Jake
@axiosdndy.bsky.social
Generalist Gameplay Designer
Prev. Release Management & QA
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Jake
@axiosdndy.bsky.social
· Oct 22
Hi!😁 A lil' profile intro✨ I'm Jake, a Generalist Designer with a love for Systems, Gameplay & game-feel
Almost at 10yrs in the industry where I previously spent my time working in Release Management & Compliance QA before switching to Design! Some titles I've worked on, amongst many more👇
Almost at 10yrs in the industry where I previously spent my time working in Release Management & Compliance QA before switching to Design! Some titles I've worked on, amongst many more👇
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STOP having "conversations" with ChatGPT and START talking to your stuffed animals like a normal person
everyone needs to grow the fuck up and start playing pretend with toys
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 AM
STOP having "conversations" with ChatGPT and START talking to your stuffed animals like a normal person
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Wouldn't want to miss this one! Next Tuesday November 11th will be a livestreamed 1551 concert. I'll be performing live vocals for the best songs from 1551! Tune in to jam along with other viewers and share this awesome experience with me!
November 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Wouldn't want to miss this one! Next Tuesday November 11th will be a livestreamed 1551 concert. I'll be performing live vocals for the best songs from 1551! Tune in to jam along with other viewers and share this awesome experience with me!
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I cannot for the life of me complete or get even a consistent run against Omega Planetes...I've had better attempts against Malenia #MHWilds
October 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I cannot for the life of me complete or get even a consistent run against Omega Planetes...I've had better attempts against Malenia #MHWilds
By far my favourite pull in a while. Even the 'sires agree #PokemonTCGPocket
September 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
By far my favourite pull in a while. Even the 'sires agree #PokemonTCGPocket
Edited & posted a bunch of new photos from my Iceland trip earlier this year www.flickr.com/photos/84981...
Iceland 2025
Taken with Sony NEX-7 (18-55mm & 55-210mm e-mounts) and some with iPhone 11
Edited & processed using Affinity Photo 2
www.flickr.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Edited & posted a bunch of new photos from my Iceland trip earlier this year www.flickr.com/photos/84981...
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Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight.
I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:
emmkid.info
I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:
emmkid.info
Portfolio
emmkid.info
September 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight.
I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:
emmkid.info
I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:
emmkid.info
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the answer to "why is this game in development hell" is nearly always Churn
Employee churn (people leave constantly bc of poor pay/work env)
Direction churn (people unsure / disagree what they are making)
Production churn (leadership throws out work bc they can't communicate well/change their mind)
Employee churn (people leave constantly bc of poor pay/work env)
Direction churn (people unsure / disagree what they are making)
Production churn (leadership throws out work bc they can't communicate well/change their mind)
August 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
the answer to "why is this game in development hell" is nearly always Churn
Employee churn (people leave constantly bc of poor pay/work env)
Direction churn (people unsure / disagree what they are making)
Production churn (leadership throws out work bc they can't communicate well/change their mind)
Employee churn (people leave constantly bc of poor pay/work env)
Direction churn (people unsure / disagree what they are making)
Production churn (leadership throws out work bc they can't communicate well/change their mind)
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locked in and colored it YEEEE #NIGHTREIGN
August 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
locked in and colored it YEEEE #NIGHTREIGN
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Devastating for Spotify to lose 50% of albums on the service
July 26, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Devastating for Spotify to lose 50% of albums on the service
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🥳 It's been exactly 1 year since we released "Dungeons of Hinterberg"! 🥳
Since then we added:
- New Game +
- A free DLC with 7 mini-dungeons
- Costumes & gear visuals
- Photo Mode filters, frames and poses
- Tons of quality of life updates
Time to replay the game?
Since then we added:
- New Game +
- A free DLC with 7 mini-dungeons
- Costumes & gear visuals
- Photo Mode filters, frames and poses
- Tons of quality of life updates
Time to replay the game?
July 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🥳 It's been exactly 1 year since we released "Dungeons of Hinterberg"! 🥳
Since then we added:
- New Game +
- A free DLC with 7 mini-dungeons
- Costumes & gear visuals
- Photo Mode filters, frames and poses
- Tons of quality of life updates
Time to replay the game?
Since then we added:
- New Game +
- A free DLC with 7 mini-dungeons
- Costumes & gear visuals
- Photo Mode filters, frames and poses
- Tons of quality of life updates
Time to replay the game?
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✨ MY BOOK IS OUT NOW ✨
"Mastering Community Management" is finally here! 😭
Learn what goes into community management for video games from pre- to post-production. ❤️ Get my step-by-step strategy for creating meaningful online spaces!
Shares appreciated. AHH!!
Buy: www.victoriatran.com/book
"Mastering Community Management" is finally here! 😭
Learn what goes into community management for video games from pre- to post-production. ❤️ Get my step-by-step strategy for creating meaningful online spaces!
Shares appreciated. AHH!!
Buy: www.victoriatran.com/book
July 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
✨ MY BOOK IS OUT NOW ✨
"Mastering Community Management" is finally here! 😭
Learn what goes into community management for video games from pre- to post-production. ❤️ Get my step-by-step strategy for creating meaningful online spaces!
Shares appreciated. AHH!!
Buy: www.victoriatran.com/book
"Mastering Community Management" is finally here! 😭
Learn what goes into community management for video games from pre- to post-production. ❤️ Get my step-by-step strategy for creating meaningful online spaces!
Shares appreciated. AHH!!
Buy: www.victoriatran.com/book
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we solved placeholder text years ago with Lorem Ipsum in a shittier version of Windows so I fail to see why you’re willing to melt down the climate just so you can have harder to QA placeholder text in your videogame
June 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
we solved placeholder text years ago with Lorem Ipsum in a shittier version of Windows so I fail to see why you’re willing to melt down the climate just so you can have harder to QA placeholder text in your videogame
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I've slapped together approximately 173 pages of material that aims to teach programming a personal website with HTML and CSS to artists, animators, writers, music producers, etc.
F*ck It, Let's Make a Website Part 1 is now live ✨
Go here to read: bit.ly/filmawPartOne
More info below 👇
F*ck It, Let's Make a Website Part 1 is now live ✨
Go here to read: bit.ly/filmawPartOne
More info below 👇
June 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I've slapped together approximately 173 pages of material that aims to teach programming a personal website with HTML and CSS to artists, animators, writers, music producers, etc.
F*ck It, Let's Make a Website Part 1 is now live ✨
Go here to read: bit.ly/filmawPartOne
More info below 👇
F*ck It, Let's Make a Website Part 1 is now live ✨
Go here to read: bit.ly/filmawPartOne
More info below 👇
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so i wanted to prevent my PCG system's foliage from populating on steep edges, and it was so easy to figure out!
i decided to fill those empty spaces with dandelion seeds... isn't it perfect? it looks like these fuzzy spores just kind of gathered at the base of cliffs, and stayed there. #GameDev
i decided to fill those empty spaces with dandelion seeds... isn't it perfect? it looks like these fuzzy spores just kind of gathered at the base of cliffs, and stayed there. #GameDev
June 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
so i wanted to prevent my PCG system's foliage from populating on steep edges, and it was so easy to figure out!
i decided to fill those empty spaces with dandelion seeds... isn't it perfect? it looks like these fuzzy spores just kind of gathered at the base of cliffs, and stayed there. #GameDev
i decided to fill those empty spaces with dandelion seeds... isn't it perfect? it looks like these fuzzy spores just kind of gathered at the base of cliffs, and stayed there. #GameDev
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I reckon about 90% of "bad game design" you see in any game is a direct result of some exec interfering with development
June 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I reckon about 90% of "bad game design" you see in any game is a direct result of some exec interfering with development
Started to process and upload some of my photos from my #Iceland trip. Still have hundreds to go through www.flickr.com/photos/84981...
Iceland 2025
Taken with Sony NEX-7 (18-55mm & 55-210mm e-mounts) and some with iPhone 11
Edited & processed using Affinity Photo 2
www.flickr.com
May 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Started to process and upload some of my photos from my #Iceland trip. Still have hundreds to go through www.flickr.com/photos/84981...
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It’s ok to be excited about things. It’s even better to let other folks be excited about things even if you aren’t 🥰
April 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM
It’s ok to be excited about things. It’s even better to let other folks be excited about things even if you aren’t 🥰
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i’ve said this many times & people are so quick to defend Steam it spins my mind
one of the world’s wealthiest companies taking 30% of all revenue from every struggling indie dev as a flat fee.. & taking LESS revshare from AAA games
spare me their sob story & stop allying with unchecked capitalism
one of the world’s wealthiest companies taking 30% of all revenue from every struggling indie dev as a flat fee.. & taking LESS revshare from AAA games
spare me their sob story & stop allying with unchecked capitalism
Valve could easily lower their 30% revenue cut for small games and it wouldn't cost them much (Apple and Google do 15%) but Steam doesn't have any strong competition and devs want to be on Steam either way. IMO if indies got slightly more money, there would also be more viable games to compete with.
April 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM
i’ve said this many times & people are so quick to defend Steam it spins my mind
one of the world’s wealthiest companies taking 30% of all revenue from every struggling indie dev as a flat fee.. & taking LESS revshare from AAA games
spare me their sob story & stop allying with unchecked capitalism
one of the world’s wealthiest companies taking 30% of all revenue from every struggling indie dev as a flat fee.. & taking LESS revshare from AAA games
spare me their sob story & stop allying with unchecked capitalism
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Introducing STARSEEKER, a brand new game from the developers of ASTRONEER.
STARSEEKER is all about the joy of discovery and the camaraderie that emerges from an evolving, cooperative experience. We hope you'll enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed making it... sometime in 2026.
STARSEEKER is all about the joy of discovery and the camaraderie that emerges from an evolving, cooperative experience. We hope you'll enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed making it... sometime in 2026.
April 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Introducing STARSEEKER, a brand new game from the developers of ASTRONEER.
STARSEEKER is all about the joy of discovery and the camaraderie that emerges from an evolving, cooperative experience. We hope you'll enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed making it... sometime in 2026.
STARSEEKER is all about the joy of discovery and the camaraderie that emerges from an evolving, cooperative experience. We hope you'll enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed making it... sometime in 2026.
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hey so uh one of the main Nintendo Switch 2 Direct streams completely ate our trailer due to I guess technical difficulties?? so if you guys could share this it would mean a lot 😅
Introducing STARSEEKER, a brand new game from the developers of ASTRONEER.
STARSEEKER is all about the joy of discovery and the camaraderie that emerges from an evolving, cooperative experience. We hope you'll enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed making it... sometime in 2026.
STARSEEKER is all about the joy of discovery and the camaraderie that emerges from an evolving, cooperative experience. We hope you'll enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed making it... sometime in 2026.
April 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
hey so uh one of the main Nintendo Switch 2 Direct streams completely ate our trailer due to I guess technical difficulties?? so if you guys could share this it would mean a lot 😅