Vaughn Highfield
@starfox118.bsky.social
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Also, very pleased with this year's Best of Play awards on Google Play!
As always, it's been great to select the very deserving winners and to celebrate with them via videos and our award ceremonies around the world.
You can see the winners here play.google.com/store/apps/e...
#GooglePlay
As always, it's been great to select the very deserving winners and to celebrate with them via videos and our award ceremonies around the world.
You can see the winners here play.google.com/store/apps/e...
#GooglePlay
The best games of 2025
Introducing Google Play’s Best Games of 2025. These winners, carefully selected by our editorial council, are this year’s must-play games. They’re the experiences pushing the boundaries, showcasing th...
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November 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Also, very pleased with this year's Best of Play awards on Google Play!
As always, it's been great to select the very deserving winners and to celebrate with them via videos and our award ceremonies around the world.
You can see the winners here play.google.com/store/apps/e...
#GooglePlay
As always, it's been great to select the very deserving winners and to celebrate with them via videos and our award ceremonies around the world.
You can see the winners here play.google.com/store/apps/e...
#GooglePlay
Something to warm you up as winter approaches! Google Play spoke with GAGEX.CO founder and CEO Kensuke Imura about the Hungry Hearts series and being a developer tapping into cosy, food-based fun.
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#indie #indiegames #android #GooglePlay
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#indie #indiegames #android #GooglePlay
Meet Kensuke Imura, CEO of Gagex
The indie studio showcasing authentic Japanese cuisine and heart-warming stories
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November 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Something to warm you up as winter approaches! Google Play spoke with GAGEX.CO founder and CEO Kensuke Imura about the Hungry Hearts series and being a developer tapping into cosy, food-based fun.
play.google.com/store/apps/e...
#indie #indiegames #android #GooglePlay
play.google.com/store/apps/e...
#indie #indiegames #android #GooglePlay
This month on Google Play we speak to Lili Ibrahim, lead artist at @ustwogames.co.uk about building design-forward games and the latest entry into the Monument Valley series. play.google.com/store/apps/e...
#indie #mobilegames #googleplay #interviews #indiegames #indiedeveloper #design
#indie #mobilegames #googleplay #interviews #indiegames #indiedeveloper #design
Meet Lili Ibrahim, lead artist at Ustwo Games
Unraveling Ustwo Games' design-forward process
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October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
This month on Google Play we speak to Lili Ibrahim, lead artist at @ustwogames.co.uk about building design-forward games and the latest entry into the Monument Valley series. play.google.com/store/apps/e...
#indie #mobilegames #googleplay #interviews #indiegames #indiedeveloper #design
#indie #mobilegames #googleplay #interviews #indiegames #indiedeveloper #design
Another month, another spotlight on Google Play! This month we spoke to @landfall.se about their journey to bring TABS to #android with TABS Pocket Edition!
play.google.com/store/apps/e... #indie #indeidevs #mobilegames #googleplay
play.google.com/store/apps/e... #indie #indeidevs #mobilegames #googleplay
Meet Kirsten and Rebecca, business leads at Landfall Games
The Swedish studio pioneering wacky physics and multiplayer mayhem
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September 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Another month, another spotlight on Google Play! This month we spoke to @landfall.se about their journey to bring TABS to #android with TABS Pocket Edition!
play.google.com/store/apps/e... #indie #indeidevs #mobilegames #googleplay
play.google.com/store/apps/e... #indie #indeidevs #mobilegames #googleplay
This month's indie dev spotlight is with @arnoldrauers.com of Tinytouchtsles, the mind behind Guncho, Card Crawl and many others.
play.google.com/store/apps/e...
#googleplay #indie #androiddev #indiegames #interview
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#googleplay #indie #androiddev #indiegames #interview
Meet Arnold Rauers, founder of Tinytouchtales
The creative force stacking one successful card game after another
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August 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
This month's indie dev spotlight is with @arnoldrauers.com of Tinytouchtsles, the mind behind Guncho, Card Crawl and many others.
play.google.com/store/apps/e...
#googleplay #indie #androiddev #indiegames #interview
play.google.com/store/apps/e...
#googleplay #indie #androiddev #indiegames #interview
This month #GooglePlay spoke to @neutronized.bsky.social's Gionathan Pesaresi about his love of game development, pixel art and platformers.
