All Categories - The Narrative Department
2025年8月5日 ·
You're sitting in the weekly story meeting when the creative director says, "I think we need to...
When Good Writers Don't Get Hired Here’s a story I wish wasn’t true: Sarah had everything...
You've been working on your game writing portfolio for months. Maybe longer. Your dialogue...
The game industry is going nuts. Maybe you've noticed? 🫠 Studios are leaner. AI tools are...
You’ve done the work. You’ve written some strong samples. Maybe a branching dialogue scene, a...
You love storytelling. You love games. Maybe you've dreamed about writing for one someday —...
2025年5月12日 ·
Why “Becoming A Better Writer” Isn’t Enough Are you watching Andor? It's SO GOOD! I'm obsessed!...
Congratulations! You’ve worked hard to hone your storytelling chops. You’ve studied dialogue,...
You won’t find it in the design docs. No one says it out loud in meetings. But behind...
(This is Part Two of our series on how to collaborate with designers. You can read Part One here....
You’ve worked hard on your story idea. It’s smart. It’s emotional. It would make your game...
Here's an email that landed in my inbox a few weeks ago: YES!!!!! I knew how long Mario had...
Imagine being able to say, “I’m a senior narrative designer at Bungie.” 🤩 That’s Ash Poprik’s...
2025年2月24日 ·
Imagine The Last Of Us without the opening sequence, the giraffe scene, or the hospital finale. ...
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: "We don't need a writer—the gameplay tells the story."...
A student in our bootcamp asked an excellent question. He wants to know: If only those studios...
"I would LOVE to be a game writer / narrative designer..." If you've ever dreamed of writing...
Should game studios use writers’ rooms, or is that a terrible idea? What’s the best way to...
2023年8月17日 ·
When it comes to game writing, there is A LOT of info out there on the interwebs. It's like a...
2023年8月11日 ·
Want to know how to become a videogame writer? You can start by playing a lot of video games...