Tormod MacLean
@diegetic.bsky.social
Narrative designer at ccp games (CCP Diegetic) and aspirational hype man.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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NEW: I spoke to original Halo devs about that ICE Halo post
One: "abhorrent”
Another: "Using Halo imagery in a call to ‘destroy’ people because of their immigration status goes way too far, and ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation”
www.gamefile.news/p/halo-ice-d...
One: "abhorrent”
Another: "Using Halo imagery in a call to ‘destroy’ people because of their immigration status goes way too far, and ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation”
www.gamefile.news/p/halo-ice-d...
Halo co-creator says ICE’s Halo-themed recruitment ad “makes me sick”
Another Halo maker says ad "ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation." ALSO: A developer whose game just launched on Xbox slams Microsoft’s silence
www.gamefile.news
October 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
NEW: I spoke to original Halo devs about that ICE Halo post
One: "abhorrent”
Another: "Using Halo imagery in a call to ‘destroy’ people because of their immigration status goes way too far, and ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation”
www.gamefile.news/p/halo-ice-d...
One: "abhorrent”
Another: "Using Halo imagery in a call to ‘destroy’ people because of their immigration status goes way too far, and ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation”
www.gamefile.news/p/halo-ice-d...
This was such a great conversation on one of my favourite topics! Thanks so much to @storyandgame.bsky.social and @winwin.bsky.social for inviting me to join in
🎙 New episode of The Corner of Story and Game is live!
"Building Story in Open Worlds" w/ @winwin.bsky.social & @diegetic.bsky.social dives into narrative design in sandbox MMOs like EVE Online.
🎧 http://bit.ly/433N6rg
📺 https://youtu.be/aJqf2b3EEwc
#NarrativeDesign #MMO
"Building Story in Open Worlds" w/ @winwin.bsky.social & @diegetic.bsky.social dives into narrative design in sandbox MMOs like EVE Online.
🎧 http://bit.ly/433N6rg
📺 https://youtu.be/aJqf2b3EEwc
#NarrativeDesign #MMO
October 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This was such a great conversation on one of my favourite topics! Thanks so much to @storyandgame.bsky.social and @winwin.bsky.social for inviting me to join in
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🎙 New episode of The Corner of Story and Game is live!
"Building Story in Open Worlds" w/ @winwin.bsky.social & @diegetic.bsky.social dives into narrative design in sandbox MMOs like EVE Online.
🎧 http://bit.ly/433N6rg
📺 https://youtu.be/aJqf2b3EEwc
#NarrativeDesign #MMO
"Building Story in Open Worlds" w/ @winwin.bsky.social & @diegetic.bsky.social dives into narrative design in sandbox MMOs like EVE Online.
🎧 http://bit.ly/433N6rg
📺 https://youtu.be/aJqf2b3EEwc
#NarrativeDesign #MMO
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🎙 New episode of The Corner of Story and Game is live!
"Building Story in Open Worlds" w/ @winwin.bsky.social & @diegetic.bsky.social dives into narrative design in sandbox MMOs like EVE Online.
🎧 http://bit.ly/433N6rg
📺 https://youtu.be/aJqf2b3EEwc
#NarrativeDesign #MMO
"Building Story in Open Worlds" w/ @winwin.bsky.social & @diegetic.bsky.social dives into narrative design in sandbox MMOs like EVE Online.
🎧 http://bit.ly/433N6rg
📺 https://youtu.be/aJqf2b3EEwc
#NarrativeDesign #MMO
Feelings like this is what makes @eveonline.com special youtube.com/shorts/sInT8...
CCP Convict wants a Babaroga! Will he get the Leshak BPC he needs?
YouTube video by EVE Online
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June 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Feelings like this is what makes @eveonline.com special youtube.com/shorts/sInT8...
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are. Remember your strengths and what you have to offer. You are fundamentally amazing. A miracle of evolution woth a view of the universe that no one else in history has ever had. And if that culminates in your baking, jokes, presence, D&D campaign, cat anecdotes passing that amazing news on to
March 15, 2025 at 8:54 AM
are. Remember your strengths and what you have to offer. You are fundamentally amazing. A miracle of evolution woth a view of the universe that no one else in history has ever had. And if that culminates in your baking, jokes, presence, D&D campaign, cat anecdotes passing that amazing news on to
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OPPORTUNITY Highdive Junior Writer- Montreal.
