Wayne Emanuel
@wayneemanuel.bsky.social
Director & Founder of CTRL+IMPACT Consultancy | Co-host of Games of Note Podcast | Trustee for JingleJam | Ex-Gaming Lead @ TikTok & War Child UK | Posting mostly about 90s/2000s era Arcade Games, NGO work & a dash of Infinity Nikki
Fighting EXLayer is now £0.89 on Steam & PSN: store.steampowered.com/app/871200/F...
FIGHTING EX LAYER on Steam
After a long wait, Arika's EX characters gather once again for another exciting battle! Kairi, Skullomania, Blaire, Pullum and the others are all back with the latest graphics. And this time they're b...
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November 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Fighting EXLayer is now £0.89 on Steam & PSN: store.steampowered.com/app/871200/F...
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The @trevorproject.bsky.social is back as one of our charities this year, and we're so proud to be supporting them.
With your donations, you'll continue to enable them to provide 24/7 crisis intervention services to LGBTQ+ young people - backed by research, education, advocacy, and peer support.
With your donations, you'll continue to enable them to provide 24/7 crisis intervention services to LGBTQ+ young people - backed by research, education, advocacy, and peer support.
October 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The @trevorproject.bsky.social is back as one of our charities this year, and we're so proud to be supporting them.
With your donations, you'll continue to enable them to provide 24/7 crisis intervention services to LGBTQ+ young people - backed by research, education, advocacy, and peer support.
With your donations, you'll continue to enable them to provide 24/7 crisis intervention services to LGBTQ+ young people - backed by research, education, advocacy, and peer support.
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No child should have to endure what children in Gaza have faced.
Kieran King, our Head of Humanitarian, spoke to The Guardian about the devastating impact this war has had on children and families, and the vital work we are doing to support them:
bit.ly/3KKVG7N
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Kieran King, our Head of Humanitarian, spoke to The Guardian about the devastating impact this war has had on children and families, and the vital work we are doing to support them:
bit.ly/3KKVG7N
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No family, no stability, no social fabric: the anguish of Gaza’s wounded orphans
As the number of WCNSFs – wounded child no surviving family – grows, charities struggle to find adults to look after them
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October 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
No child should have to endure what children in Gaza have faced.
Kieran King, our Head of Humanitarian, spoke to The Guardian about the devastating impact this war has had on children and families, and the vital work we are doing to support them:
bit.ly/3KKVG7N
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Kieran King, our Head of Humanitarian, spoke to The Guardian about the devastating impact this war has had on children and families, and the vital work we are doing to support them:
bit.ly/3KKVG7N
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When frozen food suggests for you to refer to your air fryer manual for timings
a cartoon dog is standing in front of a brick building in the rain
ALT: a cartoon dog is standing in front of a brick building in the rain
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October 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
When frozen food suggests for you to refer to your air fryer manual for timings
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Been talking about this trend for years when it comes to games spending. Why are there premium gamepads, $149 collector's editions, Pro consoles and general rising prices? Because the price-insensitive, affluent players are the ones doing more of the spending as everyone else shifts more to f2p.
things are getting more expensive because only rich people are spending. The top 10% of earners ($250k as a household) make up half of all consumer spending in the US. So, everything is being priced for them while Xbox leaves everyone else behind. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Top 10% of Earners Drive a Growing Share of US Consumer Spending
Wealthy consumers continue to account for a growing share of US consumer spending, highlighting the lopsided strength of the economy as a slowdown in hiring and wariness among other income cohorts rai...
www.bloomberg.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Been talking about this trend for years when it comes to games spending. Why are there premium gamepads, $149 collector's editions, Pro consoles and general rising prices? Because the price-insensitive, affluent players are the ones doing more of the spending as everyone else shifts more to f2p.
