Blake Rebouche @Bigrebo Twitter profile

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Blake Rebouche

2 years

My talk from GDC '22 Knocking on "Death's Door: Designing a New Bunker for Horizon Forbidden West" is now up for everyone to see on Youtube!

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Blake Rebouche

@Bigrebo

6 months

Wow, this is a weird feeling. This (the original) was my first game as a designer.

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@IGN

6 months

A remake of 2010's Epic Mickey titled Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed announced for the Nintendo Switch and releasing this year. #NintendoDirect

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5 years

@Silent0siris An alien whose home world was destroyed in an environmental catastrophe denied by its leaders.

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@Bigrebo

4 years

The first and last game I've worked on

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@Bigrebo

5 months

Headlines like these make it harder to give great talks.

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@pcgamer

5 months

Starfield's lead quest designer had 'absolutely no time' and had to hit the 'panic button' so the game would have a satisfying final quest.

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@Bigrebo

2 years

Grab and go.

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@vanishinggracee

2 years

I'm so glad they added a pickup animation on/off toggle, it saves so much time and doesn't break exploration continuity or pace Now I'll hoard a million berries 🍒 #PS5Share , #HorizonForbiddenWest

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3 years

We've gone GOLD!

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@Guerrilla

3 years

We have some exciting news for your all: Horizon Forbidden West has gone GOLD! ✨ #HorizonForbiddenWest #RiseAboveOurRuin

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2 years

Very happy some people are finding this. We fought to get it in.

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@Kaleigh1103

2 years

Went back to Gemini to find a basket of flowers #PS5Share , #HorizonForbiddenWest

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@Bigrebo

2 years

To celebrate the end of #blocktober we have a few videos to share of the work-in-progress level designs for Horizon Forbidden West and how they compare to the shipped game. Here's a few examples from "Seeds of the Past." Enjoy!

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@Bigrebo

3 years

It's really nice seeing all the tweets from people replaying Horizon Zero Dawn now in anticipation of the release of Horizon Forbidden West! Thanks for playing!

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@Bigrebo

3 years

Mark your calendars.

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@PlayStationUK

3 years

Two. Months. To. Go. #HorizonForbiddenWest

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@Bigrebo

3 years

It feels like my entire timeline is folks playing #HorizonForbiddenWest Thanks for playing and enjoy!

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@Bigrebo

3 months

It's my honor to announce that I'd been promoted to Lead Quest Designer at Guerrilla!

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@Bigrebo

3 years

This game is very good. Really. Go play it.

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@PlayStation

3 years

Out today, Death Stranding Director’s Cut brings new content and quests to PS5. Here’s when & where you’ll find them:

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3 years

Big love goes out to all my fellow @Guerrilla developers. We did it again, ya'll.

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@Bigrebo

2 years

I get to do the thing.

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@Bigrebo

3 years

TODAY

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@Guerrilla

3 years

Discover the Forbidden West in the @PlayStation State of Play, starting tomorrow at 9AM PDT / 5PM BST / 6PM CEST 🏹 Find out where to watch here: #HorizonForbiddenWest

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@Bigrebo

4 years

It's real folks. Horizon Forbidden West.

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@Bigrebo

2 years

OMG YOU GUYS! I just got my GDC talk evaluation feedback. Session Ranking within Level Design Summit: your session is ranked 1 of 6 Session Ranking within GDC Summits 2022: your session ranked 1 of 197 😭. Thank you so much for those that came and those that watched!

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@Bigrebo

2 years

First game. Latest Game.

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2 years

What was the first game you worked on and which was the latest?👀

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@Bigrebo

3 years

Sitting on the couch watching my partner get to play the game for the first time. #HorizonForbiddenWest

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@Bigrebo

3 years

Six years at Guerrilla this month. W00t!

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@Bigrebo

3 years

Review day is stressful, y'all.

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@Bigrebo

3 years

The Forbidden West is full of things to do!

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@Guerrilla

3 years

When Aloy explores the frontier of the Forbidden West, she’ll discover a huge variety of exciting things to do. Take a closer look as we delve into all of these activities. #HorizonForbiddenWest #RiseAboveOurRuin

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@Bigrebo

3 years

Here is yesterday's gameplay trailer in 4K glory. What do ya'll think?

