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He/Him | 🇳🇴 in 🇳🇴 | Used to work in games, but now I don't | Prev: CM @frontierdev & @funcom | Casual #MTG player, Power Rangers fanboy and TMNT stan

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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
3 months
Life update time: I'm starting my first day at a new job on Monday! I've been hired by Mercell here in Norway to head up their community efforts. I'm sad to be leaving games, but it's also a unique opportunity to get to know a different industry and get some new experiences.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
2 months
@SiddhantAdlakha He never misses
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 months
@dieworkwear McGregor looks constricted, like he's choking and will break the suit if he so much as moves. Domingo looks cool and relaxed in contrast
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
6 months
After 3.5 absolutely incredible years, today is my last day at Frontier Developments. I've been so lucky to work on some truly amazing games and the experience of everything I've done the last few years will live with me forever. I've learned and grown so much.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
@the_moviebob Also, Jameson doesn't know that Parker is Spider-Man. For all he knows, Goblin is just out to be, well, a crazed villain. Why wouldn't he stick his neck out for his employee?
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
6 years
Kjære med-menn, la oss prate litt. Det har gått mye fram og tilbake om kondomer på Twitter i det siste. Kvinner vil at vi skal bruke dem, men flere av dere vil ikke. Dette er leit, for kondom er en fantastisk ting. La meg fortelle hvorfor!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
5 years
@deannobeanno93 @Campster And as an extension of that: Cinemasins!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
2 months
Community managers work incredibly hard to fight for players, to champion their wants and needs to the developers. We're the ones reading your thoughts, comments, feedback and suggestions. We help make the games you love better.
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Jimmy Bowers
2 months
Imagine coming after community managers… The people who fight your corner, who talk directly to the dev teams to try and give you a voice and get your wants and hopes for a game acted on. Absolutely mind numbing levels of self destruction and toxicity from that bunch, huh?
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
3 years
Happy work anniversary to me! One year ago I joined the awesome community team at Frontier 😊❤️ 2020 was a weird year, but I can honestly say that I had a pretty awesome time at work!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
7 months
If you hadn't already guessed it, my role at risk due to the redundancies happening at Frontier. Over the past 3 years I've had the pleasure of working on some of my favourite games with some amazing people. Not out just yet, but open to seeing what's out there.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
2 years
I'm Jens Erik, and I've been in the industry since 2016. I'm a Senior Community Manager at @frontierdev , working on multiple titles, most recently @JW_Evolution ! And this is my face. #WhatAGameDevLooksLike
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Jens Erik Vaaler
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
2 months
Though I don't work there anymore, I just want to give a huge shoutout to the Planet Zoo dev team. They are a wonderful, absolutely incredible bunch of hardworking people who put their hearts and souls into making Planet Zoo the very best. Congratulations on the launch!
@PlanetZooGame
Planet Zoo
2 months
HAPPY LAUNCH DAY! 🥳 Planet Zoo: Console Edition is now available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
6 years
@chelseadeanne If everyone had worked in a retail or servicing job for at least a year I think there would be much greater respect for people who work in those fields.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
7 months
If your reactions to news like this are variations of "They deserve it because of X reason" I kindly ask you to reconsider your outlook on life.
@pcgamer
PC Gamer
7 months
Elite Dangerous studio Frontier Developments announces layoffs "following a period of disappointing financial performance."
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
1 year
Just a quick message from your friendly neighbourhood community manager: Please, be kind. Especially when we don't know what's going on. I know that I fail at it sometimes myself, but I'm trying *so hard*, but please... Be kind.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
8 months
@larianstudios I felt attacked by that "skipping dialogue" one.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
15 days
I'M GOING TO JAPAN TODAY!!!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
1 year
Happy three year work-a-versary to me! I would do a selfie outside the office again, but I've been sicky-poo since Tuesday afternoon.
