September 30, 2026
I was chatting via email with Tim Stone, wordsmith extraordinaire, about AI development. Since I know he’s a fan of wargames I dropped a single prompt into ChatGPT to demonstrate the latest AI capabilities. It created Cyprus 1974, a somewhat flawed yet also incredibly playable and credible wargame. This isn’t my genre, to play or […]
September 30, 2026
I’ve been exchanging emails with the Compliance team at a key reseller, highlighting that they have a Steam key listed on their site for PhotoBricks. The reason I contacted them is that there are no valid (and unredeemed) keys available for PhotoBricks. I’ve tracked all the ones issued, and revoked any which hadn’t been claimed […]
September 17, 2026
Use of AI in game development has in just the past few months gone from widespread condemnation to ubiquitous adoption. I’m not going to comment on whether that’s a good or bad thing, it’s just the reality of the industry right now. Almost all development teams now use AI. Many composers and sound artists do. […]
August 31, 2026
It’s been in development for many months and there’s a long way still to go, but we wanted to share with you our excitement at a game we’ve been planning since 2017: Those of you who know your geography may recognise South-East England in that logo. If you understand the green dotted lines too, this […]
August 24, 2026
PhotoBricks went on sale two weeks ago. Sales were within projections: low but commensurate with the marketing budget (of £0) and social media activity (none). What I hadn’t expected was a substantial increase in wishlists. I think to convert those I probably need to get enough reviews for a Steam summary of ‘overwhelmingly positive’ or […]
August 10, 2026
It’s been a tough weekend and morning. Knowing I was going to put PhotoBricks on sale today but having to be patient, stick to my planned release window. It’s done now. The game is available for sale: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4539910/PhotoBricks/ I don’t know if anybody’s bought it. Steamworks has plentiful reports, statistics, analysis, I’m just refusing to […]
August 3, 2026
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