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Ed Fear

8 months

News! I'll be available for work from December onwards! Interested in hearing about anything - writing, narrative design, story consultation, script editing, whatever. Freelance or on staff! You can find all my work on my site:

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Ed Fear

@edfear

2 years

Can't get enough of these searingly honest menu item descriptions from the Chinese bakery near me

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@edfear

4 years

YOKO TARO AND SAITO-P JUST SAID THEY WANT TO DO A NIER AUTOMATA / FALL GUYS COLLABORATION "I think the machine lifeform costume would be really cute. Or an Emil head!" Saito-P says he'll reach out to the developers!!!

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Ed Fear

@edfear

9 months

Unfortunately, I am one of the people affected by the layoffs today at Epic. I'm absolutely devastated to leave behind so many amazing Mediatonic colleagues who I loved. So: the job search begins! If you need an experienced writer or narrative designer, please get in touch :)

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Ed Fear

@edfear

5 years

In a world where gaming communities can be horrible, especially to women, it's lovely to see that the top post in the FFXIV subreddit is a celebration of the game's lead writer Natsuko Ishikawa 🥰

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Ed Fear

@edfear

2 years

"slightly meh"

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 months

"It's just the industry correcting after hiring too much during COVID" While there may be a part of this that's true, let's not minimise the impact of the idiot-class C-suite, who pushed an agenda of live service games to serve their shareholders, NOT their customers.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

3 years

"Fucking losing it that, at the Olympics, they're playing 'Song of the Ancients' from NieR - a game about the spread of a disease that ends up destroying the world."

やえむぐら🔞1日目東"Ｃ"42b

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3 years

NieRの「イニシエノウタ」、オリンピックで流れるのめちゃくちゃ笑ってる　あれ病気蔓延して世界滅ぶ話なんですけど

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Ed Fear

@edfear

11 months

Murder by Numbers is now COMPLETELY FREE on the Epic Games Store until 27/07! Please tell all your friends and shout it from the rooftops - we'd love as many people as possible to play our weird little camp love-letter to 90s detective shows, Picross, and Phoenix Wright 🤖🔍🕵️‍♀️

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Ed Fear

@edfear

9 months

Honestly this made me laugh a lot

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Ed Fear

@edfear

2 years

These are from Ong Ong Bakery in Brick Lane, which I have not previously visited but now absolutely must

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 years

Now that it's Christmas, it's the perfect time to re-post the best Christmas advert that has ever and will ever be made.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

9 years

This is amazing http://t.co/OL39XlZ26o

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Ed Fear

@edfear

9 months

Honestly, I don't care about the job. But I'm going to miss the people so much. I joined Mediatonic almost twelve years ago, expecting to hang around for a year before going elsewhere. But the people - the people! I can't bear the thought of not working with them.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

1 year

It's not like 'game writing is mediocre' is new. We've all heard it. The worst is when it comes from actual game writers themselves. A feted, award-winning writer once said this to a group I was in. I immediately knew I did not want to spend any more time in this person's company

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Ed Fear

@edfear

3 years

Does a game director really deserve EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY TIMES MORE bonus than a junior QA? 🤔

CD Projekt execs get big bonuses despite messy Cyberpunk 2077 launch

It's safe to say Cyberpunk 2077 had a particularly rocky launch in December last year. With the game struggling to run …

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Ed Fear

@edfear

1 year

It's such a shitty attitude. What it really says is, "My standards are higher than everyone else's - and if you don't aspire to that you're happy being mediocre." It's navel-gazing hidden under a veneer of self-deprecation.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

5 years

For the past 18 months I've been directing MURDER BY NUMBERS, a 90s-themed puzzle/detective game coming to Switch and Steam early next year. It's camp, it's fun, it's a big warm hug of a game. I'm so proud of it and the team. Check it out:

Murder By Numbers

@MurderByNumb3rs

5 years

ANNOUNCING🎉 “Murder By Numbers”, a 90s-themed Hollywood detective game. 🕵️‍♀️Join TV actress Honor Mizrahi and 🤖SCOUT the robot and dive into the lifestyles of the rich and MURDEROUS! Wishlist here🔎 Watch the trailer now!