@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
3 years
Happy work anniversary to me! One year ago I joined the awesome community team at Frontier 😊❤️ 2020 was a weird year, but I can honestly say that I had a pretty awesome time at work!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
2 months
@dieworkwear The modern focus on aesthetics has removed all sense of belonging to anything to focus entirely on surface. Capitalism got to subcultures and made everything about how you look, and nothing else.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
6 months
In case you missed it, ya boy is looking for a new job! 🤖I have 7 years of experience from working in games: ❤️Community management and development 🦋Community strategy ✍️Content creation and copywriting 🎥Livestreaming
@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
6 months
After 3.5 absolutely incredible years, today is my last day at Frontier Developments. I've been so lucky to work on some truly amazing games and the experience of everything I've done the last few years will live with me forever. I've learned and grown so much.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
2 years
Decided to dress up as noted paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant on stream today. Hope I did the outfit justice!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
5 months
Happy holidays everyone! I was clearly very excited about the turkey dinner at the restaurant earlier tonight. My partner and I are celebrating in the UK this year. Usually we'd be with our respective families back in Norway, but we were aiming for a somewhat calmer holiday.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
2 years
Two tired cuties who have finally made it back to Norway for the holidays. It only took 12 hours door to door!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 months
I applied for two jobs today, and wrote two more applications for jobs I'll apply for tomorow. Go me!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
6 years
realitet ikke nødvendigvis gjelder for alle. Det er derfor uttalelser som "å knulle med kondom er som å spise karamell med papiret på" blir møtt med himlende øyne og sinte reaksjoner. Det viser en total mangel på å forstå kvinners situasjon og er en sinnsykt egoistisk uttalelse.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
@Gaohmee Details matter! If you're reporting a bug for a multiplatform game; what platform are you playing on? If it's a game with an online component; where you playing online or offline? How did the bug happen? Did you do anything out of the ordinary? We aren't mind readers.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
✈️Time to go to Cambridge. It's really moving countries, let alone flying, during a pandemic. Keeping my fingers crossed I don't get COVID on the way! Going new places to live there is always daunting. At New years I couldn't even imagine getting a new job and moving countries.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 months
What an incredible week I've had! Two interviews (Monday and Tuesday), then follow-up interviews tomorrow and Friday. Not only that, I've got two more interviews next week! Things finally feel like they're picking up again
@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 months
Today I applied for *counts* 6 jobs! Go me!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
2 years
@NigmaNoname @ContraPoints They 100% do not care. They've never cares. It's always been about pushing the blame onto someone else.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
So what's next for me? I'm joining the good folks over at Frontier Developments as Senior Community Manager, to help out on Planet Coaster, Planet Zoo and Jurassic World Evolution. It's a pretty big step up, for me, and I'm excited to join their team over in Cambridge.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
6 years
#AsAGamesWorker , I want players to understand that decisions made during development (whether it's cutting or scaling down content) aren't made out of malice or to screw over the players.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
Life update: After 3.5 years of working at Funcom, I'm no longer with the company. It feels really weird to think about, because other than school there are few other things I've done continuously for an extended period of my life.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
6 years
Påstand: "Det er så usexy å stoppe midt i og ta på en kondom." Fakta: Å bruke kondom viser at du er en omtenksom, ansvarsfull og trygg partner. Det forteller partneren din at du tar begges sikkerhet på alvor og at du er et fuckings voksent menneske. Dette er sexy!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
3 years
This was delivered today! Love getting physical copies of games I've worked on ❤️
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
The test was negative! I'm still sick, but I probably don't have COVID. I'm crying and laughing with relief at the same time!
@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
So, anyway, I might have COVID! I haven't been tested yet, but I'm working on it.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
2 years
Happy 5 year (!) anniversary to the Early Access release of @ConanExiles , the first game I ever worked on as a community manager! 2020 marks my 6th year on this side of the games industry and that's just wild to me!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
6 months
Welp, I must have managed to manifest something, because an hour after tweeting this I get an email confirming a second stage interview at a place I interviewed yesterday 💪😅
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
3 years
I can't express how amazing it is to have helped launch Jurassic World Evolution 2. What an incredible thing to be a part of!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
3 years
@Gaohmee Meanwhile, Michael Phelps is praised for having a genetic advantage over other swimmers.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
2 years
Unbothered. Moisturised. Happy. In my lane. Focused. Flourishing.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
3 years
50% Pfizer gang! 💉 Didn't hurt one bit! #CovidVaccine #vaccinated
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
3 years
Well... There it is!
@JW_Evolution
Jurassic World Evolution 2
3 years
Welcome to a world evolved! Jurassic World Evolution 2, coming 2021. Read more here:
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
6 years
Ja, det er mulig å bytte prevesjonsmiddelmerke (trodde aldri jeg skulle skrive det ordet i mitt liv), men still deg selv dette spørsmålet: er du villig til at partneren din skal gå gjennom månedsvis med kjipe bivirkninger bare så du kan knulle uten gummi?
