Haley 🍒 🍫 Black Forest Priestess
@absintheuse.bsky.social
Fractional Marketing | Marketing Creative Lead @ Rovio, prev Fall Guys @ Epic\Mediatonic ⭐️ BAFTA member ⭐️ MCV WIG Comms Impact 2020 ⭐️ #30under30 2018 ⭐️ Game Dev Heroes 2018. Often dressed as an evil queen 👑 My own views. She/her
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Thanks to everyone who came to our marketing panel at @gamecamp.fr! Great to meet a new community of developers, Lille’s been great and was wonderful having two marketing greats on the panel with me
@thesharkbit.bsky.social @seriouslyclara.bsky.social
@thesharkbit.bsky.social @seriouslyclara.bsky.social
Was really hoping January would be a creative month but the world is a lot right now (again, still, more so)
January 27, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Was really hoping January would be a creative month but the world is a lot right now (again, still, more so)
Was looking something up for my portfolio—thanks google for giving the appropriate clip title for the one showing my face 😆😆😆
January 16, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Was looking something up for my portfolio—thanks google for giving the appropriate clip title for the one showing my face 😆😆😆
I have a few open spots left for February. This might look like:
⭐ GTM and marketing strategy
⭐ Brand audit
⭐ Creative direction for statics or trailers
⭐ Any type of copywriting
⭐ Store page design or rewrite
⭐ Marketing operations
⭐ Consultation conversations
⭐ GTM and marketing strategy
⭐ Brand audit
⭐ Creative direction for statics or trailers
⭐ Any type of copywriting
⭐ Store page design or rewrite
⭐ Marketing operations
⭐ Consultation conversations
January 16, 2026 at 1:33 PM
I have a few open spots left for February. This might look like:
⭐ GTM and marketing strategy
⭐ Brand audit
⭐ Creative direction for statics or trailers
⭐ Any type of copywriting
⭐ Store page design or rewrite
⭐ Marketing operations
⭐ Consultation conversations
⭐ GTM and marketing strategy
⭐ Brand audit
⭐ Creative direction for statics or trailers
⭐ Any type of copywriting
⭐ Store page design or rewrite
⭐ Marketing operations
⭐ Consultation conversations
Another day where I wonder how many therapists know far more about the games industry than they’d like to
January 14, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Another day where I wonder how many therapists know far more about the games industry than they’d like to
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Good board today! Lots of vowels. I learned this word at a party last night when I met someone who does it. Do reinsurers get insurance? What’s that called?
www.playdwg.com #DWG28
www.playdwg.com #DWG28
January 11, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Good board today! Lots of vowels. I learned this word at a party last night when I met someone who does it. Do reinsurers get insurance? What’s that called?
www.playdwg.com #DWG28
www.playdwg.com #DWG28
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NarraScope call for proposals is open! We're at the University at Albany, June 12-14.
Now accepting:
- Talks
- The Showcase (games)
- The Experience (new this year!)
blog.zarfhome.com/2026/01/narr...
narrascope.org
Now accepting:
- Talks
- The Showcase (games)
- The Experience (new this year!)
blog.zarfhome.com/2026/01/narr...
narrascope.org
NarraScope is open for submissions
Happy New Year! NarraScope is once again calling for talks, games, and -- new this year -- experiences. NarraScope will be in Albany, NY this year (June 12-14), thanks to support from the University a...
blog.zarfhome.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:43 AM
NarraScope call for proposals is open! We're at the University at Albany, June 12-14.
Now accepting:
- Talks
- The Showcase (games)
- The Experience (new this year!)
blog.zarfhome.com/2026/01/narr...
narrascope.org
Now accepting:
- Talks
- The Showcase (games)
- The Experience (new this year!)
blog.zarfhome.com/2026/01/narr...
narrascope.org
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Damn I miss Dishonored.
January 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Damn I miss Dishonored.
Malazan made this pretty amusing
January 1, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Malazan made this pretty amusing
Happy birthday to meeee. How is it going to be 2026??
December 31, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Happy birthday to meeee. How is it going to be 2026??
Managed to catch a little snow right before heading back to London
December 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Managed to catch a little snow right before heading back to London
Merry Christmas 🎄❤️
December 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Merry Christmas 🎄❤️
Here’s a nostalgia photo for you
December 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Here’s a nostalgia photo for you
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Lovely piece here about DWG from @electrondance.com!
"You got the six-letter word HOUSES? Nice, have six points. You got the six-letter word ZYGOTE? Nice, have six points. Oh, you sweated over it? Nice, have six points. You think you deserve more? Nice, have six points." I wrote about my current daily crush, DAVE'S WORD GAME: www.electrondance.co...
December 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Lovely piece here about DWG from @electrondance.com!
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I asked @will.bearwaves.com and @okw.bsky.social to take over the Bearwaves socials and they are having so much fun with it that I don't regret that decision one bit
December 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I asked @will.bearwaves.com and @okw.bsky.social to take over the Bearwaves socials and they are having so much fun with it that I don't regret that decision one bit
Would love to see more coverage on how the recent industry turbulence has really sent us backwards in the diversity process we’d made in the years leading up to the layoffs. Whether forming new studios or hiring someone for the ultra competitive open roles, who do you think is getting tagged in?
