Andy Hodgetts
@captainbinky.bsky.social
Co-Founder and Plebeloper at The Indie Stone, working on Project Zomboid and attempting to annihilate dandelions from my back garden.
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My first article of 2026 is about Dawn of the Dead, Project Zomboid and The Sims, and how they're connected by sadness and alienation.
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January 14, 2026 at 3:22 PM
My first article of 2026 is about Dawn of the Dead, Project Zomboid and The Sims, and how they're connected by sadness and alienation.
bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/01/14/p...
bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/01/14/p...
Literal blizzard :O
January 5, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Literal blizzard :O
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At 5.15pm GMT today, the Earth will be at perihelion, the closest point to the Sun in our annual round.
This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!
This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!
January 3, 2026 at 9:48 AM
At 5.15pm GMT today, the Earth will be at perihelion, the closest point to the Sun in our annual round.
This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!
This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!
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If you are interested in game urbanism and the cities of video games, do join me tomorrow (Dec 17, 17:00 CET) for the live *Designing Cities for Video Games* course presentation, and an intro to the subject.
[A Q&A session will follow.]
Reserve your spot here ⇢ www.eventbrite.com/e/designing-...
[A Q&A session will follow.]
Reserve your spot here ⇢ www.eventbrite.com/e/designing-...
December 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
If you are interested in game urbanism and the cities of video games, do join me tomorrow (Dec 17, 17:00 CET) for the live *Designing Cities for Video Games* course presentation, and an intro to the subject.
[A Q&A session will follow.]
Reserve your spot here ⇢ www.eventbrite.com/e/designing-...
[A Q&A session will follow.]
Reserve your spot here ⇢ www.eventbrite.com/e/designing-...
It is very windy. I do not like it. End of post.
December 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
It is very windy. I do not like it. End of post.
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New games studio Last Arrow has opened in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear led by industry veterans from Sumo Digital, CCP, and Electronic Arts
www.gamesindustry.biz/new-games-st...
www.gamesindustry.biz/new-games-st...
New games studio Last Arrow opens in Gateshead
Latest venture from Pneuma Games Group led by industry veterans including Ron Ashtiani and Owen O’Brien
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
New games studio Last Arrow has opened in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear led by industry veterans from Sumo Digital, CCP, and Electronic Arts
www.gamesindustry.biz/new-games-st...
www.gamesindustry.biz/new-games-st...
Rugby World Cup draw the other day - small chat, draw balls, bish bash bosh done. Football world cup draw, not sure if possible to be further up its own arse :D
December 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Rugby World Cup draw the other day - small chat, draw balls, bish bash bosh done. Football world cup draw, not sure if possible to be further up its own arse :D
My brother at this year's COP summit doing vastly more important work than me sitting on my arse making a videogame ;) youtu.be/ZEcY6eiqFy0
Cultural Resilience = Climate Resilience
YouTube video by DCCEEW
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November 19, 2025 at 8:21 AM
My brother at this year's COP summit doing vastly more important work than me sitting on my arse making a videogame ;) youtu.be/ZEcY6eiqFy0
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My daughter's class had homework on Plato's Cave. Parents in the WhatsApp group were panicking it seemed too hard. I said just hand something in and tell the teacher she's only seeing the shadow of the *real* homework. Got nothing. No laughing emojis, no HAHAHA. I'm fucking wasted on these people.
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
My daughter's class had homework on Plato's Cave. Parents in the WhatsApp group were panicking it seemed too hard. I said just hand something in and tell the teacher she's only seeing the shadow of the *real* homework. Got nothing. No laughing emojis, no HAHAHA. I'm fucking wasted on these people.
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Mere hours left to grab sweet #ProjectZomboid merch while also supporting Doctors Without Borders!
www.makeship.com/shop/creator...
www.makeship.com/shop/creator...
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Mere hours left to grab sweet #ProjectZomboid merch while also supporting Doctors Without Borders!
www.makeship.com/shop/creator...
www.makeship.com/shop/creator...
Here is my amazingly in-depth VTM:Bloodlines 2 initial review after 6 hours. Kindof into the story, I guess? Interested to see how that develops. Kind of hate the combat, think the game would be better as a straight narrative experience.
November 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Here is my amazingly in-depth VTM:Bloodlines 2 initial review after 6 hours. Kindof into the story, I guess? Interested to see how that develops. Kind of hate the combat, think the game would be better as a straight narrative experience.
