Leon Hijazi-Killin 🍉🏳️🌈🎮✨🔜Develop:Brighton
@leonkillin.bsky.social
Pepple & strategy person in games | BalancePatch founder | #BAFTAConnect | UK Games Industry Slack Admin | ex Head of Inclusion & Belonging @ Sumo Digital | aspiring ghost | views = mine | he/him
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Guess who's joining the games redundancy crew!! Woop woop! Yeah, the layoffs got me, pals 🥲 Hmu if you or someone you know is looking for support on strategic people development, operations, organisational change, and/or game content sensitivity checking and risk assessment...or for a pub trip 😙✌️
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Video game giant Rockstar has sacked more than 30 workers across the UK, including my constituents working at their Edinburgh office. I urged Ministers to support workers who have lost their jobs, and stop this from happening again.
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Video game giant Rockstar has sacked more than 30 workers across the UK, including my constituents working at their Edinburgh office. I urged Ministers to support workers who have lost their jobs, and stop this from happening again.
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Hi I spoke to @oneofmoo.bsky.social about Mythmatch, an intriguing puzzle game combining RPG and match-three elements with a slyly anti-techbro narrative
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/s...
Mythmatch – taking on ancient Greek tech bros to rebuild a broken world
Low-budget puzzle game is also about building communities and challenging capitalism – while still looking cute and approachable
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Hi I spoke to @oneofmoo.bsky.social about Mythmatch, an intriguing puzzle game combining RPG and match-three elements with a slyly anti-techbro narrative
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/s...
Come chat with me at Develop! 🙌✨
Slots are a'filling up for @developconference.com if you wanna chat:
◆ culture transformation
◆ policy
◆ reputation risk
◆ content & fact checking
◆ safeguarding
◆ people voice
◆ union relationship bridging
◆ mediation
◆ org design
◆ training & development
◆ hiring & onboarding
◆ more!
◆ culture transformation
◆ policy
◆ reputation risk
◆ content & fact checking
◆ safeguarding
◆ people voice
◆ union relationship bridging
◆ mediation
◆ org design
◆ training & development
◆ hiring & onboarding
◆ more!
July 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Come chat with me at Develop! 🙌✨
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🥳HAPPY DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH EVERYONE!🥳
Find out what we have planned for this incredibly exciting month here:
youtu.be/J7vB1l9cb0I
Find out what we have planned for this incredibly exciting month here:
youtu.be/J7vB1l9cb0I
DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH IS HERE! FIND OUT WHAT WE'RE DOING | Nothing Without Us
YouTube video by Nothing Without Us
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July 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🥳HAPPY DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH EVERYONE!🥳
Find out what we have planned for this incredibly exciting month here:
youtu.be/J7vB1l9cb0I
Find out what we have planned for this incredibly exciting month here:
youtu.be/J7vB1l9cb0I
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Call for a voice actor!
We’re looking to cast a female actress for our next game. Vocal age 25-35, Northern England accent, preferably Mancunian, incl. Pakistani and Indian Mancunian accents.
That’s you? Then send a sample to [email protected], marked “casting call”.
Paid gig, ofc
<3 RTs!
We’re looking to cast a female actress for our next game. Vocal age 25-35, Northern England accent, preferably Mancunian, incl. Pakistani and Indian Mancunian accents.
That’s you? Then send a sample to [email protected], marked “casting call”.
Paid gig, ofc
<3 RTs!
a cat is holding a microphone in its mouth and singing into it .
ALT: a cat is holding a microphone in its mouth and singing into it .
media.tenor.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Call for a voice actor!
We’re looking to cast a female actress for our next game. Vocal age 25-35, Northern England accent, preferably Mancunian, incl. Pakistani and Indian Mancunian accents.
That’s you? Then send a sample to [email protected], marked “casting call”.
Paid gig, ofc
<3 RTs!
We’re looking to cast a female actress for our next game. Vocal age 25-35, Northern England accent, preferably Mancunian, incl. Pakistani and Indian Mancunian accents.
That’s you? Then send a sample to [email protected], marked “casting call”.
Paid gig, ofc
<3 RTs!
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🚨 BREAKING 🚨
We're pleased to reveal the lineup poster for Games Transformed 2025!
We’ll be joined by Meg Jayanth, Chris Bratt, Gareth Damian Martin, Clapton CFC, Innuendo Studios & many more!
