Just like @microsoft.com, @ubisoft.com thinks they can A.I. Buzzword themselves out of the hole. kotaku.com/ubisoft-earn... What these clueless suits don't realize, is a huge majority of gamers don't want Gen A.I. slop and trash. But hey, let them drive themselves off the cliff if they're so eager

It’s another lay low kinda day

I said it earlier this year when it released: the 2.0 patch of Phantom Brigade put this game over the top. It’s an absolute gem for tactical strategy games, and if you love mechs? Incredible

I heard a recent game in development get touted as having a world "twice the size of Skyrim"...The thing is, that's a metric that doesn't mean anything anymore (it used to, when world size put limits on fidelity because of hardware capabilities). 1/2

Omigosh, I forgot to mention that several chapters of A Cook's Guide to Cosmic Adventures, my serialized novel, were released over the holidays on Royal Road. You can read the whole thing for free! I'll put the link in the reply here. 📕👨‍🍳🔪🧛

Sites like @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social have become unreadable on mobile with the constant page refreshes for ads. So much for reading the top 100 list.

“A Cook’s Guide to Cosmic Adventures” chapter 4 is live on Royal Road! Come along for the ride in this prequel to my latest novel. Chapters released every Tuesday and Thursday! You can read the latest chapter: A Feast for Phantoms, right now! www.royalroad.com/fiction/1434...

Super excited at last night's Game Awards reveals of TW:W40K and Fate of the Old Republic. FOTOR with Casey Hudson at the helm (and #EAGames nowhere near it trying to make Marketing Suits and the CTOs nephew a game designer and writer). Let's see if CH and co. can knock this outta the park!

Come follow along with Mac and Garrick's first adventure for FREE, with a new chapter every Tuesday and Thursday until the adventure concludes! (www.royalroad.com/fiction/1434...) A Cook's Guide to Cosmic Adventures is live as December 11, 2025!

I'm writing a serialized story about Mac and Garrick's first adventure together in A Cook's Guide to Cosmic Adventures! I'll be releasing the first chapter on #royalroad soon, and then releasing a new chapter every tuesday and thursday from there onward! Stay tuned here for details!

@noclipvideo.bsky.social podcast this week nailed it: "We need to bring back "computer games"! " I love the distinction. Video Games. Computer Games. Bring em back :)

Wow. @nintendousa.bsky.social finally did it. They made worse DLC/locked content than Microsoft's Horse Armor. kotaku.com/metroid-prim...

Let’s NOT do the time warp again.

This update is incredible. I've played a ton of Phantom Brigade this weekend since the 2.0 patch hit. It's AWESOME. Do you like XCom level tactics/campaign/management? Do you like Mechs? Do you like a big campaign of liberation?! You NEED to play this game if any of the above remotely appeal!

I'm still waiting to hear back from some Literary Agents currently reading my manuscript for A Cook's Guide to Supernatural Philadelphia (and one that's reading The Favor and The Flame from back towards the end of May). Waiting is a big part of the game :) So is a friendly nudge after the new year!

You've heard me talk about my novel, A Cook's Guide to Supernatural Philadelphia while it still goes on the query journey (three fulls, 2 partials being reviewed). Now you can read a free prequel story for free! allanmwriting.com/2025/11/14/t... #free #writing #query

kotaku.com/subnautica-2... Yeah I don't think Krafton is ever getting another penny from me.

Wee! It's Brigands and Breadknives day! Night is made!

I loved this series so much! Go grab this today!

Are you a #writer in the #query trenches? One of the things that helped me along was finding a good example to follow. One of my novels, A Cook's Guide to Supernatural Philadelphia, is on the query journey. I've gotten 3 fulls, and 4 partials currently in review. allanmwriting.com/2025/11/06/t...

My official website is LIVE! Follow my blog to come along for this ride on the traditional publishing journey! allanmwriting.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/allanmwriting/ Threads: www.threads.com/@allanmwriting 😍😶‍🌫️📘📕

Apparently good sleep was not in the cards last night (extra hour be damned). I finished chapter 2 of "A Cook's Guide..." book 3, and it was so much damn fun that I couldn't stop thinking about the potential of where this book is already going. I missed writing Mac and crew :) 1/2

I think I'm going to pass on @arcraiders.bsky.social . While I enjoyed the playtest, I'm just not into forced PVP. I have to agree with @capnmikem.bsky.social and @deviousmrmatt.bsky.social from #onsecondthoughtwithmikeandmatt ... I'm just not into getting PK'd and looted at extraction points.

What kind of bread do Zombies prefer? Why, Whole Brain of course. #halloween #godawfuldadjokes

When your previous book series has called to you with an irresistible plea to come hang out with those characters again and get a story going... Looks like I'm going to get started on Book 3 of my "A Cook's Guide..." series! I'm still querying A Cook's Guide to Supernatural Philadelphia, too!

