Chris
@christopherhallam.bsky.social
Editorial at @nationalworldpub.bsky.social
Ex games industry, now news media
Get in touch:
christopher.hallam@nationalworld.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/chris-talks-music ✌🏾& ❤️
Ex games industry, now news media
Get in touch:
christopher.hallam@nationalworld.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/chris-talks-music ✌🏾& ❤️
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Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles’ https://theonion.com/trump-denies-writing-36-volume-comic-titled-don-and-jeff-time-pedophiles/
November 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Trump Denies Writing 36-Volume Comic Titled ‘Don And Jeff: Time Pedophiles’ https://theonion.com/trump-denies-writing-36-volume-comic-titled-don-and-jeff-time-pedophiles/
Seeing as COD fans are saying critics are praising the game, here is the opencritic roundup on Black Ops 7… but yeah, I’m good. I’ll skip this one thanks.
opencritic.com/game/19132/c...
opencritic.com/game/19132/c...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Critic Reviews
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 has been reviewed by 19 critics and currently has a 'Strong' rating. Read and browse them all to learn what the top critics in the video game industry are saying.
opencritic.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Seeing as COD fans are saying critics are praising the game, here is the opencritic roundup on Black Ops 7… but yeah, I’m good. I’ll skip this one thanks.
opencritic.com/game/19132/c...
opencritic.com/game/19132/c...
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The WORST thing about getting published by Devolver is that we had to get rid of this
September 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The WORST thing about getting published by Devolver is that we had to get rid of this
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Lily Allen = perfection personified. The end.
November 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Lily Allen = perfection personified. The end.
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Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
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Holly is cool, you should hire Holly to make your game world feel properly placed within its own history.
And if you’re like “I’m a game dev & I don’t see how a narrative person who is also a historian is helpful for me and my non-historical game”
Then you can read my design diary about some of the work I’ve done for Amberspire (which has a fantasy sci-fi setting)
lunardivision.net/micro-and-ma...
Then you can read my design diary about some of the work I’ve done for Amberspire (which has a fantasy sci-fi setting)
lunardivision.net/micro-and-ma...
Micro and Macro History
Hello! I’m Holly Nielsen, a historian, writer and narrative designer. I’m lucky enough to be working on Amberspire, and Nic has kindly offere...
lunardivision.net
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Holly is cool, you should hire Holly to make your game world feel properly placed within its own history.
Hopefully for Sheffielders
Are cheaper tram journeys on the way?
👉 www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/top...
#Sheffield #SouthYorkshire #Supertram #SYMCA #SheffieldForum
👉 www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/top...
#Sheffield #SouthYorkshire #Supertram #SYMCA #SheffieldForum
South Yorkshire Mayor to vote for cheaper, capped-fare tram journeys
🚋 Could Sheffield tram fares be about to fall? A new proposal from the Mayor could bring prices down from January.At the next South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) meeting, Mayor Oliver Coppard will propose a fare freeze for most Supertram journeys — and a cut to £3 for longer adult tr...
www.sheffieldforum.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Hopefully for Sheffielders
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Sheffield footballer Joe Dixon is just £100 away from his fundraising target to represent Great Britain at the Deaflympics in Japan, an event not funded by the government
#Sheffield
www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffie...
#Sheffield
www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffie...
Sheffield footballer left to fund his own GB Deaflympics dream
Sheffield footballer Joe Dixon is just £100 away from his fundraising target to represent Great Britain at the Deaflympics in Japan, an event not funded by the government.
www.thestar.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Sheffield footballer Joe Dixon is just £100 away from his fundraising target to represent Great Britain at the Deaflympics in Japan, an event not funded by the government
#Sheffield
www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffie...
#Sheffield
www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffie...
But I just removed this from my wishlist, do I need to alter this decision and go back to what was now? Such confusion.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is one of the best games of 2025.
[Review] Trails In The Sky 1st Chapter – Nintendo Switch 2 - The Switch Effect
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is one of the best RPG's of 2025 and one of the best remakes of the past few years.
theswitcheffect.net
November 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
But I just removed this from my wishlist, do I need to alter this decision and go back to what was now? Such confusion.
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Subway Employee Still Unnerved By High-Pitched Screech Sandwiches Make When Cut In Half https://theonion.com/subway-employee-still-unnerved-by-high-pitched-screech-1819576148/
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Subway Employee Still Unnerved By High-Pitched Screech Sandwiches Make When Cut In Half https://theonion.com/subway-employee-still-unnerved-by-high-pitched-screech-1819576148/
Already bought it mate. On audible and physical. Just cos.
Did you know that I wrote a book chronicling the wild story of Blizzard Entertainment and it comes out in… wait a minute it’s already out! And you can get it right now! Holy shit www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jason...
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Already bought it mate. On audible and physical. Just cos.
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Reform's racism is dividing our communities.
The Green Party stand against the politics of hate and fear.
It's time to bring a politics of hope, compassion and unity.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The Green Party stand against the politics of hate and fear.
It's time to bring a politics of hope, compassion and unity.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
October 26, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Reform's racism is dividing our communities.
The Green Party stand against the politics of hate and fear.
It's time to bring a politics of hope, compassion and unity.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The Green Party stand against the politics of hate and fear.
It's time to bring a politics of hope, compassion and unity.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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October 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Kudos to @mehdirhasan.
Not only did he invite me on his show in 2018 to talk about my investigation into Farage’s funders (no UK channel ever did).
But he also asked a former colleague of Nathan Gill’s in the EU parliament whether UKIP had ever taken Russian bribes 🔥
Not only did he invite me on his show in 2018 to talk about my investigation into Farage’s funders (no UK channel ever did).
But he also asked a former colleague of Nathan Gill’s in the EU parliament whether UKIP had ever taken Russian bribes 🔥
October 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Kudos to @mehdirhasan.
Not only did he invite me on his show in 2018 to talk about my investigation into Farage’s funders (no UK channel ever did).
But he also asked a former colleague of Nathan Gill’s in the EU parliament whether UKIP had ever taken Russian bribes 🔥
Not only did he invite me on his show in 2018 to talk about my investigation into Farage’s funders (no UK channel ever did).
But he also asked a former colleague of Nathan Gill’s in the EU parliament whether UKIP had ever taken Russian bribes 🔥
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This week I’m going to raise money for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social to help Palestinians in need.
On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.
Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!
On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.
Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!
October 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This week I’m going to raise money for @medicalaidpal.bsky.social to help Palestinians in need.
On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.
Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!
On Fri I'll start & finish Metal Gear Solid, MGS2 on Sat, Delta on Sun. It'll be 9 AM PT each day on www.twitch.tv/tamoorh.
Fundraiser is live on my Twitch. Please share if you can!
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"To become mature is to become kind" is actually beautiful.
Makoto Yukimura was worried that Vinland Saga's farming arc and "I have no enemies" moment was a gamble that readers wouldn't like. I told him about the J. Cole meme from the Kendrick Lamar and Drake rap beef. This is how he reacted.
October 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"To become mature is to become kind" is actually beautiful.
Great Britain wastes £180,000 every hour switching off wind turbines and overpaying gas generators to switch on. That's £997,798,066 so far this year! wastedwind.energy
Wasted Wind
Britain wastes millions a day switching off wind turbines. See how much has been wasted today, and in 2025.
wastedwind.energy
September 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Great Britain wastes £180,000 every hour switching off wind turbines and overpaying gas generators to switch on. That's £997,798,066 so far this year! wastedwind.energy
September 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
September 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
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so many people who try to transition to paid writing fail because they think the writing is the job, when it's not. the business is the job. please learn more about the business!
Going Solo: our accelerator for journalists launching their own venture on their own is officially HALF SOLD OUT.
10 (maybe 9?) more spots left in this cohort. Starts October 2.
projectc.biz/going-solo
10 (maybe 9?) more spots left in this cohort. Starts October 2.
projectc.biz/going-solo
Going Solo workshop — Project C
projectc.biz
September 17, 2025 at 2:16 AM
so many people who try to transition to paid writing fail because they think the writing is the job, when it's not. the business is the job. please learn more about the business!
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I saw a bunch of 007: First Light & quizzed many of its leads from the perspective of a Bond /and/ Hitman mega-fan who always saw major pitfalls in IO taking on this character. They seem to be nailing it. Here's a preview, the first of a series of features: www.eurogamer.net/007-first-li...
September 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I saw a bunch of 007: First Light & quizzed many of its leads from the perspective of a Bond /and/ Hitman mega-fan who always saw major pitfalls in IO taking on this character. They seem to be nailing it. Here's a preview, the first of a series of features: www.eurogamer.net/007-first-li...
Well… this is going to sell a trillion gazillion copies.
Four days until release! Hollow Knight: Silksong will be available on 4th September.
Release times:
7AM PT | 10AM ET | 4PM CEST | 11PM JST
Game price:
USD $19.99 | EUR €19.99 | JPY ¥2300
Release times:
7AM PT | 10AM ET | 4PM CEST | 11PM JST
Game price:
USD $19.99 | EUR €19.99 | JPY ¥2300
September 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Well… this is going to sell a trillion gazillion copies.
It is atrocious absolutely appalling… yet, here we are
August 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
It is atrocious absolutely appalling… yet, here we are