PotatoMika
@potatomika.bsky.social
She/Her |LVL 24|🇭🇹|Game Writer, Narrative Designer, and Screenwriter📝|Message to ask about work and portfolio!
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Shibuya by Sega Starlight in the Year 2000. 💜
Scenic snaps from Metropolis Street Racer, which tragically wasn't released in Japan due to its poor sales and late release. Sega denied Bizarre Creation's request to port it to PS2, and a year later, Project Gotham Racing hit the road on newcomer Xbox.
Scenic snaps from Metropolis Street Racer, which tragically wasn't released in Japan due to its poor sales and late release. Sega denied Bizarre Creation's request to port it to PS2, and a year later, Project Gotham Racing hit the road on newcomer Xbox.
May 2, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Shibuya by Sega Starlight in the Year 2000. 💜
Scenic snaps from Metropolis Street Racer, which tragically wasn't released in Japan due to its poor sales and late release. Sega denied Bizarre Creation's request to port it to PS2, and a year later, Project Gotham Racing hit the road on newcomer Xbox.
Scenic snaps from Metropolis Street Racer, which tragically wasn't released in Japan due to its poor sales and late release. Sega denied Bizarre Creation's request to port it to PS2, and a year later, Project Gotham Racing hit the road on newcomer Xbox.
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did you know our game syncs literally everything to the music. even doing this
September 16, 2025 at 7:50 AM
did you know our game syncs literally everything to the music. even doing this
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Hecate & Melinoe 💜💚
(a repost to celebrate Hades 2 final release)
(a repost to celebrate Hades 2 final release)
September 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Hecate & Melinoe 💜💚
(a repost to celebrate Hades 2 final release)
(a repost to celebrate Hades 2 final release)
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ALL of my games are in the Fellow Traveller sale!
🚀 Build a crew in Citizen Sleeper 2 (25% Off)
💫 Find a home in Citizen Sleeper (70% Off)
🐠 Study an Alien Ocean in In Other Waters (75% Off)
+ grab another one of my publishers excellent narrative games: store.steampowered.com/sale/fellowt...
🚀 Build a crew in Citizen Sleeper 2 (25% Off)
💫 Find a home in Citizen Sleeper (70% Off)
🐠 Study an Alien Ocean in In Other Waters (75% Off)
+ grab another one of my publishers excellent narrative games: store.steampowered.com/sale/fellowt...
September 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
ALL of my games are in the Fellow Traveller sale!
🚀 Build a crew in Citizen Sleeper 2 (25% Off)
💫 Find a home in Citizen Sleeper (70% Off)
🐠 Study an Alien Ocean in In Other Waters (75% Off)
+ grab another one of my publishers excellent narrative games: store.steampowered.com/sale/fellowt...
🚀 Build a crew in Citizen Sleeper 2 (25% Off)
💫 Find a home in Citizen Sleeper (70% Off)
🐠 Study an Alien Ocean in In Other Waters (75% Off)
+ grab another one of my publishers excellent narrative games: store.steampowered.com/sale/fellowt...
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side view mirror
September 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
side view mirror
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One of the projects I'm working on is currently delayed, so I remain open to contract work. Pay me human money for:
- Game writing and editing
- Narrative design
- Technical, systems, narrative, economy or general game design consulting on a variety of topics
- Un-spaghetti your Ink
- Storylets
- Game writing and editing
- Narrative design
- Technical, systems, narrative, economy or general game design consulting on a variety of topics
- Un-spaghetti your Ink
- Storylets
September 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
One of the projects I'm working on is currently delayed, so I remain open to contract work. Pay me human money for:
- Game writing and editing
- Narrative design
- Technical, systems, narrative, economy or general game design consulting on a variety of topics
- Un-spaghetti your Ink
- Storylets
- Game writing and editing
- Narrative design
- Technical, systems, narrative, economy or general game design consulting on a variety of topics
- Un-spaghetti your Ink
- Storylets
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Die Hard on a Boat, and a 3D brawler replete with wonky charm and poor localization. Another of those Japan-to-Europe PS1 games that missed out on an NTSC-U release.
If you imagine a jamkier Dynamite Cop/Die Hard Arcade, that's pretty much this.
📺: Crisis Beat, Soft Machine (1998 JPN, 2000 EUR)
If you imagine a jamkier Dynamite Cop/Die Hard Arcade, that's pretty much this.
📺: Crisis Beat, Soft Machine (1998 JPN, 2000 EUR)
January 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Die Hard on a Boat, and a 3D brawler replete with wonky charm and poor localization. Another of those Japan-to-Europe PS1 games that missed out on an NTSC-U release.
If you imagine a jamkier Dynamite Cop/Die Hard Arcade, that's pretty much this.
📺: Crisis Beat, Soft Machine (1998 JPN, 2000 EUR)
If you imagine a jamkier Dynamite Cop/Die Hard Arcade, that's pretty much this.