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
6 years
I'm watching Raiders of the Lost Ark with a group of friends. They're laughing and giggling at it, saying it's silly. I want to yell at them for mocking one of the greatest adventure movies of all time.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
2 years
Yeah, let's give it a try!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
We launched a game today! Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition is now available on Nintendo Switch and I'm incredibly proud of all the work that's gone into it.
@JW_Evolution
Jurassic World Evolution 2
4 years
Life finds a way and The Park is open. Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition is available now on the EU eShop for #NintendoSwitch . Unlock time for US eShop: 7pm PST Click the link below to learn more:
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
@ProsinPlanet Or he's banking on other people not reading to the end and getting upset about the tweet
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
3 years
100% Pfizer gang! ❤️💉
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 months
Today I applied for *counts* 6 jobs! Go me!
@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 months
I applied for two jobs today, and wrote two more applications for jobs I'll apply for tomorow. Go me!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
Are you streaming or making videos of #PlanetZoo , #PlanetCoaster , or #JurassicWorldEvolution ? I would be more than happy to join in for a friendly and casual chat. Get in touch. My DMs are open! 🦖🎢🐘
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
2 years
It's not every day your face gets turned into a Discord sticker.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
Are you streaming Planet Zoo, Planet Coaster or Jurassic World Evolution next week/near future? I would love to host you on the Frontier Twitch channel! Reply to this tweet or DM me. 🦖🐘🎢
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
2 years
The place I'm staying at for the week has the most amazing view!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 months
Well Cambridge, it's been real. A little over 3 years to the day since I started living in a foreign country I'm on my way back to where I came from.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
1 year
@pcgamer They were all announced at the first PC Gaming Show!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
Conan Exiles walked so Cyberpunk 2077 could run.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
3 years
Everybody else is doing it, so why not me? 👀
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
7 years
Bug fixing in a nutshell.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 months
36! 🎊🎉🎈🥳🎂
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
It's my last workday before the Christmas break and I'm, as is tradition, wearing my Christmas tree sweater. It's incredibly hot in here and I am slowly sweating to death.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
It's me, the cool teacher who just wants to be your friend. I turn my chair around and straddle it when I'm trying to reach the kids.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
Realized today that I, an Adult, can just make brownies if I want some. So I did!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
5 years
To anyone affected by the Activision/Blizzard layoffs, Funcom has several positions available in both the US and in Norway. We offer a healthy work/life balance and a great corporate culture. Come make great games with us and have fun doing it #gamejobs
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
1 year
Random out of context thing I said at work today: "We might want to uncensor "Ass" on the forums"
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
1 year
How it started vs how it's going
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
After 2 weeks of multiple health screens and asking everyone to quarantine, I surprised my closest inner circle with a trip to a private island where we could pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
5 years
Pretty happy with this jacket I bought at a vintage sale. My outfit of the day selfie game isn't the best, but at least the jacket makes me look good!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
2 years
THEY WERE SO CUUUUUUTE!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
3 years
@MarzGurl Some excellent timing there from Twitter and Amazon
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Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
Made my video debut for @frontierdev today! I feel like I did pretty well, if I do say so myself!
@JW_Evolution
Jurassic World Evolution 2
4 years
Join Senior Community Manager Jens Erik and members of the Jurassic World Evolution dev team as they look back at the last two years of Jurassic World Evolution. Due to the COVID-19 situation this was pre-recorded while everyone was working from home..
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
6 years
Kondom er det eneste prevensjonsmiddelet som beskytter både mot graviditet og seksuelt overførbare infeksjoner. Denne har vi hørt ofte, men det er verdt å gjenta. Dette er hovedgrunnen til at du bør bruke kondom. Punktum.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
6 years
Oh hey. I launched a game today!
@ConanExiles
Conan Exiles
6 years
And so, it is with great pride that we can officially declare that #ConanExiles has left Early Access. How will you survive in the Exiled Lands?
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
6 years
Påstand: "Dama er så tørr så det er vondt når jeg prøver å gå inn i henne med kondom på" Kompis, da er det ikke kondomen som har skylda. Kanskje hun ikke er tilstrekkelig klar? Evt. så trenger dere glidemiddel. Snakk med partneren din.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
First night in a new place went okay, but I slept really fitfully. Still tired and a little run down after traveling. Housemates are nice and even bought me food for when I arrived 🙂 It's weird being in a wholly new place, but I'm going to try to make it home.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
6 years
Så kan du legge deg ved siden av partneren igjen og begge kan nyte hverandre og kjenne på "ettergløden". Dama slipper å gjøre en "crab walk" til toalettet for å bli kvitt babysausen din.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
5 years
According to Facebook, I graduated from university with a master's degree five years ago. If I'd told myself then that in five years I'd be working for one of the oldest and biggest game developers in Norway I probably wouldn't believe it. Way to go, me :)
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
2 years
Bestest best team at Frontier's summer party!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
5 years
We launched a game today, y'all!
