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@johntdrake
VP Games at Disney (BD & Licensing) for Disney, Pixar, Lucas & 20th Century \\ Ex-, Harmonix, & \\ Loves games, music, TV & Diet Coke
Los Angeles, CAJoined July 2008

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Here we go, Part 2! Excited to announce that I've joined the team at Disney as VP of Business Development and Licensing for Games to help pair amazing developers and publishers with the best IP in the world. Still trying to be "that guy making cool games stuff happen!"
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HASN'T MBMBAM BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH THIS YEAR!??
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Yahoo Answers will be shut down forever on May 4th theverge.com/2021/4/5/22368
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Today's my last day as the Head of Portfolio Strategy and Content at PlayStation. So proud of all we've accomplished over these 5 years - supporting games big and small and making cool things happen for the PlayStation Nation. Thank you to the team, the partners, and the fans!
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The folks at and cooked up a special gift for the True Believers. That team of folks, they fight hard to give you everything, even in the face of real complexity and the shouts of those who never learned how to ask nicely. True heroes
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We have a special holiday gift for #SpiderManPS4 players. Today's game update will include a highly requested suit. Hint: It's webbed and it's FREE for owners of Marvel's Spider-Man!
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It's been a really wild rollercoaster for the past two weeks - and it CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED HOW POWERFUL ANDREA IS - but Charlotte's here! :) Sad that "harrowing" is such an accurate description of how our daughter came into the world - but we made it through.
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Me & @johntdrake are excited to introduce Charlotte to the world! Baby Charlie was born a full 4 wks early due to an emergency c-section I required because of newly discovered adhesions on my intestines. She is SO SMOL but doing great and we hope to take her (and me!!) home soon.
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Read this thread if you have a second. It's been a long few years. ...and whenever I talked about the "bonus hard mode" of Andrea's surgery and recovery this last month - it was that all of that happened while she was ~6 Months Pregnant. It was the scariest 3 weeks of our lives
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This June, @johntdrake and I will welcome our daughter to our family. It has been a long road to get here and we're grateful to be on the path to parenthood. I couldn't imagine raising our #rainbowbaby with anyone else.
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If you’ve got good vibes to send the way of (and me, I suppose) now would be a good time to do it. Good outcome vibes for the toughest and busiest lady in the business (and the love of my life).
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This is a relatively unprecedented type of statement from this main account. Fascinating to think through the backroom politics that led to it.
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Let’s be honest: PS5 preorders could have been a lot smoother. We truly apologize for that.  Over the next few days, we will release more PS5 consoles for preorder – retailers will share more details.   And more PS5s will be available through the end of the year.
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Machine Gun Kelly and his posse cut me and my baby off in the TSA security line and it has forever made me immediately angry whenever I see him.
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Counting votes takes longer because Republicans didn’t control the pandemic. Counting votes takes longer because they messed with USPS. Counting votes takes longer because they said states can’t count early votes early. Slowness is Republican’s fault. It’s not complicated.
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Oh right also this. We’ve been busy y’all. :)
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We’re thrilled to announce we are working with @Ubisoft and @UbiMassive to develop a brand-new, story-driven, open-world Star Wars adventure! Learn more about the future of @LucasfilmGames in the Star Wars galaxy and beyond: strw.rs/6007HXnhU
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Today we said goodbye to Ghost, the sweetest and snuggliest guy. He always had a purr, meow & cuddle for every friend. So grateful brought him & his brother into my life. Gonna miss him terribly. Rest well buddy. Losing your big heart leaves a big hole in this family.
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Cannot believe I got a “nice mask asshole” directed at me in the grocery store. Minding my own business, trying to find an out of stock formula for my infant. I was legit stunned. I hadn’t even made eye contact with this dude. No idea why he chirped. 50% of the store was masked
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From a design standpoint, having not played it, I'm wondering what the justification is that Elden Ring doesn't pause. Is there a multiplayer component that makes it impossible? I'm not picking on it - I'm legit curious about "why pausing isn't in scope/necessary" for the game.
