I'm writing a chapter about the differences (and similarities) of video games and social media for children. My first attempt is: Social media is designed for adults and inherited by children. Video games are designed for child-like play and inherited by adults. How would you depicy differences?

I'm writing a chapter about the differences (and similarities) of video games and social media for children. My first attempt is: Social media is designed for adults and inherited by children. Video games are designed for child-like play and inherited by adults. How would you depicy differences?

Happy to officially join the platform amongst other talented peers! Looking forward to being part of the platform's growth and seeing gamers benefit!

Excited to welcome @timstatis.bsky.social (worked on God of War: Ragnarok, Marvel's Avengers) as our newest expert on Ludocene.com. Select his Expert card to find genre-bending games with a high-skill ceiling and experimental or culture-rich storytelling. www.ludocene.com/expert-166/T...

Day 2 at our EGX FamilyGamingZone was so busy and so much fun helping families find great games. Questions answered on Switch 2 Game Chat and Game Share. See you tomorrow?

So many games. So little time. (Good thing you’ve got all weekend!) See all the TCGs, RPGs, board games and more you can play at #PAXUnplugged ⚔️ PAXun25.com/Tourney#PAXUnplugged

Tired and happy to be home after EGX and ComicCon. Around 2000 families visited, and 100's used our game finder to discover new things to play. Try it for yourself here: www.familygamingdatabase.com/gameFinder

Tired and happy to be home after EGX and ComicCon. Around 2000 families visited, and 100's used our game finder to discover new things to play. Try it for yourself here: www.familygamingdatabase.com/gameFinder

🎮 Heading to @EGX / @MCM ComicCon this weekend? Swing by the Family Gaming Zone (South Hall S1680) to play Yooka-Replaylee and grab some exclusive stickers and a postcard to take home! 💚💜

You can find our wacky physics party game, Drink More Glurp, in the Family Gaming Zone at EGX this weekend! The perfect pit stop for a kick back and a giggle 🎮

We are bringing our biggest ever Family Gaming Zone back to EGX! South Hall S1680. Over 100 games to choose from with experts on hand to suggest titles, explain PEGI and parental controls for consoles, Roblox and PC. www.familygamingdatabase.com/Family+Gamin... See you there? Shares welcome.

Day 2 at our EGX FamilyGamingZone was so busy and so much fun helping families find great games. Questions answered on Switch 2 Game Chat and Game Share. See you tomorrow?

Great first day at EGX/MCM with so many families discovery new games, parental controls and lots of indies. See you tomorrow?

Taking shape at EGX Family Gaming Zone. See you tomorrow?

Wondering what are the digital “gray spaces” where children play? We have a similar instinct to direct them to “green” digital spaces designed for kids, but this article highlights that other spaces offer play opportunity in spite of risks.

Still time to add your little indie game to our lineup (for free). If you are on console (PEGI 3, 7 or 12), hit me up. If families love your game, all the better.

We are bringing our biggest ever Family Gaming Zone back to EGX! South Hall S1680. Over 100 games to choose from with experts on hand to suggest titles, explain PEGI and parental controls for consoles, Roblox and PC. www.familygamingdatabase.com/Family+Gamin... See you there? Shares welcome.

Love the name Hanafuda. "Hanafuda is a flower-themed card game and was Nintendo’s first ever product, way back when it was founded in 1889." It's the year of peculiarly named essential resources (looking at you Ludocene too). Don't sleep on this amazing newsletter.

After 9 years, I'm renaming my Nintendo newsletter. Switch Weekly becomes Hanafuda Report this Sunday. Same human curation of the best Nintendo links, commentary from me, plus what new games are worth playing. First issue under the new name lands Oct 26. New site goes live then too! More soon. 👋

Last call for this who know. Chance to have your console indie game at EGX on @familygamingdb.bsky.social Gaming Zone. DMs open. Small team friendly.

Last call for this who know. Chance to have your console indie game at EGX on @familygamingdb.bsky.social Gaming Zone. DMs open. Small team friendly.

What is the best metaphor or description for video games you've heard. "Operas made of bridges", "Poems for Fingertips". How do we best name and communicate these encounters that we love?

Looking for parents of kids who have made and published games on Roblox.

I'm working on a Roblox story for a national outlet and keen to talk to parents of older teens (12-16) who play Roblox games: ✅ Which games do they play? ✅ Why play that rather than a console game? ✅ How do they find new Roblox games? Shares appreciated #JournoRequest

If your game was released after November 22, 2024 and implements accessibility through design and/or options, please reach out to the Innovation in Accessibility jury for The Game Awards. #a11y #accessibility #gamedev #TheGameAwards

I'm getting ready to demo Game Chat Video at an event. Any experience or expertise welcome. If I have two Switch 2's in the same place they need Wifi to connect to each other I think? Or can you do local multiplayer without wifi?

