Inspiration is all around you, say narrative designers at Game Developers Conference 2026, at a panel attended by GamesRadar+. It's in the breeze, your empathy, and especially in the crazed yuri you've been urgently writing in your Notes app.
Responding to a question of where designers get "quick hits" of narrative inspiration, Gearbox expert writer – and former Call of Duty writer – Alexa Ray Corriea says, "I've been reading a lot of fanfiction," to the liberating sound of applause.
