Jackson Miller
@sovietjazz.bsky.social
narrative designer, writer, aspiring lich
All opinions are the result of consensus reached by the spiders psionically controlling me.
All opinions are the result of consensus reached by the spiders psionically controlling me.
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Jackson Miller
@sovietjazz.bsky.social
· Mar 25
Hello There! My name is Jackson. I'm a writer and narrative designer for video games. I'll be posting updates here about the cool stuff I'm working on, interspersed with stupid opinions no-one asked for and bad attempts at comedy. 🙂
The anger at Larian is completely understandable but anyone saying they’ve burnt all goodwill or destroyed their reputation is either hopelessly optimistic or terminally online. The people currently shouting at them are a fraction of a percent of BG3’s sales.
December 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The anger at Larian is completely understandable but anyone saying they’ve burnt all goodwill or destroyed their reputation is either hopelessly optimistic or terminally online. The people currently shouting at them are a fraction of a percent of BG3’s sales.
I think the most important lesson game devs need to take from the current chaos is to not sell out, no matter how much blood money they offer. we need a network of private and co-op owned studios unbeholden to shareholders and conglomerates. Vampires cannot enter your home unless you invite them in.
December 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I think the most important lesson game devs need to take from the current chaos is to not sell out, no matter how much blood money they offer. we need a network of private and co-op owned studios unbeholden to shareholders and conglomerates. Vampires cannot enter your home unless you invite them in.
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o público do game awards hoje:
December 12, 2025 at 3:12 AM
o público do game awards hoje:
Can’t wait for the expedition 33 awards tonight (also we’ll give silksong best indie so the team cherry fans don’t burn down the venue)
December 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Can’t wait for the expedition 33 awards tonight (also we’ll give silksong best indie so the team cherry fans don’t burn down the venue)
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The ideology that was sold to tech workers by tech owners was that the workers were not like other workers, that they were very special boys who were entitled to high salaries and cushy perks due to the STEMy brilliance required to do their job. Easy to see the lie now that it's falling apart.
December 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The ideology that was sold to tech workers by tech owners was that the workers were not like other workers, that they were very special boys who were entitled to high salaries and cushy perks due to the STEMy brilliance required to do their job. Easy to see the lie now that it's falling apart.
This Warner bros acquisition will probably fuck up the film/tv and game industries even more than they already are currently. The current FTC is extremely corpo-friendly but hopefully there’s enough pressure from other studios and theatre chains for some semblance of an antitrust investigation.
December 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This Warner bros acquisition will probably fuck up the film/tv and game industries even more than they already are currently. The current FTC is extremely corpo-friendly but hopefully there’s enough pressure from other studios and theatre chains for some semblance of an antitrust investigation.
BWWWWHHAAHHAAHAAA YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS SHIT UP.
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
BWWWWHHAAHHAAHAAA YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS SHIT UP.
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Hey game narrative folks (and other folks who like game narrative)!
This is a thing! A game jam, run by the IGDA Game Writers SIG and sponsored by the fine folks at Arcweave! (Who I met at GDC, and who are very cool!)
It's tomorrow! You should be a part of it!
itch.io/jam/game-wri...
This is a thing! A game jam, run by the IGDA Game Writers SIG and sponsored by the fine folks at Arcweave! (Who I met at GDC, and who are very cool!)
It's tomorrow! You should be a part of it!
itch.io/jam/game-wri...
Game Writing SIG Arcjam
A game jam from 2025-11-21 to 2025-12-08 hosted by Arcweave & IGDA Game Writing SIG. 🎮 About the jam The Game Writing SIG Arcjam is a 72-hour online game design event dedicated to story-driven games a...
itch.io
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Hey game narrative folks (and other folks who like game narrative)!
This is a thing! A game jam, run by the IGDA Game Writers SIG and sponsored by the fine folks at Arcweave! (Who I met at GDC, and who are very cool!)
It's tomorrow! You should be a part of it!
itch.io/jam/game-wri...
This is a thing! A game jam, run by the IGDA Game Writers SIG and sponsored by the fine folks at Arcweave! (Who I met at GDC, and who are very cool!)
It's tomorrow! You should be a part of it!
itch.io/jam/game-wri...
Look, I agree TGA is flawed and has LOTS of problems, but some of you talk about Geoff like he murdered your loved ones in front of you, and I think you should take a step back and reconsider where you’re investing your energy.
