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)
• 🏳️⚧️
• All views my own
www.ashleywritesgames.com
• Comic Writer (Killtopia: Nano Jams, Hoax Hunters, ReincarNATE)
• 🏳️⚧️
• All views my own
www.ashleywritesgames.com
I have been immensely busy recently, but I was smart enough to take today off to decompress after the fundraiser, and I'm using the time to catch up on my months-old comics backlog.
My hot take: comics good.
My hot take: comics good.
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I have been immensely busy recently, but I was smart enough to take today off to decompress after the fundraiser, and I'm using the time to catch up on my months-old comics backlog.
My hot take: comics good.
My hot take: comics good.
2025's fundraiser is done! We raised more this year than any year before it. Hell of a feat ten years in.
$7033CAD raised in 2025, putting us in the top 0.9% of Extra-Lifers this year!
$40,460CAD raised in total!
Thank you to everyone who came to chat, lurk, play, and donate.
Now: sleep.
$7033CAD raised in 2025, putting us in the top 0.9% of Extra-Lifers this year!
$40,460CAD raised in total!
Thank you to everyone who came to chat, lurk, play, and donate.
Now: sleep.
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
2025's fundraiser is done! We raised more this year than any year before it. Hell of a feat ten years in.
$7033CAD raised in 2025, putting us in the top 0.9% of Extra-Lifers this year!
$40,460CAD raised in total!
Thank you to everyone who came to chat, lurk, play, and donate.
Now: sleep.
$7033CAD raised in 2025, putting us in the top 0.9% of Extra-Lifers this year!
$40,460CAD raised in total!
Thank you to everyone who came to chat, lurk, play, and donate.
Now: sleep.
A GENEROUS DONOR IS MATCHING DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR FOR THE NEXT HOUR!
UNTIL 10:30AM ALL DONATIONS WILL BE MATCHED!!!
LET'S GOOOOOOOOO
UNTIL 10:30AM ALL DONATIONS WILL BE MATCHED!!!
LET'S GOOOOOOOOO
My 10th Annual Fundraiser for SickKids Children's Hospital starts NOW!
I'm streaming for 24 hours over on Twitch. Come by and say hi, donate for a chance to win a raffle prize, and tell Pancake he's a good boy!
Watch: www.twitch.tv/AshleyVersus
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
I'm streaming for 24 hours over on Twitch. Come by and say hi, donate for a chance to win a raffle prize, and tell Pancake he's a good boy!
Watch: www.twitch.tv/AshleyVersus
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
November 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A GENEROUS DONOR IS MATCHING DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR FOR THE NEXT HOUR!
UNTIL 10:30AM ALL DONATIONS WILL BE MATCHED!!!
LET'S GOOOOOOOOO
UNTIL 10:30AM ALL DONATIONS WILL BE MATCHED!!!
LET'S GOOOOOOOOO
Less than three hours to go! If you've been waiting for the right time to donate, this is it!
My 10th Annual Fundraiser for SickKids Children's Hospital starts NOW!
I'm streaming for 24 hours over on Twitch. Come by and say hi, donate for a chance to win a raffle prize, and tell Pancake he's a good boy!
Watch: www.twitch.tv/AshleyVersus
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
I'm streaming for 24 hours over on Twitch. Come by and say hi, donate for a chance to win a raffle prize, and tell Pancake he's a good boy!
Watch: www.twitch.tv/AshleyVersus
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
November 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Less than three hours to go! If you've been waiting for the right time to donate, this is it!
Over halfway through the marathon and over halfway to our fundraising goal!
Victory is in sight, but not without your help!
Victory is in sight, but not without your help!
My 10th Annual Fundraiser for SickKids Children's Hospital starts NOW!
I'm streaming for 24 hours over on Twitch. Come by and say hi, donate for a chance to win a raffle prize, and tell Pancake he's a good boy!
Watch: www.twitch.tv/AshleyVersus
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
I'm streaming for 24 hours over on Twitch. Come by and say hi, donate for a chance to win a raffle prize, and tell Pancake he's a good boy!
Watch: www.twitch.tv/AshleyVersus
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Over halfway through the marathon and over halfway to our fundraising goal!
Victory is in sight, but not without your help!
Victory is in sight, but not without your help!
9 hours in and over $2500 raised! Let's keep it going!
My 10th Annual Fundraiser for SickKids Children's Hospital starts NOW!
I'm streaming for 24 hours over on Twitch. Come by and say hi, donate for a chance to win a raffle prize, and tell Pancake he's a good boy!
Watch: www.twitch.tv/AshleyVersus
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
I'm streaming for 24 hours over on Twitch. Come by and say hi, donate for a chance to win a raffle prize, and tell Pancake he's a good boy!
Watch: www.twitch.tv/AshleyVersus
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
November 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
9 hours in and over $2500 raised! Let's keep it going!
About 6 hours in and over $1000 raised!