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But like - if you like books there are nice bookshops to go. If you like board games there are board game cafes. We have … PAX events? Gamescom? It’s hardly widening the circle. Our curators are twitch streamers; again, okay if you’re in that culture already but totally weird if not
September 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
But like - if you like books there are nice bookshops to go. If you like board games there are board game cafes. We have … PAX events? Gamescom? It’s hardly widening the circle. Our curators are twitch streamers; again, okay if you’re in that culture already but totally weird if not
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I threw Vaporwave Pinball & Hellscreen into a bundle on again for the Brutal Indies Steam showcase & I have sold more copies this last 2 days then the entire year combined!
Get both my games for less then 5 quid / 6 dollars and see what the fuss is about.
store.steampowered.com/app/2465930/...
Get both my games for less then 5 quid / 6 dollars and see what the fuss is about.
store.steampowered.com/app/2465930/...
September 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I threw Vaporwave Pinball & Hellscreen into a bundle on again for the Brutal Indies Steam showcase & I have sold more copies this last 2 days then the entire year combined!
Get both my games for less then 5 quid / 6 dollars and see what the fuss is about.
store.steampowered.com/app/2465930/...
Get both my games for less then 5 quid / 6 dollars and see what the fuss is about.
store.steampowered.com/app/2465930/...
Not sure which one to build next, I'd like to do Sahelanthropus but the paint job looks tough...
September 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Not sure which one to build next, I'd like to do Sahelanthropus but the paint job looks tough...
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Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
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This tweet aged gracefully. In 2021 I was asked to do NFTs. 4 weeks of work for $1 million. I got harassed for months by cryptobros for saying no. The project went ahead without me and the offer was legit.
NFTs were and are a grift, peddled by the same techbros as AI
NFTs were and are a grift, peddled by the same techbros as AI
August 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This tweet aged gracefully. In 2021 I was asked to do NFTs. 4 weeks of work for $1 million. I got harassed for months by cryptobros for saying no. The project went ahead without me and the offer was legit.
NFTs were and are a grift, peddled by the same techbros as AI
NFTs were and are a grift, peddled by the same techbros as AI
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💫 The #GatheringforGood 2025 auction and prize draw in partnership with @jinglejam.co.uk is now open!
Bid now to own unique #MTGxFINALFANTASY cards signed by the amazing voice actors - all in support of our work with children affected by conflict: bit.ly/3U5v1UP
Bid now to own unique #MTGxFINALFANTASY cards signed by the amazing voice actors - all in support of our work with children affected by conflict: bit.ly/3U5v1UP
August 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
💫 The #GatheringforGood 2025 auction and prize draw in partnership with @jinglejam.co.uk is now open!
Bid now to own unique #MTGxFINALFANTASY cards signed by the amazing voice actors - all in support of our work with children affected by conflict: bit.ly/3U5v1UP
Bid now to own unique #MTGxFINALFANTASY cards signed by the amazing voice actors - all in support of our work with children affected by conflict: bit.ly/3U5v1UP
Adding Lucy from Cyberpunk Edge Runners makes me want to play Strive, despite knowing that I can't play Strive.
August 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Adding Lucy from Cyberpunk Edge Runners makes me want to play Strive, despite knowing that I can't play Strive.
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Games of Note: #4 - Dear Esther (2012)
No combat, just story; we discuss Dear Esther in the latest Games of Note podcast!
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No combat, just story; we discuss Dear Esther in the latest Games of Note podcast!
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July 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Games of Note: #4 - Dear Esther (2012)
No combat, just story; we discuss Dear Esther in the latest Games of Note podcast!
Listen & subscribe via;
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3r8K8y2...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
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No combat, just story; we discuss Dear Esther in the latest Games of Note podcast!
Listen & subscribe via;
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3r8K8y2...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
RSS Feed: feeds.acast.com/public/shows...
Milestone birthday today 😅
July 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Milestone birthday today 😅
Happy 30th Anniversary to Gundam Wing!
July 27, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Happy 30th Anniversary to Gundam Wing!
Wow, I don't even like the Spice Girls but you know that would have been entertaining!
There was going to be a Spice Girls anime, but they cancelled it. We were fucking ROBBED.
July 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Wow, I don't even like the Spice Girls but you know that would have been entertaining!
Hurrah!
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Still Wakes the Deep Studio The Chinese Room Announces Management Buyout, Gaining Independence from Sumo Digital - IGN
The Chinese Room, the acclaimed British indie studio behind last year's oil rig horror game Still Wakes the Deep, has now officially cut ties with its former parent company Sumo Digital.
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July 21, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Hurrah!
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I refuse to buy any booster packs.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................unless they do Endless Waltz
I know nothing about Magic the Gathering but when I saw the shop had the Gundam Card Game, I couldn't say no.
July 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I refuse to buy any booster packs.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................unless they do Endless Waltz
Putting this out there: please let me come on to your podcast or talk at your event! It was a challenge or more work than it was worth to it this previously (cough) but now i can do whatever I want (whoo) so bring on the invites!
July 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Putting this out there: please let me come on to your podcast or talk at your event! It was a challenge or more work than it was worth to it this previously (cough) but now i can do whatever I want (whoo) so bring on the invites!
My favourite episode so far, probably because it felt like we got to talk more business in this one 😅
Games of Note: #3 - Farmville (2009)
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Listen & subscribe via;
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5Xld...
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
RSS Feed: feeds.acast.com/public/shows...
Games of Note: #3 - FarmVille (2009)
Podcast Episode · Games of Note · 07/17/2025 · 58m
podcasts.apple.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
My favourite episode so far, probably because it felt like we got to talk more business in this one 😅
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Very smart people have been saying this for a while
Unfortunately, retention is being used as an excuse for predatory practices and genuinely very dark stuff.
This isn't a retention based on respect, care, transparency, and quality.
I wish.
Unfortunately, retention is being used as an excuse for predatory practices and genuinely very dark stuff.
This isn't a retention based on respect, care, transparency, and quality.
I wish.
July 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Very smart people have been saying this for a while
Unfortunately, retention is being used as an excuse for predatory practices and genuinely very dark stuff.
This isn't a retention based on respect, care, transparency, and quality.
I wish.
Unfortunately, retention is being used as an excuse for predatory practices and genuinely very dark stuff.
This isn't a retention based on respect, care, transparency, and quality.
I wish.
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The attention economy is saturated and has been for a *while*.
We're no longer in an economy of audience-growth, but of audience-retention.
We're no longer in an economy of audience-growth, but of audience-retention.
Are 'unreasonable investor expectations' the cause of poor video game market conditions?
Are 'unreasonable investor expectations' the cause of poor video game market conditions?
Developers say investors, specifically investors with mismanaged expectations, are to blame for the major industry downturn since 2022.
www.gamedeveloper.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The attention economy is saturated and has been for a *while*.
We're no longer in an economy of audience-growth, but of audience-retention.
We're no longer in an economy of audience-growth, but of audience-retention.
Had an awesome set of matches with a player in SF 3rd Strike on Arcade Club Leeds on their SEGA Versus City cab.
Having online is nice but it simply cannot compare with in-person matches and the ability to interact after each match.
Having online is nice but it simply cannot compare with in-person matches and the ability to interact after each match.
July 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Had an awesome set of matches with a player in SF 3rd Strike on Arcade Club Leeds on their SEGA Versus City cab.
Having online is nice but it simply cannot compare with in-person matches and the ability to interact after each match.
Having online is nice but it simply cannot compare with in-person matches and the ability to interact after each match.
More positive news like this please!
Summer Games Done Quick just helped raise more than $2.4 million for charity
And there are still plenty or runs worth watching back right now
www.pcgamesn.com/blue-prince/...
And there are still plenty or runs worth watching back right now
www.pcgamesn.com/blue-prince/...
July 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
More positive news like this please!