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I love how down to earth Dragon Age Builders 2 is☺️ So far an LGBTQ+ leaning mining colony has had me build them a luxury bedroom, shower room with scenic full-wall window, and a bar with swimming pool. All out of silver. Now just want a fancy giant pub made of gold. It's the simple things in life☺️

Literally building a pub out of gold for the good folk of Khrumbul Dun, in Dragon Quest Builders 2.

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 10h

Bestest cat. I will miss her so much🥹

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Folk wisdom. Our land is rich with seers and sayers of sooth🤕☺️

A huge metal pipe on which a local seer has chalked "Don't bang your head here. It really fuckin hurts!"

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Dragon Quest Builders 2. The weird treasure bag monsters speak Polari. Of 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 they do🙂

Quoth the giant treasure bag monster: "Fantabulosa! What a bona young omi you are!"

Love this game🙂

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm trying to give my cat meds by sneaking them in through yummy treats. Consequently I am mostly eating her leftovers this week because I'm buggered if I'm letting fresh chicken, prosciutto and páté go to waste. On the plus side, my diet is now a rung or two higher up the social ladder😋

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One of the miracles of modern physics is arranging for a suitcase full of cash to move from point A to point B, a distance seemingly about 10 miles. But, going via 2 firms of adjacently located solicitors, it can be mathematically proven that this journey is in fact a topographic line over Everest🙂

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Climbers on Mount Everest Summit

ALT: Climbers on Mount Everest Summit

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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 27/09/2026

Nighthawks has sold TEN THOUSAND copies in less than one week! For a tiny studio like ours, this is a huge milestone. To all the supporters, backers, wishlisters, and everyone who believed in this game and us, thank you so much.

Lux and Becca from Nighthawks, with the text "10,000 copies sold."

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you've not bought #Nighthawks yet, maybe this will sway you🏴‍☠️ Also yes, my character is called Spungo Drains. What of it?👀

A character in Nighthawks recounting swashbuckling tales of their pirate past. Asking about her plans after she hung up ber... uhh... Tricorn and Parrot for retirement, one suggestion is discovering the Secret of Monkey Island. Yarr🏴‍☠️

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Red String has always been the bestest thing in the whole wide world🥰 #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky #CatsOfBsky

A Calico cat attracted by the irresistible lure of Red String. Love her❤️

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

They're not wrong. Some games are just perfect for curling up on the sofa with🥰

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Vet yesterday. Poorly cat. Making the most of the next few days😓 I love her 𝙨𝙤 much❤️

Calico cat. I can not express how much I love her.

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I figure if I've clocked up 27 hours in a game and it only came out two and a half hours, it's probably doing something right. #Nighthawks

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On the subject of #Nighthawks and Vamp RPG/CYOAs, Choice of Games released one called Vampire: the Masquerade - Night Road a few years back. It is 𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘺 good, and far more so than its modest presentation would suggest. Subjectivity obvs, but it's my favourite VTM game. Including Bloodlines.

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I know I've been banging on about #Nighthawks, but it's out in a few hours, the first reviews are in, and 89% 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 rather indicate it's an RPG worth donning your fangs and opera cape for🧛‍♂️

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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 21/09/2026

Nighthawks launches TOMORROW!! Creating this game has taken us eight years. A long time for humans, but just a blink of an eye for an eternal vampire. We are so excited you have no idea. store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Dragon Quest Builders 2 continues to amaze and delight. "I'm as certain as pirates hate body parts that come in pairs" will be worked into as many future conversations as possible☺️ This game is utterly enchanting, and you should play it. Now.

Dragon Quest Builders 2 screenshot, at the jetty by Captain Brownbeard's ship with Malroth and my two favourite chickens.

Brownbeard declares "I'm as certain as pirates hate body parts that come in pairs that the place is inhabited. Maybe ye could find some new mates and materials there."

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

And for an encore, refusing to be outdone by China on 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨🤣 There comes a point where you have to wonder if he's peeling bananas with his feet below camera.

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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 20/09/2026

Hooked up my steam deck to our TV and started playing Nighthawks. It looks pretty darn good!

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A cat basking smugly in both sunbeams and the knowledge I have to clean up more poo now I'm back.

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Dragon Quest Builders 2 is SO lovely🥰 And not least because they speak the language of @logrus.uk 😉

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

STARTLE!! For reasons best known to herself. I mean, it could be anything😅 #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky #CatsOfBsky

A Calico sofa cat who, for reasons best known to herself, suddenly stopped purring, recoiled from me, and gave me a very startled look. Honestly, with her it could be something that happened half an hour ago that she's only just processing now. She can be weird that way🙂

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This day two years ago I was getting very excited for the imminent release of Broken Sword: Reforged from @revolutionsoftware.bsky.social Remastering done absolutely right, and a true giant of #AdventureGames We shall always have parrots in the fall❤️

Broken Sword poster. A Gargoyle on Notre Dame leers down at what should be a raven, but has been replaced by a parrot.

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Share a television show that raised you.

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It's like watching The Sorcerer's Apprentice Vs Economics🤯 Impressive he still doesn't get this pantomime is what's putting the world off dealing with the US. Or just how unpopular his Idiocy Tarrifs costing each household $1300 a year makes him. You almost have to admire stupidity of this calibre.

France 24 article about an orange-utan being uncommonly dense.

Headline: Trump threatens EU with tariffs over 'laughable' Canada association plan.

Summary: US President Donald Trump has threatened steep tariffs on the European Union if it goes ahead with a proposal to make Canada its first "associate member", a move he described as a possible "hostile act". Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is due to address the European Parliament on Thursday, has been pursuing closer ties with the EU as he seeks to pivot away from the US.

Issued on: 17/09/2026 08:58.

Modified: 17/09/2026-09:00.

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Watching an episode of Bones from 2013 where she's making a list of Pros and Cons for her running for President. Booth points out she missed "fugitive for 3 months" off and she asks if that really matters because she heard Trump might be running for President. Come on guys. Three months beforehand😂

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Elements song, by Tom Lehrer, because it came up in conversation and is amazing🥳

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

For a moment it looked like this might only be available on Only Fangs, but Valve has walked back its licentious AO label. Although the game is still, y'know, After Dark. For obvious reasons🧛‍♂️

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Dear Sofa I know I don't say this often enough, but I love you and I really appreciate all the support you've given me over the years. I just wanted you to know that❤️

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Dear Sofa I know I don't say this often enough, but I love you and I really appreciate all the support you've given me over the years. I just wanted you to know that❤️

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

There is a game out in 10 days. A game about which I once wrote "𝘐𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴. 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩, 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵, [𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴] 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘯." It would be quite nice if many people buy it. #Nighthawks

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Nighthawks on Steam

The secret is out. Vampires have been exposed to the world… and you’re one of them. Seize the night as a modern monster, stepping out of the shadows to build a thriving nightclub empire through fear, ...

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Having spent the morning impersonating the kind of black hole that opens up to a Christopher Nolan movie on the other side, Jynx has finally achieved her ambition of turning her head into an Eldritch Vortex. #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky #CatsOfBsky

A Calico cat with a spinny vortex head. Well OK, she may have been shaking her noggin when I snapped the pic.

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

WHY AREN'T WE RACING THESE ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON TELLY?

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Here is a giant anteater having its bum scratched. It is a fine anteater and we should all stop to admire its excellent nose.

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Aaand Done! One of the better AA games I've played in recent years and puts up a very respectable challenge for tactics enthusiasts on whatever it calls standard difficulty. I forget. I hadn't even heard of Zero Company until it was suddenly out. A surprise to be sure, but not an unwelcome one🙂

Star Wars Zero Company, finished in about 72 hours.

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Apparently 3 hours is not enough spleep for a gentleman of my years😴 I miss the days when I could stay out all night, drink 10 pints, get talked into a rubbish mid-week nightclub and not get home until two hours before the day started. It still killed me of course, but I used to complain less then.

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Grogu on a Rock, Tuesday After Christmas

ALT: Grogu on a Rock, Tuesday After Christmas

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Well yeah. The amount of energy and tech resources it consumes, it's fast tracking climate change and will impact long term research to do anything about it. Duh🙄

bbc.co.uk

Anthropic researcher believes more than 10% chance AI 'could kill all humans'

It is the latest in a series of increasing warnings about the safety threat posed by artificial intelligence.

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Enjoying Star Wars Zero Company. XCom-ish without feeling like a clone. Despite being set during the Clone Wars. It's been building this up as the climactic battle for ages now. Given big missions usually pay ≈5k I'm eyeing it with a suspicion usually reserved for huge unguarded ammo piles in Doom👀

A Star Wars Zero Company mission briefing, offering me a deeply suspicious 200,000 credits. I sense a very sudden and ignominious rug pull in my near future.

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Date yourself with a snap of your first ever computer.

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Watching Return to Silent Hill. Now, unironically, I liked the original Silent Hill movie. Yes, it took liberties with the games, but I've played the games and know what happens in them already, so I'm OK with changes. Return, on the other hand, is an enormous steaming pile of wet splat. Yikes😬

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Pondering selling this sculpture, and trying to decide if I should market its issue number being 69 as a desirable feature or not🤔

A geometric sculpture of whales Lucite, by Dan Medina. Number 69 of a limited edition.

Close up of the edition number and signature. 69 dude!

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

There's a bit in this interview where @richardcobbett.bsky.social talks about early #AdventureGames and RPGs seeming like whole new worlds as a kid, places to live in that could come to feel like home. Which leads me to... 𝗔 𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗗𝗢𝗧𝗘 𝗔𝗕𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗧𝗧 𝗔𝗗𝗔𝗠𝗦

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

My takeaway from the first 10 minutes of Mando & Grogu is that Boba Fett was, like, a 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 inept bounty hunter, and the original trilogy would have been almost three movies shorter if the rebellion had just hired this guy and put their feet up instead.

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Matneee @matneee.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

After extensive recon, this seems inadvisable at best. Especially the volcano bit. This is a very bad plan. Fire all involved. Ideally into said volcano. Was this really the best they could come up with?🌋☠️ 0/10.

The Plan: Our team pored over the citadel's schematics and found one unguarded path: up through Luunata's igneous tunnels. But there's a reason it's unguarded: we'll have to fly the Caisson into a volcano and through tunnels whose floors are made of lava, in order to emerge at the citadel's drill.

It's a crazy plan, but it's the best we have. Our team needs some time to figure out how to fly in without getting cooked.

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