George_K://CCP_Grendel
@gkelion.bsky.social
Communications Director, CCP Games | professional vidjagaemz publicist | Xennial slacktivist | old raver | new dad of 2 boys | big geek waaaaay before it was cool | all views my own™️ etc.
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #162,567! I am very proud to be among the first 10% of new users and love how this corner of the web has quickly become my oasis of calm and sanity in a frothing sea of furore.
Doubling-down on our communities and nurturing them is exactly how we’re approaching development of our EVE Universe games - it’s our number one consideration for EVE Vanguard, EVE Frontier and, of course, EVE Online.
I love this because it's potentially The Answer.
Games are struggling because we're in a hit-driven market. Make a hit and Steam will push it. Make a hit and media will cover it. That's great... if you have a hit.
But how does everyone else survive?
@falconeerdev.bsky.social has found a way.
Games are struggling because we're in a hit-driven market. Make a hit and Steam will push it. Make a hit and media will cover it. That's great... if you have a hit.
But how does everyone else survive?
@falconeerdev.bsky.social has found a way.
As viral hits like Escape from Duckov and Megabonk change the industry, Falconeer developer Tomas Sala has had to find another way to survive www.eurogamer.net/as-viral-hit...
November 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Doubling-down on our communities and nurturing them is exactly how we’re approaching development of our EVE Universe games - it’s our number one consideration for EVE Vanguard, EVE Frontier and, of course, EVE Online.
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Looking for a reviewer for the upcoming PC/Mobile #MMO Sword of Justice from NetEase. We can get you set up with a preview account as well as with currency to check out the in-game store if you're game. Email in bio / shoot me a DM here if interested.
November 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Looking for a reviewer for the upcoming PC/Mobile #MMO Sword of Justice from NetEase. We can get you set up with a preview account as well as with currency to check out the in-game store if you're game. Email in bio / shoot me a DM here if interested.
259 hours and 25 minutes later, I’ve finished #TheWitcher3: Wild Hunt, plus both DLCs. Every quest, contract, and question mark. (I skipped Gwent - not my thing. I was here for monsters and moral dilemmas, not Hearthstone in medieval Poland. Sorry, Zoltan!) 1/7 🧵
November 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
259 hours and 25 minutes later, I’ve finished #TheWitcher3: Wild Hunt, plus both DLCs. Every quest, contract, and question mark. (I skipped Gwent - not my thing. I was here for monsters and moral dilemmas, not Hearthstone in medieval Poland. Sorry, Zoltan!) 1/7 🧵
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I got to play @PlayEVEVanguard's Operation Nemesis event that's still live and free to play right now until Oct. 2nd. Here's some beginner tips to get you started. Play at evevanguard.com #sponsored www.youtube.com/watch?v=th2W...
Scifi Shooter | EVE Vanguard
EVE Vanguard is a sci-fi sandbox FPS where every fight, scavenged resource, and choice shapes a brutal, player-driven universe at war.
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September 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I got to play @PlayEVEVanguard's Operation Nemesis event that's still live and free to play right now until Oct. 2nd. Here's some beginner tips to get you started. Play at evevanguard.com #sponsored www.youtube.com/watch?v=th2W...
Nothing is more emblematic of living in North Kingston than seeing an empty can of Appletiser littering an otherwise pristine grass verge.
I suppose if this was Kensington or Chelsea, it would be San Pellegrino.
I suppose if this was Kensington or Chelsea, it would be San Pellegrino.
September 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Nothing is more emblematic of living in North Kingston than seeing an empty can of Appletiser littering an otherwise pristine grass verge.
I suppose if this was Kensington or Chelsea, it would be San Pellegrino.
I suppose if this was Kensington or Chelsea, it would be San Pellegrino.
#Titanfall2 still holds up (to put it mildly). Just wrapped the campaign again - first time on PC in ultrawide on my rig - and wow, it looks *incredible*. The Titan cockpit details really pop when you’ve got that extra field of view.
1/4
1/4
August 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
#Titanfall2 still holds up (to put it mildly). Just wrapped the campaign again - first time on PC in ultrawide on my rig - and wow, it looks *incredible*. The Titan cockpit details really pop when you’ve got that extra field of view.
1/4
1/4
At the grand old age of 43, I seem to be having the gentlest midlife crisis in history. No sports car or reckless spending. Just a slow drift back to Stüssy hoodies, Mambo tees, and the creeping suspicion that it’s been downhill, culturally speaking, since the turn of the millennium.
July 9, 2025 at 7:51 AM
At the grand old age of 43, I seem to be having the gentlest midlife crisis in history. No sports car or reckless spending. Just a slow drift back to Stüssy hoodies, Mambo tees, and the creeping suspicion that it’s been downhill, culturally speaking, since the turn of the millennium.
Every summer, without fail, I spot them. Packs of teenage Italian school kids in London, usually on the Tube or milling about near stations. Saw a group today at London Bridge. Chatty, cheerful, slightly chaotic. It's oddly comforting.
1/4
1/4
July 7, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Every summer, without fail, I spot them. Packs of teenage Italian school kids in London, usually on the Tube or milling about near stations. Saw a group today at London Bridge. Chatty, cheerful, slightly chaotic. It's oddly comforting.
1/4
1/4
Went for my first run in over a year this morning. Came back home, checked the mirror… still fat, somehow. What gives?! 🤷♂️😅
On the plus side, discovered that Radiohead's Pablo Honey makes for a weirdly great running album. “Anyone Can Play Guitar” is an absolute banger on the move. 🏃♂️
On the plus side, discovered that Radiohead's Pablo Honey makes for a weirdly great running album. “Anyone Can Play Guitar” is an absolute banger on the move. 🏃♂️
June 17, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Went for my first run in over a year this morning. Came back home, checked the mirror… still fat, somehow. What gives?! 🤷♂️😅
On the plus side, discovered that Radiohead's Pablo Honey makes for a weirdly great running album. “Anyone Can Play Guitar” is an absolute banger on the move. 🏃♂️
On the plus side, discovered that Radiohead's Pablo Honey makes for a weirdly great running album. “Anyone Can Play Guitar” is an absolute banger on the move. 🏃♂️
I’ll be speaking at #GPMSummit this September at Novotel London West - oddly enough, the same place my wife and I did our NCT course.
Topic: how to build a brand before revealing your product.
Say hi if you spot me!
Topic: how to build a brand before revealing your product.
Say hi if you spot me!
June 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I’ll be speaking at #GPMSummit this September at Novotel London West - oddly enough, the same place my wife and I did our NCT course.
Topic: how to build a brand before revealing your product.
Say hi if you spot me!
Topic: how to build a brand before revealing your product.
Say hi if you spot me!
The Center Parcs formula: Take Butlins. Add trees. Replace Redcoats with "Activity Leaders" in North Face. Swap karaoke for artisanal pottery workshops. Charge premium. Profit. Still had a blast though! #BoujieBritishHolidays
May 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The Center Parcs formula: Take Butlins. Add trees. Replace Redcoats with "Activity Leaders" in North Face. Swap karaoke for artisanal pottery workshops. Charge premium. Profit. Still had a blast though! #BoujieBritishHolidays
Just back from 5 days at Center Parcs Woburn Forest: a forested kingdom of scooters, splash zones, overpriced theme restaurants, and relentless soft play. It’s basically boujie Butlins—and I say that with love. 1/5
May 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Just back from 5 days at Center Parcs Woburn Forest: a forested kingdom of scooters, splash zones, overpriced theme restaurants, and relentless soft play. It’s basically boujie Butlins—and I say that with love. 1/5
On my journeys to and from #EVEFanfest2025 in Reykjavík, I ended up watching *four* movies. That’s two more than I usually watch in a whole quarter. Airplanes are basically Netflix purgatory with turbulence. Here’s how it went:
May 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
On my journeys to and from #EVEFanfest2025 in Reykjavík, I ended up watching *four* movies. That’s two more than I usually watch in a whole quarter. Airplanes are basically Netflix purgatory with turbulence. Here’s how it went:
Pat m'f'kkin Garratt is writing about vidjagaemz again, muddy funsters! I am OTT excited to see this absoulte LEGEND spit fire once again. This is the best industry news ALL DECADE!
We are excited to launch Knowledge – the ultimate insider resource for professionals working in games from the team behind Edge Magazine, headed by @patlike.bsky.social and @mariedeal.bsky.social
📬 The first edition drops today, get it in your inbox every Friday: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter
📬 The first edition drops today, get it in your inbox every Friday: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter
April 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Pat m'f'kkin Garratt is writing about vidjagaemz again, muddy funsters! I am OTT excited to see this absoulte LEGEND spit fire once again. This is the best industry news ALL DECADE!
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EVE Frontier - the world's first MMMOSSHRPG.
April 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
EVE Frontier - the world's first MMMOSSHRPG.
Today is an #anamanaguchi day. Lo-fi chip-tune infused indie sleaze FTW 🎶
April 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Today is an #anamanaguchi day. Lo-fi chip-tune infused indie sleaze FTW 🎶
Hang about... When did Stüssy clothing become a thing again?
What's next? Bleubolt jeans? Airwalk skate shoes?
Ah well, I always wanted to wear Stüssy as a kid so I've bought this ridiculously overpriced zip-up hoodie.
What's next? Bleubolt jeans? Airwalk skate shoes?
Ah well, I always wanted to wear Stüssy as a kid so I've bought this ridiculously overpriced zip-up hoodie.
March 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Hang about... When did Stüssy clothing become a thing again?
What's next? Bleubolt jeans? Airwalk skate shoes?
Ah well, I always wanted to wear Stüssy as a kid so I've bought this ridiculously overpriced zip-up hoodie.
What's next? Bleubolt jeans? Airwalk skate shoes?
Ah well, I always wanted to wear Stüssy as a kid so I've bought this ridiculously overpriced zip-up hoodie.
Seems I can often tell if a game’s Asian or Western just from the trailer's English VO. Asian games lean into determined, impassioned, theatrical delivery, while Western ones favour mumbling, stumbling, and poignant pauses. Neither is better—just different styles. Not a hard rule, just a pet theory!
February 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Seems I can often tell if a game’s Asian or Western just from the trailer's English VO. Asian games lean into determined, impassioned, theatrical delivery, while Western ones favour mumbling, stumbling, and poignant pauses. Neither is better—just different styles. Not a hard rule, just a pet theory!
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DO NOT EMAIL PR IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A JOB.
I have no way to evaluate your 2D art. Everything more complicated than the Cool S looks like magic to me.
I have no way to evaluate your 2D art. Everything more complicated than the Cool S looks like magic to me.
January 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
DO NOT EMAIL PR IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A JOB.
I have no way to evaluate your 2D art. Everything more complicated than the Cool S looks like magic to me.
I have no way to evaluate your 2D art. Everything more complicated than the Cool S looks like magic to me.
We now have a verified Bluesky account for @eveonline.com! Niiiiice 😍
January 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
We now have a verified Bluesky account for @eveonline.com! Niiiiice 😍
Brave is so much better than Chrome it's not even funny, and I say this as a web browser/email client junkie whose daily drivers are still Firefox and eM Client.
January 16, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Brave is so much better than Chrome it's not even funny, and I say this as a web browser/email client junkie whose daily drivers are still Firefox and eM Client.
Had my first proper session on #TheWitcher3 on my PC since upgrading my GFX card + CPU and IMHO the difference in fidelity between it and the PS5 version is gigantic! Playing at 144 FPS with full ray tracing, all settings on ultra/max and DLSS on Quality makes everything eye-wateringly gorgeous 🥹🤩
January 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Had my first proper session on #TheWitcher3 on my PC since upgrading my GFX card + CPU and IMHO the difference in fidelity between it and the PS5 version is gigantic! Playing at 144 FPS with full ray tracing, all settings on ultra/max and DLSS on Quality makes everything eye-wateringly gorgeous 🥹🤩
An excellent technique that would also apply to gate review feedback.
Alright here is a games journalism tip that was drummed into me when I was 19 and did work experience at a magazine: do not use the words 'mechanic', 'gameplay' or 'narrative'. When you reach for one, you usually have something specific in mind, so say the specific thing instead.
December 23, 2024 at 8:31 PM
An excellent technique that would also apply to gate review feedback.