Jacob Bailey
@jbailey1717.bsky.social
Writer and Narrative Designer | Prev: Lead Writer on Soul Mates and Midnight Customers | Portfolio: jacobbaileywrites.squarespace.com | Blog: https://jacobbaileywrites.ghost.io/ | He/Him 💖💜💙
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Jacob Bailey
@jbailey1717.bsky.social
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Jacob Bailey
jacobbaileywrites.squarespace.com
New followers, hi!
I'm Jacob! I'm a Game writer and Narrative Designer.
🎓 I have a BS in Game Design
🎮✏️ Written for Midnight customers and Soul Mates, both on itch
⌨️ I also keep a blog and post articles about politics and games
My work can be found here:
jacobbaileywrites.squarespace.com
I'm Jacob! I'm a Game writer and Narrative Designer.
🎓 I have a BS in Game Design
🎮✏️ Written for Midnight customers and Soul Mates, both on itch
⌨️ I also keep a blog and post articles about politics and games
My work can be found here:
jacobbaileywrites.squarespace.com
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The genocide is ongoing. Don't stop talking about Palestine.
December 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The genocide is ongoing. Don't stop talking about Palestine.
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The only acceptable amount of genAI usage is zero, IMO.
December 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The only acceptable amount of genAI usage is zero, IMO.
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Placeholder text isn’t supposed to be unique per line. It is supposed to be an instruction to the writer with a great big warning sign slapped on the top, so that it doesn’t slip into the finished game. Unique sentences of bland writing are the least helpful thing to use for that purpose!
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Placeholder text isn’t supposed to be unique per line. It is supposed to be an instruction to the writer with a great big warning sign slapped on the top, so that it doesn’t slip into the finished game. Unique sentences of bland writing are the least helpful thing to use for that purpose!
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Before the Game Awards in LA last week, a US video game workers union turned up to protest. "Anyone who works in the games industry can identify that our art form is being sold for parts to make a few people a lot of money." @alyssamerc.bsky.social reports
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
‘Our industry has been strip-mined’: video game workers protest at The Game Awards
Outside the lavish event, workers called out the ‘greed’ in the industry that has left games ‘being sold for parts to make a few people a lot of money’
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Before the Game Awards in LA last week, a US video game workers union turned up to protest. "Anyone who works in the games industry can identify that our art form is being sold for parts to make a few people a lot of money." @alyssamerc.bsky.social reports
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
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"You really made a 4 hour video?"
No, I wrote a 7 hour video, then cut it down, and if you donate to our fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, you will receive access to exclusive bonus content as a thank you!
No, I wrote a 7 hour video, then cut it down, and if you donate to our fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, you will receive access to exclusive bonus content as a thank you!
December 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"You really made a 4 hour video?"
No, I wrote a 7 hour video, then cut it down, and if you donate to our fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, you will receive access to exclusive bonus content as a thank you!
No, I wrote a 7 hour video, then cut it down, and if you donate to our fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, you will receive access to exclusive bonus content as a thank you!
Wake up dead man rips
December 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Wake up dead man rips
Someone should let me write star wars in exchange for currency
December 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Someone should let me write star wars in exchange for currency
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This is like paying the guys that robbed your house to also burn it down.
Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will let the AI platform use its characters to make social-media videos.
Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI, License Characters for Use in ChatGPT, Sora
The three-year licensing deal will let users generate videos of more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar characters.
on.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This is like paying the guys that robbed your house to also burn it down.
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
watch this movie!
One Battle After Another is an instant classic that digs into the complicated parts of revolution and plays fast and loose with its politics. aftermath.site/one-battle-aft...
December 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
watch this movie!
Movie I've watched more than 6 times with a gif.
December 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Movie I've watched more than 6 times with a gif.
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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Reminder that I'm still looking fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! You can find my portfolio here: www.hazelmonforton.com
It's #portfolioday! I'm presently a senior narrative designer at Blizzard, but before that I was at Bungie and Arkane. I wrote for the Writer's Guild award-nominated Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, and a bunch of critically acclaimed seasons and expansions in Destiny 2.
December 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Reminder that I'm still looking fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! You can find my portfolio here: www.hazelmonforton.com
Just started this game last night and I'm hooked. I'm gonna start begging my friends to play it so that I can yap about it!
It's been over a month since we launched The Séance of Blake Manor & we have been blown away by the reception we have had from press & players alike.
In our latest devlog we look at what an incredible few weeks it has been: store.steampowered.com/news/app/139...
In our latest devlog we look at what an incredible few weeks it has been: store.steampowered.com/news/app/139...
December 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Just started this game last night and I'm hooked. I'm gonna start begging my friends to play it so that I can yap about it!
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Also USPS didn't loss money because it doesn't make money because it's not a business and if never makes money to begin with.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Also USPS didn't loss money because it doesn't make money because it's not a business and if never makes money to begin with.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
It did however deliver over 112.5 billion pieces of mail in 2024 and that doesn't even include packages.
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I’ll be streaming with famed American Girl Shoe Doll Designer Brennan Lee Mulligan!! Make sure to tune in Monday, Dec 8 at 6:30 PM CT on Twitch or YouTube!