November 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Look, I agree TGA is flawed and has LOTS of problems, but some of you talk about Geoff like he murdered your loved ones in front of you, and I think you should take a step back and reconsider where you’re investing your energy.
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The issue of sexual violence was paraded in the most propagandist and crass manner by the Israeli government and supporters of its genocidal campaign. It was denied in the most crass and propagandist manner by Hamas apologists.
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September 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The issue of sexual violence was paraded in the most propagandist and crass manner by the Israeli government and supporters of its genocidal campaign. It was denied in the most crass and propagandist manner by Hamas apologists.
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Is it weird that my political fantasy is Curtis Sliwa turning woke and then becoming Mamdani’s vice president in the 2030s.
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Is it weird that my political fantasy is Curtis Sliwa turning woke and then becoming Mamdani’s vice president in the 2030s.
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Cleisthenes inventing democracy (508 BC)
October 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Cleisthenes inventing democracy (508 BC)
I think as a society we need to start showing more gratitude to fake academics. They are, without exception, some of the most unintentionally funny deranged weirdos out there. Pick one, start reading about their crackpot theories, and it’s just absolute gold all the way down.
October 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I think as a society we need to start showing more gratitude to fake academics. They are, without exception, some of the most unintentionally funny deranged weirdos out there. Pick one, start reading about their crackpot theories, and it’s just absolute gold all the way down.
This EA buyout is interesting. Private equity involved so my first assumption would be that they want to strip the company for parts. On the other hand, the Saudis are involved and seem to be really pushing to extend soft power via games and esports (to be clear there will be layoffs no matter what)
September 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This EA buyout is interesting. Private equity involved so my first assumption would be that they want to strip the company for parts. On the other hand, the Saudis are involved and seem to be really pushing to extend soft power via games and esports (to be clear there will be layoffs no matter what)
I collect janky Slavic RTS games from the 2000s like a magpie collects shiny objects.
August 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I collect janky Slavic RTS games from the 2000s like a magpie collects shiny objects.
TAKING BETS: how long will Geoff let Kojimbo waffle about death stranding 2?
June 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
TAKING BETS: how long will Geoff let Kojimbo waffle about death stranding 2?
I know a lot of you are still mad at him, but if Elon triples his ketamine intake and rubber bands into levels of woke previously unseen, I’d be down.
June 6, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I know a lot of you are still mad at him, but if Elon triples his ketamine intake and rubber bands into levels of woke previously unseen, I’d be down.
What if the computers are already sentient and just don’t want to talk to us.
May 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
What if the computers are already sentient and just don’t want to talk to us.
Sometimes I just wonder what Warcrimes I committed in a past life to deserve being someone trying to break into narrative design during one of the biggest downturns the game industry has had in over a decade.
April 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Sometimes I just wonder what Warcrimes I committed in a past life to deserve being someone trying to break into narrative design during one of the biggest downturns the game industry has had in over a decade.
Saw the Minecraft movie, It was surprisingly good. You won’t get much out of it if you’re unfamiliar with the game, but most of the gags land. It’s not film of the year or anything, but it’s enjoyable, which is all it’s trying to be.
April 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Saw the Minecraft movie, It was surprisingly good. You won’t get much out of it if you’re unfamiliar with the game, but most of the gags land. It’s not film of the year or anything, but it’s enjoyable, which is all it’s trying to be.
My take on the news cycle over the past several days has mainly been surprise classified military information was leaked somewhere other than the War Thunder forums.
March 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
My take on the news cycle over the past several days has mainly been surprise classified military information was leaked somewhere other than the War Thunder forums.
My aggressive networking at GDC may have come back to haunt me. I now have over 20 business cards to sift through.
March 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
My aggressive networking at GDC may have come back to haunt me. I now have over 20 business cards to sift through.
Hello There! My name is Jackson. I'm a writer and narrative designer for video games. I'll be posting updates here about the cool stuff I'm working on, interspersed with stupid opinions no-one asked for and bad attempts at comedy. 🙂
March 25, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Hello There! My name is Jackson. I'm a writer and narrative designer for video games. I'll be posting updates here about the cool stuff I'm working on, interspersed with stupid opinions no-one asked for and bad attempts at comedy. 🙂