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Play Watch Listen @playwatchlisten.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Here's to 190 episodes of Play, Watch, Listen! We recorded IN THE SAME ROOM(!!!), and with stop-motion puppet "doctor" Kerry Dyer. @alanahpearce.bsky.social @mikebithell.bsky.social @awintory.bsky.social youtu.be/lMCb3zEZX2Y?...

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Our 190th Episode: LIVE IN PERSON! | Play, Watch, Listen

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 07/10/2026

My headcanon when I get to play this again All items that aren't nailed down are judging me at all times. Inanimate, yet definitely sighing internally when I once again screw up stealth and have to spend 10 minutes dragging bodies into a cupboard and frantically washing blood off myself in a sink

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 04/10/2026

Long shot, but just in case someone on BlueSky who has a big heart and a wallet to match, this charity in my home town that does wonderful work with post-partum parents are really struggling, and they need help! localgiving.org/fundraising/...

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Protect Parents' Mental Health | Localgiving

Last week, as Director of Frome Birth Talk, I shared a video of myself opening a grant rejection email and trying, unsuccessfully, not to cry.I almost didn't post it, but I'...

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

SO MANY SAVINGS! (Seriously though, appreciate folks continuing to take a look at this strange pile of games)

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026

Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp...

A casual Star Wars alien fella at the cantina, in a sun faded, reddish photo. Someone will be mad at me for not knowing who this is.

Phil, a balding Caucasian man, poses a model of the garthok, an antagonist from the Coneheads movie.

Phil, a balding caucasian man, points at some CG on a CRT computer monitor, as a younger man looks on. The screen shows a model of a dinosaur attacking a jeep, while there's an actual physical model of that event in the foreground for reference.

an isolated shot of a star wars vehicle. Sorry, I don't know star wars lol

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 29/09/2026

I wonder if these people have heard of the Streisand effect. If they haven't, let's hope they learn a thing or two about it over the next couple of weeks, eh?

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 10/09/2026

Can't believe I put off watching Sinners for such a long time. Absolutely extraordinary. And even moreso for everything it's got me now thinking about my own relationship with music and cultural identity. So many thoughts. What a film

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 05/09/2026

Pretty sure BlueSky is the place to plonk this link where folks can add their names to a declaration supporting fully regulating AI stoptheracetoreplace.org/en

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Stop the Race to Replace Humans

A remarkable coalition is united: stop the billionaire race to replace humanity with AI. If you agree, add your name.

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Cliff Chapman VO @cliffchapman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I think I have mental and practical space for Online Coaching again. Anyone up for it? Adjusted prices, but here's 10% off the packages to sweeten the deal... Hour long sessions, you pick the time, multibuy brings price down, a batch of sessions encouraged for learning! ko-fi.com/cliffchapman...

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10% discount off CliffChapman's Commissions

Visit CliffChapman at Ko-fi for 10% discount off Commissions

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A six-month investigation by Byline Times reveals that with the support of Palantir's Peter Thiel, Reform's policy chief James Orr has used the University of Cambridge as a student recruitment ground for a hard-right, theocratic political project aimed at bolstering talent in Farage’s party

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Palantir Co-Founder Peter Thiel and Reform UK's Cambridge University Recruitment Pipeline Project Revealed

The world-renowned academic institution has nothing to say in response to a six-month investigation by Byline Times raising serious concerns about the safeguarding of students and foreign influence at...

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 03/09/2026

Hang on, I thought people on the right were sick of listening to experts and intellectuals

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Bithell Games @bithellgames.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Assassination is messy work. If your approach is on the violent side, maybe keep an eye on how those consequences stack up. Wishlist Vampirium: 1997 on Steam!🧛

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 21/08/2026

Ahhh, kicking off a week in Cornwall with my traditional first order of business on any holiday; Turning off motion smoothing on the TV

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Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 18/08/2026

Another must-read investigation from @bylinetimes.bsky.social and @nafeez.bsky.social. Open racists were behind the campaign against Jason Arday, and this piece has the receipts.

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 31/07/2026

These are some models that I was paid to print and paint towards the end of 2025 I love that I can see where I've tried new techniques and improved, but honestly the takeaway is more "I can't believe I'm lucky enough that I went freelance and am wildly happier and didn't ruin my family financially"

A collection of 3D printed and hand painted models

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 31/07/2026

I've decided that I'm going to start posting here more. I need to start building some confidence in myself. So, I'm going to stop writing out long posts then deleting them and just put things out there First up is a collection of some of my favourite paint jobs from my first 6 months painting!

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 30/07/2026

Well, any good will that EA had pulled out of me thanks to making a decent game and listening to their audience and, frankly, not being Activision, is gone. I bought BF6 despite never having time to play anymore because I want to support companies doing good things Won't make that mistake again

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 30/07/2026

Does anyone else hear Dracula's voice as Werner Herzog? My brain just started doing it, and I'm not complaining, but now I can't make it stop

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Penultimate chapter of The Last Portrait in the inboxes of subscribers.. gonna be sad to see this end next week. You can have one last cliffhanger, as a treat.

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Jordan King @jordanmbking.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

20 days into my 500,000 step walk for Tommy’s, the baby loss and pregnancy charity. I’ve officially passed 250km walked *and* 350,000 steps — blisters, burns, sores and all. If you are able, please consider donating to/sharing my link. Almost at £500! Here it is: www.justgiving.com/page/half-a-...