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Ed Fear

@edfear

2 years

Arron from Ong Ong Buns - the writer of these brilliant descriptions - has seen these tweets and had something really important to say.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

1 year

But if you try to start that discourse by putting down your contemporaries, you don't deserve to be included in that discourse. You don't deserve the community of your peers. You don't lift everyone up by putting others down. END RANT.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

3 months

According to @uk_ie 's census, 21% of the UK games industry identifies as LGBTQ+. That's 3x higher than the UK average. 2% as non-binary - 5x higher. 3% as trans - 3x higher. We're making the games that represent US. If you want "non-woke" games, make them your-fuckin'-selves.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

9 months

(I didn't do this, but my god do I love it)

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@edfear

1 year

Of course, game writing could be better. We should all strive towards that. There are big conversations to be had with all sectors of the dev pipeline about how our work doesn't reach its full potential with the way things are now.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 months

I've snapped. I've had enough. I'm so angry. I just want to burn the whole fucking thing down.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 years

if this happens I will quit with jealousy

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Ed Fear

@edfear

9 months

The cleaner gave me some tissues because I was crying at my desk. When it comes down to it, people are good, huh.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 years

no depths too low

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Ed Fear

@edfear

3 years

One year ago today, we launched Murder by Numbers. I'm so grateful to have met all the wonderful people who have joined the community. We all dearly hope the game was a comfort to you during this Forsaken Year of Doom. Thanks so much for your support!

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 years

Some good news (well, for me) amongst the shite of 2020: I levelled up and I'm now Lead Creative @Mediatonic ! Can't wait to make more dumb shit for you all 💖

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Ed Fear

@edfear

8 years

Joss Whedon's ad for Hilary is pretty great (especially if we do get that naked Ruffalo scene promised)

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Ed Fear

@edfear

2 years

@rabid_child It's a misspelling of more-ish, as in you'll want more. Is that word not used outside the UK?

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Ed Fear

@edfear

2 years

@andiih @WHS_Carpet Don't you dare denigrate their website; it's perfect.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

9 years

Someone did a painting of the Assassin's Creed Unity no-face bug woman and oh my god this is my favourite thing ever: http://t.co/b687Z0IKRK

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Ed Fear

@edfear

6 years

kids these days don't know how INSANE the environment art was in Chrono Cross

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Ed Fear

@edfear

2 years

Today @imrichtea said to me, "If you were a character from A Bug's Life, based on your online persona it'd be Heimlich, but your real personality is actually the Old Queen." Accurate.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

9 months

Now that most of the Murder by Numbers team has left / been laid off, maybe I should ask about getting the rights back...

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Ed Fear

@edfear

2 years

I don't have a SoundCloud but hey, you should buy my last game @MurderByNumb3rs , it's got puzzles and cute robots and is camper than a row of tents. Grab it on Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG and more!

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Ed Fear

@edfear

8 years

Smash-cut to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia title card: "The UK leaves the EU"

Sam Coates Sky

@SamCoatesSky

8 years

Chilcot begs gvt never again to embark on huge risky leaps of faith based on dodgy evidence and without solid planning

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Ed Fear

@edfear

6 years

My youngest niece's Instagram bio is killing me:

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Ed Fear

@edfear

1 year

@promit_roy I don't, in general, subscribe to the Kotaku-bashing that goes on all the time - but sometimes they make that hard.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 years

Dad passed away this morning. It was only eight weeks since the surprise diagnosis, but I'm glad we got time to say our goodbyes. I've shed a fair few tears over that time, but now I'm just glad he's at peace. Love you, pops.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 years

The Schindler's List of videogames? Booooooring. Wake me up when someone's made the Legally Blonde of videogames.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

6 years

This is a great opinion piece, but I'd love to see one that honestly examined the role modern games media has played in enabling these outrageously entitled communities.

When did we forget people - not brands - make games?

The downfall of Telltale, maker of The Walking Dead episodic series of games, sent shockwaves rippling through the vide…

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Ed Fear

@edfear

9 months

That moment after you wake up when you suddenly remember you don't have a job anymore.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

3 years

IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING! (the best) SCOUT IS COMING TO FALL GUYS! 💖🤖🔎

Fall Guys

@FallGuysGame

3 years

We realised we didn't have enough scouts in Fall Guys so we're adding our very own SCOUT from @MurderByNumb3rs ! @mediatonic x @mediatonic collab lol Coming 2nd April!

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 years

@vortexm3 @captaincatbug7 @tariqnasheed Dude, being gay is great. I'd hate to be a boring-ass straight dude.

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@edfear

1 year

Never want to work in an industry where I can't turn up to work like this

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Ed Fear

@edfear

9 months

@stefscribbles I'm so sorry you're affected too. You're amazing. Onwards and upwards for us.

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@edfear

3 years

So happy to see Murder by Numbers appear in so many people's Switch Year in Review lists! If we managed to give you even a couple of hours of escapism from this atrocious year then, well, mission accomplished.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

5 years

Got my new business cards for EGX! They're so shiny!

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 years

Forgive the thread, but I want to talk about something I heard on a recent Waypoint podcast about Mediatonic that I think should be cleared up.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 years

I honestly can't believe this. @MurderByNumb3rs is @Polygon 's 29th best game of 2020. I'm speechless. FOR ONCE!

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Ed Fear

@edfear

5 years

If there's any silver lining, it's seeing how many of my games industry friends, colleagues and peers are similarly devastated at this result. Many of us are people lucky enough to shape experiences that take people out of the everyday. Let's create the worlds we wish were real.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

9 months

Max is SUCH a great level designer - many of the most popular Fall Guys levels were made by him. Also just the loveliest human being.

Max Boyle 🏳️‍🌈

@BoyleInThe_Bag

9 months

So yeah, it's looking like I might be getting laid off. If anyone has any Level Design roles going I'd greatly appreciate any pointers or connections ♥️

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 years

This one always seems to bubble up now and again, but for good reason: it's priceless wisdom.

Rohan Talbot

@rohantalbot

4 years

No economist will ever come up with a better description of why being poor is so expensive than Terry Pratchett. Such a great quote.

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@edfear

3 years

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh what? An HONORable mention for Murder by Numbers?! In the NEW YORKER?!!

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Ed Fear

@edfear

2 years

Also a reminder to never be that person who corrects the spelling/punctuation of other people online. A) you never know shit they're dealing with, and B) it Doesn't. Fucking. Matter.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 years

@Tennin @Mermaids_Gender @jameelajamil @jk_rowling I can say, with all certainty, that you have never watched a child being told that they cannot be gay.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

1 year

Astonishing that Bobby Kotick can say he's worried about the cost of compensating talent right after they boast about having $12bn cash floating around, and Variety doesn't even question it. Great journalism.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 years

AMAZING NEWS! Pre-orders for Murder by Numbers are now LIVE on the eShop - and with a 10% discount to boot! Download now and be ready for March 5th! (RTs massively appreciated!!)

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Ed Fear

@edfear

11 years

I like to think that, somewhere, right now, a party of heroes lies tired, injured, but victorious having saved mankind. #endoftheworld

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Ed Fear

@edfear

3 years

Looking at it, we have three or four little Murder by Numbers announcements coming over the next few months, which is nice! Please look forward to them :) (No, nothing to do with a sequel or new content, so don't get your hopes up.)

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@edfear

4 years

oh for fuck's sake, who put another 20p in JK Rowling

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@edfear

3 years

WE MADE IT HAPPEN

Mediatonic 🎮

@Mediatonic

3 years

🤖 BECOME AS BEANS 🌑 2B vaults into @FallGuysGame on June 18th!

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Ed Fear

@edfear

6 years

Ed Fear, hitting the homophobes where it hurts

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Ed Fear

@edfear

7 years

I snapped at the Eurogamer comment-horde.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 years

I love people getting confused by this. If anything I hope we at Mediatonic continue to delightfully confuse people with our eclectic mix of games. That was the company I joined eight-and-a-half years ago, and it's the company we've become again.

fahmiツ | check pinned & wishlist our upcoming game

@fahmitsu

4 years

Yes, same developer.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

3 years

so today's been quite a day

The Verge

@verge

3 years

Epic Games is buying Fall Guys creator Mediatonic

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Ed Fear

@edfear

3 years

The Murder Most Fowl bundle, which features MbN and both wonderful Hatoful games, is 75% off on Steam! If you've never played @moa810 's masterpiece, now's your chance!

AlexisTGF

@AlexisTGF

3 years

Le bundle regroupant les Hatoful ainsi que Murder by Numbers est au prix de 7,85 € (au lieu de 30,47 €, 74 % de réduction)

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 years

So, the good news: Murder by Numbers will launch March 5th on Switch, March 6th on Steam, priced $14.99/£11.99! You'll be able to pre-order for a 10% discount from Feb 20th on Switch, and said discount will also be available on Steam for the launch week!

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 years

Bringing the puppy home!

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Ed Fear

@edfear

5 years

A friend sent the the opening paragraph of the Edge feature on Murder by Numbers and HOLY HECK THIS IS WILD. WHAT IS LIFE.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 months

The games industry has always gone in cycles: the big studios get bigger, they get bought, they get closed. From the ashes, new ones rise. But I don't think it's ever been like this. I don't think it's been *everywhere* at the same time.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

3 years

I got the vaccine! What a relief! ワクチン接種受けた！

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Ed Fear

@edfear

3 years

Murder by Numbers was chosen by the ResetEra community as the best visual novel of 2020! Thank you 💖

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Ed Fear

@edfear

8 months

Had a moment of realisation yesterday when I asked myself: "Why do I keep joining companies, hoping that I'll get to make the things I want to make?" I've had a dream to make an RPG for so long. Why am I not working towards that?

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Ed Fear

@edfear

3 years

Can't wait for this room to be finished

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Ed Fear

@edfear

3 years

僕が英語音声収録を担当させていただいたゲーム『The Good Life』は、今日からXbox版の体験版の配信がスタート！ぜひイギリス感が溢れる英語音声を聞いてみてくださいね！

Xbox Japan

@Xbox_JP

3 years

世界一幸福な町と呼ばれるイギリスの田舎町”レイニーウッズ"を舞台にした、借金返済スローライフミステリー『The Good Life』は、Game Passに対応し、10月15日より配信開始。それに先駆け、本日よりXbox版先行で体験版の配信がスタートいたしました！

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Ed Fear

@edfear

8 years

Coooo! (Heard the good news? Hatoful Boyfriend is now out on iOS! Yeah! Now you can find love wherever, whenever!)

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 years

Very proud to say that Murder by Numbers has been made without not only any crunch, but also not even any OVERTIME.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

4 months

Completely closing the PlayStation London Studio. Sony has often treated this studio pretty badly, and now it's gone. Awful.

PlayStation

@PlayStation

4 months

Today, Sony Interactive Entertainment initiated a reduction in its global workforce, including teams within PlayStation Studios:

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Ed Fear

@edfear

9 months

I'm not retweeting nice things people are saying about me because I'm not THAT narcissistic, but you don't understand how monumental this is, and I need it recorded:

Mockmaster⚡🎮

@Dentist64

9 months

I have never admitted this openly as we are workplace frenemies, but I love this man. I have worked with him for well over a decade, from Curve to Mediatonic. I can't imagine not working with him, but that reality is now the case. Please hire the creator of Murder By Numbers.

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Ed Fear

@edfear

7 months

Last day at Mediatonic let's gooooooo

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Ed Fear

@edfear

3 years

Eighteen months since the move, I've finally made it to the new Mediatonic office 💖

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@edfear

3 years

😭😭😭 Up until the day we shipped the game, I had no idea if it was good or not. I was fairly confident it wasn't *bad*, but I was petrified that people would just say "eh, it's nothing special," and it'd just disappear. We're so so grateful for everyone's support, truly!

Mediatonic 🎮

@Mediatonic

3 years

✨ 2020 love for @MurderByNumb3rs 🔢

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@edfear

4 years

@Mediatonic @FallGuysGame @yokotaro this... cannot... continue...?

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@edfear

2 years

What a lovely gift I received today - some artwork commemorating my ten years at Mediatonic by the amazing @moa810 ! So happy that Lapom Lapom and Oko-san are in there too 💖

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@edfear

4 years

WHUH?! Really, really did not expect to get nominated for this for a second year in a row. So thankful to just be listed amongst some incredibly talented and brilliant people. Thank you to everyone who nominated me - means a lot, especially right now.

Game Dev Heroes

@GameDevHeroes

4 years

Game Dev Heroes 2020 Writing + Narrative Design Shortlist (1/2) ❤🧡💛💚💜 Anna Megill @cynixy , @UbiMassive Ed Fear @edfear , @Mediatonic Nina Roussakoff, @RevSoftGames Olivia Wood @babelfishwars , @failbettergames

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@edfear

4 years

I'm directing the English VO (and doing a bit of script work) for @Swery65 's The Good Life, which is being published by MT's sisters-from-the-same-misters @IrregularCorp !

Irregular Corp

@IrregularCorp

4 years

We are thrilled to announce that we have partnered with @Swery65 & White Owls Inc, to publish The Good Life on PC & consoles! 🐱🐶 To celebrate we have a brand new video to share with you 👇

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@edfear

4 months

My mum has made this display for her spare room 😭 When I asked her about it she said, "well I'm very proud of you!" 😭😭 ignore the creepy doll and it's so sweet 🥹

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Ed Fear

@edfear

8 months

Wait, so Telltale bought a 12-person studio in August, which only had cash for a few months, and has now laid most of them off? Why buy it? This fucking industry, man.

Polygon

@Polygon

8 months

Telltale cuts jobs at US studio and newly acquired Flavourworks

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@edfear

9 months

Sorry if I've not replied to your message - obviously a little overwhelmed with everything at the moment. But trust that I've read it, and I really, really appreciate it.

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@edfear

5 years

actually, not only is it the top post right now, it has the most upvotes of ANY POST in that subreddit's long history. Amazing!

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@edfear

8 months

girl same

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@edfear

2 years

@sybxz Yes! I love that he tried to stop you making what sounds like an awful, awful mistake (but I'm glad you liked it?)

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@edfear

3 years

Murder by Numbers has been nominated for Best LGBTQ Indie at the #GaymingAwards2021 ! I'm so thrilled 😊

Gayming Magazine

@gaymingmag

3 years

#GaymingAwards2021 Best LGBTQ Indie, sponsored by @xboxuk , nominees: #ASummersEnd #AceinSpace #ErrantKingdom #IfFound #Ikenfell #MurderbyNumbers Congrats @oracleandbone @CadaverCarnival @lunarisgames_ @dreamfeelx @PlayHumbleGames and @Mediatonic

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@edfear

4 years

Six months after finishing this game I'm like... "Did we REALLY do a vocal intro song? Really?!" I'm so glad no-one stopped us from doing this, it really is everything my camp heart ever wanted

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@edfear

4 years

let's get PHYSICAL PHYSICAL I wanna get PHYSICAL It's happeninggggggg!!!!!

Murder By Numbers

@MurderByNumb3rs

4 years

We are beyond excited to announce that you can pre-order the physical version of Murder By Numbers from @playasia on Thursday 18th June at 11AM ET / 8AM PT / 5PM CEST / 4PM BST🎉 More info here: Stay sassy, we'll see you on Thursday!

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@edfear

4 years

USA Today named Murder by Numbers as one of their Best 19 Games of 2020 and I'm like... WOW 💖. If you haven't bought it, what the fudge are you waiting for?

The 19 best video games released in 2020

Our picks for PS4, Xbox One, Switch and PC.

ftw.usatoday.com

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