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Editorial director, @lostincult. Author of Heartbeats, Dreams and Laser Eyes: 15 Years of Simogo; Outer Wilds: Design Works; IMMORTALITY: Design Works. Critic (games/film). Formerly deputy editor, Edge. chris@lostincult.co.uk.

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This guy had it all figured out

11.03.2026 10:25 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Same! I appreciated the different flavour of paranormal mystery overall (probably wise if they're going for the anthology approach) but the mirror has such amazing potential for frights. While I quite enjoyed how they did use it, it felt like a slight missed opportunity.

11.03.2026 10:13 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Give me a little gold star for putting the bins out, is all I'm saying

11.03.2026 10:07 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, being acknowledged/rewarded for helpful acts in ways we rarely are in real life is surely a not-insignificant part of why some of us play video games in the first place. These are fairer worlds. Our own is badly designed

11.03.2026 10:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

tbf I was deeply traumatised when the singer casually declared that he'd killed a dinosaur before exhorting everybody to follow suit

11.03.2026 09:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Amigara Fault dude crawling into his hole shouting "I'm loading the next zone!"

Amigara Fault dude crawling into his hole shouting "I'm loading the next zone!"

video games like

11.03.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 194 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

never too early to treat yourself to a little existential crisis

11.03.2026 09:48 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is the game actually good or is it just constantly giving you little tasks and patting you on the head when you complete them, temporarily slaking your perpetual longing for recognition?

11.03.2026 09:30 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4

Good luck with this, guys. Rooting for you.

10.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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10.03.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 437 πŸ” 201 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 58

"We stole from you and assumed your identity (badly) but we're not sorry – you'll just have to go out of your way to tell us stop stealing and pretending to be you if you don't want us to continue doing it." Absolute scum.

10.03.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A booklet of cosmic poetry, resting among the leaves of a plant.

A booklet of cosmic poetry, resting among the leaves of a plant.

A booklet of cosmic poetry, open ajar.

A booklet of cosmic poetry, open ajar.

I don’t know how common it is to get your poetry in print, even the smallest sample, but I’m truly grateful ❀️

Shipped together with the beautiful deluxe dissection of our Ultros from @gaminginthewild.com and @lostincult.co.uk.

Someday, there might be more 🌱

#gamedev #indiegames #ultros #poetry

10.03.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A large single page comic illustration. We look down on a woman in a jumpsuit and work vest, sitting on the edge of a fountain, dipping a red glowing bottle into the dark water. An open red bag rests at by her feet. At the top of the fountain is a huge stone head, a sleeping face carved from the cliff behind the fountain, with water pouring from its mouth into one small pool before flowing into the larger base of the fountain.

A large single page comic illustration. We look down on a woman in a jumpsuit and work vest, sitting on the edge of a fountain, dipping a red glowing bottle into the dark water. An open red bag rests at by her feet. At the top of the fountain is a huge stone head, a sleeping face carved from the cliff behind the fountain, with water pouring from its mouth into one small pool before flowing into the larger base of the fountain.

A woman in a practical jumpsuit and vest sits in the foreground while behind her a crowd in similar gear move under a large stone tower with stained glass windows, built around a huge pipe rising off-panel. Beyond that rooftops recede to a distant dark wall under an iron sky of pipes

A woman in a practical jumpsuit and vest sits in the foreground while behind her a crowd in similar gear move under a large stone tower with stained glass windows, built around a huge pipe rising off-panel. Beyond that rooftops recede to a distant dark wall under an iron sky of pipes

A four panel page, showcasing a tall long armed and long haired slender man with black artificial eyes as he crawls through the depths of an industrial super structure before emerging onto one of its walkways outside under a dark green sky pierced with light by a red sun. He walks to the edge of the structure's walkway and looks down into a distant sea.

A four panel page, showcasing a tall long armed and long haired slender man with black artificial eyes as he crawls through the depths of an industrial super structure before emerging onto one of its walkways outside under a dark green sky pierced with light by a red sun. He walks to the edge of the structure's walkway and looks down into a distant sea.

