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My January 2026 Game of the Month is easily, by a million miles, Promise Mascot Agency by @kaizengameworks.com. I just finished it after 26 hours of play time (that's WITH doing a full 100% completion) and it was so fun, funny, uplifting, and heartwarming. You need to check it out!

Hi! 👋 I'm ACY, a composer from Belfast, and I'm out here making vibey music for cool games and your stereos 💿✨ Here's a bit about what I do Any and all shares greatly appreciated! 💝

Hey hey!🍂 We have some very exciting news to share!🥳 Thanks to @entaltostudios.bsky.social Last Time I Saw You has just been released for mobile on @crunchyroll.com for iOS and Android!📱 Download it now and venture into Amatsu Forest from anywhere you want! ⛩️✨

Nine years ago Mike Fitzgerald wrote up an extraordinarily fascinating breakdown of the differences between the Tom Stoppard shooting script and the original Jeffrey Boam draft of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade. It's well worth your time: www.creativescreenwriting.com/indiana-jone...

🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT! Our slot-driven, Wordle-style roguelike battler RANDEL'S QUEST now has its Steam page! To celebrate, we’re premiering a brand-new reveal trailer! ❤️ Thanks for all the support. We’re doing our very best to make this game shine! RTs appreciated! #indiedev

We're thrilled to announce that Promise Mascot Agency has been nominated for Narrative at The 2025 Indie Game Awards! Thank you, @indiegameawards.gg! 🛻✨💗

Obsessed: lcbgamestudio.itch.io/randel @lcbgamestudio.bsky.social make THE BEST STUFF.

Maybe surprising no one in the uk indie scene but Promise Mascot Agency is the best videogame writing I’ve encountered this year: effervescent, hilarious, I laugh at every exchange, its so full of joy and weirdness. Supaa genki da yo

MASCOT HANDLERS! GOTY 2025 Promise Mascot Agency has been nominated for the Golden Joysticks!! WOW!! Vote for Pinky☆! Vote for happiness! Vote for us in the Best Indie Game – Self Published category! Vote here: www.goldenjoysticks.com Thank you!! #GoldenJoystickAwards

Nish Kumar, "What is the Green Party's vision for how we redraw the economy of this country?" Zack Polanski, "The first thing is to have a big conversation about public ownership" "Nothing we need, and need to use, should be in private hands. All of our utilities should be nationalised"

Astonishingly, I've discovered, the Tufton Street junktanks that shaped Liz Truss's agenda are still operating at the heart of government. Remind me what we voted for again ... This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Flip, trick & grind through a vibrant Japanese dystopia in Denshattack! Outsmart rival crews, crush a shady megacorp, and reclaim the rails with pure skill, speed & style. 🚅✨ 🎮 Wishlist now: fireshinegames.co.uk/Denshattack/

The Prepare to Grind Update is out NOW! ✨ New difficulty modes! ✨ New truck upgrade for grinding! ✨ Indie game hero collabs! ✨ Time trial races! ✨ Pinky☆ nail designs! ✨ Skip music tracks! ✨ New stores! ✨ QOL improvements and bug fixes! Free! All platforms! Patch notes below!

By supporting the expansion of Heathrow Airport and spreading outright lies about decarbonising flying, Labour has again capitulated to lobbyists. This is its defining characteristic: doing whatever powerful lobbyists ask, regardless of the social, environmental and even political costs.

Yahtzee "Hate Boner" Croshaw kicking aside his review schedule to review Promise Mascot Agency would have been enough of an endorsement for me if I hadn't already gotten the platinum within a week of the release. Play. This. Game.

🧵 A special thread showcasing all the posters Fer created for GRIZZLY MAN, our latest video game now available on Steam!

📢The news is in, Promise Mascot Agency is a CERTIFIED BANGER! ✨ 🎉Promise Mascot Agency is AVAILABLE NOW on Steam, Epic, PS5, Xbox and Switch! 🎉 Thank you so much for playing our strange little game, your support means the world to us! 🛻✨💗 #promisemascotagency #プロミス・マスコットエージェンシー #プロミスマスコットエージェンシー

On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked, "If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?" Allow our scaled diagram to explain...

I've said it before and I'll say it again: unless you can supervise it extremely closely, don't let your kids play Roblox. Quite apart from the safety concerns, there are just so many games out there that are actually good www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Congratulations to @chopemon.bsky.social and the magnificent @kaizengameworks.com gang! It's brilliant, and really, truly, ought to be a *massive* success.

My review of Promise Mascot Agency for PCGamesN ❤️ "Promise Mascot Agency is a delight for – and assault on – the senses... ...one of the best games I’ve played in years. In large part that comes down to its immaculate vibes – funky, silly, heartfelt, and warm." www.pcgamesn.com/promise-masc...

Petition: Ban driven grouse shooting This practice is devastating to the wildlife. It's archaic, cruel and elitist. Let's consign it to history where it belongs. @mrhenrymorris.bsky.social petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Like clockwork , as soon as you criticise the fossil fuel companies and executives – out come the lobbyists and shady thinktanks based at and near the infamous SW1 55 Tufton Street .

I've had the honour - the privilege - of playing through Promise Mascot Agency over the last couple of weeks. @kaizengameworks.com have absolutely nailed it. I'm honestly a little heartbroken that it's finished. All eyes on April 10th - you're going to *love* it.

Yep. Fine work, @keefstuart.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/games/2025/m...

📢✨MASCOT HANDLERS! ‼️The Promise Mascot Agency DEMO is NOW AVAILABLE on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series and Epic!‼️ Explore a cursed Japanese town! Recruit mascot friends! Become the #1 Mascot Agency in an open-world crime drama! Links to our free demo below! 🛻✨💗

🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT! 🎉 We’ve just released a new game FOR FREE! (link in reply) 🧩🔢 KNOTDOKU is a fresh take on Sudoku—untangle numbers to solve 7 challenging levels (level 7 is my favorite!) Want more levels and to support us? Check out our Ko-fi and join the LCB Club! 🙌

Grizzly Man is a slasher horror game set during the salmon run in the unforgiving Alaskan wilderness. It features pixel pulp storytelling, psychedelic themes, conspiracies, and a bloodthirsty killer. Out today on Steam. 👇

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