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Al Hibberd

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Indie Video Games Marketing CEO @PixelHelixGames.bsky.social. Ex Meta Frontierdev, WiredP. BAFTAGames member. MCV 30Under30. Retro Games Collector AFC Wimbledon, Star Wars & Sega fan. Personal account. He/Him.

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Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Nov 15

Good evening Bluesky! I’m a…

👾 Retro game enthusiast
🕹️ Indie game evangelist
🎮 Games Marketer
💙💛 Womble
🌌 Star Wars Fan

… and here I am dressed like Monty Mole.

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Pixel Helix 🧬 @pixelhelixgames.bsky.social · 8d

What were they thinking?!

The Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit is just TWO WEEKS AWAY!

If you're a *CONTENT CREATOR* and you'd like to get hands on with AVGN 8-bit from the awesome folks at @retroware.bsky.social go ahead and register interest at the link below.

forms.gle/L6VBPr8cZu1t...

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Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Sep 12

Fin.

Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Sep 11

It is but it’s not because all my proper cartridges are PAL except for a select few like toxic crusaders that never got a EU release

Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Sep 11

I’m hoping this modded pack will last nicely but I don’t fancy leaving it plugged in unattended 🤣

Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Sep 11

This one has been modded with a modern display and rechargeable battery pack, not had a chance to run it down yet - it only arrived a few hours ago.

Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Sep 11

I always wanted one of these 😍

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Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Sep 3

Reading with my two older children might the most life enriching daily ritual I have in my life right now, seeing magical worlds through their eyes and sharing it with them makes my heart melt.

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Pixel Helix 🧬 @pixelhelixgames.bsky.social · Jul 16

Calling content creators 📣

Join the fight and save Earth in Yuzo Koshiro and Ancient Corp's Earthion from @limitedrungames.com!

Register your interest for Earthion, and future Shmups from our partners via the link

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Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Jun 25

G'AIM'E x @pixelhelixgames.bsky.social x @overloadpr.bsky.social

Launched yesterday the awesome new lightgun from Tassei Denki hit its kickstarter goal in just TEN MINUTES.

Don't run out of Time... Crisis... Grab yours at the link below

www.kickstarter.com/projects/tas...

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Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · May 26

How are we doing Dons!?

Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Apr 15

Games Friends!

We’re working with the awesome @rattleaxe-games.bsky.social team to launch D.O.T. Defence on Steam today.

What does it stand for… nobody knows. 😅

If you’re a journo or a content creator please do reach out for a key. 🙏

store.steampowered.com/app/3124850/...

Save 20% on D.O.T. Defence on Steam

Welcome to the frontlines of D.O.T. Defence! Build towers, muster armies, and conquer the map. Fight local matches in 1v1, 2v2, or free-for-all battles against friends and AI-controlled bots. Victory ...

store.steampowered.com

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Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Apr 3

Me right now checking my inbox for an invite and knowing I’ve fluffed it #Switch2

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · Mar 29

Elon Musk has been a walking SEC violation for a decade and no one cared. The entire Trump era could have been avoided if the US took white collar crime anywhere near as seriously as it does low level drug crime.

WIRED @wired.com · Mar 29

On a 2023 earnings call, Elon Musk boasted that Tesla had bagged “over 1 million” Cybertruck reservations and that “demand is off the charts.”

So why has the company still sold less than 50,000 trucks since customer deliveries began 14 months ago?

‘Over 1 Million’ People Wanted a Cybertruck. Where Are They?

“Demand is off the charts!” Elon Musk crowed at the end of 2023, citing more than a million reservations for Tesla's polarizing polygonic pickup—so why has it still sold less than 50,000?

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Andy Robertson 🔜 London ComicCon @geekdadgamer.bsky.social · Mar 24

CHECK YOUR INBOX

Emails are going out today, granting access to ludocene.com to all our backers. Can't wait to see what games you all discover.

You can join them by pledging at any level and get immediate access.

Do share the link and pledge if you can: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud...

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Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Mar 23

The lack of swap back at the end of that race is not sitting comfortably with me.

Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Mar 18

Oh 100%, the fact that there’s no emulation/it’s running on the original chipset is dreamy… maybe I’ll bite the bullet some day 🤣

Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Mar 18

Looking at MS-DOS handhelds on AliExpress and the lifestyle image has me cracking up

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Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Mar 15

Bottom step for me… 🥲 #retrogaming #SuperMonkeyBall #GameCube

Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Mar 15

And… relax

Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Mar 9

Flick a tiny bit of goose fat up my arm and I’m having flashbacks to the fryer episode of Spooks 😂😂

Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Mar 2

Proud moment when my boy asked me to make him an AFC Wimbledon shirt in Animal Crossing 😅

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LootLevelChill @lootlevelchill.bsky.social · Feb 27

Omega 6 The Triangle Stars review | Loot Level Chill

Takaya Imamura, formerly of Nintendo, returns with a new game.

Omega 6 The Triangle Stars review | Loot Level Chill

Omega 6 The Triangle Stars is a charming sci-fi adventure, full of wonderfully designed aliens and rock paper scissors battles.

buff.ly

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Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Feb 27

Was great to share a stage with you 👏

Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Feb 20

The botching of trading is so clearly deliberate, they had to add the feature to appease folks but they've made it as painful and useless as possible to force people to continue buying packs.

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Al Hibberd @alhibberd.bsky.social · Feb 17

Irrationally angered by this declaration of scale

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