Mary Kenney
@marykgames.com
Writer/author raised on a steady diet of Nora Ephron and Dragonlance. Senior Writer on Cyberpunk 2. Wolverine, Spider-Man: Miles, Walking Dead: The Final Season. “The shiny Pokémon of games writers” -Aidan Moher
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Mary Kenney
@marykgames.com
· Oct 18
Hello! Since we’re doing intros again - and because I never really did this over here - a thread of things I’ve worked on in reverse chronological order. Non-exhaustive, but we’ll hit the highlights🎮
First up: Senior Writer on Project Orion at CD Projekt Red
First up: Senior Writer on Project Orion at CD Projekt Red
my kids decided to celebrate our first free day together after a very busy week by: swallowing a rock, falling on a toy that drew blood, and falling down a flight of stairs
December 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
my kids decided to celebrate our first free day together after a very busy week by: swallowing a rock, falling on a toy that drew blood, and falling down a flight of stairs
*rubbing my eyes with the exhaustion of a European plague doctor in 1350* they’re just DIFFERENT. They’re not better, they’re not worse, they’re just different!
"Can video games tell stories better than books" idk man, is a cream puff more numinous than a pair of jorts? Does the sky have more of the Buddha-nature than a rubbermaid container full of loose hdmi cables? Try an argument that's even remotely a thing.
December 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
*rubbing my eyes with the exhaustion of a European plague doctor in 1350* they’re just DIFFERENT. They’re not better, they’re not worse, they’re just different!
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No one has scammed and beclowned the human race like cats. "Aww she's sitting on me" she's sapping your energy. "Aww she's purring" she's communicating with the devil, her father in hell
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
No one has scammed and beclowned the human race like cats. "Aww she's sitting on me" she's sapping your energy. "Aww she's purring" she's communicating with the devil, her father in hell
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
When I say my husband’s fathering style reminds me of Bandit, it’s the highest praise imaginable
December 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
When I say my husband’s fathering style reminds me of Bandit, it’s the highest praise imaginable
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it’s my dad. dude didn’t just build Harleys, he built a whole community. When I was by his hospital bed the days before he passed, I swear to god we could only get like an hour where it was just us because there was a constant stream of other old bikers and rednecks he helped coming to give him love
December 5, 2025 at 4:58 AM
it’s my dad. dude didn’t just build Harleys, he built a whole community. When I was by his hospital bed the days before he passed, I swear to god we could only get like an hour where it was just us because there was a constant stream of other old bikers and rednecks he helped coming to give him love
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Gambit is a deeply unserious man
(Marvel rivals infinity comic 31)
(Marvel rivals infinity comic 31)
December 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Gambit is a deeply unserious man
(Marvel rivals infinity comic 31)
(Marvel rivals infinity comic 31)
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We have GOT to bring back antitrust laws man
December 4, 2025 at 11:55 PM
We have GOT to bring back antitrust laws man
I LOVE this game. Play it play it play it!!
Whatever horrors you may find in these dark spaces, have heart and see them through.
There are no premature endings. There are no wrong decisions.
There are only fresh perspectives and new beginnings.
This is a love story.
SLAY THE PRINCESS is 40% off on Steam, the cheapest it's even been.
There are no premature endings. There are no wrong decisions.
There are only fresh perspectives and new beginnings.
This is a love story.
SLAY THE PRINCESS is 40% off on Steam, the cheapest it's even been.
December 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I LOVE this game. Play it play it play it!!
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I read this article every time I see it.
see, the only things I know about it is in this article about this guy's stupid horse that everyone hates
www.polygon.com/2019/2/28/18...
www.polygon.com/2019/2/28/18...
Everyone hates my big stupid horse in Red Dead Online
He is my friend
www.polygon.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I read this article every time I see it.
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All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
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Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
Fellowship
theonion.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Hey all,
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships.
Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits.
You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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this. and also Felix Gonzalez-Torres’ “Perfect Lovers”.
(Two identical wall clocks synced at the beginning of the exhibition but which eventually fall out of sync as one runs down.)
(Two identical wall clocks synced at the beginning of the exhibition but which eventually fall out of sync as one runs down.)
December 2, 2025 at 6:20 AM
this. and also Felix Gonzalez-Torres’ “Perfect Lovers”.
(Two identical wall clocks synced at the beginning of the exhibition but which eventually fall out of sync as one runs down.)
(Two identical wall clocks synced at the beginning of the exhibition but which eventually fall out of sync as one runs down.)
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you have no idea how many people asked for this in a hoodie as well (it was A LOT), so here:
December 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
you have no idea how many people asked for this in a hoodie as well (it was A LOT), so here:
My explanation of my job goes in steps:
-I’m a writer
-I’m a screenwriter
-I’m a screenwriter for video games
Otherwise I have to field a million questions about coding. “Like you write the code?” NO
-I’m a writer
-I’m a screenwriter
-I’m a screenwriter for video games
Otherwise I have to field a million questions about coding. “Like you write the code?” NO
“Wow so you get to play games all day?” as a reaction to me being a game dev still has the power to make me instantly need a nap
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
My explanation of my job goes in steps:
-I’m a writer
-I’m a screenwriter
-I’m a screenwriter for video games
Otherwise I have to field a million questions about coding. “Like you write the code?” NO
-I’m a writer
-I’m a screenwriter
-I’m a screenwriter for video games
Otherwise I have to field a million questions about coding. “Like you write the code?” NO
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“Wow so you get to play games all day?” as a reaction to me being a game dev still has the power to make me instantly need a nap
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
“Wow so you get to play games all day?” as a reaction to me being a game dev still has the power to make me instantly need a nap
+1 obra dinn. I rarely like puzzle/detective gameplay because it feels l slow, boring, and obvious, but obra dinn gives you enough material + space to *think*
It’s Obra Dinn. Obra Dinn gives you a structure to work in that makes you feel like you’re smart even if you’re not *that* smart. It’s baffling that more AA/AAA games have not folded it into their games RPing ‘smart’ characters. (Even tho I’ve been pitching them for years.)
So what's a UX that feels like being the world's greatest detective?
Maybe... walking into a room, glancing around, and noticing something everyone else missed? To Batman, the clues are so obvious they might as well glow yellow.
Oh. Oh no. Ohhh no no no no n-3/7
Maybe... walking into a room, glancing around, and noticing something everyone else missed? To Batman, the clues are so obvious they might as well glow yellow.
Oh. Oh no. Ohhh no no no no n-3/7
December 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
+1 obra dinn. I rarely like puzzle/detective gameplay because it feels l slow, boring, and obvious, but obra dinn gives you enough material + space to *think*
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Superb. One edit particularly drops out to me as a bit of truly sparkling dialogue: the left is the first draft, the second the shooting script by Stoppard
December 1, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Superb. One edit particularly drops out to me as a bit of truly sparkling dialogue: the left is the first draft, the second the shooting script by Stoppard
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the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 30, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Let me give some insight on this, as a producer in the dub industry who worked with major streamers, who's witnessed first-hand where this push for AI is coming from.
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
tl;dr: Only CEOs want this. Tell them how much you hate it. Be loud, email, call, @, post. You will kill this.
🧵⬇️
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If there's one thing Imma do it's find literally any excuse to post one of my two fave Spidey Miles scenes oh look there's one now 🥰❄️
November 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
If there's one thing Imma do it's find literally any excuse to post one of my two fave Spidey Miles scenes oh look there's one now 🥰❄️
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Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop
being entirely (mostly) serious when I say this is my backup career
if someone just opened a little "fuck you, here's cheap-ass large-batch drip coffee and some cheap costco croissants in a paper bag, next" place I would be the most faithful patron they've ever seen. they would know my family's names. I would go there ALL THE TIME. this is a GAP IN THE FOOD CHAIN
November 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
being entirely (mostly) serious when I say this is my backup career