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I spent well over a month talking to investors to get the actual data behind what’s happening to the games industry. I was going to say “enjoy!” but it’s, uh, not great.
youtu.be/9HM9nmqNioQ
youtu.be/9HM9nmqNioQ
The games industry is screwed 2.0
YouTube video by Charalanahzard
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April 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I spent well over a month talking to investors to get the actual data behind what’s happening to the games industry. I was going to say “enjoy!” but it’s, uh, not great.
youtu.be/9HM9nmqNioQ
youtu.be/9HM9nmqNioQ
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www.thegamer.com/dragon-age-t... Another Dragon Age piece from me, about BioWare post-Veilguard. Big thank you to the fan council members I spoke with!
“It's A Sad End, But In My Opinion, At Least We Got One”: What Dragon Age Devs And Creators Have Said About The End Of The Series
The past few months at BioWare have been chaotic, and from the outside, quite confusing. Here is what we can glean from developers and creators.
www.thegamer.com
April 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
www.thegamer.com/dragon-age-t... Another Dragon Age piece from me, about BioWare post-Veilguard. Big thank you to the fan council members I spoke with!
Post your comfort album
April 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Post your comfort album
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FOLK MUSIC FRIDAYS!!
“THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE” is a song I wrote for Chris Cornell. During a dark period in Chris’ life he sent me a late night text which read “If you swallow the coin from the wishing well, your dreams will come true in heaven or hell.”
“THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE” is a song I wrote for Chris Cornell. During a dark period in Chris’ life he sent me a late night text which read “If you swallow the coin from the wishing well, your dreams will come true in heaven or hell.”
April 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
FOLK MUSIC FRIDAYS!!
“THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE” is a song I wrote for Chris Cornell. During a dark period in Chris’ life he sent me a late night text which read “If you swallow the coin from the wishing well, your dreams will come true in heaven or hell.”
“THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE” is a song I wrote for Chris Cornell. During a dark period in Chris’ life he sent me a late night text which read “If you swallow the coin from the wishing well, your dreams will come true in heaven or hell.”
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The Road to Summerfall - Part 2
I guess the best place to start is with leaving BioWare. Right off the bat, I'll say I enjoyed working there - a lot. Until I didn't. I started in 1999 with BG2 and ended in 2016, 2 years after shipping DAI and after spending a year on the game which became Anthem.
I guess the best place to start is with leaving BioWare. Right off the bat, I'll say I enjoyed working there - a lot. Until I didn't. I started in 1999 with BG2 and ended in 2016, 2 years after shipping DAI and after spending a year on the game which became Anthem.
April 14, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Road to Summerfall - Part 2
I guess the best place to start is with leaving BioWare. Right off the bat, I'll say I enjoyed working there - a lot. Until I didn't. I started in 1999 with BG2 and ended in 2016, 2 years after shipping DAI and after spending a year on the game which became Anthem.
I guess the best place to start is with leaving BioWare. Right off the bat, I'll say I enjoyed working there - a lot. Until I didn't. I started in 1999 with BG2 and ended in 2016, 2 years after shipping DAI and after spending a year on the game which became Anthem.
March 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Last week, @awintory.bsky.social & I sat down to chat about @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social about going from working at BioWare to starting his own studio, and debuting Eternal Strands! Very inspirational to chat to someone who also started out as a junior writer 🥹.
youtu.be/pr_vC_l6wBM
youtu.be/pr_vC_l6wBM
Dragon Age director turned Indie Studio Head (ft. Mike Laidlaw!) | Play, Watch, Listen
YouTube video by Play, Watch, Listen+ with Alanah Pearce
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February 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Last week, @awintory.bsky.social & I sat down to chat about @mikelaidlaw.bsky.social about going from working at BioWare to starting his own studio, and debuting Eternal Strands! Very inspirational to chat to someone who also started out as a junior writer 🥹.
youtu.be/pr_vC_l6wBM
youtu.be/pr_vC_l6wBM
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Why did SWTOR get shuffled over to Broadsword if it was such a big earner for Bioware? (Spoiler: Bioware never really acknowledged or felt ownership of SWTOR)
askagamedev.tumblr.com/post/7752959...
askagamedev.tumblr.com/post/7752959...
askagamedev.tumblr.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Why did SWTOR get shuffled over to Broadsword if it was such a big earner for Bioware? (Spoiler: Bioware never really acknowledged or felt ownership of SWTOR)
askagamedev.tumblr.com/post/7752959...
askagamedev.tumblr.com/post/7752959...
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The Mother of the Halla and the youngest of the Evanuris herself; Ghilan’nain
I finally finished the biggest and most difficult cosplay I’ve ever done, and I’ve never been prouder. Thank you Dragon Age: The Veilguard for my new evil princess. Enjoy 🖤
#dragonage #dragonagetheveilguard #ghilannain
I finally finished the biggest and most difficult cosplay I’ve ever done, and I’ve never been prouder. Thank you Dragon Age: The Veilguard for my new evil princess. Enjoy 🖤
#dragonage #dragonagetheveilguard #ghilannain
February 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The Mother of the Halla and the youngest of the Evanuris herself; Ghilan’nain
I finally finished the biggest and most difficult cosplay I’ve ever done, and I’ve never been prouder. Thank you Dragon Age: The Veilguard for my new evil princess. Enjoy 🖤
#dragonage #dragonagetheveilguard #ghilannain
I finally finished the biggest and most difficult cosplay I’ve ever done, and I’ve never been prouder. Thank you Dragon Age: The Veilguard for my new evil princess. Enjoy 🖤
#dragonage #dragonagetheveilguard #ghilannain
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I actually am probably more open to criticisms towards BioWare as well for a lot of the shift in direction, though at the same time this is an overarching presence and a huge challenge in AAA space when it comes to making games.
www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/ea...
www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/ea...
