Lovely weekend away for the (previously mentioned) anniversary of being a family. Although definitely need a holiday off the back of it!

This weekend we’re celebrating seven years of being a family unit. It’s amazing how fast time flies, and how much we’ve managed to do in such a short time. Surely the luckiest man alive.

Setting up with help this year, for the Potter Street Fete! #local #fete #bankholiday

Got along to #mcmcomiccon for a couple of days, with Kai, Robin and Jupiter, this weekend. They had an amazing time checking out all the stalls and Leftfield.

Sunday at #mcmcomiccon!

Movie Crew! (Saw Devil Wears Prada 2 - which felt a lot like Devil Wears Prada 2, 3 and 4, but was good!)

Turning to dust today as I took my kids to the 25th anniversary (!?) of Shrek. We evidently only sample the higher art forms.

Learning and playing #culdceptbegins (and the translated re-release of the original) today.

A little change from the usual today as I went along with Robin (the youngest) and her school for a school trip. It was really fun helping out and spending some time exploring with her. Makes me miss the Summer and school breaks more though - not long now!

Got some lovely flowers through from Jupiter!

Went out for food (Kai’s choice) celebrating some great news that he got this week!

Trying to take shots of products today and, for whatever reason, Pesto loves the camera.

Just spotted this little chirper in the garden atop the trampoline lining. (Using one of Jupiter's old lenses as she's away.)

Movie trip with these goons, saw the Sheep Detective, which was actually a pretty good whodunnit.

Adventure ‘Faraday Cage’ Island

Beach Lunch and a quick play around in this suspiciously warm and bright time of year, then off to amusements afterwards.

With it now being May, that means that B3 has hit 10 years old. The writers and purpose have changed, but it's run through thick and thin for a decade now. I've made and met so many friends through this site, and it has created so many opportunities for the team. bigbossbattle.com/big-boss-bat...

I never thought I’d be saying this after all the hubbub 7-8 years ago, but today is the first day that Kai will have lived full-full time here, having entirely moved out of his other house. He’d always been in a tricky spot, being the eldest, I’m proud of him for looking out for himself.

After far, far too long, we finally got along to see Jupiter’s family. I had an amazing time, this past week, even if it was a little uncanny at times. Very privileged to get to do it in such times - but glad to put names to faces and places.

Couple of days of exploring land, sea (well, lakeside) and air with Jupiter.

I'm in the process of trying to organise Punk Games Fest, a curated Steam event showcasing punk games as a celebration of underground and alternative game developers. If you've got a cool game and interested you can apply here: forms.gle/oTXEcu9Fjxrb... #gamedev #indiedev #punkgamefest

TTRPG creator simulator

Little explore of the place we’re staying in for now. Everything is vast and detached, but peaceful and easygoing.

Hibachi with my sister and her partner (and of course Dann!) #foodie #hibachi

Saw some nature today with my sister and her partner! #waterfall #forest #photography #nature

In mobile game naming conventions there's a clear tug towards either '[Present Participle of a Verb] [Noun]', '[Noun] of [Noun]' or '[Verb] of [Noun]'.

The big one-oh. She had an absolute hoot today and, fingers crossed, they’ll all sleep the night through.

If you went along to Play Praxis yesterday then you might well have seen my little game poem (Shipwreck) on the big screen. Here’s the wider jam entries, if you’re interested in seeing the whole selection for the event. itch.io/jam/game-poe...

Pocket Gamer/Digipals/BigBossBattle/IndieGamePlus car pool for #newgameplus today. Had a hoot, great to see everyone and lovely to see such a strong showing of games.

We are at #NewGamesPlus!

I’ll be in town tomorrow for #NewGamePlus. Quite looking forward to it after passing on GDC earlier on in the year. Would be good to catch up with people - feel free to grab me and say hi if you spot me.

If one of the reasons you follow me is because of Digipals/EOLM or one of the sites (IGP, B3), then good news! @indiegamesplus.com - is now posting to socials. @bigbossbattle.com - is also posting AND is experimenting with covering news (which will mean we won't hold back content to build cadence)

Only picture in my life where I look taller than 5"4. What isn't mentioned here is that this place had a great soda/drink selection and wasn't just the Coke or Pepsi range; Felt like somebody had actually been inventive restaurant flavours & had actually done some innovating over the last 40 yeas.

Went for a little morning walk yesterday and happened to pass my favourite sculpture (doesn't it look like an inventory gimmick from a game?).

Went along to a local #panto this morning, where Robin was selected to go on stage to preform! It was a fantastic time. #beautyandthebeast #local #hertfordshire

I'm back in print again, this time for Debug #14! Grab a copy to read my reviews of Cairn (@thegamebakers.com), Into The Grid (@flatlinestudios.bsky.social) & Menace (@overhypestudios.bsky.social). Those reviews were joined by an ICYMI feature on @hitpstudio.bsky.social's Schildmaid MX!

Been having a productive week so far: Sorted automation for Facebook and BSky posting for B3; Did media partner outreach for BITs '26 (Register your interest in exhibiting now!) and entered a Flickgame, poetry themed game jam. isleofdann.itch.io/shipwreck

Tulip farm today w Jupiter & the kiddos. Didn’t realise that there were quite so many Tulip varieties!

Lovely, much needed, break (w/ K-BBQ, Gin Mixing, etc) in Cambridge with @jupiterhadley.com

Surprise! I’m at #Dreamhack!

Some photos from a walk today! #photography #nature #family

1984 moment here as I caught my first wild shiny in weeks. Am back on the wagon.

Some photos from a little walk earlier

Absolutely lovely feedback from the youngest's producer for the last term. I say it often, but I can't believe how confident and capable my kids are - I was a nervous wreck as a child. So proud of her, and her brother and sister.

Considering the chaos that adventurers can do with a bucket, rope and a bag of ball-bearings, I still don’t understand why you’d give them wide (ie not hyper-specific) magic spells… it’s just asking for chaos. We rubbed a cliff edge in butter then tricked 10 gnolls to their death today.

Fab dinner with the BITs crew! #foodie #steak #dinner

Happy Birthday to @jupiterhadley.com - world traveller, loving partner and all-around amazing person.

Swapped out my camera, so did some tinkering around with the settings when we popped out in the brief break between rainclouds today.

Happy to be back in print again. If you pick up the latest edition of @debugmag.com then you can read my thoughts on @q-games.com's Dreams of Another as well as an ICYMI on the fantastic Death Road to Canada (from @madgarden.bsky.social & @rocketcatgames.bsky.social )

💎 Brilliant Indie Treasures will be back for 2026! 💎 We will be opening applications on April 6th for our Brilliant Indie Treasures showcase in Brighton. 📍BITs will be happening on July 15th at the Old Ship Hotel once again this year (don't worry, we have more space)