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This thermometer going up is the only thing improving my mood. Considering donating again 45 mins later. It’s clear people are furious and want to do something. I hope they vote as passionately.
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I see: - “It’s time to reconcile with Trump voters” - Trump world lashing out with paranoia - Social posts about how great Trump really is But not: - Trump supporters should deal with how their support hurt so many if they want to EARN the generosity & kindness they never showed
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I want James Hetfield to guest star in a scene where he marries Miss Piggy and Kermit and when someone asks him why they had him do the service, Statler and Waldorf say “oh he was ordained. He’s a…Pastor of Muppets.”
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Hey . Thanks for announcing a new game in a fun, hype building way. Thanks for pre-seeding interviews and teasing it out. Thanks for the trailer. I have such faith that that team will deliver. We just…needed something promising for the future right now. Thanks.
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Update: the boss is home. She’s frighteningly strong. We’re both the most tired we’ve ever been. I’m still super foggy. My back is wrecked from sleeping on couches. I feel like trash. But I’m very grateful we made it this far. Andrea is incredible. I couldn’t have done it.
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9 days, 3 doctors, 20 nurses, 30 staples, 2 NG tubes and 1 major surgery later: I’m finally home to continue my healing. A few thoughts: don’t take your healthy body for granted. It can go away at literally any moment and your world will stop when it does.
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She honestly cannot catch a break, but is muscling through all this with strength and grace. And she’s getting great care from all the nurses we got to know last time, so that’s a weird nicety. Mom and baby are fighters and I’m officially never winning an argument again!
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Well, I’m back in the hospital. After a good run at home my symptoms are back & it appears I might need another surgery. Trying non-invasive means first & hoping for the best. I’m grateful baby is doing good but if you’ve got any positive vibes to spare we’ll gladly take them! 🙏🏻
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Update from the boss for those who were curious. So many other layers we’ll talk about down the line, but it’s been a ride!
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Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has tweeted, reached out, sent love and energy to @johntdrake and me. I’m gonna pull through this!! And update for you:
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As a popcorn movie, Black Panther is super fun. As a Marvel movie, it's fantastic. As a film, it's inspirational. As a piece of culture, it's moving, wonderful and thoughtful. So glad to have seen it. So glad it exists.
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They brought in a Karaoke machine for my last day for some reason and so I put on a PlayStation track suit and sang Seal and jumped off of shit. Because video games are supposed to be fun. Thanks folks. Love the team here.
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@johntdrake going out in style #KissFromARose
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Trapped under sleeping baby. Don’t have headphones handy. Can’t move. I think Andrea fell asleep in the other room. Don’t dare make noise. Starting to get super bored. But baby sleeping so…oh no. Also hungry I think? Definitely thirsty. But the baby, she sleep
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7 years together with . We’ve gone from dating long distance to INESCAPABLY TRAPPED IN THE SAME HOUSE WITH EACH OTHER IN QUARANTINE. But it’s still great! Glad we still love each other enough to be happy about it! Best partner, best times!
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Found these from 2007 when we first met him at the Grammys. Told him we had Learn to Fly if he wanted to try that and I think he said “nah let’s play Next to You by the Police.” Godtier. Rest In Peace, man.
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NO. Taylor was the nicest dude. @SeanTheBaptiste and I got to cross with him multiple times to play Rock Band, see Foo Fighters live (VMAs in Vegas, The Who VH1 Tribute) and he was always kind, funny, and warm. Just gutted. twitter.com/foofighters/st…
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If you want to know how slow Video Games are, today is my 2 year anniversary of working at Disney Games and I still worked on deals for 4 of the games (I think) in today's State of Play when I was at . Man the work takes time! :)
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10 years ago we revealed The Beatles Rock Band on stage at Xbox’s media briefing. It was hectic - stressing controllers might turn off accidentally while we waited to go onstage (or that we might flub notes in front of Paul McCartney.) What a long and winding road it’s been.
