Corey Konieczka
@psycorey.bsky.social
On a break from designing boardgames to pursue other creative ambitions such as writing books and making indie videogames.
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Our entire economy is being artificially propped up by astrology for men: AI, crypto, sports betting, and prediction markets. It's an economy shaped entirely by male insecurity and lack of impulse control, and we'll all pay the price.
May 27, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Our entire economy is being artificially propped up by astrology for men: AI, crypto, sports betting, and prediction markets. It's an economy shaped entirely by male insecurity and lack of impulse control, and we'll all pay the price.
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Maybe I'm old and out of touch, but I'm genuinely confused how people use AI to write emails.
If I'm writing an email, I'm trying to communicate specific things and nothing more. The AI wouldn't know those things unless I told it, in which case I could have already written the email, so....
If I'm writing an email, I'm trying to communicate specific things and nothing more. The AI wouldn't know those things unless I told it, in which case I could have already written the email, so....
October 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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This review for The Mandalorian Adventures: Sworn to the Creed blew my mind. 🤯 We buried this context so deep that I didn’t think anyone would discover it.
October 3, 2026 at 10:05 PM
This review for The Mandalorian Adventures: Sworn to the Creed blew my mind. 🤯 We buried this context so deep that I didn’t think anyone would discover it.
After 6 months work, here’s the status of my videogame:
- SYSTEM DESIGN: 85%
- CONTENT: 55%
- VFX: 50%
Next steps: triple the size of my alpha testing pool, squash bugs, improve core experience, then create new content.
- SYSTEM DESIGN: 85%
- CONTENT: 55%
- VFX: 50%
Next steps: triple the size of my alpha testing pool, squash bugs, improve core experience, then create new content.
October 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
After 6 months work, here’s the status of my videogame:
- SYSTEM DESIGN: 85%
- CONTENT: 55%
- VFX: 50%
Next steps: triple the size of my alpha testing pool, squash bugs, improve core experience, then create new content.
- SYSTEM DESIGN: 85%
- CONTENT: 55%
- VFX: 50%
Next steps: triple the size of my alpha testing pool, squash bugs, improve core experience, then create new content.
I spent the last few weeks adding a new location to my videogame (let’s call it the “Casino”). The art and characters took the longest (plus the minigames), but it’s finally DONE.
It turned out great, and I’m on track for next week’s big milestone.
It turned out great, and I’m on track for next week’s big milestone.
October 2, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I spent the last few weeks adding a new location to my videogame (let’s call it the “Casino”). The art and characters took the longest (plus the minigames), but it’s finally DONE.
It turned out great, and I’m on track for next week’s big milestone.
It turned out great, and I’m on track for next week’s big milestone.
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We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level.
This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week.
#GamesJobs
This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week.
#GamesJobs
September 30, 2026 at 9:31 AM
We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level.
This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week.
#GamesJobs
This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week.
#GamesJobs
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This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
September 29, 2026 at 2:41 PM
This. It has always been this. A sitting American president did this. And because he did this, he should have been convicted and put behind bars. And the fact that we never held him accountable for these crimes will forever stain this country. And we may never recover from it.👇
I just finished reading The Fires of December, and it was absolutely marvelous.
My wife is reading it next, so I get the pleasure of vicariously experiencing it again through her. 😁
My wife is reading it next, so I get the pleasure of vicariously experiencing it again through her. 😁
September 27, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I just finished reading The Fires of December, and it was absolutely marvelous.
My wife is reading it next, so I get the pleasure of vicariously experiencing it again through her. 😁
My wife is reading it next, so I get the pleasure of vicariously experiencing it again through her. 😁
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Ok I blogged it
This is not a controversy
Gamerbros being Mad Online is not a controversy, it's a man yelling at clouds
criticalverdict.beehiiv.com
September 21, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Ok I blogged it
Broke out a few oldies for tonight’s gamenight. First off was Imperial Assault (which I haven’t played in 10+ years), then finished off the night with a classic game of Aquire.
September 19, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Broke out a few oldies for tonight’s gamenight. First off was Imperial Assault (which I haven’t played in 10+ years), then finished off the night with a classic game of Aquire.
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It's official: The EPA has repealed a rule that would have directly saved thousands of lives by limiting fossil fuel emissions from power plants. Industry lobbyists successfully pushed for this repeal using surging demand from data centers as justification. The government chose AI over human lives.
September 15, 2026 at 12:09 AM
It's official: The EPA has repealed a rule that would have directly saved thousands of lives by limiting fossil fuel emissions from power plants. Industry lobbyists successfully pushed for this repeal using surging demand from data centers as justification. The government chose AI over human lives.
In the last 30 minutes I received over 200 (and rising) texts to verify purchases that I most certainly did NOT make on my credit card.
Luckily, the credit card company caught the first purchase and I locked my card so none of them went through.
A headache, but it could have been so much worse!
Luckily, the credit card company caught the first purchase and I locked my card so none of them went through.
A headache, but it could have been so much worse!
September 12, 2026 at 1:03 AM
In the last 30 minutes I received over 200 (and rising) texts to verify purchases that I most certainly did NOT make on my credit card.
Luckily, the credit card company caught the first purchase and I locked my card so none of them went through.
A headache, but it could have been so much worse!
Luckily, the credit card company caught the first purchase and I locked my card so none of them went through.
A headache, but it could have been so much worse!
Name a non-LOTR character who could resist the one ring.
Mr. Bean. (But he would lose the ring 3 seconds later and then make a fake ring so the fellowship doesn’t find out.)
Mr. Bean. (But he would lose the ring 3 seconds later and then make a fake ring so the fellowship doesn’t find out.)
