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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 8h

Okay, so you don't like this or the scouse monkey BUT how do you feel about fan favourite Biddy Blas?

Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Exactly, yes! Or they could have just gone with something less clumsy like, I dunno, "based on the novel Gone Tomorrow and Jack Reacher character created by Lee Child".

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It understandably isn't on imdb, but he did the tutorial voiceover for Gun Monkeys, some of which can be heard in the trailer! youtu.be/JRFOGxiXuZw...

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Gun Monkeys Launch Trailer (feat. The Actor Kevin Eldon)

YouTube video by Dan Marshall

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I saw it at a UK cinema in 3D! Great fun!

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I think you'll find some Klik & Play games were fantastic, actually..! youtu.be/XaAahv3CI90...

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"The Nevada Incident" - early Dan Marshall game!

YouTube video by Ben Ward

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

JKR came out as evil before I got a chance to read my copy of Casual Vacancy, so I wanted to get rid of it but wasn't sure of the most ethical way. Eventually decided on giving it to a charity shop but not before adding a little something: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6a9...

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Yes, but be warned that the kiss is real but the devil is euphemistic (it's me, I'm the kissy devil).

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

All the Size Five games are still on Steam sale! You could get 7 fabbo games (Devil's Kiss comes free with LOTCG) for £13.50! store.steampowered.com/search/?deve...

A list of games by Size Five on the Steam storefront:
Earth Must Die -40% £7.19, Lair of the Clockwork God -80% £3.09,
Behold the Kickmen -75% £0.69,
Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack -75% £0.74, The Swindle -85% £1.79.

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Projector Studios @projectorstudios.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ridiculous price for that set of games. Take advantage of these fools.

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

All the Size Five games are still on Steam sale! You could get 7 fabbo games (Devil's Kiss comes free with LOTCG) for £13.50! store.steampowered.com/search/?deve...

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Ah, I misunderstood the bit about easy being the right mode for most people! Yeah, I think Easy(or Light/Low)/Standard works. You can always add some description text to make your intentions extra clear!

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Or maybe "level" rather than "setting".

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Difficulty Setting: Standard/High"

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

When do you think you will be bothered to look, please, and also when is the game coming out on Playdate?

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

That's why I tend to use this link instead! store.steampowered.com/search/?deve...

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It shows up if you do a search for the dev tag. Seems on actual dev pages "results may exclude some products based on your content or language preferences" and due to the UK Online Safety Act you have to add a credit card to your account *then* update your Mature Content Preferences to prevent that.

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Big shout out to some true heroes: the people in tv and film art departments who, when creating news articles, write the entire thing without repetition or lorem ipsum so prats like me can pause and read it without getting disappointed.

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RaquelSketching @raquelsketching.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hello! I am actively looking for freelance and commission work If you need/know someone who is looking for a Illustrator, Game Artist or Concept Artist Get in touch!☺️ 💼 Portfolio : lnkd.in/etuTq3QP #lookingforwork #gameartist #visualdevelopmentartist #gamedev #artistlookingforwork #conceptart

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Plus, the phrase was 'Barbenheimer', the entire point was that it *wasn't* 'Barbie versus Oppenheimer' and that people would want to see both.

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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 28/09/2026

We just added some AMAZING add-ons to the Kickstarter Campaign for the FINAL 48 HOURS! kck.st/4gu8zAF 📙 An AF2026 Digital Art Book! 💥 A Kochamara Shirt! 👕 An AF2026 Stamp/8HB Shirt! 📔An AF2026 Sticker Sheet! 🚍 A Thank You Bus Driver Pin! 🎨 Cool Art Prints/Cards!

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

4 days left to back the Double Fine Amnesia Fortnight (internal game jam) kickstarter! You can now get access to the four jam entries and a vote (open over the next few days) for which one will get extra development time and a public release. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dou...

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Amnesia Fortnight 2026, Indie Reboot

A Double Fine Productions Game Jam, Documentary, and Kickstarter Campaign

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

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Amnesia Fortnight 2026, Indie Reboot

A Double Fine Productions Game Jam, Documentary, and Kickstarter Campaign

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Erika Ishii @erikaishii.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Ahhhhh it would be an honor!! We can do iiiit! 🥹♥️

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Huh, I only played it 9 months ago and I don't remember that. Maybe I was lucky enough to not pick the book up, or I just blocked it out. So I guess maybe it was TLOU that infected Hollywood writers.

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I finally started the The Last Of Us show, and was really enjoying it until they decided that the way to beef up Ellie's characterisation was to add 'she likes saying puns'. Have Hollywood writers been infected by a pun fungus (don't) that is puppeteering them to spread shit jokes across the world?

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Alien Romulus yet another recent movie that thinks 'tells dad jokes' is a rounded personality. The first 3 lines of dialogue in this Alien movie are shit puns. COPY-PASTING TWEETS IS NOT WRITING, YOU ARE ALL BAD AND LAZY AND SHOULD NEVER BE ALLOWED TO WRITE A MOVIE AGAIN.

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I need a second brain just to parse! blue! sky! posts! these !!! days 📑🧭❗🤯

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

HL Alyx is 75% off right now. PC owners could grab a second hand Quest 2 for ~£150 and Alyx for £12.50 and have a reasonably priced VR starter pack! (Bung Superhot VR in there for £15 if you're feeling flush.)

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Ep 2 of Amazon show Neagley features Trump Tower front and centre in two separate establishing shots. It's starting to feel like it's a quid pro quo and the tower will just happen to pop up in a bunch of future Prime shows. I'll be watching out for it in Rings Of Power S3.

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It will never fail to amuse me that the lack of an oxford comma here makes it read like Lee Child co-wrote all the Reacher books with the fictional character Jack Reacher. "Then we should say that I have a huge dick!" "Sighhh, okay Jack."

Title card that reads "BASED ON GONE TOMORROW BY LEE CHILD AND HIS CHARACTER, JACK REACHER"

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

✨ THIS IS TODAY ✨ ✅ I do not know what time ✅ Do not ask me ✅ Please buy it, doing so helps keep me alive, which I enjoy 👍

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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This is tomorrow! Rejoice!

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Hooray! Please share and pre-order! As a reward, here's Dan's lovely launch trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXBk...

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EARTH MUST DIE | Launch Trailer

YouTube video by Dan Marshall

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(Andrew) Roper @arndreth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Can finally talk about the PS5 project I've been involved with - Hunter's Moon, out Oct 26! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKMa...

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Hunter's Moon - Announce Trailer | PS5 Games

YouTube video by PlayStation

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Okay, good, just making sure ghosts of shits past won't come back to haunt me, they were bad enough the first time round.

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Please clarify what you mean by "shit ghosts".

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

98% funded already, come join the fun! Vote for pitches, get an almost-certainly-excellent documentary and a guaranteed- interesting-probably-very-good small game.

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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 27/08/2026

To honor Tim Curry's memory, we are making Brütal Legend FREE on Itch.io, for 666 minutes: itch.io/s/199277/the...

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Brütal Legend | The Tainted Coil shall rule forever! by Double Fine Productions

A sale by Double Fine Productions, 100% off Brütal Legend

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

RIP Tim Curry. Awesome in everything he did, but for me it's the two towers of Frank-N-Furter and Pennywise that make him absolutely iconic.

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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 21/08/2026

🚨 AMNESIA FORTNIGHT IS BACK, BABYYYYYYY 😎 In 10 days, we're gonna put on the best damn game jam the world has ever seen, and we need YOUR help to keep our indie dreams alive! Get notified when we launch on Aug 31:

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Coming soon: Amnesia Fortnight 2026, Indie Reboot

A Double Fine Productions Game Jam, Documentary, and Kickstarter Campaign

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Would it be terribly transparent if I made my dating profile "looking for a poly relationship with 1) a chef and 2) a personal trainer"? Could maybe throw in a masseuese and a feng shui expert to cover my tracks a little more?

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Oh yeah, Gravity Falls is great, I think you'll enjoy that one too, Dan. (I think your kid is old enough now to not be bothered when it occasionally pastiches something like John Carpenter's The Thing!)

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Imagine having enough money to fund a million indie games at a budget of a million dollars each and instead doing what Elon Musk does.

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TQ 🌿 @witchytq.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

they know we don't want it. they do not care.

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Ben Ward @timegentleman.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

You should just think of a different idea that is relatively simple to put together, potentially deeply satisfying, and will scratch an itch for a lot of people.

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