Chris Sutcliffe
@chrissutcliffe.bsky.social
Media and tech journalist. Founder and co-host of Media Voices and the Publisher Podcast Awards.
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Christ, how thin-skinned do you have to be to write this bollocks? How ignorant of how and why people have *always* played D&D? Or, more likely, how cynical do you have to be to take advantage of bigots' lack of critical thinking skills for ad revenue?
A game where you can do anything and they’re mad that people are doing anything.
November 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Christ, how thin-skinned do you have to be to write this bollocks? How ignorant of how and why people have *always* played D&D? Or, more likely, how cynical do you have to be to take advantage of bigots' lack of critical thinking skills for ad revenue?
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The Doctor is right and correct
Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The Doctor is right and correct
Last night I got to hear one of my all-time heroes Michael Palin read #LettersLive at the Albert Hall. Can't tell you how excited I was when they revealed he was there; I was shushed, and deservedly so
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Last night I got to hear one of my all-time heroes Michael Palin read #LettersLive at the Albert Hall. Can't tell you how excited I was when they revealed he was there; I was shushed, and deservedly so
There I am on the new @theobserveruk.bsky.social homepage, discussing how esports training now encompasses stagecraft, broadcast skills, data use - far more than just gaming skills
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
November 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
There I am on the new @theobserveruk.bsky.social homepage, discussing how esports training now encompasses stagecraft, broadcast skills, data use - far more than just gaming skills
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
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“It sounded as if he was suggesting that songs about gassing Jews, Asians and Black people amount to no more than “banter”. That’s not schoolboy Farage talking, but the Farage of 2025.”
Yes. Same racism. Now weaponised by the wealth and power of the far right.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Yes. Same racism. Now weaponised by the wealth and power of the far right.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Antisemitism allegations against the teenage Farage matter – look at what he went on to do | Jonathan Freedland
Farage has cosied up to US figures who espoused conspiracy theories about Jews. That kind of talk is becoming alarmingly mainstream on the Maga right, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
“It sounded as if he was suggesting that songs about gassing Jews, Asians and Black people amount to no more than “banter”. That’s not schoolboy Farage talking, but the Farage of 2025.”
Yes. Same racism. Now weaponised by the wealth and power of the far right.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Yes. Same racism. Now weaponised by the wealth and power of the far right.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
Corporate culture dehumanises workers and exposes the hollow aspirations of bosses. It's also extremely fucking stupid and ripe for parody! Pager, by @bilgetbd.itch.io, manages to mock the corporate mindset while being a fun and imaginative experience
gameroom.substack.com/p/pager-wack...
gameroom.substack.com/p/pager-wack...
Pager: wacky work culture satire masks a real rage
Pager is a game for anyone who’s ever felt the bile rise at an email from their boss
gameroom.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Corporate culture dehumanises workers and exposes the hollow aspirations of bosses. It's also extremely fucking stupid and ripe for parody! Pager, by @bilgetbd.itch.io, manages to mock the corporate mindset while being a fun and imaginative experience
gameroom.substack.com/p/pager-wack...
gameroom.substack.com/p/pager-wack...
Coinciding with @theobserveruk.bsky.social's new site, my article on how #esports are lifting people across Britain out of deprivation is now live. It's a story about aspiration and hope, enabled by #gaming and tech
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
Inside the rise of bespoke esports training facilities | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Coinciding with @theobserveruk.bsky.social's new site, my article on how #esports are lifting people across Britain out of deprivation is now live. It's a story about aspiration and hope, enabled by #gaming and tech
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...
If you use GenAI for any part of your product, it makes me think you've used it for all of it. Always satisfying to see other people sharing that opinion, too
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If you use GenAI for any part of your product, it makes me think you've used it for all of it. Always satisfying to see other people sharing that opinion, too
Watching everyone struggle through the freezing drizzle outside the flat
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Watching everyone struggle through the freezing drizzle outside the flat
I'm bagsying this as the basis for the plot for my next novel so none of you can have it alright
November 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I'm bagsying this as the basis for the plot for my next novel so none of you can have it alright
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I apologise for this, but I need everyone to join me in a rousing internal chorus of Where's the money from? to the tune of chirpy chirpy cheep cheep.
Because I shouldn't suffer alone and the Mail's last bid for the telegraph was funded by Qatar and Abu Dhabi I think
Because I shouldn't suffer alone and the Mail's last bid for the telegraph was funded by Qatar and Abu Dhabi I think
Daily Mail's parent company agrees a deal to buy Telegraph for £500m! Media consolidation, let's go, ya gonna blink and stop this competition regulators? Over to you, Nandy? Strong potential everyone just waves the sale through to STOP HAVING TO READ OR THINK ABOUT IT. www.ft.com/content/cd8e...
Daily Mail owner strikes £500mn deal for Telegraph
Tie-up would create one of the most powerful right-leaning media groups in Britain
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I apologise for this, but I need everyone to join me in a rousing internal chorus of Where's the money from? to the tune of chirpy chirpy cheep cheep.
