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Dad. Sr. Writer @RemedyGames on Max Payne 1+2 Remakes. Prev. at Telltale, Epic, others. Also writes some other stuff on the side. 🤖🖊️ He/Him.

Helsinki, Finland
Joined March 2008
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Eric Stirpē
1 year
📌 Pintro 📌 Hi! I’m Eric. I’m a game writer who has been lucky enough to work on stuff like: -The Walking Dead S2 -Tales from the Borderlands -Minecraft: Story Mode S1&2 -Batman: The Telltale Series -Fortnite -Frozen Adventures -Marble Knights -MultiVersus
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Amazing examples of tumblr “recontextualization comedy” at its finest.
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Game devs finding a beautifully-made area in an open world game with nothing to do there:
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People who ignore Tumblr are missing out on brilliant joke stacks like this one:
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We had Tom and Zendaya do some VO for a Fortnite x Spider-Man promo. Zendaya did hers, and then he was the next day. He wanted to know if he did his faster than her (he had) and then gleefully texted her to gloat right as the session ended. It was adorable.
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Tom Holland Breaks Free: Talking Zendaya, ‘The Crowded Room’ and the Future of Spider-Man
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4 years
We’ve got something big coming to the Island... #BTS #DynaNite 🎉
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4 years
Can you hear the bass boom? We’re ready for #DynaNite @bts_bighit is coming to Party Royale for the world premiere of their “Dynamite” MV (Choreography ver.) See you at the party September 25 at 8 PM ET 💜
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So what I’m hearing here is the FBI got three Common, three Uncommon, four Rare, and one Legendary drop from their raid.
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Eric Stirpē
4 years
Now this is some efficient storytelling.
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やめるんだ
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What was the first game you worked on and which was the latest?👀
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4 years
Did you know? It’s Stuttering Awareness Day. So I’d like to take a second to talk about my stutter.
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Getting to write these two interacting with all the other goofballs and weirdos in the MVS crew is a delight.
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Jason Voorhees and Agent Smith are being added to Multiversus.
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Anyway I liked him a lot and was super impressed by his balance of professionalism and willingness to have fun in the booth. Good guy. This profile was a nice read.
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Eric Stirpē
4 years
If you’re on the opposite side of frigging *Elmo* I’m pretty sure that automatically makes you the bad guy in the movie.
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Anyone find any fun VO interactions between the Man in Black and other characters in MultiVersus yet?
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4 years
@FortniteGame @bts_bighit Pulled out my #BTS x Uniqlo swag just for the occasion, ready to roll! #DynaNite
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I don’t even think “joke” is the right word. Tumblr specializes in highly-specific associative worldbuilding with a magical-realism bent.
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4 years
Me: I wonder what the YouTube comments on our GDC talk are like—
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@catacalypto I love where he’s like “you can’t just grab names from the Bible just because you think they sound cool” About the anime deeply obsessed with humanity’s relationship w/ the divine/religion/etc.
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My wife Molly is the Narrative Lead on the AW2 DLCs, and I am so blown away by what her and the team has created. Can’t wait to take a trip to Night Springs this weekend.
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Fiction is written and comes true. Fiction collapses and remains mere words on a page. These are those stories in… Night Springs. Night Springs, the first Alan Wake 2 expansion, is available now. Exclusive to the Deluxe Edition. Find out more at
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7 years
Hey guys! Did you know? Telltale Games is currently looking for contract writers! Details below:
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Control 2 Sr. Level Designer Arhi as the Alan Wake 2 Case Board —
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1 year
@TristanACooper VCRs kicked off the cycle of allowing parents to show their kids “what they grew up watching” for the first time, which then became what they showed THEIR kids “what they grew up watching” on and on and on 💀
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Eric Stirpē
6 years
Nintendo's attention to tiny design details like this blows me AWAY.
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The balloons on Luigi in the new Luigi mode in Mario Odyssey are arranged like the SNES controller face buttons.
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@TaylorLorenz but hey, at least it’s given us Rob Lowe’s getting lightly dragged by his sons.
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Advice for game writing that I don’t see nearly enough: Learn as much as you can about all the other game dev disciplines.
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4 years
When I was 17 I was the key witness to a cop firing at a motorcyclist next to my car at a stoplight. The cop was clearly pissed and fired irresponsibly. I gave my statement, and later had internal affairs show up to "discuss" my "misremembered" details and "let" me "revise" them.
