Alexander Newcombe
@alexandernewcombe.bsky.social
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/Him
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/Him
The tarot on my desk agrees completely.
December 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The tarot on my desk agrees completely.
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Overheard a woman on the subway start a story with
“When I was 23 - you know, three years ago…”
Proving that bad expository dialogue happens in real life too.
“When I was 23 - you know, three years ago…”
Proving that bad expository dialogue happens in real life too.
December 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Overheard a woman on the subway start a story with
“When I was 23 - you know, three years ago…”
Proving that bad expository dialogue happens in real life too.
“When I was 23 - you know, three years ago…”
Proving that bad expository dialogue happens in real life too.
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Short spoiler free story about my experience with Arco.
Back before bsky took off, I saw a post on Twitter from a game dev asking for advice because their game is reviewing extremely highly but it's not reflecting on sales. I wanna help but I gotta try it first. So I make a note to check it out. 1/
Back before bsky took off, I saw a post on Twitter from a game dev asking for advice because their game is reviewing extremely highly but it's not reflecting on sales. I wanna help but I gotta try it first. So I make a note to check it out. 1/
November 30, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Short spoiler free story about my experience with Arco.
Back before bsky took off, I saw a post on Twitter from a game dev asking for advice because their game is reviewing extremely highly but it's not reflecting on sales. I wanna help but I gotta try it first. So I make a note to check it out. 1/
Back before bsky took off, I saw a post on Twitter from a game dev asking for advice because their game is reviewing extremely highly but it's not reflecting on sales. I wanna help but I gotta try it first. So I make a note to check it out. 1/
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For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
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November 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🚨 Creator Day is LIVE! 🚨
For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
itch.io
For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction.
Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale
itch.io
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Watch our Young Suns teaser! Available now in Xbox Game Preview on Game Pass and coming soon to other platforms 🪐
www.youngsuns.com
www.youngsuns.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Watch our Young Suns teaser! Available now in Xbox Game Preview on Game Pass and coming soon to other platforms 🪐
www.youngsuns.com
www.youngsuns.com
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always be there
November 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
always be there
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re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
re: roblox dude's interview crashout. the thing he wants to say but can't is "at scale, kids are gonna get hurt. that is the price for scale." the thing nobody wants to say out loud is "maybe scaling to a level where harm isn't manageable is bad, and scale should be contained"
Always true
If your game has voice acting, then working with the voice actors is half of your writing process. It's not complete until you've heard it interpreted and reimagined by a voice actor. And they always reimagine it in ways that elevate the writing, in ways you never would have imagined yourself.
November 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Always true
Very cool to hear how this beautiful art style came together. @weremagnus.bsky.social you might find it interesting too.
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Very cool to hear how this beautiful art style came together. @weremagnus.bsky.social you might find it interesting too.
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
Just sharing this bc the Eeyou Istchee keeps coming up for me and I didn't have much knowledge of it or its history.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Life before the agreement: Cree leaders look back at a changing Eeyou Istchee 50 years after JBNQA was signed | CBC News
More than 50 years after the signing of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement (JBNQA), two Cree leaders — Bertie Wapachee and Gordon Blackned — reflect on what life was like before the landmark ...
www.cbc.ca
November 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Just sharing this bc the Eeyou Istchee keeps coming up for me and I didn't have much knowledge of it or its history.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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After the AI bubble I hope the next bubble is Laser Tag. Laser tag arenas on every street corner. Blacklight lit battlefields propping up every sector of the economy. A one story building by the side of the highway called “Blast Zone: Pizza & Arcade” valued at $2.7 trillion
November 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
After the AI bubble I hope the next bubble is Laser Tag. Laser tag arenas on every street corner. Blacklight lit battlefields propping up every sector of the economy. A one story building by the side of the highway called “Blast Zone: Pizza & Arcade” valued at $2.7 trillion
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It’s too bad last night’s game was in L.A. because when a World Series game ties in the 9th on Canadian soil the teams have to play a period of hockey
October 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
It’s too bad last night’s game was in L.A. because when a World Series game ties in the 9th on Canadian soil the teams have to play a period of hockey
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"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
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The risk of research is finding a fact so perfect you bend your narrative to wedge it in.
October 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The risk of research is finding a fact so perfect you bend your narrative to wedge it in.
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I'm not sure what we did to deserve Chuck Tingle. What an absolute champ
while it may not seem like it to someone scrolling by with a cursory look, what i am creating is not ‘ironic’ nor a ‘get rich quick scheme’ and it is certainly not AI GENERATED. it is a genuine expression of my heart and my beliefs about sexuality and art and love and freedom and curiosity and joy
October 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I'm not sure what we did to deserve Chuck Tingle. What an absolute champ
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I published my first coloring book on Amazon! It is kind of an October theme like cozy autumn and Halloween. 🍁🎃If you’re interested in coloring books! Please check out!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTZN1K48
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTZN1K48
October 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I published my first coloring book on Amazon! It is kind of an October theme like cozy autumn and Halloween. 🍁🎃If you’re interested in coloring books! Please check out!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTZN1K48
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTZN1K48
"That NPC was cut"
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"That NPC was cut"
Always, but especially when Emma Bullen was saving my ass at Club Penguin / Disney.
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Always, but especially when Emma Bullen was saving my ass at Club Penguin / Disney.
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I want more bike games. Season was gorgeous and my favorite kind of heartbreaking. Sable had killer dialogue and sci-fi worldbuilding. It doesn't even need to be a melancholy narrative game! Just give me more game bikes.
September 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I want more bike games. Season was gorgeous and my favorite kind of heartbreaking. Sable had killer dialogue and sci-fi worldbuilding. It doesn't even need to be a melancholy narrative game! Just give me more game bikes.
I find this absolutely fascinating, flaws and all.
Kei
Midi
AA
AAA
These are categorizes I can get behind when we're talking scale.
Kei
Midi
AA
AAA
These are categorizes I can get behind when we're talking scale.
I love this analytical take on video game categorization from Antoine Mayerowitz and Julie Belzanne:
hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...
Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length
hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...
Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length
September 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I find this absolutely fascinating, flaws and all.
Kei
Midi
AA
AAA
These are categorizes I can get behind when we're talking scale.
Kei
Midi
AA
AAA
These are categorizes I can get behind when we're talking scale.
Another amazing talent let go from Firaxis :(
Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight.
I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:
emmkid.info
I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:
emmkid.info
Portfolio
emmkid.info
September 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Another amazing talent let go from Firaxis :(
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Do I know any game devs in the Toronto area that would like to speak to girls ages 10-18 about STEM? A family friend is hosting a free STEM event in September and reached out to me asking for devs!
August 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Do I know any game devs in the Toronto area that would like to speak to girls ages 10-18 about STEM? A family friend is hosting a free STEM event in September and reached out to me asking for devs!