Drop any snack-related questions I should ask below : )
@brennanleemulligan.bsky.social
Drop any snack-related questions I should ask below : )
@brennanleemulligan.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I’ll be streaming with famed American Girl Shoe Doll Designer Brennan Lee Mulligan!! Make sure to tune in Monday, Dec 8 at 6:30 PM CT on Twitch or YouTube!
Drop any snack-related questions I should ask below : )
@brennanleemulligan.bsky.social
Drop any snack-related questions I should ask below : )
@brennanleemulligan.bsky.social
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Instead of relying on wealthy donors, congressional candidate @katmabu.bsky.social is using a Twitch stream to raise money – and fight a federal indictment
aftermath.site/kat-abughaza...
aftermath.site/kat-abughaza...
December 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Instead of relying on wealthy donors, congressional candidate @katmabu.bsky.social is using a Twitch stream to raise money – and fight a federal indictment
aftermath.site/kat-abughaza...
aftermath.site/kat-abughaza...
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
He was the blueprint when I was a kid.
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
He was the blueprint when I was a kid.
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I'm now open to work and looking for my next role as a Writer or Game Designer in games, now that my contract has ended.
I have worked on the award-nominated Civilization VII, and have many other indie and AA projects where I was responsible for content, systems and production.
I have worked on the award-nominated Civilization VII, and have many other indie and AA projects where I was responsible for content, systems and production.
I am now open to work and looking for my next role as a Writer or Game Designer in games, now that my contract has ended.
I have worked on the award-nominated Civilization VII, and have worked… | An...
I am now open to work and looking for my next role as a Writer or Game Designer in games, now that my contract has ended.
I have worked on the award-nominated Civilization VII, and have worked acros...
www.linkedin.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I'm now open to work and looking for my next role as a Writer or Game Designer in games, now that my contract has ended.
I have worked on the award-nominated Civilization VII, and have many other indie and AA projects where I was responsible for content, systems and production.
I have worked on the award-nominated Civilization VII, and have many other indie and AA projects where I was responsible for content, systems and production.
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Thanks so much to @startmenu.bsky.social for having me for their Winter Spectacular! This was my first time being asked to write a guest feature, and I’m really pleased with how it turned out!
Blue Prince isn’t just my personal GOTY, it felt like THE game that captured the absurdity of 2025. 🏠🗝️🚪
Blue Prince isn’t just my personal GOTY, it felt like THE game that captured the absurdity of 2025. 🏠🗝️🚪
Winter Spectacular 2025 continues with a reflection on one of the biggest indie games of the year from @annacwebs.bsky.social!
How do you cope with the onslaught of news this year? By becoming a sicko. And Blue Prince is a game made for sickos.
How do you cope with the onslaught of news this year? By becoming a sicko. And Blue Prince is a game made for sickos.
Anna C. Webster Declares This Year The Era Of The Blue Prince Sicko | Winter Spectacular 2025 — startmenu
How do you cope with the onslaught of news in 2025? By becoming a sicko. And Blue Prince is a game made for sickos.
www.startmenu.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Thanks so much to @startmenu.bsky.social for having me for their Winter Spectacular! This was my first time being asked to write a guest feature, and I’m really pleased with how it turned out!
Blue Prince isn’t just my personal GOTY, it felt like THE game that captured the absurdity of 2025. 🏠🗝️🚪
Blue Prince isn’t just my personal GOTY, it felt like THE game that captured the absurdity of 2025. 🏠🗝️🚪
This game brought me back to old tycoon flash games and apps like tiny tower in the best way possible. I'm real jazzed to try the full release
News Tower proves good journalism is no game
News Tower proves good journalism is no game
It’s about ethics in journalism games.
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This game brought me back to old tycoon flash games and apps like tiny tower in the best way possible. I'm real jazzed to try the full release
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“The number one thing that we’re here to defend as artists is humanity… We’re here not to think about makes human life easy, what makes it convenient, but what it’s like to actually live.”
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“The number one thing that we’re here to defend as artists is humanity… We’re here not to think about makes human life easy, what makes it convenient, but what it’s like to actually live.”
I'm too late for Itch creator day BUT I worked on a game with some college peeps a year or so ago and it's entirely free!
It's the second game I ever worked on and my first foray into romance. Peruse at your pleasure :)
soul-mates-dev.itch.io/soul-mates
It's the second game I ever worked on and my first foray into romance. Peruse at your pleasure :)
soul-mates-dev.itch.io/soul-mates
Soul Mates by Soul Mates Dev
A dating sim for dead people!
soul-mates-dev.itch.io
November 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I'm too late for Itch creator day BUT I worked on a game with some college peeps a year or so ago and it's entirely free!
It's the second game I ever worked on and my first foray into romance. Peruse at your pleasure :)
soul-mates-dev.itch.io/soul-mates
It's the second game I ever worked on and my first foray into romance. Peruse at your pleasure :)
soul-mates-dev.itch.io/soul-mates
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arguing about AI on here today is the coward’s path and you know it, you gotta go do it with your worst uncle
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
arguing about AI on here today is the coward’s path and you know it, you gotta go do it with your worst uncle