Join us on Saturday 12 July for Games Transformed 2025.
TICKETS: www.tickettailor.com/events/games...
We're pleased to reveal the lineup poster for Games Transformed 2025!
We’ll be joined by Meg Jayanth, Chris Bratt, Gareth Damian Martin, Clapton CFC, Innuendo Studios & many more!
Join us on Saturday 12 July for Games Transformed 2025.
TICKETS: www.tickettailor.com/events/games...
June 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
We're pleased to reveal the lineup poster for Games Transformed 2025!
We’ll be joined by Meg Jayanth, Chris Bratt, Gareth Damian Martin, Clapton CFC, Innuendo Studios & many more!
Join us on Saturday 12 July for Games Transformed 2025.
TICKETS: www.tickettailor.com/events/games...
We're pleased to reveal the lineup poster for Games Transformed 2025!
We’ll be joined by Meg Jayanth, Chris Bratt, Gareth Damian Martin, Clapton CFC, Innuendo Studios & many more!
Join us on Saturday 12 July for Games Transformed 2025.
TICKETS: www.tickettailor.com/events/games...
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This looks like the most unsurprising chart I've ever seen, but if you only read British media you'd lose your mind learning that this is the reality of it
June 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This looks like the most unsurprising chart I've ever seen, but if you only read British media you'd lose your mind learning that this is the reality of it
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Finally ready to talk about the project 📢📢
Excited to share the launch of @seagamesforgood.bsky.social - a community-powered initiative to do GOOD, and as its first project - Play for Peace: Games for Palestine Charity in partnership with @unrwausa.bsky.social.
More below⬇️
itch.io/jam/games-fo...
Excited to share the launch of @seagamesforgood.bsky.social - a community-powered initiative to do GOOD, and as its first project - Play for Peace: Games for Palestine Charity in partnership with @unrwausa.bsky.social.
More below⬇️
itch.io/jam/games-fo...
Games for Palestine Charity 2025
A game jam from 2025-06-15 to 2025-07-11 hosted by Junch. The people of Palestine continue to be subjected to repeated hostilities, destruction of homes and livelihoods, critical infrastructure, and d...
itch.io
June 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Finally ready to talk about the project 📢📢
Excited to share the launch of @seagamesforgood.bsky.social - a community-powered initiative to do GOOD, and as its first project - Play for Peace: Games for Palestine Charity in partnership with @unrwausa.bsky.social.
More below⬇️
itch.io/jam/games-fo...
Excited to share the launch of @seagamesforgood.bsky.social - a community-powered initiative to do GOOD, and as its first project - Play for Peace: Games for Palestine Charity in partnership with @unrwausa.bsky.social.
More below⬇️
itch.io/jam/games-fo...
I wrote a case study on the importance of and ROI for creating consistency during uncertain times for @balancepatch.bsky.social 👀✨️
Our new case study is now live: Creating Consistency in Uncertain Times.
Check it out! ⬇️
www.balancepatch.co.uk/blog/casestu...
Check it out! ⬇️
www.balancepatch.co.uk/blog/casestu...
Case Study: Creating Consistency in Uncertain Times — BALANCEPATCH
How can you create consistency at your studio or business in times of constant uncertainty? Using the work we did with Sumo Group for their Pride campaign from 2021 through to 2024, this case study...
www.balancepatch.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I wrote a case study on the importance of and ROI for creating consistency during uncertain times for @balancepatch.bsky.social 👀✨️
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Wrote about SGF, ICE, and covering the event as first-generation US born person.
My feelings covering Summer Game Fest, in LA, as the daughter of a Mexican immigrant.
pentopixels.com/article/summ...
pentopixels.com/article/summ...
June 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Wrote about SGF, ICE, and covering the event as first-generation US born person.
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This lawsuit is brutal. One of the exhibits is the letter Universal sent to Midjourney, including a quote from a 2022 Forbes interview that I bet midjourney regrets
June 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This lawsuit is brutal. One of the exhibits is the letter Universal sent to Midjourney, including a quote from a 2022 Forbes interview that I bet midjourney regrets
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Once again, Teen Vogue is doing the journalism needs to be done. Thanks for your hard work just telling the truth while other news outlets orchestrate a baseless moral panic.
When I heard the mom of a trans girl say the night her daughter came out to her was the first time she'd ever seen her child happy, I knew it was a story I needed to share.
