If you've picked up the latest copy of EDGE, keep an eye out for an excellent 9/10 review of Spooky Express in there: “Whether you're a mere mortal or a puzzle demon, then, you're all but guaranteed to enjoy the ride.”

If you were a member of The Game Awards Future Class and can speak to your experience, I want to chat with you for The Guardian! DM me, or email alyssamerc[at]gmail[dot]com. Signal boost please!

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard "rave" set at Electric Brixton, London, November 2nd 2025.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Royal Albert Hall, November 4th 2025.

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Royal Albert Hall, November 4th 2025.

Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard "rave" set at Electric Brixton, London, November 2nd 2025.

"for many years to come" pretty much covers the development cycle for a single AAA game at this point.

Everybody on Bluesky is a character from Deep Space Nine.

Everybody on Bluesky is a character from Deep Space Nine.

The less I come here the stupider this place looks when I come back.

Happy Halloween everyone sharing their Halloween fits.

Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

Ultimately, big studios are just willing to gamble on lawsuits if it means busting a nascent union. Even if it’s obviously illegal, getting justice still means a potentially harrowing, slow, and expensive process.

Happy Halloween everyone sharing their Halloween fits.

it always seemed obvious to me that narrative consultancy (and sensitivity reading more specifically) was about getting ahead of the reaction and giving you the chance to think about how unintentional choices might be received instead of waiting for the thing to come out and people hate it

This is me with my pinched nerve

Look what showed up in the mail today. @apwot.bsky.social

📺Stay with me🖤 A new single is creeping from the depths of my mind on October 31st along with a PS1 style music video 🔴Presave the song: tinyurl.com/3h5c3w8t 🟣Join me on Twitch @ 7pm GMT on Halloween to celebrate the release and raise money for MIND #music #ue5 #comingsoon #ps1graphics #madeinunreal

I'm about ready to not be in severe physical pain anymore.

Recovering from a pinched nerve (yes that's still my entire deal) means I can't lift my big stupid camera without agitating my injury. So here's 4 photos taken on my new phone during my half hour walk the other day. Hey phones are pretty fucking good now.

friend shared this, immediately updated my settings

Recovering from a pinched nerve (yes that's still my entire deal) means I can't lift my big stupid camera without agitating my injury. So here's 4 photos taken on my new phone during my half hour walk the other day. Hey phones are pretty fucking good now.

I own one of these.

Ninja Gaiden 4 was one of my most anticipated games of the year and I'm not playing it in accordance with the BDS Microsoft boycott, and it turns out that actually nothing bad happens to you if you don't play a video game.

At this point the reasons to cancel Spotify are becoming a weekly occurrence.

Some very good friends (and my very friend-like physiotherapist) have made what could have been a really dog shit day into a really good one. Tomorrow will be so much harder but I'm readier than ever to face it.

Man what a fucked up month.

Back injury has put a temporary stop to my ability to go places and hold a camera with a big stupid lens on it, but thankfully this scraggy little bird posed for me in the 4 minute walk to a cafe the other day and let me get close enough to take a photo with my phone. 🪶

And my sister, too. And like half of my cousins.

Back injury has put a temporary stop to my ability to go places and hold a camera with a big stupid lens on it, but thankfully this scraggy little bird posed for me in the 4 minute walk to a cafe the other day and let me get close enough to take a photo with my phone. 🪶

Happy birthday to maybe the greatest game ever made

no kings except short kings

I love this trailer. I've been wondering what an accolades trailer for this game could look like for a while, as it's just got so much acclaim, so many awards and nominations under its belt. And yeah, this absolutely delivered.

WE HAVE FRIENDS EVERYWHERE! nokings.org

i went out on my lunch break to take pictures of birds with my new lens and had very bad luck. i gave up and was walking back toward my building when this northern mockingbird landed on a branch eight feet from me to vogue for a minute. maybe my favorite picture i’ve taken so far.

Get out. It's so fucking easy, I promise you.

They really ought to get on with releasing some games for the PS5 first.

I've reset my Instagram algorithm multiple times now but within 2 days it always goes back to showing me everything James Gunn says about anything.

Today Tony Fitzpatrick passed. I'm only now learning he had a fairly storied career, but the only thing I knew him for was my favourite show Patriot. Here he plays Jack Birdbath, a disgraced ex-cop turned security guard who blackmails a spy. Watch this clip. Celebrate this incredible man with me.

Multi platform, UI on.

Today Tony Fitzpatrick passed. I'm only now learning he had a fairly storied career, but the only thing I knew him for was my favourite show Patriot. Here he plays Jack Birdbath, a disgraced ex-cop turned security guard who blackmails a spy. Watch this clip. Celebrate this incredible man with me.

Another absolute banger of a page from Sam.

this post really lives in my head

Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month. Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!

This ad I keep getting is just IP theft from front to back. Surely this isn't legal, right? Ain't no way this stupid app got permission from LEGO and Marvel. Are all the lawyers sleeping?

This ad I keep getting is just IP theft from front to back. Surely this isn't legal, right? Ain't no way this stupid app got permission from LEGO and Marvel. Are all the lawyers sleeping?

Today is the first time in over a week that I've felt normal and able. It's still obvious that the pinched nerve is there, and that I need the medication and physiotherapy to make these good days possible, but damn it's good to feel normal again. It's good to be reminded that this is possible.