Bryant Francis
@bryantfrancis.me
Writer: Down With The Ship, Zephon, Endless Space 2 (rbryantfrancis@gmail.com)
Senior Editor: Game Developer (bryant.francis@gamedeveloper.com)
📝: www.bryantfrancis.me
🎥: https://boxd.it/hp9UB
Senior Editor: Game Developer (bryant.francis@gamedeveloper.com)
📝: www.bryantfrancis.me
🎥: https://boxd.it/hp9UB
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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...
New GOTY just dropped
December 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New GOTY just dropped
It’s Christmas Eve hit me up on Letterboxd so we can talk movies.
BryantFrancis08’s profile
BryantFrancis08 uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 78 films watched.
boxd.it
December 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It’s Christmas Eve hit me up on Letterboxd so we can talk movies.
We picked our top 10 games of 2025!! News Tower slipped in as a surprise contender at the last minute. Really fun to have it appear next to Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Baby Steps!
Game Developer's top 10 games of the year - 2025 Wrap-Up
Game Developer's top 10 games of the year - 2025 Wrap-Up
From drafting rooms in Blue Prince and sweeping the depths of Hades 2, to managing a newsie empire in News Tower and hitting new Peaks, here are the Game Developer editors favorite games of 2025.
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
We picked our top 10 games of 2025!! News Tower slipped in as a surprise contender at the last minute. Really fun to have it appear next to Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and Baby Steps!
Reposted by Bryant Francis
Game Developer's top 10 games of the year - 2025 Wrap-Up
Game Developer's top 10 games of the year - 2025 Wrap-Up
From drafting rooms in Blue Prince and sweeping the depths of Hades 2, to managing a newsie empire in News Tower and hitting new Peaks, here are the Game Developer editors favorite games of 2025.
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Game Developer's top 10 games of the year - 2025 Wrap-Up
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@rianjohnson.bsky.social’s made two movies that gave me deep feelings about spirituality. one’s about The Force, the other’s about Christianity, and I’m Jewish so that gives me a weird bundle of feelings about all this mess
December 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM
@rianjohnson.bsky.social’s made two movies that gave me deep feelings about spirituality. one’s about The Force, the other’s about Christianity, and I’m Jewish so that gives me a weird bundle of feelings about all this mess
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My team is hiring narrative designers again!
* Entry to mid-level!
* Casual mobile games with campy fun stories
* Big caveat: after a few months remote, you gotta do a year or two in-office in Beijing!
* Pay is low by US standards but great for Beijing or Europe
www.linkedin.com/posts/alexan...
* Entry to mid-level!
* Casual mobile games with campy fun stories
* Big caveat: after a few months remote, you gotta do a year or two in-office in Beijing!
* Pay is low by US standards but great for Beijing or Europe
www.linkedin.com/posts/alexan...
📣 We’re Hiring Again! 📣
We're looking for two Narrative Designers to join our team in 2026!
Prior games industry experience is a plus, but not required. What matters most that you're passio...
📣 We’re Hiring Again! 📣
We're looking for two Narrative Designers to join our team in 2026!
Prior games industry experience is a plus, but not required. What matters most that you're passionate abo...
www.linkedin.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
My team is hiring narrative designers again!
* Entry to mid-level!
* Casual mobile games with campy fun stories
* Big caveat: after a few months remote, you gotta do a year or two in-office in Beijing!
* Pay is low by US standards but great for Beijing or Europe
www.linkedin.com/posts/alexan...
* Entry to mid-level!
* Casual mobile games with campy fun stories
* Big caveat: after a few months remote, you gotta do a year or two in-office in Beijing!
* Pay is low by US standards but great for Beijing or Europe
www.linkedin.com/posts/alexan...
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Isn't that just Willam Dafoe
December 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Isn't that just Willam Dafoe
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I was told by an ex Lucasarts designer I worked with at Telltale that Dash Rendar, the main character of Shadows of the Empire, got his name from the command the engineers used to update the scene:
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i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
December 23, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I was told by an ex Lucasarts designer I worked with at Telltale that Dash Rendar, the main character of Shadows of the Empire, got his name from the command the engineers used to update the scene:
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Wake Up Dead Man second viewing complete
December 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Wake Up Dead Man second viewing complete
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In 2022, Bari Weiss ran this viral first-person piece by a top Levi’s executive. She claimed she was hounded out of the company because of her vocal stance on COVID restrictions.
There are no quotes from the company. Or her colleagues.
Not even a “no comment.”
www.thefp.com/p/yesterday-...
There are no quotes from the company. Or her colleagues.
Not even a “no comment.”
www.thefp.com/p/yesterday-...
Yesterday I Was Levi’s Brand President. I Quit So I Could Be Free.
I turned down $1 million severance in exchange for my voice.
www.thefp.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In 2022, Bari Weiss ran this viral first-person piece by a top Levi’s executive. She claimed she was hounded out of the company because of her vocal stance on COVID restrictions.
There are no quotes from the company. Or her colleagues.
Not even a “no comment.”
www.thefp.com/p/yesterday-...
There are no quotes from the company. Or her colleagues.
Not even a “no comment.”
www.thefp.com/p/yesterday-...
Oh my god
Vince Zampella, video game developer behind ‘Call of Duty' franchise, killed in crash www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/v...
December 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Oh my god
“You can only tell the story of tortured people if the people torturing them agree to go on camera” this woman is an intellectual and moral black hole
this, from Bari Weiss's 9pm editorial call, is just complete and utter horseshit. she can't even do damage control right
December 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“You can only tell the story of tortured people if the people torturing them agree to go on camera” this woman is an intellectual and moral black hole
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That's it! 2025 is over. 🥳
While it was a rough one for our community (to say the least), it was a busy one for the QT Library, and we can't help but have a little hope for our future and that of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Relive the highlights with us, and a toast to so much more in 2026!
While it was a rough one for our community (to say the least), it was a busy one for the QT Library, and we can't help but have a little hope for our future and that of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Relive the highlights with us, and a toast to so much more in 2026!
December 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
That's it! 2025 is over. 🥳
While it was a rough one for our community (to say the least), it was a busy one for the QT Library, and we can't help but have a little hope for our future and that of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Relive the highlights with us, and a toast to so much more in 2026!
While it was a rough one for our community (to say the least), it was a busy one for the QT Library, and we can't help but have a little hope for our future and that of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Relive the highlights with us, and a toast to so much more in 2026!
“I care too much about this broadcast to let it be dismantled without a fight.”
1. BREAKING
Sharyn Alfonsi, a correspondent for 60 Minutes, sent an internal email to colleagues stating that CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss “spiked our story” about the Trump administration and the transfer of deportees to a prison in El Salvador.
Sharyn Alfonsi, a correspondent for 60 Minutes, sent an internal email to colleagues stating that CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss “spiked our story” about the Trump administration and the transfer of deportees to a prison in El Salvador.
December 22, 2025 at 3:46 AM
“I care too much about this broadcast to let it be dismantled without a fight.”
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Carli’s profile
Carli uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 163 films watched.
boxd.it
December 22, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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got my adhd upgraded to ad4k
December 21, 2025 at 6:52 AM
got my adhd upgraded to ad4k
@carlivelocci.com: “It’d be great if there was a road trip style movie where Kylo Ren and Rey bicker and work out how to balance the light and the dark of the Force.”
Me: “congrats you just described KOTOR 2”
Me: “congrats you just described KOTOR 2”
December 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
@carlivelocci.com: “It’d be great if there was a road trip style movie where Kylo Ren and Rey bicker and work out how to balance the light and the dark of the Force.”
Me: “congrats you just described KOTOR 2”
Me: “congrats you just described KOTOR 2”
I truly wasn’t prepared for how negative the sentiment would be.
everyone dislikes genai in games, but kids and story-focused players the most.
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
Gamers Are Overwhelmingly Negative About Gen AI in Video Games, but Attitudes Vary by Gender, Age, and Gaming Motivations.
Learn about how gender, age, and gaming motivations shape the perception of Gen AI in video games.
quanticfoundry.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I truly wasn’t prepared for how negative the sentiment would be.
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everyone dislikes genai in games, but kids and story-focused players the most.
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
Gamers Are Overwhelmingly Negative About Gen AI in Video Games, but Attitudes Vary by Gender, Age, and Gaming Motivations.
Learn about how gender, age, and gaming motivations shape the perception of Gen AI in video games.
quanticfoundry.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
everyone dislikes genai in games, but kids and story-focused players the most.
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
Donated—hope others can chip in.
I am so deeply sorry to be in the position to have to pull this lever again, but I just watched my car get towed away and I don't really know what else to do anymore.
More details in the update & description, but if you're able to help out or share, we would be grateful beyond words.
More details in the update & description, but if you're able to help out or share, we would be grateful beyond words.
Donate to Help Andrew & Savannah's Family Stay Afloat, organized by Andrew Elmore
Hey there! I'm Andrew, this is my wife Savannah. We have two kids, and we're… Andrew Elmore needs your support for Help Andrew & Savannah's Family Stay Afloat
gofund.me
December 20, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Donated—hope others can chip in.
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Andrew is deeply talented and a good person. Throw him some cash if you can.
I am so deeply sorry to be in the position to have to pull this lever again, but I just watched my car get towed away and I don't really know what else to do anymore.
More details in the update & description, but if you're able to help out or share, we would be grateful beyond words.
More details in the update & description, but if you're able to help out or share, we would be grateful beyond words.
Donate to Help Andrew & Savannah's Family Stay Afloat, organized by Andrew Elmore
Hey there! I'm Andrew, this is my wife Savannah. We have two kids, and we're… Andrew Elmore needs your support for Help Andrew & Savannah's Family Stay Afloat
gofund.me
December 20, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Andrew is deeply talented and a good person. Throw him some cash if you can.
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If you're wanting to go to the event and haven't yet bought a pass, I have a 10% off code to hand out for being a speaker: SPKGDC26_EkV9clVV
December 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
If you're wanting to go to the event and haven't yet bought a pass, I have a 10% off code to hand out for being a speaker: SPKGDC26_EkV9clVV
Omg the Bank of America logo at the bottom
"Has feminism failed women brought to you by bank of america" is my MKULTRA sleeper agent activation phrase
December 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Omg the Bank of America logo at the bottom
Talked to @tanyaxshort.bsky.social about the art of curating the top 100 most influential games of all time—and how a list like this can help game devs!
Are these the 100 most influential games of all time? ft. Tanya Short - Game Developer Podcast Ep. 62
Are these the 100 most influential games of all time? ft. Tanya Short - Game Developer Podcast Ep. 62
These game designers say Portal is the most influential game of all-time. Do you agree?
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Talked to @tanyaxshort.bsky.social about the art of curating the top 100 most influential games of all time—and how a list like this can help game devs!
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Who killed the game industry? Union workers make splash at Game Awards protest
Who killed the game industry? Union workers make splash at Game Awards protest
A vigil for those trampled in the name of profits.
www.gamedeveloper.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Who killed the game industry? Union workers make splash at Game Awards protest