These are the stories the public isn't hearing. An honor to get to report on 3 family's journeys for @teenvogue.com.
These are the stories the public isn't hearing. An honor to get to report on 3 family's journeys for @teenvogue.com.
Why These Trans Teens and Their Families Risked Everything to Get Gender-Affirming Care
It’s as simple as love.
www.teenvogue.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Once again, Teen Vogue is doing the journalism needs to be done. Thanks for your hard work just telling the truth while other news outlets orchestrate a baseless moral panic.
Reposted by Leon Hijazi-Killin 🍉🏳️🌈🎮✨🔜Develop:Brighton
Our new case study is now live: Creating Consistency in Uncertain Times.
Check it out! ⬇️
www.balancepatch.co.uk/blog/casestu...
Check it out! ⬇️
www.balancepatch.co.uk/blog/casestu...
Case Study: Creating Consistency in Uncertain Times — BALANCEPATCH
How can you create consistency at your studio or business in times of constant uncertainty? Using the work we did with Sumo Group for their Pride campaign from 2021 through to 2024, this case study...
www.balancepatch.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Our new case study is now live: Creating Consistency in Uncertain Times.
Check it out! ⬇️
www.balancepatch.co.uk/blog/casestu...
Check it out! ⬇️
www.balancepatch.co.uk/blog/casestu...
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Meet @leonkillin.bsky.social, a principled leader, culture builder, and one of the brilliant members of the Code Coven Academy CIC Advisory Board. Through his work at Balance Patch, Leon helps studios create inclusive, caring cultures that are built to last. Grateful to have him.
June 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Meet @leonkillin.bsky.social, a principled leader, culture builder, and one of the brilliant members of the Code Coven Academy CIC Advisory Board. Through his work at Balance Patch, Leon helps studios create inclusive, caring cultures that are built to last. Grateful to have him.
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I cannot stop wheezing
June 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I cannot stop wheezing
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Hey #PitchYaGame!
Mythmatch is an anti-capitalist merge game about the power of community over authority.
⚡ Challenge the Gods
✨ Inspire the Mortals
🏚️ Rebuild Ithaca
🫂 Find Your Match
New Demo on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
Mythmatch is an anti-capitalist merge game about the power of community over authority.
⚡ Challenge the Gods
✨ Inspire the Mortals
🏚️ Rebuild Ithaca
🫂 Find Your Match
New Demo on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
June 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Hey #PitchYaGame!
Mythmatch is an anti-capitalist merge game about the power of community over authority.
⚡ Challenge the Gods
✨ Inspire the Mortals
🏚️ Rebuild Ithaca
🫂 Find Your Match
New Demo on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
Mythmatch is an anti-capitalist merge game about the power of community over authority.
⚡ Challenge the Gods
✨ Inspire the Mortals
🏚️ Rebuild Ithaca
🫂 Find Your Match
New Demo on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
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It’s probably bad that the future of America’s government pivots on a fight between Lex Luthor and the Joker
June 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
It’s probably bad that the future of America’s government pivots on a fight between Lex Luthor and the Joker
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I teach a game writing class. Students have scripts, worldbuilding docs, treatments, etc due every week
About half the class used ChatGPT last semester even though I made it clear using an LLM = an F. When I asked why a studio would ever hire them if their work was just ChatGPT, they seemed stunned
About half the class used ChatGPT last semester even though I made it clear using an LLM = an F. When I asked why a studio would ever hire them if their work was just ChatGPT, they seemed stunned
This past semester was the most stressful of my academic career. I had 180 students and about half cheated at some point in the semester
They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar
SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays
They submit weekly reflections where the questions are opinion-based, graded only on effort, don't care about grammar
SO MANY students submitted ChatGPT essays
I talked to 15 teachers/professors about how AI and ChatGPT is ruining their lives:
www.404media.co/teachers-are...
www.404media.co/teachers-are...
