Acke
@ackehallgren.bsky.social
🎮 Lead Quest Designer on Star Wars Outlaws at UbiMassive
www.ackehalllgren.com
🎮 Solo developer of What Never Was + Chapter II
www.whatneverwas.se
Formerly: The Division | Rage 2 | Ravenbound
He/him.
www.ackehalllgren.com
🎮 Solo developer of What Never Was + Chapter II
www.whatneverwas.se
Formerly: The Division | Rage 2 | Ravenbound
He/him.
This was a real treat.
November 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This was a real treat.
What fictional creature/villain traumatized you as a kid?
Redeads.
Redeads.
November 15, 2025 at 9:21 PM
What fictional creature/villain traumatized you as a kid?
Redeads.
Redeads.
I of course then realized that Modern Warfare is actually the one to the right, but the only thing I can do there is Uninstall the campaign which I want to play.
I'm sure this is me being an old man yelling at clouds, but jeez if this doesn't feel indicative of what the industry focuses on.
I'm sure this is me being an old man yelling at clouds, but jeez if this doesn't feel indicative of what the industry focuses on.
October 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I of course then realized that Modern Warfare is actually the one to the right, but the only thing I can do there is Uninstall the campaign which I want to play.
I'm sure this is me being an old man yelling at clouds, but jeez if this doesn't feel indicative of what the industry focuses on.
I'm sure this is me being an old man yelling at clouds, but jeez if this doesn't feel indicative of what the industry focuses on.
When launching the game, this is the first thing one sees. If I press Play Now it takes me to the store to buy a different Call of Duty game.
October 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
When launching the game, this is the first thing one sees. If I press Play Now it takes me to the store to buy a different Call of Duty game.
Mando movie looks fun I guess, but it's so hard to muster up much excitement after season 3. The characters regressed so much, and I feel like nothing gets to evolve or develop. I was really hoping Grogu would perhaps be older, or somesuch. It does seem to be a very focused story, which is nice.
September 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Mando movie looks fun I guess, but it's so hard to muster up much excitement after season 3. The characters regressed so much, and I feel like nothing gets to evolve or develop. I was really hoping Grogu would perhaps be older, or somesuch. It does seem to be a very focused story, which is nice.
So excited to finally have gotten this home. Fantastic stuff as always @limitedrungames.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
So excited to finally have gotten this home. Fantastic stuff as always @limitedrungames.com
It's crazy to me how good GTAV still looks. I know it's been updated for current gen etc, but I think the art direction still sings so much. It has this impressive quality of being super tactile and grounded, while still being heavily stylized and larger than life.
September 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It's crazy to me how good GTAV still looks. I know it's been updated for current gen etc, but I think the art direction still sings so much. It has this impressive quality of being super tactile and grounded, while still being heavily stylized and larger than life.
"Mom, dad? Yeah, I'm on wookieepedia."
September 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Mom, dad? Yeah, I'm on wookieepedia."
Actually I unknowingly sort of celebrated today by premiering my Rail Detonator (kindly redesigned by one of the concept artists on the Outlaws team) and yellow pauldron, trooping as a Field Stormtrooper from Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight (1997) for the first time!
I love Star Wars.
I love Star Wars.
August 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Actually I unknowingly sort of celebrated today by premiering my Rail Detonator (kindly redesigned by one of the concept artists on the Outlaws team) and yellow pauldron, trooping as a Field Stormtrooper from Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight (1997) for the first time!
I love Star Wars.
I love Star Wars.
If you played it, I hope you really enjoyed it and saw the love and passion that went into it. It will forever be very special to me, and I really hope we get to see Kay, Nix and ND-5 on more adventures some day.
August 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If you played it, I hope you really enjoyed it and saw the love and passion that went into it. It will forever be very special to me, and I really hope we get to see Kay, Nix and ND-5 on more adventures some day.
"Her hair is ugly. It looks like something out of the eighties. "
Gotcha fam. Hey, remind me. When did Return of the Jedi come out again?
I have had no hand in shaping Kay's looks but I think that team absolutely nailed it, and everything else absolutely geling fully with the OT esthetics.
Gotcha fam. Hey, remind me. When did Return of the Jedi come out again?
I have had no hand in shaping Kay's looks but I think that team absolutely nailed it, and everything else absolutely geling fully with the OT esthetics.
August 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"Her hair is ugly. It looks like something out of the eighties. "
Gotcha fam. Hey, remind me. When did Return of the Jedi come out again?
I have had no hand in shaping Kay's looks but I think that team absolutely nailed it, and everything else absolutely geling fully with the OT esthetics.
Gotcha fam. Hey, remind me. When did Return of the Jedi come out again?
I have had no hand in shaping Kay's looks but I think that team absolutely nailed it, and everything else absolutely geling fully with the OT esthetics.
And if I'm allowed a moments earnestness; it was heartbreaking to see the huge hatemob convince so many players the game was not worth a fair chance, long before release. The game is definitely not perfect, but if your main contention is that Kay is not conventionally attractive enough... Lol, ok.
