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Tom Gerken
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That BBC News tech/gaming journo with the silly name, follow me for tech, rabbits and dyspraxia chat + constant references to a funny grief podcast about my dad dying: Our Dads Died: linktr.ee/ourdadsdied
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sir I am neither a wife nor a girlfriend, this is a wendy’s

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I can’t explain the feeling when the Google algorithm is like “hey, would you like to read this story about Tamagotchi? It feels like a you thing”. Like Mr Google it sure is a me thing, that’s why I wrote it

A screenshot of the Google homepage. The story being recommended is about Tamagotchi, which was written by the author of this post.
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Nowhere near enough people appreciate how good Gravity Rush is

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This app is in a weird place because I genuinely have no idea how many people here are big Civ fans. On the off chance you’re out there, I wrote this Civilization VII piece a couple weeks ago. The game looks hype! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Civilization VII: How Roman London inspired the upcoming game
Civilization VII: How Roman London inspired the upcoming game

An eight-year wait for news on the next Civilization game is finally over.

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Phone theft is getting more frequent per the best stats we've got on this, but there's no easy solution. Worth knowing what to do if your device is stolen! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Phone companies to be asked to help tackle rise in snatch thefts
Phone companies to be asked to help tackle rise in snatch thefts

Some 78,000 people had their phone or bag snatched last year, more than double the previous year.

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Damn this is so accurate

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My dad died almost five years ago, honestly music is such an interesting thing with grief?? Like whenever The Jam plays I remember the scouser voice he did and it makes me happysad…

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Losing a parent is the weirdest kind of grief because some days everything is fine and then other days you eat an apple and your brain goes "THIS WAS HIS FAVOURITE KIND OF APPLE" and then you're just a man in a kitchen crying whilst wielding a red delicious

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I really loved ConcernedApe's design diary for Stardew Valley, it explained so many of the decisions made in development. This kind of thing is so huge to help people just starting out get a foothold in game design!

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This is really cool! I just got to the section on exploration in games - really interesting, it deffo made me think of Tears of the Kingdom, where you get that exact vibe of having to bypass a mountain - but later when you get more stamina/abilities, you can climb it. I've subscribed!

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Tom Gerken
@twgerken.bsky.social
That BBC News tech/gaming journo with the silly name, follow me for tech, rabbits and dyspraxia chat + constant references to a funny grief podcast about my dad dying: Our Dads Died: linktr.ee/ourdadsdied
24 followers59 following13 posts