📺: Crisis Beat, Soft Machine (1998 JPN, 2000 EUR)
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Went ahead and made a starter pack of Iranian/Persian artists I know who deserve all the love and support now more than ever. Let me know if I missed anyone and I’ll add them go.bsky.app/LHbyaKpv
June 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Went ahead and made a starter pack of Iranian/Persian artists I know who deserve all the love and support now more than ever. Let me know if I missed anyone and I’ll add them go.bsky.app/LHbyaKpv
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Bippo+ is the Playdate killer app and it’s not even close
June 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Bippo+ is the Playdate killer app and it’s not even close
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Good evening! Point & click sci-fi adventure NORCO is 65% off on Steam until June 21st.
June 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Good evening! Point & click sci-fi adventure NORCO is 65% off on Steam until June 21st.
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Hi #KidLitArtPostcard Day!
I'm Keisha Okafor, a children's book illustrator.
Portfolio: www.keishaokafor.com
morgangaynin.com/artists/keis...
Represented by Kelly Pelsue at Morgan Gaynin @morgangaynin.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart #middlegrade
I'm Keisha Okafor, a children's book illustrator.
Portfolio: www.keishaokafor.com
morgangaynin.com/artists/keis...
Represented by Kelly Pelsue at Morgan Gaynin @morgangaynin.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart #middlegrade
June 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Hi #KidLitArtPostcard Day!
I'm Keisha Okafor, a children's book illustrator.
Portfolio: www.keishaokafor.com
morgangaynin.com/artists/keis...
Represented by Kelly Pelsue at Morgan Gaynin @morgangaynin.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart #middlegrade
I'm Keisha Okafor, a children's book illustrator.
Portfolio: www.keishaokafor.com
morgangaynin.com/artists/keis...
Represented by Kelly Pelsue at Morgan Gaynin @morgangaynin.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart #middlegrade
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eternal shoutouts to @adashtra.bsky.social who reported one of my favorite pieces of journalism where she scouted out Cynthia Harrell, the voice of Snake Eater.
kotaku.com/cynthia-harr...
kotaku.com/cynthia-harr...
May 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
eternal shoutouts to @adashtra.bsky.social who reported one of my favorite pieces of journalism where she scouted out Cynthia Harrell, the voice of Snake Eater.
kotaku.com/cynthia-harr...
kotaku.com/cynthia-harr...
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Support independent games media and get yourself a free copy of Spirit Swap! We're so glad we got to do this with MinnMax!
We'll DM you on Patreon with a Steam code for the great puzzle game Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To from @softnotweak.bsky.social if you jump in and support MinnMax at even the $2 tier before Monday, May 26th! You can also upgrade your tier to get a Steam code. Thanks! www.patreon.com/minnmax
May 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Support independent games media and get yourself a free copy of Spirit Swap! We're so glad we got to do this with MinnMax!
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⚡️💥🎰Time to Upgrade🎰💥⚡️
May 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
⚡️💥🎰Time to Upgrade🎰💥⚡️
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We are SO CLOSE to reaching 100% in under 24 hours and it would be VERY AMAZING if we reached 100% of our campaign goal.
If you've got any gas left in the tank then please help us push the campaign. The early bird discount is only valid for 4 for hours!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann...
If you've got any gas left in the tank then please help us push the campaign. The early bird discount is only valid for 4 for hours!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann...
Crescent County - a witch-tech delivery adventure
Underground motorbroom street racing. Chaotic deliveries. Kissing on the mouth. A painterly, witch-tech, open world game.
www.kickstarter.com
May 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We are SO CLOSE to reaching 100% in under 24 hours and it would be VERY AMAZING if we reached 100% of our campaign goal.
If you've got any gas left in the tank then please help us push the campaign. The early bird discount is only valid for 4 for hours!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann...
If you've got any gas left in the tank then please help us push the campaign. The early bird discount is only valid for 4 for hours!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann...
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this is great on so many levels. I love it when brilliant art also succeeds financially, I love this affirmation for Coogler and everyone involved, but I am a petty enough bitch to also love it because this is EXACTLY what the suits tried to keep from happening and you know they are SUFFERING rn 😂
SINNERS is now the biggest Hollywood original movie of any kind at the box office since 2017 when Pixar's COCO came out. To find a live-action movie that made at least $200M domestic, we have to go back much further. This is truly bananas.
www.slashfilm.com/1857902/sinn...
www.slashfilm.com/1857902/sinn...
Sinners Just Passed A Box Office Milestone Not Seen In Nearly A Decade - SlashFilm
Sinners continues to defy even the most optimistic of expectations with its box office performance, having passed yet another milestone for original films.
www.slashfilm.com
May 17, 2025 at 6:23 AM
this is great on so many levels. I love it when brilliant art also succeeds financially, I love this affirmation for Coogler and everyone involved, but I am a petty enough bitch to also love it because this is EXACTLY what the suits tried to keep from happening and you know they are SUFFERING rn 😂
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Note to devs: Yarn Spinner is great for getting dialog up and running fast, controlling portraits and poses, but we also extended it to script our sprite-based cutscenes. After a programmer set up flags a non-technical person made this whole cutscene in yarn. It's only $50 and you own it forever.
