Jake Sones
@jakeson.es
Game Designer/Co-Founder at <<Unannounced>>
Formerly of WB Games, Sony, Blizzard, Insomniac
https://jakeson.es
Formerly of WB Games, Sony, Blizzard, Insomniac
https://jakeson.es
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Jake Sones
@jakeson.es
· Oct 17
I guess I never made an intro post like all the cool kids are doing for the new influx of folks. I don’t have a sick art portfolio to show, but here’s a stack of games I helped make over the last 25 years.
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buy. Sale. Thank you
and while I’m yelling about Yarn Spinner: Unity put us in their Black Friday sale! Go get it!! assetstore.unity.com/packages/too...
Yarn Spinner for Unity, the friendly dialogue and narrative tool | Behavior AI | Unity Asset Store
Get the Yarn Spinner for Unity, the friendly dialogue and narrative tool package from Yarn Spinner and speed up your game development process. Find this & other Behavior AI options on the Unity Asset ...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
buy. Sale. Thank you
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We are delighted to team up with the genre-defying atmospheric adventure @blueprincegame.bsky.social to introduce The Blake & Blue Bundle available now: store.steampowered.com/bundle/63704...
November 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
We are delighted to team up with the genre-defying atmospheric adventure @blueprincegame.bsky.social to introduce The Blake & Blue Bundle available now: store.steampowered.com/bundle/63704...
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Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
Always and forever floored by the talent of former co-workers. This animated short looks amazing and there's still time to help it reach its kickstarter goal.
Crocodile Dance is a 2D/3D Animated Thriller about a Nigerian musician who must confront the curse of a Mami Wata to save her family.
Support us on @Kickstarter today! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks
Support us on @Kickstarter today! bit.ly/croc-dance-ks
November 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Always and forever floored by the talent of former co-workers. This animated short looks amazing and there's still time to help it reach its kickstarter goal.
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
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For her birthday, our (now) 13 year old asked if she could give a presentation on the various deaths in Return of the Obra Dinn and The Case of the Golden Idol... @dukope.bsky.social @goldenidol.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
For her birthday, our (now) 13 year old asked if she could give a presentation on the various deaths in Return of the Obra Dinn and The Case of the Golden Idol... @dukope.bsky.social @goldenidol.bsky.social
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If you're an indie #ttrpg publisher looking to get your work into a store, please reach out to me. I own an FLGS in Virginia that stocks a lot of indie titles. We buy outright, sell on consignment, and even help fulfill orders/crowdfunding. Email me at sabregamesandcards at gmail dot com #indiegames
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
If you're an indie #ttrpg publisher looking to get your work into a store, please reach out to me. I own an FLGS in Virginia that stocks a lot of indie titles. We buy outright, sell on consignment, and even help fulfill orders/crowdfunding. Email me at sabregamesandcards at gmail dot com #indiegames
This can't be true... that's the first game I worked on at Insomniac, 6 years into my career... that would make me... so old...
📆 OCT. 25, 2005 | Ratchet: Deadlocked dropped on PS2 20 years ago today!
October 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This can't be true... that's the first game I worked on at Insomniac, 6 years into my career... that would make me... so old...
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I’ve been working on this side project for several months now. It’s a hand-made ceramic video game? It’s still a WIP, but I got everything wired up for the first time last night so I could test controlling all the lights individually. Exciting step! Now I “just” have to make it interactive. 😅
October 20, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I’ve been working on this side project for several months now. It’s a hand-made ceramic video game? It’s still a WIP, but I got everything wired up for the first time last night so I could test controlling all the lights individually. Exciting step! Now I “just” have to make it interactive. 😅
San Diego showed up again for #NoKings! Seems like there were more protests, and fewer folks at the big one.
www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/n...
www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/n...
More than a dozen 'No Kings' protests planned for Saturday around San Diego
There are three events scheduled for downtown San Diego, which are expected to be the largest in the county.
www.nbcsandiego.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
San Diego showed up again for #NoKings! Seems like there were more protests, and fewer folks at the big one.
www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/n...
www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/n...
