Zaire
@zeestermeester.bsky.social
Ope. Midwest writer and narrative designer. Currently a Senior Writer @ Compulsion Games | Subnautica | Naughty Dog |Yet another social media platform.
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My Oscar-qualifying sapphic short film, "AND THEN" is now available to watch! Set in Tokyo — a story of insomnia, longing, and two women who quietly fall into each other. AND THEN is a poetic exploration of connection when sleep won’t come and love arrives instead.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=poVN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=poVN...
July 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
My Oscar-qualifying sapphic short film, "AND THEN" is now available to watch! Set in Tokyo — a story of insomnia, longing, and two women who quietly fall into each other. AND THEN is a poetic exploration of connection when sleep won’t come and love arrives instead.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=poVN...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=poVN...
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Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage
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Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage
Sandfall Interactive and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been stripped of its wins at The Indie Game Awards due to use of generative AI.
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December 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage
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I know a video game horse hates to see me coming. Yea, we are jumping off this cliff to save 12.5 seconds and there isnt anything you can do about it.
December 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I know a video game horse hates to see me coming. Yea, we are jumping off this cliff to save 12.5 seconds and there isnt anything you can do about it.
This is a good exploration, but I’d like to see more diversity for these articles. I’m by no means influential in the games industry, but I have gotten harassed in games not only for being a woman, but also specifically for being a Black woman.
Black women and women of color get it on two fronts
Black women and women of color get it on two fronts
GamesIndustry.biz spoke to some of the industry's most influential women about how they've seen attitudes change over the past decade and – crucially – what steps are still needed to encourage and retain female talent.
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
A decade on from Gamergate, how has the games industry changed for women?
Some of gaming's most influential women share their experiences, along with what still needs to be done
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This is a good exploration, but I’d like to see more diversity for these articles. I’m by no means influential in the games industry, but I have gotten harassed in games not only for being a woman, but also specifically for being a Black woman.
Black women and women of color get it on two fronts
Black women and women of color get it on two fronts
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Wishing you all hekki happy holidays 💖❄️
Thank you so much for your support for 1000xRESIST, which will be part of the Steam Winter Sale on the 18th!
A console launch, new localizations, new merch released with more on the way... it's been a hekki good year 😊
Thank you so much for your support for 1000xRESIST, which will be part of the Steam Winter Sale on the 18th!
A console launch, new localizations, new merch released with more on the way... it's been a hekki good year 😊
December 16, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Wishing you all hekki happy holidays 💖❄️
Thank you so much for your support for 1000xRESIST, which will be part of the Steam Winter Sale on the 18th!
A console launch, new localizations, new merch released with more on the way... it's been a hekki good year 😊
Thank you so much for your support for 1000xRESIST, which will be part of the Steam Winter Sale on the 18th!
A console launch, new localizations, new merch released with more on the way... it's been a hekki good year 😊
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The process is the fun part. Throwing shit at the wall with your colleagues is where the growth happens. The journey of distilling many ideas and iterations into something tightly focused and beautiful is what I enjoy. The frustrations are part of the growth.
AI strips you of that.
AI strips you of that.
December 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The process is the fun part. Throwing shit at the wall with your colleagues is where the growth happens. The journey of distilling many ideas and iterations into something tightly focused and beautiful is what I enjoy. The frustrations are part of the growth.
AI strips you of that.
AI strips you of that.
Im gonna miss Jesse in Control, but I am excited to get back into the world. Sam Lake hire me to write on DLC.
December 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Im gonna miss Jesse in Control, but I am excited to get back into the world. Sam Lake hire me to write on DLC.
Control 2. This was for me.
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Control 2. This was for me.
Not we won an award. Congrats to the team. Loved working in Midnight and bringing that authenticity and representation to the South and Black stories.
HAPPY SOUTH OF MIDNIGHT DAY @compulsiongames.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Not we won an award. Congrats to the team. Loved working in Midnight and bringing that authenticity and representation to the South and Black stories.
Should get a real host for this thing.
December 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Should get a real host for this thing.
Excited that more people will get to experience South of Midnight :)
South of Midnight coming to Nintendo Switch 2 & PS5 in Spring 2026
December 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Excited that more people will get to experience South of Midnight :)
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South of Midnight coming to Nintendo Switch 2 & PS5 in Spring 2026
December 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
South of Midnight coming to Nintendo Switch 2 & PS5 in Spring 2026
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i don't think you should be getting BAFTA nominations for "audio achievement" if almost all the voice acting in your game is AI, but maybe i'm just old fashioned :)
December 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
i don't think you should be getting BAFTA nominations for "audio achievement" if almost all the voice acting in your game is AI, but maybe i'm just old fashioned :)
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EXCUSE ME? It’s really nice to see people appreciating the swings we took on South of Midnight. Truly was amazing to work with everyone to craft our world and Hazel, who is a character I would’ve loved to see and play on screen as a kid.
EXCUSE ME? It’s really nice to see people appreciating the swings we took on South of Midnight. Truly was amazing to work with everyone to craft our world and Hazel, who is a character I would’ve loved to see and play on screen as a kid.
December 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM
www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-g...
EXCUSE ME? It’s really nice to see people appreciating the swings we took on South of Midnight. Truly was amazing to work with everyone to craft our world and Hazel, who is a character I would’ve loved to see and play on screen as a kid.
EXCUSE ME? It’s really nice to see people appreciating the swings we took on South of Midnight. Truly was amazing to work with everyone to craft our world and Hazel, who is a character I would’ve loved to see and play on screen as a kid.
Every 4-6 months I remember Joni Mitchell did mad blackface and it messes me up a little bit. Like….ok. Can’t have nothing.
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Every 4-6 months I remember Joni Mitchell did mad blackface and it messes me up a little bit. Like….ok. Can’t have nothing.
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it’s itchio creator day!! all of my twine games are pay what you want but if you pay for any of them I get 100% of it!! and it’ll probably directly go to some form of caffeine!
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November 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
it’s itchio creator day!! all of my twine games are pay what you want but if you pay for any of them I get 100% of it!! and it’ll probably directly go to some form of caffeine!
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OK, who narced?
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
OK, who narced?
Was wondering why my bag was so heavy and I forgot I had the serial killer special in there. Black gloves, a hammer, and a tape measurer. I had a good reason though, I swear.
November 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Was wondering why my bag was so heavy and I forgot I had the serial killer special in there. Black gloves, a hammer, and a tape measurer. I had a good reason though, I swear.
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No one at the rap battle will wait for me to type my prompts
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
No one at the rap battle will wait for me to type my prompts
A Black person would never write this article. Mac n cheese is a staple.
November 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A Black person would never write this article. Mac n cheese is a staple.
Someone go halvesies on a Criterion account with me 😭😭
November 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Someone go halvesies on a Criterion account with me 😭😭
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I was a member of TGA Future Class 2022 and lemmee tell ya, my skin has been crawling since
pretty much every interaction I had with them (few) & story I heard about other members' interactions with them (many) was bad. & by bad I mean, so many shades of being used as photo op tokens & nothing more
pretty much every interaction I had with them (few) & story I heard about other members' interactions with them (many) was bad. & by bad I mean, so many shades of being used as photo op tokens & nothing more
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 7, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I was a member of TGA Future Class 2022 and lemmee tell ya, my skin has been crawling since
pretty much every interaction I had with them (few) & story I heard about other members' interactions with them (many) was bad. & by bad I mean, so many shades of being used as photo op tokens & nothing more
pretty much every interaction I had with them (few) & story I heard about other members' interactions with them (many) was bad. & by bad I mean, so many shades of being used as photo op tokens & nothing more
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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.
Smoking that Cheney pack. Rest in piss homie
November 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Smoking that Cheney pack. Rest in piss homie