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Max Folkman
@maxfolkman.bsky.social
Writer, Director w/ @nickfolkman.bsky.social • Now: Senior Writer @ Riot Games • Prev: Spider-Man 2, Ratchet & Clank, Miles Morales, MASSIVE CHALICE • voice on @scriptlock.bsky.social • Rep: Rain Management
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Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month.

Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!
October 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
FREAKON TOMORROW, FREAKS! Come see our talk that we’ll NEVER speak of AGAIN! Don’t even ask!!!
October 5, 2025 at 8:05 AM
September 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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From Wired a few weeks ago. A lot of the people who I was told for years were the adults in the room are being asked how they want to be remembered, and that answer is very clearly "cowards."

www.wired.com/story/uncann...
September 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
RIP sweet prince. May you sploot forever more in the giant cardboard box in the sky 🫡
Aw man, no, RIP Maru the cat. That little man brought so much joy to my life for years and years. ❤️ en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maru_(c...
Maru (cat) - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
September 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Writers should internalize Lao Tzu's lesson about how the emptiness at the center of a wheel is what makes it useful, and how a pot is valuable because of where the clay *isn't*. Corporate geek culture has warped us into thinking that negative spaces are flaws that need to be fixed.
Can't stress this enough: nobody fucking cares what he was up to
August 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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working on something a little different than usual! looking to speak with women of all ages and backgrounds about their life experiences. short questionnaire here, shares very welcome docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Questionnaire
docs.google.com
August 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Need to cheer myself up so here's the best Twitter post ever. It spawned one billion bad ripoffs but it's a beautiful magic trick. You don't just read it in his voice: he said it now. This quote is real.
January 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Needed this reminder today.
July 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Oh no what if they turn this insanely popular young progressive into a national figure, anything but that
Via Maggie Haberman: "Allies of President Trump are already gearing up to turn Mamdani into a national figure to attack and tether to other Democrats ahead of the midterms."
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Live Updates: Mamdani Holds Lead Over Cuomo in Democratic Primary for N.Y.C. Mayor
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Aaaahhhhhhhhhhh
June 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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I’m late to this interview with Tony Gilroy but I think his answer, about why most art is progressive, hits the nail on the head. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/o...
June 7, 2025 at 1:26 AM
How dare Nintendo put in a great lil slow jam for when you set up the Switch 2, and yet still deny us eShop music
June 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Hello hello! We're back with @blendogames.bsky.social & @lmichet.bsky.social this week to talk earnestness in storytelling, working w/ external writers, when to overexplain things, deranged subreddits, and in this clip, making a comedic immersive sim! scriptlock.simplecast.com/episodes/bre...
May 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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I saw the Curious Case of Benjamin Button again last night. Never gets old.
May 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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May 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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I can't believe we have a Pope from Illinois. People from Chicago usually hate the Cardinals.
May 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Three States of Employment:
- Laid Off
- Waiting to be Laid Off
- Executive
May 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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It's rare that I see an entry-level writing job in games so I wanted to share that Media Molecule is hiring a writer.

www.brightnetwork.co.uk/graduate-job...

On site in Guildford.
Media Molecule - Writer 2025
Apply today for the Writer 2025 with Media Molecule. And find the best graduate job opportunities on Bright Network.
www.brightnetwork.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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It’s true! We’re looking to add a new writer to the team. (Onsite here in Finland only.)
April 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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ICYMI we put out a new GDC Grab Bag episode this week! You can listen to amazing guests like @vincentperea.bsky.social talk about simplification, and how a great entree can be just as memorable as a nine-course meal.

scriptlock.simplecast.com/episodes/the...
April 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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I've actually used/quoted a line from this on multiple occasions:

"We could take the appalling risk of just recklessly mentioning things that people won't have heard of and see if they survive the experience. They probably will."
Haha! Love this letter from Douglas Adams to his US editor about not Americanising the text of Hitchhiker's Guide. 🐋🌸
April 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🚨New episode!🚨 Got to talk with a bunch of folks and ask hard-hitting questions like “who’s your favorite person you’ve ever worked with?”
We return with another GDC Grab Bag episode full of wonderful guests, including @thewritegame.bsky.social! In this clip she talks about the issues teams can run into when they get stuck on process.

scriptlock.simplecast.com/episodes/the...
April 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
In honor of Val Kilmer, I recommend everyone watch the commentary for Kiss Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, where he spends the entire time name dropping celebrities for a contest on his website
April 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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When I hear people describe themselves as content creators.
March 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM