Raze and Rebuild Studio

Raze and Rebuild Studio - A game dev team rising from the ashes. It's should be no surprise that, over the last few years, finding or keeping a stable job in the video game industry hasn't been easy.

We're late on this but we're devastated by Bioware's closure. Many of us were inspired to be devs after playing in the world's they built. Thank you Bioware for what all of you contributed to gaming, our lives and our hearts for 30 years.

For legal purposes I left some words out of this post. You know what they are and where they go.

Resisting the urge to go rabid on people saying "they can just go indie and make their own game" by forcing them to show me the last 5 indie games they purchased and reviewed on steam and if they don't have 5 beating them with their keyboard.

Goddamn. It's real bleak when you see all the games industry layoffs listed out layoffs.asgc.gg

Hey gamers, did you know that game developers share updates about their upcoming games on Saturdays using the hashtag #ScreenshotSaturday‽ Check out the Screenshot Saturday feed for the inside scoop on new indie games!

This is the first Next Fest in ages where I just haven’t downloaded any demos. Normally I love demos, they teach me a lot about exposition. But I do not have the time or energy to sift through working out what’s AI. I’m not alone in this, and it’s going to harm devs who’ve never even touched AI.

If you missed the latest #ItTakesAVillageLive from #PAXWest where the fantastic @samanthabeart.bsky.social invites people to the Village, you can watch here! youtu.be/x4WGJSRWbT0?...

Go check out this awesome episode of It Takes A Village from @samanthabeart.bsky.social, with the wonderful @cypheroftyr.bsky.social! Tanya is also one of our Twitch mods - we're very fortunate to have their expertise! www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4WG...

ICYMI, check out this episode of #ItTakesAVillageLive from #PAXWest2026 where @samanthabeart.bsky.social invites me in to the Village. Watch, follow and catch up on any ITAV episodes you've missed! Including other live sessions from GDC, PAX East and more!

As a disabled, neurodivergent professional I'm very passionate about making games and the industry more accessible, kind, inclusive, and welcoming. 💜 #gamedev #gameindustry #businessdevelopment #accessibility #producer #videogames

I’m also a co-founder of @razeandrebuild.bsky.social, and an editor and author, with an autism-focused chapter in The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: The Elder Scrolls!

With 15+ years in games and game development spaces and 8+ years in PR and marketing, I bring experience in team building, partnerships, communications, and helping games reach the people who’ll love them.

Hey new followers! 🫶 I’m Tarja Porkka-Kontturi, a Finnish games industry professional working across business development, production, accessibility consulting, live ops, and community engagement.

Check out the video premiering on my YouTube this Saturday, October 17!

The next It Takes A Village LIVE! Is coming and this one features the one and only @cypheroftyr.bsky.social At PAX West, Tanya and I chatted about their new studio @razeandrebuild.bsky.social , the state of the industry, their fundraising efforts as a streamer, and much more!

Congrats @tarjapk.bsky.social !! Tarja Porkka-Kontturi is a 2026 the*gamehers Awards winner — TrailblazeHERs in Gaming. Go read her story. #tghawards2026 #tgh2026winner #thegamehers thegamehers.com/awards/2026/...

Valve Steam Machine Accessibility Review - Access-Ability Text: access-ability.uk/2026/09/23/v... Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyOy...

The Women in Games Awards are being held today, and I'm a finalist! Wish me luck, as i wait to find out if I'm officially the best at communicating game info to people who play games!

Always proud when Access-Ability gets shortlisted for a Comms award alongside larger scale PR agencies or developers. People deserve to have accessibility information about games, delivered in accessible formats, and I'm proud to be able to offer that.

I'm a finalist for the Women in Games Awards 2026. I'm nominated for Comms Impact for Access-Ability! Congrats to my fellow finalists for this year!

One of our co-founders @cypheroftyr.bsky.social was interviewed at #PAXWest by @samanthabeart.bsky.social for #ItTakesAVillageLIVE vod coming soon to Sam’s YT channel. YouTube.com/samanthabeart

Triple-A vets and accessibility experts launch new game dev co-op: Raze and Rebuild Studio

Oh, and I can't forget to say that you should hire her (and the new studio she's a part of, @razeandrebuild.bsky.social ). Veterans of the game industry and ethics necessary to operate it without abusing staff or customers alike.

If you're not subscribed to @cypheroftyr.bsky.social's newsletter, do so ASAP. Not just because of the content itself (which is fantastic), but because she's honed her writing to communicate complexity with an ease that I could only dream of. Writers, you can learn from her just by reading.

Can't wait to chop it up with you @samanthabeart.bsky.social !! Y'all better come through for our conversation! #PAXWest

PAX West is coming right up and It Takes A Village LIVE! is returning with special guest Tanya DePass aka @cypheroftyr.bsky.social 🎉 We will also have a Q+A portion for attendees, so you definitely will not want to miss this! I’m thrilled to have Tanya as a guest at PAX! See you there!

Nate has a passion for great games, behavioral psychology, and travel. He does not compete at TCGs anymore but has since become a champion board gamer to keep his skills sharp.

He is a veteran of PopCap and Z2, where he designed mobile casual games such as Plants vs Zombies Heroes and Paradise Bay. He was a Design Director for WB games and also was the Head of Game Design and Product for Machine Zone and their hardcore 4x game suite.

Meet another of our advisors! @nateheiss.bsky.social Nate is a 20-year veteran of the games industry. He comes from pro-gaming beginnings with success on the Magic: the Gathering Pro Tour, he went on to work at Wizards of the Coast on trading card games (Magic), board games, and minis.

He has worked in and around startups with a background spanning consumer technology, fintech, and media, and has consulted on operations, project management, and internal tooling for companies and C-suite executives across those industries.

Ned is a member of SAG-AFTRA, Actors’ Equity, and The Television Academy (in both the producer and performer peer groups). As a founder, Ned launched Audition Cat, a career-management platform for professional actors, and Charging Moose Media, his audio-visual production company.

Next up for today is @neddonovan.bsky.social Ned Donovan (He/Him) is an actor, producer, and tech founder based in New York City. He is an executive producer and cast member on Encounter Party, an official Dungeons & Dragons TV series available now on Amazon Prime, Roku, Tubi, and more.

Ellie has a weakness for RPGs, immersive sims, and stories that hold together even when players take things gloriously sideways.

They were a writer and designer for Monolith Productions, where they contributed to the development of the Nemesis System until the studio closure in 2025. Most recently, they worked alongside Warren Spector on an unannounced project at OtherSide Entertainment.

Ellie's work has been recognized by SXSW, Gamescom, International Serious Play Awards, and the Unity Creator Challenge. Outside of games, their writing has been published in Elegant Literature magazine and The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope anthology.

They bring 16 years of experience between indie, tabletop, and AAA studios, with a particular focus on supporting studio founding and coordinating crowd-funding efforts.

Welcome a couple of our members! First up is @fairemortal.bsky.social (They/She) Ellie is a writer, educator, streamer, and award-winning narrative designer.

He joins Raze & Rebuild from Rio de Janeiro, bringing additional international perspectives to the visual look and feel of our upcoming projects.

Over the past 25 years, Brazilian illustrator Claudio Pozas has worked on hundreds of TTRPG's, CCG's, and boardgame products. His portfolio includes work for Dungeons & Dragons, Star Wars, Marvel and the Witcher among other properties.

Next up is @claudiopozas.bsky.social who has given us a nicer, cleaner visual look, logo and branding!

If you didn't notice, we've got a new logo and branding! This fantastic work is thanks to @claudiopozas.bsky.social !! Our first logo was from Tanya, who has a passion for design but not much (see - none) artistic talent. 😂

While I am still very much LFW, that won't stop me from making brave, clever, meaningful games with good folks. Give Raze and Rebuild a follow. You'll want to see what's cooking. ✌️

Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty Technical Artist: The cup you have in mind might seem really simple, but there's basically no way to fill it without imposing some extremely counterintuitive limitations on the shape of the cup, or melting your GPU.