John Lau

Game designer & developer.
Lead Producer @ustwogames.
Creative Producer of South of the Circle @State_of_Play.
@NFTS_Games Alum, he/him.

[John Lau @bitserious]

Launch Day at @ustwogames! Two (count them, TWO) games that should be rocketing straight to the top of your ‘to play’ list. The team has done such a beautiful job.

[ustwo games - THE GARDEN OF LIFE IS OUT NOW!🌷🌸🌼 @ustwogames]

Monument Valley: Panoramic Collection is here!!
Discover illusionary pathways and delightful puzzles with an entirely new control scheme reimagined for PC.

Experience more of the Monument Valley universe than ever before.

Play NOW on Steam
https://t.co/EFuiRSCTmx

[ustwo games - THE GARDEN OF LIFE IS OUT NOW!🌷🌸🌼 @ustwogames]

🚨New Vacancy!!🚨

We're looking for a ✨3D Environment Artist✨ to join the team and help us craft beautiful environments for our games 💕

Could it be you?🎨

➡️https://t.co/0COKXFWDGb

[John Lau @bitserious]

Happy publication day to the wonderful @octaviabright_ ; it’s fantastic to see her and this beautiful, wise and tender book getting the love they deserve ❤️

[octavia bright @octaviabright_]

🌀🌋💚 This Ragged Grace is out today, and what an incredible way to start a day of signing at all my favourite London bookshops, at dear old @Foyles where I’ve been buying books for years and where there is a gorgeous TRG window. And lovely bookseller Matt who dressed to match!

[John Lau @bitserious]

Ensemble class of 2023! Congrats, gang, you’re all superstars! ⭐️

[London Games Festival @londongamesfest]

We are delighted to announce this year’s
#LGF23's Ensemble cohort!

A flagship feature of the #LondonGamesFestival, Ensemble showcases Black, Asian and underrepresented ethnicities working in UK video games.

📺 Meet the 8 talents in the new cohort here! https://t.co/2Psl6Fx87S

[State of Play @State_of_Play]

We’re all set @Official_GDC with South of the Circle playable in the IGF awards pavilion! Come see us! #igf #GDC2023

[London Games Festival @londongamesfest]

London Games Festival's Ensemble is being displayed in the Angel Central Piazza NOW until Wednesday 15 March!

The current installation at Angel Central is the last chance to see Ensemble 2022, so don't miss out!

Find out more about the exhibition here: https://t.co/K0luMrBZ0c

[John Lau @bitserious]

Now this is fantastic news!

[State of Play @State_of_Play]

So delighted to announce South of the Circle has been nominated at the IGFs @igfnews for Excellence in Narrative! We couldn't be more happy to be in such excellent company! ☺️🙏

[ustwo games - THE GARDEN OF LIFE IS OUT NOW!🌷🌸🌼 @ustwogames]

We're hiring !! 📢

We're looking for a Lead Designer to join the team here at @ustwogames 🕹️✨

Find out more and apply🔽
https://t.co/dGPdmuOkAJ

#videogamejobs #indiegames #gamejobs

[John Lau @bitserious]

Ustwo games is launching Desta today! The absolute least you can do is watch the trailer, which is as much of a stone cold STUNNER as the game itself.

If that won’t convince you to give it a go I don’t know what will, frankly

[ustwo games - THE GARDEN OF LIFE IS OUT NOW!🌷🌸🌼 @ustwogames]

Fall into a mysterious dream world ✨

Desta: The Memories Between is OUT NOW!! 💜
Available exclusively on @Netflix

Play: https://t.co/H6P2BJBlPa
Launch Trailer: https://t.co/WJ1Ger27VK

[ustwo games - THE GARDEN OF LIFE IS OUT NOW!🌷🌸🌼 @ustwogames]

We're at @gamescom this week!!
Showcasing Desta: The Memories Between👁️✨

@IndieArenaBooth Stand 50/51 - Come and say hi! 👋

[John Lau @bitserious]

@PikminMan So sorry to hear this Des, much love ❤️

[Shinobi602 @shinobi602]

South of the Circle done.

That hit me *hard* - an emotional delight + gut punch. Joy, love, anger, confusion all wrapped in an incredibly well paced experience with superb writing and some of the best VO I've ever heard. Wow.

Going to be thinking about this for a while.

[Eurogamer @eurogamer]

Is more interactivity always better? https://t.co/r8Hd2aqM52

[John Lau @bitserious]

It’s LAUNCH DAY for South of The Circle on PC and console today, and though I’ve not been on this project for a while it still has a very special place in my heart. Check it out if you haven’t already, and congrats to @State_of_Play and @11bitstudios!

[State of Play @State_of_Play]

South of the Circle is out now on PC and console!

[State of Play @State_of_Play]

In less than an hour I'll be onstage with @bitserious @developconf giving this talk, featuring enough snow to cool you down on a hot day. Come along at 3pm if you're around! #southofthecircle

[John Lau @bitserious]

If you’re at Develop today @State_of_Play and I will be having a chat about our Antarctic drama South of The Circle at 3pm in Room 1. Come on down in between ice creams if you fancy it❄️

[State of Play @State_of_Play]

Mid afternoon tomorrow @developconf I'll be giving a talk with @bitserious about how to create great performances in games.

If you're around come along. We have lots of pictures and video in our slide deck and no pages of bulletpoints, we promise
#southofthecircle

[John Lau @bitserious]

BIG NEWS from @ustwogames! It’s been electrifying watching this come together over the past few months, there’s some really amazing work here from a spectacularly talented team

[ustwo games - THE GARDEN OF LIFE IS OUT NOW!🌷🌸🌼 @ustwogames]

Just announced at @SummerGameFest, Desta: The Memories Between is something different for us. Listen to @Dan_Gray, @gravykun and @rnoelliams talk about the gameplay, themes, inspirations and more in our FIRST LOOK behind the scenes piece

https://t.co/FP5G4COYfK

[John Lau @bitserious]

We've been giving Monument Valley the widescreen treatment at @ustwogames and it looks REAL NICE. Hit that wishlist button you're in for a TREAT
https://t.co/XgORnl00L6

[All The Right Movies @ATRightMovies]

Before he was a Hollywood actor, KEANU REEVES worked for CBC and did a news report on a Teddy Bear convention in 1984.

[SynthByte 📺 @SynthByte]

South of the Circle is coming to #NintendoSwitch!

📺 →https://t.co/haeMoiupZC