Nessa ✨
@nessathewriter.bsky.social
freelance game writer/narrative designer (OnlyCans, Endoparasitic/Endoparasitic 2, Star Trucker, Borderlands 4, a bunch of other stuff) open to new work!! ✨ #1 Ratatouille Fan ✨ she/her
my website has pictures of my dog: https://www.nessacannon.com/
my website has pictures of my dog: https://www.nessacannon.com/
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Nessa ✨
@nessathewriter.bsky.social
· Feb 17
hi folks! I’m urgently looking for game writing and narrative design work.
I’ve been in the industry for over 5 years, have AAA and indie experience, and love working as part of a team. I also do editing and consulting work! ✨
www.nessacannon.com
I’ve been in the industry for over 5 years, have AAA and indie experience, and love working as part of a team. I also do editing and consulting work! ✨
www.nessacannon.com
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"While it has set aside funds for six months of post-launch support for Horses, the studio says it will wind down operations after the game's launch, with studio closure likely to follow."
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Horror game maker accuses Valve of 'censorship' after its game about nude human 'Horses' is rejected by Steam: 'Lawful works should not be made unreachable by a monopolistic storefront's opaque decisi...
Valve told Santa Ragione its game featured child exploitation. The studio says otherwise.
www.pcgamer.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"While it has set aside funds for six months of post-launch support for Horses, the studio says it will wind down operations after the game's launch, with studio closure likely to follow."
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
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Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
when they mention dialogue trees in the new defunctland
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
when they mention dialogue trees in the new defunctland
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Hi! I'm Jenna, a narrative designer and illustrator over at @ko-op.com for our new game Young Suns, an optimistic space-faring life sim. I work with some of the coolest people in games and I can't wait to show you what we've been working on.
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hi! I'm Jenna, a narrative designer and illustrator over at @ko-op.com for our new game Young Suns, an optimistic space-faring life sim. I work with some of the coolest people in games and I can't wait to show you what we've been working on.
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Join us tomorrow at 12 PM EST for an exciting announcement of our upcoming game! youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg
KO_OP Game Reveal & Presentation
YouTube video by KO_OP
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Join us tomorrow at 12 PM EST for an exciting announcement of our upcoming game! youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg
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The Holidays approach— I made free instructions to build and decorate your very own Ginger BD-1!
Instructions here: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-241...
All you need is one official LEGO set: www.lego.com/en-us/produc...
This model is poseable and can stand up under its own weight! Please do not eat.
Instructions here: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-241...
All you need is one official LEGO set: www.lego.com/en-us/produc...
This model is poseable and can stand up under its own weight! Please do not eat.
November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The Holidays approach— I made free instructions to build and decorate your very own Ginger BD-1!
Instructions here: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-241...
All you need is one official LEGO set: www.lego.com/en-us/produc...
This model is poseable and can stand up under its own weight! Please do not eat.
Instructions here: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-241...
All you need is one official LEGO set: www.lego.com/en-us/produc...
This model is poseable and can stand up under its own weight! Please do not eat.
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just incredibly thrilled to announce that after months and months of uncertainty over the future of the game, and several I have bought Zombies, Run!, the game I co-created and have been making for the past 12 years:
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
I’m a novelist who’s just bought a video games company. Here’s why you should care about games writing | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 AM
just incredibly thrilled to announce that after months and months of uncertainty over the future of the game, and several I have bought Zombies, Run!, the game I co-created and have been making for the past 12 years:
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
she Kirby on my Air til I Ride- *EXTREMELY LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER*
November 23, 2025 at 7:05 AM
she Kirby on my Air til I Ride- *EXTREMELY LOUD INCORRECT BUZZER*
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girl just play the Sims
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 AM
girl just play the Sims
going to the aquarium and pointing out every fish I caught in animal crossing
November 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
going to the aquarium and pointing out every fish I caught in animal crossing
it’s finally cold enough to bust out The Cool Jacket ™️™️
November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
it’s finally cold enough to bust out The Cool Jacket ™️™️
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It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.
got an email today that opened with “January is 43 days from today” and I’m devastated. what the hell do you mean. wasn’t yesterday August
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
got an email today that opened with “January is 43 days from today” and I’m devastated. what the hell do you mean. wasn’t yesterday August
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I would have you remember that there are trans people alive who need your action now, not your reflective words later.