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10.03.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Mrs Gilfillan did well to deliver the eulogy while holding her breath

10.03.2026 12:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

24 lines in - "oh yeah, almost forgot: his relatives and friends were there as well"

10.03.2026 12:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

"I'm the front man and you're the guitarist with mystique. That's the dynamic we agreed on."

10.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This Jack White "backlash" is preposterous. An entirely manufactured controversy over nothing.

10.03.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, all he said was that it's become popular for songs to have autobiographical elements, particularly pertaining to high-profile break-ups – which is entirely true – and then said he personally doesn't find that particularly interesting to write about, which is a perfectly normal opinion to hold.

10.03.2026 11:34 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Most accurate portrait of modern culture currently available

10.03.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 16298 πŸ” 3977 πŸ’¬ 281 πŸ“Œ 238

Was thinking that - can't recall the last time a team hit a full set of pens so consistently well

09.03.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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AGENT ASHCROFT? WELL HOW THE HELL ARE YOU? UMBRELLA? GOOD IDEA, YOU NEVER KNOW WITH THIS WEATHER.

09.03.2026 04:27 πŸ‘ 3131 πŸ” 1058 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
The outer box for Outer Wilds: Design Works. A sandy kraft-coloured rigid box with the Outer Wilds logo printed at the top in black.

The outer box for Outer Wilds: Design Works. A sandy kraft-coloured rigid box with the Outer Wilds logo printed at the top in black.

The cover for Outer Wilds: Design Works. A metallic silver-grey case dominated by a large black circleβ€”a black holeβ€”at its center.

The cover for Outer Wilds: Design Works. A metallic silver-grey case dominated by a large black circleβ€”a black holeβ€”at its center.

A double-page spread from Outer Wilds: Design Works. The left page has a vivid orange background and shows two line-art sketches of the scout ship in varying stages of design.

A double-page spread from Outer Wilds: Design Works. The left page has a vivid orange background and shows two line-art sketches of the scout ship in varying stages of design.

A set of art prints fanned out on a wooden surface. Each is styled as a retro travel poster for a different planet from Outer Wilds, under the banner "Outer Wilds Ventures."

A set of art prints fanned out on a wooden surface. Each is styled as a retro travel poster for a different planet from Outer Wilds, under the banner "Outer Wilds Ventures."

My deluxe copy of Outer Wilds: Design Works arrived from @lostincult.co.uk over the weekend and, damn, it's lovelyβ€”which seems only fitting, as Outer Wilds is one of the most creative and beautiful games I've ever played.

09.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Pacclabmech is not mehee - well, obviously, we all know it's Zendaya

09.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

If you're in any way local to Panic you should totally do this. I got the chance to play Big Walk for a few hours last year and it was pretty much the most fun I had playing video games in 2025

09.03.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just think the expense of something like that sequence one generation on is going to have the people holding the purse strings frowning and shaking their heads

09.03.2026 12:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Alan Ritchson's Netflix joint War Machine (timing!) is fun at first, and impressively pitiless – you know the supporting cast is in trouble when everyone has a number rather than a name. Set-pieces are decent, supported by better-than-usual FX, but the script is *begging* for a Shane Black punch-up.

09.03.2026 12:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A photograph of the cover of issue 261 of Edge magazine. It shows an extreme close up of Super Mario’s face with the words β€œIt’s time” on his nose.

A photograph of the cover of issue 261 of Edge magazine. It shows an extreme close up of Super Mario’s face with the words β€œIt’s time” on his nose.

Edge Issue 261 - Christmas 2013

IT’S TIME

Super Mario 3D World:
The reason to own a Wii U has arrived

#EdgeMagCover

09.03.2026 12:15 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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09.03.2026 10:00 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

I mean, less remarkable when you consider the number of studios that would be afforded the time and money to create such a sequence these days

09.03.2026 10:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, maybe not then, ha ha. Mine was the Inkle book.

09.03.2026 09:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0