Matt Gardner
@gametripperuk.bsky.social
Games writer at Forbes | Indie game supporter | Leeds | Hartlepool/Pittsburgh fan | GamePupper cameos
I honestly think the BAFTA Games Awards are the only chance for Split Fiction to get a very well-deserved GOTY award.
Full longlists here:
Full longlists here:
BAFTA Reveals Intriguing GOTY Longlist For 2026 Games Awards
BAFTA has announced the longlists for its 2026 Games Awards, featuring a whopping 64 games have made the cut across 17 categories, and a familiar face leading the pack.
www.forbes.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I honestly think the BAFTA Games Awards are the only chance for Split Fiction to get a very well-deserved GOTY award.
Full longlists here:
Full longlists here:
If you've somehow missed out on the funniest game of the last few years, @coalsupper.bsky.social's Thank Goodness You're Here! is finally on Xbox from today...
2024 Indie Star ‘Thank Goodness You’re Here!’ Finally Hits Xbox
Coal Supper's magnum opus, and arguably the funniest indie game of the last decade, has finally landed on Xbox.
www.forbes.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
If you've somehow missed out on the funniest game of the last few years, @coalsupper.bsky.social's Thank Goodness You're Here! is finally on Xbox from today...
Ah why not
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Ah why not
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
"You coming to bed?"
"No, seriously, can I go to sleep now?"
"No, seriously, can I go to sleep now?"
December 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"You coming to bed?"
"No, seriously, can I go to sleep now?"
"No, seriously, can I go to sleep now?"
I love how Google Opinion Rewards routinely pays me 18p for saying I didn't enter a Greggs one week ago
December 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I love how Google Opinion Rewards routinely pays me 18p for saying I didn't enter a Greggs one week ago
We stayed at a massive AirBnB recently, and the downstairs toilet had this haunted bust of a Victorian Katherine Ryan
November 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We stayed at a massive AirBnB recently, and the downstairs toilet had this haunted bust of a Victorian Katherine Ryan
I finally caved and bought a Switch 2 Pro Controller and headset, because I learned today that GameChat and the wider UI for online co-op is absolute dog shit. Also, my Switch 2 loves to forget the connections to all of my other controllers
November 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I finally caved and bought a Switch 2 Pro Controller and headset, because I learned today that GameChat and the wider UI for online co-op is absolute dog shit. Also, my Switch 2 loves to forget the connections to all of my other controllers
Thanks, I hate it (and love it).
If you like your horror games, get Quite a Ride, from Kazakhstan's Goodwin Games and @silverliningint.bsky.social, on your wishlist
If you like your horror games, get Quite a Ride, from Kazakhstan's Goodwin Games and @silverliningint.bsky.social, on your wishlist
Surreal Cycling Horror Game ‘Quite A Ride’ Looks Utterly Terrifying
Kazakh indie developer Goodwin Games has pioneered a bike-based scary survival experience that you need to see to believe.
www.forbes.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Thanks, I hate it (and love it).
If you like your horror games, get Quite a Ride, from Kazakhstan's Goodwin Games and @silverliningint.bsky.social, on your wishlist
If you like your horror games, get Quite a Ride, from Kazakhstan's Goodwin Games and @silverliningint.bsky.social, on your wishlist
I'm at a wedding reception, and the singer is a white Yorkshireman who exclusively sings reggae and ska. And no, not just UB40 and Bad Manners.
He just sang "Dat" by Pluto Shervington in full Jamaican patois, and it's easily one of the most surreal moments I've witnessed in 2025.
He just sang "Dat" by Pluto Shervington in full Jamaican patois, and it's easily one of the most surreal moments I've witnessed in 2025.
November 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I'm at a wedding reception, and the singer is a white Yorkshireman who exclusively sings reggae and ska. And no, not just UB40 and Bad Manners.
He just sang "Dat" by Pluto Shervington in full Jamaican patois, and it's easily one of the most surreal moments I've witnessed in 2025.
He just sang "Dat" by Pluto Shervington in full Jamaican patois, and it's easily one of the most surreal moments I've witnessed in 2025.
Ah great, AI wine, just what everyone asked for
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Ah great, AI wine, just what everyone asked for
GamePupper is all done with Scarborough and Whitby
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
GamePupper is all done with Scarborough and Whitby
We're celebrating Thanksgiving with our American friends, which only means one thing: deep frying an 18lb turkey in vegetable oil at 175°C.
November 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
We're celebrating Thanksgiving with our American friends, which only means one thing: deep frying an 18lb turkey in vegetable oil at 175°C.
Scarborough has some incredible hidden spots.
We took Dougal squirrel hunting (current score: Dougal 0-73 Squirrels)
We took Dougal squirrel hunting (current score: Dougal 0-73 Squirrels)
November 22, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Scarborough has some incredible hidden spots.
