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James O’Connor

@jickle.net

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Narrative designer, writer, editor, critic, consultant and mock reviewer for hire! Author of Untitled Goose Game for Boss Fight Books and (unannounced second book)! Winner of some awards! jamesoconnorau at gmail.

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James O’Connor @jickle.net · May 30

New pinned post! I am an:

-Author (second book in the works)
-Narrative designer and game writer
-Award-winning critic and journalist
-Mock reviewer, narrative consultant and script editor seeking new clients (jamesoconnorau at gmail dot com to discuss rates!)
-Copywriter, if the pay's not bad

A photo of my book with the text: "Boss Fight Books #35: UNTITLED GOOSE GAME by James O'Connor. Available now." There's a little "honk" to the bottom right, too.

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James O’Connor @jickle.net · 9h

Actually watched the trailer after posting this and found that it quoted my old GamesHub review saying, basically, this same thing

James O’Connor @jickle.net · 9h

Hell of a fine game.

1000xRESIST | Available Now @sunsetvisitor.studio · 9h

You are a clone named Watcher, and you’ve made a grave mistake.

💠 Surface a 1,000-year-old lie from the cosmic shadows
💠 Discover the forbidden truths about your god
💠 Unravel a tapestry of familial pain, love and revolution

1000xRESIST is coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and Game Pass on November 4.

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James O’Connor @jickle.net · 12h

I opened two TCG Pocket packs today and they *both* contained this guy. Pretty good!

James O’Connor @jickle.net · 1d

Going full-time freelance again felt like a dangerous decision but I'm currently *extremely* busy and very happy with the work I'm getting to do, which has made me, somehow, the optimistic one in a lot of conversations over the last week. Anyway, I believe in you all*.

*Well most of you

James O’Connor @jickle.net · 2d

Incredible as always!!

James O’Connor @jickle.net · 4d

Let’s debrief tomorrow!

James O’Connor @jickle.net · 4d

Tell you what “PAX Australia evacuated” would have been huge for posting on old Twitter (I hope everything and everyone is okay)

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James O’Connor @jickle.net · 5d

I went through a lot of paper towel but have emerged stronger

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James O’Connor @jickle.net · 5d

Tell you what those seagulls around the Melbourne convention center are not playing around this year, they will covet you in a thick layer of shit if you let your guard down for even a second

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James O’Connor @jickle.net · 6d

We love a classic “everyone who lives in South Australia catches up in Melbourne” situation (I will be keeping an eye out for both of you)

James O’Connor @jickle.net · 7d

It would be nice if more of the writing Tim and I did at P&C had become *less* relevant but here we are www.pointandclickbait.com/2019/04/ther...

Ubisoft Scrambles As The Division 2 is Sworn Into Congress

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 has made history today as the first videogame to be sworn into the United States Senate, despite being, we’re assured, fiercely and truly apolitical. Although it was dev...

www.pointandclickbait.com

James O’Connor @jickle.net · 7d

One of the year’s best games, Australian or otherwise

The Australian Game Developer Awards (The AGDAs) @agdas.bsky.social · 7d

The #AGDAs25 Winner For Game of the Year is...

The Drifter by Powerhoof

James O’Connor @jickle.net · 8d

Impossible to read this as anything other than a brand of cigarettes I’m afraid

James O’Connor @jickle.net · 9d

Happy “my book is now available at a few new online retailers and also at Barnes and Noble” day to me www.thenile.com.au/books/james-...

Untitled Goose Game by James O'Connor, Paperback, 9781940535364 | Buy online at The Nile

Buy Untitled Goose Game by James O'Connor, Paperback, 9781940535364 online at The Nile. Fast delivery with free 30 Day Returns across Australia.

www.thenile.com.au

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James O’Connor @jickle.net · 9d

Hello. Is anyone else I know going to the Celeste thing at ACMI tonight?

James O’Connor @jickle.net · 10d

My book is sort-of relaunching with its new distributor this week! Mostly in the US but you CAN get it in Australia too!

Also if you see me at Games Week and you have my book on you I will happily sign it (and feel very cool doing it)

James O’Connor @jickle.net · Sep 15

Not sure when this happened, but you can now order my book through Booktopia: www.booktopia.com.au/untitled-goo...

And Readings: www.readings.com.au/product/9781...

9PM Monday is, of course, the perfect time to share this

Untitled Goose Game

Buy Untitled Goose Game by James O'Connor from Booktopia. Get a discounted Paperback from Australia's leading online bookstore.

www.booktopia.com.au

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James O’Connor @jickle.net · 13d

This looks reeeeeeally cool

Ryan T. Brown 🎮🩷 @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk · 13d

Éalú - a stop-motion, point-and-click puzzle game where you guide a lil wooden mouse - has launched today, and could probably do with your shares and support! 🐁

(Support the game on Steam)

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James O’Connor @jickle.net · 13d

I know this re-release is the height of Nintendo cashgrabbing but my word are the Super Mario Galaxy games good. Peak of the series.

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James O’Connor @jickle.net · 13d

Incredible that *the* big game on the service of the last few months - honestly maybe this whole year - is Hollow Knight: Silksong, which costs less than one month of the subscription fee by itself to own forever

(There are still many great indie games coming to GP; you should just buy them)

James O’Connor @jickle.net · 13d

Somehow this is going to be an event where I finally catch up with a lot of my Adelaide friends

James O’Connor @jickle.net · 13d

A few months ago I was given a 12-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate code for coverage. In that time the *financial* value of that code has gone up considerably while the *cultural* value of it has dropped to almost nothing.

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James O’Connor @jickle.net · 14d

(It’s about some videogame stuff)

James O’Connor @jickle.net · 14d

I have some words in the latest issue of The Big Issue. What about? That’s up to you to find out. Thank you.

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James O’Connor @jickle.net · 14d

I have not made a graphic but I’ll be at GCAP and PAX next week. If you see a guy and wonder “is that James”, it might be

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James O’Connor @jickle.net · 15d

I continue to open the Pokemon card app every day, and today it has rewarded me (kind of, I opened 21 packs)

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