<div><div>We are looking for a Narrative Craft Director to join our Puzzle Studio and <b>lead our Narrative Craft to the next level</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Narrative Craft Director is the champion and chief advocate  of all things narrative at the studio, helping to ensure excellence in storytelling across a robust slate of games with diverse narrative needs. They will work hands-on with game teams as required, engaging in high-level creative decision-making while mentoring and amplifying the work of other narrative designers.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><h3>Responsibilities:</h3><ul><ul><li>Work closely with the Design Director to set the vision and priorities of the narrative craft. </li><li>Lead the studio’s narrative strategy by responding to and helping to set the narrative goals of each game team.</li><li>Stay on top of (and ahead of!) the market, identifying, developing, and communicating best practices for everything related to storytelling in games.</li><li>Review games at each stage of their development, utilizing expertise and communication skills to guide teams toward creative excellence. </li><li>As needed, join game teams as a temporary member to help them set processes, overcome specific challenges, or push toward an important goal. </li><li>Assist with staffing considerations and individual placements, making sure that each game team has the right Narrative Designers for their unique needs.</li><li>Mentor the studio’s Narrative Designers through workshops, group discussions, and one-on-one conversations to ensure they’re both challenged and equipped to meet those challenges. </li><li>Provide narrative design insight and expertise to sister discipline leads, such as production, art, game design, and audio.</li><li>Help find and manage external writers as required.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Who we think will do great in this role has:</h3><ul><ul><li>Proven experience as a Lead Writer, Lead Narrative Designer, Narrative Director, or equivalent. </li><li>Worked on and shipped 5+ games.</li><li>Extensive knowledge of interactive storytelling, plot, and narrative structure in F2P mobile games and other digital media.</li><li>Proven ability to build memorable, lovable game worlds; craft sharp, clear, goal-oriented dialogue; and create unforgettable, charming characters for diverse target audiences.</li><li>Ability to communicate complex ideas through verbal, written, and visual means.</li><li>Ability to seamlessly switch between different writing styles and tones. </li><li>Ability to work independently or as a part of a design team.</li><li>Keen interest in sharing learnings across Rovio.</li><li>Strong ability to mentor and teach designers.</li><li>Experience in steering externals.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Recruitment Process:</h3><ul><ul><li>First meeting: You will meet the hiring manager. The aim is for us to know who you are, what your experience has been, and what motivates you. This is also an opportunity for you to learn about Rovio, the wider team, and the specifics of the role.</li><li>Test: You will do an exercise to complete in your own time.</li><li>Second round: Review your test with Craft Members</li><li>Final round: You will be invited to meet the team lead and team member(s). Our aim is to get a clear overview of your skills, how you would fit with our working culture, your ambitions, and where we can help each other develop. </li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div>#LI-Hybrid</div><div><br /></div><div>Rovio’s Puzzle Studio has their sights set on becoming the most successful casual puzzle game studio in the world. Exploring new and emerging trends in puzzle games, the studio has built a deep understanding of the puzzle genre and its players since its founding in 2014. The studio has introduced innovations in puzzle game core with the free-flowing Angry Birds Dream Blast, several match 3 games such as Angry Birds Match and Small Town Murders as well as slingshot games like Angry Birds Friends and a great newcomer Angry Birds Journey. With their games, Puzzle Studio aims to create a true emotional connection that stays with players even when they’re not playing.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>---</b></div><div>We welcome applicants to use the name they want to be addressed by in the application form, regardless of whether it is their legal name.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What to expect when you join us</b></div><div><b>Meet the Rovians</b></div><div><b>About Rovio</b></div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

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<p>Firaxis Games is looking for a talented Narrative Lead for a sequel to an established AAA Title. This is an opportunity to join an established team behind some of the industry’s most beloved franchises such as the <em>XCOM </em>and the <em>Civilization </em>series and work on a beloved worldwide IP.</p>
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<p><strong>What is the role?</strong></p>
<p>We are looking for someone to own and execute the Narrative of an upcoming title.  You will work closely with the Creative Director to help create a story in a well-known IP universe. Working with a team you will drive the execution of a strong narrative vision.</p>
<p><strong><br />We are looking for someone who:</strong></p>
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<li>Can effectively direct a team of writers, both internal and external across multiple locations.</li>
<li>Has shipped at least one AAA title in a credited Lead or Director role.</li>
<li>Is experienced in writing cinematics as well as in-game content (including branching dialogues).</li>
<li>Is experienced using in-game tools and can help drive their development.</li>
<li>Can represent the story of the game both internally as well as to external partners.</li>
<li>Has a sense of visual storytelling.   Can work with the Cinematic Director as well as writers, designers, and animators to help block-out, build, and finalize scenes.</li>
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<p> <br /><strong>Required Skills:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Strong writing skills, particularly dialog.</li>
<li>Mastery of story structure and pacing across media.</li>
<li>Strong communication skills – able to collaborate with multiple disciplines effectively. </li>
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<p><strong><br />Nice to haves:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>A Proficiency in Unreal and/or other game engines.</li>
<li>Voice or live action Directing experience</li>
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<div><div>Remedy Entertainment, the creator of Control®, Max Payne®, Alan Wake® and one of the leading independent game studios in the world is looking for a Narrative Lead for a key role working on the Max Payne franchise. </div><div> </div><div><i>Does the Max Payne franchise have a special place in your heart? Then this is a unique opportunity to be a key part of the New Max Payne 1&amp;2 Project, working closely with the core team and leading the Narrative Design of the project.  </i></div><div> </div><div>As a <b>Narrative Lead </b>for our Max Payne remake, you will have the opportunity to join the team early in the project and, under the direction of the Game Director, be responsible for driving the design and implementation of the game’s narrative. You will work with a small team, collaborating with Mission and Game Designers in creating memorable gaming experiences through a well-balanced mix of compelling narrative and intense action in a remake of a beloved franchise. </div><div><br /></div><div>We enthusiastically welcome diverse viewpoints and backgrounds. We at Remedy value and are committed to ensuring an inclusive and safe work environment for all our team members.  </div></div><div><div><h3>What you get to do </h3><ul><ul><li>Under the direction of the project’s Game Director, you will be responsible for driving the design and implementation of the game’s narrative</li><li>Collaborate with the Narrative Team to build and translate the game’s story, structure, world-building, etc. into compelling missions and gameplay</li><li>Drive the design, creation and implementation of narrative systems that support the game’s creative and gameplay vision</li><li>Work with Mission Designers and other disciplines to implement, support and maintain all narrative content in the game</li><li>Define and track the schedule for the team as you work within the constraints of the project</li><li>Support your colleagues through mentorship and reviewing their work</li><li>Help establish, maintain, and improve best practices, quality, pipelines, tools and processes for narrative design and writing</li><li>Assist in recording sessions, performance capture shoots and casting as needed</li><li>Create and maintain documentation as needed to communicate the game’s narrative/design vision</li><li>Be a reliable and proactive source of information, facilitating efficient and clear communication with other departments </li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>What you bring to the role </h3><ul><ul><li>You have demonstrable leadership experience or have made significant contributions as a Narrative Designer to shipped titles (AAA or similar)</li><li>You have a solid understanding of narrative, game design and visual storytelling techniques</li><li>You are experienced in creating clear, understandable narrative and design documentation</li><li>You are comfortable working with scripting languages (Lua, Python, Blueprints, etc.)</li><li>You have experience with 3D level editors (Unreal, Unity, CryEngine, or proprietary engines, etc.)</li><li>You are flexible and adaptable to changing circumstances and production realities</li><li>You thrive working in a team environment, sharing ideas, and learning from others. You enjoy collaborating with colleagues across departments</li><li>You are dedicated to creating and maintaining a friendly and inclusive workplace </li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>What is in it for you</h3><ul><ul><li>At Remedy you get to work on awesome, memorable gaming experiences for our players, in a studio where your input is valued and your creative freedom is encouraged. </li><li>We work in an environment that values both individual and teamwork, ensuring that everyone’s voice is heard &amp; workload stays sensible. We believe in and support work-life balance. Happy people work better!</li><li>We offer an extensive set of employee benefits and an annual bonus system as well as opportunities for you to develop your skills further. On top of this, in Finland and Sweden you get up to 5 weeks of paid vacation, in addition to public holidays and other special occasions. </li><li>Our studio is based in Helsinki metropolitan area in Finland, a safe country with exceptional quality of life, free education and pristine nature at your doorstep. If you're not already in Finland, our relocation service is there every step of the way to take care of you. You can concentrate on work, while we’ll take care of everything else!</li><li>If you are based in Sweden, we also welcome candidates to our new location in Stockholm. </li><li>Our studio is embracing hybrid work model that gives you the flexibility to work from home and have valuable face-to-face time with your colleagues. </li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div>To <b>apply</b>, please fill in the application form with your CV (<b>English</b>), work references/portfolio and other information relevant to the position. This position will be filled as soon as suitable applicants are found. </div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

