Cam Riach
@cameron-riach.bsky.social
Narrative Designer II @ Pipeworks on ???
Narrative Realization Designer @TNM on ??? | Cinematic Designer on Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Narrative Designer on Oxenfree II and The Foglands.
31, He/Him, Bi
Narrative Realization Designer @TNM on ??? | Cinematic Designer on Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Narrative Designer on Oxenfree II and The Foglands.
31, He/Him, Bi
Little update, but I'm starting my first day over at Pipeworks as a Narrative Designer today!
Will probably continue to be pretty quiet on here for the time being, but excited to share more in the future
Will probably continue to be pretty quiet on here for the time being, but excited to share more in the future
a cartoon drawing of snoopy and woodstock on a green background
Alt: a cartoon drawing of snoopy and woodstock on a green background
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October 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Little update, but I'm starting my first day over at Pipeworks as a Narrative Designer today!
Will probably continue to be pretty quiet on here for the time being, but excited to share more in the future
Will probably continue to be pretty quiet on here for the time being, but excited to share more in the future
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Boosting again, please share! Still looking for writing work-- full time or contract, i'm incredibly adaptable and eager to learn and grow ✍️
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
October 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Boosting again, please share! Still looking for writing work-- full time or contract, i'm incredibly adaptable and eager to learn and grow ✍️
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It's time... the candles are lit... 🕯️
Our exorcism roguelite Malys is coming OUT of Early Access into 1.0 on the 24th of October!
There's so much more to discover, including the FULL story as penned by David Gaider, more demons, more cards, and more content.
Our exorcism roguelite Malys is coming OUT of Early Access into 1.0 on the 24th of October!
There's so much more to discover, including the FULL story as penned by David Gaider, more demons, more cards, and more content.
October 1, 2025 at 12:04 AM
It's time... the candles are lit... 🕯️
Our exorcism roguelite Malys is coming OUT of Early Access into 1.0 on the 24th of October!
There's so much more to discover, including the FULL story as penned by David Gaider, more demons, more cards, and more content.
Our exorcism roguelite Malys is coming OUT of Early Access into 1.0 on the 24th of October!
There's so much more to discover, including the FULL story as penned by David Gaider, more demons, more cards, and more content.
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Wizards of the Coast is hosting a Twitch stream to support Trans Lifeline, a hotline and non-profit organization offering direct support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.
Tune in to twitch.tv/magic on Oct 4th at 10am PT to play games with us and support!
Tune in to twitch.tv/magic on Oct 4th at 10am PT to play games with us and support!
October 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Wizards of the Coast is hosting a Twitch stream to support Trans Lifeline, a hotline and non-profit organization offering direct support to trans people in crisis – for the trans community, by the trans community.
Tune in to twitch.tv/magic on Oct 4th at 10am PT to play games with us and support!
Tune in to twitch.tv/magic on Oct 4th at 10am PT to play games with us and support!
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midwestern potato salad clears
there's a deli in orange run by a chicago family that makes some of the best potato salad i've ever had and i'm tearing up thinking about it.
abc7.com/post/menu-ho...
there's a deli in orange run by a chicago family that makes some of the best potato salad i've ever had and i'm tearing up thinking about it.
abc7.com/post/menu-ho...
July 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
midwestern potato salad clears
there's a deli in orange run by a chicago family that makes some of the best potato salad i've ever had and i'm tearing up thinking about it.
abc7.com/post/menu-ho...
there's a deli in orange run by a chicago family that makes some of the best potato salad i've ever had and i'm tearing up thinking about it.
abc7.com/post/menu-ho...
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I really need SloClap to make a hockey version of this with incredibly technical jersey-pulling Sifu-style hockey fist fights
June 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I really need SloClap to make a hockey version of this with incredibly technical jersey-pulling Sifu-style hockey fist fights
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OK! Started a newsletter where I'll share what I've written weekly, plus maybe some other little thoughts. Subscribe here:
nicolecarpenterwrites.substack.com
(I turned on paid subs, but everything will be free. No benefits for subs atm — just if you want to support my work in some way.)
nicolecarpenterwrites.substack.com
(I turned on paid subs, but everything will be free. No benefits for subs atm — just if you want to support my work in some way.)