Delighted to see this piece up! Massive thank you to all the women who shared their experience with me for this 🖤
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
A decade on from Gamergate, how has the games industry changed for women?
Some of gaming's most influential women share their experiences, along with what still needs to be done
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Would love to see more coverage on how the recent industry turbulence has really sent us backwards in the diversity process we’d made in the years leading up to the layoffs. Whether forming new studios or hiring someone for the ultra competitive open roles, who do you think is getting tagged in?
Have always been drawn to aesthetic environments. Making my room a rainforest. Creating a box city for my beanie babies. Making a lore book for the universe in my head. Used to do loads of fashion design as well. Writing poems and stories.Then getting into renfaires and fantasy balls for immersion
With all this awful news going on i wanna ask this question once again to fellow artists and general creatives. What got YOU into art? what sparked that motivation to start writing? what made you wanna pick up a camera and start taking pics? Like share with us your reasons.
December 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Have always been drawn to aesthetic environments. Making my room a rainforest. Creating a box city for my beanie babies. Making a lore book for the universe in my head. Used to do loads of fashion design as well. Writing poems and stories.Then getting into renfaires and fantasy balls for immersion
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Our very own Dave has set the challenge today - can you beat him at his own game?
@bearwaves.com
#indiegame #wordgame #indiedev #gamedev
@bearwaves.com
#indiegame #wordgame #indiedev #gamedev
December 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Our very own Dave has set the challenge today - can you beat him at his own game?
@bearwaves.com
#indiegame #wordgame #indiedev #gamedev
@bearwaves.com
#indiegame #wordgame #indiedev #gamedev
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WE ARE AGO
Dave's Word Game is out!
Now!
You can slack off at work and do puzzles!
#indiegames RULE WORK DROOLS
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Leave a review! It will make us popular!
👉 Playdwg.com 👈
🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋
@bearwaves.com
#gamedev #monday #newreleases #wordgame
Dave's Word Game is out!
Now!
You can slack off at work and do puzzles!
#indiegames RULE WORK DROOLS
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Leave a review! It will make us popular!
👉 Playdwg.com 👈
🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋
@bearwaves.com
#gamedev #monday #newreleases #wordgame
December 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
WE ARE AGO
Dave's Word Game is out!
Now!
You can slack off at work and do puzzles!
#indiegames RULE WORK DROOLS
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Leave a review! It will make us popular!
👉 Playdwg.com 👈
🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋
@bearwaves.com
#gamedev #monday #newreleases #wordgame
Dave's Word Game is out!
Now!
You can slack off at work and do puzzles!
#indiegames RULE WORK DROOLS
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Leave a review! It will make us popular!
👉 Playdwg.com 👈
🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋🐻👋
@bearwaves.com
#gamedev #monday #newreleases #wordgame
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Dave's Word Game comes out tomorrow! This is very exciting for lots of reasons, but for me particularly it's exciting as the first game written in Growl, my game engine.
Here's a writeup of what it was like building an engine from scratch and what I learned.
www.joelotter.com/posts/2025/1...
Here's a writeup of what it was like building an engine from scratch and what I learned.
www.joelotter.com/posts/2025/1...
Things I learned making a game engine
I’ve spent the last few years building my own game engine from scratch. Here are some of the things I learned.
www.joelotter.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Dave's Word Game comes out tomorrow! This is very exciting for lots of reasons, but for me particularly it's exciting as the first game written in Growl, my game engine.
Here's a writeup of what it was like building an engine from scratch and what I learned.
www.joelotter.com/posts/2025/1...
Here's a writeup of what it was like building an engine from scratch and what I learned.
www.joelotter.com/posts/2025/1...
Salon trip finished and hair ready for the hols
December 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Salon trip finished and hair ready for the hols
First book started post-Malazan
December 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
First book started post-Malazan
This was also apparently the year of all my fav music unexpectedly at the game awards apparently
December 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This was also apparently the year of all my fav music unexpectedly at the game awards apparently
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MERCIFUL MOVE
We're dropping DWG at the end of the year so it wouldn't sweep #TGA
You're welcome 🤗
Coming MONDAY playdwg.com
@bearwaves.com
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #goty
We're dropping DWG at the end of the year so it wouldn't sweep #TGA
You're welcome 🤗
Coming MONDAY playdwg.com
@bearwaves.com
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #goty
December 12, 2025 at 8:43 AM
MERCIFUL MOVE
We're dropping DWG at the end of the year so it wouldn't sweep #TGA
You're welcome 🤗
Coming MONDAY playdwg.com
@bearwaves.com
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #goty
We're dropping DWG at the end of the year so it wouldn't sweep #TGA
You're welcome 🤗
Coming MONDAY playdwg.com
@bearwaves.com
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #goty