Kent Benson
@giantscribbles.bsky.social
Associate Writer/Narrative Designer on Guild Wars 2 // Opinions are my own // Game lover, writer, hobby artist, and dog-petting profesh // Gay (he/him)
Genuinely surreal to see "25" years and know that I've been working at ArenaNet for 6 years, working on Guild Wars 2 for 10 years, and playing the games for nearly 20 years, that's over half my life. 👀🤯
If you have time when this drops, check it out!
If you have time when this drops, check it out!
🎬 Premiering Wed at 7 PM PT: The Making of Guild Wars: Celebrating 25 Years of ArenaNet! Go behind the scenes of the franchise, the people who built it, & the community that calls Tyria home. Register to get notified when it goes live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpm2...
The Making of Guild Wars: Celebrating 25 Years of ArenaNet
YouTube video by Guild Wars 2
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Genuinely surreal to see "25" years and know that I've been working at ArenaNet for 6 years, working on Guild Wars 2 for 10 years, and playing the games for nearly 20 years, that's over half my life. 👀🤯
If you have time when this drops, check it out!
If you have time when this drops, check it out!
Reposted by Kent Benson
Our gorgeous #WakeUpDeadMan end credit portraits, painted from life by Isabella Watling. We’re still in theaters, see my pinned post for a theater finder!
December 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Our gorgeous #WakeUpDeadMan end credit portraits, painted from life by Isabella Watling. We’re still in theaters, see my pinned post for a theater finder!
The Mighty Nein viewers, iykyk. 🧙🔥🔥
Crazy seeing this newly synchronized character beat play out in animation now after all these years. Most Caleb W. moments had me holding my damn breath throughout C2. Just heartbreaking...
Crazy seeing this newly synchronized character beat play out in animation now after all these years. Most Caleb W. moments had me holding my damn breath throughout C2. Just heartbreaking...
December 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Mighty Nein viewers, iykyk. 🧙🔥🔥
Crazy seeing this newly synchronized character beat play out in animation now after all these years. Most Caleb W. moments had me holding my damn breath throughout C2. Just heartbreaking...
Crazy seeing this newly synchronized character beat play out in animation now after all these years. Most Caleb W. moments had me holding my damn breath throughout C2. Just heartbreaking...
Reposted by Kent Benson
After watching Wicked: For Good, I have to conclude that the romance between Fiyero and Elphaba is an example of gays trying to piece together what they imagine a heterosexual attraction looks like after only ever hearing about it
December 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
After watching Wicked: For Good, I have to conclude that the romance between Fiyero and Elphaba is an example of gays trying to piece together what they imagine a heterosexual attraction looks like after only ever hearing about it
Reposted by Kent Benson
Hi! I'm Aviv (she/her), a comic artist and illustrator from London with a passion for tabletop games (and snacks).
👉🏻 Hire me to design characters, draw comics, or illustrate books: avivor.com
👉🏻 Buy #CrystalHeart, the graphic novel and tabletop roleplaying game I co-created: uptofourplayers.com
👉🏻 Hire me to design characters, draw comics, or illustrate books: avivor.com
👉🏻 Buy #CrystalHeart, the graphic novel and tabletop roleplaying game I co-created: uptofourplayers.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Hi! I'm Aviv (she/her), a comic artist and illustrator from London with a passion for tabletop games (and snacks).
👉🏻 Hire me to design characters, draw comics, or illustrate books: avivor.com
👉🏻 Buy #CrystalHeart, the graphic novel and tabletop roleplaying game I co-created: uptofourplayers.com
👉🏻 Hire me to design characters, draw comics, or illustrate books: avivor.com
👉🏻 Buy #CrystalHeart, the graphic novel and tabletop roleplaying game I co-created: uptofourplayers.com
Yeeeeeah, the aurora sky is the right call on Comosus Isle. 👀✨
November 25, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Yeeeeeah, the aurora sky is the right call on Comosus Isle. 👀✨
I liked making writing and art, and playing games and played a lot Guild Wars in high school...
Fast forward to mid-college and I was like "fuck it, I want to write for games."
Fast forward to mid-college and I was like "fuck it, I want to write for games."
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I liked making writing and art, and playing games and played a lot Guild Wars in high school...
Fast forward to mid-college and I was like "fuck it, I want to write for games."
Fast forward to mid-college and I was like "fuck it, I want to write for games."
Reposted by Kent Benson
AI is a lack of consent technology
Not satisfied with just destroying their own brand goodwill, OS companies are now using AI to try to destroy the good names of the apps users install. (Scrivener taking out adds to explain how it has no AI but Apple adds some anyway.)
November 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
AI is a lack of consent technology
Reposted by Kent Benson
Now that Visions of Eternity has shipped and folks have had some healthy time to dive in and explore Castora, I want to give a big shoutout to the story team. I’m so proud of what we’ve built and where we’re going. This is a special one. 🍍
#GuildWars2 #VisionsofEternity
#GuildWars2 #VisionsofEternity
November 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Now that Visions of Eternity has shipped and folks have had some healthy time to dive in and explore Castora, I want to give a big shoutout to the story team. I’m so proud of what we’ve built and where we’re going. This is a special one. 🍍
#GuildWars2 #VisionsofEternity
#GuildWars2 #VisionsofEternity
Today in Shipwreck Strandventures...
November 16, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Today in Shipwreck Strandventures...
Reposted by Kent Benson
I drew this temp load screen that was used for #VoE story instances before final art was made. I had so much fun with it 😂
We shared it yesterday during our #ExtraLife livestream as a donation milestone reward. Here's our team page if you still want to donate! www.extra-life.org/team/69539
We shared it yesterday during our #ExtraLife livestream as a donation milestone reward. Here's our team page if you still want to donate! www.extra-life.org/team/69539
November 16, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I drew this temp load screen that was used for #VoE story instances before final art was made. I had so much fun with it 😂
We shared it yesterday during our #ExtraLife livestream as a donation milestone reward. Here's our team page if you still want to donate! www.extra-life.org/team/69539
We shared it yesterday during our #ExtraLife livestream as a donation milestone reward. Here's our team page if you still want to donate! www.extra-life.org/team/69539
Things are about to get nerdy! #GuildWars2 #ExtraLife2025
November 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Things are about to get nerdy! #GuildWars2 #ExtraLife2025
Reposted by Kent Benson
Tomorrow from 1-3pm I'll be streaming for #ExtraLife w/ Team #ArenaNet! We'll be playing #VoE open world content & then fractals! In addition to Joe K's famous donation incentives pets, I'll also have fun stories to share about VoE story development! Come join! 😁
www.extra-life.org/teams/69539
www.extra-life.org/teams/69539
Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.
www.extra-life.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Tomorrow from 1-3pm I'll be streaming for #ExtraLife w/ Team #ArenaNet! We'll be playing #VoE open world content & then fractals! In addition to Joe K's famous donation incentives pets, I'll also have fun stories to share about VoE story development! Come join! 😁
www.extra-life.org/teams/69539
www.extra-life.org/teams/69539
Reposted by Kent Benson
If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
Reposted by Kent Benson
If any concept artists have been looking for work ArenaNet currently has three senior contract positions open: www.arena.net/en/careers#O...
ArenaNet
Bringing art to life through our online worlds.
www.arena.net
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
If any concept artists have been looking for work ArenaNet currently has three senior contract positions open: www.arena.net/en/careers#O...
My first blog post for the game!
Getting to work on the troubadour (and luminary) VO for EX6 was a special treat and came with its own challenges, but it's been a blast hearing player characters reciting tale after tale in game.
Getting to work on the troubadour (and luminary) VO for EX6 was a special treat and came with its own challenges, but it's been a blast hearing player characters reciting tale after tale in game.
Strike up the song of battle! 🎶 The troubadour takes the stage in Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity. Gather round for a tune and a tale of...the troubadour.
Unroll the scroll 📜: www.guildwars2.com/news/troubad...
#GW2VoE #GW2
Unroll the scroll 📜: www.guildwars2.com/news/troubad...
#GW2VoE #GW2
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
My first blog post for the game!
Getting to work on the troubadour (and luminary) VO for EX6 was a special treat and came with its own challenges, but it's been a blast hearing player characters reciting tale after tale in game.
Getting to work on the troubadour (and luminary) VO for EX6 was a special treat and came with its own challenges, but it's been a blast hearing player characters reciting tale after tale in game.
Reposted by Kent Benson
Show off your creativity with fellow builders, and join our creative partners at United Artists of Tyria in the ultimate Build-A-Boat challenge! Submission and challenge details are available on the UAoT discord: discord.gg/uaot
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Show off your creativity with fellow builders, and join our creative partners at United Artists of Tyria in the ultimate Build-A-Boat challenge! Submission and challenge details are available on the UAoT discord: discord.gg/uaot
Pokémon Z-A has been a good time! Looking forward to adventures in the "mega dimension".
November 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Pokémon Z-A has been a good time! Looking forward to adventures in the "mega dimension".
Reposted by Kent Benson
Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
HEAD'S UP FELLOW #CREATIVES!
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...
Grammarly Rebrands Company as Superhuman, Introduces Superhuman Suite and Superhuman Go
Superhuman Platform delivers proactive, context-aware AI agents that work in the flow of work, wherever people work Grammarly today announced it is changing its company…
www.grammarly.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
Reposted by Kent Benson
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
Rytlock might complain about the inconvenience of it, but he's always waiting for the next scrap. #GuildWars2 #VisionsofEternity
October 29, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Rytlock might complain about the inconvenience of it, but he's always waiting for the next scrap. #GuildWars2 #VisionsofEternity
Another year, another expansion, and my first full expansion release as part of the GW2 narrative team. Really proud of this expansion crew and excited to see where this story leads! ✨ #GuildWars2 #VisionsofEternity
📜⚔️ Adventure beckons! Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity lands in just a few hours! Set sail for Castora! Master nine new elite specializations, uncover ancient secrets, and unravel the Inquest’s machinations! www.guildwars2.com/news/guild-w...
October 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Another year, another expansion, and my first full expansion release as part of the GW2 narrative team. Really proud of this expansion crew and excited to see where this story leads! ✨ #GuildWars2 #VisionsofEternity
Reposted by Kent Benson
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings