iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

The older I get, the more I understand why MySpace Tom just straight up went full time retired / travel photographer after selling MySpace

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 28/09/2026

Sorry guys, @edgemagazine.bsky.social can only release about 6 more issues before my shelf is completely full… And that’s with the special issues and coverage variants living in the cupboards

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 23/09/2026

Had a fantastic time at @gameanglia.bsky.social last night. Sadly couldn’t make it to the main event today, because magazine deadlines, but had lots of great, insightful discussions! And no, that isn’t Keir Starmer

Nick Pool of UKIE talking on stage at Game Anglia

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 19/09/2026

I remember as a kid, someone told me that Dr Robotnik was a guy named Nick, who was a robot. Dr Robot Nick. It made sense at the time.

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 17/09/2026

This is what I’ve been up to the last few weeks

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 12/09/2026

I accidentally got enough sleep last night. Sorry, I won’t let it happen again.

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 09/09/2026

The next FOUR covers for @debugmag.com have been confirmed, designed, and finalised. The fifth one is going to blow minds. We’ve had a stressful first half of the year, but it looks like things are falling into place for Q4 🥰

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 07/09/2026

I just bought my second Switch 2 game of the year. Orbitals. With my own money. Will be reviewing it for the October issue of @debugmag.com with a special focus on the art direction. It looks amazing! One of the huge benefits of print media is the ability to show off high quality visuals 🥰

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 07/09/2026

I’ve finally found enough Red Bull to get the next couple of @debugmag.com issues finished.

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 24/08/2026

“What do you mean the trains from gamescom to Düsseldorf aren’t running?” - Nick

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 24/08/2026

I’ve just seen that someone who’s game I quite liked has blocked us because we didn’t cover it… yet… We were going to, when the time was right 😭

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 22/08/2026

Today I will mostly be tidying my magazine room

A shelving unit with hundreds of magazines

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 19/08/2026

Another fantastic reason to grab a physical copy of @debugmag.com #16 Featuring art by @jokov.bsky.social

Pixel art portrait of composer Jesper Kyd by Jok Jokov

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 15/08/2026

We finally did a Bisexual Lighting issue of @debugmag.com - Apparently that’s a thing. I’m ok with it.

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 15/08/2026

Well, that’s disappointing…

A badly damaged box of magazines. The magazine visible inside is folded.

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 15/08/2026

We were half way through doing a story about a game, and the entire team have just been laid off. I wish I could say this was an uncommon situation, but it’s happened a few times lately!

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 14/08/2026

So, that emergency alert… I can’t help but wonder if it outed any vulnerable folks’ hidden phones. Given how it ignores volume / silent mode.

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 09/08/2026

Does anyone know who took photos for the features in early EDGE issues? Presumably it was multiple people, but they were never credited back then.

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 03/08/2026

This BBC article was nice to wake up to this morning! All photos were taken at our recent Indie Showcase (part of NottsVGE) in Nottingham, and @debugmag.com events manager Alex Hunt is quoted about the importance of championing indies. I truly love that we can continue to host these showcases 🥰

bbc.co.uk

Nottingham video games developer making retro Game Boy games

Alex Hamilton grew up loving retro gaming and now he makes games for the discontinued Game Boy.

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 30/07/2026

Looking for starter kits, lists, or straight up recommendations for video games PR folks. We recently went monthly with @debugmag.com and I want to cover as many great games as possible. All regions and languages considered!

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 30/07/2026

No, I don’t want literally everything to be hot honey actually

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 27/07/2026

Even though it can be tiring, I am so grateful that I am able to travel around the world with my brother Nick, talking to game developers about their work for @debugmag.com There aren’t many people who can claim such fulfilment in their work, and I don’t take it for granted! Next month: Germany

Nick from Debug standing on a balcony at an undisclosed location

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 27/07/2026

This is basically my life from now onwards, isn’t it?

Several plates full of breakfast food, including fried eggs, sausages, baked beans, bacon, mushrooms, and mildly toasted bread. There is also a mug of coffee. This photo was taken in a Holiday Inn hotel in Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 17/07/2026

I truly feel it’s time for disruption, and I’d like to be disruptive with you

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 08/07/2026

We made a Limited Edition “Liquid Debug” magazine to celebrate our 3rd birthday There were a total of 50 produced, they’re individually numbered, and every penny goes towards our free indie game showcases Here’s the details: teamdebug.com/issue/15se

Debug 3rd anniversary box set, featuring a Limited Edition version of Debug #15

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 04/07/2026

Who’s up for coding a game for this thing?

Casio FX-795P handheld computer from 1987

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 04/07/2026

I already regret also posting this on X

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 04/07/2026

You know how Develop:Brighton is a big conference with a small showcase… What if you, ya know, flipped that around? That could be interesting to see

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 03/07/2026

I don’t want to get too ahead of myself, but the cover of Debug #17 is quite possibly the coolest thing ever 🤩 I’m super excited about what we’ve got planned over the next twelve months!

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 03/07/2026

If you’re in Brighton for Develop, do not let yourself miss BITs!

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 02/07/2026

Doesn’t MVP stand for Minimum Viable Product? 👀

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 30/06/2026

I would absolutely love to follow a game from the ideas and prototyping stage, straight through to release and even post-release in real time. Definitely something which @debugmag.com could do!

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 28/06/2026

It’s a really unique form of sadness when someone who made something you really enjoyed as a kid turns out to be a terrible person

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 27/06/2026

Preparing some arcade games for a thing. Only real hardware allowed!

An arcade machine with wires hanging out of it. Next to the machine is an Atomiswave motherboard with Metal Slug 6 inserted.

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 24/06/2026

Might have to rethink putting this table here

A very large table in a yellow room. It is taking up most of the space in the room

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 23/06/2026

But does it have *tasty* artificial colours or flavours?

Text: no nasty artificial colours or flavours

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 22/06/2026

I’ve just been going through a monster collection of gaming magazines (every EDGE and Games TM, plus others) and one of the best parts has been seeing all the old adverts from when I was a kid ❤️

A magazine with an advert for Dragon Ball Z on the back

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 06/06/2026

There’s nothing quite like getting home at 4am after a full day of international travel

The inside of a coach. The clock depicts 04:06 in the morning. The sun has begun rising.

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 05/06/2026

I’ve just paid £14 for a burger at Copenhagen airport, and I have so much regret

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 03/06/2026

This next issue of Debug is mostly being written in Sweden

Debug Magazine being written on a MacBook Pro in Sweden

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 02/06/2026

After working hard for almost four years to build @debugmag.com I’ve come to the difficult conclusion that I simply can’t do it anymore without some extra help. When things go wrong, as the founder I quite rightly jump in to fix them, but that takes valuable time away from editorial work. Cont…

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 09/05/2026

Can anyone else not stand wearing a watch? It’s so incredibly overstimulating

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 07/05/2026

The local polling station is directly outside my bedroom window

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 06/05/2026

I’ve been trying to delete (or even pause) an advert on Instagram for over a week now. Every time I pause it, a few hours later it unpauses itself. When I delete it, I get this error message. Meta support is non-existent. They are basically stealing money from me at this point, bleeding me dry.

The advert management screen within Instagram

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 28/04/2026

I’m feeling a little emotional tonight, but it will pass… Sometimes you put every fibre of your being into something, give it all you have, and it still doesn’t work out But that doesn’t mean it was pointless, that the work didn’t matter, or that the people who showed up didn’t feel something

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