Come say hi!
Come say hi!
My 10th Annual Fundraiser for SickKids Children's Hospital starts NOW!
I'm streaming for 24 hours over on Twitch. Come by and say hi, donate for a chance to win a raffle prize, and tell Pancake he's a good boy!
Watch: www.twitch.tv/AshleyVersus
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
I'm streaming for 24 hours over on Twitch. Come by and say hi, donate for a chance to win a raffle prize, and tell Pancake he's a good boy!
Watch: www.twitch.tv/AshleyVersus
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
November 8, 2025 at 11:18 PM
About 6 hours in and over $1000 raised!
Come say hi!
Come say hi!
Two hours in and closing in on $800 raised for SickKids! Drop in, say hi to Pancake (and me, I guess) and donate to a good cause!
Watch: www.twitch.tv/AshleyVersus
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
Watch: www.twitch.tv/AshleyVersus
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Two hours in and closing in on $800 raised for SickKids! Drop in, say hi to Pancake (and me, I guess) and donate to a good cause!
Watch: www.twitch.tv/AshleyVersus
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
Watch: www.twitch.tv/AshleyVersus
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
My 10th Annual Fundraiser for SickKids Children's Hospital starts NOW!
I'm streaming for 24 hours over on Twitch. Come by and say hi, donate for a chance to win a raffle prize, and tell Pancake he's a good boy!
Watch: www.twitch.tv/AshleyVersus
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
I'm streaming for 24 hours over on Twitch. Come by and say hi, donate for a chance to win a raffle prize, and tell Pancake he's a good boy!
Watch: www.twitch.tv/AshleyVersus
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
November 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
My 10th Annual Fundraiser for SickKids Children's Hospital starts NOW!
I'm streaming for 24 hours over on Twitch. Come by and say hi, donate for a chance to win a raffle prize, and tell Pancake he's a good boy!
Watch: www.twitch.tv/AshleyVersus
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
I'm streaming for 24 hours over on Twitch. Come by and say hi, donate for a chance to win a raffle prize, and tell Pancake he's a good boy!
Watch: www.twitch.tv/AshleyVersus
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
Starting TOMORROW AT NOON (Eastern), I am playing games for 24hrs to raise money for SickKids!
Every donation gets you entered into our prize raffle!
This is my 10th year supporting SickKids. Together we've raised over $23000!
LET'S GOOOOOOOOO!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Every donation gets you entered into our prize raffle!
This is my 10th year supporting SickKids. Together we've raised over $23000!
LET'S GOOOOOOOOO!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.
www.extra-life.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Starting TOMORROW AT NOON (Eastern), I am playing games for 24hrs to raise money for SickKids!
Every donation gets you entered into our prize raffle!
This is my 10th year supporting SickKids. Together we've raised over $23000!
LET'S GOOOOOOOOO!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Every donation gets you entered into our prize raffle!
This is my 10th year supporting SickKids. Together we've raised over $23000!
LET'S GOOOOOOOOO!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Undervalue QA at your own peril.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-...
I imagined trying to get through bug reports written by an LLM and immediately got an honest to god headache. What do you mean I can’t even go back to the person who wrote it and ask for more details because there isn’t one, but it can still make shit up?
I imagined trying to get through bug reports written by an LLM and immediately got an honest to god headache. What do you mean I can’t even go back to the person who wrote it and ask for more details because there isn’t one, but it can still make shit up?
Square Enix says it wants generative AI to be doing 70% of its QA and debugging by the end of 2027 | VGC
The publisher is researching “Game QA Automation Technology” with the University of Tokyo…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Undervalue QA at your own peril.
Me: *never uses Linkedin. Would not remember my password if cookies were deleted. Often forgets I even have an account*
Linkedin email: "You're on a roll on Linkedin!"
Linkedin email: "You're on a roll on Linkedin!"
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Me: *never uses Linkedin. Would not remember my password if cookies were deleted. Often forgets I even have an account*
Linkedin email: "You're on a roll on Linkedin!"
Linkedin email: "You're on a roll on Linkedin!"
We are mere days away from my 24hr stream raising money for SickKids Children's Hospital!
Every donation gets you entered into our prize raffle!
This is my 10th year supporting SickKids. Together we've raised over $23000!
Let's put some good out into the world.
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Every donation gets you entered into our prize raffle!
This is my 10th year supporting SickKids. Together we've raised over $23000!
Let's put some good out into the world.
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.
www.extra-life.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 PM
We are mere days away from my 24hr stream raising money for SickKids Children's Hospital!
Every donation gets you entered into our prize raffle!
This is my 10th year supporting SickKids. Together we've raised over $23000!
Let's put some good out into the world.
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Every donation gets you entered into our prize raffle!
This is my 10th year supporting SickKids. Together we've raised over $23000!
Let's put some good out into the world.
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Got the overnumbered Viktor! This was one of my top 'hope to pull' cards, so I'm thrilled.
