis@gmail.com)
Senior Editor: Game Developer (bryant.francis@gamedeveloper.com)
Otherwise: There’s a better world out there. Still looking for it.
Portfolio: www.bryantfrancis.me
Senior Editor: Game Developer (bryant.francis@gamedeveloper.com)
Otherwise: There’s a better world out there. Still looking for it.
Portfolio: www.bryantfrancis.me
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Bryant Francis
@bryantfrancis.me
· Oct 17
ZEPHON - Steam News Hub
Updates, events, and news from the developers of ZEPHON.
store.steampowered.com
Hi new followers!!! You might know that I'm senior editor at Game Developer, but did you also know I'm writing for Proxy Studios' 4X strategy game Zephon?
It's out on November 8, and you can wishlist it now to buy on day one!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/148...
It's out on November 8, and you can wishlist it now to buy on day one!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/148...
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the AI-generated chapter titles for our episodes are making me believe in the power of AI
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
the AI-generated chapter titles for our episodes are making me believe in the power of AI
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November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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low polyamory
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
low polyamory
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okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form:
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form:
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
Next week I'm doing another Game Dev Stories hangout in the @bostongamedev.bsky.social Discord! These have been real fun.
Game Dev Stories with Bryant Francis, featuring Luigi Guatieri, Wed, Nov 19, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
Bryant Francis sits down with Luigi Guatieri to get his game dev story!
Come join the Boston Game Dev [Discord](https://discord.gg/pTq5qs6a6k), where the event will be liv
www.meetup.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Next week I'm doing another Game Dev Stories hangout in the @bostongamedev.bsky.social Discord! These have been real fun.
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What surprises and disappoints me about all of this is removing all acknowledgment that Future Class ever existed from the TGA site, that the announcement was informally shared in Discord, and how a program aiming to uplift burgeoning professionals made my fellow members do most of the uplifting.
EXCLUSIVE on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: not only has The Game Awards not nominated a Future Class for 2025, it's told alumni it "does not have any active programming plans" for the award.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Game Awards' Future Class program remains on ice
Future Class organizer Emily Weir has informed past honorees that The Game Awards has no active plans for the program.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:42 PM
What surprises and disappoints me about all of this is removing all acknowledgment that Future Class ever existed from the TGA site, that the announcement was informally shared in Discord, and how a program aiming to uplift burgeoning professionals made my fellow members do most of the uplifting.
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An alternate name for Pluribus should be "daaaaang Carol"
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 AM
An alternate name for Pluribus should be "daaaaang Carol"
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hello game dev community, i am looking to interview a few people who have been in the industry for 5+ years and are comfortable in the role they chose for themself in their career. i want to hear from everyone, producers, engineers, narrative, community managers, etc. !!!
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
hello game dev community, i am looking to interview a few people who have been in the industry for 5+ years and are comfortable in the role they chose for themself in their career. i want to hear from everyone, producers, engineers, narrative, community managers, etc. !!!
brb becoming CFAA-reform-pilled while writing about child abuse on Roblox and Discord
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
brb becoming CFAA-reform-pilled while writing about child abuse on Roblox and Discord
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I ADORE alt.ctrl.GDC. Always a highlight of my show. Get those applications in!
Did you know that alt.ctrl.GDC is celebrating 12 years of alternative controllers this year? We’re looking for your coolest idea, if you built it and the game to go with it, it’s time to submit your project!
Submissions close November 20th.
Submit today! bit.ly/43dEaQc
#GDC2026
Submissions close November 20th.
Submit today! bit.ly/43dEaQc
#GDC2026
November 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I ADORE alt.ctrl.GDC. Always a highlight of my show. Get those applications in!
FWIW I also got this message—was told press tickets were primarily for outlets on the jury (to be 100% clear, this was before my story this week).
I'll still be in LA this year! I'll be around the JW Marriott area before, during, and after the show if anyone wants to talk shop.
I'll still be in LA this year! I'll be around the JW Marriott area before, during, and after the show if anyone wants to talk shop.
I asked about Game Awards press tickets in October. Got an email yesterday encouraging me to buy my own, as there were no spares.
November 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
FWIW I also got this message—was told press tickets were primarily for outlets on the jury (to be 100% clear, this was before my story this week).