Not affiliated. Shares welcome.
: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...
Not affiliated. Shares welcome.
: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...
Highdive hiring Scénariste junior/ Junior Script Writer in Montreal, Quebec, Canada | LinkedIn
Posted 1:13:28 AM. Nous sommes Highdive, un studio de dévelopement NetEase Games - ThunderFire, de Montréal. Nous…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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February 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
OPPORTUNITY Highdive Junior Writer- Montreal.
Not affiliated. Shares welcome.
: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...
Not affiliated. Shares welcome.
: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...
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A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
PBS News Weekend full episode, Jan. 25, 2025
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
youtu.be
January 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A while back I asked folks why they’re joining Bluesky and the most common response I saw was, “I just want a good place to get my news” and, yall, no. Bad.
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
GET YOUR NEWS FROM THE NEWS
PBS Newshour is FREE FOR EVERYONE.
youtu.be/PMOYN8JWdUk?...
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see also 95% shots in XCOM
the wheel of fortune in balatro is possibly the best evidence available (outside of actual gambling) that our brains did not evolve to comprehend probability
January 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
see also 95% shots in XCOM
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January 17, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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No words right now.
January 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
No words right now.
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i’m so lucky and honored to have done the voiceover writing for civ vii’s opening cinematic — hard to top working with gwendolyn christie!! youtu.be/gV0waX2uPLg?...
Sid Meier's Civilization VII - "Rediscover Hope" Opening Cinematic
YouTube video by Sid Meier's Civilization
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December 13, 2024 at 2:39 AM
i’m so lucky and honored to have done the voiceover writing for civ vii’s opening cinematic — hard to top working with gwendolyn christie!! youtu.be/gV0waX2uPLg?...
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The Twin Jet Nebula from Hubble
January 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The Twin Jet Nebula from Hubble
Merry Christmas with maximum relaxation vibes
December 25, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Merry Christmas with maximum relaxation vibes
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❄️⚡️END OF YEAR PULSE IS LIVE!⚡️❄️
youtube.com/watch?v=p67Y...
Featuring:
- Equinox + player expansion stats
- Revenant + player expansion stats
- Events + undock stats
- ATXX
- A couple of outstanding PvP kills
- Capsuleer empire activity
- New Eden stats
Happy holidays!!
o7
youtube.com/watch?v=p67Y...
Featuring:
- Equinox + player expansion stats
- Revenant + player expansion stats
- Events + undock stats
- ATXX
- A couple of outstanding PvP kills
- Capsuleer empire activity
- New Eden stats
Happy holidays!!
o7
December 21, 2024 at 10:09 AM
❄️⚡️END OF YEAR PULSE IS LIVE!⚡️❄️
youtube.com/watch?v=p67Y...
Featuring:
- Equinox + player expansion stats
- Revenant + player expansion stats
- Events + undock stats
- ATXX
- A couple of outstanding PvP kills
- Capsuleer empire activity
- New Eden stats
Happy holidays!!
o7
youtube.com/watch?v=p67Y...
Featuring:
- Equinox + player expansion stats
- Revenant + player expansion stats
- Events + undock stats
- ATXX
- A couple of outstanding PvP kills
- Capsuleer empire activity
- New Eden stats
Happy holidays!!
o7
Finally really getting to crack the spine of @natedimeo.bsky.social's The Memory Palace book. It is just as wonder-inducing as the podcast. Started reading it to our unborn child so they can become a curious nerd just like us.
December 18, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Finally really getting to crack the spine of @natedimeo.bsky.social's The Memory Palace book. It is just as wonder-inducing as the podcast. Started reading it to our unborn child so they can become a curious nerd just like us.
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If you're a gaming exec who thinks laying off staff (absent any feeling of responsibility) is a great way to improve projections for an already-profitable company, and communicates it to your remaining staff with words like "leaner", "efficient", and "rightsizing", may I suggest a fuck right off? 😣
December 13, 2024 at 11:37 PM
If you're a gaming exec who thinks laying off staff (absent any feeling of responsibility) is a great way to improve projections for an already-profitable company, and communicates it to your remaining staff with words like "leaner", "efficient", and "rightsizing", may I suggest a fuck right off? 😣
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I return to this poem often, and have posted it around my neighborhood when the times call for it.
