iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 03/10/2026

Explaining to the 9 year old that we're seeing the author of the Montgomery Bonbon books, @misterabk.bsky.social, tonight but, no, she can't come along. She will get read more of book 4 by my mum, so that's satisfied.

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 02/10/2026

Reminds me of Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 which should have been Super Mario Advance 3: Super Mario World 2 Yoshi's Island

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 02/10/2026

Oh, yes, I'd forgotten! I think the Dark Forces being missed off the third game drove me mad at the time.

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 02/10/2026

It bothered me growing up that "Star Wars: Dark Forces" was followed up by "Star Wars Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight" and then "Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast". That's some crazy colon work and series naming.

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Maddy Myers 🏳️‍🌈 @midimyers.com · 01/10/2026

if you aren't already supporting @mothership.blog, you should be. support women and queer people in video game criticism and journalism. we deserve to exist in these spaces but, at least in the case of mothership, we can only exist and pay our writers and introduce you to new writers if YOU help us.

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Chao @chao-c.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I've been working on this little garden for the past year, and today it's finally open! 🌱 Chomp Garden is out now on Steam! A bite-sized puzzle adventure where you play as a tiny lamp, guide strange plants with light, and find your lost pup! store.steampowered.com/app/4457150

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Went down a Wikipedia rabbit hole looking up all these rare and unrealised machines, so great to see them displayed

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 23/09/2026

I've been meaning to play it as a big fan of both of those, but I'm also torn about maybe waiting until the full Steam version comes out "soon" bsky.app/profile/celi...

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 21/09/2026

At 39 I'm not a fan of the "minus 5 years" part as that puts me there already. Just dividing average by 2 gives me a couple more years or so.

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 16/09/2026

It's highly unlikely, of course, and Indy 500 qualifying does clash with F1, which is a big blocker for Alonso

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 16/09/2026

No Indy 500 clash *and* no Le Mans clash. Wondering if Honda could get Alonso in an Andretti or Ganassi to complete the triple crown. Or maybe McLaren or Ford could run Norris or Verstappen in their new Hypercars.

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 16/09/2026

I like to think of it as two Monaco qualifying sessions... And nothing else happens.

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 15/09/2026

I've kept the feed in my podcast app over the 17 month(!!) gap waiting for this day!

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 15/09/2026

Same thing happened to me! 😄

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 11/09/2026

The AI slop aesthetic in full swing on this community noticeboard

A community noticeboard with more than half the posters using the same genAI visual style, dodgy images, and general yuckiness

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 10/09/2026

For those in the niche of having Xbox One Promo Discs they got for games to review in the period before it all went to codes, I can confirm I was able to redeem my Konami-provided copy of PES 2016.

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 10/09/2026

Gave the Xbox disc-to-digital system a go and it just worked, but then it made me realise I only have 3 Xbox One games on disc. I think Game Pass killed off buying "full price" games for that machine (and when I did buy them I got them on the PS4 digital or disc instead)

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 08/09/2026

I think the world is finally ready for a new Auto Modellista, a game which, according to MobyGames, I was ready for a sequel when I reviewed it all the way back in 2003.

Screenshot from MobyGames showing an excerpt from my allaboutgames.co.uk review of Auto Modellista, which I gave 7 out of 10 in 2003, and said "Roll on Auto Modellista 2". Which hasn't happened... yet.

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 07/09/2026

I only got a disc in the post, but had to rush through MGS4 for review in a weekend because my PS3 was at my parents' house and I was away on a summer placement during the week. I remember lying down on the bed to watch the many cutscenes. Placement did pay for an HDTV to play it, though.

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 06/09/2026

Watching Oscar Piastri the wizard magically change from medium to hard tyres without even taking a pitstop #f1

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 03/09/2026

We're still playing it regularly at lunchtime at work because nothing else has been able to match it! 220 hours in and we're still spotting subtleties with the mechanics. Thank you for this wonderful game 😃

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 31/08/2026

With the children at the grandparents' for the day we've taken the opportunity to go to Kew as just a couple for the first time in a decade. Which also meant we could climb all the stairs for the view at the top of the Pagoda

View from the Pagoda towards central London, skyscrapers in the distance

View from the Pagoda out towards the Temperate House, Kew Palace, and north London

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 27/08/2026

They're at it again. This time with another photo of me from Gamescom past, again waggling a controller, this time a PlayStation Move one. Photo from before when things knew which way you were holding the camera.

Photo of me, tilted sideways, holding a PlayStation Move controller, in a Google Photos notification

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 25/08/2026

This feels almost threatening from Google photos. Also makes me miss the days of going to Gamescom and getting to do some silly waggle stuff with the Wii remote

Google photos notification saying: "Guess who found. It's you.' Shows a picture of me playing on the Wii at Gamescom

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 19/08/2026

Wales. Mostly to annoy S4C.

