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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 01/10/2026

WOW thank you so much, also sorry you started on the second can't imagine <3

John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 01/10/2026

Creative friends, I had 5 days left on my annual CC plan and went into cancellation mode (was going to cancel and subscribe instead to individual apps). I got hot retention offers instead, might be worth trying if you're coming up on your renewal

screenshot asking "Do you want to keep or change your plan?" Offers are stacked left to right, the left-most is marked "Best Offer" and is Creative Cloud Pro for 90 days free. The next is 50% off the plan for the next 12 months, with regular US$69.99/mo at US$34.99/mo. The third option is Photoshop for $22.99 a mo which they already offer on their website, it's not a deal

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 09/09/2026

Sony PSP port of Ball Revamped 4! Dev translated/ported a Flash game into horizontal form-factor: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv24...

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Ball Re-revamped 4 demo

YouTube video by nielkie

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 08/09/2026

remembering the countless years of back-to-back GDC and PAX East, when devs slammed meetings at SF only to jump a redeye flight to Boston to setup a booth and run it nonstop for 4 straight days + strike, just absolutely bonkers

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 08/09/2026

it's pretty much everything I would ever want from a remaster. I love the focus on texture and small details against the low-poly OG. It feels like such a noble and authentic effort

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 29/08/2026

8+ years ago I had two controllers ripped from their kiosks showcasing at Gamescom. Within minutes of the show floor opening two people ran into the booth and pulled so hard it tore the controllers from their cable locks, they went running into the crowd. Only time I've experienced theft at a con

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 28/08/2026

Thanks Gamescom <3, it's been wonderful to be back after seven years. Amazing host to so many great games and devs

Cologne Dom from ground level, lit up in the evening with a cloudy night sky

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 17/08/2026

I'm going to Gamescom this year! I'll be around Wednesday through Friday if anyone wants to say hi, chat/rant about indie publishing/funding (I'm the former CEO of a pub!), dev, whatever! Also if anyone indie team needs help in biz dev, cooking on something... Reach out my DMs are open! 👋

A picture of Cologne from a bridge over the Reine river, silhouetted by a fading orange sunset with clouds in the sky

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 07/08/2026

had many invites, just added you!

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 28/07/2026

Game devs, nothing is better than accidentally leaving a build open for a weekend and then coming back to no memory leaks, right?

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 16/07/2026

I've been finding a lot of joy in Pokemon Go recently, if you'd like to friend up let's go!

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 06/07/2026

incredible <3. Also love the box bike matching

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 06/07/2026

love the low profile of this cargo bike, how's it doing with the big tow?

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 06/07/2026

TL;DR - the game industry is art and business - art is absolutely killing it - business is absolutely killing it (in the wrong ways)

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

the news has been up for less than an hour, if your immediate gut response is to try and find a "silver lining" to this many people losing their livelihoods, i think it's fine not to post that publicly

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Al Otro Lado @alotrolado-org.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🚨Breaking: Today, SCOTUS delivered a devastating blow to asylum rights. In our case, Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, the Court ruled that the gov can block people from seeking asylum at official border crossings—turning people away w/out the chance to seek the protection they have a legal right to request.

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Myriame・．🦂 @mllepilgrim.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I’m tired of reposting this. ❤️‍🩹 here if anyone needs help with job search, keeping organized, etc. Please, take care of yourselves. 🖤

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 23/06/2026

My Tuesday Takeover for @newgrounds.com pick is Paplote++, by O-Ovinnie: 21 years old mouse-drawn animation still kicking on NG www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/...

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Papalote++

A giant Kite Ride

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 13/06/2026

2026, still paying for Flash* *it's AIR, but still

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 04/06/2026

I was between that picture and this one

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Shawn Tanner @anpshawn.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

🚨 LAUNCH DATE ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Signy And Mino: Against All Gods comes to Steam/PC on July 30th, 2026!

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 04/06/2026

Saying goodbye to my Intuos 3 Wacom Tablet I bought in 2005. Most of my games were created using this tablet. It still works, but modern Mac support is tough to find :( I'm thankful to have had a device so capable and important to my career for as long as I have Goodbye old friend <3 🖊🫡

A picture of Ash Ketchum from Pokemon saying goodbye to his Butterfree from the Episode Bye Bye Butterfree. The Butterfree's face is instead a picture of a Wacom tablet

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 19/05/2026

Ask Jeeves 2 will be the only thing that save us :((((

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 19/05/2026

this, after we lost Ask Jeeves 2 weeks ago

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 13/05/2026

my only long distance Amtrak ride was in 2006, a college student stuck in coach with a stranger who wanted to talk They shared stories, tattoos, but more than anything a weird comment about peanut quality and whether peanuts were going to shit I can't eat peanuts anymore without thinking about it

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 11/05/2026

Whoh, is Wordle the first web game to get a tv show since Angry Birds? Trying to think if there were any other web games (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/b...

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Wordle to Become Prime-Time TV Show, With Savannah Guthrie as Host

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 24/04/2026

I made a game called Bike that can only be played on April 24 every year, that is today: meditations.games/index.php

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Meditations

Meditations is a different short experimental game by a different developer every day.

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 15/04/2026

you've been told all your life you need to know how to use Microsoft Word and the actual answer is SPREADSHEETS Doesn't matter if it's Excel or Sheets or Numbers just make it part of your daily routine. You'll be surprised how much your life changes learning basic skills in spreadsheets

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 15/04/2026

wow US taxes are a bummer this year

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 09/04/2026

someone wrote a support ticket simply asking me to have a good day :) couldn't fulfill that before but now feeling like I can close this ticket :)))

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 09/04/2026

Thank you! Added it to the wall in my office :)

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 07/04/2026

Heading up to PIGCON in May! 🐷 I love the @pigsquad.com community, haven't visited since pre-Covid @ XOXO and have been looking for an excuse to visit again! They just extended speaker and game submissions until April 13, would love to see your games/talks there too! pigcon.pigsquad.com

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PIGCon 2026 - Portland Indie Game Convention

A weekend for indie devs to learn, share, and connect. May 30-31, 2026 at Norse Hall, Portland, OR.

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 25/03/2026

Took 307 days, but Wonderful Elephant® has a US Trademark! 🎉 TL;DR: Day 0: Application, proof of usage Day 1: Filing is public, spam calls/texts/emails nonstop (even now) Day 140: US attorney requests additional proof of usage Day 252: Passed! Day 258: Published for public opposition Day 307: 🎉

A screenshot of the USPTO website, listing Wonderful Elephant. It is marked by two keywords in green highlight, Live, and Registered

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 17/03/2026

oh sorry, completely missed the point of your post! So first try leaving the room, which will save current progress. Reenter the room and see if the achievement is now obtainable. If that isn't it, This is the Only Level 3 autosaves. Close the game and reopen it. It might unstick the missing one!

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 16/03/2026

Reflecting on #GDC2026: - Friendships, colleagues, and spontaneous joy still the highlight to attend - International folks very, very absent :( - Good meetings yay! - Passes are way too expensive (my cheapest option was $1,199 USD, didn't buy) - GDC needs to leave SF, I say this as a local

a photo of a bunch of conference lanyards for various gaming events, unrelated to the post but simply for flavor

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 11/03/2026

no but everyone in our family does

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John Cooney @john.wonderfulelephant.com · 11/03/2026

I bought a couple of koroks, been hiding them so my kids can go on TOTK quests when they get home from school

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