Lead Narrative Designer @ Eidos-Montreal Previously—Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Crusader Kings 3, Crush Crush, Club Penguin, and more. www.alexnewcombe.com Unsurprisingly a bisexual TTRPG nerd as well. Happy to talk shop! He/Himhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexandernewcombe.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexandernewcombe.bsky.social/post/3mql2cuym7c2rThis VN worked for me when others fell flat. Traits instantly having a satisfying payoff is so good. I got to literally be a disaster bi knight! Plus the music and audio is *chef's kiss* Most impressively, the tone is balanced on a razor's edge of cute and grim. Let's goooo @ceruhi.bsky.social ! [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Jul 2026 01:24 +0000at://did:plc:7sfpwvbptrb5mdogppuo44gr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mql2cuym7c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexandernewcombe.bsky.social/post/3mq2ociev222uAlmost all of my console gaming over the last few years has been via *physical* copies from libraries. Losing out on those won't force me to buy a console. It'll just mean I shift completely to PCs 😕07 Jul 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:7sfpwvbptrb5mdogppuo44gr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2ociev222uhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexandernewcombe.bsky.social/post/3mpnxwx3lbk2mI think folks should wishlist this creepy-cute farming idler from ex-Dragon @debaser1215.bsky.social It lives on your desktop like Rusty's Retirement. It grows. It *hungers* https://store.steampowered.com/app/4009450/Petunias_Purgatory/02 Jul 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:7sfpwvbptrb5mdogppuo44gr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnxwx3lbk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexandernewcombe.bsky.social/post/3mpmolqwqxs2dThis. Five years of my career are on games that don't exist anymore and four years are on games that were never allowed to exist. 😮‍💨 [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jul 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:7sfpwvbptrb5mdogppuo44gr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmolqwqxs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexandernewcombe.bsky.social/post/3mp5jn5d5qk2cI was damn lucky to work with the team that made Everhaven. From the rocks to the vfx to every critter—there was so much care put into everything. Nick wonderfully spells out why that matters here. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jun 2026 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:7sfpwvbptrb5mdogppuo44gr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp5jn5d5qk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/alexandernewcombe.bsky.social/post/3mp2ub4qwxc24Been loving @thelastcaretaker.bsky.social. It's got a robot and a boat, which means I basically have to play it. Its closest analogue is probably Pacific Drive? Scavenge haunting ruins and read harrowing log entries in a flooded Earth https://store.steampowered.com/app/1783560/The_Last_Caretaker/24 Jun 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:7sfpwvbptrb5mdogppuo44gr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2ub4qwxc24https://bsky.app/profile/alexandernewcombe.bsky.social/post/3moe5lahgok2rYou should take advantage of the incredible fumble that is letting Zaire go. Hire this amazing, award-winning writer [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jun 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:7sfpwvbptrb5mdogppuo44gr/app.bsky.feed.post/3moe5lahgok2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexandernewcombe.bsky.social/post/3mo4n64dnbk2z*Stares off in horror* [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Jun 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:7sfpwvbptrb5mdogppuo44gr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4n64dnbk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexandernewcombe.bsky.social/post/3mnsp5ybn5k2iThe Score by C. Thi Nguyen is delightful so far. Totally lighting up my brain to read more about the ideas from Agency as Art (which I am still working on getting ahold of). As someone who has always been obsessed with games but not winning, this is giving me some great terms to discuss that!08 Jun 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:7sfpwvbptrb5mdogppuo44gr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsp5ybn5k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/alexandernewcombe.bsky.social/post/3mkscifjp6s2vThis is the second Typebar article I've really enjoyed. The longer form stuff they are doing there feels awesome. https://www.typebarmagazine.com/fight-run-liberate-how-jrpgs-made-me-an-anarchist/?ref=typebar-magazine-newsletter Maybe of interest to @aidanmoher.com (and not just bc the title looks like your book title)01 May 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:7sfpwvbptrb5mdogppuo44gr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkscifjp6s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexandernewcombe.bsky.social/post/3mjzcq47zkc2pAnother great post from Fred Zeleny, this time on how cutscenes don't even really do what they are meant to do. https://open.substack.com/pub/fredzed/p/bugbears-the-cutscene https://open.substack.com/pub/fredzed/p/bugbears-the-cutscene?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=90kor21 Apr 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:7sfpwvbptrb5mdogppuo44gr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzcq47zkc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/alexandernewcombe.bsky.social/post/3mijtjccppc2tAll my game dev colleagues should listen to this episode, especially the interview with the always inspiring @writnelson.bsky.social We need his mindset shouted into the ears of every publisher. To quote an earlier interview of his: "Shipping is Surviving" [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Apr 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:7sfpwvbptrb5mdogppuo44gr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijtjccppc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/alexandernewcombe.bsky.social/post/3micpi7embs2jAbsolute gut-punch at Eidos today as more layoffs hit. I am thankfully still there, but the industry feels like it is crumbling all around us. It shouldn't be this hard.30 Mar 2026 22:27 +0000at://did:plc:7sfpwvbptrb5mdogppuo44gr/app.bsky.feed.post/3micpi7embs2j