John Ryan 🔜 GDC
@johnryanwrites.bsky.social
Senior Writer/Narrative Designer/Consultant for Games | Horizon Forbidden West | Destiny: The Taken King and beyond | IRON MAN VR | Guild Wars 2 | Forza 7 | Fable 2 | Lily's Garden. Husband, Marathoner, Cat Wrangler, BAFTA member. johnryanwrites.com
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I was 5 when I saw this at a 70mm theater with a seat smack in the middle of everything. Needless to say, it broke my brain.
February 12, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I was 5 when I saw this at a 70mm theater with a seat smack in the middle of everything. Needless to say, it broke my brain.
I get my news from a reliable source.
February 12, 2026 at 1:14 AM
I get my news from a reliable source.
MST3k: Bittersweet Hearts.
YouTube video by John C. Worsley
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February 12, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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As of today, Feb 11. I know of so many games industry layoffs in 2026 that it impacts over 50% as many people that i know of than i know who were impacted in the entirety of 2025. Its going to be a long year.
February 12, 2026 at 12:08 AM
As of today, Feb 11. I know of so many games industry layoffs in 2026 that it impacts over 50% as many people that i know of than i know who were impacted in the entirety of 2025. Its going to be a long year.
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Stop making live-service games.
The market can't sustain their existence and employees don't withstand their failure.
Not every game can be a part-time job for players and most are already entrenched in an old favourite.
The market can't sustain their existence and employees don't withstand their failure.
Not every game can be a part-time job for players and most are already entrenched in an old favourite.
February 11, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Stop making live-service games.
The market can't sustain their existence and employees don't withstand their failure.
Not every game can be a part-time job for players and most are already entrenched in an old favourite.
The market can't sustain their existence and employees don't withstand their failure.
Not every game can be a part-time job for players and most are already entrenched in an old favourite.
You smacked two AI action figures together. That's it. Have them sit down and talk like Pacino and De Niro in the diner scene from Heat and have that dialogue be revealing, nuanced, and moving... then we'll worry.
‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ writer Rhett Reese reacts to viral AI video of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt fighting:
“I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us.”
“I hate to say it. It’s likely over for us.”
February 11, 2026 at 11:57 PM
You smacked two AI action figures together. That's it. Have them sit down and talk like Pacino and De Niro in the diner scene from Heat and have that dialogue be revealing, nuanced, and moving... then we'll worry.
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Game Dev Story is a basically realistic portrayal of game development, except for this part
February 11, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Game Dev Story is a basically realistic portrayal of game development, except for this part
He's younger than me. Fuck cancer into the sun.
James Van Der Beek, the actor best known for playing the lead in hit 90s teen drama Dawson’s Creek, has died.
February 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
He's younger than me. Fuck cancer into the sun.
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Infosec used to be serious
February 11, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Infosec used to be serious
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Cartoon for @tomtomorrow.bsky.social from my Larchives.
February 11, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Cartoon for @tomtomorrow.bsky.social from my Larchives.
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A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
February 11, 2026 at 3:43 AM
A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years
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Find a better book
February 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Find a better book
Age verification? No such thing as cable. TV was either VHF or UHF.
Age verification? My first cellular device was a pager.
Age verification? My first game console was Atari
February 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Age verification? No such thing as cable. TV was either VHF or UHF.
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Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat forever. Steal a fish from one man, give it to another, and tell the second man that he needs to pay you a subscription fee every month if he wants to keep getting fish, then you’ve successfully disrupted the fish market.
February 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat forever. Steal a fish from one man, give it to another, and tell the second man that he needs to pay you a subscription fee every month if he wants to keep getting fish, then you’ve successfully disrupted the fish market.
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"pokemon go to the epstein island pokestop" was not on my 2026 bingo card, but like. sure.
Pokémon Go players kept swarming the Epstein Island Pokéstop, forcing devs to remove it:
Pokémon Go Players Flock To Pokéstop On Epstein Island
The 'Sun Dial Pokéstop' was seemingly submitted as a point of interest via Niantic's game Ingress in 2020 or 2021
kotaku.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM
"pokemon go to the epstein island pokestop" was not on my 2026 bingo card, but like. sure.
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“Please enjoy the museum”:
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
“Please enjoy the museum”:
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
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NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
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you also need to unmute this for the perfect song / visual combo
Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
you also need to unmute this for the perfect song / visual combo
My top theory is when Doctor Who first aired, the Doctor and his granddaughter were hiding from the universe by living in London junkyard. Junkyard? Trash can? We're through the looking glass, people.
An entirely reasonable question prompted by a show that has never once explained where anyone came from or why they’re still here.
#cookiemonster #drwho #elmo #grover #oscar #sesamestreet #snuffleupagus #timelord #vampire #OddNews
#cookiemonster #drwho #elmo #grover #oscar #sesamestreet #snuffleupagus #timelord #vampire #OddNews
If Oscar the Grouch Is a Time Lord, Then What Is the Rest of Sesame Street?
An entirely reasonable question prompted by a show that has never once explained where anyone came from or why they’re still here.
oddnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
My top theory is when Doctor Who first aired, the Doctor and his granddaughter were hiding from the universe by living in London junkyard. Junkyard? Trash can? We're through the looking glass, people.
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This is what they took from us when they made the internet too serious.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D85d...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D85d...
Pokemon - Bitches [Classic YouTube AMV]
YouTube video by unkono
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February 10, 2026 at 3:56 AM
This is what they took from us when they made the internet too serious.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D85d...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D85d...
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
February 10, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
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February 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM