Ashley Cooper
@ashleycooper.bsky.social
• Game Writer (Iron Man, Jurassic Park Survival, 40K Space Marine 2, Gotham Knights)
• Comic Writer (Killtopia: Nano Jams, Hoax Hunters, ReincarNATE)
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www.ashleywritesgames.com
• Comic Writer (Killtopia: Nano Jams, Hoax Hunters, ReincarNATE)
• 🏳️⚧️
• All views my own
www.ashleywritesgames.com
I'm just over 4hrs into Silent Hill f, and I really don't know...
There isn't a lot of SH DNA in here so far, and why is there Dark Souls-style combat?
Has anyone else finished it? I'm debating dropping it. Is it worth pushing through?
There isn't a lot of SH DNA in here so far, and why is there Dark Souls-style combat?
Has anyone else finished it? I'm debating dropping it. Is it worth pushing through?
January 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I'm just over 4hrs into Silent Hill f, and I really don't know...
There isn't a lot of SH DNA in here so far, and why is there Dark Souls-style combat?
Has anyone else finished it? I'm debating dropping it. Is it worth pushing through?
There isn't a lot of SH DNA in here so far, and why is there Dark Souls-style combat?
Has anyone else finished it? I'm debating dropping it. Is it worth pushing through?
Want to spend less time doomscrolling on transit, so I dusted off an old friend.
January 4, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Want to spend less time doomscrolling on transit, so I dusted off an old friend.
Claiming the evil you performed was done under protest will not save you at the gates of Hell.
January 3, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Claiming the evil you performed was done under protest will not save you at the gates of Hell.
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Starting the year off on the right foot.
Kicking off 2026 by watching the director's cut of STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE with @ashleycooper.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Starting the year off on the right foot.
Ended 2025 delivering a comic script I'm really proud of and excited for, as well as finishing the outline for a creator-owned series developed with an artist I love.
This year, I'm re-focusing on comics in a big way, so if you wanna collab, get in touch!
This year, I'm re-focusing on comics in a big way, so if you wanna collab, get in touch!
January 2, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Ended 2025 delivering a comic script I'm really proud of and excited for, as well as finishing the outline for a creator-owned series developed with an artist I love.
This year, I'm re-focusing on comics in a big way, so if you wanna collab, get in touch!
This year, I'm re-focusing on comics in a big way, so if you wanna collab, get in touch!
Grades are in!
91% on my final project, 94% on the course overall.
2025 fucking sucked but I went out on a high note, so that's something.
91% on my final project, 94% on the course overall.
2025 fucking sucked but I went out on a high note, so that's something.
January 1, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Grades are in!
91% on my final project, 94% on the course overall.
2025 fucking sucked but I went out on a high note, so that's something.
91% on my final project, 94% on the course overall.
2025 fucking sucked but I went out on a high note, so that's something.
Video Games Are Good, Actually.
December 30, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Video Games Are Good, Actually.
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i had to drop what i was doing to make this
December 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
i had to drop what i was doing to make this
Merr Cribus from Pancake and his new friend, Stegosaurus.
December 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Merr Cribus from Pancake and his new friend, Stegosaurus.
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The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks
December 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks
I keep writing and rewriting posts about the Doomsday trailer.
What a bummer.
What a bummer.
December 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I keep writing and rewriting posts about the Doomsday trailer.
What a bummer.
What a bummer.
This looks so sic!
I wish you all a very money.
I wish you all a very money.
I've been working on a game pitch and story dear to me, "ENGINE ANGEL", with the team at Ivy Road!
We're still seeking funding, but in the meantime I wanted everyone to still be able to share the work they've done. I'll be sharing more as well as reposting any of the team's posts so stay tuned!
We're still seeking funding, but in the meantime I wanted everyone to still be able to share the work they've done. I'll be sharing more as well as reposting any of the team's posts so stay tuned!
December 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This looks so sic!
I wish you all a very money.
I wish you all a very money.
Opened this in a pack and my co-worker said "oh so they make Magic cards based on your personality?"
RIP me.
RIP me.
December 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Opened this in a pack and my co-worker said "oh so they make Magic cards based on your personality?"
RIP me.
RIP me.
"Inevitable" is a marketing term, not a certainty.
just a collection of "inevitable" multi-billion dollar tech that was going to be the future of everything until everyone in the audience who was supposed to just get on board said "lol no"
December 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"Inevitable" is a marketing term, not a certainty.
"This is a tech driven industry, so you try stuff."
Try having some integrity, then.
Try having some integrity, then.
If I had known the two paragraphs about genAI in my article today would be so controversial, I would have expanded them a bit! Here's a rough transcript of the relevant portion of my interview with Swen Vincke, so everyone has all the context. (Full article here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...)
December 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
"This is a tech driven industry, so you try stuff."
Try having some integrity, then.
Try having some integrity, then.
Art is as much the process as it is the result. When you poison the former, you poison the latter.
Reference isn't just "look at a similar thing." It's resonance, emotion, and inspiration. You will never get that from the Slop Machine.
Reference isn't just "look at a similar thing." It's resonance, emotion, and inspiration. You will never get that from the Slop Machine.
December 16, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Art is as much the process as it is the result. When you poison the former, you poison the latter.
Reference isn't just "look at a similar thing." It's resonance, emotion, and inspiration. You will never get that from the Slop Machine.
Reference isn't just "look at a similar thing." It's resonance, emotion, and inspiration. You will never get that from the Slop Machine.
Of all the studios to become cooked in 2025, I never would have predicted Larian makes the list.
Shit sucks lol.
Shit sucks lol.
December 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Of all the studios to become cooked in 2025, I never would have predicted Larian makes the list.
Shit sucks lol.
Shit sucks lol.
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when the CEO is the one saying "everyone is fine with our genAI usage" i ain't believing u
December 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
when the CEO is the one saying "everyone is fine with our genAI usage" i ain't believing u
f u c k i n g y i k e s .
That CEOs feel comfortable making statements like this is such an indictment of our industry.
(the headline is the least of it)
insider-gaming.com/lords-of-the...
That CEOs feel comfortable making statements like this is such an indictment of our industry.
(the headline is the least of it)
insider-gaming.com/lords-of-the...
Lords of the Fallen 2 Will Have 'Attractive Female Characters' in 'Revealing Outfits', CEO Says
In a recent post on social media, the CEO at CI Games confirmed that Lords of the Fallen 2 will have 'attractive female characters'
insider-gaming.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
f u c k i n g y i k e s .
That CEOs feel comfortable making statements like this is such an indictment of our industry.
(the headline is the least of it)
insider-gaming.com/lords-of-the...
That CEOs feel comfortable making statements like this is such an indictment of our industry.
(the headline is the least of it)
insider-gaming.com/lords-of-the...
This is what genAI wants to do with thinking and also creativity.
tesla owners admitting without shame they don’t know how to drive anymore
December 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is what genAI wants to do with thinking and also creativity.
Spent some time yesterday finally organizing my stacks of comic singles from the year. I guessed wrong and two short boxes was not enough. 😅
Couldn't be helped! It was a good year for comics.
Couldn't be helped! It was a good year for comics.
December 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Spent some time yesterday finally organizing my stacks of comic singles from the year. I guessed wrong and two short boxes was not enough. 😅
Couldn't be helped! It was a good year for comics.
Couldn't be helped! It was a good year for comics.
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If devs/publishers genuinely believed AI was 'the future of game design', they wouldn't cry so hard about having to disclose use of it on their steam pages.
December 14, 2025 at 5:45 AM
If devs/publishers genuinely believed AI was 'the future of game design', they wouldn't cry so hard about having to disclose use of it on their steam pages.
GDCheese is the developer networking event we all need in 2026. 🙏
We've got the look for GDCheese now!
December 14, 2025 at 1:09 AM
GDCheese is the developer networking event we all need in 2026. 🙏