Greg R. Buchanan
@gregbuchananwriter.com
Bestselling Novelist. "What is going on in Pixar's Cars" Conspiracy Theorist. Writer of award-winning video games & TTRPGs | NO MAN'S SKY | SIXTEEN HORSES | NIRVANA NOIR | DARK SOULS: EYES OF DEATH | MAGIC: THE GATHERING
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Greg R. Buchanan
Bestselling Novelist and Writer for BAFTA award-winning games
www.gregbuchanangames.com
If you want to make your own game in 2026, consider joining my game writing workshop (starting February) -- three months with a group of both aspiring/pro writers, live playtests, weekly video calls, & a focus on craft and challenging ourselves.
More info at -> www.gregbuchanangames.com/courses
More info at -> www.gregbuchanangames.com/courses
UPDATE - we have found a shelter! Thank you internet! I will keep you posted!
Desperately looking for anyone in Scotland to foster a 2 year old female cat named Bambi. Incredibly affectionate and friendly. Indoor-only. Whether temporary (a few weeks) or longer term.
She's going to be put to sleep otherwise -- due to a heart issue that won't affect her for another 12 months
She's going to be put to sleep otherwise -- due to a heart issue that won't affect her for another 12 months
February 14, 2026 at 10:57 PM
UPDATE - we have found a shelter! Thank you internet! I will keep you posted!
Desperately looking for anyone in Scotland to foster a 2 year old female cat named Bambi. Incredibly affectionate and friendly. Indoor-only. Whether temporary (a few weeks) or longer term.
She's going to be put to sleep otherwise -- due to a heart issue that won't affect her for another 12 months
She's going to be put to sleep otherwise -- due to a heart issue that won't affect her for another 12 months
February 14, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Desperately looking for anyone in Scotland to foster a 2 year old female cat named Bambi. Incredibly affectionate and friendly. Indoor-only. Whether temporary (a few weeks) or longer term.
She's going to be put to sleep otherwise -- due to a heart issue that won't affect her for another 12 months
She's going to be put to sleep otherwise -- due to a heart issue that won't affect her for another 12 months
To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or for the DOW to be over 50,000
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or for the DOW to be over 50,000
February 13, 2026 at 9:18 AM
To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or for the DOW to be over 50,000
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or for the DOW to be over 50,000
The sequel to Disco Elysium drama, honestly
February 10, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The sequel to Disco Elysium drama, honestly
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WONDER MAN is so so good, I'm surprised the TL isn't full of it. You get a tiny bit more out of it if you saw Iron Man 3 / Shang Chi due to Ben Kingsley's character, but really its own separate story that takes itself seriously, and is wonderfully acted/directed/written. It's about being a creative.
February 1, 2026 at 11:43 AM
WONDER MAN is so so good, I'm surprised the TL isn't full of it. You get a tiny bit more out of it if you saw Iron Man 3 / Shang Chi due to Ben Kingsley's character, but really its own separate story that takes itself seriously, and is wonderfully acted/directed/written. It's about being a creative.
Getting back to sumatriptans after a migraine striking when you’re an hour away from home
a screenshot of a video game with the number 04 on the top left
Alt: Dark souls humanity restored
media.tenor.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Getting back to sumatriptans after a migraine striking when you’re an hour away from home
The latter, 100%. He’s virtually Light from Death Note (the parallels are uncannily extensive if you watch both alongside each other, to the point where I genuinely wonder if Vince Gilligan was inspired by it)
Question to all who watched Breaking Bad:
Do you think Walter White genuinely changes over the course of the series, or does he merely shed social constraints and reveal who he was all along?
(question born out of a screenwriters' group discussion, and I realized I can't decide for myself)
Do you think Walter White genuinely changes over the course of the series, or does he merely shed social constraints and reveal who he was all along?
(question born out of a screenwriters' group discussion, and I realized I can't decide for myself)
January 29, 2026 at 7:17 PM
The latter, 100%. He’s virtually Light from Death Note (the parallels are uncannily extensive if you watch both alongside each other, to the point where I genuinely wonder if Vince Gilligan was inspired by it)
ANNOUNCEMENT: I'm writing for @fellowtraveller.games "Genesis Noir" follow-up NIRVANA NOIR! 'No Man' once more.
"A noir adventure beyond time & space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in colour and sin"
"A noir adventure beyond time & space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in colour and sin"
Nirvana Noir Reveal Trailer
YouTube video by Fellow Traveller
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:08 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT: I'm writing for @fellowtraveller.games "Genesis Noir" follow-up NIRVANA NOIR! 'No Man' once more.
"A noir adventure beyond time & space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in colour and sin"
"A noir adventure beyond time & space. The city of cosmic beings is under threat in two parallel realities - one where the Big Bang was never fired, the other exploding in colour and sin"
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Reminiscent of this famous quote from Hannah Arendt:
January 2, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Reminiscent of this famous quote from Hannah Arendt:
I wrote a very small tiny amount of this! Go play this cool game everyone!
I did a video, an 'unboxing' of the new Laundry RPG from Cubicle 7. I was the producer/lead writer on these, and it's cool to see the 'off the tops' fresh from the printer.
youtu.be/RMk-yui9_z8?...
youtu.be/RMk-yui9_z8?...
What's in the box? The Laundry RPG Second Edition
YouTube video by Autocratik
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January 28, 2026 at 11:03 PM
I wrote a very small tiny amount of this! Go play this cool game everyone!
