John Corcoran ~ away in a trench working
@johncorcoran.bsky.social
Senior writer at Larian Studios. I talk about beans too much.
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December in books
January 1, 2026 at 7:28 PM
December in books
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The plot thinnens.
With a 93 Metacritic score, the award-winning Divinity: Original Sin 2 is now yours to play on Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5!
Upgrade for free or begin your adventure today and prepare for what lies ahead.
youtu.be/_K_vKMo7DEI?...
With a 93 Metacritic score, the award-winning Divinity: Original Sin 2 is now yours to play on Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5!
Upgrade for free or begin your adventure today and prepare for what lies ahead.
youtu.be/_K_vKMo7DEI?...
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Now Available On Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S, & PlayStation 5!
YouTube video by Larian Studios
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The plot thinnens.
With a 93 Metacritic score, the award-winning Divinity: Original Sin 2 is now yours to play on Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5!
Upgrade for free or begin your adventure today and prepare for what lies ahead.
youtu.be/_K_vKMo7DEI?...
With a 93 Metacritic score, the award-winning Divinity: Original Sin 2 is now yours to play on Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5!
Upgrade for free or begin your adventure today and prepare for what lies ahead.
youtu.be/_K_vKMo7DEI?...
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Apart from a few execs and directors whose names get out there? Everyone. Everyone in game dev doesn't get enough appreciation for what they do.
Gamedevs don’t get enough appreciation for what they do, and often the biggest impact comes from people the public never hears about.
Which gamedevs would YOU give an award to, and for what?
Which gamedevs would YOU give an award to, and for what?
December 13, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Apart from a few execs and directors whose names get out there? Everyone. Everyone in game dev doesn't get enough appreciation for what they do.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Hi we’re back
December 12, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Hi we’re back
November in books
December 1, 2025 at 10:06 PM
November in books
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just incredibly thrilled to announce that after months and months of uncertainty over the future of the game, and several I have bought Zombies, Run!, the game I co-created and have been making for the past 12 years:
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
I’m a novelist who’s just bought a video games company. Here’s why you should care about games writing | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 AM
just incredibly thrilled to announce that after months and months of uncertainty over the future of the game, and several I have bought Zombies, Run!, the game I co-created and have been making for the past 12 years:
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
zombiesrungame.com
observer.co.uk/the-critics/...
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Me: Wanna rewatch the Mummy with me?
Husband: Sure, but didn't we rewatch it fairly recently?
Me: I don't see how that's relevant.
Husband: Sure, but didn't we rewatch it fairly recently?
Me: I don't see how that's relevant.
three men are standing in the desert and one has a helmet on his head
Alt: A scene from the Mummy with Ardeth, Rick and Jonathan standing side by side in a desert and Rick saluting.
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Me: Wanna rewatch the Mummy with me?
Husband: Sure, but didn't we rewatch it fairly recently?
Me: I don't see how that's relevant.
Husband: Sure, but didn't we rewatch it fairly recently?
Me: I don't see how that's relevant.
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Congrats to Jennifer English for winning the Best Lead Performer award at the 2025 #GoldenJoystickAwards!
And her acceptance speech about queer joy was a love letter to @aliona.bsky.social 🥹🌈
And her acceptance speech about queer joy was a love letter to @aliona.bsky.social 🥹🌈
November 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Congrats to Jennifer English for winning the Best Lead Performer award at the 2025 #GoldenJoystickAwards!
And her acceptance speech about queer joy was a love letter to @aliona.bsky.social 🥹🌈
And her acceptance speech about queer joy was a love letter to @aliona.bsky.social 🥹🌈
Is there a term for when you see a post you like, but realise it was posted mere seconds ago so don’t like it immediately for fear of seeming over-eager?
November 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Is there a term for when you see a post you like, but realise it was posted mere seconds ago so don’t like it immediately for fear of seeming over-eager?
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
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"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died - Gayming Magazine
Rebecca Heineman, a trailblazing figure in the video game industry and a celebrated icon within the LGBTQ+ gaming community, has died.
gaymingmag.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Office Thanksgiving potluck is approaching so time to practise making misshapen baked goods
November 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Office Thanksgiving potluck is approaching so time to practise making misshapen baked goods
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I’d be out of work
Writer Behind This Year's Big Superhero Game Regrets Cutting Sex Scenes
Dispatch Cut Some Sex Scenes, But Devs Might Bring Them Back
Romances weren't the main focus of Dispatch, so the devs were surprised by the fan reaction
kotaku.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I’d be out of work
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RELISH IN THE SCREAMS OF YOUR ENEMIES! HAVE YOU HAD ENOUGH WATER TODAY?
November 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
RELISH IN THE SCREAMS OF YOUR ENEMIES! HAVE YOU HAD ENOUGH WATER TODAY?
When you involve producers in social events you wind up added to WhatsApp groups called bug men just for the purpose of going to see Bugonia.
November 7, 2025 at 12:40 AM
When you involve producers in social events you wind up added to WhatsApp groups called bug men just for the purpose of going to see Bugonia.
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inside you there are two wolves
November 4, 2025 at 1:12 AM
inside you there are two wolves
Beanbag looks like an upset cyclops walrus
November 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Beanbag looks like an upset cyclops walrus
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October in books (2/2)
November 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
October in books (2/2)
October in books (1/2)
November 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
October in books (1/2)
Visually sumptuous and heartfelt performances, but some questionable adaptation choices, 3/5
October 29, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Visually sumptuous and heartfelt performances, but some questionable adaptation choices, 3/5
Frankentime
October 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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