Espen
@jotungames.bsky.social
We are currently working on our first game, Heirs of Eternity.
Check out the progress at https://jotun-games.com/
Check out the progress at https://jotun-games.com/
Looking forward to showing off the prototype for The Heirs of Eternity at devcom & gamescom!
Hope to see you there 😊
Hope to see you there 😊
August 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Looking forward to showing off the prototype for The Heirs of Eternity at devcom & gamescom!
Hope to see you there 😊
Hope to see you there 😊
I'm making a game in the mold of Firaxis' XCOM in a science fantasy setting - think forgotten knowledge, ancient civilizations and fantastical environments. I've been told by several Publishers and investor types that the "XCOM genre" is dead, but that just feels wrong to me.
August 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I'm making a game in the mold of Firaxis' XCOM in a science fantasy setting - think forgotten knowledge, ancient civilizations and fantastical environments. I've been told by several Publishers and investor types that the "XCOM genre" is dead, but that just feels wrong to me.
My talk “From AAA to iii: My journey into poverty” got accepted to Devcom this year!
#ddc2025, #gamedev, #jotungames
#ddc2025, #gamedev, #jotungames
July 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My talk “From AAA to iii: My journey into poverty” got accepted to Devcom this year!
#ddc2025, #gamedev, #jotungames
#ddc2025, #gamedev, #jotungames
Our game is looking good on the new laptop. Getting ready to show it off at Nordic Game!
#videogames, #gamedev, #indiegames, #heirsofeternity, #jotungames
#videogames, #gamedev, #indiegames, #heirsofeternity, #jotungames
May 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Our game is looking good on the new laptop. Getting ready to show it off at Nordic Game!
#videogames, #gamedev, #indiegames, #heirsofeternity, #jotungames
#videogames, #gamedev, #indiegames, #heirsofeternity, #jotungames
Reposted by Espen
Last night at #PlaystationTheConcert in the Ziggo Dome! Astonishing production and performances. Super glad we got to celebrate the phenomenal music written by legendary composers, such as @jorisdemanmusic.bsky.social, for some of our industry’s most awesome adventures. Same time next year?
April 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Last night at #PlaystationTheConcert in the Ziggo Dome! Astonishing production and performances. Super glad we got to celebrate the phenomenal music written by legendary composers, such as @jorisdemanmusic.bsky.social, for some of our industry’s most awesome adventures. Same time next year?
All this talk of Killzone made me remember this (I'm the one with the Helghast goggles):
#killzone, #gamedev, #videogames
#killzone, #gamedev, #videogames
April 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
All this talk of Killzone made me remember this (I'm the one with the Helghast goggles):
#killzone, #gamedev, #videogames
#killzone, #gamedev, #videogames
I saw this article on @techradar.com today and it brought me back. Killzone was the first game I worked on all the way back in 2003.
www.techradar.com/gaming/killz...
jotun-games.com
www.techradar.com/gaming/killz...
jotun-games.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I saw this article on @techradar.com today and it brought me back. Killzone was the first game I worked on all the way back in 2003.
www.techradar.com/gaming/killz...
jotun-games.com
www.techradar.com/gaming/killz...
jotun-games.com
I’m thrilled to announce that renowned composer Joris de Man is joining Jotun Games to create the soundtrack and more for Heirs of Eternity!
@jorisdemanmusic.bsky.social
#jorisdeman, #gamedev, #indiegamedev, #videogames, #indiegames, #horizon, #killzone
@jorisdemanmusic.bsky.social
#jorisdeman, #gamedev, #indiegamedev, #videogames, #indiegames, #horizon, #killzone
April 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I’m thrilled to announce that renowned composer Joris de Man is joining Jotun Games to create the soundtrack and more for Heirs of Eternity!
@jorisdemanmusic.bsky.social
#jorisdeman, #gamedev, #indiegamedev, #videogames, #indiegames, #horizon, #killzone
@jorisdemanmusic.bsky.social
#jorisdeman, #gamedev, #indiegamedev, #videogames, #indiegames, #horizon, #killzone
So a bit of an unexpected development for us...
I turns out there is already a game from the nineties called Dark Earth, which looks really cool by the way, so we’re changing the name of our game to… drum roll…
Heirs of Eternity!
I turns out there is already a game from the nineties called Dark Earth, which looks really cool by the way, so we’re changing the name of our game to… drum roll…
Heirs of Eternity!
March 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
So a bit of an unexpected development for us...
I turns out there is already a game from the nineties called Dark Earth, which looks really cool by the way, so we’re changing the name of our game to… drum roll…
Heirs of Eternity!
I turns out there is already a game from the nineties called Dark Earth, which looks really cool by the way, so we’re changing the name of our game to… drum roll…
Heirs of Eternity!
Conventional wisdom suggests that making a game requires either financial resources or a broad set of hands-on skills. Unfortunately, I have neither.
#GameDev
#GameDev
March 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Conventional wisdom suggests that making a game requires either financial resources or a broad set of hands-on skills. Unfortunately, I have neither.
#GameDev
#GameDev
Just realized that a talk that I did in 23 about Horizon: Forbidden West is available on Vimeo:
vimeo.com/830547449
vimeo.com/830547449
Espen Sogn - Creating a Living World in Horizon Forbidden West
This talk is about how we improved the living world experience for "Horizon Forbidden West". I will explain the thought processes and philosophy behind…
vimeo.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Just realized that a talk that I did in 23 about Horizon: Forbidden West is available on Vimeo:
vimeo.com/830547449
vimeo.com/830547449
🎮 Just wanted to share another beautiful piece for The Dark Earth by Mario Renaud.
#gamedev #videogames
#gamedev #videogames
January 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🎮 Just wanted to share another beautiful piece for The Dark Earth by Mario Renaud.
