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Andy Hodgetts
@captainbinky.bsky.social
Co-Founder and Plebeloper at The Indie Stone, working on Project Zomboid and attempting to annihilate dandelions from my back garden.
Welp, these are concurrent player numbers I never thought I'd see next to a game I worked on. I thought it was bonkers when we hit 40K last time.
Day 1 of my action-packed high-octane Develop coverage. Ate some granola. Immersed myself in a tub of sunscreen. Procured table on terrace. All set for the day.
As I sit here nursing the remaining half of this cider, hot and quite knackered, I ponder the choices I made earlier in the year which all but comitted me to turning up.
And thus begins Binky's annual adventures commencing with the traditional ridiculously early arrival at the train station
Nothing is decided in terms of my Content, so I have created a survey to see what gaming vid/stream type/times are most popular! (Note I would like to get answers from as many people as possible, not just potential watchers of my stuff, so reposts are appreciated!) forms.gle/9DsPcWXmkhem...
Best Time/Format for Old Game Streaming
With nothing off the table in terms of my (Pat_Bren's) content, it would be very help to know what format/time would best suit any live streams or videos of games (PS1/2 most likely) which I create. (...
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Welp, it's that time of year where I regret having committed myself to travelling down to Brighton again, this year exacerbated by being too hot and too tired. Will enjoy myself when I'm there, no doubt. But bloody hell, weather.
This wasn't a rhetorical question, fyi ;)
Andy Hodgetts@captainbinky.bsky.social · 2mo agoDear Americans. Not for the first time, I have encountered one of you call what is clearly a goose, a duck. Do you just call all semi-aquatic birds ducks? If so, are swans ducks? Or is this phenomenon specific to geese? Is this like when I found out you call all shapes of pasta and noodles, noodles?
Dear Americans. Not for the first time, I have encountered one of you call what is clearly a goose, a duck. Do you just call all semi-aquatic birds ducks? If so, are swans ducks? Or is this phenomenon specific to geese? Is this like when I found out you call all shapes of pasta and noodles, noodles?
Today I planted an oak tree sapling in my side garden. Is my side garden large enough to accomodate an oak tree? Lol no. But this is a problem for someone in about 60 years, not me :D
IT'S ALIVE! I had thought this plant dead within weeks of planting it, to the extent I stopped bothering to deweed around it. Over a year later and it's pushed a couple of leaves out :)
Spiffo doing some sightseeing, learning about the origins of one of his favourite weapons #ProjectZomboid
My first article of 2026 is about Dawn of the Dead, Project Zomboid and The Sims, and how they're connected by sadness and alienation. bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/01/14/p...
At 5.15pm GMT today, the Earth will be at perihelion, the closest point to the Sun in our annual round. This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!
If you are interested in game urbanism and the cities of video games, do join me tomorrow (Dec 17, 17:00 CET) for the live *Designing Cities for Video Games* course presentation, and an intro to the subject. [A Q&A session will follow.] Reserve your spot here ⇢ www.eventbrite.com/e/designing-...
New games studio Last Arrow has opened in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear led by industry veterans from Sumo Digital, CCP, and Electronic Arts www.gamesindustry.biz/new-games-st...
New games studio Last Arrow opens in Gateshead
Latest venture from Pneuma Games Group led by industry veterans including Ron Ashtiani and Owen O’Brien
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Rugby World Cup draw the other day - small chat, draw balls, bish bash bosh done. Football world cup draw, not sure if possible to be further up its own arse :D
My brother at this year's COP summit doing vastly more important work than me sitting on my arse making a videogame ;) youtu.be/ZEcY6eiqFy0
Cultural Resilience = Climate Resilience
YouTube video by DCCEEW
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My daughter's class had homework on Plato's Cave. Parents in the WhatsApp group were panicking it seemed too hard. I said just hand something in and tell the teacher she's only seeing the shadow of the *real* homework. Got nothing. No laughing emojis, no HAHAHA. I'm fucking wasted on these people.
Mere hours left to grab sweet #ProjectZomboid merch while also supporting Doctors Without Borders! www.makeship.com/shop/creator...
Here is my amazingly in-depth VTM:Bloodlines 2 initial review after 6 hours. Kindof into the story, I guess? Interested to see how that develops. Kind of hate the combat, think the game would be better as a straight narrative experience.
Get ready to hear me rant about start up culture bleeding into indie dev, and why we should be making our dream games! 👀
Game Devs of Color Expo@gdocexpo.com · 11mo agoSPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Why You Absolutely Should Ignore the Advice & Make Your Platformer / Solo MMORPG / Sims-Like Dream Game First Sam Scaife - Indie Developer In this talk I’ll share lessons from my experiences making & releasing my first game & make a case for you to start on your dream game!
After months of work, I finally finished this illustration... this is how I died, from insomnia. #ProjectZomboid
If Britain were becoming North Korea, wouldn't we have a better trade arrangement with the Americans?
Roland Smith@rolandmcs.bsky.social · 11mo agoMorning.
I do not wish to "reclaim" the Union Flag or St George Cross. I was quite happy with the situation of us being a nation of non flag wavers. The Union Flag is for the roofs of Minis, tea towels, and tourist tat and the St George's Cross for sporting events. Other use cases are cringey (see: America)