June 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I teach a game writing class. Students have scripts, worldbuilding docs, treatments, etc due every week
About half the class used ChatGPT last semester even though I made it clear using an LLM = an F. When I asked why a studio would ever hire them if their work was just ChatGPT, they seemed stunned
About half the class used ChatGPT last semester even though I made it clear using an LLM = an F. When I asked why a studio would ever hire them if their work was just ChatGPT, they seemed stunned
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Literally why would we WANT to though
Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney believes small teams will soon be able to use AI prompts to make video games on the scale of Nintendo masterpiece The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
AI Prompts Will Soon Let a 10-Person Team Build a Game Like Breath of the Wild Where the AI Is Doing All the Dialogue and You Just Write Character Synopsis, Tim Sweeney Predicts
bit.ly
June 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Literally why would we WANT to though
En route to the red line around parliament for Palestine with @pscupdates.bsky.social 🇵🇸
June 4, 2025 at 10:13 AM
En route to the red line around parliament for Palestine with @pscupdates.bsky.social 🇵🇸
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I'm collating together who all is celebrating this year on a LinkedIn post so keep them coming! 🏳️🌈
www.linkedin.com/posts/leon-k...
www.linkedin.com/posts/leon-k...
June 3, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I'm collating together who all is celebrating this year on a LinkedIn post so keep them coming! 🏳️🌈
www.linkedin.com/posts/leon-k...
www.linkedin.com/posts/leon-k...
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Happy pride folks
I'm still fleshing out the entries, but here's a list of over 200 retro games (pre-2010) which were made by trans people or which had trans people on the dev team.
We have always been here.
dotmaetrix.neocities.org/classictrans...
I'm still fleshing out the entries, but here's a list of over 200 retro games (pre-2010) which were made by trans people or which had trans people on the dev team.
We have always been here.
dotmaetrix.neocities.org/classictrans...
A List Of Games By Trans People Before 2010
dotmaetrix.neocities.org
June 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Happy pride folks
I'm still fleshing out the entries, but here's a list of over 200 retro games (pre-2010) which were made by trans people or which had trans people on the dev team.
We have always been here.
dotmaetrix.neocities.org/classictrans...
I'm still fleshing out the entries, but here's a list of over 200 retro games (pre-2010) which were made by trans people or which had trans people on the dev team.
We have always been here.
dotmaetrix.neocities.org/classictrans...
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Jonathan Joss, known for King of the Hill and Parks and Rec also played Robert Rainwater in Cyberpunk 2077. He was a great actor and my heart goes out to his family and partner. May homophobes rot and burn.
June 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Jonathan Joss, known for King of the Hill and Parks and Rec also played Robert Rainwater in Cyberpunk 2077. He was a great actor and my heart goes out to his family and partner. May homophobes rot and burn.
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"but my nostalgia"
"but she doesn't own the fandom"
"but I'm not going to give her money I'm just going to keep her property culturally relevant forever"
"but also I'm definitely going to give her money and just pretend I didn't"
Children's media consumed by adults funding fascism. Wild.
"but she doesn't own the fandom"
"but I'm not going to give her money I'm just going to keep her property culturally relevant forever"
"but also I'm definitely going to give her money and just pretend I didn't"
Children's media consumed by adults funding fascism. Wild.
This is NOT a joke
June 3, 2025 at 4:34 AM
"but my nostalgia"
"but she doesn't own the fandom"
"but I'm not going to give her money I'm just going to keep her property culturally relevant forever"
"but also I'm definitely going to give her money and just pretend I didn't"
Children's media consumed by adults funding fascism. Wild.
"but she doesn't own the fandom"
"but I'm not going to give her money I'm just going to keep her property culturally relevant forever"
"but also I'm definitely going to give her money and just pretend I didn't"
Children's media consumed by adults funding fascism. Wild.
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So I'm looking to ramp up my freelance work after my hours for a client got slashed. 💀
I'm available for reviews, mock reviews and guides, as well as LGBTQ+ and HoH consultation. I'm an award-winning writer with experience in narrative design and PR. aimeehart.journoportfolio.com
RTs appreciated.
I'm available for reviews, mock reviews and guides, as well as LGBTQ+ and HoH consultation. I'm an award-winning writer with experience in narrative design and PR. aimeehart.journoportfolio.com
RTs appreciated.
June 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
So I'm looking to ramp up my freelance work after my hours for a client got slashed. 💀
I'm available for reviews, mock reviews and guides, as well as LGBTQ+ and HoH consultation. I'm an award-winning writer with experience in narrative design and PR. aimeehart.journoportfolio.com
RTs appreciated.
I'm available for reviews, mock reviews and guides, as well as LGBTQ+ and HoH consultation. I'm an award-winning writer with experience in narrative design and PR. aimeehart.journoportfolio.com
RTs appreciated.