Kate Dollarhyde
@katedollarhyde.bsky.social
Narrative lead @ Obsidian Entertainment, occasional photographer, embattled gardener
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hello. if you're following me i assume it's because you know i make video games and you like that. well, thanks. see ya!
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"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
Man detained by ICE found dead, hanging with hands and feet tied—attorney
The Chinese national died in Pennsylvania in August, but his family's requests for answers from DHS have gone unmet.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged."
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee...
can’t wait for thissss
Surprise, we're getting pretty close to the final version of REALIS!
ICYMI: I've been making a TTRPG about mystical moons and living spaceships and sentences that can kill you. A preview is available now (see my pinned post), but the full version draws near!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
ICYMI: I've been making a TTRPG about mystical moons and living spaceships and sentences that can kill you. A preview is available now (see my pinned post), but the full version draws near!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
Coming soon: Realis
A new tabletop roleplaying game by Austin Walker
www.kickstarter.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:02 AM
can’t wait for thissss
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Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.
they’re calling it the most “website for 38-year-olds” of all time
November 17, 2025 at 5:54 AM
they’re calling it the most “website for 38-year-olds” of all time
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Incredibly honored to see a second edition of this zine. Amazing work again! Check it out.
The Palimpsest: Labors of November zine is available and free to download now!
Explore the labors, harvests, and celebrations of Tassing through our digital fanzine full of art and writing by Pentiment fans.
Download on: palimpsestzine.itch.io/palimpsest-l...
Explore the labors, harvests, and celebrations of Tassing through our digital fanzine full of art and writing by Pentiment fans.
Download on: palimpsestzine.itch.io/palimpsest-l...
November 16, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Incredibly honored to see a second edition of this zine. Amazing work again! Check it out.
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i know a book’s gonna be good when i’m learning a new word on the first page
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—The Borisch Manual of Catoptric Pest
Species, 99th edition
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November 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
i know a book’s gonna be good when i’m learning a new word on the first page
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A section of dialogue choices between the player (blue) and Outer Worlds 2 character Ethel Tinsley (red). The full tree of choices for the conversation is shown on the right. The dialogue is written in OEI Tools, a tool made by and for Obsidian Entertainment
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A section of dialogue choices between the player (blue) and Outer Worlds 2 character Ethel Tinsley (red). The full tree of choices for the conversation is shown on the right. The dialogue is written in OEI Tools, a tool made by and for Obsidian Entertainment
ALSO @jesawyer.bsky.social be joining us for the panel !!
Our panel is tonight at 17:30 in the Grand Ballroom! Come on through, I’d love to say hello!
November 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
ALSO @jesawyer.bsky.social be joining us for the panel !!
we got permission to operate today!
getting solar installed on monday 😎
November 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
we got permission to operate today!
Our panel is tonight at 17:30 in the Grand Ballroom! Come on through, I’d love to say hello!
November 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Our panel is tonight at 17:30 in the Grand Ballroom! Come on through, I’d love to say hello!
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why would anyone try to make a humanoid robot when you could try to make TARS instead
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
why would anyone try to make a humanoid robot when you could try to make TARS instead
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Michael Shannon cooking with gas here:
November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Michael Shannon cooking with gas here:
I had a blast talking to Stephen with @jesawyer.bsky.social and Leonard Boyarky a couple weeks ago about how we write our games!
NEW: I spoke to Obsidian (Outer Worlds, Avowed, Fallout: NV) about how their games are written
They've heard "horror stories" of writers sidelined at other studios
Sawyer: At Obsidian, writers and area designers are "co-creators" who sculpt a game world together
www.gamefile.news/p/obsidian-e...
They've heard "horror stories" of writers sidelined at other studios
Sawyer: At Obsidian, writers and area designers are "co-creators" who sculpt a game world together
www.gamefile.news/p/obsidian-e...
How Obsidian writes
A chat about the words that go into video games, with creators behind The Outer Worlds, Pillars of Eternity, Pentiment and more.
www.gamefile.news
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I had a blast talking to Stephen with @jesawyer.bsky.social and Leonard Boyarky a couple weeks ago about how we write our games!
they got big hills here
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
they got big hills here
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I will also be in Busan, South Korea next week for G-STAR/G-CON! I will be on a panel with Jason Latino and Martin Klima, moderated by Casey al-Kaisy, about player choice and the expansion of narrative. Jump in!!
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I will also be in Busan, South Korea next week for G-STAR/G-CON! I will be on a panel with Jason Latino and Martin Klima, moderated by Casey al-Kaisy, about player choice and the expansion of narrative. Jump in!!
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It's out! The game I've been working on! If you'd like a grounded but optimistic city-builder with gorgeous art, amazing music, and curiosity-provoking story alongside sustainable core loops, check it out!
We... put out a video game? That you can play? On your computer?!?
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240?...
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240?...
Save 10% on Generation Exile on Steam
You are aboard humanity’s first and final generation ship, a last-chance expedition now teetering on the rim of collapse. One step at a time you must rebuild society and the ship’s fragile ecosystems ...
store.steampowered.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
It's out! The game I've been working on! If you'd like a grounded but optimistic city-builder with gorgeous art, amazing music, and curiosity-provoking story alongside sustainable core loops, check it out!
I'll be in Busan, South Korea next week to attend G-Star! Come see me and @thewritegame.bsky.social on a panel with Casey Al-Kaisy, Ben McCaw, and Dino Patti talking storytelling in games.
November 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I'll be in Busan, South Korea next week to attend G-Star! Come see me and @thewritegame.bsky.social on a panel with Casey Al-Kaisy, Ben McCaw, and Dino Patti talking storytelling in games.
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anyway for my fellow devs I recommend filling out the state of the industry survey, it's imperfect but about as good as we get in trying to get a yearly pulse of the industry
gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26
gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26
2026 State of the Game Industry
The gaming industry's most comprehensive annual survey is back, and we're casting a wider net than ever before. Whether you're a developer, executive, investor, marketer, educator, or any other profes...
gdconf.typeform.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
anyway for my fellow devs I recommend filling out the state of the industry survey, it's imperfect but about as good as we get in trying to get a yearly pulse of the industry
gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26
gdconf.typeform.com/SOTI26
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struck me today that i’ve been listening to the deftones for twenty-five years
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
struck me today that i’ve been listening to the deftones for twenty-five years
i love to cry about baseball streamable.com/ksrzta
Watch Yoshinobu Yamamoto addresses the Dodger Stadium crowd in EnglisH 🥹 | Streamable
Watch "Yoshinobu Yamamoto addresses the Dodger Stadium crowd in EnglisH 🥹" on Streamable.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
i love to cry about baseball streamable.com/ksrzta
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@jesawyer.bsky.social just remembered that this interaction prompt from Pentiment nearly made me cry
November 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
@jesawyer.bsky.social just remembered that this interaction prompt from Pentiment nearly made me cry
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This is the photo.
November 2, 2025 at 5:23 AM
This is the photo.
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it's the sport of all time for me
November 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
it's the sport of all time for me