Darby McDevitt
@darbymcdevitt.bsky.social
Game Developer, Writer, Occasional Musician
Follow for music clips, literary quotes, Assassin’s Creed lore.
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Follow for music clips, literary quotes, Assassin’s Creed lore.
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The Halter
Combining the inventive worldbuilding of Philip K. Dick and the elegiac longing of Raymond Chandler and for fans of Ready Player One and Rabbits, T...
www.simonandschuster.com
Happy to announce that my debut novel, The Halter, is now available for preorder.
You’ll find it at all major online outlets, but if you can pre-order it from an indie shop near you, please support your local folks instead.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ha...
You’ll find it at all major online outlets, but if you can pre-order it from an indie shop near you, please support your local folks instead.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ha...
Happy Holidays to all! Get ready for a banger 2026! Lots of good things happening.
December 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Happy Holidays to all! Get ready for a banger 2026! Lots of good things happening.
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#ACDay is here!
Join us in the celebrations of the #AssassinsCreed franchise and community!
Throughout the day we are going to share all the activities and content prepared by the community for the occasion!
And don't forget our Assassin's Creed Trivia Stream later today at 8:00 pm CET!
Join us in the celebrations of the #AssassinsCreed franchise and community!
Throughout the day we are going to share all the activities and content prepared by the community for the occasion!
And don't forget our Assassin's Creed Trivia Stream later today at 8:00 pm CET!
December 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
#ACDay is here!
Join us in the celebrations of the #AssassinsCreed franchise and community!
Throughout the day we are going to share all the activities and content prepared by the community for the occasion!
And don't forget our Assassin's Creed Trivia Stream later today at 8:00 pm CET!
Join us in the celebrations of the #AssassinsCreed franchise and community!
Throughout the day we are going to share all the activities and content prepared by the community for the occasion!
And don't forget our Assassin's Creed Trivia Stream later today at 8:00 pm CET!
Paul McCartney - Waterfalls (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by PaulMcCartneyVEVO
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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❄️ ’Tis the season to celebrate with Sierra On-Line’s 1986 "A Computer Christmas." ❄️ Thanks to #softwarepreservation, this retro holiday classic is now a perennial gift for new generations of holiday revelers. 🦌🎄
See all the animated sequences ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
#TechHistory #retrogaming
See all the animated sequences ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
#TechHistory #retrogaming
December 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
❄️ ’Tis the season to celebrate with Sierra On-Line’s 1986 "A Computer Christmas." ❄️ Thanks to #softwarepreservation, this retro holiday classic is now a perennial gift for new generations of holiday revelers. 🦌🎄
See all the animated sequences ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
#TechHistory #retrogaming
See all the animated sequences ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
#TechHistory #retrogaming
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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:
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:
Sign up for news about the Game Writing Kaleidoscope
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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December 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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:
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:
The first review of my novel, "The Halter", from Publisher's Weekly ... and it's a treat:
"McDevitt shines in his sci-fi noir debut ... a gripping and twisty mystery"
Pre-order now and read it in February!
www.publishersweekly.com/9798895150887
"McDevitt shines in his sci-fi noir debut ... a gripping and twisty mystery"
Pre-order now and read it in February!
www.publishersweekly.com/9798895150887
The Halter by Darby McDevitt
Assassin’s Creed game developer McDevitt shines in his sci-fi noir debut, plausibly imagining a future in which many have become...
www.publishersweekly.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM
The first review of my novel, "The Halter", from Publisher's Weekly ... and it's a treat:
"McDevitt shines in his sci-fi noir debut ... a gripping and twisty mystery"
Pre-order now and read it in February!
www.publishersweekly.com/9798895150887
"McDevitt shines in his sci-fi noir debut ... a gripping and twisty mystery"
Pre-order now and read it in February!
www.publishersweekly.com/9798895150887
You know what you're doing today?
Watching a top quality version of "The Decline of Western Civilization" on YouTube, that's what.
youtu.be/gYK1NGpUZXY?...
Watching a top quality version of "The Decline of Western Civilization" on YouTube, that's what.
youtu.be/gYK1NGpUZXY?...
The Decline Of Western Civilization | FULL MOVIE | Penelope Spheeris | Music Documentary
YouTube video by Shout! Studios
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
You know what you're doing today?
Watching a top quality version of "The Decline of Western Civilization" on YouTube, that's what.
youtu.be/gYK1NGpUZXY?...
Watching a top quality version of "The Decline of Western Civilization" on YouTube, that's what.
youtu.be/gYK1NGpUZXY?...
Introduce (date) yourself with five concerts you attended.
Prince
The Cure
Deerhoof
Sleater-Kinney
Prince
Prince
The Cure
Deerhoof
Sleater-Kinney
Prince
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've attended.
Primus
Jane's Addiction
Beasty Boys
Social Distribution
Joan Jett
Primus
Jane's Addiction
Beasty Boys
Social Distribution
Joan Jett
Lila Downs
Pink Floyd
Flogging Molly
Social Distortion
Nortec Collective
Pink Floyd
Flogging Molly
Social Distortion
Nortec Collective
November 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Introduce (date) yourself with five concerts you attended.
Prince
The Cure
Deerhoof
Sleater-Kinney
Prince
Prince
The Cure
Deerhoof
Sleater-Kinney
Prince
Made it to season 5 of “On Cinema at the Cinema” before I realized that Gregg Turkington is Neil Hamburger. 30 years of laughs suddenly collapsed into a joyous singularity.