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<h3><strong>Job Overview</strong></h3>
<p>MS-1 is Wargaming's premier mobile development studio behind World of Tanks Blitz, a renowned cross-platform shooter, and World of Warships Blitz. As a Narrative Designer at MS-1 you'll work with designers and artists to create characters, flesh out their backstories, craft stories around locations, and then work with the Lead Game Designer and Creative Director on how best to weave that fiction into the unique world the team is hard at work building. You'll create in-game texts, write character barks and other narrative materials while also working with the marketing team to deliver the stories of this world to players.</p>
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<h3><strong>What will you do?</strong></h3>
<p>- Provide context and meaning to the gameplay experience</p>
<p>- Write creative multi-genre stories</p>
<p>- Create descriptions and backstories for characters, locations, objects, events</p>
<p>- Ensure that all narrative reference documents are up to date and accessible to various teams</p>
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<p><strong>What are we looking for?</strong></p>
<p>- 2+ years of experience as a narrative designer/writer (games, films, TV, etc.)</p>
<p>- Good understanding of all aspects of the narrative design development process, including design methodology, craftsmanship, production, and collaboration with external cinematic and voice vendors</p>
<p>- Strong portfolio of writing samples (a couple of recent samples that showcase the required abilities)</p>
<p>- Experience working on a live game ("game as a service")</p>
<p>- Knowledge in a variety of genres, such as Historical fiction, Fantasy Sci-Fi, etc.</p>
<p>- Native or C2 level of English language</p>
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<h3><strong>What additional skills will help you stand out?</strong></h3>
<p>- experience of world building for video or table top games and also playing World of Tanks franchise games</p>
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    <div><h3>About Wargaming </h3>
<p>Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Operating since 1998, Wargaming has become one of the leaders in the gaming industry with 15 offices worldwide, including studios in Chicago, Prague, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Vilnius. Our diverse and multicultural team works together to deliver a top-class experience to millions of players who enjoy Wargaming's titles across all major gaming platforms. Our flagship products include free-to-play hits World of Tanks, World of Warships and World of Tanks Blitz.</p>
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<div><div>Job Purpose: </div><div><br /></div><div>As narrative designer you will be responsible for overseeing the content and quality of RuneScape's story, world and characters. You will work collaboratively with designers and developers to guide the team towards a shared strategy.</div></div><div><div><h3>Main Duties Include: </h3><ul><ul><li>Oversees and coordinates storytelling in RuneScape.</li><li>Flexibly adapts to the live game environment, shaping and reshaping the story as needed.</li><li>Works closely with developers to guide story and world building.</li><li>Where necessary, contributes to the writing of game text.</li><li>Ensures a high quality of narrative work across the department.</li><li>Works with marketing to ensure a good collaboration between content and the way it is presented.</li><li>Creates and maintains documentation pertaining to characters and the game world.</li><li>Represents the RuneScape brand in internal and external brand management.</li><li>Works closely with the Lead Designer to build the game's story.</li><li>As a member of the design team, works with other designers to shape and champion RuneScape's design strategy.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Essential Skills: </h3><ul><ul><li>Professional experience in game writing and/or narrative design. Fantasy RPG genre and live games preferred.</li><li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills. This is a highly social role and you need to be able to work well with your team.</li><li>High standard of written text and creative writing experience.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Desirable Skills: </h3><ul><ul><li>In-depth knowledge of the MMORPG and live game genres, including recent innovations.</li><li>In-depth knowledge of RuneScape story, storytelling style and history.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><br /></div><div><b>Company Overview:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>A leader in creating deep and engaging experiences on PC and mobile, Jagex was founded in 2001 and is today one of the UK’s biggest and most respected video game developers and publishers.</div><div><br /></div><div>Famed for its flagship MMOs RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, Jagex has welcomed more than 260million player accounts to its world and created a $1bn lifetime franchise revenue. Today the RuneScape franchise exists beyond running games in live operations; our titles are living games that connect and inspire millions of players, with content and experiences both inside and outside of inexhaustible game worlds. </div><div><br /></div><div>Both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, on PC and mobile, offer ever-evolving, highly-active worlds and our community-focussed development ethos empowers players to have a real say in how each game is shaped. </div><div><br /></div><div>Jagex is expanding and extending its portfolio with fresh franchise titles, new IP and, in 2018 launched Jagex Partners, delivering third-party publishing and operational services exclusively for the living games of the future. </div><div><br /></div><div>Jagex employs more than 400 people at its Cambridge headquarters and is on the hunt for talented people to work across the business to help the company to achieve yet another year of record growth and player satisfaction.