#indie #interview #mobilegames #italianindie #androidgames
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#indie #interview #mobilegames #italianindie #androidgames
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Meet Gionathan Pesaresi, founder of Neutronized
How a love of programming and pixel art spawned a successful feline franchise
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July 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This month #GooglePlay spoke to @neutronized.bsky.social's Gionathan Pesaresi about his love of game development, pixel art and platformers.
#indie #interview #mobilegames #italianindie #androidgames
play.google.com/store/apps/e...
#indie #interview #mobilegames #italianindie #androidgames
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Wtf is going on in west London
July 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Wtf is going on in west London
This month's indie dev interview on Google Play is with the wonderful @pank0.bsky.social and her charming bunny collecting game Usagi Shima! play.google.com/store/apps/e...
#indie #indiedevs #googleplay #usagishima #studiorabbiko
#indie #indiedevs #googleplay #usagishima #studiorabbiko
Meet Jess Yu, solo developer of a bunny haven
How a love of art, bunnies, and an abandoned Japanese island inspired a cozy collectathon
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June 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This month's indie dev interview on Google Play is with the wonderful @pank0.bsky.social and her charming bunny collecting game Usagi Shima! play.google.com/store/apps/e...
#indie #indiedevs #googleplay #usagishima #studiorabbiko
#indie #indiedevs #googleplay #usagishima #studiorabbiko
Another month and another one of our developer interviews has gone live on Google Play. This time we speak to @rustylake.com co-founders Robin Ras and Maarten Looise about their adventures into the surreal. play.google.com/store/apps/e...
#indie #indiedevs #googleplay #rustylake
#indie #indiedevs #googleplay #rustylake
Meet Robin and Maarten, co-founders of Rusty Lake
How a Dutch studio became an architect of puzzles and surrealism
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May 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Another month and another one of our developer interviews has gone live on Google Play. This time we speak to @rustylake.com co-founders Robin Ras and Maarten Looise about their adventures into the surreal. play.google.com/store/apps/e...
#indie #indiedevs #googleplay #rustylake
#indie #indiedevs #googleplay #rustylake
Other than for political posturing with a small (and probably more right-leaning) industry, I really don't understand why there's so much focus on fishing vs all the other UK industries that provide significant impact to the GDP which Brexit hit far harder than fishing was/would be...
May 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Other than for political posturing with a small (and probably more right-leaning) industry, I really don't understand why there's so much focus on fishing vs all the other UK industries that provide significant impact to the GDP which Brexit hit far harder than fishing was/would be...
With the news of Raymond's departure from Sony, I do start to wonder at what point do you just decide to go do your own thing? Since launching Assassin's Creed, I don't believe she's seen anything else she's worked on get to release. Gotta be disheartening and tiring.
May 16, 2025 at 1:58 PM
With the news of Raymond's departure from Sony, I do start to wonder at what point do you just decide to go do your own thing? Since launching Assassin's Creed, I don't believe she's seen anything else she's worked on get to release. Gotta be disheartening and tiring.
I did not gel with Clair Obscur and when I read things like this I feel like I must have been playing something entirely different? I found that opening incredibly trite. Perhaps that's why I never saw value in any of the characters or their stories.
search.app/iv7we
search.app/iv7we
Clair Obscur gets it - a strong and simple hook goes a long way
How often does a game grab you from the very beginning?
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May 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I did not gel with Clair Obscur and when I read things like this I feel like I must have been playing something entirely different? I found that opening incredibly trite. Perhaps that's why I never saw value in any of the characters or their stories.
search.app/iv7we
search.app/iv7we
End of an era. Although I lost direct access to my press account a while ago, it was still a joyous time when I had it.
May 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
End of an era. Although I lost direct access to my press account a while ago, it was still a joyous time when I had it.
I've given up on COE33, I just don't gel with it and, unlike BG3 (which I also didn't gel with) I can't really see why people are gushing over it so much? Part of me thinks it's because it's a western-made JRPG and that's it really...
May 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I've given up on COE33, I just don't gel with it and, unlike BG3 (which I also didn't gel with) I can't really see why people are gushing over it so much? Part of me thinks it's because it's a western-made JRPG and that's it really...
I'll stick with Expedition 33 but, at the moment, I'm really not gelling with it. I know this is an issue of a lot of RPGs that only get going like 10-20 hours in (I presume this fits that description given it's basically a JRPG) but ATM it's giving me a lot of vibes I'm not into that much...