May 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Note to devs: Yarn Spinner is great for getting dialog up and running fast, controlling portraits and poses, but we also extended it to script our sprite-based cutscenes. After a programmer set up flags a non-technical person made this whole cutscene in yarn. It's only $50 and you own it forever.
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So we're turning Noclip's sister channel into a games coverage outlet with a mission to highlight the work of lesser known developers alongside the biggest games in the world.
We're just starting the process, but if you're interested in learning more, I filmed a thing:
youtu.be/0GqDUD0kCuM
We're just starting the process, but if you're interested in learning more, I filmed a thing:
youtu.be/0GqDUD0kCuM
May 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
So we're turning Noclip's sister channel into a games coverage outlet with a mission to highlight the work of lesser known developers alongside the biggest games in the world.
We're just starting the process, but if you're interested in learning more, I filmed a thing:
youtu.be/0GqDUD0kCuM
We're just starting the process, but if you're interested in learning more, I filmed a thing:
youtu.be/0GqDUD0kCuM
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deadline.com/2025/05/sout...
Got to talk to Destiny Jackson about South of Midnight a bit, my first video game, and some of my inspirations as we wrote the game. :)
Got to talk to Destiny Jackson about South of Midnight a bit, my first video game, and some of my inspirations as we wrote the game. :)
‘South of Midnight’ Writer Zaire Lanier On Creating A Relatable Human Story Through Black Girl Magic
Compulsion Games writer Zaire Lanier talks to Deadline about writing narrative for Southern Gothic action adventure game South of Midnight
deadline.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
deadline.com/2025/05/sout...
Got to talk to Destiny Jackson about South of Midnight a bit, my first video game, and some of my inspirations as we wrote the game. :)
Got to talk to Destiny Jackson about South of Midnight a bit, my first video game, and some of my inspirations as we wrote the game. :)
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illustration inspired by nyc's chinatown fishmarket done for The Monkey King in Chinatown exhibition 🐵🐟
May 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
illustration inspired by nyc's chinatown fishmarket done for The Monkey King in Chinatown exhibition 🐵🐟
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- "Alan" from "Alan Wake" was picked from a frayed book of boy names inherited by Sam Lake
- The "Eaters" in "Caves of Qud" were named in a poem by a character cut from the game
- "Despelote" was named by one of the dev's moms
My latest Game File is about names:
www.gamefile.news/p/video-game...
- The "Eaters" in "Caves of Qud" were named in a poem by a character cut from the game
- "Despelote" was named by one of the dev's moms
My latest Game File is about names:
www.gamefile.news/p/video-game...
Some very short origin stories for some excellent video game names
Game developers explain “Alan Wake,” “Obra Dinn,” “Despelote,” Caves of Qud’s “Eaters,” and more.
www.gamefile.news
May 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
- "Alan" from "Alan Wake" was picked from a frayed book of boy names inherited by Sam Lake
- The "Eaters" in "Caves of Qud" were named in a poem by a character cut from the game
- "Despelote" was named by one of the dev's moms
My latest Game File is about names:
www.gamefile.news/p/video-game...
- The "Eaters" in "Caves of Qud" were named in a poem by a character cut from the game
- "Despelote" was named by one of the dev's moms
My latest Game File is about names:
www.gamefile.news/p/video-game...
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YES
Break the habit of using AI - even for a first draft - because it shouldn’t be doing your thinking for you even if it saves time - thinking is supposed to take time and that’s entirely the point
If you’re producing something that you didn’t even think of, then why bother?
Break the habit of using AI - even for a first draft - because it shouldn’t be doing your thinking for you even if it saves time - thinking is supposed to take time and that’s entirely the point
If you’re producing something that you didn’t even think of, then why bother?
New article! NEW ARTICLE!!!
Let's talk about the ways that plagiarists and AI are trying to automate sociopathy and why copyright might actually be a powerful tool to fuck with 'em.
And, how do we make a world where even copyright is no longer necessary?
docseuss.medium.com/copyright-ru...
Let's talk about the ways that plagiarists and AI are trying to automate sociopathy and why copyright might actually be a powerful tool to fuck with 'em.
And, how do we make a world where even copyright is no longer necessary?
docseuss.medium.com/copyright-ru...
copyright rules, ai drools, and plagiarism is for suckers who have no soul
Have you ever had a conversation with someone over a topic you know a great deal about, but the person you’re talking to definitely…
docseuss.medium.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
YES
Break the habit of using AI - even for a first draft - because it shouldn’t be doing your thinking for you even if it saves time - thinking is supposed to take time and that’s entirely the point
If you’re producing something that you didn’t even think of, then why bother?
Break the habit of using AI - even for a first draft - because it shouldn’t be doing your thinking for you even if it saves time - thinking is supposed to take time and that’s entirely the point
If you’re producing something that you didn’t even think of, then why bother?
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Guild Engineer
April 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Guild Engineer