When I need to write something of substance, I whack on a bit of techno to concentrate. I can't really write very well if I haven't got something playing in the background. This 7 hour set of American techno DJ Function playing Bassiani works v well! soundcloud.com/bassiani/bas...

Well don't I feel like a muppet shelling out for an attachable disc drive for my digital PS5 in anticipation of buying a GTA 6 physical copy now 🫠 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Enjoyed my time on the Nex Playground, a new console with a camera which ditches controllers for body movements, aiming to get kids moving. It may never fully compete with traditional consoles but the parents I spoke to said it was a good compromise for screen time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ron is such a lovely guy with a great YouTube channel chatting to lots of cool people around gaming & tech (and also me). Check him out (and our chat)!

Thank you for all your recommendations on this, keep them coming and check out the video to see if there's any detective games you've yet to play!

This is daylight robbery at this price!

Game reviewers this year

Finished Golden Idol & looking for something similar? I put together 5 game recs, from indie gems to an upcoming game from 1 of Golden Idol's designers. Feat @eviltrout.com, @timsheinman.bsky.social, @kinigames.bsky.social, @inkle.co www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3ri... @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social

Thank you to Ross Scott and @stopkillinggames.bsky.social for speaking to me about their campaign to stop publishers switching off online games with no contingency plan for the BBC! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Lucky grandma, mine is still in there waiting for the Beyond Good and Evil sequel!

TUPAC?!? #summergamesfest

Streaming Summer Games Fest inna bit...will it be a BUMMER GAMES FEST? (Maybe). twitch.tv/cressup

The perfect song doesn't exi- youtu.be/2Sc3fXLK4FE?...

She's on a permo 😩

If you remember my interview with the guys helping make a remake of the 90s FMV adventure game Tex Murphy Under A Killing Moon, the Kickstarter is up and doing rather well! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tex...

We got a talking cube reveal before GTA 6

I saw The Backrooms, enjoyed it, I've just finished the first Subnautica and a lot of the film gave me an uncanny similar feeling of trying desperately to find the exit in the Inactive Lava Zone as my Prawn Suit battery dwindled 🫠 That place was hellish and huge.

Checking out Phonopolis new game by the Machinarium devs! twitch.tv/cressup

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/l0058cpt Here's the real MVP @cressup.bsky.social on what we know so far, and why it's contentious.

Everyone talks about Gabriel Knight 3's cat hair moustache puzzle, but no one is talking about the swinging pendulum across a massive drop that Gabriel doesn't have time for.

My friend Vicky apparently accidentally entered her name (or it auto corrected?) as victim for a shop, and is now getting concerning emails 😄

Here we go! Another learning Godot stream - this time taking a look at platforms and world building! I'm having a go at learning the engine from scratch so help welcome! twitch.tv/Cressup

AdventureX is the UK's only dedicated narrative gaming expo & it's looking for sponsors for this year! It's volunteer-run & not-for-profit - yet pulls in amazing talks & games with 600+ attendees from all over the world. If you like that idea - support it! www.adventurexpo.org/sponsorship

Thanks for all your tips here. Doing a stream of some early Godot tutorials now! twitch.tv/cressup

OK, so it feels like we need a little context and a sanity check around this story! The Sun, The Mirror and the Daily Mail all jumped on this, and of course, Twitter managed to turn it into a BBC-bashing story 🙄 (Yes, it's a 22-tweet thread about Eurovision!😆😜) 🧵 1/22

Folks we have irrefutable proof the GTA 6 trailer 3 is getting announced v soon. The moon is in its waxing crescent phase, a time when it is easier to see stars more clearly. RockSTAR are the developers of GTA 6. COINCIDENCE?! I rest my case.

Dreadful 😄

I am thinking of getting into learning Godot. I want to have a little itch page and make some daft short games just for fun. If anyone has any good tutorials or game jams / courses to check out do let me know (will help me actually start this and not be something I just keep putting off).

Here's the piece I did for BBC Tech Now with Peter Molyneux on the last game he says he's making (now in early access) - Masters of Albion youtu.be/RDpDiNXILBg?...

I beg your pardon.

Oh my god.

Thoughts on Mixtape - it's basically like if Wes Anderson or John Hughes made What Remains of Edith Finch. It's like Edith Finch if it skipped class to go smoke behind the bike sheds. It's Edith Finch's Day Off. (I liked it, thought it was pretty slick, nothing groundbreaking but decent).

It's true - if you drop the new Steam controller in Big Picture Mode sometimes it lets out a Wilhelm scream. #steam #valve

Here's your chance to sponsor AdventureX 2026!

I thought Horsey Game would be the weirdest game I played this year. But then Titanium Court came along! I'm totally in my Weird Game Summer and welcome any more suggestions for freaky little games!

Her Story's Sam Barlow says his next game is "the most complicated thing we've made yet". Project C, as its called, has a mechanic he's "always wanted to see in games". There's more on that in this big chat with him on my YouTube! Video: youtu.be/h9k1ce9LXi4 @halfmermaid.co

Her Story's Sam Barlow says his next game is "the most complicated thing we've made yet". Project C, as its called, has a mechanic he's "always wanted to see in games". There's more on that in this big chat with him on my YouTube! Video: youtu.be/h9k1ce9LXi4 @halfmermaid.co

I got the lowdown on the new Steam Controller (and a little update on Steam Machine) from Valve engineer and designers Steve Cardinali and designer Lawrence Yang! youtu.be/l647RABAWtE?... #gaming #valve #tech #steam @valvesoftware.com

This was a really exciting interview to get as I know Tonda doesn't speak to lots of press, and I've put 105 hours into Blue Prince 😆 Thanks Tonda and @rawfury.bsky.social for making it happen! youtu.be/rroQ72EDHI0?... @blueprincegame.bsky.social #indie

Thanks to Troy Baker for talking to me about playing Indiana Jones, AI and Naughty Dog's "most complex game ever" aka Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet! youtu.be/O2BhakYYSqI?...

I relate to this too much!

@lbrty-games.bsky.social heya, when I try & proceed / redo the game on Steam Deck, it doesn't continue / let me reset it just stays on the end screen / black screen. Is there something else I should be doing? I just had to redo the whole tutorial again because it won't let me just restart the island

With just 24 hours to go, the money which would have meant LWS 2 cleared its KS goal has been marked as a scam, meaning it may not be funded after all. Has anyone else ever fallen victim to this with their projects on KS?

I love this little kitty.

I shall be getting a 7 hour train journey (!) to Norwich on Friday then back on Monday for @debugexpo.com so if you have any recommendations for films / TV series / indie games / short books to entertain myself with please let me know! Or yknow...what sights in Norwich I should be checking out.

Thanks to Peter Molyneux for speaking to me ahead of the launch of his new (and supposedly final) game, Masters of Albion www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@jezcorden.com hey Jez pinged you an email around the game pass price changes if you're around today at all!

Repping blue with Blue Prince creator Tonda Ros on the red carpet!

We're waiting for the devs and celebs to arrive! #baftagamesawards