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Game narrative people - if you couldn't make it to the @writersguildgb.bsky.social panel on editing videogames, it's now available online! It was a delight to host @coreybrotherson.bsky.social , @hollynielsen.bsky.social and @cashdecuir.bsky.social 📚 Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZet...

An interesting article comparing the approaches of Gossip Harbor and Just Dessert, two strong competitors in the Merge 2 genre: www.deconstructoroffun.com/blog/just-de...

Voice-over is part of narrative design, not just a final production step. VO Extension in articy:draft X lets you preview synthesized dialogue, test tone and timing to give VO artists clearer direction before recording and better feedback than "try something else" www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoQc...

Game writing isn’t just screenwriting in a different format. And “players don’t want to read” is just one myth worth questioning. In this podcast Bruno Dias, Aysha Farah, and Andrea Saravia Pérez challenge these assumptions and share lessons from real-world game development. youtu.be/lNW9FC3S_rI

Localization isn't just translation. It's narrative data that needs to stay connected across languages, VO, and production. Learn how articy:draft X helps bring localization into your narrative workflow: www.articy.com/en/adx_basic...

How do you balance creative conviction with the willingness to listen to criticism? In this thought-provoking piece, Greg Buchanan explores why writing for yourself and considering your audience aren’t opposing goals and how growth often happens in the overlap: gregbuchanan.co.uk/articles/wri...

A narrative system should let teams do more than read the story. With the articy:draft X Presentation View, teams can play through branches, test variables, switch languages, hear VO, and save specific journeys for review. Learn how it works: www.articy.com/en/adx_basic...

An interesting article arguing that while controlling a lot in an RPG is good, controlling absolutely everything is not desirable: www.gamedeveloper.com/design/penti...

Narrative production gets complex when story, data, and implementation have to stay aligned. See how synchronized panes and the Property Inspector help keep context visible while you work through dialogue. www.articy.com/en/adx_basic...

An interesting article exploring how in a time where blast games were generally falling behind, Toon Blast managed to grow: www.deconstructoroffun.com/blog/how-too...

Narrative systems get more powerful when story logic is treated as part of the design, not something bolted on later. In this tutorial we cover the basics of scripting in articy:draft X, from conditions to variables and beyond. www.articy.com/en/adx_basic...

Got a perspective on narrative, games, or interactive storytelling? InErGa is looking for speakers to join the conversation. Share your experience, ideas, and lessons with the narrative community. narranauten.com/en/inerga/

Your narrative project doesn’t live in text alone. Images, reference files, and other media are part of the bigger picture. In this utorial, learn how to bring those assets into your project and keep them connected to your narrative work. www.articy.com/en/adx_basic...

A good narrative twist can make us rethink everything. Bad ones can make us question whether the game ever trusted us. In this article Greg Buchanan explores twists, player agency, empathy, and the difference between being tricked and being cheated: gregbuchanan.co.uk/articles/twi...

What if “locking narrative early” isn’t a sign of production maturity? Sometimes it’s a sign your workflow can’t safely handle change. Narrative is supposed to evolve. The question is: can your production system evolve with it? Read more: www.articy.com/en/why-teams...

Tens of thousands of words. Branching dialogue. Game logic. Characters. Objects. Unity. For Dark Sail, narrative complexity needed more than disconnected tools and spreadsheets. See how they built their pipeline for Silence, Exile, and Cunning with articy:draft X: www.articy.com/en/showcase/...

Every branching decision adds production complexity. Learn how to structure scalable narrative flows with nested dialogues, conditions, and reusable containers, so your story stays manageable as your game grows. Watch the tutorial: www.articy.com/en/adx_basic...

The end of gamescom is always a moment of reflection for us at Articy. What did we learn? Did meetings go well? And do I need a larger Articy T-shirt next year? Grateful for a great experience. Thanks for the great insights and conversations to everyone who came to meet us!

Every story starts with words. Every production ships on structure. The Flow in articy:draft isn't about drawing boxes—it's about organizing narrative into a system your whole team can navigate, maintain, and scale. Watch the tutorial: www.articy.com/en/adx_basic... #gamedev #narrativedesign

We’re getting our bags packed, articy T-shirts ready, and getting excited to head to Cologne. If you spot the articy logo wandering around Hall 4.1, come say hi! We’d love to meet you.

Professional narrative isn't built in linear documents, it's designed as interconnected systems. Learn how to navigate and structure the Flow in articy:draft, making narrative complexity easier to understand before it becomes production risk: www.articy.com/en/adx_basic... #GameWriting

Next week our team will be heading to Cologne to meet game developers, talk narrative, share ideas, and soak up the gamescom atmosphere. See you there!

Ticket sale for adventure X starts today. Grab your tickets fast and don't forget to check out the speakers and exhibitors this year: www.adventurexpo.org

Last call to register for the WGGB panel on Editing Videogames on Aug. 13 in London: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

Join the conversation on one of the most overlooked parts of narrative production: editing in videogames. We're proud to sponsor the WGGB panel on Editing Videogames on Aug. 13 in London. Register here: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...

Narrative shouldn't become untouchable halfway through production. If changing a quest, dialogue, or branch feels too risky, the problem usually isn't the writing, it's the production system. Why early narrative lock is a red flag: www.articy.com/en/why-teams...