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Eric Stirpē
4 years
I don’t talk about this much, because it’s hard and still tinged with shame and embarrassment, but I’m trying to be the kind of stuttering role model I wished I’d had when I was young. I stutter, and I turned out okay. If you stutter, I know you’ll be fine too. I believe in you.
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Eric Stirpē
4 years
Imagine your brain’s speech center as a revolving door with thoughts starting inside and stepping outside in an orderly fashion. Now imagine it doesn’t spin consistently. Or it periodically stops. Or maybe one thought gets stuck and goes around and around. That’s stuttering.
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Did you know? If you use Alan Wake 2’s photo mode you can zoom in on every newspaper, every book being read by NPCs… and any exposed pages are actually custom-written.
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Eric Stirpē
5 years
I have confession for my Telltale colleagues: If I ever told you something was a ”placeholder name” That was what I actually wanted to name that character/place/thing and I was just waiting til you couldn’t think of it as being named anything else. 👍
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Eric Stirpē
4 months
To all the going to GDC for the first time next week, especially students: remember that networking is not about collecting interactions with “notable” game devs like filling a Pokédex. It’s making friends with and getting to know your peers in the industry.
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In college it got better, then worse, then better again. I learned coping strategies. These days you almost never hear me stutter except when I’m overly stressed or tired, but I still don’t take my fluent-speaking days for granted.
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Eric Stirpē
4 years
I work in a job now where I’m expected to pitch and speak to groups pretty frequently. It’s terrifying every time but I’ve learned not to let that fear consume me. That the stuff I have to say is worth it even if it gets a little mangled sometimes.
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Eric Stirpē
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I started stuttering when I was 12 and it made my school years miserable. I was teased every day for years and learned it was better to say nothing at all than be made fun of every time I opened my mouth.
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Eric Stirpē
1 year
also pictured: game writers trying to figure out how to fit an "exciting new mechanic" into the story they were asked to ""lock"" six weeks ago
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Rachel Smith
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Writing television is really fun and easy and not hard at all:
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3 years
Now *this* is some environmental storytelling.
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4 years
My whole career people have accused me of writing “dad jokes.” Starting in February, that’s gonna have a little more truth to it.
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4 years
Holy cow I want a game with this dialogue system/UI. The way her text smashes through his to depict interrupting is amazing.
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Silent Movie GIFs
4 years
College Chums (1907) found a very creative way of depicting a phone conversation Directed by Edwin S. Porter
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Eric Stirpē
7 years
I think @OsricChau and I look like we’re ready to solve spooky mysteries in this photo. #zoinks
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6 years
MY ROBOT SON. NO.
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4 years
Making sure as many people as possible know about because I had never seen it before today.
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Eric Stirpē
4 years
So I’ve actually got some personal news: This is my first week as a full-time writer at Epic Games! Everyone has been wonderful so far and I am so excited to be joining the team.
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Eric Stirpē
1 year
To clarify: This was for the No Way Home Spidey skins that got added to Fortnite back in 2021. To lazy to find the accompanying trailer right now.
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Eric Stirpē
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So to clarify my situation for #TelltaleJobs : I left the company a week before the layoff, but I AM actively looking for work in the Los Angeles area. 5+ years experience writing for games at TTG, lots of experience with VO actors. I specialize in comedy, characters, and heart.
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Eric Stirpē
3 months
I’ve been having fun using this as a daily “audio diary” on my walk home from work, but realized that I have accidentally been creating an audio log that you might find in a game about the making of games.
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Eric Stirpē
2 years
Okay, so maybe I didn’t acquire a major developer, but I’ve got some news today too.
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This was my wife Molly’s big feature in AW2, and it makes me so happy to see it resonating with people so much!
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Alan Wake 2's best innovation is a wall of clues with bits of string tied between them.
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8 months
Hahahaha holy shiiiiiiiiit
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🚨 Alan Wake 2 Reviews Dexerto - 10/10 Gamereactor UK - 10/10 GamesHub - 10/10 Screen Rant - 10/10 VGC - 10/10 Gamespot - 10/10 GamesRadar+ - 10/10 Player 2 - 10/10 TheSixthAxis - 10/10 XboxEra - 10/10 Carole Quintaine - 9.5/10 CGMagazine - 9.5/10 God is a Geek - 9.5/10 IGN -
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Eric Stirpē
10 months
This excerpt from Russel T. Davies regarding over-reliance on story structure and formal writing terminology speaks to my soul Source: The Writer’s Tale
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Eric Stirpē
8 years
Catching Pokemon on the pier with @OsricChau is clearly the only way to finish off this truly surreal day of #SDCC .