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Got the overnumbered Viktor! This was one of my top 'hope to pull' cards, so I'm thrilled.
Good mail day!
A double dip on both Shin Godzilla and Nightmare Alley, but Shin in 4K is too good to pass up and I'm stoked to watch the B&W cut of Nightmare.
A double dip on both Shin Godzilla and Nightmare Alley, but Shin in 4K is too good to pass up and I'm stoked to watch the B&W cut of Nightmare.
October 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Good mail day!
A double dip on both Shin Godzilla and Nightmare Alley, but Shin in 4K is too good to pass up and I'm stoked to watch the B&W cut of Nightmare.
A double dip on both Shin Godzilla and Nightmare Alley, but Shin in 4K is too good to pass up and I'm stoked to watch the B&W cut of Nightmare.
Executives don't actually think AI will help teams innovate, they just think it will mean doing things cheap and fast.
They are gutting the medium you love to line their pockets and it should piss you off.
They are gutting the medium you love to line their pockets and it should piss you off.
Amazon is laying off 14,000 people, with the video games division hit in particular, and others in its corporate workforce.
The layoff message to employees highlights how AI will "innovate much faster than ever before".
(Read more: Game Developer)
The layoff message to employees highlights how AI will "innovate much faster than ever before".
(Read more: Game Developer)
October 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Executives don't actually think AI will help teams innovate, they just think it will mean doing things cheap and fast.
They are gutting the medium you love to line their pockets and it should piss you off.
They are gutting the medium you love to line their pockets and it should piss you off.
Still thinking about Frankenstein.
It was like watching a filmmaker tell their origin story. Beautiful, tragic, and inspiring.
A story of fathers, expectations, and the sons that fail to meet them.
It was like watching a filmmaker tell their origin story. Beautiful, tragic, and inspiring.
A story of fathers, expectations, and the sons that fail to meet them.
October 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Still thinking about Frankenstein.
It was like watching a filmmaker tell their origin story. Beautiful, tragic, and inspiring.
A story of fathers, expectations, and the sons that fail to meet them.
It was like watching a filmmaker tell their origin story. Beautiful, tragic, and inspiring.
A story of fathers, expectations, and the sons that fail to meet them.
We are less than two weeks away from my fundraiser for SickKids Children's Hospital!
On Nov 8 I'm playing games for 24hrs, giving away raffle prizes, and having a good time. Donate today!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
On Nov 8 I'm playing games for 24hrs, giving away raffle prizes, and having a good time. Donate today!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future
I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.
www.extra-life.org
October 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We are less than two weeks away from my fundraiser for SickKids Children's Hospital!
On Nov 8 I'm playing games for 24hrs, giving away raffle prizes, and having a good time. Donate today!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
On Nov 8 I'm playing games for 24hrs, giving away raffle prizes, and having a good time. Donate today!
www.extra-life.org/participants...
"Gary? Yes... that was what they used to call me. Dark Gary. That was my name.
I am Light Gary, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide."
I am Light Gary, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide."
October 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"Gary? Yes... that was what they used to call me. Dark Gary. That was my name.
I am Light Gary, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide."
I am Light Gary, and I come back to you now at the turn of the tide."
Latest brew done!
October 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Latest brew done!
I'm begging you, stop sharing bad opinions just to point out "hey, look at this thing that sucks."
You do not need to spend the mental real estate on it, and you certainly don't need to spend ours.
Stop poisoning everyone's timelines with bad takes.
You do not need to spend the mental real estate on it, and you certainly don't need to spend ours.
Stop poisoning everyone's timelines with bad takes.
October 25, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I'm begging you, stop sharing bad opinions just to point out "hey, look at this thing that sucks."
You do not need to spend the mental real estate on it, and you certainly don't need to spend ours.
Stop poisoning everyone's timelines with bad takes.
You do not need to spend the mental real estate on it, and you certainly don't need to spend ours.
Stop poisoning everyone's timelines with bad takes.
"This is the fourth time we have released Halo 1, and we have become exceedingly efficient at it."
October 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"This is the fourth time we have released Halo 1, and we have become exceedingly efficient at it."
The number of times I think "I wish you would stop sharing that" while scrolling my feed increases every day, it feels like.
October 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The number of times I think "I wish you would stop sharing that" while scrolling my feed increases every day, it feels like.
GDCHEESE
Who wants to join me for Game Developers & Cheeseburgers (GDC) in Toronto on Saturday, March 7, 2026?
Attendance costs the price of a cheeseburger, fries and a drink divided by the number of attendees who aren't me.
RSVP below so we can book an appropriately sized venue.
Attendance costs the price of a cheeseburger, fries and a drink divided by the number of attendees who aren't me.
RSVP below so we can book an appropriately sized venue.
October 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
GDCHEESE
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Fuck my life.
Fuck my life.
October 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Fuck my life.
Fuck my life.