And it’s led to a subpar offering, and Microsoft in last place in anything related to consoles and gaming. I’m sure Satya and the suits are certain A.I. will magically fix this :(

@vtmbloodlines.bsky.social 2 would be better received if Paradox named it something else. It set expectations that the game was not going to fulfill under the new direction. It’s not an RPG, doesn’t resemble the original at all. So It comes off as a cynical cash grab by paradox. Even if it wasn’t.

On the #gaming front: really good article here that shows game company execs do not understand their product or the people they sell it to. www.pcgamer.com/games/reside... Oh @capcomusa.com execs, at least you made the right choice in the end. Preservation is so important.

I am so excited for this book! @nealhallford.bsky.social is an incredible writer and storyteller, and I have no doubt this book is gonna be an absolute gem… I am incredibly envious of any ARC readers :-p December feels forever away!

Today I’m left wondering how different the launch of Bloodlines 2 would have been had it been the original team and vision. All fans wanted was a new game like Bloodlines (RPG, in the Vampire universe). Bloodlines 2 is an action game. Not even an action RPG. Ugh

Watching @ign.com (Ronny Barrie’s) review of #FinalFantasyTactics and spotting Kaladin and Jasnah from @brandonsanderson.com Stormlight Archive made me geek out a bit lol

Just completed chapter 2 of my Cozy Horror. I did almost a week of outlining, world building, creating characters, just laying out the blueprint for myself to just cook and turn out chapters on the daily. so far, I'm really enjoying it :) #cozy #horror #writing

Dammit…. Now I need to find a Reuben…immediately

Shopping day at the mall by the beach with the family :) I want to find something local but writerly that I can put in my office

Ready to go on vacation with the family for one last beach weekend. Bringing the Steam Deck for some quality Hades 2 time when everyone is sleeping! So happy for the gang over @supergiantgames.bsky.social . Sounds like 1.0 is an absolute smash hit. Keep doing what you do SG! We love you for it!

And another week begins!

I can’t believe my youngest is going to be 7 tomorrow. Damn these days are flying.

So excited about the launch of @noclipvideo.bsky.social 2! NoClip has done some of the best documentaries in games, ever. Excited to see the underreported gaming gems that they highlight.

I finished an ARC of A Curious Kind of Magic by Mara Rutherford two nights ago. I really enjoyed that book, the world she created and such a fun cast of characters :) don’t miss this one in October

Been a bit quiet the past few days. We had a stomach bug roar through the house and it knocked me down for the weekend. Still got some writing done though! One chapter and the epilogue left in the Cook’s Guide sequel. Used whatever energy I had to keep scribbling :)

Huge congrats to @teamcherry.bsky.social for singlehandedly crashing the Steam Store with the Hollow Knight: Silksong release :) wear that badge of honor proud!

We started watching the #hurricanekatrina documentary. I remember that year vividly. First job out of college, flying from PA to Houston TX every 3 weeks. I remember folks coming into the hotel from New Orleans. All I could do was lend a shoulder. an ear or buy em a drink. I’ll never forget it.

Day off from work, but really it feels like a sneak peek at the life I want: writing all day. Sequel to A Cook’s Guide to Supernatural Philadelphia is so close to done I can taste it. #writing #dreamjob #querying

“A wise man once said, barbeque may not be the road to world peace, but it’s a start.” A Cook’s Guide to Supernatural Philadelphia is querying now! If you’re an agent and this sounds fun (and it’s definitely fun!) hit me up! #1stlinepit #writing #BourdainMeetsDresden

Wrote two chapters yesterday in the final arc of A Cook’s Guide to Supernatural Succession :) this has been a super fun ride continuing Mac and the crew’s adventures after the wild ride of ACG: Supernatural Philadelphia. I’m already thinking about the next book! #writing

Good morning Bluesky! Here is a picture of Bowie, who is grumpy this morning for having to get up at 5:30 to see the big kid off to middle school. #dogsky

Another Chapter complete in the sequel to A Cook’s Guide! I celebrated by playing some MGS3: Delta! Masterpiece of a remake so far. I am running on fumes though. It’s back to school week for the scriblets and I am soooo not used to waking up at 6:30AM after this summer break

Oh, I’m on Threads, too! Already found a great community of writers and authors on there. In Sequel news I officially hit the 2/3 mark on A Cook’s Guide 2 (working title lol) last night. So that was awesome!

The query journey for A Cook's Guide to Supernatural Philadelphia continues. As of 8/20, our current stats are: 31 queries sent 3 requests for partial manuscript 2 requests for full manuscript 8 passes 18 pending responses So pumped to hear back on the manuscript requests! #amquerying #writing

My wife and I watched the first episode of #AlienEarth tonight. Absolutely fantastic. Nails it on every angle. Story, visuals, cinematography, score. If the rest are like this? Top marks.