Jacob Heayes 🎮🎥✒️
@heyimjaycob.bsky.social
Games Certification at BFI + Curator 🎮 | prev. Media Molecule | Co-Host and Creator of Don't Stop Recording Podcast 📸 | Writer (BFI, Edge, Total Film) ✍️ | BAFTA Connect Member 🌟
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He/Him, views my own etc.
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Open call for artists/devs!
I've been helping the lovely folks at New House Art Space in Guildford with an exhibition on Sidney Sime's fantasy artwork & their aesthetic impact in the digital. We're looking for exhibition submissions - art, writing, tiny games??
DM if any Qs, details below!
I've been helping the lovely folks at New House Art Space in Guildford with an exhibition on Sidney Sime's fantasy artwork & their aesthetic impact in the digital. We're looking for exhibition submissions - art, writing, tiny games??
DM if any Qs, details below!
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15 years after Satoshi Kon's death: Long interviews with Masao Maruyama & Toshiyuki Inoue (Vector Magazine, Japan).
Watch >> www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Read >> vector-mag.com/feature/f-an...
Watch >> www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Read >> vector-mag.com/feature/f-an...
November 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
15 years after Satoshi Kon's death: Long interviews with Masao Maruyama & Toshiyuki Inoue (Vector Magazine, Japan).
Watch >> www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Read >> vector-mag.com/feature/f-an...
Watch >> www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Read >> vector-mag.com/feature/f-an...
Tough to beat Dollman as one of my fave guy-on-your-waist characters. But, special shoutout ofc to the Lumines chameleons.
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Tough to beat Dollman as one of my fave guy-on-your-waist characters. But, special shoutout ofc to the Lumines chameleons.
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happy transgender day of remembrance
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
happy transgender day of remembrance
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
Secured my Avatar opening night IMAX 3D tickets, just in case anyone was worried I'd let the side down.
November 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Secured my Avatar opening night IMAX 3D tickets, just in case anyone was worried I'd let the side down.
LUMINES ARISE: Finished Journey mode in one glorious sitting. Amidst the illuminating spectacle, it occurred to me how Lumines' block-clearing is a wonderful visual metaphor for decluttering. Completing a successful Burst conjures a flurry of player avatars. Salvaging them from the detritus.
November 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
LUMINES ARISE: Finished Journey mode in one glorious sitting. Amidst the illuminating spectacle, it occurred to me how Lumines' block-clearing is a wonderful visual metaphor for decluttering. Completing a successful Burst conjures a flurry of player avatars. Salvaging them from the detritus.
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It’s ALIVE! 🐌🎮 Join our book club for games for only £39.99 (whilst stocks last) and unlock a new indie game every month. PLUS exclusive community events and a Discord community. 💸 All funds go towards the great work of UK registered charity, Into Games. www.slowgame.club
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It’s ALIVE! 🐌🎮 Join our book club for games for only £39.99 (whilst stocks last) and unlock a new indie game every month. PLUS exclusive community events and a Discord community. 💸 All funds go towards the great work of UK registered charity, Into Games. www.slowgame.club
Happy Lumines week to one and all ✨
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Happy Lumines week to one and all ✨
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What a game. Deserves every award it gets
One thing we hear consistently about despelote is how much its writing resonates with people around the world—it's a personal story, in the best way.
See for yourself: ⚽️ despelote.game
See for yourself: ⚽️ despelote.game
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
What a game. Deserves every award it gets
Oh hey, a new Halloween special of #DSR!
Matt and I reunite to tackle V/H/S/2: one fewer short in this anthology but double the fake blood (and questionable nudity). We discuss the infamous Dogcam, GoPro zombies and *that* birth sequence. All business as usual.
open.spotify.com/episode/5ukO...
Matt and I reunite to tackle V/H/S/2: one fewer short in this anthology but double the fake blood (and questionable nudity). We discuss the infamous Dogcam, GoPro zombies and *that* birth sequence. All business as usual.
open.spotify.com/episode/5ukO...
V/H/S/2
open.spotify.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Oh hey, a new Halloween special of #DSR!
Matt and I reunite to tackle V/H/S/2: one fewer short in this anthology but double the fake blood (and questionable nudity). We discuss the infamous Dogcam, GoPro zombies and *that* birth sequence. All business as usual.
open.spotify.com/episode/5ukO...
Matt and I reunite to tackle V/H/S/2: one fewer short in this anthology but double the fake blood (and questionable nudity). We discuss the infamous Dogcam, GoPro zombies and *that* birth sequence. All business as usual.
open.spotify.com/episode/5ukO...
New for BFI: As Shadow of the Colossus turns 20, a few words on its seismic impact, its contributions to the eternal 'games as art' debate and naturally, Adam Sandler.
www.bfi.org.uk/features/sha...
www.bfi.org.uk/features/sha...
Shadow of the Colossus: 20 years on, this Playstation classic still looms large
Released in 2005, Team Ico’s seismic adventure, in which you scale and slay gargantuan beasts, subverted genre conventions and reignited the conversation around the artistic merit of video games
www.bfi.org.uk
October 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
New for BFI: As Shadow of the Colossus turns 20, a few words on its seismic impact, its contributions to the eternal 'games as art' debate and naturally, Adam Sandler.
www.bfi.org.uk/features/sha...
www.bfi.org.uk/features/sha...