Remembering us is not enough.
Remembering us is not enough.
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I would have you remember that there are trans people alive who need your action now, not your reflective words later.
Remembering us is not enough.
Remembering us is not enough.
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i think if you want to have those disgusting LED headlights on your car, you should have to do a test where they blast you point blank with your own headlights and then you have 15 seconds to successfully complete some sort of vision-based task, and if you can't do it they push your car off a cliff
November 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
i think if you want to have those disgusting LED headlights on your car, you should have to do a test where they blast you point blank with your own headlights and then you have 15 seconds to successfully complete some sort of vision-based task, and if you can't do it they push your car off a cliff
every day I think about how I really have to update my website and linkedin. and every day I cannot bring myself to do it
November 19, 2025 at 10:26 PM
every day I think about how I really have to update my website and linkedin. and every day I cannot bring myself to do it
The Old Religion from Florence and the Machine’s new album makes me wanna go feral in a cloudy field somewhere
November 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The Old Religion from Florence and the Machine’s new album makes me wanna go feral in a cloudy field somewhere
it is a beautiful rainy day and I’m staying in a beautiful apartment in a semi walkable city with work I’m excited about and a honey lavender latte in my hand so this is how I feel about the game awards discourse today
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
it is a beautiful rainy day and I’m staying in a beautiful apartment in a semi walkable city with work I’m excited about and a honey lavender latte in my hand so this is how I feel about the game awards discourse today
chicken paitan ramen….. save me chicken paitan ramen…..
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
chicken paitan ramen….. save me chicken paitan ramen…..
my flight was delayed by 11 minutes but is now scheduled to arrive 9 minutes ahead of schedule
November 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
my flight was delayed by 11 minutes but is now scheduled to arrive 9 minutes ahead of schedule
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HOLD ON THERE...
- Women earn 24% less than men
- POC earn 27% less than their white peers
- Over half reported are "somewhat or significantly" undercompensated
- Visuals arts, the most artistic discipline represented here, reporting the LOWEST average at $124K
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- Women earn 24% less than men
- POC earn 27% less than their white peers
- Over half reported are "somewhat or significantly" undercompensated
- Visuals arts, the most artistic discipline represented here, reporting the LOWEST average at $124K
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The average salary for games industry professionals based in the United States was $142,000 in 2025, according to a new report from GDC Festival of Gaming.
www.gamesindustry.biz/gdc-survey-a...
www.gamesindustry.biz/gdc-survey-a...
GDC Survey: Average salary for US games professionals was $142,000 in 2025
Findings reveal 33% of workers feel employers are "working to close existing pay gaps," while one-tenth report no efforts are being made
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 PM
HOLD ON THERE...
- Women earn 24% less than men
- POC earn 27% less than their white peers
- Over half reported are "somewhat or significantly" undercompensated
- Visuals arts, the most artistic discipline represented here, reporting the LOWEST average at $124K
😑
- Women earn 24% less than men
- POC earn 27% less than their white peers
- Over half reported are "somewhat or significantly" undercompensated
- Visuals arts, the most artistic discipline represented here, reporting the LOWEST average at $124K
😑
I cancelled my Spotify months ago because they’re Evil ™️ but I’m really missing Spotify discover. how the hell am I supposed to find new music without my evil algorithm
November 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I cancelled my Spotify months ago because they’re Evil ™️ but I’m really missing Spotify discover. how the hell am I supposed to find new music without my evil algorithm
Fallout showrunners make Lucy and the Ghoul kiss and my life is yours
New trailer for ‘Fallout’ S2 ☢️
Premiering December 17 on Prime Video
Premiering December 17 on Prime Video
November 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Fallout showrunners make Lucy and the Ghoul kiss and my life is yours
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an early birthday droid surprise from @nessathewriter.bsky.social !!!
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
an early birthday droid surprise from @nessathewriter.bsky.social !!!
Predator: Badlands is a roadtrip movie
November 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Predator: Badlands is a roadtrip movie