James Whatley
@whatleydude.com
Snr Global Brand Strategist @ the LEGO Group (opinions own, etc). Mainly working on LEGO Games, LEGO Fortnite, Technic, and Ninjago. It's fun. Occasional sender of fivethingsonfriday.com. I got ❤️ for writing, gaming, and figuring stuff out. He/Him.
December 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Iron Man 3 is a Christmas movie x
December 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Iron Man 3 is a Christmas movie x
Goodness gracious me.
December 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Goodness gracious me.
Happy George Michael Day everybody x
December 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Happy George Michael Day everybody x
Doing the big Christmas lunch/dinner for the fam today and finally updating the instructions I've been using/adjusting for years.
Look at the absolute state of this.
😅
Look at the absolute state of this.
😅
December 26, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Doing the big Christmas lunch/dinner for the fam today and finally updating the instructions I've been using/adjusting for years.
Look at the absolute state of this.
😅
Look at the absolute state of this.
😅
'You have 14 new notifications'
DO I?
DO I REALLY???
DO I?
DO I REALLY???
December 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
'You have 14 new notifications'
DO I?
DO I REALLY???
DO I?
DO I REALLY???
What is Christmas without one last dash on Christmas Eve
December 24, 2025 at 6:59 AM
What is Christmas without one last dash on Christmas Eve
Did a stock take on Christmas booze last night and seemingly, for ✨ reasons ✨, we may not have enough.
Better pop to the shops one.. last.. time.
(Morning)
Better pop to the shops one.. last.. time.
(Morning)
December 24, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Did a stock take on Christmas booze last night and seemingly, for ✨ reasons ✨, we may not have enough.
Better pop to the shops one.. last.. time.
(Morning)
Better pop to the shops one.. last.. time.
(Morning)
This feels silly.
I mean, choosing Christmas to launch your huge blockbuster movie *as a concept* is daft enough on its own.
To put two movies against each other, at a time where there is like plenty to do (and to spend money on) this is wild.
Dune 3? Summer pls.
Avengers? Same, thanks x
I mean, choosing Christmas to launch your huge blockbuster movie *as a concept* is daft enough on its own.
To put two movies against each other, at a time where there is like plenty to do (and to spend money on) this is wild.
Dune 3? Summer pls.
Avengers? Same, thanks x
Warner Bros is reportedly planning to stick with keeping ‘DUNE 3’ on the same release date as ‘AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY’
Both films release on December 18, 2026
(Source: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...)
Both films release on December 18, 2026
(Source: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...)
December 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
This feels silly.
I mean, choosing Christmas to launch your huge blockbuster movie *as a concept* is daft enough on its own.
To put two movies against each other, at a time where there is like plenty to do (and to spend money on) this is wild.
Dune 3? Summer pls.
Avengers? Same, thanks x
I mean, choosing Christmas to launch your huge blockbuster movie *as a concept* is daft enough on its own.
To put two movies against each other, at a time where there is like plenty to do (and to spend money on) this is wild.
Dune 3? Summer pls.
Avengers? Same, thanks x
Sometimes all you need is a found footage werewolf b movie and everything is alright in the world again
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The Fairfield County Four (2026) | Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by Horror Dadz Productions
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December 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Sometimes all you need is a found footage werewolf b movie and everything is alright in the world again
youtu.be/ZIyCCCFyP_g?...
youtu.be/ZIyCCCFyP_g?...
December 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I think I might get one more newsletter out this year.
This newsletter will contain:
- at least one good YouTube video
- my 2025 Game of the Year
- one fun thing to play alone or with friends
SOME OTHER THINGS.
Do you subscribe?
www.fivethingsonfriday.com
This newsletter will contain:
- at least one good YouTube video
- my 2025 Game of the Year
- one fun thing to play alone or with friends
SOME OTHER THINGS.
Do you subscribe?
www.fivethingsonfriday.com
Five things on Friday
Established in 2011, Five things on Friday is a weekly/occasional newsletter written by me, James Whatley. It tries to be delivered to your inbox on Fridays but it often fails. Sometimes it arrives la...
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December 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I think I might get one more newsletter out this year.
This newsletter will contain:
- at least one good YouTube video
- my 2025 Game of the Year
- one fun thing to play alone or with friends
SOME OTHER THINGS.
Do you subscribe?
www.fivethingsonfriday.com
This newsletter will contain:
- at least one good YouTube video
- my 2025 Game of the Year
- one fun thing to play alone or with friends
SOME OTHER THINGS.
Do you subscribe?
www.fivethingsonfriday.com
GTA moves, everyone gets to cook a little longer.
Let em cook!
An extra two months of polish can make a huge difference.
Let em cook!
An extra two months of polish can make a huge difference.
An important update regarding the release date of 007 First Light.
December 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
GTA moves, everyone gets to cook a little longer.
Let em cook!
An extra two months of polish can make a huge difference.
Let em cook!
An extra two months of polish can make a huge difference.
Turns out I might have *one more* newsletter in me this year after all.
December 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Turns out I might have *one more* newsletter in me this year after all.
right, i have some errands to run and then - and THEN - I might brave Tesco and see if I can't get round one of the Christmas food shop done
December 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
right, i have some errands to run and then - and THEN - I might brave Tesco and see if I can't get round one of the Christmas food shop done
My talented friend, @marshallmanson.bsky.social has just published both his best new AND his top 12 places to eat in London.
File this for when you need somewhere great to eat in 2026.
This is a great list.
professionallunch.substack.com/p/my-london-...
File this for when you need somewhere great to eat in 2026.
This is a great list.
professionallunch.substack.com/p/my-london-...
My London Top 12. Best New for 2025. Michelin Updates. Data Foodie vs. Google Maps. Critics & More.
Rayner rosy at Rosi. Holland goes Wild. Hayler bigs up Bonheur.
professionallunch.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
My talented friend, @marshallmanson.bsky.social has just published both his best new AND his top 12 places to eat in London.
File this for when you need somewhere great to eat in 2026.
This is a great list.
professionallunch.substack.com/p/my-london-...
File this for when you need somewhere great to eat in 2026.
This is a great list.
professionallunch.substack.com/p/my-london-...
"On the one hand, we shouldn’t extrapolate too much from a single month of [US-only] data..."
www.gamesindustry.biz/novembers-da...
www.gamesindustry.biz/novembers-da...
November’s data shows gaming struggling to reach beyond the core | Opinion
Warning signs have been flashing all year, but the US sales slump is the starkest sign yet of how vulnerable the industry’s narrow focus has made it.
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 22, 2025 at 9:17 AM
"On the one hand, we shouldn’t extrapolate too much from a single month of [US-only] data..."
www.gamesindustry.biz/novembers-da...
www.gamesindustry.biz/novembers-da...
We are at the 'starting a new save on Baldur's Gate 3' phase of the Christmas holidays.
December 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
We are at the 'starting a new save on Baldur's Gate 3' phase of the Christmas holidays.
I swear to God this herb knife is still one of the best kitchen utensils I've ever bought.
December 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I swear to God this herb knife is still one of the best kitchen utensils I've ever bought.