Thanks for sharing, sounds lovely.

Waterstones are doing 25% off preorders on my book Super Nintendo this week, alongside other 2026 titles. Preorders are super important for authors so please, buy your future self some cool books! www.waterstones.com/book/super-n...

Getting in early to say Riot Women is amazing in a number of ways. www.imdb.com/title/tt3231...

I'm working on a Roblox story for a national outlet and keen to talk to parents of older teens (12-16) who play Roblox games: ✅ Which games do they play? ✅ Why play that rather than a console game? ✅ How do they find new Roblox games? Shares appreciated #JournoRequest

Excited to welcome @childdog.bsky.social as a Ludocene expert. He's an indie game dev and horror audio drama writer with an interest in quirky and unusual games. Backers can try his suggestions here: www.ludocene.com/expert-62 Pledge today to jump in too: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud...

This was a special conversation for me for many reasons. Was fab talking to @simonparkin.bsky.social of course. But also, talking about my childhood, my family, how game discovery was woven in to my very first job, and how these 5 games mean the world to me. If you like my stuff, do share widely.

This can mean only one thing.

Play With Experts And Novices: Whether you are a parent playing with a gaming expert son or daughter, or a partner of someone who plays fewer or more games, these are great places to find common ground. www.familygamingdatabase.com/Play+With+Ex...

featuring @geekdadgamer.bsky.social @socialfinance.bsky.social @cybersafekids.bsky.social @ygamuk.bsky.social @parentzone.org.uk and many more

I am hundreds, probably actually thousands, of hours into Slice & Dice and I am *still* encountering totally novel, exciting situations. For sure my all time fav turn-based roguelike. (My strong rec on how to play: Cursed Hyper mode w/ 20% wild modifiers on) tann.itch.io/slice-dice

GOOD NEWS, I was on One Life Left this week, and now you can listen to it. I blabbed some more about Earth Must Die.

Looking forward to playing The Drifter. www.familygamingdatabase.com/game/The+Dri...

Such important game discovery work (as always) from @botherer.bsky.social. buried-treasure.org/2025/06/next...

Everything I know about the rival events so far and some other shenanigans I've been getting into tonight🧵 Game: Story of Seasons Grand Bazaar Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch 1+(🎮)

Ooooh! New game from Size Five!? This looks very neat indeed. (Also, can highly recommend their previous game, Lair of the Clockwork God)

Thanks @caniplaythat.com for sharing this update! caniplaythat.com/2025/10/01/a...

Doing my yearly refresher of @ianhamilton.bsky.social's key text on accessibility. Always an important reminder for me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPeh...

Hey Accessi-friends has PlayStation published a full list and definitions of the Accessibility tags it uses on store pages like this? Googling hasn't helped me so far. (@ianhamilton.bsky.social @laurakbuzz.bsky.social @caniplaythat.com et al.) store.playstation.com/en-gb/concep...

This is one mostly for @geekdadgamer.bsky.social. An email I sent to a magazine website in 2009, suggesting (in my younger and more awkward way) that they needed to make something like Ludocene. I won't ask for royalties though 😀

New jam game! 🌻👿 SLAUGHTERING CAN 👿🌻 Made in a weekend for #PEGJAM 2025. The theme was "An Unconventional Weapon", so I tried to make a watering can feel like a satisfying weapon. It's a small, loud, and silly little project. Try it here: graebor.itch.io/slaughtering...

EARTH MUST DIE Featuring a load of my favourite comedians - too many even to fit on the trailer! Joel Fry! Martha Howe-Douglas! @alexhorne.bsky.social! Tamsin Grieg! @5teviem.bsky.social @mrholness.bsky.social! @misterabk.bsky.social! @rosieisaholt.bsky.social! MORE Please RETWEET and WISHLIST

TOO MANY NAMES TO EVEN FIT IN THE POST @benstarr.bsky.social is in it! And Sophie Duker and Emma Fryer and @disappointment.bsky.social THERE'S MORE THAN THAT, EVEN. Here's your wishlist link: store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...

"I've never heard this line of thought."

Such a great conversation about family gaming on BBC Radio Solent/Hampshire/Dorset/Berkshire/Oxford (all the BBCs). Not only a chance to share advice, but to hear from the presenter's experience of her son making real-world friends in online games. Here's the clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZGa...