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Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · 1d

Time to download Too Good To Go...

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

A quiet bite in: Charlie Bigham launches £29.95 ready meals for home diners

Supermarket supplier says new pricier range is still cheaper than bill for a night out at a restaurant

www.theguardian.com

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Debug Magazine @debugmag.com · 13d

Debug and Debug++ subscribers can now access all their digital magazines in one place...

Not a subscriber? No problem. You can see all the digital issues you own here, too!

A screenshot from the Debug website displaying the Magazine Library, with covers from Debug magazine

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Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · 15d

New issue! Hope you like purple.

Debug Magazine @debugmag.com · 15d

The folks at @galaxiesshow.com spill the beans on their upcoming showcase, Silver Script Games discuss recording at Abbey Road, and MCV/Develop editor @limeyotoko.bsky.social tells us about his foray into gamedev.

Yes, all of that and more in Debug++ 25.10 - Out now!

Subscribe for free: debug.plus

An image taken from above, featuring Debug++ 25.10 - Including a cover image with Galaxies Showcase, and an internal spread featuring Hologram Ghost

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Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · 26d

Pondering #EliteDangerous:

What if CMDRs could opt out of weekly gameplay ARX and rather that it being lost to the ether, it was put in a big pot and either raffled or converted into $$$ and given to charity?

I dunno, but with 60k stuff soon to be available, 400 is bordering on contemptuous ;)

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Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Sep 13

Tuned in to the tail end of #TheLastNightoftheProms (expecting #MOTD) and it cheers my heart that at this bastion of conservative patriotism there were more EU flags being waved that Union Jacks. Was it always ever thus?

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Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Sep 7

The "new type of mining" is an anti-climax, but just going on aesthetics I can't wait to climb aboard and pew-pew some 'roids. Hopefully the game's second dedicated mining ship won't take as long to arrive as the first! - CMDR Righton

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Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Aug 14

3 days to decide if I want to stick with, ugh, beetroot or go back to boring black. Still hoping for the last minute addition of a national socialist Amstrad grey option 😉

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Debug Magazine @debugmag.com · Aug 14

Our free games industry magazine Debug++ has a Physical Edition and it’s shipping today!

If you want to contribute, be featured, or have comments and suggestions please chat to editor @zptr.bsky.social

Get you copy: debug.plus

Debug++ @debug.plus · Aug 14

Debug++ Physical Edition is in the house! It’s looking 🔥

Don’t forget you can get your copy for free! Just cover shipping @ debug.plus

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Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Aug 13

Just got back from having the father-in-law looking after the kids for 4 days and the place looks like 3 children have been home alone rather than two left with a responsible adult.

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Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Aug 2

Never say never but I find myself spending as much time editing an episode as I would a mag. I need to be less fussy. I do have a couple of half-eps recorded. I should do something with them one of these days

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Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Aug 1

You don't have to be an all-in-one #indiedev or coder, btw. Maybe you're all about the pixels, or the words, or a tunesmith, or, like me, wrangle content for others to ogle over (or whatever the aural equivalent is). You just need to identify as indie and have a god-like hero in your chosen field.

Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Jul 31

I really should crack on with the next ish of @debug.plus, which means I need to find another victim/subject for this soon-to-be series.

So, if you're an #indiedev that sees themselves more on the left of this pic, who might be the person on the right that you'd like to quiz?

Image from Debug++ magazine with Eric Barone on the right, and relative unknown indiedev Kye Cavender on the left.

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One Life Left @onelifeleft.com · Jul 31

You heard about it on OLL, now go and check it out! Go on!!

#GameDev

Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Jul 21

The mag I've been working on, @debug.plus, is out. It's free, full of #indiedev insight, and I think quite good. Check it out so I can do another one.

Debug Magazine @debugmag.com · Jul 21

Introducing Debug++

The free games industry magazine from the Debug team. Out now!

🎮 Dev deep-dives
🧠 Industry insight
👀 Stories behind the screens

Subscribe now and read today: debug.plus

#gamedev

Updates: @debug.plus

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Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Jul 31

I really should crack on with the next ish of @debug.plus, which means I need to find another victim/subject for this soon-to-be series.

So, if you're an #indiedev that sees themselves more on the left of this pic, who might be the person on the right that you'd like to quiz?

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Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Jul 31

I'm still resisting varifocals. I'm sure I can hold out.

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Vinny Mainolfi | FREEZE64.com | Commodore 64 @freeze64.bsky.social · Jul 30

The colour proof of the first ever issue of FREEZE-ZX has *just* landed, and it looks gorgeous!
Hopefully the bulk order of print will arrive this time next week, at which point I’ll start posting out pre-orders.
Secure your copy from:
freeze64.com/freezezx-iss...
#ZXSpectrum #Speccy

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Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Jul 30

True, but that's not a deal breaker for Deck of course.

Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Jul 30

Gosh, GFN really is quite good isn't it! I've been comparing #EliteDangerous on Deck through GFN vs native and even sans tweaks it's noticably better. Kind of a shame to use the Deck as a dumb terminal though.

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Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Jul 29

The mealy-mouthed Labour government continually takes 2 steps back for every inch forward. If you believe in a state's right to exist, you don't make it conditional on its neighbour continuing to be genocidal.

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Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Jul 28

Did that paddleboarding thing at the weekend and didn't fall in the water once. I've now convinced myself that I need to get serious; buy my own and start thinking about the next Olympics.

Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Jul 25

I wonder if Chris Wild could be tempted to make Eye of the Moon, or a ZX Midwinter?

Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Jul 22

Feel free to fire me over an email: [email protected]

Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Jul 21

The mag I've been working on, @debug.plus, is out. It's free, full of #indiedev insight, and I think quite good. Check it out so I can do another one.

Debug Magazine @debugmag.com · Jul 21

Introducing Debug++

The free games industry magazine from the Debug team. Out now!

🎮 Dev deep-dives
🧠 Industry insight
👀 Stories behind the screens

Subscribe now and read today: debug.plus

#gamedev

Updates: @debug.plus

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One Life Left @onelifeleft.com · Jul 20

Hello! Our latest episode did indeed feature Mr Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social and he did cover himself in glory despite an incorrect score! 😆

You've still time to get your letters to us before our final episode ahead of the summer hols! Zap 'em to us at teamonelifeleft.com ASAP!

#GameDev

Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Jul 18

Career highlight! I was invited on the @onelifeleft.com podcast this week to talk about a new mag that I've been working on and some old ones that I wish were still around. I might not have covered myself in glory, but I'll score it a 9/10 anyway. www.onelifeleft.com#listen

One Life Left - The World's Longest Running Videogame Radio Show

Presented by Ste Curran and Simon Byron, One Life Left offers a friendly, accessible, easily-distracted look at games and the games industry.

www.onelifeleft.com

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Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Jul 18

Career highlight! I was invited on the @onelifeleft.com podcast this week to talk about a new mag that I've been working on and some old ones that I wish were still around. I might not have covered myself in glory, but I'll score it a 9/10 anyway. www.onelifeleft.com#listen

One Life Left - The World's Longest Running Videogame Radio Show

Presented by Ste Curran and Simon Byron, One Life Left offers a friendly, accessible, easily-distracted look at games and the games industry.

www.onelifeleft.com

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Richie Shoemaker @zptr.bsky.social · Jul 15

Next™, Nexter™, Nextest™

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