I'll still be in LA this year! I'll be around the JW Marriott area before, during, and after the show if anyone wants to talk shop.
I'll still be in LA this year! I'll be around the JW Marriott area before, during, and after the show if anyone wants to talk shop.
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ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
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EXCLUSIVE on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: not only has The Game Awards not nominated a Future Class for 2025, it's told alumni it "does not have any active programming plans" for the award.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Game Awards' Future Class program remains on ice
Future Class organizer Emily Weir has informed past honorees that The Game Awards has no active plans for the program.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
EXCLUSIVE on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: not only has The Game Awards not nominated a Future Class for 2025, it's told alumni it "does not have any active programming plans" for the award.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
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If you were a member of The Game Awards Future Class and can speak to your experience, I want to chat with you for The Guardian!
DM me, or email alyssamerc[at]gmail[dot]com.
Signal boost please!
DM me, or email alyssamerc[at]gmail[dot]com.
Signal boost please!
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
If you were a member of The Game Awards Future Class and can speak to your experience, I want to chat with you for The Guardian!
DM me, or email alyssamerc[at]gmail[dot]com.
Signal boost please!
DM me, or email alyssamerc[at]gmail[dot]com.
Signal boost please!
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All My Maidens is looking for new guests! Do you know anyone who is an Elden Ring expert and wants to come on and yap about it for an hour?? let me know!
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
All My Maidens is looking for new guests! Do you know anyone who is an Elden Ring expert and wants to come on and yap about it for an hour?? let me know!
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Our industry does have peer-voted awards, the most visible being DICE, Game Developers Choice Awards, BAFTA. There are scores of smaller developer-led awards too. We do have spaces to celebrate and uplift one another, please support and watch these shows! The teams work hard for the devs!
November 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Our industry does have peer-voted awards, the most visible being DICE, Game Developers Choice Awards, BAFTA. There are scores of smaller developer-led awards too. We do have spaces to celebrate and uplift one another, please support and watch these shows! The teams work hard for the devs!
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if the sub ain't bit you must acquit
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
if the sub ain't bit you must acquit
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A striking feature of Trump 2.0 is that while elites capitulated immediately, ordinary citizens are using democratic institutions--e.g. the right to trial-by-jury--to the absolute hilt in defence of democracy.
Robber barons and sincecured pundits gave in; the citizenry fights back harder than ever.
Robber barons and sincecured pundits gave in; the citizenry fights back harder than ever.
straight-up jury nullification. this guy did it, confessed to it, and the jury instructions explicitly said that if he did it intentionally, it was assault.
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
November 6, 2025 at 7:39 PM
A striking feature of Trump 2.0 is that while elites capitulated immediately, ordinary citizens are using democratic institutions--e.g. the right to trial-by-jury--to the absolute hilt in defence of democracy.
Robber barons and sincecured pundits gave in; the citizenry fights back harder than ever.
Robber barons and sincecured pundits gave in; the citizenry fights back harder than ever.
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DOJ faces the coldest cut of all
November 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
DOJ faces the coldest cut of all
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If it’s BLT then you must go free
November 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If it’s BLT then you must go free
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IF THE SANDWICH IS TWO-BIT, YOU MUST ACQUIT!!!
We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
November 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
IF THE SANDWICH IS TWO-BIT, YOU MUST ACQUIT!!!
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We should *spread* his message far and wide. I know it sounds *cheesy* but we should form a *club*. Just *lettuce* do this, please.
We should raise a toast to Sean Dunn... and by toast I mean a piece of bread
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
We should *spread* his message far and wide. I know it sounds *cheesy* but we should form a *club*. Just *lettuce* do this, please.
SANDWICH GUY INNOCENT
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
SANDWICH GUY INNOCENT
EXCLUSIVE on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: not only has The Game Awards not nominated a Future Class for 2025, it's told alumni it "does not have any active programming plans" for the award.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Game Awards' Future Class program remains on ice
Future Class organizer Emily Weir has informed past honorees that The Game Awards has no active plans for the program.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
EXCLUSIVE on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social: not only has The Game Awards not nominated a Future Class for 2025, it's told alumni it "does not have any active programming plans" for the award.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.
The Future Class page was taken down sometime this year—eliminating a definitive archive of honorees.