Anna Megill
@annamegill.com
Lead Writer on Cyberpunk 2 at @CDPROJEKTRED • Fable • CONTROL • Dishonored: DoTO • Avatar: FoP • Guild Wars 2 • Award-winning game writer & best-selling author • The Threshold Kids are my fault, sorry • www.annamegill.com
Caretaker of HiMirri.bsky.social
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Anna Megill
@annamegill.com
· Oct 19
Introduction time! I’m Anna Megill a longtime game writer and new author. You might’ve known me as Cynixy on ye olde tyme Twitter. I’m currently the Lead Writer on Project Orion for CD PROJEKT RED in Boston. It’s cool and cyberpunk and I am obsessed with it.
I love my humbling trips home, where my non-gaming friends try desperately to fake interest in the things I'm telling them about the games industry
December 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I love my humbling trips home, where my non-gaming friends try desperately to fake interest in the things I'm telling them about the games industry
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It's hard being away from Mirri, but I enjoy my occasional cryptid sightings on the petcam
December 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
It's hard being away from Mirri, but I enjoy my occasional cryptid sightings on the petcam
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"My Grandfather's Cat" is a cross-Canada organization that helps dying seniors find homes for their beloved animals. They also offer a senior's pet food pantry, to help support low income seniors.
Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
support fill the dishes — My Grandfather's Cat
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
December 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"My Grandfather's Cat" is a cross-Canada organization that helps dying seniors find homes for their beloved animals. They also offer a senior's pet food pantry, to help support low income seniors.
Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
Please consider donating as a gift for the pet lover in your life.
www.mygrandfatherscat.ca
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Happy holidays from your furiends at the zoo ✨
Thanks to Keeper Megan and Keeper Ali for the holiday pics!
Thanks to Keeper Megan and Keeper Ali for the holiday pics!
December 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Happy holidays from your furiends at the zoo ✨
Thanks to Keeper Megan and Keeper Ali for the holiday pics!
Thanks to Keeper Megan and Keeper Ali for the holiday pics!
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Looking for a Christmas miracle for a kitty (aging parent situation) for Baltimore pals: (1/2)
""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
December 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Looking for a Christmas miracle for a kitty (aging parent situation) for Baltimore pals: (1/2)
""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
""My mom can no longer keep Angelo (alas!!!) and we are looking to rehome him. Angelo is a total sweetheart. He is 6 years old, gentle, playful, friendly, and a lovebug."
Happy holidays, everyone! I know from my bartending days that it's a tough time of year for many people, with or without family. I wish you a joyous day however you choose to spend it. May you all find peace, at least for today 🌟
December 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Happy holidays, everyone! I know from my bartending days that it's a tough time of year for many people, with or without family. I wish you a joyous day however you choose to spend it. May you all find peace, at least for today 🌟
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if you’re cold they’re cold
let your demons in
let your demons in
November 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
if you’re cold they’re cold
let your demons in
let your demons in
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The point of writing crap is not that you should barf out anything.
It's that you should be aware as you are writing it what the flaws are, and you need to get through it the first time, because the act of doing so informs you what is wrong.
It's that you should be aware as you are writing it what the flaws are, and you need to get through it the first time, because the act of doing so informs you what is wrong.
December 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The point of writing crap is not that you should barf out anything.
It's that you should be aware as you are writing it what the flaws are, and you need to get through it the first time, because the act of doing so informs you what is wrong.
It's that you should be aware as you are writing it what the flaws are, and you need to get through it the first time, because the act of doing so informs you what is wrong.
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Thinking about conversation about a DC themed punk jacket yesterday with @annamegill.com : I long for a game set in DC that doesn't do a single thing with Monuments or Government, but instead sees the city as it is for people who live here. Gogo and mambo sauce, murals on H street...
December 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Thinking about conversation about a DC themed punk jacket yesterday with @annamegill.com : I long for a game set in DC that doesn't do a single thing with Monuments or Government, but instead sees the city as it is for people who live here. Gogo and mambo sauce, murals on H street...
