John McCormack

Dad, Artist, Animator, Glaswegian. Ex Lionhead (Fable), EA, Bullfrog, Mindscape, Another Place. Now Art/Creative Director at The Chinese Room.

[Ewen Cameron @EwenDCameron]

My friends please read this….

Late last year my brother woke up with a pain in his testacles and thought he’d injured himself while sleeping and didn’t think much more about it.

The pain would come and go and it wasn’t until he was in the office, a number of days later, that the pain got so bad he couldn’t sit down,

He went to the hospital and was informed he had testicular cancer and it had spread to a lung and spine.

My brother then went through intensive chemotherapy that absolutely floored him.

His battle has been really difficult but he appears to have won his fight against cancer.

There’s still a long way to go but the prognosis, at this moment, is more positive.

The after effects of his treatment are awful and he’s on a lot of medication.

My brother is a fighter and since his diagnosis his mission has been to tell everyone to check themselves. He ranted at my two sons as well when we visited him last week.

If you feel that something isn’t right please get to your GP as soon as possible. Early detection is key.

DO NOT IGNORE SOMETHING THAT DOESN’T FEEL RIGHT.

GET IT CHECKED OUT.

#FuckCancer

[John McCormack @MisterMcCormack]

Here we go!

[The Chinese Room @ChineseRoom]

Announcement:
The Chinese Room is now an independent business, following completion of a management buyout from Sumo Digital.
https://t.co/EWDK2tuvZW

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[Develop:Brighton 2026 @developconf]

The Develop:Star Awards 2025 Best Visual Art winner is Still Wakes the Deep from @ChineseRoom and @WeAreSecretMode! Congratulations! ⭐️ #DevelopStars

[John McCormack @MisterMcCormack]

@Flufball_ Sorry to hear about your Grandad, Hamish. I blelive it was our art director Laura Dodds who found it and included it in the game. I don’t think she’s on here but ill send her your message. Thanks man!

[John McCormack @MisterMcCormack]

Wee thing we've quietly been beavering away on. I can't swim and i'm terrified of water... how the hell did i end up working on these games? All credit to the #StillWakesTheDeep team at @ChineseRoom for making me so uncomfortable every day.

[The Chinese Room @ChineseRoom]

Thrilled to finally announce...
Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest - out June 18. @SWTD_Game

1986. Return to the sunken Beira D oil rig to uncover what really happened in 1975. You play as Mhairi, and you will find the answers no matter what.
🌊 https://t.co/4BTNtsY4BG

[Oficial SSC Napoli @sscnapoliES]

AAAAAAAYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEE 🙌🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏆

[John McCormack @MisterMcCormack]

Also huge credit to Dan Pinchbeck for his incredible writing and worldbuilding and @emmabeeby for her wonderful words, to Ed Daly for always keeping us honest, to @SaxonKate for her impeccable voice direction, all the folk at Secret Mode, Sumo Digital and Xbox Gamepass!

[John McCormack @MisterMcCormack]

What a feckin' night! Congratulations to the talented, passionate team at @ChineseRoom (past and present!) and to @AlecNewman1 and @karendunbar147 on their well deserved performance awards.

[The Chinese Room @ChineseRoom]

We usually pride ourselves on being good with words in our games, but today.. Few of them can describe the elation felt at the studio.
Just thank you. Every single one of you.
To see our art received like this… it’s every creator’s dream. 🖤
We can't wait to bring more your way.

[John McCormack @MisterMcCormack]

What a team! 8 BAFTA noms for our wee scottish game. Lovely surprise.

[The Chinese Room @ChineseRoom]

Eight BAFTA nominations for @SWTD_Game... 8! It’s difficult to put into words what this means to us.
The title was crafted with so much care, so much faith in this ability of video games to transport, to immerse, to tell deep, human stories 1/4
https://t.co/GZ3zsGeb89

[NASA @NASA]

Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.

In memory of David Lynch, we will continue to explore the otherworldly and the unknown. We will focus not on the loss, but on what we gained from the years we shared this planet with you. We will see you in our dreams.

[John McCormack @MisterMcCormack]

Anyone who knows me well will know this is sore one. A monumental influence on me ever since i snuck out of bed and watched Eraserhead on the telly at the age of about 10. What dark, mysterious and beautiful worlds he dreamed. A fucking powerhouse of creativity. #davidlynch

[John McCormack @MisterMcCormack]

@EwenDCameron Enjoyed that one as well as longlegs and oddity. You want a good horror, I recommend a French film that came out this year called ‘Mads’. Its on Shudder, get it watched.

[TIGA (Videogames) @TIGAMovement]

🔊 Applause for @ChineseRoom / @WeAreSecretMode for winning Best Audio Design 2024 with Still Wakes The Deep! Immersive sound at its finest. 🎶 #TIGAawards #GameDevs

[TIGA (Videogames) @TIGAMovement]

🏛️ Congratulations to @ChineseRoom / @WeAreSecretMode for Heritage in Games 2024 with Still Wakes The Deep! A storytelling triumph. 📖 #TIGAawards #GameDev

[John McCormack @MisterMcCormack]

Im off to that blue sky place btw (same handle if yer interested). Ill keep this account open and pop in occasionally.

[John McCormack @MisterMcCormack]

@HildebrandtGreg Rest in peace Mr. Hildebrandt. His art was a big inspiration in my early career. A master at his craft. Condolences.

[Hyper Luminal Games @HyperLuminalUK]

Our winners this year are Hannah and Becky as Caz and Roy from Still Wakes The Deep! We're so glad Cadal could grant them the time on-shore to join us 🌊👷‍♂️

[John McCormack @MisterMcCormack]

RIP Teri Garr. Her comedy chops and crackling energy lit up the screen in every film she was in.

[John McCormack @MisterMcCormack]

That future can get to fuck and when it gets there, fuck off again!

[PC Gamer @pcgamer]

There's a future where you and your graphics card decide what a game looks like, not the developers. Read the full story: https://t.co/sDinrSfVKE

[Sorcha Ní Nia @Luiseach]

mind when Kris Kristofferson came over, hugged her and told Sinéad O’Connor ‘don’t let the bastards get you down’ when she was being booed on stage, and then wrote this song about her