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Much like Kentucky Route Zero, your dialogue choices in Mario Galaxy 2 don't affect the path of the story but they change your understanding of the character
October 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Much like Kentucky Route Zero, your dialogue choices in Mario Galaxy 2 don't affect the path of the story but they change your understanding of the character
Kicking off #LFF with a video game adaptation - what a time to be alive. EXIT 8 is a jolting, deliriously enjoyable translation of the original, nailing the liminality and the inexplicably addictive rhythms of its mechanics. Somehow wrests a moving morality tale out of the plotless source too.
October 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Kicking off #LFF with a video game adaptation - what a time to be alive. EXIT 8 is a jolting, deliriously enjoyable translation of the original, nailing the liminality and the inexplicably addictive rhythms of its mechanics. Somehow wrests a moving morality tale out of the plotless source too.
The spirit of THE CURSE is alive and well in THE SMASHING MACHINE. I'd wager around a fifth of this film is spent watching UFC matches; conversely, at least half is focused on The Rock and Emily Blunt awkwardly interacting in their living room.
October 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
The spirit of THE CURSE is alive and well in THE SMASHING MACHINE. I'd wager around a fifth of this film is spent watching UFC matches; conversely, at least half is focused on The Rock and Emily Blunt awkwardly interacting in their living room.
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Art and alternative games for the discerning palate, it's Indiepocalypse #69!
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by
@deimosly.itch.io
-Cover by @abbycali-art.bsky.social
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-69
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by
@deimosly.itch.io
-Cover by @abbycali-art.bsky.social
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-69
October 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Art and alternative games for the discerning palate, it's Indiepocalypse #69!
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by
@deimosly.itch.io
-Cover by @abbycali-art.bsky.social
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-69
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by
@deimosly.itch.io
-Cover by @abbycali-art.bsky.social
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-69
Not to be cynical but K-Pop Demon Hunters does feel like the first ever ready-made Fortnite film. Transmedia compatibility > everything else in the production process.
October 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Not to be cynical but K-Pop Demon Hunters does feel like the first ever ready-made Fortnite film. Transmedia compatibility > everything else in the production process.
Got round to Messenger. I am actually a little spellbound that all of that can squeeze into a humble browser tab. Arcane dev wizardry going on there. messenger.abeto.co
Messenger
It's a small planet, but someone's gotta make the deliveries.
messenger.abeto.co
October 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Got round to Messenger. I am actually a little spellbound that all of that can squeeze into a humble browser tab. Arcane dev wizardry going on there. messenger.abeto.co
Genre-defining title and it's only now leaving Early Access. Don't pass this one up folks, cheery December vibes guaranteed.
You hit the button. That's it.
Rhythm Doctor is leaving Early Access on DECEMBER 6TH, 2025!
Save patients with your rhythm mastery, all the way through the final Act and our big finale.
🎵 Trailer directed by @rj.dcellgames.com with VFX by thefinals
Rhythm Doctor is leaving Early Access on DECEMBER 6TH, 2025!
Save patients with your rhythm mastery, all the way through the final Act and our big finale.
🎵 Trailer directed by @rj.dcellgames.com with VFX by thefinals
September 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Genre-defining title and it's only now leaving Early Access. Don't pass this one up folks, cheery December vibes guaranteed.
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my new book is OUT TODAY! it’s been described as "the writer at her best: mystified, curious, pathetic, absurd" — you can buy it here
Will There Ever Be Another You by Patricia Lockwood: 9780593718551 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE WASHINGTON POST, TIME, USA TODAY, VULTURE, ROLLING STONE, W MAGAZINE, AND MORE “Lockwood has written a roving chronicle of the madness...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:05 PM
my new book is OUT TODAY! it’s been described as "the writer at her best: mystified, curious, pathetic, absurd" — you can buy it here
Forever baffling.
September 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Forever baffling.
Redford's passing is inevitably a seismic loss for all cinema; he is that rare specimen of icon we often (mistakenly) attribute to others but seldom witness in our lifetime. For those keen to delve into his extensive filmography, I'd highly recommend his sweepingly sincere Lowery collaborations.
September 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Redford's passing is inevitably a seismic loss for all cinema; he is that rare specimen of icon we often (mistakenly) attribute to others but seldom witness in our lifetime. For those keen to delve into his extensive filmography, I'd highly recommend his sweepingly sincere Lowery collaborations.
They're going to cast Sydney Sweeney as Rosalina, aren't they
September 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
They're going to cast Sydney Sweeney as Rosalina, aren't they
Sometimes, I just levitate thinking about every instance in which INDUSTRY has needle-dropped this: open.spotify.com/track/2Cy3ID...
Blue Spring
open.spotify.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Sometimes, I just levitate thinking about every instance in which INDUSTRY has needle-dropped this: open.spotify.com/track/2Cy3ID...
frothing at the mouth
September 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
frothing at the mouth
Every film I've got booked currently for LFF this year. Some corkers inbound, I'm sure.
September 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Every film I've got booked currently for LFF this year. Some corkers inbound, I'm sure.