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Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
"Horrible", "boring", and "cheap": Experts pan new chatbot NPCs, but some leave room for optimism
We speak to a collection of developers and AI experts about the potential impact of LLM-powered NPCs in videogames.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I feel like I don't have time to play games much anymore, but then I see best-games-of-the-year lists and I've played most of them soooo 🤔
December 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I feel like I don't have time to play games much anymore, but then I see best-games-of-the-year lists and I've played most of them soooo 🤔
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Perform empathy. Please. Perform the fuck out of it. It's so good to act with kindness. I hope it penetrates to a place where you feel it, too, but if you must act some way, act the right way. I'm not here to judge your authenticity, I just want you to be kind, thoughtful, and mortified by meanness.
December 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Perform empathy. Please. Perform the fuck out of it. It's so good to act with kindness. I hope it penetrates to a place where you feel it, too, but if you must act some way, act the right way. I'm not here to judge your authenticity, I just want you to be kind, thoughtful, and mortified by meanness.
I've seen some of the articles for @jon.inkle.co's Narrative Kaleidoscope and wow, there are some smart, funny people in games, go figure
December 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I've seen some of the articles for @jon.inkle.co's Narrative Kaleidoscope and wow, there are some smart, funny people in games, go figure
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Bee-autifully crafted gold ornament in the form of a little bee 🐝 ❤️
Length 1.90 cm. From Minoan Crete, circa 1700-1600 BC.
📷 British Museum www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
#Archaeology
Length 1.90 cm. From Minoan Crete, circa 1700-1600 BC.
📷 British Museum www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
#Archaeology
December 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Bee-autifully crafted gold ornament in the form of a little bee 🐝 ❤️
Length 1.90 cm. From Minoan Crete, circa 1700-1600 BC.
📷 British Museum www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
#Archaeology
Length 1.90 cm. From Minoan Crete, circa 1700-1600 BC.
📷 British Museum www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...
#Archaeology
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AAA video game character going to the toilet: "I'll take these stairs." "Ah, there it is, the bathroom." "Better open the door." "The door's open, nice." "Gonna pull my trousers down now." "Sitting down." "Okay, here we go." "I needed that." "Okay, time to fl
December 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
AAA video game character going to the toilet: "I'll take these stairs." "Ah, there it is, the bathroom." "Better open the door." "The door's open, nice." "Gonna pull my trousers down now." "Sitting down." "Okay, here we go." "I needed that." "Okay, time to fl
I won't need stationery supplies for a looooong time after this Papier advent calendar
December 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I won't need stationery supplies for a looooong time after this Papier advent calendar
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I have to go away and leave Mirri for another week and I swear she knows ☹️
December 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I have to go away and leave Mirri for another week and I swear she knows ☹️
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Have you heard of a meningioma? I hadn't either until recently. So here's a short thread on the science of these rare tumors, our cat Badger, and how you could help him out🧪🐈⬛.
December 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Have you heard of a meningioma? I hadn't either until recently. So here's a short thread on the science of these rare tumors, our cat Badger, and how you could help him out🧪🐈⬛.
Some mornings the headlines are so awful I have to shut my laptop and just stare at the ceiling for a while
December 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Some mornings the headlines are so awful I have to shut my laptop and just stare at the ceiling for a while
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Just crocheted the last stitch in this blanket for my brother! Started it in April, took a small break from it during the sweltering summer, and finally got the border done today. Now to wash it, block it, and get it wrapped for xmas 🎁
December 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Just crocheted the last stitch in this blanket for my brother! Started it in April, took a small break from it during the sweltering summer, and finally got the border done today. Now to wash it, block it, and get it wrapped for xmas 🎁
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Ryan Coogler's script for #Sinners and more 2025 screenplays are now available to download for free.
thefilmstage.com/download-the...
thefilmstage.com/download-the...
December 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Ryan Coogler's script for #Sinners and more 2025 screenplays are now available to download for free.
thefilmstage.com/download-the...
thefilmstage.com/download-the...
My brain let me sleep in for an hour today. First time! Maybe it's finally starting to get the message that we're on vacation
December 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
My brain let me sleep in for an hour today. First time! Maybe it's finally starting to get the message that we're on vacation