Maybe not the most apt album for me to mention during a heatwave, but I’ve been very much enjoying Polar this week, after discovering it through this brilliant episode.

Retro Prince of Persia fans and game developers might recognize the source material for these two art prints (my latest collaboration with Imprimerie ARTE, released today)... But 99% of people will surely wonder what exactly the heck they're looking at. Read on to see where they came from! 1/

Pre-orders are now live for The Making of Tomb Raider: 1997-2000, as well as revealing its front cover, created by @innavjuzhanina.bsky.social! Full details here: darylbaxter.com/posts/making...

Saw The B52s and Devo last night. What a great double whammy.

This is about the speed at which I play five-a-side football these days.

📣✨ NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT ✨📣 We're pleased to introduce... I’M YOUR HOST An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.





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As the machines start to take over IRL, what better time to revisit the cybernetically enhanced strategy of Syndicate? Really grateful to @amigaaddict.bsky.social for giving me the chance to pen this deep dive, and to @bulkpaint.bsky.social and the other Bullfrog alumni involved!

The latest issue of Retro Gamer is on sale now and features the C64, Lucasfilm Games, Yakuza, id Software, Push-Over, Super Mario Land 2 and much more. Grab it in shops or online now. www.magazinesdirect.com/uk/single-is...

Trial of the Space Invaders: The Case that Changed Video Games The true story of Nintendo’s years-long legal battle to establish who invented video games, and the secret, never-before-revealed settlement that profoundly shaped today’s industry. I cannot wait to share it with you. Coming: Jan 2027

Reading the first Mistborn book by Brandon Sanderson. Absolutely magical. #booksky

Family Gaming Zone, "where everyone knows your game". OK ComicCon, we are ready and waiting with 6-player fun on Towerfall and Astro Duel. Let's go. (With a bit of Barabariball on the side.

Lovely to meet @geekdadgamer.bsky.social at @mcmcomiccon.bsky.social. Looking forward to reading this.

Biscuit the wonder cat in the early evening light. An early #caturday offering.

Fancy a bargain and supporting print? Then don’t miss out on so x issues of the mag for just £9.99!

Chuffed to see my Retro Gamer cover piece and interview with Fumito Ueda also made it into the German edition.

In stories, audiences will let plot deficiencies slide if its emotional truth and appeal is strong enough. The flimsiest hollow promise can survive almost entirely off the performance of its message. Just sayin'. No specific reason. Sitting here, in the UK. Today.

A writer is a person who cares what words mean, what they say, how they say it. Writers know words are their way towards truth and freedom, and so they use them with care, with thought, with fear, with delight. By using words well they strengthen their souls.

It’s Friday, the sun is shining and the new issue of @retrogamermag.bsky.social has arrived, including a feature I wrote about Batman 🕺🏻

A real Web 1.0 highlight.

Let's go! The demo for MyDear.exe, our little interactive love letter is now available on Steam! If you like love stories and old computer give it a try and don't hesitate to write a review! store.steampowered.com/app/4255640/... #gamedev #indiegame #cosygame #godot www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOBz...

Playing Point Blank with my daughter at a pop up #retrogaming event. One of the all-time great light gun games, IMO.

Shades of Battle Chess for the Amiga!

By the power of Grayskull, I’ve donated. Chip in if you can.

Interview: Before GTA Online, there was Multi Theft Auto. I speak to one of the original team members about how MTA came to be, and how it’s still around thanks to a massive community. darylbaxter.com/posts/gta-mu...

Sound on! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbKt...

When we created "Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders" at #LucasfilmGames in 1988 I expected it's lifetime would be about 2-3 years, until the target home computers ended up in the junk heap.❤️ 🥸 👽 🐿️ youtu.be/s22G366tQPg?... #ZakMcKracken

Biscuit cuddling up with her comfort David Lynch book. #caturday

The latest issue is out now and celebrates 40 years of Zelda. You'll also find articles on Superior Software, Match Day II, Spider-Man 2, Screamer, Project Zero II, Lemmings, Indiana Jones & The Fate Of Atlantis and much more. Grab it in stores or online now www.magazinesdirect.com/uk/single-is...

i think if you tweet "a whole civilization will die tonight" you shouldn't go to the hague, the hague should get to come to you

Austria to Hungary road tripping. Traunsee lake.

The end justifies the means. But what if there never is an end? All we have is means.

I know it’s not #caturday yet, but here’s Biscuit in the garden. This is the cover image for her upcoming folk album.

It's Tough Out There, So Check Out These Amazing Websites. (Repost)

Great to see @gameinformer.com on the shelves here in the UK!

Thought I should give this one another plug! Having the opportunity to put questions to Fumito Ueda on the 20th anniversary of Shadow of the Colossus was a huge honour. Available to order at www.magazinesdirect.com/uk/retro-gam...

Scary #caturday pic from this morning. Our neighbours’ cat, Buttons, hissing at our cat, Biscuit. You can really see the tiger in her.

Now that is a gorgeous cover @edgemagazine.bsky.social

This Sunday is Mothering Sunday! If your mother's no longer around it can be hard. I will as usual be reading out the names of our Remembered Mums/Mams/Moms from halfway up this beauty - the Ashton Memorial in Lancaster. If you'd like me to read out your Mum's name, PLEASE reply with #Mums26 ❤️ 👑

Just spotted Sting on the tube!

Down to five copies of The Console left here, on hand - copies I can sell to you for £15 posted. Cheers to people who've bought a copy over the last week - I lugged them up the hill to the post office yesterday, so they're on their way to you now. Want a copy? Lmk, and it can be done.

ICYMI: The newsletter is also here on Bluesky as @dbspringboard.bsky.social! Plenty of things are currently in the works - excited to get them out in the coming weeks/months. Any shares etc, appreciated.

I am reliably informed that #C64 #Uridium was released on this day 40 years agp. My, oh my,

I was hoping to travel across the pond to visit my sister in Long Island this year, but this kind of thing makes me reluctant.

This is such a shame. I was lucky enough to interview an ex-Bluepointer recently about the Shadow of the Colossus remake. “The old code was always the foundation, the bedrock the remake was built on,” he told me. “It was equal parts archaeology and modern game-making.”

Happy 35th birthday to Lemmings! Amazing game. Dubious bridge-builder shown here in the manual.

I watched all 33 episodes over the course of a couple of weeks last summer and felt genuinely sad when it ended! If you’re interested in game design, Double Fine or even just the rollercoaster of a bunch of smart people working on a big creative endeavour, I heartily recommend it.

Roguecraft DX was released 5 days ago on #Amiga, Game Boy Color & MEGA65! Beautiful isometric pixels and classic roguelike fun, crafted for retro hardware. ✨🕹️ Thank you for supporting our game!❤️ thalamus.link/roguedx-amiga #screenshotsaturday #RetroGaming #Roguelike

The people of Ukraine continue to endure ongoing Russian aggression. From February 2 to 9, we’ll donate 100% of the proceeds from our games and DLC on all platforms to People In Need in support of humanitarian aid in Ukraine.

My dad was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1931. Most of his extended family and friends, including his grandparents, were murdered by the Nazis between 1938 and 1942. The story of how he survived, against the odds, is in my graphic memoir REPLAY. www.jordanmechner.com/en/books/rep...

The latest issue of Retro Gamer featuring Shadow Of The Colossus is on sale now. Grab it from newsstands or directly from us. It also features several tributes to our friend Nick Thorpe. www.magazinesdirect.com/uk/single-is...