June 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
OK! Started a newsletter where I'll share what I've written weekly, plus maybe some other little thoughts. Subscribe here:
nicolecarpenterwrites.substack.com
(I turned on paid subs, but everything will be free. No benefits for subs atm — just if you want to support my work in some way.)
nicolecarpenterwrites.substack.com
(I turned on paid subs, but everything will be free. No benefits for subs atm — just if you want to support my work in some way.)
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Valkyria Chronicles + Valkyria Chronicles 4 Bundle is $7.99 on US PSN buff.ly/4idqD0O
June 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Valkyria Chronicles + Valkyria Chronicles 4 Bundle is $7.99 on US PSN buff.ly/4idqD0O
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Reposting without comment except: I refute that we made a bad or compromised game. We made the best version of what we released, warts and all. I'm damn proud of it and the team. We couldn't have made a _better_ Dragon Age, only a _different_ one.
NEW: What went wrong with Dragon Age: The Veilguard? Why was the writing so tonally inconsistent? Why did it feel so shallow? Why were there so few choices?
Really, after ten years of turbulence, it was a miracle that anything came out at all. This is the story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Really, after ten years of turbulence, it was a miracle that anything came out at all. This is the story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Inside the ‘Dragon Age’ Debacle That Gutted EA’s BioWare Studio
The latest game in BioWare’s fantasy role-playing series went through ten years of development turmoil
www.bloomberg.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Reposting without comment except: I refute that we made a bad or compromised game. We made the best version of what we released, warts and all. I'm damn proud of it and the team. We couldn't have made a _better_ Dragon Age, only a _different_ one.
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We are excited to announce The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, a new sci-fi action RPG based on The Expanse. Become a captain of the most advanced ship in the universe, gather a crew, and challenge one of the most powerful enemies humankind has ever faced. Watch the trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIQi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIQi...
June 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We are excited to announce The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, a new sci-fi action RPG based on The Expanse. Become a captain of the most advanced ship in the universe, gather a crew, and challenge one of the most powerful enemies humankind has ever faced. Watch the trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIQi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIQi...
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The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Announcement Trailer (story-driven sci-fi Action RPG from Owlcat Games - PS5/Xbox/PC) www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIQi...
store.steampowered.com/app/3727390/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3727390/...
June 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Announcement Trailer (story-driven sci-fi Action RPG from Owlcat Games - PS5/Xbox/PC) www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIQi...
store.steampowered.com/app/3727390/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3727390/...
LETS FUCKING GOOOO
This is literally a dream game for me holy crap I’m shaking I’m so excited 😭
This is literally a dream game for me holy crap I’m shaking I’m so excited 😭
We are excited to announce The Expanse: Osiris Reborn, a new sci-fi action RPG based on The Expanse. Become a captain of the most advanced ship in the universe, gather a crew, and challenge one of the most powerful enemies humankind has ever faced. Watch the trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIQi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIQi...
June 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
LETS FUCKING GOOOO
This is literally a dream game for me holy crap I’m shaking I’m so excited 😭
This is literally a dream game for me holy crap I’m shaking I’m so excited 😭
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with aapi month coming to a close, i wanna shout out my fellow hāfu and plug Hindsight, which was heavily influenced by my mixed heritage 🔑
She’s also 50% off right now!
store.steampowered.com/app/1122700/...
She’s also 50% off right now!
store.steampowered.com/app/1122700/...
Save 50% on Hindsight on Steam
What if the physical objects of everyday life, the possessions we hold close, were actual windows to the past? Peer into distant memories and unseen futures in Hindsight.
store.steampowered.com
May 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
with aapi month coming to a close, i wanna shout out my fellow hāfu and plug Hindsight, which was heavily influenced by my mixed heritage 🔑
She’s also 50% off right now!
store.steampowered.com/app/1122700/...
She’s also 50% off right now!
store.steampowered.com/app/1122700/...
Hearing the Black Panther game getting canceled is heart breaking. The stuff they were trying to do with narrative systems design especially sounded so groundbreaking, wish they were given that shot.
Heart goes out to all the folks on that team <3
Heart goes out to all the folks on that team <3
May 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Hearing the Black Panther game getting canceled is heart breaking. The stuff they were trying to do with narrative systems design especially sounded so groundbreaking, wish they were given that shot.