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Company Benefits:</b></div><div><br /></div><div>-	Flexible Working</div><div>-	Bonus Scheme</div><div>-	Private Health Care </div><div>-	Gym Membership</div><div>-   Monthly Energy Allowance</div><div>-	Generous Pension Contributions</div><div>-	Life Insurance</div><div>-	Free Cycle Repair</div><div>-	Income Protection</div><div>-	Dental Plan</div><div>-	Free Fruit and Drinks</div><div>-	Subsidised Canteen</div><div><br /></div><div>Feel like you fit this role, but don’t meet all the requirements? We strive for fresh perspectives, so as long as you can demonstrate how your attitude and other abilities might make up for any gaps we would welcome your application!</div><div> </div><div>Jagex are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.</div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

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                    <em>Position at Creative Assembly</em>
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            <p>
                This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Narrative Lead to join the team behind Total War, Alien: Isolation and Halo Wars 2 on a new project being built in Unreal Engine 5 (UE5). This will be based at our studio in Horsham, in the heart of West Sussex.<br /><br />The successful candidate will lead the narrative team and development, weaving the narrative through the player experience in a variety of means and at a variety of levels. Reporting to the Creative Director and working closely with other key stakeholders (internally and externally) to create a compelling and engaging narrative player experience.<br /><br />Flexible working at Creative Assembly includes hybrid, fully remote within country of employment for eligible roles, and in-studio. We recognise that there is no one-size-fits-all approach and empower our teams to define the working patterns which work best for them, which may mean different things for different teams and roles and at different times.<br /><br />This role is Hybrid and has an expectation of 1 day every 2 weeks in our Horsham studio. We will consider remote working in exceptional circumstances. Further details can be discussed during the recruitment process.<br /><br /><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong> <br /> <br />On a day-to-day basis you will be:<br /></p><ul><li>Lead the narrative development (worldbuilding, plot, characters, tone, themes, voice, style, cinematic direction, editing etc.) to create a compelling and engaging narrative that delivers on the project's vision</li><li>Define, direct and realise the means with which to communicate the narrative</li><li>Communicate and champion the narrative within the team</li><li>Build and mentor the narrative team (eg. from writers to implementors)</li><li>Overseeing, planning and managing the narrative team</li><li>Work with key stakeholders and departments within the team or externally to ensure alignment, prioritisation and delivery of the narrative</li><li>Highlight and maximise opportunities for the narrative to enhance the player experience.</li></ul><strong>Knowledge, Skill and Experience</strong><br /><br /><strong>Essential</strong><br /><ul><li>Excellent understanding of narrative delivery within video games</li><li>Proven experience delivering narrative within a game development environment (cinematics, VO, audio, marketing, external to the game etc.)</li><li>Strong conceptualisation and communication skills</li><li>Strong creativity and imaginative problem-solving skills</li><li>Strong writing and editing ability, with the ability to rapidly iterate</li><li>Strong understanding and experience of game development</li><li>Ability to manage and lead narrative team</li><li>Broad understanding of game design with a focus on narrative</li><li>Natural collaborator with excellent communication and presentation skills</li><li>Open attitude, able to work well in a creative environment, under pressure, adaptable and solution focused</li><li>Passion for the player experience. </li></ul><strong>Desirable</strong><br /><ul><li>Passion for the role of narrative in the medium of games</li><li>Strong and demonstratable narrative experience</li><li>Varied body of work across multiple genres or styles</li><li>Broad and deep knowledge of game genres</li><li>Strong planning and time management experience.</li></ul><br /><br /><strong>About Creative Assembly</strong><br /><br />It’s an exciting time to be a part of our craft-led studio as we push boundaries, creating deep and detailed experiences that last. <br /><br />Our teams are diverse from across the world, from trainees to industry veterans who constantly challenge us and make sure we are striving for the best within our games and our studio life. We are united through our shared values of Quality, Focus, Teamwork, Respect and Trust and we win awards for our culture and our people-centric approach, having won a Best Place to Work Award for six consecutive years. We invest in our people, the studio, and our projects. We are a company that’s secure and safe – you don’t need to worry about job security at CA.