iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

🕹️ 𝟱𝟮 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 – 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 #𝟰 🎮 𝙆𝙞𝙧𝙗𝙮’𝙨 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝟮 (𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟱, 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙮) Great follow-up that builds on the original 🕹 Where did you start with Kirby? #videogames #gaming #retrogaming

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

🕹️ 𝟱𝟮 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 – 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 #𝟯 🎮 𝙏𝙖𝙯-𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙖 (𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟮, 𝙎𝙚𝙜𝙖 𝙈𝙚𝙜𝙖 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙚) Oh man, those notorious mine levels nearly broke me! 🕹 𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴? #videogames #gaming #retrogaming

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

🎮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝘀: 𝘉𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 🎮 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 ⭐ Formula 1 (1996) ⭐ Metropolis Street Racer (2000) ⭐ Project Gotham Racing series (2001–2007) ⭐ Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (2005) ⭐ Blur (2010) 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦?

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Restarting my 52 Game Challenge in 2026 🎮 Game #1: Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Master System) My first gaming obsession and the one that shaped my early years. A very nostalgic place to start. 51 games to go… #52GameChallenge #Gaming #RetroGames

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

💥 Cast Iron Games is hiring! 💥 We’re expanding our team and looking for talented developers who love solving tough problems, building great systems, and pushing tech further! Check out the roles + apply: careers.castirongames.com #gamedev #hiring

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

@thegameawards.com 2025 was WILD 🔥 Expedition 33 swept 9 awards incl. GOTY ✨ Control: Resonant revealed 🎮 Larian announced a new Divinity 🛡 Two new Tomb Raider games 🧗‍♀️ Leon confirmed for Resident Evil: Requiem 🧟‍♂️ ...and loads more! What hyped you most?

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

🏎️🏁 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺𝗼 𝟮! 26 years ago today, Gran Turismo 2 first launched for the Sony PlayStation in Japan! 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘳(𝘴) 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯 𝘛𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘰 2?

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

💥⚙️𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗜𝗜! 28 years ago today, Quake II was first released for Windows in North America. 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘐𝘐?

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Had a great time at the University of Derby on Monday meeting their game dev students! Shared a bit about Cast Iron Games and some practical tips on breaking into the industry. Really impressed by the passion and talent on display. Thanks for having me! 🎮✨

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

🟦🎮 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! 31 years ago today, the original #PlayStation launched in Japan 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺? (Go on admit it - this stills gives you goosebumps right? 😊👍)

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

🎉 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗘𝗚𝗔 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁! 🔷🌀🎮 27 years ago today, Sega's Dreamcast first launched in Japan! To celebrate, I’ve written an article that looks back at Sega's final home video game console. 🌀 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴? www.linkedin.com/pulse/sega-d...

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The SEGA Dreamcast – A Console Ahead of its Time

When people talk about the most influential consoles ever, it’s hard not to think of the Sega Dreamcast. It was a machine packed with ideas, overflowing with creativity, and adored by those who owned ...

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

🎮🩸 I'm in the middle of a survival-horror phase right now - 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴! 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝟮 - Done; 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝟮 - Nearly finished!) 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘀: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗮𝘄𝗻 & 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗙 both lined up 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘐 𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵? (I grabbed this screenshot while playing the Silent Hill 2 last night)

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

🧪🧡 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗳-𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲! 27 years ago today, Half-Life was first released for Windows in North America. 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘧-𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺?

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

🎮 𝗜𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀! 📺 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 – 𝘌3 2011 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳 🔥🧟‍♀️ Still gives me chills after all these years… Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o2g... 🕹 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 2011?

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Dead Island Reveal Trailer (Europe)

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

🎮🔷 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟯! 19 years ago today, Sony launched the #PlayStation 3 in Japan! 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘚3 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺? www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XF2...

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Evolution of PlayStation: PlayStation 3

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

🎃 Last Friday, a few of us from the Cast Iron Games team got into the Halloween spirit with a pumpkin carving session! Can you guess which one’s mine? 👀 𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘦 — 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 '𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨' 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬… 💥 Hope you all had a great Halloween! 👻

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

🎃 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲! 🎃 It’s that time of year again - a perfect excuse to dive into some scary games! 🕹️What are your go-to scary games for Halloween? Drop your recommendations - 𝘐’𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵! 🎃

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

🎮 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀’ 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝗠𝗮𝗬𝗼! Really looking forward to catching up with familiar faces, meeting new ones, and checking out the games being showcased See you on 13th November! 🕹️ 👋 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨? #GaMaYo #GameDev #GamesIndustry #Networking gamerepublic.bsky.social gamayo.bsky.social

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

🎮 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝘀: 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘴 🎮 Striking box art, atmospheric soundtracks, and bold technical design, Psygnosis showed just how imaginative and ambitious games could be. 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦? #GamesIndustry #GamingHistory #VideoGames

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

🎮💫 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗘𝗚𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝗴𝗮 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲! 37 years ago today, SEGA first launched the Mega Drive in Japan! 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘨𝘢 𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦?

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

☢️👍 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝟯! 17 years ago today, Fallout 3 first launched in North America for PC and Xbox 360! 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘝𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵 101?

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

🎮 𝗜𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀! 📺 𝘙𝘈𝘎𝘌 2 (2019) - 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳 🚀🔫 Using Danny Brown’s 𝘈𝘪𝘯’𝘵 𝘐𝘵 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘺 in the trailer was *chef’s kiss* 🤌 totally captures the unhinged chaos the game was going for www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6il...

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Rage 2 - Open World Trailer | PS4

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🎮 𝗔 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗺 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆! I had the pleasure of representing Cast Iron Games at the Sheffield Hallam University Autumn Careers Fair yesterday It was a joy chatting with so many passionate and ambitious students, discussing Cast Iron Games and offering practical advice.

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

🔠 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗬 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗦 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝗗𝗔𝗬! ⌨️ FINALLY, A DAY TO WRITE LIKE WE’RE ALL REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT EVERYTHING! 😅

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿! 🕹️🎨 27 years ago today, the Game Boy Color first launched in Japan! 🎮 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘺 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨?

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Had a great time at University Campus Doncaster last Friday chatting about games, careers, and breaking into the industry! 🎮 Thanks for the warm welcome! #GamesIndustry

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Boxing up a few old consoles. Reckon this is still valid?

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲! 👽🩸🚀 17 years ago today, Dead Space first launched on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in North America 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘚𝘎 𝘐𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘢?

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗗𝗢𝗢𝗠 𝗜𝗜! 💀🔫🔥 31 years ago today, DOOM II: Hell on Earth first launched on PC 💀 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘋𝘖𝘖𝘔 𝘐𝘐? #DOOM #retrogaming #videogames

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

🎮✨ Lessons From a Tough Few Months People have asked what helped in my recent games industry job search. Everyone’s path is different, but these are the things that worked for me 👇 If you’re feeling stuck, hang in there: every chat, application, connection, gets you closer to the next opportunity!

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗦𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝟮! 🕹️🌀🔫 23 years ago today, TimeSplitters 2 first released on PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘚𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 2?

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

🎮 𝗜𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀! 📺 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘌𝘷𝘪𝘭 (2002) - 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘊𝘶𝘣𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘳 🧟‍♂️ youtu.be/CRS5mjcjSkg?... 🕹 𝘞𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 2002? #residentevil #videogames #retrogames

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Resident Evil Remake Trailer

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗘𝗚𝗔 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗮𝗿! 🕹️💙📺 35 years ago today, the Game Gear first launched in Japan! To celebrate, I’ve written a new article looking back at Sega’s colourful handheld www.linkedin.com/pulse/sega-g... 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘎𝘦𝘢𝘳? #sega #videogames #retrogaming

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The Sega Game Gear: Sega's Handheld at 35

When you think of retro handhelds, it’s usually Nintendo that steals the spotlight. The Game & Watch, the Game Boy, the DS, the 3DS (fair enough, they earned it) But in the early ‘90s, Sega decided th...

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

I’m thrilled to share that I’ve joined Cast Iron Games as their 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁! Cast Iron is a team-first studio built on strength, creativity and craft - already working on some truly exciting projects! 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦: castirongames.com 😊👍

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝟲! 🧟🔫🧬 13 years ago today, Resident Evil 6 first released worldwide for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘌𝘷𝘪𝘭 6? #GamesIndustry #GamingHistory #VideoGames

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I’ve been sampling VR mods for some classic FPS games such as Quake, DOOM, Half-Life, and more The VR community have done an incredible job translating these classics. 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘝𝘙? #GamesIndustry #VideoGames #VR

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘇𝗮 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻 𝟮! 🚗🌅🎶 11 years ago today, Forza Horizon 2 first released for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One in North America 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦? #VideoGames #gameshistory

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

🎮 Studios That Shaped Us: Westwood 🎮 Founded in 1985, Westwood defined strategy & adventure with classics like C&C, Red Alert, and Blade Runner. Their legacy still inspires today. 🕹️ What’s your favourite Westwood game? #GamingHistory #VideoGames

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Finally watched the Fallout S2 trailer and it hit me… 🎬🎮 Game adaptations have come a LONG way From ’90s oddities (Mario Bros., Street Fighter) to 2000s hits & misses (Mortal Kombat, Resident Evil), to today’s golden age (Last of Us, Fallout, Sonic) 🕹️What’s your fave?

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

🍄𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆! 🧟‍♂️ 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘜𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵? #GamesIndustry #GamingHistory #VideoGames

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗼 𝟯! 🚀🔫👽 18 years ago today, Halo 3 first released for Xbox 360 in North America 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘰 3? #GamesIndustry #GamingHistory #VideoGames #retrogaming

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

🎮 Before Steam & Game Pass, there was 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚! 💾 I’m currently reading Shareware Heroes by Richard Moss, a brilliant dive into how this model shaped gaming. From DOOM & Quake to Duke Nukem & Jazz Jackrabbit, shareware defined the 90s! 🕹️ What was your first shareware gem?

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Happy 32nd Birthday, Sonic CD! 🌀💿🦔 32 years ago today, Sonic CD was first released for the Sega Mega CD in Japan 🕹️Did you enjoy Sonic CD? #SonicTheHedgehog #retrogaming

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗩! 🚗💰🎮 12 years ago today, Grand Theft Auto V first released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in North America. 🕹️ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘰𝘴 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦? #GamesIndustry #GamingHistory #VideoGames

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

🎮 Studios That Shaped Us: Bullfrog Productions 🎮 Founded in 1987, Bullfrog defined a golden era of PC gaming with bold ideas & cheeky humour. Populous, Syndicate, Theme Park, Dungeon Keeper - all classics that inspired generations. 🕹️ Favourite Bullfrog game? #GamingHistory #VideoGames

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗣𝗼𝗸𝗲́𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄! ⚡🎮🐭 27 years ago today, Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition first released for the Game Boy in Japan! 🕹️ 𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 ’𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘎 𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘺, 𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘠𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳? #GamesIndustry #GamingHistory #VideoGames

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Warren Leigh @readyplayerwoz.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Nintendo has officially announced a Nintendo Direct for September 12th! 🎮 It’s always exciting to see what surprises they have in store Watch it here: lnkd.in/dsbgjYQN What games are you hoping to see announced? 👀 #Nintendo #NintendoDirect #GamesIndustry

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