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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I would love to see the pitch deck for this

Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Instead of magically becoming a responsible adult, I fear that fatherhood has made me an even more ridiculous version of myself

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

What a week the last three days have been

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I’ve only entered my name but this is already my favorite game of all time

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Tried playing this game for the first time in years but Dr. Kawashima just frowned and said I was dead

Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I might be bias but you should probably get this year’s Story Rich Mega Bundle which is on sale until July 9 on the Steams. There’s some truly great stuff in there including Thank Goodness, You’re Here! Crow Country, and Venba. store.steampowered.com/bundle/75174...

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Save 48% on Story-Rich Megabundle - presented by The Story-Rich Showcase on Steam

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Untold: Chess Mates is a good documentary but the @lichess.org erasure is real

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

From now until the 17th, every penny I get from Speed Dating for Ghosts on Steam goes directly to the dang @americanheart.bsky.social as part of their rad @wholesomegames.com collab. Lots of great games here. <33333 Give that punk who ghosted you some ghosts! store.steampowered.com/curator/4590...

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Games With Heart

Share the love this Valentine's Day, and help raise money for the American Heart Association!

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Actually caught laughing at the Hilarious Ross Matthews this week

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

The PS2 version of Jeopardy! is the best console Jeopardy! So much FMV Trebek. Not multiple choice like the newer ones. Context clues. Some surprisingly tricky questions. And you can adjust the computer IQ. Plus look at his beautiful face.

Cover of Jeopardy! game featuring a heavily photoshopped Trebek

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Does anyone else think about which birthday candles shaped like numbers would be the best to use for heat and light when the apocalypse finally comes to free us from this prison?

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Going through old papers and I found this random page from a notebook when I was a newspaper crime reporter. Life is long and strange.

It reads, in chicken scratch: “pool of blood visible on the concrete”

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

🧵 Some cool games I played this year with under 200 reviews on Steam.

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Emmurder Killwell えま @emmakidwell.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I know the holidays are the worst for hiring but I'm still looking for work :') my website goes into detail on my contributions to Civ VII, MMS, and Hindsight: emmkid.info I'm quick, adaptable, and eager to learn from smart people who enjoy abusing custom slack emotes

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Emma Kidwell

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

A yr ago, I went from: suddenly unemployed -> writing on Malys (@davidgaider.bsky.social saved me) -> writing on Control Resonant -> burying my father -> burning out/breaking down -> learning my partner's pregnant -> developing the story for Fate of the Old Republic. Life is such a ridiculous thing

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Jenn Woodall @funeralbeat.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

The auction ends tonight at 9pm!!

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Childhood best friend found a bunch of our old Star Wars guys in his dad’s basement so I’m making my desk gorgeous this morning.

Boba Fett, Ponda Baba, and a probe droid walk into a bar…

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inkle @inkle.co · 11/12/2025

Interested in game-writing? In early 2026 we'll be publishing a kaleidoscope: short articles by 100+ game writers - experts, freelancers, and juniors - about the craft. ~1/3 of them are in: multiple bangers, from some very famous names and games. Sign up to be notified when it's ready here:

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In early 2026 we’ll be publishing The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope, a collection of over 100 short essays by game writers about writing. Featuring some very famous names, some highly experienced free...

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

It's been a weird year and I am vibrating.

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

It was extremely hard to leave this team and I am so excited to see how our weird n wild game is coming together. I left a piece of my heart in Helsinki. Everyone at @remedygames.com is an angel and a genius. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1_e...

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Control Resonant - Announcement Trailer | PS5 Games

YouTube video by PlayStation

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I guess I can finally tell people that I'm writing on Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, the spiritual successor to my childhood. I want to say something clever right now, but my heart's in my stomach and my words are slowly floating into the darkness of space. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAmk...

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Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic Teaser Trailer

YouTube video by Star Wars

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Malys 1.0 is out today! I wrote a bit of spooky things for this game and the team on it are all angels (and also @davidgaider.bsky.social!) Play it like hell

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Super stoked to be in a bundle with Beyond Galaxyland. I am also super weirded out that they went with my idea for the bundle title. store.steampowered.com/bundle/58812...

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Save 50% on Beyond Times & Galaxyland on Steam

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Hey our controller-friendly comedy adventure game is on sale as part of Steam’s @fellowtraveller.games publisher sale. Please consider buying this labor of love (and the other story-rich labors of love) for you and four friends. My children need wine! store.steampowered.com/sale/FellowT...

An ad for Fellow Traveller’s story-rich publisher dale. There’s a cute dog in the key art.

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Just woke up cuz someone is driving around the streets of Helsinki in what sounds like an ice cream truck at 2 am. Cool. Cool. Not scary at all. Normal.

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

How do I explain to my therapist that I am unironically listening to Dido

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Gideon Zhi @aeongenesis.net · 27/05/2025

Caslevania 2's manual sure is something

A page from the manual for Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest. It contains a list of monsters and art of said monsters. It's titled "Count Dracula's Best Buddies" and features things like The Zombie (only the one), Freddie (it looks like a lizard man?) and Slimey BarSinister (a... blob, I think?)

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

When I was in university, I called myself an “undergrad” or a “student” but never a “scholar of the arts”!

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Take your inner child to work day

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Times & Galaxy came out one year ago today. How has it already been a year?!?! Love you.

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Shoutout to my new personal assistant Concerta. She’s really helping me get my shit together.

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

With these words, I am participating in social media

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Back this game or you might be a demon (or you definitely are a demon, in which case, back this game) 😈😈😈😈😈😈😈

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Summerfall Studios 🕯️Malys OUT NOW!🕯️ @summerfallstudios.com · 22/05/2025

David Gaider sat down to talk to PCGamesN about Malys, RPGs, and all things Summerfall! 🌅 Check it out here, then back the Kickstarter (maybe you want to name a demon after your ex, perhaps?) as we're in our FINAL hours! ⬇️

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Ex Dragon Age writer wants to make a new RPG where romance matters even more than Baldur's Gate 3

From the mind of Dragon Age icon David Gaider comes Malys, a gothic deckbuilder that, in many ways, is the precursor to something new.

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Happy Eurovision Final to all who celebrate

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Quiet down everyone. Gary is sleeping.

Gary the chihuahua is snoozing in IKEA blankets

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Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

OPPORTUNITY - Owlcat Games - Narrative Designer- Warhammer 40k It says 'Narrative Designer ', but it looks like more of a writer position. Not affiliated. Shares welcome owlcat.games/careers/141

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Narrative Designer

Join our team and create new amazing adventures with us!

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David Gaider @davidgaider.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Me: "I can't imagine anyone having a Dragon Age question so spicy they'd be willing to pay $10k to hear the answer to it." 😅

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

As a lifelong Oilers fan I need to stress how much I think our team is the only reason the Kings haven’t gone all the way these last few years. I wish we were playing the Kings for the entire playoffs. Such good games. Mamma Mia. Hockey.

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Ben Gelinas @bengelinas.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

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