The #narrascope2026 recordings are up and they're full of great insights and learnings: www.youtube.com/@IFTechFound...

Every game is different. Your narrative structure should be too. Learn how Templates let you build project-specific data models that keep story data consistent, scalable, and ready for production. Watch the tutorial: www.articy.com/en/adx_basic...

A great article showing how Blueberry's story touching on the effects of depression and trauma can make players less alone with their problems and feel seen and understood: news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...

Characters, NPCs, items, skills—everything that drives your game deserves more than a spreadsheet. Learn how Entities in articy:draft create a structured foundation for narrative that scales with your production. www.articy.com/en/adx_basic... #GameDev #NarrativeDesign #Gamewriting

Survival games are becoming increasingly popular. In this article Seth Rosen explores how time management can help designers create survival crafting games that feel meaningful rather than just tasks upon tasks: www.gamedeveloper.com/design/resou...

If changing one dialogue line requires checking five different files... You're no longer managing story. You're managing production complexity. Narrative becomes much easier to ship when it's treated as production infrastructure—not just creative content.

An interesting article where Veronica Roth shares notes from her book The Sixth Faction. Gives an insight into writing for another medium and shows that even when there is no branching involved, the writing process is not without it's share of complexity: veronicaroth.substack.com/p/notes-from...

Missing templates aren't just organizational issues, they're production headaches waiting to happen. Use articy:draft's Query Search to instantly find Dialogue Fragments without templates and assign them in bulk. Keep your narrative pipeline consistent. #gamedev #narrativedesign

A deep look at merge 2 and match 3 games exploring how the two sub-genres in the mobile puzzle category can generate very different emotions during play and the way that affects monetization: www.deconstructoroffun.com/blog/does-me...

Narrative systems shouldn't get harder to manage as your game grows. Learn how to use template properties in articy:draft X scripting to build cleaner, scalable story logic—and keep complex projects maintainable. Read the tutorial: www.articy.com/en/articydra...

An interesting conversation about game writing in non-narrative games, players reacting to stories in games that are not story-first and how storytelling complements exceptionally complex gameplay systems: www.youtube.com/watch?v=92Ao...

Narrative debt is real—and it compounds fast. At first, narrative feels manageable: a few branching conversations, some quest dependencies. Nothing alarming. But soon edits begin creating unpredictable downstream effects. Learn how it all happens: www.articy.com/en/narrative...

Dev friends this one is for you. Over the past 2 weeks we've been making a lot of changes to the MDK culminating with the release of MDK 2.4.0. Check out what you can look forward to here: www.articy.com/en/recent-up... Requires articy:draft X 4.3.13 What are you currently building with the MDK?

An interesting article highlighting revenue vs growth discrepancy in the Asian Gaming Market: www.deconstructoroffun.com/blog/where-a...

Hi all, Seems there's been a slight change in schedule, the workshop will happen tomorrow, Friday June 12th at the same time - 2 PM EST. Apologies for the inconvenience to everyone who was excited for today. See you Tomorrow at the same time!

Today's the day! If you're attending Narrascope 2026, join Quest Designer & Writer Iga Stankiewicz-Szadowiak for our articy:draft X workshop. Today June 11th at 2 PM EST Learn quest design workflows, practical tips, and production insights.

Join Quest Designer & Writer Iga Stankiewicz-Szadowiac at @narrascope.org for an articy:draft X workshop! Learn how to design a quest, get practical tips, and more. June 11, 2 PM EST narrascope.org/register/

How do you build a branching narrative RPG where decisions matter? Studio Hip Sword shares how they used articy:draft to manage character relationships, narrative reactivity, and complex story flows in The Siege of Jeomdo. Read the showcase: www.articy.com/en/showcase/... #GameDev #Gamewriting

An interesting article detailing how Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown compresses seven seasons of television and recreates episodes through three types of storytelling events while still allowing players to deviate from major choices in the show: www.gamedeveloper.com/design/star-...

An interesting article on how airbuds, a music-centric social networks app successfully translates the events effectiveness found in Games into Consumer apps: www.deconstructoroffun.com/blog/golden-...

New articy:draft X Importer for Unity tutorial series Learn how to integrate scalable narrative workflows in #articydraft X into #Unity step by step — from setup to advanced branching dialogue systems. Start the 5 part series right now: www.articy.com/en/adx_unity...

Narrative debt doesn’t come from bad writing. It comes from invisible complexity. One dialogue change can ripple through quests, VO, localization, and cinematics. Learn why modern narrative teams need systems, not just scripts: www.articy.com/en/narrative... #GameDev #NarrativeDesign

Last chance to get your Modern Audience Conference 2026 (MAC) ticket modernaudience.org/tickets/ Join live tomorrow Wednesday May 20th! Learn what works in interactive storytelling, how it was made, and what that means for your next title!

Newzoo's PC Console report is out and has some interesting readings. newzoo.com/resources/tr... TLDR highlights: Roblox is #1 Franchise on PC and Console. F2P continues to decline on console but grows on PC. Pay-to-play live service is rising. Mid price band on PlayStation grew 99% from 2022 to 2025