Happy Anniversary to the day I found out I have MS! 🥳 ...also, happy birthday to my husband. Yeah, today is a weird day now.

In retrospect, definitely picked the right week to start sertraline

Starting off the BlueSky account by announcing I got laid off from TheGamer. I am now freelance and available for news, reviews, previews, guides, I've pretty much done it all. If you also need someone that knows too much about FF14 you can hit me up at joshuarobertson1020@gmail.com

Well. That's me gone from TheGamer too. Six years of service, and I was at least given the dignity of it ending in a phone call. Right after dealing with weeks of institutionalized misogyny too! Thought things might be getting better So. Uh. Looking for work now I guess!

If I got 50p every time a thing that requires attention happened on a Friday evening after I'd already had one gin, I'd have... Probably enough to buy a second bottle of gin.

[Review game] is fun but tell me why I've spent longer playing Katamari Damacy this evening rolling rolling rolling

Going solo to an orchestral concert is one of the most magical evenings. So flipping mindful and relaxing and Let The Cares Go Away of it all.

Got some really nice feedback on my manuscript! Not a bite, mind, but it's... Well. It's something. It's nice feedback.

Beach Topless on a beach for the first time in my life And feeling quite, like, really nice

Oh I fear that Party is a bit of me - the song and the music video

I just bought the Adidas Charmander shoes I feel like a fish that has just been hooked But gosh they're gonna be cute

Feeling a little bit very good about the body, so have some happy pics (yk, if u want to see me topless in tiny gay shorts)

we're never getting another Ace Attorney and this is homophobia, I fear

People legit calling Fortune's Weave 'half baked' because it's slim on supports is bonkers. Awakening did so much damage to the ecosystem istg

Stephanie Cole 😓 A Cabin Pressure session tonight is sorely needed.

I am a sleepy, but chosen, boy

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave has been blowing me away for over a month at this point. It's massive, sometimes messy, but also keenly aware of what made Three Houses so beloved and intent on stretching every one of those things to logical extremes. www.thegamer.com/fire-emblem-...

Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Is Almost Absurdly Ambitious

I still can't quite believe how big this one is.

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Spent the past two days wrangling with this, and it now feels quite cool to say this as a result: I have a website. ryanthompsonbamsey.com/2026/09/13/a...

A Place to Put the Words

Reflecting on writing and the dangers of turning a love into the way you pay the bills.

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And a new adventure begins~ (If anyone remembers my stupid stuff from the Twitter days, this might be a fun little writing project)

I’ve not yet reviewed a game I’ve played for more than 300 hours, until today. My second perfect score ever goes to Valheim. ⋆˚࿔ my review www.thegamer.com/valheim-1-0-...

The Long Road To The End Of Valheim Is Worth The Grind

Valheim 1.0 is a gorgeous, brutal survival adventure whose Deep North finale makes hundreds of hours of grinding feel worthwhile.

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Phenomenal reporting from Lex. As gamewashing will only get worse, this is the gold standard for how we should approach it

lex luddy needs a nap@lexluddy.xyz · last mo.

My first piece for @kotaku.com sees me document the rather surreal experience of demoing a game funded by a government that would have me executed for being trans. kotaku.com/the-1001-thr...

Going to Hay-on-Wye when you're tired and a bit stressed is dangerous work. I have nine new books. Big oops.

Went wales Did castle Happy ryan

I spoke with three members of the Thedas at War team, who created a total Dragon Age overhaul for Crusader Kings 3. It is basically a full Dragon Age strategy game. Here, we discuss the process of making DA work in this format (and what stories can/can't work) www.thegamer.com/crusader-kin...

How A Team Of Dragon Age Fans Brought Thedas To Crusader Kings 3

Thedas at War is a Dragon Age-themed overhaul for Crusader Kings 3. The devs walk us through the years-long development, and future updates.

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I got rained on today. It was glorious.

I feel attractive for the first time in like.. over a decade, and I don't know what to do with it My brain says 'go flirt with guys in bars and kiss strangers' but I am a married man in my very early thirties (I will never say early thirties on its own that feels decrepit)

Being back in Portsmouth for the weekend is making me so nostalgic and wistful ❤️

Boys on a train~

Well that was a bit scary

I do not think it's against the rules to say that Fortune's Weave is my favourite Fire Emblem. I am 50 hours in at this point. Before this, my favourites were Fates, Sacred Stones, and Thracia 776. For some preview thoughts (and a yaoi screenshot): www.thegamer.com/fire-emblem-...

40 Hours In, I've Barely Scratched Fire Emblem's Newest Game

Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave is enormous and captivating

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