My friend and fellow Diablo 3 dev team member, Peet Cooper is co-founder & creative director at Millions Of Monsters. Their first game is Chess Arena, an asymmetric battleground game using chess mechanics, made w/ internationally titled chess player @alexandrabotez.bsky.social.
youtu.be/QWktOwlta3s
youtu.be/QWktOwlta3s
Chess Arena - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Chessarena
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
My friend and fellow Diablo 3 dev team member, Peet Cooper is co-founder & creative director at Millions Of Monsters. Their first game is Chess Arena, an asymmetric battleground game using chess mechanics, made w/ internationally titled chess player @alexandrabotez.bsky.social.
youtu.be/QWktOwlta3s
youtu.be/QWktOwlta3s
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Heartbroken that, per his social media accounts, Drew Struzan has left us. His poster and album art was quite simply shorthand for imagination for countless young people.
October 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Heartbroken that, per his social media accounts, Drew Struzan has left us. His poster and album art was quite simply shorthand for imagination for countless young people.
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October 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Just 1 more day until we welcome you into The Secret Lantern.
Join us for our soft opening on Oct 4th at 10AM.
✅ A vault full of games + shelves of stories
✅ First 25 parties score a free tote of goodies
✅ Itz a Rap Food Truck on site
✅ Cozy patio vibes for post-book browsing
🧵 1/3
Join us for our soft opening on Oct 4th at 10AM.
✅ A vault full of games + shelves of stories
✅ First 25 parties score a free tote of goodies
✅ Itz a Rap Food Truck on site
✅ Cozy patio vibes for post-book browsing
🧵 1/3
October 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Just 1 more day until we welcome you into The Secret Lantern.
Join us for our soft opening on Oct 4th at 10AM.
✅ A vault full of games + shelves of stories
✅ First 25 parties score a free tote of goodies
✅ Itz a Rap Food Truck on site
✅ Cozy patio vibes for post-book browsing
🧵 1/3
Join us for our soft opening on Oct 4th at 10AM.
✅ A vault full of games + shelves of stories
✅ First 25 parties score a free tote of goodies
✅ Itz a Rap Food Truck on site
✅ Cozy patio vibes for post-book browsing
🧵 1/3
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Change in Headline
October 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Change in Headline
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Submissions to the Experimental Games Showcase at GDC are now OPEN through October 24, 2025! Please send us the weird shit you're working on! More info about the session and where to submit can be found on our NEW website here www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com
Experimental Games Showcase
SUBMIT YOUR GAME TO THE
www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com
September 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Submissions to the Experimental Games Showcase at GDC are now OPEN through October 24, 2025! Please send us the weird shit you're working on! More info about the session and where to submit can be found on our NEW website here www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com
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Wait, we can upload our own GIFs now? I can finally show off the different ways I optimize in #Kaizen? Behold @coincidence.games, the cheapest sandwich I could construct!
September 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Wait, we can upload our own GIFs now? I can finally show off the different ways I optimize in #Kaizen? Behold @coincidence.games, the cheapest sandwich I could construct!
Why has this taken so long to exist?!
Every “free” file converter online = your files sent to some random server.
So I made my own. Runs locally as an app on Mac, Windows and Linux.
Now 1,100 users use it for 3,742 types of conversions.
So I made my own. Runs locally as an app on Mac, Windows and Linux.
Now 1,100 users use it for 3,742 types of conversions.
August 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Why has this taken so long to exist?!
Really excited to put this together. Might make a stop motion of the assembly.
August 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Really excited to put this together. Might make a stop motion of the assembly.
I'm here for Train Grind Radio.
August 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I'm here for Train Grind Radio.
Outlaws remaster was not on my bingo card.
August 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Outlaws remaster was not on my bingo card.
Super hype about @yachtclubgames.bsky.social's latest game! Just announced a Halloween release date for Mina The Hallower (on Switch 1&2 at least).
youtu.be/Ns7FkgskFGw
youtu.be/Ns7FkgskFGw
Mina the Hollower launches on the Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 on Oct 31st! Play the demo now!
YouTube video by Yacht Club Games
youtu.be
August 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Super hype about @yachtclubgames.bsky.social's latest game! Just announced a Halloween release date for Mina The Hallower (on Switch 1&2 at least).
youtu.be/Ns7FkgskFGw
youtu.be/Ns7FkgskFGw