Laura Cress
@cressup.bsky.social
BBC journo interested in gaming, tech and culture | ⭐ MCV Women in Games 2025 Journalism Impact Nominee | 🕹️ Adventure game lover and streamer! twitch.tv/cressup | https://linktr.ee/lauracress | Work email: firstname.lastname@bbc.co.uk
If you enjoyed Hob's Barrow please consider posting a very quick little review on Steam, they really help to keep us afloat! 🙏💜 Incredibly much appreciated. store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow on Steam
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the s...
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Thimbleweed Park 2 is coming - so what's it about & how come Ron Gilbert is making another point-n-click after he moved away from them? Here's my thoughts & reaction - more importantly if you have qs for Ron, drop them in the video comments as I'll be speaking to him soon! youtu.be/3ZRR4b8Gj_0?...
Thimbleweed Park 2 IS COMING! | Everything You Need To Know + My Reaction
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Remember when Ron told me he had been playing around with a Thimbleweed Park prequel? The new TWP will be "not a prequel not a sequel" but... we'll see! You can get that full interview here - youtu.be/YULGsutCIM0?...
Laura Cress@cressup.bsky.social · 6d agoThimbleweed Park 2 has been officially announced! store.steampowered.com/app/4932120/...
Thimbleweed Park 2 has been officially announced! store.steampowered.com/app/4932120/...
Thimbleweed Park 2 on Steam
Agents Ray and Reyes are investigating a murder at the Mansion. In a spoof of a classic whodunit, everyone is a suspect and the murderer will be confronted…... If you can find them. Not really a seque...
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Excited to crack into this by @ultrabrilliant.xyz later! Loved Alien Isolation and v much looking forward to checking out the second at Gamescom this year!
If you've been enjoying the deduction game The Incident At Galley House don't forget to check out my (spoiler-free!) interview with the devs (two of whom also made The Roottrees Are Dead)! youtu.be/y2hWRFTY7PI?... @eviltrout.com
The Roottrees Devs Have Made Another Game! | The Incident At Galley House Developer Interview
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Could rising costs mean people stop needing consoles and play through cloud gaming? Amazon's Head of Gaming Jeff Gattis told me he can see this happening over the next few years. Unsurprising given he's in charge of Luna - but could this be the way gaming's going? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Amazon gaming boss predicts future where players no longer need consoles
Jeff Gattis said the rising cost of gaming tech is likely to mean more people will stream their games online.
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My panel at AdventureX has been accepted! "From Golden Idol to The Roottrees Are Dead: Solving the Case of Great Detective Design" will see me* interview a panel of devs from hit deduction games as we build a case file for how to make the perfect detective game! *In full Sherlock gear
AdventureX@adventurex.bsky.social · 2w agoThis year’s schedule and lineup of incredible talks and panels are live! Visit adventurexpo.org for details. Join us at #AdvX26 in London on 7-8 November to hear from @sallybeaumont.bsky.social, @theexaminedgame.bsky.social, and more amazing gaming pros. Keynotes coming soon! Follow for updates
@rustylake.com @rustylake.bsky.social Robin, let me know is good to have a chat 😋 Would be good to catch-up before the Servant of the Lake release (I'll keep it brief though!).
Interview with the devs out now!
Laura Cress@cressup.bsky.social · 3w agoThe Roottrees Are Dead devs have released a new game! The Incident At Galley House is a re-visioning of the text-based deduction game Type Help & it's out NOW! My spoiler-free chat with all 3 devs is live at 4pm UK time (in 10 mins) - listen live or after here youtu.be/y2hWRFTY7PI?...
The Roottrees Are Dead devs have released a new game! The Incident At Galley House is a re-visioning of the text-based deduction game Type Help & it's out NOW! My spoiler-free chat with all 3 devs is live at 4pm UK time (in 10 mins) - listen live or after here youtu.be/y2hWRFTY7PI?...
