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Matthew Stockdale

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🌈Northern Irish (he/him) || Senior Gameplay Programmer - Tt Games || Games & Camp movies Currently working on LEGO Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight Previously Skywalker Saga and others

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Well cat’s out of the bag. See y’all in September, bub!

24.02.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a comic page featuring Go-Man a big blue and red superhero punching a purple kaiju with the word THWACK! coming out

Photo of a comic page featuring Go-Man a big blue and red superhero punching a purple kaiju with the word THWACK! coming out

Photo of a comic page featuring Go-Man a big blue and red superhero bursting out of a building with the word CRASH! coming out

Photo of a comic page featuring Go-Man a big blue and red superhero bursting out of a building with the word CRASH! coming out

Photo of a comic page of three panels showing an event called Go-Man-Con with people dressed up as the hero and other characters.

Photo of a comic page of three panels showing an event called Go-Man-Con with people dressed up as the hero and other characters.

Photo of a comic page featuring Go-Man a big blue and red superhero diving away from an explosion with the word KA-BOOM!

Photo of a comic page featuring Go-Man a big blue and red superhero diving away from an explosion with the word KA-BOOM!

The proofs arrived for GO-MAN vs. THE STAR DRAGON, volume 2 in the Go-Man Saga!

Feat. some stunning lettering from @letteringbear.bsky.social as always!

Volume 2 out this summer, but Volume 1 is available wherever comics are sold or via the links in my bio!

23.01.2026 19:44 πŸ‘ 94 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 6
A watercolor illustration. My husband and I discover a green, alien egg in a crater, containing our dog (or is it?)

A watercolor illustration. My husband and I discover a green, alien egg in a crater, containing our dog (or is it?)

A watercolor illustration. My husband and I and our dog in a reverse snowglobe: Outside it's snowing, inside is lush and green

A watercolor illustration. My husband and I and our dog in a reverse snowglobe: Outside it's snowing, inside is lush and green

A watercolor illustration. All of us on a train, while shooting stars race past.

A watercolor illustration. All of us on a train, while shooting stars race past.

The Three of us on hike, while ahead is an ancient, fantastical monument up ahead with a starry gate at the peak.

The Three of us on hike, while ahead is an ancient, fantastical monument up ahead with a starry gate at the peak.

Here's a few more! Sometimes they're inspired by things we did that year, and sometimes it's just fantasy.

07.01.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 286 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Reposting with alt text because I felt it too important no to share

20.12.2025 12:21 πŸ‘ 1669 πŸ” 495 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 25
The cover of The Paradox Paradox. A minimilist style cover with 8 multicoloured threads decending down the page. At the mid point they begin to break apart and fade away.

The cover of The Paradox Paradox. A minimilist style cover with 8 multicoloured threads decending down the page. At the mid point they begin to break apart and fade away.

My debut novel, The Paradox Paradox, IS FINALLY AVALIABLE! Get the eBook here RIGHT NOW for just Β£5!

www.patreon.com/nerdcubed/shop

18.12.2025 19:00 πŸ‘ 230 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 7
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The Bandicoot siblings back at it again

18.12.2025 19:15 πŸ‘ 277 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Alternate Realities Why competition shows from other countries are worlds apart

"Reality show" means totally different things depending on where in the world you are. I've written an article on how, and why.

undeniablyalex.substack.com/p/alternate-...

15.12.2025 16:36 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 19
This is the saddest day of my professional life.
Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage.
I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys.
I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show,
A show that I named and helped develop over all those years.
Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry.
These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter

This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter

In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices.
Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'.
β€’
I chose the latter.
It broke my heart.
I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make.
I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer.
I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence.
One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career.

In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. β€’ I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career.

I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more.
I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost".
James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice.
Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences.
I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness.
Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire.
I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal.
I am so sorry to let you down.
I hope that you can understand my reasoning.
I have to accept that I am not what the current
BBC expects of their freelance presenters.

I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters.

Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not
"just a job"
I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world.
From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too.
The strawberry is dead.
Long live the strawberry. B

Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B

Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

13.12.2025 00:00 πŸ‘ 10732 πŸ” 2845 πŸ’¬ 1024 πŸ“Œ 683
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Video: LEGO Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight 'Official Heroes & Villains Trailer' Switch 2 release date to be announced "soon"

LEGO Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight 'Official Heroes & Villains Trailer'.

12.12.2025 02:30 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nintendo Switch 2 Cases Β» Killswitch Β» dbrand Shop dbrand’s premium Nintendo Switch 2 cases. Impact-resistant protection, ergonomic grip, and super customizable. Buy the best Nintendo Switch 2 case.

I went for the grips from the killswitch case. You don't have to order the whole case either, you can just get the grips dbrand.com/shop/killswi...

10.12.2025 13:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Image of a mysterious shape, seemingly a monster, with glowing pink eyes behind a logo reading GO-MAN! VS. THE STAR DRAGON. Out 2026!

Image of a mysterious shape, seemingly a monster, with glowing pink eyes behind a logo reading GO-MAN! VS. THE STAR DRAGON. Out 2026!

The Go-Man Saga continues in 2026 in...

