Richie Shoemaker
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Editor debug++ Doing this and that, now and again, hither and thither.
https://linktr.ee/zptr
This looks utterly charming. After six months exclusively flying spaceships, I'm ready to try on some different wings.
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29 days ago
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Oh my! I sat across from Nick during my short time at Imagine and we caught up again over the summer, for a feature he was writing. A really lovely bloke whose knowledge and patience will be hugely missed. Huge condolences to family and friends.
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about 1 month ago
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Hologram Ghost
about 1 month ago
The Steam page for our first game is now LIVE! š®āØ We've heard wishlists are pretty important. (Please wishlist us!) š
store.steampowered.com/app/4218800/...
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Nothing's Ever Really Dead on Steam
A cyberpunk point-and-click murder mystery. Solve the murder of your best friend ... with the help of your best friend?!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4218800/Nothings_Ever_Really_Dead/
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I would urge you to listen this series on the history of Gaza, stretching back to the Bronze Age. The ep on post-WWI British rule is devastating: at the same time Nazi's were dive-bombing Guernica on behalf of Spanish fascists, the RAF was doing the same to Arab villages in Palestine.
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3 months ago
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Time to download Too Good To Go...
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3 months ago
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Debug Magazine
3 months ago
Debug and Debug++ subscribers can now access all their digital magazines in one place... Not a subscriber? No problem. You can see all the digital issues you own here, too!
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New issue! Hope you like purple.
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3 months ago
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Pondering
#EliteDangerous
: What if CMDRs could opt out of weekly gameplay ARX and rather that it being lost to the ether, it was put in a big pot and either raffled or converted into $$$ and given to charity? I dunno, but with 60k stuff soon to be available, 400 is bordering on contemptuous ;)
4 months ago
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Tuned in to the tail end of
#TheLastNightoftheProms
(expecting
#MOTD
) and it cheers my heart that at this bastion of conservative patriotism there were more EU flags being waved that Union Jacks. Was it always ever thus?
4 months ago
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Debug Magazine
5 months ago
Our free games industry magazine Debug++ has a Physical Edition and itās shipping today! If you want to contribute, be featured, or have comments and suggestions please chat to editor
@zptr.bsky.social
Get you copy:
debug.plus
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Just got back from having the father-in-law looking after the kids for 4 days and the place looks like 3 children have been home alone rather than two left with a responsible adult.
5 months ago
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You don't have to be an all-in-one
#indiedev
or coder, btw. Maybe you're all about the pixels, or the words, or a tunesmith, or, like me, wrangle content for others to ogle over (or whatever the aural equivalent is). You just need to identify as indie and have a god-like hero in your chosen field.
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5 months ago
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One Life Left
5 months ago
You heard about it on OLL, now go and check it out! Go on!!
#GameDev
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I really should crack on with the next ish of
@debug.plus
, which means I need to find another victim/subject for this soon-to-be series. So, if you're an
#indiedev
that sees themselves more on the left of this pic, who might be the person on the right that you'd like to quiz?
5 months ago
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Vinny Mainolfi | FREEZE64.com | Commodore 64
5 months ago
The colour proof of the first ever issue of FREEZE-ZX has *just* landed, and it looks gorgeous! Hopefully the bulk order of print will arrive this time next week, at which point Iāll start posting out pre-orders. Secure your copy from:
freeze64.com/freezezx-iss...
#ZXSpectrum
#Speccy
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Gosh, GFN really is quite good isn't it! I've been comparing
#EliteDangerous
on Deck through GFN vs native and even sans tweaks it's noticably better. Kind of a shame to use the Deck as a dumb terminal though.
5 months ago
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The mealy-mouthed Labour government continually takes 2 steps back for every inch forward. If you believe in a state's right to exist, you don't make it conditional on its neighbour continuing to be genocidal.
5 months ago
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Did that paddleboarding thing at the weekend and didn't fall in the water once. I've now convinced myself that I need to get serious; buy my own and start thinking about the next Olympics.
6 months ago
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The mag I've been working on,
@debug.plus
, is out. It's free, full of
#indiedev
insight, and I think quite good. Check it out so I can do another one.
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6 months ago
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One Life Left
6 months ago
Hello! Our latest episode did indeed feature Mr Richie Shoemaker
@zptr.bsky.social
and he did cover himself in glory despite an incorrect score! š You've still time to get your letters to us before our final episode ahead of the summer hols! Zap 'em to us at team<at>onelifeleft.com ASAP!
#GameDev
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Career highlight! I was invited on the
@onelifeleft.com
podcast this week to talk about a new mag that I've been working on and some old ones that I wish were still around. I might not have covered myself in glory, but I'll score it a 9/10 anyway.
www.onelifeleft.com#listen
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One Life Left - The World's Longest Running Videogame Radio Show
Presented by Ste Curran and Simon Byron, One Life Left offers a friendly, accessible, easily-distracted look at games and the games industry.
https://www.onelifeleft.com/#listen
6 months ago
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Every time I think about putting some ££ aside to get with the current gen, a new Speccy comes along. Life is so unfair.
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6 months ago
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If you need something to write about this week, or just want to feel old (although not as old as Florence Cohen would be), Hot Coffee was er, being reheated around this time 20 years ago.
www.gamesindustry.biz/take-two-fac...
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Take Two facing possible class action lawsuit over Hot Coffee
New York grandmother sues over adult-rated game purchased for 14 year old boy
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/take-two-facing-possible-class-action-lawsuit-over-hot-coffee
6 months ago
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Internal dialogue: I wonder if this free magazine needs "FREE" somewhere around the masthead? Nah, it cheapens it.
