GeoffG2
@geoffg2.bsky.social
Credited with making the image of video games older, edgy & ‘cool’ with #Playstation #ps1. Worked in #videogames #tech & #marketing , now in #AI driven games research & insights. #ADHD is my special power. Father of 5, passionate gamer for 40yrs.
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GeoffG2
@geoffg2.bsky.social
· Nov 13
Geoff Glendenning 'Why one of the greatest-ever launches was basically two-fingers to the industry'
Podcast Episode · The New Abnormal · 31/01/2024 · 48m
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How PlayStation made gaming ‘cool’ and crushed the duopoly of Sega & Nintendo. #ps1 #playstation #videogames #sega #nintendo #marketing #youthculture
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social I called in a few years back and talked about the value of Youth Clubs, particularly to vulnerable kids. I mentioned my intention to sponsor Youth Clubs with PlyStation when I saw funding being cut. That was as far back as 1997
July 29, 2025 at 10:29 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social I called in a few years back and talked about the value of Youth Clubs, particularly to vulnerable kids. I mentioned my intention to sponsor Youth Clubs with PlyStation when I saw funding being cut. That was as far back as 1997
@mrjamesob.bsky.social kier Starmer went to Reigate Grammar School. Other notables are Fat Boy Slim, David Walliams, Ray Mears and me:)
June 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social kier Starmer went to Reigate Grammar School. Other notables are Fat Boy Slim, David Walliams, Ray Mears and me:)
@mrjamesob.bsky.social you asked me on a recent call in, if I was THE Jeff from Llanasoft, I said no Geoff from PlayStation. There is a new doc in the making about Jeff though:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dok...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dok...
Coming soon: THE HEART OF NEON BLU-RAY
Own the film about a life in video games: HEART OF NEON tells the story of how game developer Jeff Minter went from pioneer to legend.
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May 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social you asked me on a recent call in, if I was THE Jeff from Llanasoft, I said no Geoff from PlayStation. There is a new doc in the making about Jeff though:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dok...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dok...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
Don't allow Trump's Turnberry golf course to host The Open Championship
The Open Championship must not give in to the UK government's lobbying and allow Donald Trump to host one of the world's biggest, oldest and respected golf tournaments at any of the golf courses he ow...
you.38degrees.org.uk
May 8, 2025 at 9:48 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
@robinhobb.bsky.social hi Robin, my brother recommended your Farseer Trilogy…wonderful!!! I keep wondering whether your Wolf was ever inspired by Dan P Mannix books, in particular, The Wolves of Paris. I’m Uk, stumbled upon DPM’s books with some research. X
April 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
@robinhobb.bsky.social hi Robin, my brother recommended your Farseer Trilogy…wonderful!!! I keep wondering whether your Wolf was ever inspired by Dan P Mannix books, in particular, The Wolves of Paris. I’m Uk, stumbled upon DPM’s books with some research. X
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Social media is dumbing down a who generation of kids. They don’t know how to be bored. AI is dumbing down late teens education processes of writing. Also with missinformation: when the truth is considered lies and lies the truth, democracy is broken
April 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Social media is dumbing down a who generation of kids. They don’t know how to be bored. AI is dumbing down late teens education processes of writing. Also with missinformation: when the truth is considered lies and lies the truth, democracy is broken
@mrjamesob.bsky.social great show today. A movement to not buy US goods, is the tip of the iceberg. Buy well, make do, mend and up cycle, is a movement that needs to happen vs unsustainable consumerism: Created after WW2 by the US to make people buy what they want, not what they need.
April 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social great show today. A movement to not buy US goods, is the tip of the iceberg. Buy well, make do, mend and up cycle, is a movement that needs to happen vs unsustainable consumerism: Created after WW2 by the US to make people buy what they want, not what they need.
Donald Trump sparked outrage with his shocking display of bullying at the Oval office meeting with Ukraine’s President Zelensky. Now, over 150,000 of us are calling to cancel his second UK state visit - will you join the backlash too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
No second state visit for Trump
Unbelievable. Keir Starmer has handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and should not go ahead.
This is the...
you.38degrees.org.uk
March 15, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Donald Trump sparked outrage with his shocking display of bullying at the Oval office meeting with Ukraine’s President Zelensky. Now, over 150,000 of us are calling to cancel his second UK state visit - will you join the backlash too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Trump thinks he’s a great businessman by playing ‘hard ball’ in negotiations. But unlike where he’d screw over service providers within the Trump organisation, he’s using the same tactics, but with no consideration for human life!?
March 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Trump thinks he’s a great businessman by playing ‘hard ball’ in negotiations. But unlike where he’d screw over service providers within the Trump organisation, he’s using the same tactics, but with no consideration for human life!?
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Rampell on Trump coin: If you're the Saudi government, you no longer need to pretend to stay at a Trump hotel in order to give money to Donald Trump.
January 20, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Rampell on Trump coin: If you're the Saudi government, you no longer need to pretend to stay at a Trump hotel in order to give money to Donald Trump.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social I realised I have ADHD, by seeing my 14 yr son struggle at school. I struggled myself, and with work, unless I was really interested. I need deadlines to motivate me. I am an excellent problem solver and strategist. But it’s a daily struggle.
January 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social I realised I have ADHD, by seeing my 14 yr son struggle at school. I struggled myself, and with work, unless I was really interested. I need deadlines to motivate me. I am an excellent problem solver and strategist. But it’s a daily struggle.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Gang culture & k if crime: I came on your show about 5 years ago about this. Nothing has changed. The core of the problem rising from police cuts to community policing, refunding of youth clubs as a safe refuge, underinvestment in mentor programs, and the rise of social media
January 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Gang culture & k if crime: I came on your show about 5 years ago about this. Nothing has changed. The core of the problem rising from police cuts to community policing, refunding of youth clubs as a safe refuge, underinvestment in mentor programs, and the rise of social media
@mrjamesob.bsky.social the content shared and promoted by the algorithms & machine learning of social media, is to bring in the most revenue, is often the most polarising, hate fuelled and extreme misinformation. If peoples views, actions and votes are influenced this way, democracy is broken.
January 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social the content shared and promoted by the algorithms & machine learning of social media, is to bring in the most revenue, is often the most polarising, hate fuelled and extreme misinformation. If peoples views, actions and votes are influenced this way, democracy is broken.
I joined a panel at #comiccon recently. Here’s an article from it.
#playstation #PS1
www.gamesindustry.biz/stories-from...
#playstation #PS1
www.gamesindustry.biz/stories-from...
Stories from 30 years of PlayStation
During EGX in London, PlayStation veterans Chris Deering, David Wilson, Geoff Glendenning, David Ranyard and Masami Koc…
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 7, 2024 at 8:58 AM
I joined a panel at #comiccon recently. Here’s an article from it.
#playstation #PS1
www.gamesindustry.biz/stories-from...
#playstation #PS1
www.gamesindustry.biz/stories-from...
November 26, 2024 at 7:16 PM
The great thing about late night eBay buying, after a beer, is you forget ordering anything, then the surprise gives you an even better dopamine hit.
#svenhassel #ww2 #nostalgia
#svenhassel #ww2 #nostalgia
November 20, 2024 at 12:44 PM
The great thing about late night eBay buying, after a beer, is you forget ordering anything, then the surprise gives you an even better dopamine hit.
#svenhassel #ww2 #nostalgia
#svenhassel #ww2 #nostalgia
I had the pleasure of ticking off another of my #ZXSpectrum hero’s recently. Sandy White of #AntAttack fame, my first game, to go with David Braben of #Elite fame, the game that got me ‘addicted’ to #videogames
November 17, 2024 at 5:16 PM
I had the pleasure of ticking off another of my #ZXSpectrum hero’s recently. Sandy White of #AntAttack fame, my first game, to go with David Braben of #Elite fame, the game that got me ‘addicted’ to #videogames
Today’s games have, apart from streaming, the frustration of down load times. In the old days it was having to study a gigantic manual before you could play.
November 16, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Today’s games have, apart from streaming, the frustration of down load times. In the old days it was having to study a gigantic manual before you could play.
Check out this thread!!! It’s an incredible life story of a legend in video games. Wonderfully inspiring
One merciless night, something snapped. I no longer had nothing to live for. After the latest episode, I did the unimaginable. This small, undernourished, sick son of Pakistani immigrants who always kept his head down, stepped out of the front door.
November 16, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Check out this thread!!! It’s an incredible life story of a legend in video games. Wonderfully inspiring
How PlayStation made gaming ‘cool’ and crushed the duopoly of Sega & Nintendo. #ps1 #playstation #videogames #sega #nintendo #marketing #youthculture
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Geoff Glendenning 'Why one of the greatest-ever launches was basically two-fingers to the industry'
Podcast Episode · The New Abnormal · 31/01/2024 · 48m
podcasts.apple.com
November 13, 2024 at 3:45 PM
How PlayStation made gaming ‘cool’ and crushed the duopoly of Sega & Nintendo. #ps1 #playstation #videogames #sega #nintendo #marketing #youthculture
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
@mrjamesob.bsky.social hi James. I was on your show earlier. Here’s a link to the French company I mentioned ref the cause and effect of climate change. climatefresk.org/world/
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November 13, 2024 at 12:36 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social hi James. I was on your show earlier. Here’s a link to the French company I mentioned ref the cause and effect of climate change. climatefresk.org/world/