Matt Bailey

Reading this while waiting for my youngest child to get to sleep so I can then go and play Control Resonant and find some art galleries

Had a small cheer seeing the result in Brazil, given my hopes were low for a good result. It has landed on the cursed 52:48 ratio...

Been eagerly awaiting this one since playing the demo from beginning to end a few months ago. A deck builder that isn't looking for 200 hours of your time!

Couldn't resist picking up @jonnelledge.bsky.social's new book given I was listening to him speak on a podcast at the moment that I spotted it in Waterstones. Signed copy (and £4 off...) helped too!

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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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

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

The AI slop aesthetic in full swing on this community noticeboard

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

X is a major national security vulnerability that UK government and politicians continue to prop up.

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.

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...

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Playing a lot of less known indie games, or even just demos, on my Steam Deck I'm quite used to seeing the "Unknown compatibility" warning. It's rare for something not to work, so while the listings are great, don't be scared to give something a try regardless