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Get ready to hear me rant about start up culture bleeding into indie dev, and why we should be making our dream games! 👀
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢
Why You Absolutely Should Ignore the Advice & Make Your Platformer / Solo MMORPG / Sims-Like Dream Game First
Sam Scaife - Indie Developer
In this talk I’ll share lessons from my experiences making & releasing my first game & make a case for you to start on your dream game!
Why You Absolutely Should Ignore the Advice & Make Your Platformer / Solo MMORPG / Sims-Like Dream Game First
Sam Scaife - Indie Developer
In this talk I’ll share lessons from my experiences making & releasing my first game & make a case for you to start on your dream game!
September 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Get ready to hear me rant about start up culture bleeding into indie dev, and why we should be making our dream games! 👀
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After months of work, I finally finished this illustration... this is how I died, from insomnia.
#ProjectZomboid
#ProjectZomboid
September 8, 2025 at 4:47 PM
After months of work, I finally finished this illustration... this is how I died, from insomnia.
#ProjectZomboid
#ProjectZomboid
If Britain were becoming North Korea, wouldn't we have a better trade arrangement with the Americans?
September 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
If Britain were becoming North Korea, wouldn't we have a better trade arrangement with the Americans?
I do not wish to "reclaim" the Union Flag or St George Cross. I was quite happy with the situation of us being a nation of non flag wavers. The Union Flag is for the roofs of Minis, tea towels, and tourist tat and the St George's Cross for sporting events. Other use cases are cringey (see: America)
September 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I do not wish to "reclaim" the Union Flag or St George Cross. I was quite happy with the situation of us being a nation of non flag wavers. The Union Flag is for the roofs of Minis, tea towels, and tourist tat and the St George's Cross for sporting events. Other use cases are cringey (see: America)
I did not think through the implication of this phone's name when I bought it.
July 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I did not think through the implication of this phone's name when I bought it.
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Hi folks, happy to say these are now with me. If you'd like to buy one they're £10 including UK second class postage. If you're not in the UK get in touch via my site to let me know where you are and I'll work it out for you. All details and how to pay:
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
July 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Hi folks, happy to say these are now with me. If you'd like to buy one they're £10 including UK second class postage. If you're not in the UK get in touch via my site to let me know where you are and I'll work it out for you. All details and how to pay:
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
I have arrived. Cider is pink because apparently ordinary English cider is not good enough for the metropole ;)
July 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I have arrived. Cider is pink because apparently ordinary English cider is not good enough for the metropole ;)
So then, is anyone going to be around the Develop metropole hotel this afternoon / evening?
July 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
So then, is anyone going to be around the Develop metropole hotel this afternoon / evening?
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Second angle. Dust storm on Mars, in Kitten Space Agency. No unreal. No unity. BRUTAL framework. Volumetric with atmos scattering including atmospheric layers such as ozone etc. full solar system scale.
July 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Second angle. Dust storm on Mars, in Kitten Space Agency. No unreal. No unity. BRUTAL framework. Volumetric with atmos scattering including atmospheric layers such as ozone etc. full solar system scale.
I am not old enough to have done this but this example is super-easy to read anyway.
The radical 1960s schools experiment that created a whole new alphabet – and left thousands of children unable to spell
The radical 1960s schools experiment that created a whole new alphabet – and left thousands of children unable to spell
Decades ago, a generation of UK schoolchildren unwittingly took part in an initiative aimed at boosting reading skills – with lasting consequences
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I am not old enough to have done this but this example is super-easy to read anyway.
Hello and welcome to the traditional annual Andy arrives at the station ridiculously early and proceeds to slowly descend into madness over the course of Develop.
July 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Hello and welcome to the traditional annual Andy arrives at the station ridiculously early and proceeds to slowly descend into madness over the course of Develop.
Dog assisting with gardening by sitting on and immobilising me.
May 20, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Dog assisting with gardening by sitting on and immobilising me.
Presumably somewhere, someone is getting the person due to turn up "between 8am and 2pm" first thing in the morning and getting it all out of the way nice and early. I wonder what that experience is like.
May 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Presumably somewhere, someone is getting the person due to turn up "between 8am and 2pm" first thing in the morning and getting it all out of the way nice and early. I wonder what that experience is like.
@callum.uwu.biz Perhaps had you followed me back, you would not have had to write "i don't even know where to find you these days" in a LinkedIn message. :P
May 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
@callum.uwu.biz Perhaps had you followed me back, you would not have had to write "i don't even know where to find you these days" in a LinkedIn message. :P