Because I shouldn't suffer alone and the Mail's last bid for the telegraph was funded by Qatar and Abu Dhabi I think
Because I shouldn't suffer alone and the Mail's last bid for the telegraph was funded by Qatar and Abu Dhabi I think
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Farage crony Nathan Gill gets 10.5 year sentence for taking bribes from Russia www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10-and-a-half years for taking pro-Russian bribes
The judge tells Nathan Gill his actions were a
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Farage crony Nathan Gill gets 10.5 year sentence for taking bribes from Russia www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...
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Suncoast Searchlight's four reporters told the board their editor-in-chief was inserting hallucinations into drafts. The next day, one of the reporters was fired.
by @andrewdeck.bsky.social
by @andrewdeck.bsky.social
Florida nonprofit news reporters ask board to investigate their editor’s AI use
Suncoast Searchlight’s four reporters told the board their editor-in-chief was using AI editing tools and inserting hallucinations into drafts. The next day, one of the reporters was fired.
www.niemanlab.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Suncoast Searchlight's four reporters told the board their editor-in-chief was inserting hallucinations into drafts. The next day, one of the reporters was fired.
by @andrewdeck.bsky.social
by @andrewdeck.bsky.social
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Given that Grok, X’s AI tool, is now posting holocaust-denial commentary on X, I’d say we should well beyond the casual-review-but-do-nothing stage of investigation and moving swiftly on to legal challenges and all govt accounts/responsible media leaving X immediately.
🚨 Labour MPs are calling for a minister-led review of the government’s use of X, warning it poses growing risks to democracy and public safety
@politicshome.bsky.social understands a review is currently being carried out by officials, but without ministerial oversight
@politicshome.bsky.social understands a review is currently being carried out by officials, but without ministerial oversight
Labour MPs Call For A More Serious Review Of The Government's Use Of X
Labour MPs are calling for ministers to take control of decisions over the government’s continued use of X, as concerns grow about the platform’s s...
www.politicshome.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Given that Grok, X’s AI tool, is now posting holocaust-denial commentary on X, I’d say we should well beyond the casual-review-but-do-nothing stage of investigation and moving swiftly on to legal challenges and all govt accounts/responsible media leaving X immediately.
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Hey folks, I often do posts calling for indie developers to link me their games so I can signal boost them. Today I want to do something similar for all trans creatives.
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
November 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Hey folks, I often do posts calling for indie developers to link me their games so I can signal boost them. Today I want to do something similar for all trans creatives.
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
If you are a trans game dev, artist, writer, streamer or YouTuber, reply here with a link to your work. Only one rule: no GenAI.💜
Sulking because she had to go out in the cold
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Sulking because she had to go out in the cold
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I wrote an obituary of celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman for Ars Technica:
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman dies at age 62
The gaming community mourns a beloved mentor and LGBTQ+ advocate with a storied career.
arstechnica.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I wrote an obituary of celebrated game developer Rebecca Heineman for Ars Technica:
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Had a ton of client calls cancelled due to the Cloudflare outage yday so I redid my audio setup and recorded a little instrumental cover of one of my favourite Tegan & Sara songs
youtu.be/4uqLlPHVX6g?...
youtu.be/4uqLlPHVX6g?...
Instrumental cover: 'The Cure' - Tegan & Sara
YouTube video by CSuts
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November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Had a ton of client calls cancelled due to the Cloudflare outage yday so I redid my audio setup and recorded a little instrumental cover of one of my favourite Tegan & Sara songs
youtu.be/4uqLlPHVX6g?...
youtu.be/4uqLlPHVX6g?...
Castle cross-sections
November 19, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Castle cross-sections
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Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.
Yoko Taro hid one of the best examinations of what it means to be human, and an individual in search of connection, in a game primarily known for its gigantic slappable robot arses. The man is nothing short of a maniac
Hope is in short supply right now, so I wrote about how one game - #NieR: Automata - will go a long way towards restoring faith in your fellow man
gameroom.substack.com/p/the-life-a...
gameroom.substack.com/p/the-life-a...
The life-affirming end of NieR: Automata
No other medium could have told this story
gameroom.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Yoko Taro hid one of the best examinations of what it means to be human, and an individual in search of connection, in a game primarily known for its gigantic slappable robot arses. The man is nothing short of a maniac
Hope is in short supply right now, so I wrote about how one game - #NieR: Automata - will go a long way towards restoring faith in your fellow man
gameroom.substack.com/p/the-life-a...
gameroom.substack.com/p/the-life-a...
The life-affirming end of NieR: Automata
No other medium could have told this story
gameroom.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Hope is in short supply right now, so I wrote about how one game - #NieR: Automata - will go a long way towards restoring faith in your fellow man
gameroom.substack.com/p/the-life-a...
gameroom.substack.com/p/the-life-a...
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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures