Marcel Hatam

Marcel Hatam

@comraven.bsky.social

Senior Product Marketing Manager, EMEA @Bethesda. 14-year gaming veteran. German-Iranian. All opinions are solely my own. And the night grows darker still.

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Welcome, lovely new followers! I am Marcel, a 🇩🇪🇮🇷 13 year games industry veteran, and currently Senior Product Marketing Manager, Central Europe at Bethesda. Before that I worked at places like BioWare, Blizzard, Ubisoft or WotC. Besides games I love animals, comics, football and heavy metal 🙂

How much history, how many incredible games, how much talent can you cram into a single picture? And it’s not even all of them! Thank you for the memories, #BioWare ❤️

Happy #MW4 launch day everyone, and congratulations to Infinity Ward and the other teams working on the game. Not only one of the best campaigns in Call of Duty history, but one of the best singleplayer shooters in years, period! Action packed, gorgeous, dramatic, must play 🔥

Call of Duty@callofduty.com

🚨 IT'S GO TIME Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is officially here. See you in the lobby.

When I used to do a podcast with co-workers a few years back, I made them do a whole special episode where I rambled for over 2h how much Baldur's Gate means to me, and why I think it is one of the most important video games ever made 🥹 projectilelunchcast.podbean.com/e/special-ep...

projectilelunchcast.podbean.comSpecial Episode - Baldur's Gate | Projectile LunchCastThe Projectile LunchCast is on a permanent hiatus due to real-life commitments interfering with the schedule. Before we made that decision, we had planned to switch the format slightly up, taking a se...
Marcel Hatam@comraven.bsky.social

Devastated. In tears. Seething with rage. Baldur’s Gate was my first rpg. Later, I was admin of the biggest KotOR fan site in the world. Which landed me my first industry job at… BioWare. Literally wouldn’t be here without them. What an indescribable loss for gaming. #BioWare

Devastated. In tears. Seething with rage. Baldur’s Gate was my first rpg. Later, I was admin of the biggest KotOR fan site in the world. Which landed me my first industry job at… BioWare. Literally wouldn’t be here without them. What an indescribable loss for gaming. #BioWare

BioWare games showcased everything great about the art form: Stories that were exhilarating, heartbreaking and hilarious. Characters that stuck with you for years. A sense of wondrous exploration. Thanks for everything and I hope everyone lands on their feet soon. ❤️

A few missions in, and Modern Warfare 4 fully delivers so far. Gorgeous graphics, guns that pack a punch and that gritty “torn from the headlines” vibe MW used to be famous for. Mission 2 might be one of my all-time favorite CoD missions, while M3 is very uncomfortable… #MW4

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raise revenue and undercut right-populism with One Weird Trick (capitalists HATE this)

Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

One thing I love about working at Bethesda is how much we care about making classic games accessible and available. Case in point: the legendary grandfather of FPS gaming, #Wolfenstein 3D, is now available in Germany for Xbox One and Series X|S, and also on Game Pass! 🔥

It’s really sad to see more and more once respectable gaming media outlets post the same clickbait content; - endless Steam player numbers - every quote from random ex-employees of big studios - opinions of random gamers on Reddit Instant turn-offs, all of them 🤷‍♂️

I am just so happy, both for the community that gets to replay old content, and for the team that can once again work on the universe they love. Bungie and Destiny have such a special place in my heart, and Marathon is one of my favorite recent MP games. Per Audacia Ad Astra ❤️

Bungie@bungie.net

Today, we’re sharing more about the future of Bungie, including our plans for Destiny, Marathon, and how we’re changing the way we work. youtu.be/asnrQ1UoBQM Read more on Bungie.net: bung.ie/bungiefuture

Nature is healing, the pervs have returned to the Undercity! Jokes aside, I had a blast streaming WoW Forever today, a beautiful mix of nostalgia and new things to discover. Seems like Blizzard have yet another winner on their hands! ❤️

Having studied rhetoric, one of my biggest pet peeves are poor public speakers. That said: wow, the BlizzCon opening speech by Johanna Faries was easily one of the best things I have heard from an executive in ages! Warm, heartfelt, and full of real pride for her teams. Loved it!

So now indie devs get to have the insane interview takes that used to be the exclusive privilege of AAA corporate executives? It truly is a brave new world out there!

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"I'm not complicit! I'm not complicit!" I scream, as I slowly shrink into a corncob.

Pop Base@popbase.tv

Ed Sheeran has released a statement on Macklemore being removed from his tour for speaking up for Palestine: “I am not complicit. […] Just because I choose not to speak publicly, it doesn't mean I don't have [my own opinions], and it doesn't mean I don't care.”

Question for my physical game collectors, since I am thinking about getting back into the hobby: What is your feelings on localized (e.g., German) games/ boxes versus English? Less "valuable" (not just monetarily, but as a collectible) than English games?

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Yesterday was the 5th anniversary of the release of "DEATHLOOP" It's a very special project. I shifted my role from level design to direction. I crafted things that challenged me in ways I'd never considered. I grew with my team I became Dana Nightingale 🏳️‍⚧️ Thank you for all the love & support