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Lisa Hunter

@lisalisa.bsky.social
3.2K followers 600 following 153 posts

Writer, Narrative Director, Indie Dev, and Twitter escapee.

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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I suspect this is the main reason people have parties.
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
And that's how I became the Second Wife. :-)
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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Guys I’m starting to think Robert Moses is not the hero of this book
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Gavin Jurgens-Fyhrie @gavinetc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
General writing tip: if you're bored writing something, your reader will be too. You are your most valuable critic.
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Sally Beaumont | BAFTA Breakthrough | Voice Actor & Writer @sallybeaumont.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
(Voice acting for video games) Get good at being magnanimous when rejected. Not just for your sanity, statistically you'll always be rejected more than you'll book. But because if you can be cool when rejected for a role, your odds of booking the next project with that developer go way up.
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Kate Compton @galaxykate.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
In the same way that being bitten by a werewolf make you a werewolf, arguing with an academic makes you an academic
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Got strange looks on the street, then remembered I was wearing my Circe's BBQ T-shirt.
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I'm talking about the portrayal of the character. Penelope in the book lies and tricks people all the time, just as Odysseus does. The movie takes away all of her distinctive character. (And she has exactly the same amount of stress in the book fwiw).
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
It's a fan-service problem. She's such a crafty and quick-witted character in the book that readers fell in love with her, and the movie's portrayal is more of a sad survivor. It's like making Elizabeth Bennet or Jo March into just The Girl.
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
One flamethrower into an infested basement and you can turn your ratio around.
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✨chipzel @chipzel.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
what if the real video games industry was the people who made the games along the way
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rob @ok-but-still.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
detective: you're a sick son of a bitch, you know it? that bird was your friend of 10, 12 years and you drop a big fuckin boulder on him. wile e. coyote: i swear to god man i didn't think it was gonna work. it never works. oh god. detective: nevada's a death penalty state.
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Zaire @zeestermeester.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
If anyone is looking to hire a Peabody and BAFTA winning senior writer, I am looking for work. I’ve got six years experience in games. Everything from indie to AAA. I am not married to staying in games. I am hoping to relocate to the Bay Area. I am keeping my ears to the ground.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/04/2026
Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Yep. One of the player characters in We Happy Few is a bad mom trying to be a better one, and we def got the "unlikeable" notes. Also complaints from guys: "I can't do what I want because I have to take care of the baby."
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Shayna MoooOOOooon (she/they) @themoonis.gay · 15/04/2026
Also also a lot of dad games are about a guy being a bad dad and then gradually becoming a good dad, and if you tried to make a game about a bad mom becoming a good mom it would get raked so hard over the coals for her being “unlikable” it would make your fucking head spin.
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Bluesky dilemma: So many cool artists and game devs I follow ALSO post pictures of their pet rats, which are my phobia.
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RedruM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."
I Work Very Hard, And I Would Like To Try Cake

By A Horse

Hello. I am a horse. I work very hard at my job of being a horse. When humans say move the heavy thing, I move the heavy thing. When humans sit on top of me and pull on my head, I carry them where they want to go. The main food the humans give me is hay and oats. But I am thinking it would be nice to have a different food.

I am thinking I would like to try cake.

Yes, yes. Cake. I know all about it. When humans eat cake, it is in glad times. It is the food for a celebration, such as when a woman becomes 47. I have seen cake on the Fourth of July. When humans have a cake, they stand around it and clap hands and smile and say happy birthday at each other. Sometimes there are beautiful markings on a cake, such as balloons or a pink shape.

Sometimes the top of a cake is on fire and a boy must blow on the fire with mouth wind. This is the scariest cake. I do not want this kind. But I will eat any other cake. Any cake that is not the fire cake that tries to kill the boy.

Please understand: I do not get money for doing work. I do not get to go inside the house. All I am either doing my horse job or standing in my pen or eating food off the floor. I always do these things. But I have never once gotten cake and I would like it very much.

I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children. I am more helpful to the farm. Children do not move the heavy things like me or let anyone ride on them. And yet they get cake. Maybe the humans will realize this. Maybe they will say, "You  know who deserves cake? That horse. That horse whose back we are always on."

