Samantha Wren
@samwren.bsky.social
Narrative Director on (NDA) | prev BioWare, ArenaNet, Monolith | SFF writer | 🩷💛💙
www.samantha-wren.com
www.samantha-wren.com
If anyone is looking for a new tradition, may I present:
Yule Dogs
Yule Dogs
December 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
If anyone is looking for a new tradition, may I present:
Yule Dogs
Yule Dogs
Whew almost forgot this
December 25, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Whew almost forgot this
This game is trying so hard to tell me the sexy fox man definitely wants to kill me, but joke's on them that just makes him hotter
Silent Hill f is teaching me that my fight-or-flight instincts are alarmingly weighted toward Fight
December 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
This game is trying so hard to tell me the sexy fox man definitely wants to kill me, but joke's on them that just makes him hotter
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The year is 2035. There are three game studios left. Each one produces a game every 10 years, killing 250+ developers in the process. They all accidentally make the same game because they used genAI in preproduction. They sell 500 million units each, missing quarterly targets. Everyone is laid off.
December 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The year is 2035. There are three game studios left. Each one produces a game every 10 years, killing 250+ developers in the process. They all accidentally make the same game because they used genAI in preproduction. They sell 500 million units each, missing quarterly targets. Everyone is laid off.
Silent Hill f is teaching me that my fight-or-flight instincts are alarmingly weighted toward Fight
December 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Silent Hill f is teaching me that my fight-or-flight instincts are alarmingly weighted toward Fight
In addition to everything else, it's just such a bad idea to use AI for placeholder text because it's juuuust okay enough to be easily missed when you go back and do your edit pass.
December 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
In addition to everything else, it's just such a bad idea to use AI for placeholder text because it's juuuust okay enough to be easily missed when you go back and do your edit pass.
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recap of last night:
December 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
recap of last night:
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Tomb Raider: Catalyst Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by Tomb Raider
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Is it finally time to admit my lifelong crush on Sebulba
December 12, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Is it finally time to admit my lifelong crush on Sebulba
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Two Tomb Raider games were revealed at The Game Awards: Tomb Raider Catalyst, and the surprise reimagining of Lara Croft's debut adventure, Tomb Raider Legacy of Atlantis.
You saw the trailers, now get more details and meet the new voice of Lara Croft:
tombraider.com/news/video-g...
You saw the trailers, now get more details and meet the new voice of Lara Croft:
tombraider.com/news/video-g...
December 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Two Tomb Raider games were revealed at The Game Awards: Tomb Raider Catalyst, and the surprise reimagining of Lara Croft's debut adventure, Tomb Raider Legacy of Atlantis.
You saw the trailers, now get more details and meet the new voice of Lara Croft:
tombraider.com/news/video-g...
You saw the trailers, now get more details and meet the new voice of Lara Croft:
tombraider.com/news/video-g...
Tomb Raider: Catalyst Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by Tomb Raider
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
You have been judged by Hot Chocolate Child and have been found lacking
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 AM
You have been judged by Hot Chocolate Child and have been found lacking
God I love beige food
November 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
God I love beige food
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you know that part in new vegas where you can get ceasar’s legion to retreat to the east and beat the game with a 100 speech check
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you know that part in new vegas where you can get ceasar’s legion to retreat to the east and beat the game with a 100 speech check
Every single day I was amazed by the empathy, care, and positivity Belinda brought to her work and everyone she collaborated with. She is such a rare treasure of a human and any team would be so lucky to have her.
absolutely heartbroken to announce that i was part of the crystal layoffs today 💔
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫
i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖
November 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Every single day I was amazed by the empathy, care, and positivity Belinda brought to her work and everyone she collaborated with. She is such a rare treasure of a human and any team would be so lucky to have her.
Hannah is brilliant and funny and such an amazing cheerleader for other members of the team. Please please please snap her up.
Hey so, today is my last day at Crystal Dynamics apparently. I joined the company in 2018 to work on Marvel's Avengers and it's been the longest (and best) job I've ever had. It now means I'm looking for work, so if you know of any senior writer/narrative designer positions please send them my way.
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Hannah is brilliant and funny and such an amazing cheerleader for other members of the team. Please please please snap her up.
Do you have a specific font you absolutely need to write in or else the words don't look right, or are you normal
October 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Do you have a specific font you absolutely need to write in or else the words don't look right, or are you normal
Text is basically free!
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Text is basically free!
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I need to know who wrote the And Welcome to the Jam quest in Borderlands 4, you have no idea how happy you've made me
October 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I need to know who wrote the And Welcome to the Jam quest in Borderlands 4, you have no idea how happy you've made me
Guys I'm starting to think maybe social media is just bad actually
October 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Guys I'm starting to think maybe social media is just bad actually
My office window is perfectly positioned to watch a woman on a bike veer all the way to the back of an empty parking lot to ride through a pile of crunchy leaves. Hell yeah bike lady that was a good cronch
October 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
My office window is perfectly positioned to watch a woman on a bike veer all the way to the back of an empty parking lot to ride through a pile of crunchy leaves. Hell yeah bike lady that was a good cronch