The Roottrees Devs Have Made Another Game! | The Incident At Galley House Developer Interview
I speak to Robin Ward, Jeremy Johnston and WIlliam Rous, the devs behind The Incident At Galley House, a re-visioning of the text deduction game Type Help, made by William. Jeremy made the original…
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If I got a pound for every time someone asks me how I'm enjoying living in Edinburgh when I've been living in Glasgow for 8 months and already told them this Id be able to afford one London pint 😄
And that's 4pm UK time 😉
Laura Cress@cressup.bsky.social · 3w agoA new game by The Roottrees devs is out tomorrow! The Incident At Galley House is a re-visioning of the free text-based deduction game Type Help. My chat with all 3 devs goes live tomorrow @ 4pm - click the link to get notified. It's a spoiler-free interview & v fun! youtu.be/y2hWRFTY7PI?...
A new game by The Roottrees devs is out tomorrow! The Incident At Galley House is a re-visioning of the free text-based deduction game Type Help. My chat with all 3 devs goes live tomorrow @ 4pm - click the link to get notified. It's a spoiler-free interview & v fun! youtu.be/y2hWRFTY7PI?...
Lovely to be quoted in this BBC News piece by @cressup.bsky.social about Pokémon Go's 10th anniversary:
Pokémon Go at 10 and the millions still trying to catch 'em all
Michael Steranka, vice president at the mobile game's owner Scopely, says it has always been about bringing people together.
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Live playing the new puzzle game from the There Is No Game guys, Crushed In Time! @drawmeapixel.com twitch.tv/cressup
When I need to write something of substance, I whack on a bit of techno to concentrate. I can't really write very well if I haven't got something playing in the background. This 7 hour set of American techno DJ Function playing Bassiani works v well! soundcloud.com/bassiani/bas...
Bassiani invites Function / Podcast #300
Function returns for a new podcast and a new year. The techno veteran and native New Yorker emerged out of the Big Apple in the heady days of the early 90s, think Jeff Mills and Limelight, before reco
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Well don't I feel like a muppet shelling out for an attachable disc drive for my digital PS5 in anticipation of buying a GTA 6 physical copy now 🫠 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
GTA 6 price of $80 revealed and physical edition will contain no disc
Rockstar has said physical copies of the game will contain a code for a digital download for the game.
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Enjoyed my time on the Nex Playground, a new console with a camera which ditches controllers for body movements, aiming to get kids moving. It may never fully compete with traditional consoles but the parents I spoke to said it was a good compromise for screen time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What is the Nex Playground console, how much is it and when is it out in the UK?
The cube-shaped console will cost £269 (€319) when it is released on 22 June in the UK and Ireland.
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Ron is such a lovely guy with a great YouTube channel chatting to lots of cool people around gaming & tech (and also me). Check him out (and our chat)!
Ron’s Computer Videos 🧍♂️🖥️📼@ronscompvids.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis week‘s guest is someone who has been an inspiration to me. Her interview style is professional yet so personal you feel like you really connect with the guest. Let's Chat with @cressup.bsky.social (Cressup) - Interviewer, adventure game fan and journalist! youtu.be/GXOmaBrvBnQ
Thank you for all your recommendations on this, keep them coming and check out the video to see if there's any detective games you've yet to play!
Laura Cress@cressup.bsky.social · 2mo agoFinished Golden Idol & looking for something similar? I put together 5 game recs, from indie gems to an upcoming game from 1 of Golden Idol's designers. Feat @eviltrout.com, @timsheinman.bsky.social, @kinigames.bsky.social, @inkle.co www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3ri... @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social
This is daylight robbery at this price!
inkle@inkle.co · 2mo agoOkay, so this is massive and we're terrified. Partnering with @play.breakthrought1d.org in the fight against diabetes, the ENTIRE inkle catalogue is on Humble Bundle right now for $20 -- including TR-49, all four novels, both Overboard! games, 80 Days, all four parts of Sorcery! ... everything.
Finished Golden Idol & looking for something similar? I put together 5 game recs, from indie gems to an upcoming game from 1 of Golden Idol's designers. Feat @eviltrout.com, @timsheinman.bsky.social, @kinigames.bsky.social, @inkle.co www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3ri... @flatfootsandfools.bsky.social
5 Deduction Games If You LOVED Golden Idol
YouTube video by Cressup
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Thank you to Ross Scott and @stopkillinggames.bsky.social for speaking to me about their campaign to stop publishers switching off online games with no contingency plan for the BBC! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Stop Killing Games: The fight over who owns the games you buy
Stop Killing Games is challenging the idea publishers can shut down a game without making sure it's still playable.
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