Mr. Bean Gives Thumbs Up
ALT: Mr. Bean Gives Thumbs Up
static.klipy.com
September 11, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Name a non-LOTR character who could resist the one ring.
Mr. Bean. (But he would lose the ring 3 seconds later and then make a fake ring so the fellowship doesn’t find out.)
Mr. Bean. (But he would lose the ring 3 seconds later and then make a fake ring so the fellowship doesn’t find out.)
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There are so many other things in the world to enjoy, stop giving your time and money to that fucking monster. 
‘The Matrix’ creator Lilly Wachowski on J.K. Rowling and the new ‘Harry Potter’ series:
“She is funding trans genocide. J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop. So, if you support ‘Harry Potter,’ you’re supporting trans genocide.”
variety.com/2026/tv/feat...
“She is funding trans genocide. J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop. So, if you support ‘Harry Potter,’ you’re supporting trans genocide.”
variety.com/2026/tv/feat...
Lilly Wachowski on Her New Studio Anarchists United, the Black Power Origins of ‘The Matrix’ and How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are ‘Supporting Trans Genocide’
‘The Matrix’ filmmaker Lilly Wachowski opens up about her new studio for marginalized voices Anarchists United, J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk.
variety.com
September 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
There are so many other things in the world to enjoy, stop giving your time and money to that fucking monster. 
Videogame developers: when I see the word “roguelike” my excitement for your game drops by 90%.
September 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Videogame developers: when I see the word “roguelike” my excitement for your game drops by 90%.
A new 2D Metroid game?! I might finally need a Nintendo Switch 2. GIMME SOME METROID RAVENOUS
youtu.be/nhPkGtVNH1Q?...
youtu.be/nhPkGtVNH1Q?...
Metroid Ravenous – Coming January 28th, 2027 (Nintendo Switch 2)
YouTube video by Nintendo UK
youtu.be
September 9, 2026 at 2:54 PM
A new 2D Metroid game?! I might finally need a Nintendo Switch 2. GIMME SOME METROID RAVENOUS
youtu.be/nhPkGtVNH1Q?...
youtu.be/nhPkGtVNH1Q?...
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Elon Musk supported the rising neo-Nazi party in Germany.
He’s the number one funder of Republicans in the midterms.
He’s supporting fascist agitators in England.
It’s long past time for anyone who supports democracy to leave his propaganda website. It’s time to boycott X.
He’s the number one funder of Republicans in the midterms.
He’s supporting fascist agitators in England.
It’s long past time for anyone who supports democracy to leave his propaganda website. It’s time to boycott X.
September 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Elon Musk supported the rising neo-Nazi party in Germany.
He’s the number one funder of Republicans in the midterms.
He’s supporting fascist agitators in England.
It’s long past time for anyone who supports democracy to leave his propaganda website. It’s time to boycott X.
He’s the number one funder of Republicans in the midterms.
He’s supporting fascist agitators in England.
It’s long past time for anyone who supports democracy to leave his propaganda website. It’s time to boycott X.
I’ve seen some internet strangers talking about the book I published last year, calling it “shitty” and “fucking awful.”
What surprised me the most is that these words didn’t sting. Maybe my book DID suck. *shrugs*
You can only learn by trying, and you can only grow by doing.
What surprised me the most is that these words didn’t sting. Maybe my book DID suck. *shrugs*
You can only learn by trying, and you can only grow by doing.
September 8, 2026 at 3:26 AM
I’ve seen some internet strangers talking about the book I published last year, calling it “shitty” and “fucking awful.”
What surprised me the most is that these words didn’t sting. Maybe my book DID suck. *shrugs*
You can only learn by trying, and you can only grow by doing.
What surprised me the most is that these words didn’t sting. Maybe my book DID suck. *shrugs*
You can only learn by trying, and you can only grow by doing.
RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
(And proud of it.)
(And proud of it.)
RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
(AI is an affront to everything I believe in)
(AI is an affront to everything I believe in)
September 8, 2026 at 2:06 AM
RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
(And proud of it.)
(And proud of it.)
Wooo-eee, my brain is fried. It’s been a busy week working on [secret project]. Most work has been refining weak moments or improving story details, so it’s slow going.
The changes themselves seem small and insignificant, however these details are exactly what can bring a game from 4 stars to 5.
The changes themselves seem small and insignificant, however these details are exactly what can bring a game from 4 stars to 5.
September 2, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Wooo-eee, my brain is fried. It’s been a busy week working on [secret project]. Most work has been refining weak moments or improving story details, so it’s slow going.
The changes themselves seem small and insignificant, however these details are exactly what can bring a game from 4 stars to 5.
The changes themselves seem small and insignificant, however these details are exactly what can bring a game from 4 stars to 5.
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As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
www.theverge.com
September 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
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There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved”
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.”
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
ysph.yale.edu
September 2, 2026 at 9:05 AM
There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved”
I’m excited to see what they come up with this year! Backed, without hesitation. :)
🚨AMNESIA FORTNIGHT 2026 KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN IS LIVE 🚨
Help us keep making weird and wondrous games; 26 amazing game pitches await your votes, and in the end, one prototype will emerge victorious!
The fate of THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE is in your hands! 🌌
http://www.dfaf2026.com
Help us keep making weird and wondrous games; 26 amazing game pitches await your votes, and in the end, one prototype will emerge victorious!
The fate of THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE is in your hands! 🌌
http://www.dfaf2026.com
August 31, 2026 at 10:26 PM
I’m excited to see what they come up with this year! Backed, without hesitation. :)
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Heads up windows 11 users, microsoft now has this setting enabled by default.
Be sure to disable it :]
Be sure to disable it :]
August 30, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Heads up windows 11 users, microsoft now has this setting enabled by default.
Be sure to disable it :]
Be sure to disable it :]