Geneviève Routhier
@genrouthier.bsky.social
Studio Art Director @EA DICE
• making games since 2003 •
✨Thoughts on game dev, leadership & the pastries of Sweden✨
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Opinions mine (especially the smart ones) & don't represent the views of my employer
• making games since 2003 •
✨Thoughts on game dev, leadership & the pastries of Sweden✨
🗣️ fr/en/lätt sv
Opinions mine (especially the smart ones) & don't represent the views of my employer
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Hey! I'm Gen 👋
I'm the Studio Art Director at DICE and a gamedev veteran of over 20 years.
I'm passionate about game development & creative leadership and like to post thoughts and advice on those topics occasionally. I'm also a house goblin, common nerd and like to write about anything really ✨
I'm the Studio Art Director at DICE and a gamedev veteran of over 20 years.
I'm passionate about game development & creative leadership and like to post thoughts and advice on those topics occasionally. I'm also a house goblin, common nerd and like to write about anything really ✨
Nearing the end of Deus Ex Mankind Divided
1. Campaign is a bit short but that's on me I suppose. I love long meaningful campaigns.
2. Deeply annoyed at the fact that all the main characters with agency and clout are men. Women are stuck in nurturing or victim roles. What gives??
Boo 👎
1. Campaign is a bit short but that's on me I suppose. I love long meaningful campaigns.
2. Deeply annoyed at the fact that all the main characters with agency and clout are men. Women are stuck in nurturing or victim roles. What gives??
Boo 👎
February 15, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Nearing the end of Deus Ex Mankind Divided
1. Campaign is a bit short but that's on me I suppose. I love long meaningful campaigns.
2. Deeply annoyed at the fact that all the main characters with agency and clout are men. Women are stuck in nurturing or victim roles. What gives??
Boo 👎
1. Campaign is a bit short but that's on me I suppose. I love long meaningful campaigns.
2. Deeply annoyed at the fact that all the main characters with agency and clout are men. Women are stuck in nurturing or victim roles. What gives??
Boo 👎
I just finished my self-assessment for the yearly review and according to Word I've reached 2173 words. Am I winning?
February 15, 2026 at 5:24 PM
I just finished my self-assessment for the yearly review and according to Word I've reached 2173 words. Am I winning?
I have to go out to go to the supermarket but it also means I have to put pants on. I’m terribly vexed.
February 15, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I have to go out to go to the supermarket but it also means I have to put pants on. I’m terribly vexed.
Reposted by Geneviève Routhier
We have been musing on this recently. When you can buy an actually quite good (and fairly recent) Sonic the Hedgehog game for $0.50 on Steam, it does make you question the future of pricing overall in the industry
February 15, 2026 at 1:55 PM
We have been musing on this recently. When you can buy an actually quite good (and fairly recent) Sonic the Hedgehog game for $0.50 on Steam, it does make you question the future of pricing overall in the industry
I really wish we were in a place where we could discuss the actual causes and solutions to the current games discourse.
Imo it feels that the price discussion is a trap to avoid the bigger picture. I know it’s a complex problem, but simplistic conclusions don’t get us anywhere.
Imo it feels that the price discussion is a trap to avoid the bigger picture. I know it’s a complex problem, but simplistic conclusions don’t get us anywhere.
February 15, 2026 at 11:37 AM
I really wish we were in a place where we could discuss the actual causes and solutions to the current games discourse.
Imo it feels that the price discussion is a trap to avoid the bigger picture. I know it’s a complex problem, but simplistic conclusions don’t get us anywhere.
Imo it feels that the price discussion is a trap to avoid the bigger picture. I know it’s a complex problem, but simplistic conclusions don’t get us anywhere.
I want a button that lets me skip back 5, 10, 15, 20 hours back in my timeline.
Whether it’s an awkward touch on the screen that resets my view, or the app crashing and rebooting, I always reach a point in my Sunday morning scroll where I lose my reading spot.
