Bertie
@clert.bsky.social
Associate editor at Eurogamer. Writes, sometimes podcasts, talks a lot. I'd rather live in a fantasy land. (He/him)
Food growers & farmers are increasingly experiencing climate breakdown harvests That means higher prices - and more food insecurity. Politicians have been quiet on this growing crisis - but silence isn't good enough when our food supply is at risk. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
More than half of England officially in drought - Environment Agency
The drought declarations follow an exceptionally hot and dry period, which has hit rivers, crops and nature.
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Entry n°290726 Let's get uncompromisingly old school.
Rewilding isn't a side project of the climate fight. It is the fight. This great man makes the case plainly: "the rewilding of the world will suck enormous amounts of carbon from the air and lock it away in expanding wilderness.” That's not a hope, it's an observed pattern across ecosystems.
Well, it finally happened! After 9 years of Unity dominance, Godot was the most used game engine for GMTK Game Jam 2026 submissions. 🤖 Godot - 47% 🎮 Unity - 34% 🛠️GameMaker - 5% 🚀 Unreal Engine - 3% ✨ Other - 11%
"I've got a great campaign written, I just can't get a group together" is the peak D&D experience.
IGN@ign.com · 2w agoDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves co-director Jonathan Goldstein says the script for a sequel already exists, but he's not expecting it to see the light of day any time soon. https://bit.ly/4bIsrNA #SDCC
There's some lovely stuff in the new Daggerheart expansion. Love that the monk-like Brawler subclass had stances that you move between, a bit like The Watcher in Slay the Spire. (Also love that the game has knuckledusters.) Love the way the game presents Ancestries (races), with a smallish...
150,000 marched yesterday in London for trans rights. Opened the Sky News app. Scrolled and scrolled. Nothing. BBC News app. Nothing. Guardian app. Nothing. This is what actual silencing looks like.
I'm going to see a live Critical Role show in the autumn and I'm legit pumped about it. I've become a full-on Critter. Hurry up Season 4 and return!
Critical Role: Sam Riegel's Matt Mercer Shirt
ALT: Critical Role: Sam Riegel's Matt Mercer Shirt
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It's 940 am and today's spotted bad take (that sounds like a fish) is... (In relation to Larian maybe teasing something)
This is probably the biggest moment of my life 😭 After 4 years, the Game UI Bible has finally launched for all the world to see. A 400+ page tome of Game UI/UX goodness, celebrating all the weird and wonderful intricacies of this field. I'm SO proud of this book, and for you all to read it!
Lost In Cult@lostincult.co.uk · 2w agoFrom a database to a full-fledged bible! ✨🕺 We've collabed with @eddcoates.bsky.social on the Game UI Bible, a 500+ page hardback adventure through the UI/UX of loads of your favourite games 🎮 Let us entice you with a limited signed bookplate by Edd himself and more below 🔗👇
"Are you a Fighter or a Thief?" Famously, D&D's two character class options. I also like the idea of someone buying tickets for Gen Con so they can finally learn about this whole roleplaying thing. — Gen Con 2001 print advertisement.
The Carolyn Rauch event ephemera collection also has photos of E3... including this gallery of 1600+ publicity photos from E3 2009. (Yes, really. 1600 photos.) archive.gamehistory.org/item/bcd920e...
This is deeply emotional for us.🥹 Scarlet Deer Inn, our dark medieval folk tale with physical embroidery, is OUT NOW on Steam! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us on this journey. ❤️ Steam: store.steampowered.com/app1553260
Blizzard's calling time on Overwatch's hero customising Stadium mode, and I may well be the only person that's sad about that www.eurogamer.net/overwatch-st...
I restarted AC Odyssey at the weekend after watching The Odyssey and... it hasn't aged well? The Witcher 3 was released two years earlier and has held up much better. It's jarring how arcadey the world is while also trying to be immersive. Kassandra's muscles though <3
Kassandra Assassins Creed
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Respect to Cliff for opening up about this and for being on the road to recovery. I've seen alcoholism in people close to me and it's horrid. I wish him well with his recovery
Eurogamer@eurogamer.bsky.social · 2w ago"The Gears of War trilogy was largely developed hungover by me" - Cliff Bleszinski reckons with a difficult past while plotting a return to games and a brighter future www.eurogamer.net/cliff-bleszi...
I watched Project Hail Mary yesterday and I adorrrrrrrrrred it. Such a good time. I laughed so much. I had tears in my eyes. I was dwarfed by the scale of it all. Gosling is so endlessly watchable. And Rocky 🤩❤️
Project Hail Mary Ryan Gosling
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"In the morning there is meaning, in the evening there is feeling." — Gertrude Stein
Really liked The Odyssey. Felt so real and yet so weird at the same time, and I'm very here for that combination. Reminded me a lot of The Green Knight in that regard. Keep myth weird.
Wearing My Helmet Odysseus
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HE’S COMING HOME HE’S COMING HOME HE’S COMING ODYSSEUS IS COMING HOME
CDs don’t make you listen to 10 minutes of gambling ads before playing 3 songs.
The Verge@theverge.com · 3w ago16.3 million CDs were sold in the first half of 2026 in the US, a 16 percent increase year-over-year.
The greatest asset on Earth isn't oil, gold, or diamonds—it's clean, drinkable water.
Serene Lake Boat at Sunset
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Public Domain Art is the lifeblood of small tabletop rpgs, but it can be a nightmare trying to find the right art and license. This week, I’ve re-uploaded my old list from 2020 (with updates) of public domain websites. That's 500,000+ public domain paintings, photos, maps, and film. Link below 🔗👇
"Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life." - Hermann Hesse 🎨 Julia Tar
Count Binface, ready to serve as a bounty hunter in my Necromunda Collection. #CountBinface #Necromunda #Nerdlings
Sick of Unreal Engine in everything. Let a couple of people dick around with RE Engine. Let people muck around with ID Tech 8. I wanna see what people make outta the beautiful, stapled together Havok shit FromSoft uses.