Heart goes out to all the folks on that team <3
Heart goes out to all the folks on that team <3
Watching the playoffs nonstop while also seeing our young guys absolutely demolish in Worlds and knowing we’ve got a big UFA signing coming 🥲
The future is bright
The future is bright
a duck mascot is playing a guitar in front of a wall with guitars and a sign that says " wasted you "
ALT: a duck mascot is playing a guitar in front of a wall with guitars and a sign that says " wasted you "
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May 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Watching the playoffs nonstop while also seeing our young guys absolutely demolish in Worlds and knowing we’ve got a big UFA signing coming 🥲
The future is bright
The future is bright
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I'll say more later, but I no longer have a job. I'm looking for work, as are *so* many of my amazing colleagues. I have lots of ideas and things I'd like to write. I'm really in shock.
Breaking: Polygon sold to Valnet and hit with massive layoffs
Here's @ethangach.bsky.social report.
kotaku.com/polygon-sold...
Here's @ethangach.bsky.social report.
kotaku.com/polygon-sold...
Polygon Sold To Valnet And Hit With Mass Layoffs
One of the biggest gaming sites around was just blown up
kotaku.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I'll say more later, but I no longer have a job. I'm looking for work, as are *so* many of my amazing colleagues. I have lots of ideas and things I'd like to write. I'm really in shock.
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Food for thought. External QA, animators, voice actors, and musicians deserve to be part of the narrative of game makers.
No, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wasn't "made" by 30 people
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's credits are a lot bigger than "30 developers".
www.rockpapershotgun.com
April 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Food for thought. External QA, animators, voice actors, and musicians deserve to be part of the narrative of game makers.
Bix and Mon Mothma just going THROUGH it, my god…
April 23, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Bix and Mon Mothma just going THROUGH it, my god…
Got this in the mail last night. Lots of emotions around this, but still just feel really lucky I got to help on this work with that amazing Cine team. ❤️
April 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Got this in the mail last night. Lots of emotions around this, but still just feel really lucky I got to help on this work with that amazing Cine team. ❤️
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Game Informer is back! The entire team is returning and we can't wait to reconnect. Come join us to celebrate the best in games, the people who make games, and the people who play games from all around the world.
www.gameinformer.com/letter-from-...
www.gameinformer.com/letter-from-...
March 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Game Informer is back! The entire team is returning and we can't wait to reconnect. Come join us to celebrate the best in games, the people who make games, and the people who play games from all around the world.
www.gameinformer.com/letter-from-...
www.gameinformer.com/letter-from-...
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Now accepting applications for senior level designer on my team working on Marvel's Blade
jobs.zenimax.com/requisitions...
jobs.zenimax.com/requisitions...
ZeniMax Jobs - Senior Level Designer - Arkane Studios - France
Bethesda Softworks is hiring for multiple positions across our award-winning game development studios and global publishing teams!
jobs.zenimax.com
March 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Now accepting applications for senior level designer on my team working on Marvel's Blade
jobs.zenimax.com/requisitions...
jobs.zenimax.com/requisitions...
Some fun news I can finally share:
Today marks my first week at That's No Moon as a Narrative Realization Designer!
Today marks my first week at That's No Moon as a Narrative Realization Designer!
snoopy is dancing with his arms outstretched in front of a red background .
Alt: snoopy is dancing with his arms outstretched in front of a red background .
media.tenor.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Some fun news I can finally share:
Today marks my first week at That's No Moon as a Narrative Realization Designer!
Today marks my first week at That's No Moon as a Narrative Realization Designer!
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A reminder that it's getting easier and easier to try Veilguard, whether through discounts or its inclusion as a PS Plus game.
There are already plenty of folks discovering it's better than the angry youtube men indicated (shocking!) so please enjoy.
There are already plenty of folks discovering it's better than the angry youtube men indicated (shocking!) so please enjoy.
Hey PC users! Dragon Age Veilguard is on sale on steam if you are interested!
Remember that its native to steam, so it WILL NOT open another launcher when booted. Steam deck verified!
Remember that its native to steam, so it WILL NOT open another launcher when booted. Steam deck verified!
March 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A reminder that it's getting easier and easier to try Veilguard, whether through discounts or its inclusion as a PS Plus game.
There are already plenty of folks discovering it's better than the angry youtube men indicated (shocking!) so please enjoy.
There are already plenty of folks discovering it's better than the angry youtube men indicated (shocking!) so please enjoy.