EA has learned all the wrong lessons from Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and it's going to be disastrous for the future of Mass Effect 5—if it even has a future
No EA RPG is safe from the publisher's obsession with live service.
www.pcgamer.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I actually am probably more open to criticisms towards BioWare as well for a lot of the shift in direction, though at the same time this is an overarching presence and a huge challenge in AAA space when it comes to making games.
www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/ea...
www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/ea...
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If I really dig into my empathy, I can kinda see the thinking here. Like, let's say you don't actually know much about games. You're in a big office with a bunch of other execs who also don't know much about games. What are they all saying?
"Live games do big numbers!"
"Action games are hot!"
"Live games do big numbers!"
"Action games are hot!"
EA has learned all the wrong lessons from Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and it's going to be disastrous for the future of Mass Effect 5—if it even has a future
No EA RPG is safe from the publisher's obsession with live service.
www.pcgamer.com
February 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
If I really dig into my empathy, I can kinda see the thinking here. Like, let's say you don't actually know much about games. You're in a big office with a bunch of other execs who also don't know much about games. What are they all saying?
"Live games do big numbers!"
"Action games are hot!"
"Live games do big numbers!"
"Action games are hot!"
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I just read that article and had that exact same thought. 😠
February 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I just read that article and had that exact same thought. 😠
I read shit this this and I'm truly baffled by how these numb-brained suits keep getting opportunities to fuck it up again. This is my BioWare swag, curated over the years. As a huge fan, I never once said "ooh, it would so much better if this was multi-player". How do you fuck up so immensely?
February 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I read shit this this and I'm truly baffled by how these numb-brained suits keep getting opportunities to fuck it up again. This is my BioWare swag, curated over the years. As a huge fan, I never once said "ooh, it would so much better if this was multi-player". How do you fuck up so immensely?
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Look, I'm not a fancy CEO guy, but if someone said to me "the key to this successful single-player IP's success is to make it purely a multiplayer game. No, not a spin off: fundamentally change the DNA of what people loved about the core game" to me, I'd probably, like, quit that job or something.
February 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Look, I'm not a fancy CEO guy, but if someone said to me "the key to this successful single-player IP's success is to make it purely a multiplayer game. No, not a spin off: fundamentally change the DNA of what people loved about the core game" to me, I'd probably, like, quit that job or something.
Given the last round of layoffs, wondering if "BioWare" should be renamed "Ship of Theseus"
January 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Given the last round of layoffs, wondering if "BioWare" should be renamed "Ship of Theseus"
Imagine if EA allowed BioWare to create the singe player Dragon Age game that Mike Laidlaw wanted instead of chasing the Multi-player/Live Service fix. Imagine if they killed Project Dylan after Casey Hudson first left the studio. Imagine if they didn't spend 1/
blog.bioware.com/2025/01/29/b...
blog.bioware.com/2025/01/29/b...
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 …
blog.bioware.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Imagine if EA allowed BioWare to create the singe player Dragon Age game that Mike Laidlaw wanted instead of chasing the Multi-player/Live Service fix. Imagine if they killed Project Dylan after Casey Hudson first left the studio. Imagine if they didn't spend 1/
blog.bioware.com/2025/01/29/b...
blog.bioware.com/2025/01/29/b...
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Anyone looking for a freelance game writer / narrative designer? Would love to chat about your project!
Shooting my shot: I’ve been writing for and about video games since 2013, and this year I’d love to do some work on yours! I’ve written for Lucasfilm, Rolling Stone, Boss Fight Books. I did the oral history of Morrowind for Polygon, a Bethesda documentary for IGN. I’ve also made a couple solo games.
January 27, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Anyone looking for a freelance game writer / narrative designer? Would love to chat about your project!
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A thread of Solas themed narrative sketches from my time working on Dragon Age Veilguard. I'm curious if there are any story sketches that Dragon Age enthusiasts would want to see me post? #VeilguardSpoilers 🧵
January 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A thread of Solas themed narrative sketches from my time working on Dragon Age Veilguard. I'm curious if there are any story sketches that Dragon Age enthusiasts would want to see me post? #VeilguardSpoilers 🧵
I don't Platinum many games but, when I do, they are usually BioWare games.
#DragonAgeVeilguard
#DragonAge
#DragonAgeVeilguard
#DragonAge
December 21, 2024 at 7:34 AM
I don't Platinum many games but, when I do, they are usually BioWare games.
#DragonAgeVeilguard
#DragonAge
#DragonAgeVeilguard
#DragonAge
For those still on the fence, "Dragon Age The Veilguard" is on sale at Amazon (only them as far as I can tell) for $49.99 regular release and $69.99 for the Deluxe Version for both PS5 and XBox.
It's a great game and this is a great opportunity to experience it at a discount.
#DragonAgeVeilguard
It's a great game and this is a great opportunity to experience it at a discount.
#DragonAgeVeilguard
December 3, 2024 at 6:38 PM
For those still on the fence, "Dragon Age The Veilguard" is on sale at Amazon (only them as far as I can tell) for $49.99 regular release and $69.99 for the Deluxe Version for both PS5 and XBox.
It's a great game and this is a great opportunity to experience it at a discount.
#DragonAgeVeilguard
It's a great game and this is a great opportunity to experience it at a discount.
#DragonAgeVeilguard
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Just a reminder that land doesn’t vote.
People do.
People do.
December 1, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Just a reminder that land doesn’t vote.
People do.
People do.