Let me skip back.
Whether it’s an awkward touch on the screen that resets my view, or the app crashing and rebooting, I always reach a point in my Sunday morning scroll where I lose my reading spot.
Let me skip back.
February 15, 2026 at 11:17 AM
I want a button that lets me skip back 5, 10, 15, 20 hours back in my timeline.
Whether it’s an awkward touch on the screen that resets my view, or the app crashing and rebooting, I always reach a point in my Sunday morning scroll where I lose my reading spot.
Let me skip back.
Whether it’s an awkward touch on the screen that resets my view, or the app crashing and rebooting, I always reach a point in my Sunday morning scroll where I lose my reading spot.
Let me skip back.
Reposted by Geneviève Routhier
The amount of times I sit in a call with a dreamer and their dream game is basically "everything from my favorite six games smashed together into perfect harmony and there was endless flawless content and it has graphics everyone likes" and I have to explain that making feet go on stairs is hard
i think what a lot of people never seem to realize is that a lot of people's vision of an "epic dream game" isn't actually very deep and comes down to scale and/or having a lot of features, whereas by embracing limitations you can be pushed in a far more radical direction.
rpgmaker definitely isn't the right tool for everyone, but I think using opinionated pre-baked tools to make some games would be very instructive to a lot of folks setting out to make their epic custom dream game. they're a much lower-stakes way to learn important lessons like "how to tell a story"
February 14, 2026 at 11:48 PM
The amount of times I sit in a call with a dreamer and their dream game is basically "everything from my favorite six games smashed together into perfect harmony and there was endless flawless content and it has graphics everyone likes" and I have to explain that making feet go on stairs is hard
Deus Ex Mankind Divided is making me realize I actually only don't stealth when it's not a Deus Ex game.
February 14, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Deus Ex Mankind Divided is making me realize I actually only don't stealth when it's not a Deus Ex game.
Gruelling week
February 13, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Gruelling week
Reposted by Geneviève Routhier
Battlefield 6 Season 2 incoming.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQLa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQLa...
Battlefield 6 Season 2 Official Gameplay Trailer
YouTube video by Battlefield
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Battlefield 6 Season 2 incoming.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQLa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQLa...
Goddamn the guard saw through my box disguise. Is nothing sacred anymore?
February 11, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Goddamn the guard saw through my box disguise. Is nothing sacred anymore?
Walkin' around in sewers, as one does. Someone just insulted Adam Jensen and his trenchcoat, specifically. How dare.
February 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Walkin' around in sewers, as one does. Someone just insulted Adam Jensen and his trenchcoat, specifically. How dare.
omg people how can you find stealth gameplay relaxing please help me unlock this mysterious truth
February 11, 2026 at 7:40 PM
omg people how can you find stealth gameplay relaxing please help me unlock this mysterious truth
Win11 continues to delight - my personal Office suite was just updated automatically to "Copilot". At least I could share my satisfaction through a survey that was attached to the update. Thanks, Microsoft.
February 11, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Win11 continues to delight - my personal Office suite was just updated automatically to "Copilot". At least I could share my satisfaction through a survey that was attached to the update. Thanks, Microsoft.
Back on my bullshit and committing to the bit once again: I have bought fresh rennet. Soon I’ll be able to flip the fridge contents ratio to 100% cheese and butter.
February 11, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Back on my bullshit and committing to the bit once again: I have bought fresh rennet. Soon I’ll be able to flip the fridge contents ratio to 100% cheese and butter.
What do you mean two thirds of my body is made of carbon fiber and the other third is made of hot-man-with-rock-hard-6-pack and yet I get one shot killed by puny pistol bullets. What a travesty.
This game is resentful of my actions and does not appreciate my rightful style (shooting people in the face).
Let’s go
February 10, 2026 at 8:17 PM
What do you mean two thirds of my body is made of carbon fiber and the other third is made of hot-man-with-rock-hard-6-pack and yet I get one shot killed by puny pistol bullets. What a travesty.
Reposted by Geneviève Routhier
I've been asked to talk at a panel about the "The Emotional Labour of Leadership" (in the games industry)
Panel Description: "Leaders discuss the invisible work of conflict management, reassurance, and emotional regulation in creative teams."
So yeah. I have thoughts. What are yours?
Panel Description: "Leaders discuss the invisible work of conflict management, reassurance, and emotional regulation in creative teams."
So yeah. I have thoughts. What are yours?
February 10, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I've been asked to talk at a panel about the "The Emotional Labour of Leadership" (in the games industry)
Panel Description: "Leaders discuss the invisible work of conflict management, reassurance, and emotional regulation in creative teams."
So yeah. I have thoughts. What are yours?
Panel Description: "Leaders discuss the invisible work of conflict management, reassurance, and emotional regulation in creative teams."
So yeah. I have thoughts. What are yours?
Their target isn’t creatives. It’s people that don’t have the urge to make and experiment with things, thus don’t know what it means to be creative or engage in creative crafts and find joy in it.
That’s where the money is, and where you can influence the tides.
That’s where the money is, and where you can influence the tides.
"AI transforms how you think about idea generation" you mean thinking???? you mean using your brain to think of something?
February 10, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Their target isn’t creatives. It’s people that don’t have the urge to make and experiment with things, thus don’t know what it means to be creative or engage in creative crafts and find joy in it.
That’s where the money is, and where you can influence the tides.
That’s where the money is, and where you can influence the tides.
I stuffed my face with a delicious blueberry flaky pastry and neglected to post a picture.
an older man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a field with his eyes closed .
Alt: an older man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a field
Caption read: you trusted me and I failed you
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I stuffed my face with a delicious blueberry flaky pastry and neglected to post a picture.
Check out this precious pup in the tram, ready to face the cold Swedish winter with his coat.
February 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Check out this precious pup in the tram, ready to face the cold Swedish winter with his coat.
did I just spot a draft function on here? 🫶
February 10, 2026 at 3:12 PM
did I just spot a draft function on here? 🫶
I got the best gift this birthday season (date pending).
Someone told me a past colleague we have in common told them I was the best AD they ever worked with 😭🌈
I kinda need to print this here so I remember it, so here we go.
Someone told me a past colleague we have in common told them I was the best AD they ever worked with 😭🌈
I kinda need to print this here so I remember it, so here we go.
February 10, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I got the best gift this birthday season (date pending).
Someone told me a past colleague we have in common told them I was the best AD they ever worked with 😭🌈
I kinda need to print this here so I remember it, so here we go.
Someone told me a past colleague we have in common told them I was the best AD they ever worked with 😭🌈
I kinda need to print this here so I remember it, so here we go.
Maybe we could take this opportunity to start using forums again.
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Maybe we could take this opportunity to start using forums again.
Reposted by Geneviève Routhier
"Your pets may not necessarily love it when you kiss and hug them"
Yeah well I may not necessarily love picking up poop so I guess we're all gonna have to make some sacrifices.
Yeah well I may not necessarily love picking up poop so I guess we're all gonna have to make some sacrifices.
February 9, 2026 at 5:09 PM
"Your pets may not necessarily love it when you kiss and hug them"
Yeah well I may not necessarily love picking up poop so I guess we're all gonna have to make some sacrifices.
Yeah well I may not necessarily love picking up poop so I guess we're all gonna have to make some sacrifices.
Writing a serious short bio for oneself is _the worst_
What do you mean it needs to sound both formal and also interesting? What about cats and random jokes?
What do you mean it needs to sound both formal and also interesting? What about cats and random jokes?
February 9, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Writing a serious short bio for oneself is _the worst_
What do you mean it needs to sound both formal and also interesting? What about cats and random jokes?
What do you mean it needs to sound both formal and also interesting? What about cats and random jokes?