August 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
And if I'm allowed a moments earnestness; it was heartbreaking to see the huge hatemob convince so many players the game was not worth a fair chance, long before release. The game is definitely not perfect, but if your main contention is that Kay is not conventionally attractive enough... Lol, ok.
Star Wars Outlaws released a year ago today. The most challenging, rewarding, engaging and exhilarating project of my career. Getting to live and shape in the world of Star Wars on a daily basis was just a dream come true. I couldn't be prouder, and I could not have poured myself more into it.
August 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Star Wars Outlaws released a year ago today. The most challenging, rewarding, engaging and exhilarating project of my career. Getting to live and shape in the world of Star Wars on a daily basis was just a dream come true. I couldn't be prouder, and I could not have poured myself more into it.
I got the Crow in there though!
July 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I got the Crow in there though!
This is so cool to see, thank you for this!
Wanted to model it so bad for the window of my Nar Shaddaa project, but didn't have these refs, and the cutscene wasn't clear enough for me to make heads or tails of it. Found a free pack of various star wars ships instead!
Wanted to model it so bad for the window of my Nar Shaddaa project, but didn't have these refs, and the cutscene wasn't clear enough for me to make heads or tails of it. Found a free pack of various star wars ships instead!
July 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This is so cool to see, thank you for this!
Wanted to model it so bad for the window of my Nar Shaddaa project, but didn't have these refs, and the cutscene wasn't clear enough for me to make heads or tails of it. Found a free pack of various star wars ships instead!
Wanted to model it so bad for the window of my Nar Shaddaa project, but didn't have these refs, and the cutscene wasn't clear enough for me to make heads or tails of it. Found a free pack of various star wars ships instead!
"NICE TRY, LAO CHE!"
Genuinely one of my favorite visual gags in any movie, punctuated oh so wonderfully by John Williams score.
Genuinely one of my favorite visual gags in any movie, punctuated oh so wonderfully by John Williams score.
May 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"NICE TRY, LAO CHE!"
Genuinely one of my favorite visual gags in any movie, punctuated oh so wonderfully by John Williams score.
Genuinely one of my favorite visual gags in any movie, punctuated oh so wonderfully by John Williams score.
My lord the new Mario Kart looks absolutely fantastic. Was immediately skeptical of the open world thing, but it looks like so much fun.
April 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My lord the new Mario Kart looks absolutely fantastic. Was immediately skeptical of the open world thing, but it looks like so much fun.
Perhaps my favorite picture from the trip.
March 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Perhaps my favorite picture from the trip.
Had a pretty cool week on Tatooine.
March 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Had a pretty cool week on Tatooine.
Star Wars Outlaws.
A dream project in every sense of the word.
Original Trilogy era. Scoundrel fantasy.
A fantastic team, and such fun content to work on. It's hard to put into words how much this project means to me, and I am so glad that I have gotten to work on it. Released in 2024.
A dream project in every sense of the word.
Original Trilogy era. Scoundrel fantasy.
A fantastic team, and such fun content to work on. It's hard to put into words how much this project means to me, and I am so glad that I have gotten to work on it. Released in 2024.
January 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Star Wars Outlaws.
A dream project in every sense of the word.
Original Trilogy era. Scoundrel fantasy.
A fantastic team, and such fun content to work on. It's hard to put into words how much this project means to me, and I am so glad that I have gotten to work on it. Released in 2024.
A dream project in every sense of the word.
Original Trilogy era. Scoundrel fantasy.
A fantastic team, and such fun content to work on. It's hard to put into words how much this project means to me, and I am so glad that I have gotten to work on it. Released in 2024.
I remained Narrative Designer after that, and worked on two new Avalanche titles:
Second Extinction - a co-op dinosaur shooter, and RavenBound - a nordic open world roguelite.
These games were huge learning opportunities and were often big challenges in merging gameplay with narrative needs.
Second Extinction - a co-op dinosaur shooter, and RavenBound - a nordic open world roguelite.
These games were huge learning opportunities and were often big challenges in merging gameplay with narrative needs.
January 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I remained Narrative Designer after that, and worked on two new Avalanche titles:
Second Extinction - a co-op dinosaur shooter, and RavenBound - a nordic open world roguelite.
These games were huge learning opportunities and were often big challenges in merging gameplay with narrative needs.
Second Extinction - a co-op dinosaur shooter, and RavenBound - a nordic open world roguelite.
These games were huge learning opportunities and were often big challenges in merging gameplay with narrative needs.
In part, thanks to me having written What Never Was, I got to work as the Narrative Designer and Writer for the Rage 2 DLC's!
Rise of the Ghosts especially was such a fun project, and my writing was definitely derivative and... basic, but it worked for the project and did what it needed to do!
Rise of the Ghosts especially was such a fun project, and my writing was definitely derivative and... basic, but it worked for the project and did what it needed to do!
January 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
In part, thanks to me having written What Never Was, I got to work as the Narrative Designer and Writer for the Rage 2 DLC's!
Rise of the Ghosts especially was such a fun project, and my writing was definitely derivative and... basic, but it worked for the project and did what it needed to do!
Rise of the Ghosts especially was such a fun project, and my writing was definitely derivative and... basic, but it worked for the project and did what it needed to do!