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Ben Skipper

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Video game comms expert. Account Director at agency Bastion

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Lad on the SS Anne telling a 10-year-old they'll walk the plank. It's a cruise ship mate, what are you doing

05.03.2026 13:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm certain they said that about the last season

04.03.2026 21:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Lanterns  | Official Teaser | HBO Max
Lanterns | Official Teaser | HBO Max YouTube video by HBO Max

Big year for the Greens youtu.be/Z1jcPlGXnMo?...

04.03.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's been a strong week with Roofman and Wallis Island

27.02.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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27.02.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I love Browt, but there's only one grass-type owl PokΓ©mon starter for me I'm afriad

27.02.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"It was a historic win for the Green Party and a humiliating result for the Labour government, but here on BBC Breakfast we're asking the real question: why is Nigel Farage so brilliant?"

27.02.2026 07:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good morning to everybody, but especially @greenpartyhan.bsky.social and @zackpolanski.bsky.social πŸŽ‰

27.02.2026 07:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A chart that shows the number of Google searches for each PokΓ©mon.

The text says:

In honor of PokΓ©mon Day, ACE.com, the free-to-play social gaming website, has analyzed PokΓ©mon-related Google search data across the United States over the last 36 months to determine fans' favorite characters.
Rank
Name
Generation
Monthly searches
1
Pikachu
Generation 1
685,100
2
Flamigo
Generation 9
374,600
3
Charizard
Generation 1
310,900
4
Charmeleon
Generation 1
250,400
5
Squirtle
Generation 1
215,800
6
Eevee
Generation 1
214,500
7
Mewtwo
Generation 1
209,100
8
Snorlax
Generation 1
207,600
9
Gengar
Generation 1
192,100
10
Ditto
Generation 1
175,500
11
Bulbasaur
Generation 1
171,600
12
Charmander
Generation 1
169,400
13
Grafaiai
Generation 9
166,900
14
Gardevoir
Generation 3
149,800
15
Lopunny
Generation 4
144,900

A chart that shows the number of Google searches for each PokΓ©mon. The text says: In honor of PokΓ©mon Day, ACE.com, the free-to-play social gaming website, has analyzed PokΓ©mon-related Google search data across the United States over the last 36 months to determine fans' favorite characters. Rank Name Generation Monthly searches 1 Pikachu Generation 1 685,100 2 Flamigo Generation 9 374,600 3 Charizard Generation 1 310,900 4 Charmeleon Generation 1 250,400 5 Squirtle Generation 1 215,800 6 Eevee Generation 1 214,500 7 Mewtwo Generation 1 209,100 8 Snorlax Generation 1 207,600 9 Gengar Generation 1 192,100 10 Ditto Generation 1 175,500 11 Bulbasaur Generation 1 171,600 12 Charmander Generation 1 169,400 13 Grafaiai Generation 9 166,900 14 Gardevoir Generation 3 149,800 15 Lopunny Generation 4 144,900

β€œHey boss, are you sure Flamigo is more popular than Charizard, and people aren’t just misspelling β€˜Flamingo’ on Google?”

β€œDon’t be ridiculous. Of course Flamigo is more popular than Charizard, Mewtwo, Eevee, and Snorlax. Send the email.”

25.02.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 4979 πŸ” 1738 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 171

A delayed game is eventually a reason to close down a studio, but a rushed game is also a reason to close down a studio forever

22.02.2026 18:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great value

22.02.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Can Video Games Be Cinema? (Feat. Jacob Geller) – Season Finale
Can Video Games Be Cinema? (Feat. Jacob Geller) – Season Finale YouTube video by Patrick (H) Willems

Watching Patrick Willems' latest video essay, on cinematic games, and greatly enjoyed him describing Heavy Rain as like "a teenager's attempt to make serious art" www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP9D...

21.02.2026 13:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

At this rate GTA 6 might be the last video game

20.02.2026 22:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know why there's a fifth Toy Story but this is a good bit

19.02.2026 22:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Arsenal giving up the league for Lent then is it?? πŸ₯²

18.02.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rise of Skywalker... after a 6am screening to squeeze it in spoiler-free before going to the darts all day. The darts was class though

18.02.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Burnout 3 is underrated as one of the very, very best games of all time because you can show Burnout 3 footage to people two decades later and their reaction will still be "hell yeah, this rules. I wanna play this right now."

18.02.2026 06:34 πŸ‘ 3899 πŸ” 1238 πŸ’¬ 154 πŸ“Œ 252

This is happening because OpenAI - a company that does not have anything even approaching a viable business model and is setting money on fire - used borrowed money to advance buy all of the raw materials for RAM production so competitors couldn’t get it

16.02.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 3407 πŸ” 1292 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 45

Getting married in less than 100 days now. Me. Married. In less than 100 days. Married. Me. Soon. There's so much to do, the tracker I built for it (comms lol) can only help so much πŸ˜…

10.02.2026 11:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ironic, as this was the magazine that referred to PokΓ©mon as a "pestilential Ponzi scheme" in 1999, characterising its creator Satoshi Tajiri as a literal monster "His eyes are bloodshot; dark circles ripple beneath them... His monsters are a child's predelictions." He never gave another interview.

09.02.2026 12:28 πŸ‘ 2653 πŸ” 1082 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 28
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British values

08.02.2026 09:19 πŸ‘ 2991 πŸ” 652 πŸ’¬ 74 πŸ“Œ 33
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Big Hops: What a gem! Charm by the bucketload and the satisfying platforming mechanics to rival Mario. A fantastic achievement for such a small team, and that lock-picking mini game is an all-timer πŸ‘…

08.02.2026 10:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Me, someone who follows current affairs and has experience in media and communications: Don't do that I reckon

07.02.2026 13:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

GM: Charisma check.

Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]

GM: that’s a d6 how did you

Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

07.02.2026 05:01 πŸ‘ 33621 πŸ” 6993 πŸ’¬ 221 πŸ“Œ 182

DiCaprio has stopped playing etc

04.02.2026 16:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
04.02.2026 09:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This went down a treat over Christmas! Great fun

04.02.2026 09:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Still extremely sceptical about the end result, but it does feel like the net is closing in a bit on these pricks

03.02.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ah yes my favourite scene in Jurassic Park, where Dr Alan Grant gets stung by prehistoric bees

03.02.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit

03.02.2026 03:32 πŸ‘ 21096 πŸ” 4928 πŸ’¬ 159 πŸ“Œ 34