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Jimmy Bowers

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MarComms and Freelance Writer in Video Games 🎮 Words at @playyour.games & @UploadVR.com ✍️ Prev. Rebellion, Tencent, & nDreams 🕹 BAFTA Member 🎭 Credits: Zombie Army VR, Synapse, Ghostbusters: RotGL, & Little Cities 🔗 | jimmysbowers.com

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Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · 4d

Antonela set such a high bar for community work throughout her time at 505, and has influenced others (including me) being able to break into and succeed in games.

I actually wrote up my experience recently (so, its good timing). playyour.games/taking-control/

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Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · 10d

Very excited to have my first piece up on @uploadvr.com 😍

I was actually a games journalist before becoming a Community Manager, and its been really fun to flex those muscles again.

Thanks to @henrystockdale.com and @glitchfandango.bsky.social for the opportunity.

www.uploadvr.com/my-monsters-...

My Monsters Hands-On: A Beautiful World, Corrupted By Negative Emotions

My Monsters is a beautiful, familiar descent into a miniature surrealist world filled with light VR puzzles and platforming.

www.uploadvr.com

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Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · 13d

I'm working on a little something and I need feel good, positive stories from in and around games to work with.

Whether it's a personal story or something you've seen within the games communities you're active in, I want to hear about it!

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Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · 18d

Hybrid games are 100% a way for the sector to grow beyond the players it currently already has.

Games like Resi Village that are a big flatscreen release but also have a VR Mode does wonders for adoption.

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Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · 18d

Right? That and inFAMOUS are a no brainer!

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Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · 18d

Absolute pleasure getting to guest on @crossbuttonvr.bsky.social and talk to Reece all about my career (so far) and the work we did for Killzone's 20th anniversary.

If you're a fan of video games and virtual reality, be sure to go give him a follow/sub ❤️

📺 Watch here: youtu.be/nzm2sVwZ-Ro?...

What If... We Actually Got Killzone VR?

YouTube video by CrossButton VR

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Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · 18d

This is my peg family. There are many like it but this one is mine 😍

Peg dolls created by my wife to have the likeliness of our immediate family (Me, my wife, our daughter, our son, and our dog).

Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · 19d

That makes 6 named game credits! Very lucky to be given opportunities like this.

I've genuinely worked on some brilliant games with some incredibly talented teams.

What I loved about this one was it was an indie studio's first release and the quality bar was SO high. It was also so lore dense.

Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · 19d

Hadn't realised that I'd been included in the credits for Empyreal! 😍

A lovely gesture. I worked on this at Sumo for a short time around last year's Steam Next Fest and their demo beat.

You can currently get the game for less than £9 on Steam (67% off)!

store.steampowered.com/app/1377700/Em…

The key art from Empyreal showing the player character stood on a stone bridge approaching a large monolith.

The game credits for Empyreal showing a section of those who worked on the game.

A screenshot from Empyreal showing the player character armed with a glaive weapon facing off against automaton enemies.

A mace and shield player character in Empyreal facing off against an elite enemy.

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Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · 24d

Honestly, wtf.

To everyone who shared, donated, DM'd, sent a message of support, spotlighted vacancies, etc...thank you so, so much.

An update: gofundme.com/f/help-a-fam...

Keanu Reeves on a stage promoting Cyberpunk 2077, pointing at the crowd with the caption "you're breathtaking!"

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Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · 25d

Thanks, Zeena 💙 It means a lot.

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Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · 25d

My family and I really need your help.

At the moment, we don't have enough money to survive October. It has taken a lot of swallowed pride to post this.

gofund.me/859e98714

Donate to Help a Family in Need Afford Bills & Food After Job loss, organized by Jimmy Bowers

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Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · 25d

My family and I really need your help.

At the moment, we don't have enough money to survive October. It has taken a lot of swallowed pride to post this.

gofund.me/859e98714

Donate to Help a Family in Need Afford Bills & Food After Job loss, organized by Jimmy Bowers

Hey I'm Jimmy. It has taken a lot of swallowed pride to post thi… Jimmy Bowers needs your support for Help a Family in Need Afford Bills & Food After Job loss

gofund.me

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Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · 26d

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Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · 26d

Thanks, Tagger! 🫂 Here's hoping.

Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · 26d

Going into a new week, hoping to hear back from the interviews I had last week 🤞

A screenshot of Rose Marigold from Alan Wake 2 covered in blood but content and clasping her hands in a heart shape.

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Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · Sep 9

Thoughts on URLs that don't end in .com? Like a cutesy .gg for game sites or a .info for portfolios?

Shadowheart from Baldur's Gate 3 wild a concerning expression aimed toward the viewer.

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Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · Sep 8

There's also cheap, like new boardgames and card games if you're so inclined... 🎲

The Weird Things Humans Search For boardgame.

Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · Sep 8

My wife and I have started a small online, second hand bookshop to tide us over 📚 Its been lovely.

Just added a bunch of new books including Gears of War, Assassin's Creed, and Percy Jackson.

Pre-loved books and affordable escapism here 👉 www.vinted.co.uk/member/10343...

Five books in the novelised Assassin's Creed series.

The novelisation of Gears of War, Jacinto's Remnant.

Two books in the Thursday Murder Club series by Richard Osman.

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Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · Sep 7

Ah, a place of peak culture, I see...

Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · Sep 6

Once blessed by the shift manager, any liquid is Grimace's blood if you truly believe.

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Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · Sep 5

Just while I find myself in between roles, I've been working on my own side project for the last few days.

One of those ones where you get so engrossed you don't realise it's 2am.

Its been rad. Make sure to make time for your passion projects. Yeah, I'm talking to you! 🫵

A picture of Hideo Kojima pointing a shot gun toward the viewer while wearing a leather jacket and shades.

Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · Sep 3

Finished another CM/SMM test as part of the interview process for a VR dev 👀

Gonna need positive vibes, pls 🙏

Also, a massive thank you to everyone who has put in a good word, reached out, spotlighted roles, and offered kind words.

Its made the last few weeks of uncertainty more bearable 🫂

A meme image of a person showing calm and holding their hands together while surrounded by internal representations of them frankly losing it.

Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · Sep 1

Haven't been particularly motivated to write since losing my novel...until last night.

Re-did my opening from memory with some added flair. Might actually prefer it. Kept writing until 1am.

We're back 💪

A stats tracker from Reedsy showing a word count for Sunday 31st August. There have been 1616 words written in total, with 320 removed.

Jimmy Bowers @jimmysbowers.com · Aug 31

Congrats, dude 🫂