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jess @jjerion.bsky.social · 3d

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Ragnar Tørnquist @ragso.bsky.social · 17d

Setup is complete and Hello Sunshine is shiny & ready for day one of Tokyo Game Show!

Photo of the Hello Sunshine crew in front of our Tokyo Game Show booth.

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jess @jjerion.bsky.social · 18d

THE DREAM LIVES. THIS IS ALL I’M GONNA TALK ABOUT FOR WEEKS

Andres Muñoz throwing the final pitch in the Mariners-Rockies game, securing the Ms a place in the playoffs

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Red Thread Games @redthreadgames.bsky.social · 23d

Hello Sunshine is heading to Tokyo Game Show 2025! 🌞

For the first time, you’ll be able to play an early demo of the game. We’re so proud of what the team has been building, and can’t wait to finally share.

If you’re heading to TGS, come find us!

Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/3245140/

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jess @jjerion.bsky.social · Sep 11

Hear Say is one of the few digital games that evokes the same manic, giddy energy you tap into when you’re doing improv exercises. whoever directed this one did an incredible job 👀

Jackbox Games @jackboxgames.com · Jul 22

🗣️ Ahh! This is the sound of me playing our next game, Hear Say! Use your voice to create silly sound effects with your friends that go right into the game as you play!

It's coming to The Jackbox Party Pack 11 this fall! Wishlist now!
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The fourth game in Party Pack 11 is...

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jess @jjerion.bsky.social · Sep 11

new folk horror vibes that are still so distinctly Pacific Drive — Ironwood i love you

Ironwood Studios 👁 @ironwood.bsky.social · Sep 9

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Pacific Drive: Whispers in the Woods | Reveal Trailer

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jess @jjerion.bsky.social · Jul 28

if you’re trying to unionize and start to feel your momentum fading, take a beat to imagine what Bryce Harper would say in your position. it will reinvigorate you immediately

Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · Jul 28

From Jeff Passan: Bryce Harper stood nose to nose with Rob Manfred and told him to “get the fuck out our clubhouse” if you want to talk about a salary cap: www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...

Sources: Harper tells off Manfred during cap talk

Phillies star Bryce Harper told MLB commissioner Rob Manfred to "get the f--- out of our clubhouse" during a meeting about the potential implementation of a salary cap, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

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jess @jjerion.bsky.social · Jul 23

so well said, & we need to resist the cultural norm that urges juniors to be endlessly deferential and accommodating. you deserve to be listened to & respected as much as anyone. in the immortal words of the seattle garages (blaseball): "no one you look up to is better than you are"

Bertine van Hövell @baroness.bsky.social · Jul 23

My beloved juniors, please take this advice to heart

If you're invited along with industry professionals you admire, you don't need to put any effort into impressing them. You're doing just fine the way you are, everyone just wants to vibe. Partake in conversations just like you'd normally do.

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Chris Kindred @chriskindred.com · Jul 23

they should invent an industry that isn't actively collapsing

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jess @jjerion.bsky.social · Jul 15

HE DID IT 🚨

Nathan Bishop @nathanhb.bsky.social · Jul 15

🚨EARNEST MARINER ENJOYMENT KLAXON🚨

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Nathan Bishop @nathanhb.bsky.social · Jul 15

🚨EARNEST MARINER ENJOYMENT KLAXON🚨

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jess @jjerion.bsky.social · Jul 15

Raleigh just barely scraping by the first round of the hr derby and then hitting more than two of his competitors combined in the second round is such a Mariner move. i won't talk about what the subsequent Mariner move would be however

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jess @jjerion.bsky.social · Jul 10

i am always saying this 🙂‍↕️

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jess @jjerion.bsky.social · Jul 8

hey i'm jess & i'm doing #portfolioday since some games i've been working on were recently announced!

i'm a professor and narrative designer -- currently working with Red Thread Games on Hello Sunshine, and i've worked on other projects for them, Studio Chyr, Six to Start, Carnegie Hall, & more

key art for the upcoming game Hello Sunshine

key art for the upcoming VR game Hotel Infinity

key art for action-adventure game Dustborn

header art for Six to Start audio adventure All Hands to Freedom

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Ragnar Tørnquist @ragso.bsky.social · Jul 8

Dustborn is now available for macOS! It runs natively on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs — but the more modern, the better, of course. The game plays beautifully on my Mac Studio M1 Max. apps.apple.com/no/app/dustb...

‎Dustborn

‎Dustborn is a comic-book road-trip adventure game about hope, love, friendships, robots…and the power of words. You play Pax: exile, con-artist, Anomal — with the ability to weaponize language. Look...

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jess @jjerion.bsky.social · Jul 7

i placed an ice cube in there to keep them cool. this one is hanging out in the resulting puddle

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jess @jjerion.bsky.social · Jul 6

idk how to tell you this but there are two frogs living in this shoe. i haven’t been able to get both of them in one shot yet but stay tuned for updates

two shoes resting on a wooden surface. a frog sits inside the shoe on the right

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jess @jjerion.bsky.social · Jul 4

i sometimes see this going around on july 4th which always feels strange to me bc Lyn Fireemblem would not say that. she would probably say something more based. pretty sure she didn’t even believe in borders

an image of the character Lyn from the Fire Emblem franchise — beneath her is a text box containing the words “I do not love my country. I love the people in it and want their needs met.”

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jess @jjerion.bsky.social · Jul 3

we need to unionize so bad

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jess @jjerion.bsky.social · Jul 1

well now i prefer it as an onomatopoeia!!

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jess @jjerion.bsky.social · Jul 1

all that matters is ctrlF 🙏🏼🫡

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jess @jjerion.bsky.social · Jun 30

idk why so many gamedevs are posting about placeholder text rn but i will share the tip from publishing that our industry doesn’t use nearly enough: typing “tk” (shorthand for “to come”) in places where text is not final makes it quick & easy to locate in any searchable documents

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Dzuy Anh Đỗ @dzuyanhdo.bsky.social · Jun 7

It's 2005 and your brother is dead; nothing to do but game.

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Coming 2025.

Wishlist on Steam here: store.steampowered.com/app/2163660/...

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jess @jjerion.bsky.social · Jun 28

your review of 1000XRESIST last year is what first put it firmly on my radar as a must-play -- it's so wonderful to see you join the team ✨ congratulations!!!! ♥️

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jun 25

In the words of Nelson Mandela: it always seems impossible until it’s done.

My friends, it is done. And you are the ones who did it.

I am honored to be your Democratic nominee for the Mayor of New York City.

Zohran looking out on a victory night crowd.

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