<br /><br />We’ll give you the creative freedom, tools, support, and development to achieve your potential. <br /><br />Our studios are based in Horsham, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria, including several bespoke state-of-the-art audio suites and a dedicated motion capture facility. <br /><br />We offer many benefits to support you and your family including:<br /><ul><li>Flexible working: hybrid, fully remote within country of employment for eligible roles, and in-studio working<br /><br /></li><li>Work from Anywhere for a temporary period each year (restrictions apply such as VISAs)<br /><br /></li><li>Enhanced holiday allowance, maternity and paternity breaks, flexibility with our core hours, and no-notice holidays<br /><br /></li><li>Bespoke relocation package for you and your dependents, with support throughout the process from our dedicated Relocation Specialists<br /><br /></li><li>Private medical and dental insurance, life insurance, permanent health insurance, critical illness cover and free health care screening<br /><br /></li><li>Generous holiday allowance plus full studio closure over the Christmas and New Year period, and all UK Bank holidays<br /><br /></li><li>Annual discretionary studio bonus<br /><br /></li><li>Join our award-winning education and social responsibility programme; the Legacy Project, as an industry ambassador to mentor and educate others<br /><br /></li><li>Defined career development pathways and personalised training support including SEGA Dev Day, internal masterclasses, prestigious creative workshops, on-site training with renowned specialists and global conference attendance<br /><br /></li><li>Opportunity to join our Diversity and Inclusion Network – an employee-led group<br /><br /></li><li>Season ticket travel loans and cycle to work scheme with free bike servicing and discounted car valet service on site<br /><br /></li><li>Free games and merchandise plus access to our extensive games library<br /><br /></li><li>Free breakfast in the studio every day - toast, bagels, pancakes, cereals, yoghurts, fresh fruit, smoothies, juices, milkshakes and more in our fully stocked kitchen<br /><br /></li><li>Wellbeing support with an employee assistance programme and onsite confidential sessions<br /><br /></li><li>In-studio heavily subsidised massage therapy<br /><br /></li><li>Discounts for home technology, travel insurance, corporate gym membership, cinema tickets, holidays, trips out and Ikea vouchers, and many local businesses including estate agents<br /><br /></li><li>Studio parties for you and your family; such as our Summer Festival, Christmas Party plus a separate Children’s Christmas Party. We also have Cinema days and wrap parties for game releases<br /><br /></li><li>Studio community activities such as life drawing, creative writing, Pilates, Walking Challenges, Couch to 5k, basketball, game and movie evenings, board game club, 5-a-side football, CA Choir, Sword fighting (yes, sword fighting) and loads more.</li></ul>Our studio sites have disabled access. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief. ​ ​
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<p><em>Design, develop, and write for narrative features that help tell a rich, complex story.</em></p>
<h3>Our narrative team</h3>
<p>Our writers and narrative designers are driven to push the boundaries of dramatic storytelling in open-world games. We want players to feel hooked by our storytelling devices, to engage deeply with our narrative systems, and to savor our world and characters long after they put down the controller. To accomplish these goals, we collaborate closely with game designers, artists, animators, actors and technicians throughout the studio, and beyond.  </p>
<h3>What you will do</h3>
<p>As a Narrative Designer, we will look to you to: </p>
<ul>
<li>Help us determine how to tell a deep, complex story;</li>
<li>Develop narrative features and content;</li>
<li>Develop narrative designs for quests, gameplay activities and game features;</li>
<li>Write dialogue to support narrative systems;</li>
<li>Write documentation to communicate features, systems, and fictional concepts;</li>
<li>Support teams in our studio with their narrative needs while advocating for the game’s emotional arc.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Who you are</h3>
<p>We’d love to hear from you if you:</p>
<ul>
<li>Have at least one shipped, narrative-heavy mobile or indie game, or at least one year at a AAA studio;</li>
<li>Have a background and/or had training in dramatic writing and story structure;</li>
<li>Have experience with complex narrative design tasks and branching dialogue systems;</li>
<li>Possess extensive knowledge of stories and narrative design in open-world RPG games, online games, and MMORPGs;</li>
<li>Are proficient with prompt revisions based on rapidly evolving feedback;</li>
<li>Can share at least one sample (10 pages or less) that demonstrates proficiency with narrative design;</li>
<li>Can share at least one writing sample (10 pages or less) demonstrating a clear understanding of dramatic conflict and skill with dialogue.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Interested?</h3>
<p>If you think you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you! You can apply by hitting the “apply now” button. Be sure to submit your CV, cover letter and at least 3 writing samples (10 pages or less each). </p>
<p><strong>Please note:</strong> This position is based in our studio in the heart of Amsterdam. Guerrilla offers relocation and immigration support.</p>
<p>In your <strong>cover letter</strong>, please include your reason for applying at Guerrilla, your background and how you became a narrative designer, and briefly describe the proven methods you rely on to tell great stories. </p>
<p>For your <strong>writing samples</strong>, PDFs are preferred. Please ensure each sample is no longer than 10 pages, though shorter is often better. Before applying, look at our previous releases - if you can, play them. </p>
<p>When selecting or composing your samples, <strong>be sure to include samples that reflect the style, tone and particularly the modes of storytelling seen in our previous releases</strong>. Your samples need to demonstrate you can write the kind of games we make.</p>

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