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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

when you know it's going to be a good watch from a single frame

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Mike Diver @mikediver.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Aliens: The Video Games is out now and has consistently been in its publisher's top-5 best-sellers since launch (tho never number 1, boo). If you like Alien/s and video games and Alien/s video games, you'll probably like it. www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Aliens-The-V... (+ all good bookshops)

Aliens: The Video Games. It's a book with words and pictures in it.

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 28/08/2026

From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror Spotlighting more than 130 horror releases. Out now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #booksky #retrogaming #gaming #horror @alexanderhad1.bsky.social

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 28/08/2026

Haunted House - Featured in our book - From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror Takes you through the fascinating history of horror games. Out now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #booksky #retrogaming #gaming #horror @alexanderhad1.bsky.social

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

few things give me life like the hope that, somewhere, something beautiful might be in the works

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Hugely underrated game & one of the most unique offerings in the woefully underrepresented subgenre of folk horror.

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 19/07/2026

From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror Comes as a hardback, with a unique glow-in-the-dark logo and text.  Out now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #booksky #retrogaming #gaming #horror @alexanderhad1.bsky.social

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 12/07/2026

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 12/07/2026

Forbidden Forest - Featured in our book - From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror Spanning 600+ beautifully-illustrated pages. Out now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #booksky #retrogaming #gaming #horror @alexanderhad1.bsky.social

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 25/06/2026

From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror More than 130 horror titles are analysed and contextualised across thirteen thematically-divided chapters. Out now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #booksky #retrogaming #gaming #horror @alexanderhad1.bsky.social

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 25/06/2026

Ant Attack - Featured in our book - From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror Over 70 hardware platforms, from the ZX Spectrum to the Xbox Series X. Out now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #booksky #retrogaming #gaming #horror @alexanderhad1.bsky.social

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 17/06/2026

Reprints available today 📚 🕔 17:00 BST 🕕 18:00 CEST 🕛 12:00 EDT 🕘 09:00 PDT Check them out: www.bitmapbooks.com #bitmapbooks #booktok #retrogaming #gaming #fyp @aaronpotter.bsky.social @gamesthatwerent.com @alexanderhad1.bsky.social @stuartmaine.bsky.social

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Tim Keenan @misfitsattic.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Check out the new Duskers 2.0 Teaser Trailer (headphones recommended). Yes, this is a Duskers sequel :) What would you sacrifice? VO by our talented producer, Deonte. youtu.be/lr-om2trmtU

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Duskers 2.0 Teaser Trailer

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Baxter @cosmicspooks.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

little psa: if you're ever looking for someone who knows how to write about Japanese media in particular (games, movies, anime, manga, books, you name it) I'm here and almost definitely interested! I'm also down for NOT Japanese stuff, but hey that's my calling card

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Here you can find a nice archive of all my non-Tsundoku Diving posts – be it in major publications or guesting on my friend's amazing blogs and podcasts. If you're someone interested in collabing or ...

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

...which does remind me that I should be definitely resuming this thread (which is meant to provide a quick glimpse at every main entry in the book), as soon as I find a spare moment...

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Sold-out for nearly a year, From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror is back in stock on June 17, along with several other excellent titles, including The Games that Weren't, I'm Too Young To Die & 50 Indie Games that Changed the World.

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 10/04/2026

From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror Spotlighting more than 130 horror releases, across some 70 platforms. Reprints due May 21st, get a stock alert here: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #booksky #retrogaming #gaming #horror @alexanderhad1.bsky.social

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 10/04/2026

From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror Takes you through the fascinating history of horror games. Reprints due May 21st, get a stock alert here: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #booksky #retrogaming #gaming #horror @alexanderhad1.bsky.social

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 20/02/2026

Massive reprint haul due in May 🚛📚📚 Check out the coming soon area on our website: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #booksky #gaming #reprints @gamesthatwerent.com @aaronpotter.bsky.social @hg101.bsky.social @alexanderhad1.bsky.social @stuartmaine.bsky.social

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 10/02/2026

From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror Spanning 600+ beautifully-illustrated pages. Reprints due in May, get a stock alert here: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #booksky #retrogaming #gaming #horror @alexanderhad1.bsky.social

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 27/12/2025

From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror Spanning 600+ beautifully-illustrated pages. Coming soon if there is enough demand, register your interest here: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #gaming #horror @alexanderhad1.bsky.social

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Darren Hupke 🔜 PRGE @darrenhupke.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Here’s a list that I’m making, and I’m checking it twice. go.bsky.app/Py2qArP

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Fantastic deck-builder that's (Shock! Horror!), not a roguelite. Oozing atmosphere, a touching story, and a finely tuned combat system based on deliberate card-crafting (rather than random rewards) and tactical positioning, not unlike Into the Breach. Arriving late but probably my GOTY for 2025.

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

I mean, I can see the argument in burying a game because of its AI use but let's just say I'll be really, really curious to see how you handle your next review of something published by rabid union busters or unrepentant genocide enablers...

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Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Yesterday we had a small issue with the site link, so... new pinned post 📌 The Steam page for The Many Sins of House Ocampo is now LIVE! 🔥 store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/... 🔥 Wishlist now, repost, spread the word! Support the independent game-making underground ✊🏻

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Always an honour to get praise from colleagues, but especially so from someone like Mike - can't wait for the Aliens book!

