Siris Dracken
@sirisdracken.bsky.social
Senior Designer @Bungie 🎮 my words are my own ☠️ 🏴☠️ He/Him
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Sadly, my contract with Blizzard ended in September. That means I'm looking for 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! 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.
October 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Sadly, my contract with Blizzard ended in September. That means I'm looking for 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! www.hazelmonforton.com
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It’s time to wake up — if you aren’t using ChatGPT to optimize your work (and your life!) you’re getting left behind. Watch this for 5 simple, lesser-known ChatGPT prompts that geniuses use!
youtu.be/IS65dBNlng8
youtu.be/IS65dBNlng8
5 Secret Ways to Use ChatGPT Like an AI Pro (2025 easy prompt guide!)
YouTube video by Charalanahzard
youtu.be
September 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It’s time to wake up — if you aren’t using ChatGPT to optimize your work (and your life!) you’re getting left behind. Watch this for 5 simple, lesser-known ChatGPT prompts that geniuses use!
youtu.be/IS65dBNlng8
youtu.be/IS65dBNlng8
If you see this, quote with a screenshot from a video game that released the year you were born
September 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
If you see this, quote with a screenshot from a video game that released the year you were born
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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Have you ever wished that you could transfer your #Pokemon from a gen 1 & 2 cartridge to a gen 3 cart?
If you have, they this cool #GBA #Homebrew might be just what you've been looking for
"Poké Transporter GB"
You can grab the ROM here:
github.com/GearsProgres...
#romhack #retro #gaming #Gameboy
If you have, they this cool #GBA #Homebrew might be just what you've been looking for
"Poké Transporter GB"
You can grab the ROM here:
github.com/GearsProgres...
#romhack #retro #gaming #Gameboy
August 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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It's my pleasure to announce that Cartomantic is going to be a part of the Seattle Indies Expo!
If you're in the area for PAX, come say hi! Morgan, Riley, and I will be there. Play our early-in-development demo and check out other awesome indie games while you're at it.
Info: six.seattleindies.org
If you're in the area for PAX, come say hi! Morgan, Riley, and I will be there. Play our early-in-development demo and check out other awesome indie games while you're at it.
Info: six.seattleindies.org
August 20, 2025 at 1:24 AM
It's my pleasure to announce that Cartomantic is going to be a part of the Seattle Indies Expo!
If you're in the area for PAX, come say hi! Morgan, Riley, and I will be there. Play our early-in-development demo and check out other awesome indie games while you're at it.
Info: six.seattleindies.org
If you're in the area for PAX, come say hi! Morgan, Riley, and I will be there. Play our early-in-development demo and check out other awesome indie games while you're at it.
Info: six.seattleindies.org
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I'm also thrilled to be announcing our team members! We got yours truly, alongside a small team of awesome individuals:
@aiviwave.com & @surasshu.com (Composers)
@bageltheorist.bsky.social (Sound + Narrative Design)
Riley Roberts (Producer, not on bsky)
@runesael.bsky.social (Art + Narrative)
@aiviwave.com & @surasshu.com (Composers)
@bageltheorist.bsky.social (Sound + Narrative Design)
Riley Roberts (Producer, not on bsky)
@runesael.bsky.social (Art + Narrative)
It's my pleasure to announce that Cartomantic is going to be a part of the Seattle Indies Expo!
If you're in the area for PAX, come say hi! Morgan, Riley, and I will be there. Play our early-in-development demo and check out other awesome indie games while you're at it.
Info: six.seattleindies.org
If you're in the area for PAX, come say hi! Morgan, Riley, and I will be there. Play our early-in-development demo and check out other awesome indie games while you're at it.
Info: six.seattleindies.org
August 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I'm also thrilled to be announcing our team members! We got yours truly, alongside a small team of awesome individuals:
@aiviwave.com & @surasshu.com (Composers)
@bageltheorist.bsky.social (Sound + Narrative Design)
Riley Roberts (Producer, not on bsky)
@runesael.bsky.social (Art + Narrative)
@aiviwave.com & @surasshu.com (Composers)
@bageltheorist.bsky.social (Sound + Narrative Design)
Riley Roberts (Producer, not on bsky)
@runesael.bsky.social (Art + Narrative)
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signalis floppy disk for the doomed yuri employers
August 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
signalis floppy disk for the doomed yuri employers
Taco Bell's new Baja Midnight is not it, should have been a grape flavor instead imo.
August 15, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Taco Bell's new Baja Midnight is not it, should have been a grape flavor instead imo.
Another weekend shot to hell because of migraines...gdamnit
July 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Another weekend shot to hell because of migraines...gdamnit
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Volgarr the Viking II is a tough throwback to platformers of old.
Review by Jahanzeb Khan.
➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/volgarr-the-viking-ii-review/
Review by Jahanzeb Khan.
➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/volgarr-the-viking-ii-review/
July 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Volgarr the Viking II is a tough throwback to platformers of old.
Review by Jahanzeb Khan.
➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/volgarr-the-viking-ii-review/
Review by Jahanzeb Khan.
➡️ https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/volgarr-the-viking-ii-review/
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June 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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June 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Huh imagine that.
June 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Huh imagine that.
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I’ve got a new notepad dropping this Thursday! I’ve had this ready in photoshop for some time but never actually had it made, but I had some people ask about the sea giraffe as a notepad during my last event, so here it is!
June 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I’ve got a new notepad dropping this Thursday! I’ve had this ready in photoshop for some time but never actually had it made, but I had some people ask about the sea giraffe as a notepad during my last event, so here it is!
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LAPD when they think nobody is watching
June 9, 2025 at 4:01 AM
LAPD when they think nobody is watching
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So I just learned about this 100% R&D salary tax credit that expired in the US in 2022.
This... was massive for game companies. This would have been a MAJOR factor in the tech & game industry-wide layoffs and contraction we've seen over the last few years, and I had no idea
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
This... was massive for game companies. This would have been a MAJOR factor in the tech & game industry-wide layoffs and contraction we've seen over the last few years, and I had no idea
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
The hidden time bomb in the tax code that's fueling mass tech layoffs
A decades-old tax rule helped build America's tech economy. A quiet change under Trump helped dismantle it
qz.com
June 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
So I just learned about this 100% R&D salary tax credit that expired in the US in 2022.
This... was massive for game companies. This would have been a MAJOR factor in the tech & game industry-wide layoffs and contraction we've seen over the last few years, and I had no idea
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
This... was massive for game companies. This would have been a MAJOR factor in the tech & game industry-wide layoffs and contraction we've seen over the last few years, and I had no idea
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
I genuinely might be the worst at being on vacation...I'm just over here relaxing and reading/responding to the teams messages from the bushes like a gremlin.
May 30, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I genuinely might be the worst at being on vacation...I'm just over here relaxing and reading/responding to the teams messages from the bushes like a gremlin.
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Iwata on the impact of layoffs, 2013.
Source: Nintendo Shareholder Documents
#IwataQuote
www.notion.so/b6c2bdd58198...
Source: Nintendo Shareholder Documents
#IwataQuote
www.notion.so/b6c2bdd58198...
August 2, 2024 at 5:34 AM
Iwata on the impact of layoffs, 2013.
Source: Nintendo Shareholder Documents
#IwataQuote
www.notion.so/b6c2bdd58198...
Source: Nintendo Shareholder Documents
#IwataQuote
www.notion.so/b6c2bdd58198...
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Looking at game industry news
May 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Looking at game industry news
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From my Nordic/INDIGO talk on picking the right game - a talk that also dives into how much of a liability a lot of publishers have become to devs in general. There are still plenty of "good ones" and "OK ones" out there, but the "publeecher" wave right now is very real.
May 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
From my Nordic/INDIGO talk on picking the right game - a talk that also dives into how much of a liability a lot of publishers have become to devs in general. There are still plenty of "good ones" and "OK ones" out there, but the "publeecher" wave right now is very real.
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