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Laura Cress

@cressup.bsky.social

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BBC World Service journo interested in gaming, tech and culture | ⭐ MCV Women in Games 2025 Jounalism Impact Nominee | 🕹️ Adventure game lover and streamer! twitch.tv/cressup | https://linktr.ee/lauracress

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Laura Cress @cressup.bsky.social · Nov 16

If you like indie games / adventure games check out my YouTube!

I interview interesting individuals in the industry about their games & them!

Including - Kevin Brighting (The Stanley Parable Narrator), Ron Gilbert (Monkey Island) and Lucas Pope (Return of the Obra Dinn)
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Cressup

I chat to interesting individuals in the gaming industry and highlight the best indie & adventure games for you to discover. Catch me streaming indie and adventure games on Twitch from 8pm UK time Tu...

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Úna-Minh 🔥 Play Eyes of Hellfire! @unaminh.bsky.social · 25m

Hahah thanks @cressup.bsky.social for this great #EyesofHellfire moment on stream last night 😂

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Laura Cress @cressup.bsky.social · 1m

Haha was good fun!

Laura Cress @cressup.bsky.social · 13h

Also I'm giving away keys to the game in chat! :)

Laura Cress @cressup.bsky.social · 13h

Checking out Eyes of Hellfire, a co-op gothic horror game set in Ireland with the @adventgamepod.bsky.social crew!

twitch.tv/cressup

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Eyes of Hellfire on Steam

Eyes of Hellfire is a co-op gothic horror game inspired by tabletop games, but with a twist - the insidious Host can manipulate your sense of reality

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Laura Cress @cressup.bsky.social · 13h

Checking out Eyes of Hellfire, a co-op gothic horror game set in Ireland with the @adventgamepod.bsky.social crew!

twitch.tv/cressup

store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...

Eyes of Hellfire on Steam

Eyes of Hellfire is a co-op gothic horror game inspired by tabletop games, but with a twist - the insidious Host can manipulate your sense of reality

store.steampowered.com

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Laura Cress @cressup.bsky.social · 21h

Streaming this co-op Gothic horror game set in Ireland tonight! And there'll be a giveaway of some keys thanks to @gambrinous.com :) store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...

Eyes of Hellfire on Steam

Eyes of Hellfire is a co-op gothic horror game inspired by tabletop games, but with a twist - the insidious Host can manipulate your sense of reality

store.steampowered.com

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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry to keep banging on about this, but we are *so desperately close* to 50 reviews on the EMD Demo

It'd be HUGELY helpful to be at 50 ahead of Next Fest, for boring and complicated algorithm reasons, so if you haven't reviewed it yet PLEASE DO thank you x

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Earth Must Die Demo on Steam

These moronic Terranoids think they can just roll in here and take over my beautiful Tyrythian kingdom? The kingdom that I built from the ground up with my bare hands, and only sort of inherited from ...

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Laura Cress @cressup.bsky.social · 1d

(It would be great if this was my actual job and so I could spend a lot more time on it, but sadly it is not!).

Laura Cress @cressup.bsky.social · 1d

Btw, if youve ever sent me a game you want me to stream / interview you about & I don't get back, I'm v sorry, I do all this outside of my 10 hour a day "main" job & I also have bad time management skills! I really try & reply though & if I say no I'm not fobbing you off, I just can only do so much!

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Laura Cress @cressup.bsky.social · 1d

Lovely chat upcoming on my channel with @danthat.bsky.social about their adventure game EARTH MUST DIE & its fantastic cast (Ben Starr! Alex Horne! Tamsin Greig!)

The demo is out now & they need a few more reviews to get a push for Next Fest so give it a go! store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...

Earth Must Die on Steam

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Laura Cress @cressup.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you for the cool box of stuff @disc2games.bsky.social (the second studio of Dredge creators Black Salt Games!).

It was great to find out about your new game turn-based rollerblade RPG Canvas City at Gamescom!

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AdventureX @adventurex.bsky.social · 7d

Updates!

1. Broken Sword 2 - Reforged will be at #AdvX25, rounding out our lineup of 34 games! 🎉 🕹️

2. @burgerbecky.bsky.social unfortunately can't make it due to health issues 😔 (GoFundMe: gofund.me/f331da613)

3. 🎤 New speaker: @antonyjohnston.bsky.social

More details: mailchi.mp/9c04d915f12f...

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Laura Cress @cressup.bsky.social · 8d

Broken Sword 2 is getting the "Reforged" treatment!

Charles Cecil spoke to me about how they're updating the sequel - & how they won't be using AI to upgrade any of the graphics this time round.

What does this mean for the sixth BS, Parzival's Stone? More on that too!
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Charles Cecil on Broken Sword 2 Reforged & Parzival's Stone update

YouTube video by Cressup

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Adventure Game Hotspot @aghotspot.bsky.social · 8d

Breaking NEWS: And an interview about Broken Sword 2 reforged. Charles Cecil and the reforging of Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror adventuregamehotspot.com/interview/52... @revolutionsoftware.bsky.social @cressup.bsky.social
#indiegames #adventuregame #indiegame

Charles Cecil and the reforging of Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror | Adventure Game Hotspot

Charles Cecil shares his thoughts on the upcoming "faithful reimagining" of Revolution's 1997 second adventure of George Stobbart and Nico Collard.

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Laura Cress @cressup.bsky.social · 11d

The bouquet

Laura Cress @cressup.bsky.social · 11d

RIP Hyacinth

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Keeping Up Appearances actor Patricia Routledge dies aged 96

The actor was best known for her role as the pretentious housewife Hyacinth Bucket, and for the series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

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Laura Cress @cressup.bsky.social · 13d

Streaming the new demo of @jacobjanerka.bsky.social's The Dungeon Experience!

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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 16d

EARTH MUST DIE

Featuring a load of my favourite comedians - too many even to fit on the trailer! Joel Fry! Martha Howe-Douglas! @alexhorne.bsky.social! Tamsin Grieg! @5teviem.bsky.social @mrholness.bsky.social! @misterabk.bsky.social! @rosieisaholt.bsky.social! MORE

Please RETWEET and WISHLIST

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Laura Cress @cressup.bsky.social · 18d

Wow it looks great!

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Laura Cress @cressup.bsky.social · 18d

Some Friday fun for you!

Adventure game YouTuber YakWaxLips & I ranked every Monkey Island game in the series - do you agree with our hot takes?

We also spoke about his new adventure game merch store!

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@legendofmi.com @mixnmojo.com @yakwaxlips.bsky.social @scummbar.com