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
1. Projector/AV guy
2. Bookseller
3. Data Entry
4. Lecturer
5. Civil Service
*bonus round — worked on a farm for a summer
1. Projector/AV guy
2. Bookseller
3. Data Entry
4. Lecturer
5. Civil Service
*bonus round — worked on a farm for a summer
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
1: Conservation Cartographer
2: Archaeological Illustrator
3: Cinema Usher
4: Bookseller
5: Nerdstore Assistant Manager
*bonus round - comic publisher
1: Conservation Cartographer
2: Archaeological Illustrator
3: Cinema Usher
4: Bookseller
5: Nerdstore Assistant Manager
*bonus round - comic publisher
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
1. Lunch meat demoer*.
2. Invoice sorter.
3. Business paper retyper.
4. Password cracker.
5. Network support center analyst.
* Probably would have demoed other grocery store foods, but I was quickly fired because my lunch meat demos weren't appealing enough.
1. Lunch meat demoer*.
2. Invoice sorter.
3. Business paper retyper.
4. Password cracker.
5. Network support center analyst.
* Probably would have demoed other grocery store foods, but I was quickly fired because my lunch meat demos weren't appealing enough.
January 28, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Quote with 5 jobs you’ve had:
1. Projector/AV guy
2. Bookseller
3. Data Entry
4. Lecturer
5. Civil Service
*bonus round — worked on a farm for a summer
1. Projector/AV guy
2. Bookseller
3. Data Entry
4. Lecturer
5. Civil Service
*bonus round — worked on a farm for a summer
Still thinking about 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. I seriously think it’s one of the best new films I’ve seen in a very long time — it grows on you the more you think about it. Really gruesome with the Jimmies, tempered by just utterly beautiful stuff with the Infected storyline of all things
January 28, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Still thinking about 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. I seriously think it’s one of the best new films I’ve seen in a very long time — it grows on you the more you think about it. Really gruesome with the Jimmies, tempered by just utterly beautiful stuff with the Infected storyline of all things
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It's actually illegal to move a cat
January 22, 2026 at 5:33 AM
It's actually illegal to move a cat
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SCULLY: "Well surely if there was some sort of Furtive Pygmy out there with a Lord Soul, we would have heard of it."
MULDER: "Unless he was so easily forgotten.."
MULDER: "Unless he was so easily forgotten.."
January 21, 2026 at 2:41 AM
SCULLY: "Well surely if there was some sort of Furtive Pygmy out there with a Lord Soul, we would have heard of it."
MULDER: "Unless he was so easily forgotten.."
MULDER: "Unless he was so easily forgotten.."
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Inkle mixes archive-surfing and audio drama to create a surprisingly powerful story of obsession and a machine.
Our TR-49 review: www.eurogamer.net/tr-49-review
Our TR-49 review: www.eurogamer.net/tr-49-review
January 21, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Inkle mixes archive-surfing and audio drama to create a surprisingly powerful story of obsession and a machine.
Our TR-49 review: www.eurogamer.net/tr-49-review
Our TR-49 review: www.eurogamer.net/tr-49-review
Now I know I should be rooting for writers to be more equal to directors in hierarchy but something about the switch from Nia DaCosta to Alex Garland here is very suss…
January 21, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Now I know I should be rooting for writers to be more equal to directors in hierarchy but something about the switch from Nia DaCosta to Alex Garland here is very suss…
Now I know I should be rooting for writers to be more equal to directors in hierarchy but something about the switch from Nia DaCosta to Alex Garland here is very suss…
January 21, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Now I know I should be rooting for writers to be more equal to directors in hierarchy but something about the switch from Nia DaCosta to Alex Garland here is very suss…
Sounds fantastic
First review of 2026 is live and it's for a good 'un -- an exquisitely esoteric database mystery from @inkle.co.
Shades of Sam Barlow, naturally; I was also reminded of Benjamin Labatut's "nonfiction novels", The Maniac and When We Cease To Understand The World. www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
Shades of Sam Barlow, naturally; I was also reminded of Benjamin Labatut's "nonfiction novels", The Maniac and When We Cease To Understand The World. www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...
TR-49 review – inventive narrative deduction game steeped in the strangest of wartime secrets
The UK game developer’s latest is a database mystery constructed from an archive of fictional books. Their combined contents threaten to crack the code of reality
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Sounds fantastic
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is astonishingly good — I’m so glad I stuck with the previous after the strange opening, and this has some of the most interesting zombie genre stuff I’ve seen in ages, and the most human performance from Fiennes
January 18, 2026 at 6:18 PM
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is astonishingly good — I’m so glad I stuck with the previous after the strange opening, and this has some of the most interesting zombie genre stuff I’ve seen in ages, and the most human performance from Fiennes
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Really loved RENTAL FAMILY - such a good big-hearted film without being overly sentimental, which is a mean feat given its subject matter
January 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Really loved RENTAL FAMILY - such a good big-hearted film without being overly sentimental, which is a mean feat given its subject matter
Next up: interviews on writing games set in different historical periods, with writers from Total War, Assassin's Creed & more. Ft: balance between gameplay/accuracy, myths/museums in research, cultural sensitivity/tone, & emotional connection with players. gregbuchanan.substack.com/p/interviews...
INTERVIEWS: Writing History Games
Featuring Pete Stewart (Total War: Warhammer (1&2), Total War: Three Kingdoms), Victor Ojuel (Temtem, 1958: Dancing with Fear), Kate Watson (Total War: Rome 2), Alan Mercieca (Assassin's Creed Origins
gregbuchanan.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Next up: interviews on writing games set in different historical periods, with writers from Total War, Assassin's Creed & more. Ft: balance between gameplay/accuracy, myths/museums in research, cultural sensitivity/tone, & emotional connection with players. gregbuchanan.substack.com/p/interviews...
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I think about this quote from the Luddite movement all the time
January 11, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I think about this quote from the Luddite movement all the time