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Chris Marlow

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Principal Gameplay Engineer at Rare, on Sea of Thieves. Opera singer. Voice of 'The Great Mighty Poo'. 💩🎶 First mate of @daggersmctimbers.bsky.social. Twitch affiliate. www.twitch.tv/DaggersMcTimbers

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Chris Marlow @chrismarlow666.bsky.social · Oct 19

Introduction time!

I’ve worked at Rare for 28 years, on titles including Conker’s Bad Fur Day, Conker: Live & Reloaded, Kinect Sports, and most recently Sea of Thieves as Principal Gameplay Engineer.

I’m an Opera singer, and the voice of The Great Mighty Poo.

Twitch streamer & puppy pic poster!

A feisty red squirrel faces up against an enormous opera singing pile of poo, with green eyes and sweetcorn for teeth, in a cavern of poo. Subtitles read “I am The Great Mighty Poo”

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 13h

Season 17 Act 3 has begun, bringing with it the frantic Reaper Fortress World Event full of Phantoms, traps, snarling skeletons and Ghost Ships. Plus, until the end of Season 17, you have a chance of finding a Mega Stash in this Event's vault containing three Chests of Fortune!

A ship sails towards an ominous cloud shaped like a skull wearing a large pirate hat. Portions of it are glowing red to make it extra menacing. Below it sits an island encircled by green Ghost Ships.

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Chris Marlow @chrismarlow666.bsky.social · 18h

This was my favourite fact about Windows 10!

Jonty @fairless.xyz · 1d

Windows 10 goes out of support today. My fave useless fact about w10 is that the iconic blue desktop background is a *photograph* - not CGI.

Tiny 'making of' vid here - youtu.be/_2RacX9DgWM...

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 1d

It's Developer Update time! From water desync and improved loading times when returning from the Ferry to very early details about planned improvements to Hourglass play, it's another deluge of updates delivered by bandana-wearing Production Director Drew Stevens: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjPF...

Sea of Thieves Developer Update: October 15th 2025

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LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 5d

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Chris Marlow @chrismarlow666.bsky.social · 4d

Lyra is ready for the spooky season. A foggy walk this morning set the scene.

Lyra a black Labrador sitting on a foggy lane

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Chris Marlow @chrismarlow666.bsky.social · 5d

Just started playing this last night, after completing the original and loving it. Incredible artistry by @sarahmason.art as always.

𝖘𝖆𝖗𝖆𝖍 𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖔𝖓 🔜 MCM London H-24 @sarahmason.art · 6d

I've been obsessed with Hades 2 during my quiet moments so here's a repost of the lovely Aphrodite.

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Chris Marlow @chrismarlow666.bsky.social · 5d

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 6d

Our crew's other four favourite Movie Moments for this version came from Twitter's plejcia93, Estirdalin and tidseas, and Bluesky's @hanssprungfild.bsky.social. DMs on the way! Thank you to every pirate who entered. A seasonally appropriate theme will begin on October 13th.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing four wizard-like characters looking towards one in a fireplace, from which green smoke is billowing.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a witch pointing at a female pirate holding a dog. A pair of red shoes can be seen sticking out from 'under' a house.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a pirate in warrior-like gear kicking another down a large pit. All around the pit, characters dressed like the kicking pirate are threatening those in attire matching the poor chap who's falling.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing two pirates in a boat, taking a row by a waterfall and under streams of twinkling green sparks.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 6d

The reels have been reviewed, and our crew's top #SoTShot entries for this latest installment of Movie Moments are ready to be revealed! First up: Twitter's RandallGifford and NeoHunterEnder, Instagram's grogballed and Bluesky's @captainggr.bsky.social.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a pirate in dark clothes in a crouched position with two blades, with effects resembling a sandstorm all around them.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a pirate seemingly suspended close to the ground by a fishing line attached to their waist, maintaining a horizontal plank.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a ramshackle pirate running away from a group of people dressed in grass skirts and armed with Throwing Spears.

A framed screenshot of Sea of Thieves showing a smartly dressed pirate offering a drink the camera while fireworks fill the sky behind him.

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 6d

Reaper Fortresses bring a fresh Fort experience to the seas next week.

With traps, Ghost Ships and Phantoms added to the usual array of snarling skeletons, they're sure to be a heated test for any crews seeking to secure the Vault's potentially hefty haul: youtu.be/8l6ZKCcx6ds

Season 17 Act 3: Reaper Fortresses: Official Sea of Thieves Content Update Video

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 7d

Okay this is a good headline

Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 7d

You won’t believe what degrading practice the Pope just condemned

Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists The Pope has condemned clickbait as a “degrading” part of journalism, at a private audience with global newswires. Australian media representatives were among those to hear directly from Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday with about 150 members of newswire alliance MINDS International. Continue reading...

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Chris Marlow @chrismarlow666.bsky.social · 8d

The badly photoshopped heads on obese and ill people! 🤮

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🎃Nat🎃 @missnatzooie.bsky.social · 10d

One of my favourite things about Live & Reloaded is the extended version of Rock Solid, still an absolute banger 20 years later!

Still a great remake, honestly.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=70Ls...

Conker Live and Reloaded Music - Rock Solid Transfusion (Quality Game Rip Soundtrack)

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 10d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Chris Marlow @chrismarlow666.bsky.social · 12d

Les Edwards! I had his art book back when I was a kid - Blood & Iron. This image was one that has stuck with me 🙂

An image of the front and back cover of Les Edward's art book, called Blood & Iron.

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Chris Marlow @chrismarlow666.bsky.social · 14d

This is incredible!

yoshfreak.bsky.social @yoshfreak.bsky.social · 17d

A couple months ago, u/smugtato over on Reddit asked me to have a try at making the famous Starry Night painting in #Fallout76. I thought I'd give it a go, but may have gone a bit far.

Chris Marlow @chrismarlow666.bsky.social · 15d

@daggersmctimbers.bsky.social 👀

Fallout @fallout.bethesdastudios.com · 15d

A S.P.E.C.I.A.L. message from The Ghoul.

Chris Marlow @chrismarlow666.bsky.social · 17d

This made me feel physically sick! 😂

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Victoria Rogers 🪴 @mimimerlot.bsky.social · 20d

The way I snorted when I saw this...

A LOTR/producer meme in four panels.

Panel 1: Gandalf looks at the enspelled King Theoden and says "I am blocked by this issue."

Panel 2: An enspelled King Theoden replies, laughing, "You have no power here."

Panel 3: Gandalf sheds his robe and shows he's now Gandalf the White and says, "@producer for vis"

Panel 4: Enspelled King Theoden is subdued.

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Matt Konopka @werematt.bsky.social · 20d

Excited for Good Boy? I wrote about another canine-led horror movie for @dreadcentral.bsky.social that you'll want to check out, featuring one of the goodest doggos in film.

Before ‘Good Boy’, This Werewolf Movie Featured a Canine Protagonist—And It’s a Treat

Excited for the film 'Good Boy'? Then you'll want to fetch a watch of werewolf movie Bad Moon, featuring a best boy canine protagonist!

www.dreadcentral.com

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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 20d

This only happens to you once

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Chris Marlow @chrismarlow666.bsky.social · 20d

I think I’ve found my new favourite watch face! 🥺

#dogs #dogsofbluesky

A super close up of Lyra’s face on my Apple watch. She’s a black Labrador. The time is displayed behind her head.

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MediumRareGamer @mediumraregamer.bsky.social · 25d

This isn’t the ONLY day you can watch/share this video. But this is the ONE day you HAVE to

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Sea of Thieves @seaofthieves.com · 27d

The day for tying your tongue in scoundrel-inspired knots has arrived - happy #TalkLikeAPirateDay from the Sea of Thieves! Both from its crew, and the many chatty corsairs who answer its call to adventure. Cheers! 🏴‍☠️

A scrapbook-like presentation of five pirates doing things like playing music, raising a tankard and flipping a knife. Text reads "Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day!"

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 27d

Flappy 50th Hatty Sower

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