All Categories - The Narrative Department
2026年2月26日 ·
When the games industry gets turned upside down - like it is right now - game writers tend to go...
There's a moment in every pitch meeting where you can feel the room shift - and not in a good way...
2026年1月21日 ·
You know that voice in your head after your work gets cut? "Maybe I'm just not good enough at...
When you’re a game writer, you put your heart and soul into your work. You can’t help it. You...
2025年8月26日 ·
I remember working on a MASSIVE game project early in my career. (If I told you the title, you’d...
The path to 'going pro' in game writing isn't a straight line for most people. Laurence Kennedy's...
You see the perfect game writing job posting. The role sounds amazing. The studio is making...
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...