Christal Rose ☀️ Hazelton
@hellohazelton.bsky.social
Writer 🎮 Prev. Apex Legends & others
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This week on the #GameMakersNotebook Podcast, @alexaray.bsky.social chats with @thewritegame.bsky.social about how the path to #gamedev has changed and the challenges with job placement, working with and helping juniors stay in the industry, the importance of institutionalized knowledge, and more!
October 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This week on the #GameMakersNotebook Podcast, @alexaray.bsky.social chats with @thewritegame.bsky.social about how the path to #gamedev has changed and the challenges with job placement, working with and helping juniors stay in the industry, the importance of institutionalized knowledge, and more!
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Being laid off feels especially hard when I remember how many times I put my job first before my own health, well-being, and family. When I worked weeknights until 11pm and on weekends to hit production quotas, during PTO, and filed three stories the day before it happened. There's a lot of grief.
October 29, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Being laid off feels especially hard when I remember how many times I put my job first before my own health, well-being, and family. When I worked weeknights until 11pm and on weekends to hit production quotas, during PTO, and filed three stories the day before it happened. There's a lot of grief.
Rewatching Lockwood & Co and I'll never forgive Netflix for canceling this show.
October 13, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Rewatching Lockwood & Co and I'll never forgive Netflix for canceling this show.
A new Grounded 🐛🕸🦟 fhajdnfbdidj there goes all my time.
June 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
A new Grounded 🐛🕸🦟 fhajdnfbdidj there goes all my time.
The new Mission Impossible is excellent. I'd love ten more of the underwater scenes bc how tf did they block that.
June 2, 2025 at 6:40 AM
The new Mission Impossible is excellent. I'd love ten more of the underwater scenes bc how tf did they block that.
To add to Lis's excellent thread, be really careful of uni programs that sell you on a guarantee of getting a job in games or advise you to get SUPER specific out of the gate. So many students are graduating with degrees in games but feel like their aren't applicable or where they should be.
I’ve mentored for years now and now more than ever I wish those in lead or higher dev roles would be more mindful when they insinuate to young devs there’s a possibility of job openings in the future.
April 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
To add to Lis's excellent thread, be really careful of uni programs that sell you on a guarantee of getting a job in games or advise you to get SUPER specific out of the gate. So many students are graduating with degrees in games but feel like their aren't applicable or where they should be.
Someone drove into the crowd at the Lapu-Lapu Festival today. My friends and I are okay. I hope yours are too.
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April 27, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Someone drove into the crowd at the Lapu-Lapu Festival today. My friends and I are okay. I hope yours are too.
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This being the podcast’s 10th year (😳) felt like a good opportunity to create a starter pack of our guests!
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April 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
This being the podcast’s 10th year (😳) felt like a good opportunity to create a starter pack of our guests!
go.bsky.app/J7uRDDt
go.bsky.app/J7uRDDt
Why did no one tell me that Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is a DRESS UP GAME with a WEDDING?! And a DOG!
March 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Why did no one tell me that Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is a DRESS UP GAME with a WEDDING?! And a DOG!
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Okay, my turn again!
Do you need a narrative designer or game writer? Lucky you, because I need a job! I’ve led narrative teams and worked on some of your favorite franchises! Based in LA and not looking to relocate, but happy to travel! Open to full time or contract!
Do you need a narrative designer or game writer? Lucky you, because I need a job! I’ve led narrative teams and worked on some of your favorite franchises! Based in LA and not looking to relocate, but happy to travel! Open to full time or contract!
February 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Okay, my turn again!
Do you need a narrative designer or game writer? Lucky you, because I need a job! I’ve led narrative teams and worked on some of your favorite franchises! Based in LA and not looking to relocate, but happy to travel! Open to full time or contract!
Do you need a narrative designer or game writer? Lucky you, because I need a job! I’ve led narrative teams and worked on some of your favorite franchises! Based in LA and not looking to relocate, but happy to travel! Open to full time or contract!
All I want is more media where animals deliver mail
Pokémon Japan has teased a special commemorative animated special called Dragonite and the Postman which will be posted to their YouTube channel on Pokémon Day, February 27! More information will be released on Feb 13📮
February 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
All I want is more media where animals deliver mail
Infinity Nikki is so cute! I started playing for a talk I'm putting together and I didn't know it's an open world fashion game + platformer + crafting + logic puzzles + "wonder in the world" cinematics, etc. Let me customize a house and all my cash is yours 💞💘
February 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Infinity Nikki is so cute! I started playing for a talk I'm putting together and I didn't know it's an open world fashion game + platformer + crafting + logic puzzles + "wonder in the world" cinematics, etc. Let me customize a house and all my cash is yours 💞💘
As always, the new Paddington movie is excellent ❤️ I love seeing what animation techniques they're showing off
February 16, 2025 at 2:16 AM
As always, the new Paddington movie is excellent ❤️ I love seeing what animation techniques they're showing off
I'm on episode 50. I do not remember this.
February 14, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I'm on episode 50. I do not remember this.
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Hey! We are looking for one intern each for design, production and engineering! LA office for the duration of the placement. if you’re a dev and you have been mentoring someone in these areas please recommend them! job-boards.greenhouse.io/gravitywell
Gravity Well
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<p>Hi! Welcome to Gravity Well. We're a brand new independent game dev studio and we believe the time is right to shake things up in AAA game dev...
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February 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Hey! We are looking for one intern each for design, production and engineering! LA office for the duration of the placement. if you’re a dev and you have been mentoring someone in these areas please recommend them! job-boards.greenhouse.io/gravitywell
It leaves Netflix on February 19th 💀
Starting One Piece from the beginning wish me luck ✌️
February 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
It leaves Netflix on February 19th 💀
Starting One Piece from the beginning wish me luck ✌️
February 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Starting One Piece from the beginning wish me luck ✌️
I finally looked up fanfics of my work too and 🤭🫢
there's an Endoparasitic fanfic on ao3 with over 30k words. I feel like I've really made it as a game developer now
February 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM
I finally looked up fanfics of my work too and 🤭🫢
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Will be at ALGS today! Come say hi if you see me! ☺️
January 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Will be at ALGS today! Come say hi if you see me! ☺️
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Some BioWare folks are posting saying they've been laid off--but the company doesn't mention those in here!!! They're hiding it behind the reassignments!
BioWare Studio Update
Hello Everyone, Today, we are turning towards the future and preparing for the next chapter in BioWare’s story. As we announced in August 2023, we are changing how we build games to meet the needs …
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January 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Some BioWare folks are posting saying they've been laid off--but the company doesn't mention those in here!!! They're hiding it behind the reassignments!
Watching Superman (1978) and sequels for the first time and THEY BENCHED LOIS LANE in III! Also, I and II are rom-coms????
January 22, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Watching Superman (1978) and sequels for the first time and THEY BENCHED LOIS LANE in III! Also, I and II are rom-coms????
Does anyone have a good source for game job definitions and pipeline as an intro for students? I remember a PDF going around about a year ago but I can't find it.
January 15, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Does anyone have a good source for game job definitions and pipeline as an intro for students? I remember a PDF going around about a year ago but I can't find it.
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Yes, we’re hiring another historian! Remote within US only, unfortunately (I do not make the rules). And Mark is correct that we’re interested in hearing from History PhDs!
Firaxis—the studio behind the Civilization series—is hiring a historian. An *actual* historian.
And note, when they ask for "4+ years as a Writer, Narrative Designer, or other position with commensurate duties," that includes teaching, writing, and research—i.e. your Ph.D. in History.
And note, when they ask for "4+ years as a Writer, Narrative Designer, or other position with commensurate duties," that includes teaching, writing, and research—i.e. your Ph.D. in History.
Historian
Sparks Glencoe, Maryland, United States
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January 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Yes, we’re hiring another historian! Remote within US only, unfortunately (I do not make the rules). And Mark is correct that we’re interested in hearing from History PhDs!
I know the answer is yes but is every romance book nowadays reylo fanfic? Not that I mind, but everytime they describe someone I'm like 👁 i know your secret
January 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I know the answer is yes but is every romance book nowadays reylo fanfic? Not that I mind, but everytime they describe someone I'm like 👁 i know your secret
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The biggest waste of money I’ve seen in video game development, across many years and studios (not my current one - one of the reasons I wanted to work there), wasn’t on graphics. It was abruptly being told to throw out months or years of work bc one executive decided they didn’t like something.
December 28, 2024 at 1:52 PM
The biggest waste of money I’ve seen in video game development, across many years and studios (not my current one - one of the reasons I wanted to work there), wasn’t on graphics. It was abruptly being told to throw out months or years of work bc one executive decided they didn’t like something.