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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 20h

FYI @jongard.bsky.social this is the biggest recommendation I can give you right now

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 23h

96th minute. Gutting.

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 23h

I'm just glad I can have somewhere to be myself, and pricks like those are minimised by the community

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 23h

Fun fact, Christina Ricci was my first ever crush. She's probably the reason I was a goth for a while

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 1d

No fat on this film. None at all.

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 1d

Here are the first names of West Brom's managers from 1977-1988:

Johnny
Ronnie
John
Ron
Ronnie
Ron
Johnny
Nobby
Ron
Ron

YOU'RE WELCOME

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 1d

The first is one of my all-time favourites! Did you play the DLCs?

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 1d

As a writer, I hate how many great games are coming out THIS MONTH - Keeper wasn't even on my radar until yesterday, and Consume Me passed me by!

Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 1d

I'm meant to be reviewing The Outer Worlds 2 and I've just lost another hour to it!

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 1d

Another indie GOTY underdog on Game Pass right now from @kennysun.com and @devolverdigital.com. Don't sleep on Ball x Pit:

‘Ball X Pit’ Review: A Surprise Indie GOTY Contender

Ball x Pit takes the strengths of 'Vampire Survivors' and 'Breakout' to deliver one of the most compelling and effortlessly playable titles of 2025.

www.forbes.com

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks mate! I adored the first one. I kinda hope this one also has that 25-30 hour completion time, as I don't have much time myself these days!

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 1d

Nearly as good as the 97(?) Raw promo where the Three Faces of Foley call out Hunter Hearst Helmsley in the Titantron package this refers to. SO GOOD

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 1d

It's a real top-10 all-time moment. The roar from the crowd. HHH's face. His apparent immortality. You love to see it

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 1d

I've just realised this is the intro to the episode I'm watching. Look at those crowds!

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 1d

My wife's out, I'm waiting for my review copy of The Outer Worlds 2 to install, so I'm watching the WWF SmackDown episode when Mankind reintroduces Cactus Jack to Triple H ahead of Royal Rumble 2000.

I still maintain the 2000 SmackDown intro is perfect

WWF SmackDown! - Opening: SmackDown!, Jan. 13, 2000

YouTube video by FullWithDivas

youtu.be

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 2d

I always knew you were a woman of culture

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 2d

Cannot recommend King for a Day more. One of those genuinely underrated tracks of his. The moment the strings hit, good lord

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 2d

Not gonna lie mate, the Pizza Planet car park one you did a year ago was something special. The Tonka car and the spare tyre - inspired. You're a great distraction, but what you're doing is much more than a distraction!

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 2d

Really, it's a lovely highlight in the face of all the morose crap. You're doing great work!

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 2d

Another day, another incredible photo, Steve!

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 2d

Nah, this is the most human thing I've seen all day. Looks banging too

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 3d

It was a real pleasure to interview @apwot.bsky.social's @cazwis.bsky.social for Forbes this month, especially ahead of A Profound Waste of Time issue 5!

Check it out here:

How ‘APWOT’, The Most Beautiful Gaming Journal, Made Its Annual Release An Event

'A Profound Waste of Time' has set an incredibly high bar for printed gaming media, even if only four issues have been produced in ten years.

www.forbes.com

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 3d

I think with power washing, you have to literally draw a line somewhere. But still, at least put a gradient in?

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 4d

The one thing I know that bonds our nations is the number of shit neighbours

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Matt Gardner @gametripperuk.bsky.social · 4d

There's nothing more British than

a) knowing exactly where your shared lawn ends, and
b) never considering doing your neighbour's lawn, even though the end product looks proper shit

A shared lawn in front of two houses, with a defined line between a very recently mowed lawn and an overgrown one.

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