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I love how no matter how many times we’ve officially announced Control 2, it’s still treated as 👀 big shocking news 👀 every time someone mentions it here on Twitter.
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7 years
Climbing Space Mountain with @Llyann and @OsricChau !
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2 years
This page from issue #11 has convinced me that I really need to get on reading @tomtaylormade and @johntimmsart ’s SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL.
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Seeing Rhys and Vaughn in Borderlands 3 is stirring up a lot of complex emotions for me. I’m so happy to see them alive, but also sad and bittersweet that I don’t get to help write them anymore. I loved writing those hopeless boys.
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Eric Stirpē
4 years
Starting a new job next week, so we went on a “Pretty Woman”-style rampage at the mall yesterday overhauling my wardrobe. I don’t care for being in front of a camera, but I’m pretty proud of some of these ‘fits.
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@RiseFallNick @FrankAngones God - Great writing, and Bill Farmer still absolutely killing it after all these years with the VO performance. His ability to bring pathos to Goofy is some next-level stuff.
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7 years
@BrianLynch @ThatKevinSmith Wow. Talk about putting your money where your mouth is. Good dude.
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1 year
Have just learned that one of the Hall of Fame tweets no longer exists due to the original account being deleted:
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4 years
I’ve found the tracks of a tiny explorer.
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Eric Stirpē
4 years
🕹✨Job news!✨🕹 Today is my first day as Sr. Narrative Designer at @SquanchGames ! Thrilled to bits to be working with @JustinRoiland , @tanyuhhhhhhh , and the awesome team they’ve assembled. Exciting times, ahoy!
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Eric Stirpē
5 years
Looks like the cat is officially out of the bag! It has been so exciting to be a part of the WolfEye team, and I can’t wait for folks to see what we’re working on at the Game Awards next month.
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Eric Stirpē
4 years
This is good advice for game development in general - Having interests, knowledge, and passions outside of games is absolutely essential to being well-rounded and creative.
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Nintendo fans: if you ever want to work at Nintendo you should try and develop your interests and passion outside of just playing Nintendo games. The more I read about Nintendo's creators, the more I've come to realize this.
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SO PROUD OF YOU, @SamLakeRMD
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Eric Stirpē
3 years
Hey, wanna come write with us at Epic Games? We're currently looking for a contract writer - It's full-time and remote-friendly!
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Eric Stirpē
3 years
If you’re looking for a sweet K-Drama full of heart, twists, and a wonderful found family of characters I highly recommend Netflix’s “Crash Landing On You.”
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Eric Stirpē
5 years
Had a conversation with a young aspiring game writer this past week about what kind of work you should have in your portfolio. Thought I’d jot down the high-level and share -
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2 years
Some personal news: After a wild ride, today is my last day at Epic Games. Working on Fortnite these last few years has been an experience like no other, and I’m honored I got to play a part.
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2 years
@edzitron @McKelvie Twas the day before Christmas And in Twitter HQ a sad man ran rampant With naught else to do. Unplugging and fiddling Making a terrible mess He looked for the fix To his mental distress. “Interesting” he said To his legions of fans They liked iy & viewed it But did not understand
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Eric Stirpē
6 years
Over the last few months I’ve gotten to have a lot of fun and interesting conversations with folks in film/television about interactive storytelling, and the tricky task of making a story arc when the viewer has a say. I jotted down some notes about a trick I’ve been liking:
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2 years
For those curious, a MultiVersus character script usually comes in around 180-250 unique lines and is a combination of generic lines and lines for fighting with or against different characters.
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Eric Stirpē
1 year
Hahah oh man there’s some new MultiVersus stuff coming that hahah oh man I’m excited
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Eric Stirpē
1 year
My advice for game writers who have landed their first job: Begin a personal writing project on the side. Having something that is yours to go home to is a sanity lifeline when the day job is driving you crazy. And it will drive you crazy eventually.
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5 years
THIS GETS FUNNIER EVERY TIME I WATCH IT
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danee 🦖
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Can everybody just Please look at this cat
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I am so painfully aware of the fact that I'll probably never get to see another president as cool as Obama in my lifetime.
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I'm no expert on civil matters, but I do know that I was a little 17-y.o. white nerd who still got gaslit and bullied by the people supposedly there to protect me. We as a country need to take a hard look at our police and the way they're letting the people, especially POC, down.
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Eric Stirpē
2 months
Yeah I mean getting to write for Mark Hamill as the freaking Joker in MultiVersus was pretty much an instant career highlight.
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MultiVersus
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In case you missed it, we got the 🐐. Or in this case the Mar 🐪, @MarkHamill . #MultiVersus
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There are days at the @remedygames office where it feels like someone is always watching you…
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2 years
@austin_walker “And someday? Why, someday people will use a machine quite like this one to get a dub with a kamehameha as goku then hit the griddy”
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This past year @stampylongnose and @stacysays did a series where they recreated their MCSM houses - in the process Stampy collected a legion of parrots, which we referenced with his new “Parrot Prince” persona in the finale.
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Eric Stirpē
7 years
So this weekend was pretty exciting. 💍
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Eric Stirpē
7 years
Really enjoyed "Your Name" this evening. Charming characters, a touching, unpredictable story, and even some great comedy. Highly recommend!
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Eric Stirpē
1 year
Okay but let’s talk about how adorable it is that the whole @CDPROJEKTRED GDC crew is sitting front row center for @PaweSasko ’s talk this morning
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Eric Stirpē
3 years
@TimOfLegend Oh my god yes. Back at Telltale we used fan wikis all the time; best way of quickly checking what happened in a past season, episode, etc.
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Eric Stirpē
7 years
@NintendoAmerica So I guess Mario has nipples
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Eric Stirpē
2 years
This also goes for film/TV writers “slumming it” in games.
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Gennifer Hutchison
2 years
Filmmakers and theater makers get into tv because there's a lot of money to be made there and then pretend like they're elevating the medium. (TV doesn't need you to elevate it, darlings.) Don't work in a medium you loathe and paper over your insecurities with snobbery.
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Hey guys now that I'm on Batman can I use this old line from 2014--
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If Batman and Cars ever had a crossover, Two Face's real name could be "R.V. Dent."
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Eric Stirpē
7 months
Alan Wake 2’s Lead Narrative Designer @SimonWasselin and Principal Narrative Designer Molly Maloney are going to be giving an extremely cool talk at GDC about expiation and player engagement:
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Eric Stirpē
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This tweet apparently struck the funny bone of like nine separate internet nerd circles
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Eric Stirpē
3 years
@erikaishii This might just be the most overworked “& more” in the business right now! I’ve lost track of how many things I need to congratulate you on!
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5 years
My brother Luke, the magician, was staying with us all week and it was only after he got home that he revealed he’d been subjecting the cats to magic. (Seriously, go follow him on IG: )
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Eric Stirpē
1 year
When the game tries to warn me I’m underpowered to fight this boss (but I’m going to anyway)
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Eric Stirpē
7 years
Man oh man the new Jumanji movie looks really fun.
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Dwayne Johnson
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EXCLUSIVE: @JumanjiMovie trailer! I smolder, have cool super powers & try not to cry when I'm scared. #TheLegendContinues #Jumanji DEC 20 🎅🏾
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@GeniusMadness I'm still just bummed that an episode with both @OsricChau and @feliciaday never happened. Charlie & Kevin spinoff plz.
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Eric Stirpē
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As a man in games, being a good ally and helping make safe spaces isn't sexy or showy work. You need to listen to people who have been hurt and have uncomfortable conversations with people doing the hurting. It's not enough to be "not one of the bad ones." 1/5
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Eric Stirpē
3 years
Fellow game devs: What are your hobbies that have nothing to do with your work? Personally I love tinkering with synthesizers, drum machines, and other musical gadgets despite having zero musical ability.
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Eric Stirpē
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I occasionally get really nice messages from kids and teens about Minecraft: Story Mode Season 2 and how it helped them deal with tough times where their friends were growing apart.
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Eric Stirpē
4 years
I watched a let's play of Hitman 2 this weekend and heard one of the NPCs say the literal line "Exposition exposition, I am fixing a fusebox" and it's all I've been able to think about since.
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Eric Stirpē
4 years
Feeling a little overwhelmed right now by the number of reactions, responses, and people sharing their own stories on this tweet. I see you all and am so happy to see other stutterers sharing their own experiences. 💜💜💜
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