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Proud to announce the next game Vampirium: 1997 Dracula is king of the United British Empire. Kill his enemies and find your own path through a minimalist immersive sim sandbox. Wishlists and retweets massively appreciated (and, you know, massively helpful) store.steampowered.com/app/4035190/...

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Vampirium: 1997 on Steam

1997. Dracula is King of England. At his command, master your dark gifts to assassinate his enemies and secure his vampiric empire. Infiltrate locked-down locations, adapt and survive in living enviro...

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 22/06/2026

Give me that thunderstorm come on you bastard I can hear it from here come on DRENCH ME YOU BIG CLOUDY F*CK

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Chapter One out! Join us mailchi.mp/bithellgames...

Start of an email, The Last Portrait: Chapter One.

Keyart of a man about to descend into a station, followed by ‘Chapter One’, and then the start of a story, with the line ‘Fuck it was hot.’

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 17/06/2026

I didn't have "getting a chapter of a short story delivered to my inbox being the best piece of videogame marketing I've experienced in years" on my bingo card for 2026, but gosh darn it @mikebithell.bsky.social has got me there

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 12/04/2026

@jonathanmaberry.bsky.social and/or @realrayporter.bsky.social don't suppose you know if/when the earlier Joe Ledger books will be available on Audible in the UK? I am ploughing through the series at a rate of knots, and I really want to be able to listen to the whole set!

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Okay. An important moment for us, if you’ll indulge me with a repost. It’s time to start the very first whisper of noise about our next game. It’s a mailing list! But it’s a mailing list that I’m hoping will be a bit different than what you’re used to. mailchi.mp/bithellgames...

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Bithell Games Mailing List

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Thorsten S. @thesiteabout.me · 25/03/2026

PSA: giving attention or money to Harry Potter will line the pockets and further the influence of a woman, who's going to use that to spread hateful and harmful lies about trans people. She will interpret continued engagement with her products as direct support of her views. So please just don't.

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 20/03/2026

Hey has anyone checked if @foldablehuman.bsky.social is planning a video on Generative AI?

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 19/02/2026

Wow, telling your friends and family that you've been referred for an adult autism assessment sure is a great way to find out that most of your friends and family have thought you were autistic your whole life and never mentioned it

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 13/02/2026

Hey, so, is anyone building these AI models and confidently stating they'll replace vast swathes of jobs across the globe actually thinking and/or talking about how the fuck humanity proceeds from there? Fuck it I'm threading this, because I've been triggered

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Letters of Note @lettersofnote.com · 12/02/2026

Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 22/10/2025

If a screenwriter put this in a movie or TV show, everyone would say that the symbolism was outrageously on the nose. Cannot believe this is real life

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 13/10/2025

When I woke up this morning I had no idea one of the highlights of my day would be @rahulkohli13.bsky.social coining the phrase "pallette Nurgle" but here we are I guess

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country? Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide. It undermines police and the law.

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 10/09/2025

"Look Ma, I'm a real journalist!" Also, the military industrial complex is absolutely bananas

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Sporkamarink @strivingally.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

This is so beautiful.

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 28/08/2025

DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT, NOTIFICATIONS, JESUS CHRIST

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 22/08/2025

I'd heard that "something big" was coming, but I severely underestimated what "big" meant And it turns out that the team at Captivate are just utterly determined to become the absolute best podcast hosting service out there. I already recommend them to everyone anyway, but now it will happen more

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 21/08/2025

Ok this Warhammer painting thing is fun as hell. Anyone want me to paint their army for them? I just want to paint and buying enough for myself would be... Uh... Financially unwise

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 06/08/2025

Extremely pleased to say that I'm going to be making video versions of the reviews on GameTips.gg - it's hella fun, and if you want to know what we thought of Pokemon Emerald in our retro reviews section, check us out and like and subscribe and comment and all that www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAKQ...

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GameTips.gg - A Video Game Companion

GameTips.gg is your ultimate gaming resource, offering collection management, tips, and walkthroughs for popular games. Whether you're a beginner or a pro, level up your skills and dive deeper into yo...

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Danny Brown (he/him) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇨🇦 🎤 🎧 @dannybrown.me · 30/07/2025

What's this? A live stream from yours truly on Saturday August 9th at 9.30am Pacific / 12.30pm Eastern / 5.30pm UK time, answering your podcasting questions? Well that sounds fun. 😎 Set a reminder, and subscribe to the channel for all future monthly live streams. 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfkA...

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Be a Better Podcaster LIVE: Ask Me Anything About Podcasting!

YouTube video by Danny Brown

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 14/07/2025

If you're on the fence about having kids, just remember there is nothing that can compare with snuggling a tiny little cuddly bundle as it absent mindedly and repeatedly heel kicks you in the crotch

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 10/07/2025

Yo @rahulkohli13.bsky.social , I know you're all about the 4k fidelity, but how about some love for this retro set mockup?

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Drew Toynbee @drewtoynbee.com · 26/06/2025

Hooray, it's new @dennisetaylor.bsky.social and @realrayporter.bsky.social audiobook day! Thanks chaps, that's the soundtrack to today's work sorted

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