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EU/UK 512Gb Steam Machine w/ Controller goes from waitlist > reservation > purchase in about 5mins currently. Just in case you’re interested

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Mike Diver @mikediver.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Let's have a look inside this little booklet that came with the Alien: Isolation press pack thingy, way back in 2014. No, I've still not opened up the t-shirt. Come and hear about the making of Alien: Isolation on Oct 14 at Brighton Loading Bar. luma.com/p4pjgibd

Look it's a little (age-bent) book from a box of Alien: Isolation-y stuff.

On this page you can read about the alien.

Here are some tips on how to survive on Sevastopol.

And some lovely concept art and words about Creative Assembly loving the alien.

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Passata - harvested tomatoes, cooking, milled, bottled

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I smoked a brisket today to make chilli with (& have a Texanish BBQ dinner tonight)

Photo of a slab of beef brisket meat seasoned with mustard, salt, pepper, garlic powder and Texan beef rub. The brisket is on the red Kamado Joe Junior BBQ grill and there is a lot of smoke in the dome coming from the cherry wood sherry whisky cask lumps in with the charcoal under the deflector plates for indirect cooking setup. The BBQ is sitting in a hole cut into the painted-green wooden garden kitchen table

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Henry Stockdale @henrystockdale.com · 23/09/2026

Putting out the reminder that if you have a Steam Frame review unit and are after some games for testing, I have plenty of review codes for Frame Verified games. DM me or email me at henry@futurefriendsgames.com!

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Steam Frame Valve

Alt: Steam Frame gif shows zoomed in shots from multiple angles of Valve's VR headset

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Sussex Games @sussexgames.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Down 2 Play 2026 is coming to Brighton on 14th November! Join Sussex Games for a day of indie games, talks, networking and community. 🎟️ Tickets: luma.com/tzpv3iis 🎮 Exhibitors + 🎤 Speakers wanted! Get involved: linktr.ee/SussexGames #Down2Play #SussexGames #IndieGames #GameDev #Brighton

Graphic promoting Down 2 Play 2026, an in-person games event coming to Brighton on 14th November. The event is hosted by Sussex Games and includes indie games, talks, networking and community. The graphic also highlights that tickets are available and that exhibitor and speaker applications are open.

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thought it would be fun to look back at some of the things that I have directly designed, or had a hand in the process of designing, beyond my other career roles and responsibilities. vr-sam.medium.com/dabbling-in-...

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Dabbling in Design

I’ve always been interested in design, from graphic to video and board games. Below is a roughly chronological foray into my attempts at…

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

More stages of DIY - a bin shed. With a slight error. Frame done, tomorrow will start on the floor & roof

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Valve Steam Frame is now available for you to hopefully join a reservation or waiting list - signups close Sept 17th will find out where you land: store.steampowered.com/sale/steamfr... have clicked the button but will see what happens and decide at that time

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Steam Frame

VR and non-VR gaming

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Ted Lasso S4E6 - 3 random bits of writing: reference to the frog-faced politician, random actor supposed to be Palmer Luckey, reference to Pizza Hut Prince* *no longer a prince

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Mountain Warehouse should probably do a review of their ad image bank

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Hotel TVs where menu / settings have been disabled but motion smoothing is on 🙃🙄

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Collection of photos from Yorkshire - waterfalls and an amble over t’Dales

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Does VR in GTA6 warrant an entry in my VR on TV blog post? vr-sam.medium.com/vr-on-tv-f33...

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It’s Yorkshire holiday time so of course the weather is now drizzle/rain, grey and autumnal. Cracking views though.

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Mike Diver @mikediver.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Aliens: The Video Games is out this weekend. I've reached out to some folks in the media re coverage/reviews - and I'm incredibly grateful for all the support it's received so far. But if I've not spoken with you, and you'd like a digital copy to review/write some news about, please let me know.

Aliens: The Video Games cover and testimonials

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Spend anytime sitting and people watching and you realise just how many people have issues walking. Young and old. Maybe this whole two legged upright thing was a mistake

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I am also 99% not interested in your Gamescom pics unless it involves pictures of amazing schnitzel

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I mostly keep this for personal recollection but I’ve uodated it for 2026, now reaching 500+ interviews, blogs, quotes & more… obviously the past few years has dropped off somewhat working for corporates where my voice doesn’t fit within the guidelines. What next? vr-sam.medium.com/interviews-q...

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Interviews, quotes, blog posts & more…

Below is a collection of links to all the interviews, podcasts, quotes, blog posts and more that I have created, taken part in or…

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Yes No Yes No no no no Some say I’m negative, but then I’m positive. Some say I’m negative, but then I’m positive. Repeat Don’t believe the hype @kleptones.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy www.mixcloud.com/kleptones/ki...