Guerrilla

@Guerrilla

3 years

Join Aloy as she braves the Forbidden West, a deadly frontier that conceals mysterious new threats. #HorizonForbiddenWest

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@Bigrebo

3 years

Wake up machine hunters, it's LAUNCH DAY!

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@Guerrilla

3 years

The wait is over and your journey out into the Forbidden West begins! 🏹 #HorizonForbiddenWest is OUT NOW!

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@Bigrebo

3 years

18th of February. Put it on your calendars.

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@Guerrilla

3 years

Horizon Forbidden West is coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on 18 February 2022! Pre-orders will begin next week, on 2 September. Are you ready to continue Aloy's journey? #HorizonForbiddenWest

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3 years

You wanted it, you got it.

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@PlayStation

3 years

An Enhanced Performance Patch is now available for Horizon Zero Dawn, targeting 60fps on PS5.

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4 years

Announcement time! My partner Deirdre and I are pregnant! The baby (gender not yet known) is due May 28th. We wish you all a merry Christmas from our growing family.

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@Bigrebo

3 years

Get HYPED! We can't wait to show everyone what the team has been working on!

Guerrilla

@Guerrilla

3 years

We are so excited to show you more of Horizon Forbidden West! This Thursday, May 27, join us on a very special journey into new and uncharted lands. 🏹 Find out more here: #HorizonForbiddenWest

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3 years

It's really nice to see Petra getting so much love :D

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@Guerrilla

3 years

Capture this! ✍ #HorizonForbiddenWest

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@Bigrebo

3 years

Awesome screenshot. Wow!

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@BBuradori

3 years

#HorizonForbiddenWest

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@Bigrebo

2 years

My talk starts at 9:30! Come check it out.

Guerrilla

@Guerrilla

2 years

Senior Quest Designer Blake Rebouche goes in-depth explaining the creation and iteration process of the new Horizon Forbidden West quest "Death's Door" today at GDC. 🔗 Check here for more information on this session: #HorizonForbiddenWest #GDC22

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@Bigrebo

2 years

You asked for it! Here's New Game+

Guerrilla

@Guerrilla

2 years

A major update to Horizon Forbidden West is out now and lets you take on the wilds once again in a new journey with New Game+! Read more about all updates in our Patch Notes here: #HorizonForbiddenWest

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@Bigrebo

3 years

Welcome to the family, Housemarque!

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3 years

Thrilled to announce @Housemarque has officially joined PlayStation Studios! The extremely talented studio with a proven track record and best-in-class gameplay has a bright future and we couldn’t be more excited to be part of it!

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4 years

Want my top game development tip of the millennium, an absolute distillation of everything I've learned in over a decade in game development? Be generous, be kind, humble, be interested, and be willing to learn. That's it.

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@Bigrebo

5 years

@Charalanahzard It does make one wonder if political division across generations is as common in other places.

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@Bigrebo

3 years

Woooow!

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@MisterPXL

3 years

Pendant ce temps-là dans la station de métro à Kiev. #HorizonForbiddenWest

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6 years

#MeetTheDev Hi my name is Blake. I've been working as a designer in games for about ten years. My focus is on narratively-driven open world quests and level design. I'm a senior designer at Guerrilla Games. Most recently I worked on Horizon: Zero Dawn and The Frozen Wilds.

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@Bigrebo

4 years

Happy launch day, Europe!

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@Bigrebo

3 years

Please welcome to the world William Forrest Rebouche born Monday the 7th of June at 6:22am. Mother and baby are both doing very well. Papa is doing well also but lacking a bit of sleep 😴. William was born 4730g / 10.2 lbs and 54cm long!

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Blake Rebouche

@Bigrebo

7 years

I'm happy to announce that as of today I have been promoted to Senior Quest Designer at Guerrilla Games :D

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@Bigrebo

2 years

SONY!

Geoff Keighley

@geoffkeighley

2 years

Here are the most nominated publishers this year for #TheGameAwards

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@Bigrebo

2 years

A good time was had by all at the Horizon Forbidden West launch party. Yes, I rode the bull. No, you can't see the video.

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@Bigrebo

5 years

I started my first job as a AAA game designer ten years ago today. My girlfriend got me a lovely engraved whiskey glass as a gift.

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@Bigrebo

3 years

New trailer!

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@PlayStation

3 years

“The answer is somewhere out in the Forbidden West.” New Horizon Forbidden West trailer highlights what’s at stake for Aloy and her companions:

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3 years

Welcome to the family, @joegoroth !

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@Bigrebo

2 years

I just got confirmation that I passed my A2 level Dutch exams so I'm good to go to apply for permanent residency!

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@Bigrebo

5 years

Happy third birthday to Horizon Zero Dawn! It's so gratifying to have worked on something that so many people love. Thanks to all the fans and especially to the amazing team at Guerrilla that released this amazing game three years ago!

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@Bigrebo

1 year

Woot! 🏆

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@BAFTAGames

1 year

Huge congratulations to Horizon Forbidden West, winner of this year’s BAFTA for Technical Achievement ✨ #BAFTAGamesAwards

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1 year

Today, after eight years, I received my Dutch permanent residence permit. Good luck shaking me now!

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@Bigrebo

2 years

Anyone have a proper term for the knowledge gap that exists between the player and the character they're playing in a game?

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@Bigrebo

3 years

No crop? Here, have my dope phone wallpaper. Art by @IGolitsyn

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@Bigrebo

4 years

#gamedevconfession I have no idea wth a shader really is. The use of shaders is equivalent to magic to me. You want ants crawling up a tree? Shader. You want that tree to billow in the wind? Shader. You want the bark on that tree to appear 3d without more polys? Shader.

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@Bigrebo

6 months

I'm not affected but there are many today that are. My love and my condolences go out to those both near and far. 💔

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@PlayStation

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Sony Interactive Entertainment announces a reduction in its global workforce:

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8 months

My heart goes out to my Sony family at Insomniac. This is a terrible thing to happen to a studio and Insomniac is one of the best out there. Much 💙

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@Bigrebo

4 years

Here are #4games I've worked on.

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@Bigrebo

3 years

I'm 35 today 😁

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@Bigrebo

3 years

It's my first father's day!

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@Bigrebo

3 years

Congratulations to our new colleagues at Bungie on the release of #TheWitchQueen !

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5 years

Dooooope

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4 years

Sony sent us nice shirts! #playathome

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3 years

Tomorrow!

Guerrilla

@Guerrilla

3 years

Pre-orders for Horizon Forbidden West go live tomorrow! #HorizonForbiddenWest

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2 years

We also have open a role for Principal Machine Gameplay Designer! Do you love the machines of Horizon? Do you want to design them?

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@Bigrebo

2 years

We rent now. Our next door neighbor just told us that she's moving out and selling her place. Moreover, she'd love to sell it to us. We love the place. Keep your fingers crossed the asking price she comes to after speaking with a real estate agent tomorrow is within reach.

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@Bigrebo

3 years

First Hands-on preview is live from IGN!

IGN

@IGN

3 years

Horizon Forbidden West is just a few weeks from launch, and @jmdornbush went hands-on with FOUR HOURS of Aloy's new journey. Learn more about how exploration, combat, and more has evolved in Forbidden West:

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2 years

Come visit the Burning Shores.

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@Guerrilla

2 years

We’re thrilled to announce Burning Shores, our expansion to Horizon Forbidden West which sees Aloy pursue a sinister threat in the untamed wilds of Los Angeles, now a treacherous volcanic archipelago. Coming to PlayStation 5 on 19 April 2023. Read more:

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1 year

Let's gooooo!

Guerrilla

@Guerrilla

1 year

Aloy’s journey continues in Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores – an expansion which sees the fierce Nora hunter pursue a sinister threat in the untamed wilds of a far-future, volcanic Los Angeles wracked by violent tectonic activity 🏹 Pre-order now:

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3 years

Welcome Firesprite!

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3 years

Welcome to the family, @FirespriteGames ! Veterans of The Playroom and The Persistence bring awesome technical and creative capabilities to PlayStation Studios. Full details:

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@Bigrebo

2 years

Patch 1.06 is live. You should stash these patch notes for further reasing.

Guerrilla

@Guerrilla

2 years

Patch 1.06 for Horizon Forbidden West is live now! Our team addresses more community-reported issues, and will continue to look into more issues and feedback. 📝 Please find the patch notes and known issues here:

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4 years

THEY ALTERED THE FRAME RATE OF THE ANIMATIONS WHEN YOU'RE WEARING THE SUIT.

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@Marvel

4 years

🕷️ Your first look at the unmistakably stylish "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" Suit, a launch day bonus for "Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales" on PS4 and PS5: #BeGreater #BeYourself @PlayStation

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2 years

One year since the launch of HFW. Thanks to all the fans and players!

Guerrilla

@Guerrilla

2 years

We can't believe it's been a year since Horizon Forbidden West launched. From all of us at Guerrilla, we thank you for following Aloy's journey with us! ❤️ We want to take a moment to celebrate this special day with you, the community. 🏹 Read more:

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3 months

LEGO let's go!!!

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Revealing LEGO Horizon Adventures, a playful and light-hearted story inspired by the world of Horizon, coming this Holiday:

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2 years

Giving my GDC presentation today in the studio as part of an initiative to start sharing more knowledge internally. I've given it several times but giving it to my coworkers actually always makes me a bit nervous! Wish me luck.

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@Bigrebo

3 years

Quote retweet with four projects you’ve worked on. Doesn’t matter what medium. Big fantasy and sci-fi, yo!

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@Bigrebo

5 years

Bad North is free on the Epic Games store right now. It's a great small scale strategy game and it's been my lunch game of choice for a few weeks now. Go play it!

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@Bigrebo

3 years

Our new office has a guardian.

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@Guerrilla

3 years

We can’t wait to come home to our new studio in Amsterdam! One familiar friend has already claimed their spot…

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4 years

And this is my #5thGame

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@Bigrebo

4 years

This is why good player guidance is essential.

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@Bigrebo

3 years

Check out those scores!

Guerrilla

@Guerrilla

3 years

See what the critics are saying about Horizon Forbidden West!

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3 years

👀

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@hermenhulst

3 years

Tremortusk that comes with the #HorizonForbiddenWest , Regalla Edition - this is going front and center on my desk

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6 years

My talk from GDC 2018 on balancing action and RPG in Horizon Zero Dawn's quests is up on Youtube!

Level Design Workshop: Balancing Action and RPG in Horizon Zero Dawn...

In this 2018 GDC session, Guerrilla Games' Blake Rebouche explains through his own experiences and anecdotes what it was like finding a happy medium between ...

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2 years

Guerrilla cheese club has been a big success so far.

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@Bigrebo

5 years

I love this quote @cherryrae shared at the end of her talk on accessibility today at @Guerrilla . "Work as of you live in the early days of a better world." - Alasdair Gray / Dennis Leigh

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4 years

One of my best breads ever.

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2 years

It's my baby boy's first birthday today 🎂

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2 years

Sorry to hear about layoffs at Microsoft and Aspyr. We have a bunch of openings at Guerrilla so please consider us!

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5 years

Spotted in the bike rack at work today.

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2 years

@501Lyfe @janbartvanbeek All credit goes to the amazing artists, programmers, and technical artists that make this magic work.

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@Bigrebo

2 years

Check out more Horizon Call of the Mountain tomorrow!

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2 years

Tomorrow: Get a new look at Horizon Call of the Mountain for #PSVR2 during State of Play. The show kicks off at 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern / 11pm BST:

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I started my AAA development journey working for Warren Spector fourteen years ago after being his student at UT Austin. It's always a pleasure to see him.

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4 years

I walk out my front door and what do I see.

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7 years

Ok folks, here is a Horizon Zero Dawn post for #Blocktober ! This is an early gray block shot of the armory area of the Grave-Hoard.

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7 years

I'm happy to officially announce that I will be speaking as part of this years Level Design Summit at GDC. My talk is titled, "Balancing Action and RPG in 'Horizon Zero Dawn' Quests" You can find the session description here:

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3 years

Dear everyone, my baby is cute. That is all.

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4 years

Here's the trailer!

Guerrilla

@Guerrilla

4 years

Aloy’s journey continues into the Forbidden West! Don’t miss our announce trailer for Horizon Forbidden West on the @PlayStation channel:

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3 years

I had a joke about quest design, but some villain stole the sheet of paper I wrote it down on, tore it into three pieces, and hid them around the town.

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4 years

Crazy to think it's been four years.

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4 years

It's the 4 year anniversary of Horizon Zero Dawn! 🎂 Keep your eye on our page for a give-away later today 👀

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3 years

Tomorrow!

Guerrilla

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3 years

Discover the Forbidden West in the @PlayStation State of Play, starting tomorrow at 9AM PDT / 5PM BST / 6PM CEST 🏹 Find out where to watch here: #HorizonForbiddenWest

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