Every day I dream about what it will be like if I get to eat cake. Here is what will happen. First, I will walk to the cake and putt my nose at it like hrrfff to make and stomping my hooves to make sure it is not a snake. Then I will trot in a circle to show that I am a horse and I am large. After that, I will nuzzle the cake to …
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I did math with a calculator. Where's my Fields Medal?
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Wow. It's practically Apollo-Soyuz.
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
This looks fun!
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I. Am. No. Man.
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
As the length of video game productions has swelled to 6+ years, many people are trying to figure out how to reverse that trend. Here's some food for thought from the always-insightful Josh Sawyer, director of Fallout: New Vegas and Pentiment. This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
bloomberg.com
One Veteran Director Has Some Thoughts on How to Build Video Games Faster
Veteran game director Josh Sawyer thinks developers need to make fewer big changes during production
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Dalek Epscream. @alexmakesstuffup.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
About 8ish years ago David Sears told us he wanted to make a Southern Gothic game inspired by his childhood, with Southern cryptids none of us had ever heard of. Now South of Midnight is nominated for a BAFTA for Best New IP. Bravo everybody! www.theguardian.com/games/2026/m...
theguardian.com
Bafta games awards 2026: Clair Obscur and Dispatch lead the nominations
Last year’s celebrated French hit Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is nominated in 12 categories this year, with Ghost of Yōtei, Dispatch, Death Stranding 2 and Indiana Jones also making strong showings
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Congrats to everyone on the South of Midnight team for the nominations!!!
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Compulsion Games @compulsiongames.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
From blues to honky-tonk, every creature has a dark tune of its own. South of Midnight arrives on PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 in 3 weeks, March 31. Here’s to our original teaser trailer!
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Same.
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Huh. In my memory it was, but it's been a long time.
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Manhattan, The Artist, Stranger Than Paradise, Blair Witch
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Ólafur Waage @olafurw.com · 01/03/2026
Anyone saying "Scientists don't want you to know this fact" has never met a scientist. Scientists are famous oversharers. They can't wait to tell you all the nerdy details.
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Compulsion Games @compulsiongames.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
In collaboration with Clyde Henry Productions and music reimagined by Kid Koala, we’re excited to present an original South of Midnight stop-motion piece created with real puppets and handcrafted maquettes using traditional stop-motion animation techniques. Watch now: youtu.be/hl6J7JHiXE4
Thumbnail of the South of Midnight stop-motion asset featuring Crouton from South of Midnight.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 23/02/2026
Work alongside New York City's Strongest as we get through this historic storm.    Emergency shoveling pay is now $30/hour. Walk into any sanitation garage to sign up TODAY BY 8PM or TOMORROW from 9AM to 8PM.    Let's get NYC back on its feet— together. bit.ly/NYCShovel
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the hype @thehyyyype.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Meteorologist: we're expecting snow, sleet, and hail - boring - too detailed - just different forms of water Meteorologist: we're expecting a wintry mix - mysterious - excitingly vague - could include a yeti
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Thank you!
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Amazing. Who are the writers?
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
TFW the game you're writing is announced, but you still have deliverables for Monday. Announcement trailers are always that little extra boost of energy. store.steampowered.com/app/4157340/...
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Rainbow Billy: The Book of Fears on Steam
Billy is back for an investigative adventure in Summer camp. Unravel mysterious events in this colorful journey as campers’ worries manifest as Fearlings. Explore the camp, investigate its secrets, an...
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
What can work colleagues do to support those fasting for Ramadan (besides not bringing donuts)?
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Contemporary texts are the things you don't need college to help you read.
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𝙽𝚊𝚜𝚑 𝙸𝚜 𝙷𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛 𝙸𝚝 @nashishereforit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Wow.
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Delighted to have been part of this!
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lincoln carpenter, skeleton @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
"It's a competent loop of heist setup and escape execution. But even when I piloted Nomali through a flawless getaway, I found myself more interested in being able to return to the relooters' hideout to learn more about the game's 70 reclaimable artifacts and their very real histories."
pcgamer.com
Relooted is a fine heist game—but it's a better history lesson
Correcting dark historic wrongs can feel surprisingly bright.
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Slashley Cooper 🔪 @ashleycooper.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Stop making live-service games. The market can't sustain their existence and employees don't withstand their failure. Not every game can be a part-time job for players and most are already entrenched in an old favourite.
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
A reliable way to know someone's politics is to ask if they think Puerto Ricans are immigrants.
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
What an awesome idea for a game!
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
My pig Latin is getting rusty. If you don't use it conversationally every day, you lose fluency.
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Glad to see ice skating fans appreciating the back-flipping genius that was Surya Bonali in 1998.
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Not nostalgic for being a kid, but I'd love to have a daily art class again.
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Lisa Hunter @lisalisa.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Minnesota and Denmark are home to Vikings. Of course they fight back.
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