Today is as good as any day to return to it.
Today is as good as any day to return to it.
December 10, 2024 at 3:47 AM
I return to this poem often, and have posted it around my neighborhood when the times call for it.
Today is as good as any day to return to it.
Today is as good as any day to return to it.
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Doctors Without Borders is reiterating its urgent calls for the protection of civilians and for an immediate and sustained #ceasefire.
Nowhere is safe in #Gaza and no one is spared.
Nowhere is safe in #Gaza and no one is spared.
December 10, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Doctors Without Borders is reiterating its urgent calls for the protection of civilians and for an immediate and sustained #ceasefire.
Nowhere is safe in #Gaza and no one is spared.
Nowhere is safe in #Gaza and no one is spared.
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I'm so happy to share that Citizen Sleeper 2 releases Jan 31st 2025!🚀
Play our dice-driven RPG on PC, Mac, PS5, Nintendo Switch and Xbox Gamepass in less than 2 months!
Wishlist now to be notified the moment the game goes live 💫
Play our dice-driven RPG on PC, Mac, PS5, Nintendo Switch and Xbox Gamepass in less than 2 months!
Wishlist now to be notified the moment the game goes live 💫
December 5, 2024 at 8:24 PM
I'm so happy to share that Citizen Sleeper 2 releases Jan 31st 2025!🚀
Play our dice-driven RPG on PC, Mac, PS5, Nintendo Switch and Xbox Gamepass in less than 2 months!
Wishlist now to be notified the moment the game goes live 💫
Play our dice-driven RPG on PC, Mac, PS5, Nintendo Switch and Xbox Gamepass in less than 2 months!
Wishlist now to be notified the moment the game goes live 💫
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Dev diary day! I’m excited to finally share this look into Civ VII’s new emergent narrative system.
Dev Diary #4: Emergent Narrative | Civilization VII
Get developer insights and additional details about the narrative systems of Sid Meier's Civilization VII!
civilization.2k.com
December 4, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Dev diary day! I’m excited to finally share this look into Civ VII’s new emergent narrative system.
For this, i am pumped
ANNOUNCING!!! I HAVE JOINED THE TOP SECRET SMARTYPANTS SOCIETY!
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December 5, 2024 at 2:51 AM
For this, i am pumped
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OPPORTUNITY - Senior Writer - Haven
Not affiliated, shares welcome.
job-boards.greenhouse.io/haven/jobs/5...
Not affiliated, shares welcome.
job-boards.greenhouse.io/haven/jobs/5...
Job Application for Scénariste / Writer at Haven Interactive Studios
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December 4, 2024 at 7:25 AM
OPPORTUNITY - Senior Writer - Haven
Not affiliated, shares welcome.
job-boards.greenhouse.io/haven/jobs/5...
Not affiliated, shares welcome.
job-boards.greenhouse.io/haven/jobs/5...
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When @intogames.bsky.social asked me to do a talk, I immediately knew what I wanted to talk about.
Comedy and Horror are the secret lovers you never knew about and I'll tell you why.
FREE FOR ALL.
#horror #comedy #gamedev
Comedy and Horror are the secret lovers you never knew about and I'll tell you why.
FREE FOR ALL.
#horror #comedy #gamedev
December 1, 2024 at 5:05 PM
When @intogames.bsky.social asked me to do a talk, I immediately knew what I wanted to talk about.
Comedy and Horror are the secret lovers you never knew about and I'll tell you why.
FREE FOR ALL.
#horror #comedy #gamedev
Comedy and Horror are the secret lovers you never knew about and I'll tell you why.
FREE FOR ALL.
#horror #comedy #gamedev
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These days the existence of junior narrative jobs in video games are few and far between. So how do you get in? Are you just supposed to appear out of nowhere as as a fully formed narrative designer like Athena sprang from the head of Zeus? Fear not! There are things you can do.
November 24, 2024 at 8:04 PM
These days the existence of junior narrative jobs in video games are few and far between. So how do you get in? Are you just supposed to appear out of nowhere as as a fully formed narrative designer like Athena sprang from the head of Zeus? Fear not! There are things you can do.