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JD Hassel (He/Him)

@jandavidhassel.bsky.social

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Private account, mostly Warhammer; Senior Game Designer for Electronic Arts Digital Illusions Creative Entertainment; Worked on games you've heard of and on games precious few played. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jandavidhassel

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JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · Sep 14

Since I got a couple of new followers I want to share this doc with game job search resources again that I'm maintaining.

Just in case anyone is looking rn.

Please share this around and let me know if you have any additions or feedback!

docs.google.com/document/u/0...

#GameJobs #GameDevJobs

JD’s Game Jobs Search Resources

JD’s Game Jobs Search Resources The purpose of this document is to collect useful links for video game job searchers. If you have any feedback, additions or corrections please contact me on LinkedIn o...

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Shinobi602 @shinobi602.bsky.social · 2d

Battlefield 6 | Reviews

10 - Digitec
9.5 - ButWhyTho
9.5 - Critical Hits
9 - ZTGD
9 - PSX Brasil
9 - WellPlayed
9 - Game Rant
9 - PCGamesN
9 - AreaJugones
8.5 - GameGrin
8 - VGC
8 - CGM
8 - Gamespot
8 - TheGamer
8 - Eurogamer
8 - TechRaptor
8 - Screen Rant
8 - GamesRadar

MC: 83

OC: 85

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JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · 4d

In case you missed it folks!
bsky.app/profile/jand...

JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · 4d

While Steam is down why not watch this hype trailer for Friday?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqWV...

Battlefield 6: Official Launch Hype Trailer

YouTube video by Battlefield

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JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · 4d

While Steam is down why not watch this hype trailer for Friday?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqWV...

Battlefield 6: Official Launch Hype Trailer

YouTube video by Battlefield

www.youtube.com

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JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · 5d

Queens! 🐈🐈🥰

JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · 6d

Doing live service is pretty fun for that reason. Shorter update cycles to get stuff out.

JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · 6d

4 years ago this same week we released Far Cry 6 with my then team at Ubisoft and my at that time previous team at DICE released the beta for Battlefield 2042.

It´s been tough but I´ve come full circle.
Can´t wait for everyone to get their hands on Battefield 6

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JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · 6d

Battlefield 6. Worked on the single player for this one.

JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · 6d

a man with a mustache is sitting on a swing in a park

Alt: Pablo Escobar from the series Narcos waiting for something to happen in various locations

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JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · 9d

Anyway we're coming out guns blazing.
See you on the Battlefield October 10th.

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JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · 6d

5 days until release.

previews, beta reception, preorders, wishlists etc. look good but it´s a weird feeling to have sunk years into this game and have done everything you could but it not being out there.

it´s like it hasn´t happened.. yet. calm before the storm.

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JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · 7d

Article is behind paywall but TLDR is the money thinks the bubble is about to burst soon and will see similar capital destruction as the dot com bust which saw the biggest players go down 65-95%
www.ft.com/content/c7b9...

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gril 🔜 hel @funambulism.com · 7d

“The good news is that the aggressive AI capex build-out almost guarantees AI’s future ubiquity. The bad news is that this will probably only come after a period of Schumpeterian creative destruction.”

www.ft.com/content/c7b9...

The AI capex endgame is approaching

The rapid building of excess capacity both extends bubbles and ultimately bursts them

www.ft.com

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Harvey Newman @harveynewman.com · 8d

A tough one to share:
Not every animator or game dev makes it into the industry. And even if you do, sometimes the industry pushes you out.

My latest video looks at people who pivoted away from animation & games, and found new careers they’re happier in.

Watch here: youtu.be/pbD8dA7pz94

Leaving Animation & Game Dev Behind… And What Comes Next

YouTube video by Harvey Newman

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JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · 8d

facts

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Tarja Porkka-Kontturi @tarjapk.bsky.social · 8d

76% of statistics are made up

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JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · 8d

I think the best options are probably outside of games.

JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · 8d

I honestly think the people leaving the industry (for now) are doing the smart move if out of a job at this point.

At least looking around locally there´s plenty of action elsewhere in adjacent industries.

JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · 8d

Previous count of open jobs on LinkedIn from when I last updated this doc:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

JD’s Game Jobs Search Resources

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JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · 8d

Layoffs since 2022:
publish.obsidian.md/vg-layoffs/A...

JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · 8d

LinkedIn open jobs in computer games:
www.linkedin.com/jobs/search/...

JD Hassel (He/Him) @jandavidhassel.bsky.social · 8d

Since Aug 2024 open jobs on LinkedIn in the games industry have gone down from 12K to under 9K.

The number of layoffs since 2022 has been 38K+.

Even with duplicate layoffs and people that got new jobs since then that´s just too many butts for too few open seats.

Grass might be greener elsewhere.