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Discover Project Firestart & more than 130 other horror gems across 60+ gaming platforms -from the TRS-80 to the PlayStation 5- in From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror. Sign up to be notified when reprints are available: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... @bitmapbooks.com

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 26/10/2025

From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror Coming soon if there is enough demand, sign up here: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #gaming #horror #fromantstozombies @alexanderhad1.bsky.social #booksky

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Discover the Cities of 8-bit Video Gaming this Wednesday (Oct. 15) in a live, *free* @d6learning.bsky.social lecture with yours truly! We'll discuss tech limitations, game design, systems, worldbuilding, and more in the virtual cityscapes of the '80s. 🎓 Enroll → www.d6learning.com/course/8bitc...

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

frothing fascists fighting slimy neoliberals on who gets to unlock the world's most spurious achievement first, what timeline is this even?

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

A rainy day and some spare time so fuck me if I'm not having my first serious go at one of the greatest CRPGs ever made

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Essential thread to understanding what's happening in the US (and, surely, a blueprint for the rest of the West to follow) as not simply the machinations of an unhinged would-be dictator but as the culmination of decades of across-the-spectrum systemic manouevring to bring us exactly to this point.

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Spooky season is here so sign up to be notified when From Ants to Zombies -covering 130+ horror games on over 60 platforms from the 1970s to the 2020s- becomes available. www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... @bitmapbooks.com

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

not sure what the odds are of me playing this scene from Soul Blazer for the 1st time & watching that Jon Stewart bit in the same day, but there certainly seems to be a theme emerging from my Saturday entertainment picks

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Watched the 1985 NZ sci-fi The Quiet Earth for the 1st time yesterday for some light research on post-apocalyptic worlds. Moving & uncomfortable, it paints a more convincing picture of life in an empty world than most examples of the genre & deserves a place alongside classics like Miracle Mile.

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Mostly away from social media these days so a belated post about the latest Edge, featuring my Time Extend on a game I will never shut up about: Cinemaware's It Came from the Desert, a bolder, more adventurous approach to the interactive movie than anything that has followed in the 35+ years since.

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 09/09/2025

From Ants To Zombies 🐜🧟‍♂️ A showcase of horror gaming across six decades, from the 1970s to the 2020s. Coming soon if there is enough demand, sign up here: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #gaming #horror #fromantstozombies #booksky @alexanderhad1.bsky.social

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 09/09/2025

From Ants To Zombies 🐜🧟‍♂️ 13 thematically-divided chapters, such as Space Horror, Rail Shooters, Dark Forests and Haunted Mansions.  Available soon, get a stock alert here: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #gaming #horror @alexanderhad1.bsky.social

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

tbf, I don't follow the gaming press very closely these days but I can't imagine another industry-beholden outlet covering the ongoing atrocity & the West's complicity in it more honestly than RPS - grateful for the work of Edwin, Nic & co.

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 29/07/2025

From Ants To Zombies 🐜🧟‍♂️ Comes as a hardback, with a unique glow-in-the-dark logo and text. Out now: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #horror #fromantstozombies #booksky @alexanderhad1.bsky.social

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Still remember that bozo who heads a major indie publisher proclaiming, a couple of years ago, that Game Pass is great for indies & if you disagree you don't know what you're talking about because you haven't published on the platform like he has...

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

"If Lord British can do so much with 64K, what is the potential with 256 or 512 or more?", asks Scorpia -citing one of her favourites, Ultima IV- for the June-July 1987 issue of Computer Gaming World. Judging by what I've played since then, nothing to write home about (Disco Elysium aside, obvs).

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

"...a single market for space that works for all." What does this absolute drivel even mean? Seems that, unless it's for the purposes of cheerleading a genocide, these bozos can barely put a coherent sentence together.

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Finally got around to watching the entire series & it's a treasure trove of insight on the abiding appeal of horror games. Especially appreciated how it homes in on specific aspects of the genre such as the importance of audio design & the legacy of flash games. Great work @mossrc.bsky.social & co!

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Dave 💾 Powerhoof @dave.powerhoof.com · 10/06/2025

The Drifter is part of #SteamNextFest right now! Go play the demo and see why Vice said "In just 30 minutes, ‘The Drifter’ showed me that it has what it takes to be among the best in the point-and-click genre." :D store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/...

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The Drifter on Steam

A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ri...

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Bitmap Books @bitmapbooks.com · 08/06/2025

From Ants To Zombies 🐜🧟‍♂️ Comes as a hardback, with a unique glow-in-the-dark logo and text. Reprints coming soon, get a stock alert: www.bitmapbooks.com/collections/... #bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #horror #fromantstozombies #booksky @alexanderhad1.bsky.social

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Alexander Had @alexanderhad1.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Nic (unsurprisingly) killing it for RPS

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Terrorbytes - The Horror Game Documentary! @terrorbytesdoc.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

ALL EPISODES OF TERRORBYTES ARE OUT NOW! Thank you so much to everyone who made this incredible series possible! Backers - check your emails for access to your digital copies and make sure to check your spam folders!

A message reading "TerrorBytes is out now! Thank you to all our backers who made this possible. Check your emails now to grab your link to all episodes. Make sure to check your spam folders!"

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 10/05/2025

I've got a new book out! Cult Britannia is a 400-page beast covering hundreds of weird and wonderful world of British horror and science fiction movies from the quaint post-war 1950s through to the end of the post-modern digital 1990s. Available in paperback and on Kindle here: amzn.eu/d/ghGmoNA

The front cover of a book called Cult Britannia. The title is in large white letters against a Union Jack flag background, where the central red stripes are made from strips of film. The subtitle reads Great British Genre Movies from the 1950s to the 1990s.

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