7 months ago
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I've often wondered how life might've turned out had I taken the other job. Would I have been thrown on the scrapheap after working on SWOS 97/98 (as some were) to never trouble the industry again, or risen through the ranks elsewhere, throwing other people on the scrapheap 23/24?
7 months ago
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That's a mighty fine cover.
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7 months ago
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EVE's reign as my most played game is about to end o7
7 months ago
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Career aspirations have been met
7 months ago
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The Young Gods have a new album out today. If you've not heard of this splendid band, know that they are the best thing to come out of Switzerland since my great grandfather, Albrecht Schumacher, thought the UK in 1912 would be a good place to head for.
www.younggods.com/2025/06/new-...
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New albumĀ - Appear Disappear - The Young Gods
Hey music lovers,Ā Our new album, āAppear Disappearā, is out now. This album was born from a desire for something raw. After the atmospheric rock of Data Mirage Tangram (2019) and the hour-long instru...
https://www.younggods.com/2025/06/new-album-appear-disappear/
7 months ago
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My skills are more transferable than I thought.
7 months ago
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Sayem Ahmed
8 months ago
Tom's Hardware is seeking contributors for freelance opportunities. We're searching for technical hardware experts with a demonstrable knowledge of consumer and enterprise hardware. If you know the semiconductor industry like the back of your hand, get in touch. sayem.ahmed(at)futurenet(dot)com
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Rather ashamed to admit I was largely unaware of Marwan Barghouti until listening to this interview with his son. More people need to know who he is and what he represents in terms of a peaceful way forward for Gaza.
youtu.be/bYNSBrA_V4M?...
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The Son Of Palestine's Most Popular Leader: What Is Legitimate Opposition To Occupation?
YouTube video by Leading
https://youtu.be/bYNSBrA_V4M?feature=shared&t=64
8 months ago
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Finally, FINALLY, we're having decent internet installed tomorrow. Never had fibre before. Expect to see lots of "Zapatero played xxxx for the first time" on your Friend Activity feed.
8 months ago
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Not someone you expect to bump into in
#EliteDangerous
9 months ago
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What is the point of a Guardian tech review when everything gets 4 or 5 stars? Paul Whitehouse was more discerning about Cheesy Peas than this guy is about phones.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Pixel 9a review: Googleās cut-price Android winner
Class-leading camera, top-tier chip, very long battery life, AI and quality software dominate mid-range rivals
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/apr/15/pixel-9a-review-google-cut-price-android-winner
9 months ago
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For those that would like to compare and contrast with the version depicted in the
#BlackMirror
episode, here are some pics from the PC Zone office in the 90s. That's me in the orange shirt and that last pic was my desk. There's an overflowing ashtray in there somewhere. Absolute filth and carnage.
9 months ago
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PC Zone is real. The office not so much.
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9 months ago
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Been listening to Japanese shoegaze of late and at high school pickup today my daughter called it cool. Which means I am cool. Ok, so she didn't say 'cool' (or lit, safe, wicked or rad) but whatever the 2025 word is for cool. I didn't quite catch it, but I am that. Cool dad.
10 months ago
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A bit lucky in the first half, brilliant in the second. Play up to stay up!
10 months ago
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Not ashamed to admit that productivity takes a hit whenever a new
@edzitron.com
newsletter appears. Today was no exception.
www.wheresyoured.at/power-cut/
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Power Cut
A week ago, analyst TD Cowen revealed that Microsoft had canceled leases "totalling a couple hundred MWs," with "at least two private data center operators across multiple US markets." The report also...
https://www.wheresyoured.at/power-cut/
10 months ago
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Congrats
@limeyotoko.bsky.social
on your first of many issues as editor. There's life in the old dog yet! The mag, I mean.
mcvuk.com/business-new...
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Issue #1001 of MCV/DEVELOP is online now! Inside: Dynasty Warriors, Crescent County, NC America and more! - MCV/DEVELOP
Thereās a new issue of MCV/DEVELOP out now ā and you can read it here for free
https://mcvuk.com/business-news/issue-1001-of-mcv-develop-is-online-now-inside-dynasty-warriors-crescent-county-nc-america-and-more/
10 months ago
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I started the year working on four games mags, one of which was very advanced. That one unexpectedly stalled last month (which I'm still pissed about) and another has just been shot down entirely (which was expected and I'm ok with). The other two are still on course. I remain hopeful.
11 months ago
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Valentine's Day breakfast courtesy of my amazing wife. Gonna crash hard in about an hour.
11 months ago
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Today I learnt two things. The first was the existence of something called a double plus (ā§ŗ). The second was that my LinkedIn had been hacked. Thankfully the double plus is of more use to me at the present time.
11 months ago
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RIP 'Pubic Hare', my character in Toontown Online, who Disney killed off 20 years ago this month. Yes, he made it through character creation and 18 months of grinding Cogs, but the profanity filter got him in the end.
11 months ago
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I went to format some text in a gmail and inadvertently had Gemini rewrite it. Regardless of the fact it did a fucking terrible job, there's no option to undo. If that's not a portent of our shared AI future I don't know what is.
11 months ago
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If there's no FM this year, these really are the End Times.
11 months ago
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Debug Magazine
11 months ago
Please follow us on Steam⦠You can see ALL of our past reviews all in one place! Debug on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/curator/4547...
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In the new thing Iām working on for
@debugmag.com
there'll be a page where you can thank anyone (or anything) that wouldnāt otherwise be given a credit in whatever it is youāre working on. ...
#indiedev
#indiegamedev
#gamedev
#indiegames
www.teamdebug.com/plus
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Debug++ Digital Magazine | Debug
Debug++ is a free digital magazine made especially for video game developers and games industry professionals
https://www.teamdebug.com/plus
11 months ago
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The second YS alumnus to appear, I believe.
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11 months ago
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