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That's MISTER Pointyhead to you. I was the lead writer on TGA Game of the Year-winning ASTRO BOT.

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06.03.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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03.03.2026 08:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work.

This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public.

Please spread the word.

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02.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 2893 πŸ” 2418 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 468
Parody of the Pokopia logo that reads "stop getting Bond wrong"

Parody of the Pokopia logo that reads "stop getting Bond wrong"

02.03.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
02.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Platform32 Platform32 aims to provide unbiased, entertaining, and knowledgeable content which will appeal to gamers of all ages. Full to the brim with exclusive developer interviews, up to date gaming news, revi...

And finally (because I'm waffling), I'm open to full time and freelance opportunities in video/editorial/community/pr and also I am now able to produce sponsored content for youtube.com/platform32 so if you're looking, come say hi! Big love to you all and thanks for the wonderful memories <3

02.03.2026 10:51 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I shall continue posting about cool videogames until morale improves. Both yours and mine.

Because god DAMN the world is a nightmare right now in so many hideously tangible ways.

But - and this bears repeating - videogames are the best they've ever been. Even if the industry making them is broken.

28.02.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 397 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
"In order to get elected BarackObama will start a war with Iran" - Trump, Nov 29, 2011
"BarackObama will attack Iran to get re-elected." - Trump, Jan 17, 2012
"Now that Obama's poll numbers are in tailspin - watch for him to launch a strike on Libya or Iran. He is desperate." - Trump, Oct 9, 2012
"I predict that President Obama will at some point start a war with Iran in order to save face!" - Trump, Sept 16, 2013
"Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly - not skilled!" - Trump, Nov 11, 2013

"In order to get elected BarackObama will start a war with Iran" - Trump, Nov 29, 2011 "BarackObama will attack Iran to get re-elected." - Trump, Jan 17, 2012 "Now that Obama's poll numbers are in tailspin - watch for him to launch a strike on Libya or Iran. He is desperate." - Trump, Oct 9, 2012 "I predict that President Obama will at some point start a war with Iran in order to save face!" - Trump, Sept 16, 2013 "Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly - not skilled!" - Trump, Nov 11, 2013

<innocently whistles>

28.02.2026 07:09 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Well then. After 9 years my role of Editorial Director at Eurogamer/IGNE has been made redundant. If you’re reading this and feel I have a lot of valuable experience (I do), I’m keen to explore any opportunities (full time, consulting, other) in the games industry. I am great.

27.02.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 455 πŸ” 154 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 15
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Death Howl - 11 bit studios

Grid-based tactics and deckbuilders are very much Not My Thing, but Death Howl's alchemic combination of the two enthrals me in ways I don't fully understand. Every facet - art, soundtrack, story, atmosphere, structure - is so well-considered. Gah. So good.

11bitstudios.com/games/death-...

27.02.2026 11:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Insider Gaming Showcase Will be Held May 28th To Help Games Get Funded Insider Gaming is proud to announce our debut showcase, highlighting upcoming games that are looking for funding or publisher backing.

Today, we are so excited to announce the Insider Gaming Showcase.

Coming May 28th, this showcase will feature a wide variety of games from studios looking for funding or publisher backing.

Submissions are open until Friday, March 20.

insider-gaming.com/insider-gami...

25.02.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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For no reason, here's what Yoshi sounds like eating an enemy in Mario is Missing on PC.

25.02.2026 00:09 πŸ‘ 433 πŸ” 183 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 16
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Boomer Shooter Blueprint 7 must-play Boomer Shooters from the past few years, picked by KIRK COLLECTS. Boltgun, CULTIC, Selaco, Beyond Citadel, MULLET MADJACK, I Am Your Beast, INCISION

Bumped it a couple times yesterday, but it bears repeating: If you have ANY interest in FPS games at all, this bundle is $17 of the best dollars you could EVER spend.

6.5 games (I recommend ticking the box to add Cultic Part 2 to the mix) that I have only praise for. And Selaco's only half done!

25.02.2026 09:02 πŸ‘ 105 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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DELIVERY MUST COMPLETE on Steam High speed Acelike Roguelike with SSSTYLE. Cut across cel-shaded, action-packed, arcade-paced dogfights as you fly, fight, and upgrade your roster of kickass planes. Every battle is massive, every loc...

This game has the best publisher

store.steampowered.com/app/3639060/...

20.02.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 612 πŸ” 177 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 14
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This Brazilian woman hates AI

30.12.2025 22:25 πŸ‘ 6140 πŸ” 2707 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 428

I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what

07.02.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 17872 πŸ” 4469 πŸ’¬ 251 πŸ“Œ 110
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every xenoblade 1 cutscene

03.02.2026 01:34 πŸ‘ 6028 πŸ” 2026 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 207

From: Jeffrey Epstein
To: Cain From The Bible
Date: March 7th, 3000BC
Subject: Re: Thinking of killing my brother? πŸ‘€πŸ‘€

go for it it wouljld be extremlry sexy to invenf thr cornvept of murder snd yherefore curse mankind fur eternkity ;) ;)

31.01.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 6876 πŸ” 1218 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 21

There's too many fucking people in the Epstein files. Need Yakko Warner to sing a song about it to help me get caught up

31.01.2026 03:51 πŸ‘ 4070 πŸ” 930 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 32

Xain'd Sleena! Here's mine (even I'd forgotten what it was called)

29.01.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Grok is so much worse than you think.

17.01.2026 08:45 πŸ‘ 4993 πŸ” 2463 πŸ’¬ 81 πŸ“Œ 164
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In case you missed it, BIG HOPS is coming out January 12th on Steam, Switch, and PS5! #indiegames #nintendoswitch #ps5

06.01.2026 00:56 πŸ‘ 1369 πŸ” 395 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 47

Every year another Doom birthday rolls by and reminds me of the same thing:

I never actually launched the project I started five years ago with @textfiles.com

Today, I finally fix that.

11.12.2025 00:03 πŸ‘ 255 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 11

TMWRNJ

08.12.2025 08:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Utterly bizarre that I'm watching GDT's Frankenstein and was trying to remember the name of "that polar bear thing from the Terror" after the opening, then opened Bluesky and immediately saw this. (Also, amazing work.)

15.11.2025 22:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

tetsuya mizuguchi truly, earnestly believes, with his whole heart and whole mind, that generic vocal trance from 2003 has the power to awaken humanity's shared consciousness and guide us to universal peace. The strength of his conviction is so powerful that it might actually cause this to be true

13.11.2025 19:03 πŸ‘ 863 πŸ” 281 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 22
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a man says " you keep using that word i do not think it means what you think it means . " ALT: a man says " you keep using that word i do not think it means what you think it means . "

Seeing 'bombastic' used in yet another game article

14.11.2025 14:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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In Super Mario Galaxy, the stars on the letters of the logo spell "u r mr gay", while for the movie it says "he mr gay". This is because you are watching Mario, not playing him.

12.11.2025 14:15 πŸ‘ 9805 πŸ” 3695 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 50
Three compact cars parked on a road, one blue, one red, one green.

Three compact cars parked on a road, one blue, one red, one green.

Choose your starter

12.11.2025 08:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The cover of Aliens: The Video Games. It's released mid 2026. Pre orders will be up soon.

The cover of Aliens: The Video Games. It's released mid 2026. Pre orders will be up soon.

As it's now spooky season, a reminder that I have a book all about spooky games coming out next year.

Every Alien game in detail, with two dozen new interviews conducted to complement the research (and (re)playing).

01.10.2025 08:02 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1