We took Dougal squirrel hunting (current score: Dougal 0-73 Squirrels)
We took Dougal squirrel hunting (current score: Dougal 0-73 Squirrels)
You know you're hitting 40 when you're more excited about getting a new front door than the entirety of Christmas
November 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
You know you're hitting 40 when you're more excited about getting a new front door than the entirety of Christmas
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Tell you what, I know it's a public vote for the Joysticks, but given that Split Fiction just won't win any big awards in any major awards ceremony even though it deserves all of them, I'll take E33 as a backup
Tell you what, I know it's a public vote for the Joysticks, but given that Split Fiction just won't win any big awards in any major awards ceremony even though it deserves all of them, I'll take E33 as a backup
2025 Golden Joysticks Winners: ‘Expedition 33’ Grabs GOTY And 6 More
Is this a sign of what’s to come in the gaming awards season? Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 didn’t just make a statement — it dominated 2025's Golden Joysticks.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:26 PM
pikachushockedface.jpg
Tell you what, I know it's a public vote for the Joysticks, but given that Split Fiction just won't win any big awards in any major awards ceremony even though it deserves all of them, I'll take E33 as a backup
Tell you what, I know it's a public vote for the Joysticks, but given that Split Fiction just won't win any big awards in any major awards ceremony even though it deserves all of them, I'll take E33 as a backup
I really wish I was allowed to simply title this "Look At This Fucking Tartan Xbox Controller" but this will have to make do.
Seriously though, look at this fucking tartan Xbox controller
Seriously though, look at this fucking tartan Xbox controller
Scottish Kiltmaker To Give Away 2 Super-Rare Tartan Xbox Controllers
One of the most beautiful official Xbox collaborations is also one of its most exclusive - only two of the tartan-decked pads are being given away,
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I really wish I was allowed to simply title this "Look At This Fucking Tartan Xbox Controller" but this will have to make do.
Seriously though, look at this fucking tartan Xbox controller
Seriously though, look at this fucking tartan Xbox controller
My darling @samg-g.bsky.social saw a Christmas decorating trend on TikTok. I ended up figuring it out over an hour with a pen, paper, maths, and a little cry.
Not gonna lie, I'm over the fucking moon with how it turned out
Not gonna lie, I'm over the fucking moon with how it turned out
November 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
My darling @samg-g.bsky.social saw a Christmas decorating trend on TikTok. I ended up figuring it out over an hour with a pen, paper, maths, and a little cry.
Not gonna lie, I'm over the fucking moon with how it turned out
Not gonna lie, I'm over the fucking moon with how it turned out
Yep, we're *those* people. Well, my wife is, but I'm along for the ride, as the lights make me happy #simpleton
November 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Yep, we're *those* people. Well, my wife is, but I'm along for the ride, as the lights make me happy #simpleton
I daresay the Call of Duty Black Ops 7 campaign may be the worst in the series, and it's not even close - utterly mad, given how amazing BLOPS6 was.
Online only. Co-op with strangers by default. Endless XP and upgrade chasing. Can't pause. No checkpoints. Shit story. Who is this even for?
Online only. Co-op with strangers by default. Endless XP and upgrade chasing. Can't pause. No checkpoints. Shit story. Who is this even for?
November 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I daresay the Call of Duty Black Ops 7 campaign may be the worst in the series, and it's not even close - utterly mad, given how amazing BLOPS6 was.
Online only. Co-op with strangers by default. Endless XP and upgrade chasing. Can't pause. No checkpoints. Shit story. Who is this even for?
Online only. Co-op with strangers by default. Endless XP and upgrade chasing. Can't pause. No checkpoints. Shit story. Who is this even for?
"Tonight's SmackDown is brought to you by Army Men Air Combat, the most intense chopper game in the sky, good to go by 3DO!"
November 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"Tonight's SmackDown is brought to you by Army Men Air Combat, the most intense chopper game in the sky, good to go by 3DO!"
Somehow, the only thing I bought for myself at Disneyland Paris was a MASSIVE Darth Vader mug - 880ml.
I fear that drinking a coffee from this will make me see into the future, and no one survives, not even the children
I fear that drinking a coffee from this will make me see into the future, and no one survives, not even the children
November 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Somehow, the only thing I bought for myself at Disneyland Paris was a MASSIVE Darth Vader mug - 880ml.
I fear that drinking a coffee from this will make me see into the future, and no one survives, not even the children
I fear that drinking a coffee from this will make me see into the future, and no one survives, not even the children
I know there are a lot of really important causes to fight for, but I can't help but feel that people really laid down for the rebranding of Lilt to Fanta
November 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I know there are a lot of really important causes to fight for, but I can't help but feel that people really laid down for the rebranding of Lilt to Fanta
Committed myself to sleeping for under five hours just so I could do Big Thunder Mountain at rope drop, because I'm a massive dweeb
November 13, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Committed myself to sleeping for under five hours just so I could do Big Thunder Mountain at rope drop, because I'm a massive dweeb
There are three things guaranteed in life: death, taxes, and child-free couples in their late 30s going to Disneyland Paris during term time
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
There are three things guaranteed in life: death, taxes, and child-free couples in their late 30s going to Disneyland Paris during term time
We went back to the Eiffel Tower at night. Still f***ing massive. Gorgeous views from the top, though
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We went back to the Eiffel Tower at night. Still f***ing massive. Gorgeous views from the top, though