✨ GO-MAN VS. THE STAR DRAGON ✨

26.11.2025 16:06 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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TWO WEEKS UNTIL DEMONSCHOOL

05.11.2025 17:59 πŸ‘ 1994 πŸ” 510 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 62

Today we just got 100 new followers and a bunch of people saying "whoa I've never heard of this" re: the game we have been thumping into the ground for the last 3 years by posting one gif from our earliest demo. If you think you post too much about your game: you probably don't!

05.11.2025 23:21 πŸ‘ 995 πŸ” 282 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 8

Looks incredible! Can't wait to give the demo a go

06.11.2025 12:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yume Nikki PS1.
Demo out NOW!
It contains two dream worlds to explore.

You can run it on a real PlayStation 1.

This is a fan game. I put a lot of love and care into it.
I hope you enjoy it.

#yumenikki #ps1 #psx #gamedev #homebrew

06.11.2025 01:25 πŸ‘ 3242 πŸ” 1322 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 30
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Intergalactic Space Warrior Samus for the iam8bit 20th anniversary art show.

22.10.2025 15:46 πŸ‘ 2036 πŸ” 563 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 2
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TOMB RAIDER 2 - Venice πŸ›Ά

21.09.2025 12:06 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
The green party's woke new leader is even more deluded than we thought.

The green party's woke new leader is even more deluded than we thought.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

13.09.2025 07:34 πŸ‘ 2420 πŸ” 391 πŸ’¬ 258 πŸ“Œ 113
Meme from The Good Place showing Chuck saying β€œHe’s got a point, the fair thing for us to do is just keeping on giving up more and more stuff we want, unilaterally, until this demon is finally happy.”

Meme from The Good Place showing Chuck saying β€œHe’s got a point, the fair thing for us to do is just keeping on giving up more and more stuff we want, unilaterally, until this demon is finally happy.”

There’s a lot of this specific bullshit going on right now.

11.09.2025 19:25 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I think, in light of all the rotten people out there spreading terf nonsense, today would be a good day to support trans creators.

Trans folk, please add your links to this thread for books or crafts or whatever you do!

04.09.2025 03:13 πŸ‘ 4759 πŸ” 2311 πŸ’¬ 404 πŸ“Œ 54
Artwork featuring all the characters from the Go-Man book series - some human, some robot and some monsters. They're lined up in from of a city and some trees and a big blue sky. The text reads GO-MAN! Champion of Earth, from the Creator of Dead End: Paranormal Park Hamish Steele

Artwork featuring all the characters from the Go-Man book series - some human, some robot and some monsters. They're lined up in from of a city and some trees and a big blue sky. The text reads GO-MAN! Champion of Earth, from the Creator of Dead End: Paranormal Park Hamish Steele

✨ GO-MAN: CHAMPION OF EARTH is OUT NOW! ✨

Tobi is a lonely, autistic boy living in a futuristic city under constant monster attack. He dreams of joining the Robug Squad to defend the Earth when he's big, but when a magical plant turns him into the superhero Go-Man - he might have got big too soon!

26.08.2025 14:57 πŸ‘ 504 πŸ” 191 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 12
The Unforgivable Sin of Ms Rachel
The Unforgivable Sin of Ms Rachel YouTube video by Lindsay Ellis

youtu.be/QwpanShgOp4?...

26.08.2025 15:25 πŸ‘ 6178 πŸ” 1886 πŸ’¬ 144 πŸ“Œ 370
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Build the Legacy of The Batman… The LEGO Batman.

19.08.2025 19:13 πŸ‘ 1617 πŸ” 255 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 68
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First trailer for the 'LEGO Batman' game πŸ¦‡

Releasing in 2026

19.08.2025 18:45 πŸ‘ 764 πŸ” 183 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 114

I’m sorry, a new Lego Batman game that adapts Batman Begins, Dark Knight, Batman Returns and The Batman while using an Arkham style open world and free flow combat is like… a dream game of mine and I’m kinda stunned it’s real

19.08.2025 18:40 πŸ‘ 844 πŸ” 118 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 3
Batman silhouetted against Gotham city

Batman silhouetted against Gotham city

So excited that the game I've been working on recently - LEGO Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight - has been revealed!!

#Gamescom

19.08.2025 19:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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LEGO Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight announced - out 2026

19.08.2025 18:21 πŸ‘ 637 πŸ” 166 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 157
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LEGO Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight Swoops Onto Switch 2 Next Year Block party

LEGO Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight Swoops Onto Switch 2 Next Year.

19.08.2025 19:40 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5

Winning a Hugo is my dream. I’m going to be posting some long, personal stuff here so please feel free to ignore.

17.08.2025 07:03 πŸ‘ 1183 πŸ” 110 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 17
My drawing of Lara Croft, as she appears in Tomb Raider 2+3

My drawing of Lara Croft, as she appears in Tomb Raider 2+3

The Sequels. πŸ‰β˜„οΈ

My take on Lara as she appeared in Tomb Raider II and Tomb Raider III.

@tombraider.com

#TombRaider #LaraCroft #TombRaider2 #TombRaider3 #90s #RetroGames #Draw #Drawing #PencilDrawing #GraphitePencils #Art #FanArt #MyArt #Artist #TraditionalArt #TraditionalArtist #LoneRaiderArt

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