@Moonsofmadness
Moons of Madness out on PS4, Xbox and PC!
5 years
Madness rises TODAY! You're about to live on a secret Mars installation, and a seemingly routine day is about to spiral out into a living nightmare. Moons of Madness, is OUT NOW on Steam! Mgah'ehye fhtagn uh'enythh nafl'fhtagn! Get it today!
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Jens Erik Vaaler
3 years
So, so, so excited to finally share this! And I still have to pinch myself whenever I remember that I get to work on a Jurassic World game!
@JW_Evolution
Jurassic World Evolution 2
3 years
It's time, Park Managers: The first Jurassic World Evolution 2 Dev Diary is now live! Learn more on what's new for Jurassic World Evolution 2 as we take you through some of the game's key features. Welcome to a very different world!
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Jens Erik Vaaler
6 years
It has been a very, very nerdy day! I got to meet the voice of Mario!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
5 years
Hei alle dere som ønsker å gjøre noe med hetsen @CJentoft blir utsatt for: her er en lenke til politiets nettsider der man kan tipse om hatefulle ytringer publisert på nett. Send gjerne oppfordring videre!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
2 years
I'M GONNA SEE RED PANDAS TODAY!!! ERHMAGERD!
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
14 days
Hello Japan and hello jet lag! 17+ hours of travel time really takes it out of you.
@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
15 days
I'M GOING TO JAPAN TODAY!!!
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Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
What, and I cannot stress this enough, the fuck?
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Jens Erik Vaaler
3 years
Also, the publishing team at Frontier is amazing and I feel humbled to be listed in the credits with such talented and hardworking people.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
2 years
About to tuck into my first every cheeky Nando's.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
2 years
I'm 34 years old and I've been working on the dev side of games as a CM for 6 years. If you count my time as a games journalist, I've been in games for 10 years! I took a chance on a freelance gig at 24, then took a chance at a CM job in 2016, and here I am 🎮🦕
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@BaileyKosdal
ʙᴀɪʟᴇʏ ᴋᴏꜱᴅᴀʟ 
2 years
I’m 44 and I’ve been in the gaming industry for five years 🤙 Before I turned 40 I decided to follow my dream to work for #Xbox and quit my job that I'd had for 12 years. Today I'm living that dream 💚 Quote retweet with your age and an optional selfie.
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Jens Erik Vaaler
3 years
Corona lockdown power level over 9000!
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Jens Erik Vaaler
1 year
This feels like identity theft
@TheOtherTravGuy
Trav Guy
1 year
Half-Life: Alyx revolutionized the series by having Gordon Freeman finally look the part of a 27 year old man.
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Jens Erik Vaaler
3 years
Also on this day: 7 years ago I completed the first draft of my master's thesis. 4 years later I helped launch Conan Exiles out of Early Access at Funcom. 💪
@vg_calendar
Video Game Calendar 🎮
3 years
[08/05/2021] Some games that were released on that day throughout the years: (2007) Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (2009) Secret Files 2: Puritas Cordis (2014) Age of Mythology: Extended Edition (2018) Conan Exiles (2018) Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
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Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
One of the neighbourhood cats showed up outside my room yesterday, so I let her explore a bit. I think maybe she wanted to stay?
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Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
I got a harmonica for Christmas and I've been trying to learn how to play. It's slow going, still, but I'm somewhat able to play the intro to Piano Man! I use tabs to remember what to play, though. Any tips on learning an instrument? It's been a while since my piano lesson days.
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@jevaaler
Jens Erik Vaaler
5 years
Suit boi! Happy constitution day, fellow Norwegians! And happy international day against homophobia and transphobia to all!
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Jens Erik Vaaler
4 years
I had carbs for dinner: Gnocchi, cheese sauce, bacon and chorizo. It was amazing!
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Jens Erik Vaaler
2 years
Shoutout to the time @AndyBenditt drew me inside a coffee cup with wheels.
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Jens Erik Vaaler
3 months
@HanKuleGutten Er vi ennå ikke ferdige med menn som skylder på kvinner for alle problemene deres?
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