Narrative Director @ Santa Monica Studio. Prev. Franchise Narr Director, Gears of War; Narr Lead, Age of Empires IV; writer, 40K: Space Marine. Tweets mine own.
ALL RIGHT, let's do this...I'm SO excited to share my news: I’ve joined
@SonySantaMonica
as a Narrative Director. I’m beyond thrilled to be working with this team and studio. LET’S GOOOOO
My news: I've bid a fond farewell to
@CoalitionGears
. I'm proud to have shipped
#Gears5
,
#GearsTactics
, Hivebusters DLC, comics & Gears novels...telling stories in the
@GearsofWar
universe has been a blast. Thx to TC team, plus the writers & actors who bring our stories to life!
We exclusively interviewed
@CoalitionGears
, receiving a complete Gears timeline (so far), and learned where the franchise's story can go beyond Marcus and Kait.
Today was about as cool as it gets -- working with the incredible Linda Hamilton as SARAH freaking CONNOR for
#Gears5
. Seriously. AWESOME.
#Hero_and_Icon
Sad to say goodbye to
@RodFergusson
at
@CoalitionGears
today, but thankful to have had the chance to work together and go on fab adventures as part of making
@GearsofWar
[like at 2019 San Diego Comic-Con :-)]. Rod, sending you all best wishes for your next adventure. :-) xo
Excited to share that I'm now Narrative Director at TiMi Montréal (Tencent Games), working with a fantastic team of creatives on an original-IP open world game. I'm thrilled at the chance to help build a AAA studio, team and game from the ground up!
#totallystoked
@timistudios
Gears 5 is getting story DLC that will shine the spotlight on a different squad of heroes. Here's everything we learned about it in our exclusive interview.
#GearsTactics
is live! Congratulations to
@CoalitionGears
&
@splashdamage
on creating this first-of-its-kind
@GearsofWar
game. Proud to have helped tell this new story in our universe -- can't wait for players to meet our new heroes and villains. Yeah!
A belated shout-out to the fabulous Al Rodrigo, who brought the Locust’s Ketor Vrol to regally fanatic life in
@GearsofWar
's Op 8. Let the Riftworms feast!
#Gears5
With
#Gears5
about to launch, wanted to say how thankful I am to work with the amazing team at
@CoalitionGears
. Can't WAIT for players to get their hands on our game.
#Sooooon
YES!
#GearsTactics
launches April 28/20. Shout-out to our voice cast featured in the trailer:
@NoshirDalal
as Gabe,
@reelbrucethomas
as Sid, Debra Wilson as Mikayla, and Jason Spisak as Ukkon. Been a total blast working with such a fab cast.
@GearsofWar
Looking forward to taking part in the next
@GearsofWar
Developer Stream: June 25, 3:30 pm PST. Hope you can join me and Gears novelist
@JasonMHough
talking about storytelling in the Gears of War universe!
Fab article in the
@latimes
by
@Toddmartens
on the "Best of 2019 Video Games" -- including highlighting
#Gears5
protagonist Kait Diaz, who "helped bring a sense of mystery to a series filled with monstrous villains and chainsaw guns." SWEET.
@GearsofWar
On holiday...finally rolled credits on
#Uncharted
Lost Legacy -- very fun. Chloe is my fave character in the Uncharted universe, in large part due to
@TheClaudiaBlack
's performance -- SO fantastic. Hope we'll see Chloe again one day!
Dear UNSC Marines: I've rescued you from the clutches of the Banished, but know that if you ride in a Warthog that I'm driving, your lives are at greater risk than from the enemy. FYI! Sincerely, The Greatest Spartan Ever (who should not have a drivers license).
#HaloInfinite
My Xmas present to myself:
#Uncharted
: The Lost Legacy. FINALLY. Love hearing
@LauraBaileyVO
&
@TheClaudiaBlack
at work -- together! -- and enjoying classic Uncharted gameplay. YESSSS
Binge watched all of Invincible. Story -- whoa. Animation -- especially of action sequences -- holy crap. Voice cast -- incredible (❤️ to
@ClevelandJr
as the Mauler Twins - SO GOOD). Looking forward to Season 2!
#InvincibleOnPrime
@InvincibleHQ
In what's become a holiday tradition, I'm currently replaying Rise of the
#TombRaider
-- one of my all-time favorites, and still one of the most gorgeous-looking games out there.
#Xbox
Great to see
#Gears5
nominated for a 2020 Visual Effects Society award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Real-Time Project. Congrats to our Art and Cinematics teams for this recognition -- fingers crossed. :-)
@VFXSociety
@CoalitionGears
Had a blast speaking to press about storytelling in the
#Gears5
Campaign & our extended universe over the past two days. CANNOT WAIT for our fans & players new to
@GearsofWar
to get their hands on it.
#sooooooon
On this last day of 2020, I baked a hideous yet tasty cake, realized a screenplay I abandoned five years ago is actually possible to save, and discovered the lost city of Kitezh beneath a glacier (okay, Lara Croft did). 2020...you DONE. Bring on 2021... Happy New Year, everyone!
Dear everyone: My posts will be dominated by
@GearsofWar
-y things over the next while because ALL OF THE COOLNESS IS BEING SHOWCASED soon. Fair warning of ALL THE COOLNESS incoming. :-D
#Gears5
#XboxE3
I want to say these are cute. But I actually think they'd be a terrifying enemy unit in a video game. That one on the right? Gonna-Eat-You animation cycle is SET.
#NUM_NumNum
#CantLookAway
Needed some DS9 tonight. Watched "The Visitor," where the great
@TonyTodd54
portrays a grown-up Jake Sisko -- a character balancing art and obsession as he tries to save his father. An emotional, gut-wrenching performance by Mr. Todd that still hits incredibly hard.
#StarTrek
A long time ago (2019) in a galaxy far, far away (San Diego Comic-Con)...I ran into this trooper patrolling for miscreants.
#MoveAlong
#MayTheFourthBeWithYou
Excited to share that I'll be speaking on the "Storytelling for Games" Zoom panel on Dec. 11/20 w.
@MikeStackpole
& Marcin Blacha at Arizona State University's Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing.
@thetathetatheta
@ASU
@piper_center
.
@Forbes
on
#Gears5
: "...leaning both on a new generation of characters and now-extensive lore to deliver big moments that manage to land with both the gameplay and the narrative at once, which is no mean feat."
#NICE
The doors are about to open here at
#HaloOutpost
in Anaheim, CA. We’ve got a full lineup of panels, special guests,
#Gears5
Horde with the Halo: Reach Character Pack, immersive experiences, and more - it’s going to be a great day for Halo fans!
Cannot WAIT for players to jump into our campaign story. So. Many. Awesome. Moments. And fab gameplay, OF COURSE, start to finish. Soooon
#Gears5
@GearsofWar
#NotLongNow
Enjoyed talking about collaboration in game development with
@CoalitionGears
Level Designer, Amanda Chilton, who gives an insider view on how a key moment in the
#Gears5
campaign came together.
@WomenInGaming
@Xbox
We are celebrating
#WomensHistoryMonth
with the team at
@CoalitionGears
! Today we are talking to
@BonnieJeanMah
, (Franchise Narrative Director) and Amanda Chilton (Level Designer) about creating a culture of collaboration when developing games:
➡️
Hey Gears Fans! Hivebusters drops today and you'll soon meet the helicopter pilot Tak voiced by yours truly. As you can see, he may be more built than me, but...well, okay yeah he's more built than me, okay? Hope you have a chance to check him out!
#Gears5
#Gears5Hivebusters