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 16/08/2026

That was a mad end to the Formula E championship, and a tricky one to explain to my children as it was happening! Super pleased to Barnard pick up his first win after cheering him on through poles and podiums at McLaren last year.

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 15/08/2026

Two fantastic overtakes in two laps for Jake Dennis makes me very pleased we decided to sit at turn 1 this year #FormulaE

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 15/08/2026

Took a break from the ExCeL centre during the gap between Formula E qualifying and the race for a cable car ride across to Greenwich

View back towards the ExCeL centre from the cable car

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 15/08/2026

Zak was generous with his time and happy to engage with questions, so got to have a good chat about his recent experience with the Gen 4 car

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 15/08/2026

Won a meet and greet with Envision Racing and got to meet the legendary Sébastien Buemi and reserve driver Zak O'Sullivan 😃 We got to explore the pit lane just after practice and then hang around and chat at the Envision garage. Day already made before we've seen a competitive session #FormulaE

Me outside the Envision garage, getting close to the cars and drivers

Me with Le Mans legend and Formula e champion Sébastien Buemi

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 15/08/2026

Early start to get to east London for Formula e first practice, and a lovely view of the first corner

First corner at the Formula e London ePrix at ExCeL

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 14/08/2026

Now trying to calm down after that government alert. In an increasingly unstable world you immediately assume it's something terrible, and while the fire risk is not insignificant, I didn't need that kind of panic to be told not to start up a disposable BBQ or set off fireworks.

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 12/08/2026

Managed to have some eclipse glasses I'd ordered for the partial one last year. This picture is from just as they arrived... One hour after the eclipse. At least I was well prepared for the big event.

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 12/08/2026

There was an unplanned gathering of the local community and some people from farther away in the field down the end of our road to watch the eclipse. Lovely atmosphere with families and all ages present 🌘

Field with the sun in the sky and people around - you can spot the eclipse in the lens flare

More people watching the eclipse in a field

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 12/08/2026

Introduced my children to the future of home interactive entertainment, now in glorious* 3D! *If you like red and lots of lines

Virtual Boy cardboard viewer with Switch 2 attached, view of the goggles

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 11/08/2026

Been lucky enough to play this with two different groups of friends the last couple of nights, two different absolutely excellent experiences. I had to hold off on the second group to avoid spoiling puzzles, but a lot changes depending on how you work together. Highly recommend.

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 09/08/2026

On the boxes not the consoles themselves. Although I like the idea that Sony is going house-to-house with a sticker to put on your PS5, probably over the disc drive slot to make it clear.

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 08/08/2026

We managed to watch Hunt for the Wilderpeople while on holiday this week, and it seems a lot of people are coming to appreciate it following the death of Sam Neill. It's funny and heartwarming, and currently on Prime Video www.theguardian.com/film/2026/au...

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople review – Sam Neill is warm and wise in Taika Waititi’s goofily tremendous film

Waititi’s eccentric drama sends the late actor into the New Zealand wilderness with his young charge, angry authorities in hot pursuit

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 05/08/2026

On holiday near the coast in Dorset and yesterday I experienced something I'd not felt in a long time... I was cold while sitting outside. Takes me back.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

You gotta think even Telegraph readers aren't buying this shit as their holiday home near Bordeaux goes up in flames...

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 27/07/2026

Of course it's the race I don't get to watch until late in the evening that produces the first McLaren win of the year. Going to bed late but happy, and also thankful that I don't have to get up early and get the children into school.

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 20/07/2026

Wikipedia not missing a beat about this small strange period of time where we don't have a Prime Minister. Editors have been getting plenty of experience with this over the past decade.

Wikipedia page on Prime Minister of the UK with the Incumbent section stating "Vacant since 20 July 2026"

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Sam Barlow 🔥 @mrsambarlow.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

If a team makes a game that gets great reviews and doesn't sell, that's a biz failing but the silver lining is you caught lighting in a bottle -- protect that team! It's worth its weight in gold. If you jettison the team but keep the biz people, I don't know what to tell you

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 15/07/2026

It was a great evening to go for a swim, pool and the roads were nice and quiet 🙂

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 14/07/2026

I've had "Type Help" open in a browser tab for months, so this finally pushed me to give it a go. Can understand all the hype it had - an excellent deduction game even in just text form. I'm excited to try out Incident at Galley House in the near future.

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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The great thing about Britain is you're free to think whatever you want to think and say whatever J. K. Rowling's lawyers permit you to say.

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Matt Bailey @epsilonzero.co.uk · 12/07/2026

Watching people who should know better post AI slop images and videos around Count Binface is really disappointing. It's still environmentally damaging stolen work even if you like the political angle.

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