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Give another slot tomorrow to speak about whatever she wants! Let her talk about League of Legends or whatever - just give her a competing slot on Twitch and let her outpace the rest of the convention in viewership.
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I realized that part of my “dislike” of Elden Ring is just a jealousy that people find so much fun in it & I really struggle to find that same fun. Maybe part “getgud,” part “world doesn’t connect with me,” part “play style doesn’t fit with limited free time.” It bums me out!🤷
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(Hey, don’t stop reaching out to your friends with young kids or stop inviting them to things. Even if they have to say no most of the time or are too exhausted or the event isn’t kid friendly, it’s nice to be remembered.)
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Our crew has been busy with the team at Respawn. Can’t wait for them to say more about these games! Hype!
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We’re excited to announce THREE new Star Wars games officially in the works from @Respawn. Read more and pass on what you’ve learned: x.ea.com/72725
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Every time I look at the number of Gary Johnson voters, I get increasingly frustrated at people who believe a vote is a message not a tool.
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Oh no! What a hard moment for her before she sold out the nation and any semblance of scruples she had! Discomfort must have been too much to bear!
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Seeing a parallel thread from some folks I follow and...this seems nuts to me, so I have to put it out there... People "put the toaster away between uses" instead of leaving it on the counter? What kind of maniac does that!?
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This poll has crazy “gamer vs mass market audience” bias. Zelda’s great and incredibly well known and possibly “better liked” but Sonic’s been all over other elements of pop culture and is more recognizable to a general audience and thus “more popular”
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I regret very much tweeting with my friend who is not the actor tonight because Hooboy people are NOT checking the profile before responding to us both and it’s…some wild stuff.
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Hey Joe, mind your business.
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For the second time in a week, President Biden urged for an end to remote work on Friday, framing the much-delayed return to the office for millions of white-collar workers as necessary for the United States to move beyond the pandemic. yhoo.it/3tOZpFx
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The Beatles Rock Band came out 10 Years Ago on Monday. Insane. To celebrate, we're getting (some of) our band back together Sunday! is kindly hosting. We'll play the game, tell stories, and raise money for Extra Life! Giantbomb.com/chat at Noon Eastern! RT <3
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Folks, with a little help from my friends, we’ll be streaming Beatles Rock Band this Sunday as an early kick-off to our annual Extra Life charity drive. Join us at noon eastern on giantbomb.com!
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(it is REALLY hard to not feel the burning friction of cognitive dissonance trying to do a job/talk about entertaining or escapist art and hobbies surrounded by bad/worsening societal situations across multiple areas of our country - abortion rights, shootings, and more.)
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I feel like God of War Ragnarok is too fast to tell me how to solve puzzles and too slow to tell me which way I’m supposed to go after I get turned around during a fight! 🤷
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This uprezzed cut scene from Command & Conquer Remastered just doesn’t look believable. Mediocre script, bad casting, bad prompter work…I just wanted better.
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Ivanka Trump: "I've found that my greatest personal growth has arisen from times of discomfort and uncertainty."
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Sorry, old man. If Kiss From A Rose is on in the men’s room, I can sing it loudly or sing it quietly. Not singing along is not an option on this menu. Get on the train.
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Well . put out a small cup of jellybeans for me to eat. Which means she brought a bag of jellybeans into this house… …but she hid that bag to protect me from myself. This is either a mercy, or entrapment. I will find them. Jellybeans…
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Yet another proof point that my wife is 10000x stronger and more resilient than I am. She is tough as hell and this has sucked. Hoping we’re on an upward swing today.
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You may have noticed I’ve been quiet here: well it’s because I’m on Day 3 of my hospital visit. My medical team is trying to figure out what is causing me excruciating abdominal pain. A coupe leads so far, but this is not how I thought this week was going to go!
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