April 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I'll stick with Expedition 33 but, at the moment, I'm really not gelling with it. I know this is an issue of a lot of RPGs that only get going like 10-20 hours in (I presume this fits that description given it's basically a JRPG) but ATM it's giving me a lot of vibes I'm not into that much...
At the Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen and this is a wild game choice to use to show off evolution of gaming software from the 90s to 00s...
April 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
At the Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen and this is a wild game choice to use to show off evolution of gaming software from the 90s to 00s...
Went on a walking tour of Victorian London the other day and as part of it passed by the epicenter of the Fire of London. I had no idea that 1666 is also written with all Roman numerals in descending order!
April 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Went on a walking tour of Victorian London the other day and as part of it passed by the epicenter of the Fire of London. I had no idea that 1666 is also written with all Roman numerals in descending order!
The third indie dev interview with Google Play is live! This month we speak to @bartbonte.bsky.social, a wonderful solo dev who pushes the boundaries of play through colour, curiosity, and fun!
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play.google.com/store/apps/e...
Meet Bart Bonte, the solo dev with a colorful journey
How a puzzle enthusiast from Belgium captivated millions
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April 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The third indie dev interview with Google Play is live! This month we speak to @bartbonte.bsky.social, a wonderful solo dev who pushes the boundaries of play through colour, curiosity, and fun!
play.google.com/store/apps/e...
play.google.com/store/apps/e...
There's something quietly depressing about seeing all of the fixtures and fittings of the Game warehouse up for sale on am auction site. bidonline.ncmauctions.co.uk/auctions/924...
NCM Auctions | Clearance On Behalf Of GAME Warehouse-Due To Closure- NO RESERVE- To Inc Kitchen Equipment, Office Furniture, Homewares & Much More
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April 16, 2025 at 6:55 AM
There's something quietly depressing about seeing all of the fixtures and fittings of the Game warehouse up for sale on am auction site. bidonline.ncmauctions.co.uk/auctions/924...
Wonder if we'll still need to buy that overpriced horse armour in the Oblivion remake...
April 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Wonder if we'll still need to buy that overpriced horse armour in the Oblivion remake...
I'm not sure I'm totally sold on the Switch 2 you know... Especially as some of the easy wins feel like a bit of a fumble. Why pay for that "game" about the Switch 2? Also wondering how much these Switch 2 Edition upgrades are on titles you already own...
April 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I'm not sure I'm totally sold on the Switch 2 you know... Especially as some of the easy wins feel like a bit of a fumble. Why pay for that "game" about the Switch 2? Also wondering how much these Switch 2 Edition upgrades are on titles you already own...
Nintendo Switch 2 powered by Google Meet 😂
April 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Nintendo Switch 2 powered by Google Meet 😂
The best thing Ireland should do as retaliation is properly tax all the American companies that use Ireland as a tax haven in Europe. That'll certainly put pressure on Trump to rethink if all these billionaires get pissed at him.
search.app/M7xri
search.app/M7xri
Trump tariffs: Ireland expected to be among hardest hit countries
EU goods are expected to face a tariff of around 20% when entering the United States.
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April 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The best thing Ireland should do as retaliation is properly tax all the American companies that use Ireland as a tax haven in Europe. That'll certainly put pressure on Trump to rethink if all these billionaires get pissed at him.
search.app/M7xri
search.app/M7xri
The second of our indie dev interviews has just landed on Google Play. This month we're talking to @blacksaltgames.com's 3D Artist Michael Bastiaens about their journey into dark depths and cosmic dread with their first game DREDGE play.google.com/store/apps/e...
Meet Michael Bastiaens, 3D artist at Black Salt Games
A New Zealand indie’s journey into dark depths and cosmic dread
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March 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The second of our indie dev interviews has just landed on Google Play. This month we're talking to @blacksaltgames.com's 3D Artist Michael Bastiaens about their journey into dark depths and cosmic dread with their first game DREDGE play.google.com/store/apps/e...
Pleased with a new series we've launched on Play where we interview some excellent indie devs from around the world. Kicking us off is @jakubamanita.bsky.social from @amanita-design.net!
play.google.com/store/apps/e...
play.google.com/store/apps/e...
Meet Jakub Dvorský, founder of Amanita Design
Sound, art, and plenty of puzzles: how this Czech indie made its mark
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February 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Pleased with a new series we've launched on Play where we interview some excellent indie devs from around the world. Kicking us off is @jakubamanita.bsky.social from @amanita-design.net!
play.google.com/store/apps/e...
play.google.com/store/apps/e...