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Kings Day Amsterdam 2026 (Part 1)

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Only on pt.1 but no doubt pts 2&3 are proper bangin too - get this in your earholes. Then go back and (re)listen to all the earlier mashup works - genuine genius

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Very exciting delivery due today that’s going to keep me busy for a while…

A screen capture of a graphic that suggests the background design is part of the original The Designers Republic artwork for Feisar, one of the imaginary futuristic race teams in the subliminal Sony PlayStation launch games lineup “wipEout”. The foreground shows a tip of a race craft but made out of LEGO

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I am currently on garden leave after being RIFd. I’ll start the job hunt early September after planned free holiday in Yorkshire. Will use the time to determine what future me wants to do; more of the same or adjacent or completely new direction? 🤔

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Interesting to see VR games go flat

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Develop is done for another year. Focus seeing our supported studios in-person & running side-events rather than drinking at them. Always great to catch-up with many faces & meet new ones! But also a lot of fleeting passes in a corridor for another time. If I didn’t see you, it wasn’t intentional

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Found a relatively old (2022) VR HMDs on TV to add to the blog post with S01E01 of Roar on Apple TV. Has there been anything this year? vr-sam.medium.com/vr-on-tv-f33...

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VR on TV

Last updated March 5th 2025

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Game A11y Gathering @ga11ygathering.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

🎟️ Tickets for in-person attendance are on sale for one more week! Let us know if you need any help affording a ticket or would like a code for your carer/guide. Plenty of FAQs available on the eventbrite also, and you can always reach out 💜

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Game Accessibility Gathering 2026

An independent gaming accessibility micro conference.

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

What a terrible end to the British F1GP. Boooo

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Game A11y Gathering @ga11ygathering.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

2 weeks to go! 😱 We're so looking forward to welcoming you all to the third year of the Game Accessibility Gathering! Only a few weeks left to grab tickets to the event, we hope to see you there!

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Game Accessibility Gathering 2026

An independent gaming accessibility micro conference.

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Had a busy week off work - S’s birthday, marathon hike, family BBQ, painted a cabin, felted a shed, played in a skittles tournament, painted a metal table & chairs, mowed a path through the garden, smoked a brisket, made a chilli and totally forgot to relax

9 photo montage in a 3x3 grid, L>R, Top to Bottom: me holding medal completing MacMillan Cancer South Coast Mighty Hike, reflected pond in a glass water droplet bauble, Lewes skittles tournament lane, a felted shed, a painted cabin, painted table and chairs, smoking brisket on a kamado BBQ, a vat of chilli, a Z-shaped path mown through overgrown wild grasses

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

$1,000+ isn’t mainstream for anything XR

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Game A11y Gathering @ga11ygathering.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Save the date! 🗓️ The Game Accessibility Gathering will be on Wednedsay, 15th July from 11am-4pm, once again hosted at Unity's office in Brighton! Follow us on eventbrite to be notified when tickets go live: www.eventbrite.com/o/ga11y-gath...

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

OMG! I’ve signed up to MacMillan Cancer South Downs Mighty Hike again next month - donate here: mightyhikesfundraising.macmillan.org.uk/fundraising/...

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Will you donate to Sam's fundraising page?

Support my Mighty Hike challenge for people living with cancer

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

@mattthr.bsky.social will there be a new series of CotO this year?

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

A hotel is just a hotel without game devs

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

It’s a shame Reboot isn’t happening this year but may as well make the most of a cheap holiday

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

I’ve removed BlueSky from my phone, it’s too depressing, like all other social medias. Adios.

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

BS. Don’t have kids, started going bald at 24, mostly grey now. Not having kids gives many benefits but this is not one, it’s all the genes

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Looking for some fun, exciting new #VR games that aren’t: a) hack & slash dungeon crawler or b) FPS

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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Happy tenth anniversary to photographer Joel Goodman’s classic image which by rights should be hanging in the Louvre.

Manchester, 31 Dec 2015. Chaos in the streets.

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Amazon helpfully told me I’ve just ordered our 57th maxi tube of Thrive chicken cat treats. Plus the 3 units I had to get from Tesco once makes 60 in total. Taking an average cost, that’s £1,000+ on cat treats over the years

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Engineer Brains @hhackenbecker.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Someone has lifted the QuickTimeVR movie files from 1994's "Star Trek: The Next Generation Interactive Technical Manual", upscaled them then built an in-browser replica of the ITM's "Tour" module. mijofr.github.io/st-panorama/ #StarTrek

Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Last week of annual leave holiday break and picked up a little retro gaming build as a distraction project - Raspberry Pi 5 + Dreamcase for some emulated goodness

A Raspberry Pi 5 board (4Gb version) sitting on top of the Dreamcase box, on a multicoloured rug

A Dreamcase held in a left hand palm - a mini SEGA Dreamcast looking case for the Raspberry Pi 5 computer board to go into

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

If you have a Google Stadia controller that you haven’t converted to work with Bluetooth as a normal controller, the extended support for the tool is expected to expire Dec 31st 2025 (for whatever reason they decided to set a deadline for the life of a tool): 9to5google.com/2025/12/11/s...

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Steam upgrades Stadia Controller support as Google's latest deadline nears

Google’s Stadia cloud gaming platform has been dead for the better part of 3 years now, but the sole piece...

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Sam W @vr-sam.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Researching cheap* methods of streaming PC gaming to lounge TV: Nvidia Shield, Google TV, Apple TV, Raspberry Pi, Steam Deck Dock #2 *to ignore the £2k sff-pc I’ve specced up in a basket waiting for checkout amid RAM price madness lol

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