On the train home after a bonkers week launching our new thing.
Met some awesome new friends, gave out lots of exclusive membership cards, and even jumped on stage for a live podcast. Thanks @gameslondon.bsky.social ๐
Event space with one pink banner that reads 'Tell us your gaming stories, Learn More: thenvm.org/behind-the-screens' and one yellow banner that reads 'Hi, we're a unique museum where you can play, explore and create videogames' and 'Come Visit Us: thenvm.org @nvmuk'
Leah stands in front of a pink banner with the text 'National Videogame Museum' and 'Tell us your videogame stories'.
Are you at @londongamesfest.bsky.social tomorrow checking out New Games Plus?
If yes, come and have a chat! I'll be upstairs mezzaine with our Behind the Screens Project wanting to hear all about your gaming memories. You can help us shape our summer exhibition at @nvmuk.bsky.social ๐ฎโจ๏ธ
Rabbit + ??? = Quabbit
#indiegames #neva #podcast
My new thing!
We have lots of very exciting plans for this long term.
First a podcast, second a community, third the world.
A screenshot from Resident Evil Village, of a rickety bridge whilst it's very foggy.
Sunday morning.
Fresh coffee.
Healthy breakfast.
And Resident Evil giving me the heebie jeebies.
The first Sheffield Game Swap of 2026 raised an amazing ยฃ3034.56 for Roundabout Sheffield!
Huge thanks to everyone who turned up, donated games, and gave to a good cause.
See you in the Summer for the next one ๐๏ธ
My โ โ โ review of Highguard (2026) on @backloggd.com : I've been particularly interested in their marketing strategy here. It feels like they wanted to emulate the previous success of Apex Legends, which had minimal promotion followed by a huge blowout at launch. Apex Legends is a... bckl.gg/qXfS
Gotchaโletโs dig into that step by step.
1. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐๐ต, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. Youโre not just immobileโyouโre immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ. That makes total senseโitโs a natural human impulse, and youโve been through a lot.
My โ โ โ โ review of Parking Garage Rally Circuit (2024) on @backloggd.com : Low-poly, retro inspired, drift-em-up. Sneaks in a Ska/pop-punk soundtrack to really nail home the vibe. Very fun. bckl.gg/qKNV
My โ โ โ ยฝ review of Breakdown (2004) on @backloggd.com : A relic from another time! Evocative of games of a similar era (Deus Ex, Resi, Half Life) whilst also showcasing a typical early-2000s creative swing with in-depth first-person hand-to-hand combat, and weird inv... bckl.gg/qPt1
I reviewed Monument Valley 3: The Garden of Life for @pocketgamercom.bsky.social - www.pocketgamer.com/monument-val...
Monument Valley 3 on the BAFTA Game Awards 2026 longlist lesssgooooo
The Garden of Life, our free expansion to Monument Valley 3, is available now! ๐ท๐ธ๐ผ
Download now on Nintendo Switch, PS4/5, Xbox, PC, Android and iOS!
Tomb Raider Anniversary holds up very well 20 years later. Impressive remaster too.
Action!
A poster of Marina Abramovic's new show Balkan Erotic Epic.
Okay then Marina, let's see what's what.
First run complete ๐ฑ #Hades2
A pack of Christmas crisps in ASDA
Perhaps the earliest I've ever seen Crispmas begin.
Not sure I'm ready tbh.
A pack of Christmas crisps in ASDA
Perhaps the earliest I've ever seen Crispmas begin.
Not sure I'm ready tbh.
Act 1 of Silksong complete. I think this may be the end of my playthrough though - just too hard ๐ฉ๐
Love the little weird guys though. Good game.
Going back to my childhood home now that I can double jump onto the roof
Play Sheffield #2 ๐ฎโจ Thurs 4th September
Last month was such a lovely get-together. Let's do it again.
As before, open to all - established, aspiring, hobbyist and otherwise.
Join ussss: luma.com/h8c4ihyv
Buzzing for the inaugural @playsheffield.bsky.social meet up later this evening!
Open to all local game devs; budding, employed, solo, contractor, aspirational or otherwise.
Join us:
lu.ma/5phw708s
Screenshot of Death Stranding 2 with Norman Reedus pointing directly at a sunset
Finished Death Stranding 2.
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It's been a year since we brought the A MAZE festival to Sheffield ๐ฆฉ
A bonkers event, definitely made ripples, and led EDGE magazine to declare 'Go North'.
Here's a timelapse that was supposed to cover the whole set up until the battery died ๐ฉ
My reaction to seeing this post:
รoo!
See also:
- frailty of cloud infrastructure
- version control
- curation and power dynamics
This is what we talk about when we talk about game preservation.
Facebook Messenger moving 'Select All' to make room for 'Write With AI' is real hell hole shit.
Big day today!