#gamedev #videogames
#gamedev #videogames
Who else is super excited about the Steam sale today? 😁
November 27, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Who else is super excited about the Steam sale today? 😁
Gaming since: 1988 but dreamed about video games since 1983
First System: Commodore 64
Last: PC
Main: PC
Favorite: PC
Favorite modern: PC
Favorite dev: Firaxis
First game: The Sentinel
Favorite game: Civilization (all of them)
Least favorite: Midnight Suns
Graphics or frames: Don't care
First System: Commodore 64
Last: PC
Main: PC
Favorite: PC
Favorite modern: PC
Favorite dev: Firaxis
First game: The Sentinel
Favorite game: Civilization (all of them)
Least favorite: Midnight Suns
Graphics or frames: Don't care
Gaming since: 4 (2007)
First System: DS Lite/PS2
Last: Gamecube
Main: Too many to list
Favorite: SNES/PS2
Favorite modern: Switch
Favorite dev: Nintendo
First game: The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
Favorite game: Hollow Knight
Least favorite: Don't Starve
Graphics or frames: Don't care
First System: DS Lite/PS2
Last: Gamecube
Main: Too many to list
Favorite: SNES/PS2
Favorite modern: Switch
Favorite dev: Nintendo
First game: The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
Favorite game: Hollow Knight
Least favorite: Don't Starve
Graphics or frames: Don't care
Gamer since: 4 (2000)
First system: Nintendo 64
Last: Xbox Series X, Switch, PS5
Main: Pretty evenly split
Favorite: PS3
Favorite dev: I don't know
First game: Mario Party 3
Favorite game: Uncharted 2 but ask me again tomorrow
Least favorite game: Balan Wonderworld
Graphics or frames: It depends
First system: Nintendo 64
Last: Xbox Series X, Switch, PS5
Main: Pretty evenly split
Favorite: PS3
Favorite dev: I don't know
First game: Mario Party 3
Favorite game: Uncharted 2 but ask me again tomorrow
Least favorite game: Balan Wonderworld
Graphics or frames: It depends
November 21, 2024 at 5:29 AM
Gaming since: 1988 but dreamed about video games since 1983
First System: Commodore 64
Last: PC
Main: PC
Favorite: PC
Favorite modern: PC
Favorite dev: Firaxis
First game: The Sentinel
Favorite game: Civilization (all of them)
Least favorite: Midnight Suns
Graphics or frames: Don't care
First System: Commodore 64
Last: PC
Main: PC
Favorite: PC
Favorite modern: PC
Favorite dev: Firaxis
First game: The Sentinel
Favorite game: Civilization (all of them)
Least favorite: Midnight Suns
Graphics or frames: Don't care
It's hard to believe now, but back then doing animation for games was considered a huge step down. It was basically where animators went to die.
I ended up getting the job and stayed there for about twenty years.
I rediscovered my passion for games and to this day I can't believe my luck.
I ended up getting the job and stayed there for about twenty years.
I rediscovered my passion for games and to this day I can't believe my luck.
October 28, 2024 at 6:34 AM
It's hard to believe now, but back then doing animation for games was considered a huge step down. It was basically where animators went to die.
I ended up getting the job and stayed there for about twenty years.
I rediscovered my passion for games and to this day I can't believe my luck.
I ended up getting the job and stayed there for about twenty years.
I rediscovered my passion for games and to this day I can't believe my luck.
One day in 2003 out of the blue a guy I had worked with in Luxembourg a few years earlier sent me a mail and asked me if I'd like to apply to Guerrilla Games in Amsterdam.
I wasn't enthusiastic about it, but I was desperate.
I wasn't enthusiastic about it, but I was desperate.
October 28, 2024 at 6:30 AM
One day in 2003 out of the blue a guy I had worked with in Luxembourg a few years earlier sent me a mail and asked me if I'd like to apply to Guerrilla Games in Amsterdam.
I wasn't enthusiastic about it, but I was desperate.
I wasn't enthusiastic about it, but I was desperate.
Instead I went to art school to become an animator. After working in film & TV for some years I found myself in a prolonged dry spell. I had to move back in with my parents. Things were looking pretty bleak and I was desperate. I even worked for free at a Danish animation studio for awhile.
October 28, 2024 at 6:26 AM
Instead I went to art school to become an animator. After working in film & TV for some years I found myself in a prolonged dry spell. I had to move back in with my parents. Things were looking pretty bleak and I was desperate. I even worked for free at a Danish animation studio for awhile.
How did you become a #gamedev?
Although I've loved games for as long as I can remember, wanting to be a gamdev back in the 80s was akin to wanting to be an astronaut. It was basically in the realm of fantasy.
Although I've loved games for as long as I can remember, wanting to be a gamdev back in the 80s was akin to wanting to be an astronaut. It was basically in the realm of fantasy.
October 28, 2024 at 6:23 AM
How did you become a #gamedev?
Although I've loved games for as long as I can remember, wanting to be a gamdev back in the 80s was akin to wanting to be an astronaut. It was basically in the realm of fantasy.
Although I've loved games for as long as I can remember, wanting to be a gamdev back in the 80s was akin to wanting to be an astronaut. It was basically in the realm of fantasy.
Welp, here we go. My first ever post on Bsky, or any other site like this as it were 😓
I can't think of anything profound to say so here's some mystery game art from Mario to kick things off 😋
I can't think of anything profound to say so here's some mystery game art from Mario to kick things off 😋
October 25, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Welp, here we go. My first ever post on Bsky, or any other site like this as it were 😓
I can't think of anything profound to say so here's some mystery game art from Mario to kick things off 😋
I can't think of anything profound to say so here's some mystery game art from Mario to kick things off 😋