November 28, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Made it to season 5 of “On Cinema at the Cinema” before I realized that Gregg Turkington is Neil Hamburger. 30 years of laughs suddenly collapsed into a joyous singularity.
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Expelled! is 40% off in the @adventurex.bsky.social sale this week, but in case that's still too dear, you should at least take a minute to enjoy the opening theme.
Expelled! Official trailer - release date announcement
YouTube video by inkleStudios
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Expelled! is 40% off in the @adventurex.bsky.social sale this week, but in case that's still too dear, you should at least take a minute to enjoy the opening theme.
Happy to announce that my debut novel, The Halter, is now available for preorder.
You’ll find it at all major online outlets, but if you can pre-order it from an indie shop near you, please support your local folks instead.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ha...
You’ll find it at all major online outlets, but if you can pre-order it from an indie shop near you, please support your local folks instead.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ha...
The Halter
Combining the inventive worldbuilding of Philip K. Dick and the elegiac longing of Raymond Chandler and for fans of Ready Player One and Rabbits, T...
www.simonandschuster.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Happy to announce that my debut novel, The Halter, is now available for preorder.
You’ll find it at all major online outlets, but if you can pre-order it from an indie shop near you, please support your local folks instead.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ha...
You’ll find it at all major online outlets, but if you can pre-order it from an indie shop near you, please support your local folks instead.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ha...
Reposted by Darby McDevitt
D’Angelo's gone?? 😩
Voodoo was one of the soundtracks to my early 20s, goddamn. R.I.P and, as ever, fuck cancer.
youtu.be/8fNtipp5RLs?...
Voodoo was one of the soundtracks to my early 20s, goddamn. R.I.P and, as ever, fuck cancer.
youtu.be/8fNtipp5RLs?...
D'Angelo - Devil's Pie
YouTube video by kordtyb
youtu.be
October 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
D’Angelo's gone?? 😩
Voodoo was one of the soundtracks to my early 20s, goddamn. R.I.P and, as ever, fuck cancer.
youtu.be/8fNtipp5RLs?...
Voodoo was one of the soundtracks to my early 20s, goddamn. R.I.P and, as ever, fuck cancer.
youtu.be/8fNtipp5RLs?...
"His body is vigorous. His mind is childish. His soul has been almost completely neglected."
Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.
harpers.org/archive/1941...
harpers.org/archive/1941...
Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
harpers.org
October 2, 2025 at 3:27 AM
"His body is vigorous. His mind is childish. His soul has been almost completely neglected."
Allison Russell - Springtime (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Allison Russell
youtu.be
September 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Little thread of talks about writing and interactive narrative I've done, so I can pin it here:
First up - Sparkling Dialogue from Adventure X; how to make interactive conversations that have flow and meaning to them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vRf...
First up - Sparkling Dialogue from Adventure X; how to make interactive conversations that have flow and meaning to them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vRf...
AdvX 2018 - Jon Ingold - Sparkling Dialogue: A Masterclass
YouTube video by AdventureX
www.youtube.com
October 18, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Little thread of talks about writing and interactive narrative I've done, so I can pin it here:
First up - Sparkling Dialogue from Adventure X; how to make interactive conversations that have flow and meaning to them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vRf...
First up - Sparkling Dialogue from Adventure X; how to make interactive conversations that have flow and meaning to them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vRf...
@norsebysw.bsky.social Hey Jackson! Nice to see you here.
September 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
@norsebysw.bsky.social Hey Jackson! Nice to see you here.
"Ah, the French" - Orson Welles REMIX
YouTube video by placeboing
www.youtube.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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So the service that's been hosting my blog for almost 20 years is shutting down. I just ported all my content over to a new service, which is a shit way to spend the day, but at least its up and running again. Might take me a while to get all the functionality back up. www.clicknothing.com
Click Nothing
design from a long time ago
www.clicknothing.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
So the service that's been hosting my blog for almost 20 years is shutting down. I just ported all my content over to a new service, which is a shit way to spend the day, but at least its up and running again. Might take me a while to get all the functionality back up. www.clicknothing.com
The wee ones making new friends in Victoria.
August 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The wee ones making new friends in Victoria.
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An update, I just preordered it at the book store website, so its very easy to get, at least here in Germany :)
August 21, 2025 at 8:17 PM
An update, I just preordered it at the book store website, so its very easy to get, at least here in Germany :)
Found some 13 year-old notebooks, and discovered a few pages of discarded Black Flag narrative concepts.
-Sages I called Seers.
-The Observatory was The Reservoir, and had a very different function. Re-reading this I know why I changed it.
-Assassins had the key to the Reservoir.
-Sages I called Seers.
-The Observatory was The Reservoir, and had a very different function. Re-reading this I know why I changed it.
-Assassins had the key to the Reservoir.
August 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Found some 13 year-old notebooks, and discovered a few pages of discarded Black Flag narrative concepts.
-Sages I called Seers.
-The Observatory was The Reservoir, and had a very different function. Re-reading this I know why I changed it.
-Assassins had the key to the Reservoir.
-Sages I called Seers.
-The Observatory was The Reservoir, and had a very different function. Re-reading this I know why I changed it.
-Assassins had the key to the Reservoir.