Anthony McGlynn
@antomcg.bsky.social
Irishman in Scotland
Writer published in PCGamesN, Variety, IGN and many more
He/Him
Writer published in PCGamesN, Variety, IGN and many more
He/Him
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"Guv, Burke has been spotted on the top floor of the Stephen's Green Shopping Centre".
"What, where TK Maxx is?"
"No, the very top floor, the weird floor".
"... It's hopeless. The Gardaí aren't allowed up there".
"What, where TK Maxx is?"
"No, the very top floor, the weird floor".
"... It's hopeless. The Gardaí aren't allowed up there".
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"Guv, Burke has been spotted on the top floor of the Stephen's Green Shopping Centre".
"What, where TK Maxx is?"
"No, the very top floor, the weird floor".
"... It's hopeless. The Gardaí aren't allowed up there".
"What, where TK Maxx is?"
"No, the very top floor, the weird floor".
"... It's hopeless. The Gardaí aren't allowed up there".
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happy transgender day of remembrance
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
happy transgender day of remembrance
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
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Toby Fox: My goal with these days wasn't to show you a new hidden truth you will never be able to access - my goal is to remind you that you have always been able to go if you just hold the key of asking what's there
#undertale
#undertale
September 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Toby Fox: My goal with these days wasn't to show you a new hidden truth you will never be able to access - my goal is to remind you that you have always been able to go if you just hold the key of asking what's there
#undertale
#undertale
For GamesRadar, I wrote my desire for Nintendo to put Ocarina of Time Master Quest on Switch 2. Thanks to @andybrown202.bsky.social for taking this and his lovely edits! www.gamesradar.com/games/the-le...
Now that The Wind Waker is on Switch 2, I'm begging Nintendo to revive the Dark Souls of Zelda games
Opinion | Master Quest is an official, alternate version of Ocarina of Time that lives up to its name
www.gamesradar.com
August 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
For GamesRadar, I wrote my desire for Nintendo to put Ocarina of Time Master Quest on Switch 2. Thanks to @andybrown202.bsky.social for taking this and his lovely edits! www.gamesradar.com/games/the-le...
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Among the greatest promotional photos of all time are these for the 1990 television movie of IT, where it looks like a prestige legal drama about a firm of hot young lawyers and one associate who likes to dress up like a clown.
July 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Among the greatest promotional photos of all time are these for the 1990 television movie of IT, where it looks like a prestige legal drama about a firm of hot young lawyers and one associate who likes to dress up like a clown.
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"I asked chatGPT" "I asked Grok"
yeah well i asked goombella and her tattle log says you're a bitch
yeah well i asked goombella and her tattle log says you're a bitch
July 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"I asked chatGPT" "I asked Grok"
yeah well i asked goombella and her tattle log says you're a bitch
yeah well i asked goombella and her tattle log says you're a bitch
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It’s happening it’s happening it’s happening it’s happening!!!!!
Mashina launches July 31
Digging adventure game Mashina will launch for PC via Steam on July 31, developer Talha & Jack Co. announced.
Digging adventure game Mashina will launch for PC via Steam on July 31, developer Talha & Jack Co. announced.
Mashina launches July 31
Digging adventure game Mashina will launch for PC via Steam on July 31, developer Talha & Jack Co. announced.
www.gematsu.com
July 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
It’s happening it’s happening it’s happening it’s happening!!!!!
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We made a wee intro video for Glasto - crowd was so big a good few heads couldn't see it so here yis go x 🍿
June 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We made a wee intro video for Glasto - crowd was so big a good few heads couldn't see it so here yis go x 🍿
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we ship everywhere! booksmith.com xoxo
June 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
we ship everywhere! booksmith.com xoxo
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We're at the stage where ChatGPT is actively encouraging its users to take copyrighted (translated) work, add their name to it, and submit it to specific magazines. It truly is an automated theft machine.
www.timeextension.com/features/cha... (via @timeextension.com)
www.timeextension.com/features/cha... (via @timeextension.com)
ChatGPT Translated An Article About Space Harrier, Then Suggested "Tailoring" It For Retro Gamer
The threat of Generative AI is very real
www.timeextension.com
June 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
We're at the stage where ChatGPT is actively encouraging its users to take copyrighted (translated) work, add their name to it, and submit it to specific magazines. It truly is an automated theft machine.
www.timeextension.com/features/cha... (via @timeextension.com)
www.timeextension.com/features/cha... (via @timeextension.com)
Rick Moranis coming back for Spaceballs 2. Maybe there's hope after all.
June 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Rick Moranis coming back for Spaceballs 2. Maybe there's hope after all.
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I told you we’d be back
June 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I told you we’d be back
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More developers need to do this and push the announcement of games back until they're ready.
They used that extra 20 minutes very well and the game looks great.
They used that extra 20 minutes very well and the game looks great.
June 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
More developers need to do this and push the announcement of games back until they're ready.
They used that extra 20 minutes very well and the game looks great.
They used that extra 20 minutes very well and the game looks great.
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Happy pride folks
I'm still fleshing out the entries, but here's a list of over 200 retro games (pre-2010) which were made by trans people or which had trans people on the dev team.
We have always been here.
dotmaetrix.neocities.org/classictrans...
I'm still fleshing out the entries, but here's a list of over 200 retro games (pre-2010) which were made by trans people or which had trans people on the dev team.
We have always been here.
dotmaetrix.neocities.org/classictrans...
A List Of Games By Trans People Before 2010
dotmaetrix.neocities.org
June 2, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Happy pride folks
I'm still fleshing out the entries, but here's a list of over 200 retro games (pre-2010) which were made by trans people or which had trans people on the dev team.
We have always been here.
dotmaetrix.neocities.org/classictrans...
I'm still fleshing out the entries, but here's a list of over 200 retro games (pre-2010) which were made by trans people or which had trans people on the dev team.
We have always been here.
dotmaetrix.neocities.org/classictrans...
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Liverpool on it tonight. And every night.
May 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Liverpool on it tonight. And every night.
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It’s been two months since I wrote about AI which, as someone who detests having to write about AI, feels like not much time at all.
On fake books, cash traps and magic beans, and why I continue to hate every vapid tentacle AI thrusts in our direction.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
On fake books, cash traps and magic beans, and why I continue to hate every vapid tentacle AI thrusts in our direction.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
Séamas O'Reilly: We have elevated AI that almost never works as well as what it replaces
I could write an article just like this one every single day, each filled with brand-new examples of AI’s constant enshittification of the media we consume
www.irishexaminer.com
May 24, 2025 at 9:30 AM
It’s been two months since I wrote about AI which, as someone who detests having to write about AI, feels like not much time at all.
On fake books, cash traps and magic beans, and why I continue to hate every vapid tentacle AI thrusts in our direction.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
On fake books, cash traps and magic beans, and why I continue to hate every vapid tentacle AI thrusts in our direction.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
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I've been researching allegations regarding the founder and leadership of AbleGamers. From alleged abuse and harassment, financial mismanagement, and failure of leadership to protect employees, sources recount a hostile environment. Read my latest @ign.com story here: www.ign.com/articles/for...
Former Employees, Community Members Allege AbleGamers Founder Fostered Abuse Behind Closed Doors - IGN
Over 20 years, AbleGamers has become synonymous with the accessibility movement as its presence and influence grew across the industry. However, new reports from former employees and members of the ac...
www.ign.com
May 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I've been researching allegations regarding the founder and leadership of AbleGamers. From alleged abuse and harassment, financial mismanagement, and failure of leadership to protect employees, sources recount a hostile environment. Read my latest @ign.com story here: www.ign.com/articles/for...
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Skybox is looking for pitches on Sinners from Black writers. If that's you, we want to hear from you!
Email me at willborgerwrites@gmail.com with your best stuff.
Email me at willborgerwrites@gmail.com with your best stuff.
May 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Skybox is looking for pitches on Sinners from Black writers. If that's you, we want to hear from you!
Email me at willborgerwrites@gmail.com with your best stuff.
Email me at willborgerwrites@gmail.com with your best stuff.
Grubb and the Giant Bomb crew were exceptional. Blight Club is legit one of my fave comedy shows ever. Everyone deserves better.
Well, that was a dream come true. Knew it wouldn't last, though. Out of a job at the moment. But I'll always be doing patreon.com/gamemess
Get more from Game Mess on Patreon
creating podcasts and gaming content
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May 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Grubb and the Giant Bomb crew were exceptional. Blight Club is legit one of my fave comedy shows ever. Everyone deserves better.
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Tell this Keeperman - whoever the fuck he is - for me he can fuck right off.
I'm not sure I agree with you a hundred percent on your police work there
May 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Tell this Keeperman - whoever the fuck he is - for me he can fuck right off.
Christ. Hope everyone affected lands on their feet.
Breaking: Polygon sold to Valnet and hit with massive layoffs
Here's @ethangach.bsky.social report.
kotaku.com/polygon-sold...
Here's @ethangach.bsky.social report.
kotaku.com/polygon-sold...
Polygon Sold To Valnet And Hit With Mass Layoffs
One of the biggest gaming sites around was just blown up
kotaku.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Christ. Hope everyone affected lands on their feet.
Since everyone's back on Oblivion, it seems like a good time to re-up my interview with Ted Peterson for @vg247.bsky.social from the 15th anniversary. He gave me the guts of two hours and we could've gone several more. www.vg247.com/the-elder-sc...
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion at 15 - The Ted Peterson Interview
We chat to the series' co-creator as we look back on one of that generation's defining games and those that came before it.
www.vg247.com
April 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Since everyone's back on Oblivion, it seems like a good time to re-up my interview with Ted Peterson for @vg247.bsky.social from the 15th anniversary. He gave me the guts of two hours and we could've gone several more. www.vg247.com/the-elder-sc...