Five hours of Silent Hill: Townfall later, I’m only left wanting more. 🟥 Huge thanks to @konamina.bsky.social and Screen Burn for the invitation, and to Eurogamer for letting me nerd out about my favourite franchise for them again!

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Ready yourselves, Silent Hill fans - Silent Hill: Townfall wants to "massively subvert" your expectations, and after playing several hours I'm hugely excited. Plus, producer Motoi Okamoto on mixing a "core identity" with "more experimental" gameplay: www.eurogamer.net/silent-hill-...

This is a great thread with a summation of a team’s discussions and ultimate decisions that includes both business reasons and philosophy/moral reasons 🤗👏🏻

Daniel Fedor@dcfedor.bsky.social · 2w ago

Blue Bottle Games, as a policy, does not use generative AI. It's something we've discussed as a team, weighing the pros and cons, and ultimately, we decided it was not for us. Recently, while chatting with a colleague, she mentioned it was useful hearing our reasoning. So: Sharing time! 1/12

Reporting on the R* firings has meant multiple trips to London, Edinburgh & Glasgow over the last several months in order to be on the ground as the story developed. It's been a different style of video for us, with more frequent updates, rather than one big doc right at the end of the process.

Over 150,000 came out in full force for London Trans+ Pride to say loud and clear: Trans rights are human rights 💖

"You're telling me people in this country can't afford a 50p toothbrush?" "Yes." @nickferrarilbc.bsky.social is in disbelief at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's latest study into the cost of living.

Brutal photo caption from The Guardian: “Gianni Infantino carefully explains to Donald Trump that he is not part of the Spanish national team.”

i am begging venues & bands to rediscover clipart

It's usually that plus "doctors originally decided women couldn't experience pain after conducting live surgical experiments on three slave women without anaesthetic in 1864, coming to the conclusion the screaming was just a sign of physical exertion"

Ian Boudreau@ianboudreau.com · 4w ago

Every time I read a story about gynecology it's always something like "doctors discovered women could experience pain in 1989 but decided not to act on this knowledge for 20 years"

Yes! It’s this exactly. At one point, places I worked at were almost 50/50. Feels like in the 15+ years I’ve been doing this, we’ve almost gone full circle back to the beginning again. It’s so depressing.

Rhiannon 🇵🇸@rhithewitch.bsky.social · 4w ago

it's all getting very old school, but not even in a cool print media way. just in a bad lack of diversity way

How will we change this country for our grandchildren?

Me again, but hopefully more accessible as a voiceover video (sorry if this is how you find out what I sound like) I'm here to work 👏 ✨PR, Marketing & Comms strategy ✨Steam curation ✨B2B/B2C Comms ✨General consultation ✨Pitching support & workshop/mentoring 🦈Portfolio www.clairesharkbit.com

A wee reminder that I’ve joined the lovely @neillong.bsky.social at @mobilegamerbiz.bsky.social as news editor. ✨ Make sure to get in touch if you have a game I need to know about!

Launching a new website about video games today. Meet @respec.net. A sibling to @rpgsite.net, a spiritual successor to VG247, & a brother from another mother to other 100% independent UK media brands like @videogameschronicle.com and @trueachievements.com. www.respec.net/feature/87-w...

Welcome to Respec: A word from the Editors | Respec

Welcome to our new little corner of the internet. Why a new video game website, and why now? Allow us to explain...

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Video games are good, they're so good man. It's very sad that a cabal of money idiots has ruined them for everyone

NEW BLOG FOR YOU Google's energy consumption numbers in their new climate report are mind-blowing. 2 years ago they flipped from linear to exponential growth, and their climate impact is blowing out, too. A WILD testament to the obscene bloat and waste of GenAI: ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/g...

Good morning mobile game fans and makers! I’m delighted to say that I’ve joined the wondrous @mobilegamerbiz.bsky.social this week, so if you’d like to add me to your press list, please get it touch! ✨

Deathloop is just so fuckin' good. Criminally underrated.

Our games industry is people. Our studios are people. Our teams people, our games by people for people. Our games are made by people, in groups of people, in teams of people, making people things for people. The magic is people, and the people deserve so much better than all this. I am so sorry.

Also the fact you can just remove the "2" from this URL and get the Concord closure sure is something. Can't even be empathetically original in your subject about ruining people's lives: sonyinteractive.com/en/news/blog...

An Update from PlayStation Studios

Below is an internal email from Hermen Hulst, CEO, Studio Business Group, Sony Interactive Entertainment distributed today to SIE employees.  **********************************************************...

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"If I am to flower into something other than myself, I would rather rot into nothingness as I am." - The Reflecting Pool

"Tell Jabba I'll get him his money..."

So for this Juneteenth, I went back and updated my feature on the need to incorporate more Blackness into your gaming perspective, more relevant now than when I wrote it years ago. Check it out on @pcmag.com www.pcmag.com/opinions/cel...

Celebrate Juneteenth by Supporting These Brilliant Black Game Developers

From developers to esports stars to visionaries, Black excellence exists at every gaming level, so you have no excuse not to show support.

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It's been a busy month, but that's not stopped us from putting together a chunky list of Steam Next Fest demo recommendations you still have time to try over the weekend 🔥

The 12 Steam Next Fest demos you shouldn't miss during the June 2026 event

Steam Next Fest continues over the weekend, so there's one more chance to try out these excellent free demos

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No longer a question of 'if' but 'when' Burnham becomes Prime Minister. Bad news for Starmer - but worse still for Reform Faragists whose scapegoating agenda has dominated UK politics for a decade. Andy brings hope and it could be catching Me for @noosphere.app www.noosphere.app/burnhams-stu...

Burnham's Stunning Victory makes it a question of 'when' not 'if' he will be Britain's next Prime Minister

And why Nigel Farage will be very worried this morning

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Just a wee reminder that I don't have a regular home for game reviews, so if you're looking for a ✨ fabulous ✨ critic with a penchant for the macabre and run-on sentences, pls think of me! I genuinely miss regular critique work and would love to find a new home 👻 opencritic.com/critic/2833/...

Vikki Blake's Reviews

Check out all of Vikki Blake's reviews and score history on OpenCritic. Vikki Blake has written 109 reviews. Their average review score is 71. Vikki Blake has recommended 36% of games they have review...

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I had a big, TERRIBLE birthday yesterday, so I spent it in bed mourning my lost youth and watching @harvey1966.bsky.social @rafcolantonio.bsky.social et al play Dishonored. Zero regrets. Also, if you’re not watching this series, why not?! youtu.be/ZVq0af9DwPU?...

The creators of Dishonored react to their game after 14years | The Creators Play Dishonored | Part 1

YouTube video by Raphael Colantonio

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I know we point this out every time, but... Here's the expected future Prime Minister of the United Kingdom winning the most important election of his life last night in a major blow to the British far right, flanked by somebody dressed as a fox and perennial novelty candidate, Count Binface.

Received a family history request via the local historical society. Said I'd be happy to help. Logged into Ancestry to see if I had anything on there that could be useful, realised Dad's still noted as living, and lost about 3 hours crying my eyes out. It's wild how grief can catch you off guard.

Hello, internet. Do you happen to know of any places that sell really good quality prints from Little Nightmares? I know it's a deliciously fucked up little game, but I am also just a little bit deliciously fucked up, and would love it on my walls!