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Josh Scherr
@joshscherr.bsky.social
▶️ NOW: Cautionary Tales; game narrative consulting
⏪ PAST: Naughty Dog; co-writer/narrative designer Uncharted 4, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, The Last of Us Pt II
🪦 RIP: Crop Circle Games, narrative director
🔗🌳 linktr.ee/joshscherr
❤️ fix your hearts or die
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Hello, Bluesky! I'm probably best known for my work @ Naughty Dog, where I spent 21+ years helping make Uncharted, TLOU2, & Jak. Prior to that, I worked in feature/tv animation, including a certain RHCP video. Currently doing game narrative consulting, baking, walking my dog, & not sleeping enough
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hi everybody! I'm urgently looking for full-time game writing/narrative design work.

I'm a 6-year industry pro working with both AAA and indie studios on titles like Borderlands 4, Endoparasitic, and [REDACTED]. I also edit and consult!

Updated portfolio is live on my new site:
www.nessacannon.com
NESSA CANNON
Experienced game writer and narrative designer available for commissions, assignments, and contract work.
www.nessacannon.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:39 PM
the fuck did I just wake up to
January 3, 2026 at 3:36 PM
2026 will be the year of more books, more writing, less time posting on Bluesky, starting now
January 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
January 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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here’s hoping 2026 is just one year
January 1, 2026 at 4:02 AM
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Happy 70th (!) anniversary to ONE FROGGY EVENING, a timeless Chuck Jones classic & one of the greatest cartoons ever made

link to short:
tinyurl.com/3ww5sftr
December 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Happy 70th (!) anniversary to ONE FROGGY EVENING, a timeless Chuck Jones classic & one of the greatest cartoons ever made

link to short:
tinyurl.com/3ww5sftr
December 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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December 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
if nothing else 2026 is the year I finally learned how to properly temper chocolate; nothing can stop me
December 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Hello, Bluesky! I'm probably best known for my work @ Naughty Dog, where I spent 21+ years helping make Uncharted, TLOU2, & Jak. Prior to that, I worked in feature/tv animation, including a certain RHCP video. Currently doing game narrative consulting, baking, walking my dog, & not sleeping enough
October 19, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Annihilation (2018); dir Alex Garland
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
perfect AI metaphor alert
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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This game had some of the most effusive word-of-mouth, "You gotta try this one!" amongst IGF judges this year, worth sticking on your wishlist! :)
December 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Some games I loved this year! Not necessarily my games of the year, but games that stood out to me, felt super clever, or otherwise connected deeply.

I'll thread more, but these are the four that I keep thinking about a lot, just incredibly well executed experiences
December 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Merry Christmas from John Woo 🥲
December 26, 2025 at 7:24 AM
putting my mood into my cookies
December 26, 2025 at 6:19 AM
And Tiny Tim, who did not give you up, let you down, run around and desert you, make you cry, say goodbye, tell a lie and hurt you,
December 25, 2025 at 6:59 AM
best narrative game of 2024 is on sale; get it
1000xRESIST isn’t on sale just on Steam… it’s now on sale on PlayStation, too!

We’re so happy to have finally ported our Peabody award-winning game to PlayStation earlier this year – and now you can get it for 20% off. 💙

Hekki holidays!
December 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I am dead
AAA Mario Game(Original Video From ryanstewartvo Instagram)
YouTube video by The Nick 23
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Barbarri Straweissand effect?
December 23, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I only met him a few times in passing, but everyone I know who knew or worked with him said Vince Zampella was one of the good ones; a leader who always fought for his team. My heart goes out to his friends, colleagues, & family.
www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/v...
I remeber getting a call at CAA, from a very upset Vince and Jason. “Bobby is trying to take away the team’s royalty. Can you help?” It was such a hard time, and they were so strong for their team. He deserves better than this. It’s so sad.
Vince Zampella, video game developer behind 'Call of Duty' franchise, killed in mountain road crash
Vince Zampella is the former CEO of video game developers Infinity Ward, the studio behind the wildly successful "Call of Duty" franchise.
www.nbclosangeles.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:35 PM
so apparently I'm not the first person to make this bad joke, but I stand by it

of course the really bad joke is Bari Weiss running a news org
tired: spiked the story
inspired: Bari'ed the story
In an internal email, 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi said new editor in chief Bari Weiss had “spiked” the story and said the government was using silence to “VETO” stories.
December 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
tired: spiked the story
inspired: Bari'ed the story
December 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM