BBC journo interested in gaming, tech and culture | ⭐ MCV Women in Games 2026 Journalism Impact Nominee | 🕹️ Adventure game lover and streamer! twitch.tv/cressup | https://linktr.ee/lauracress | Work email: firstname.lastname@bbc.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mvj6ripvus2zGlad to see, but this really should not have happened in the first place! Can only imagine the stress Dave and Richard were under with this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Sep 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj6ripvus2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mvixd3a7ak25(And now the real game begins)14 Sep 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvixd3a7ak25https://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3muwqh2uivc2tIt's close but got to be The End for me! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwqh2uivc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3muv5yz7a2k2qPHEW! This was an extreme challenge but we did it!!06 Sep 2026 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3muv5yz7a2k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3muudfrkkls2aCharles Cecil chatted all things Broken Sword with me at Gamescom! - When's Broken Sword 2 Reforged coming out? - What's happening with new Broken Sword - Parzival's Stone? All this answered and more - plus TANGENTS! Here's my fav bit 😅 https://youtu.be/LyeDMd9p9-Y?si=1SAy7ku9KKJZrsom06 Sep 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3muudfrkkls2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3muu56wypsk2tYou asked and I delivered! New chat with Charles Cecil at Gamescom about Broken Sword new (Parzival's Stone) and old (BS2 Reforged) out in about an hour at 4pm BST! Notify yourself when the video goes live here - https://youtu.be/LyeDMd9p9-Y?si=GgBLnyD1KgbBhPhC06 Sep 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3muu56wypsk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3murysncm6s2sThanks to Jon McKellan of Screen Burn Interactive and Motoi Okamoto, Silent Hill's Series Producer for speaking to me at Gamescom about their next game Silent Hill Townfall which is based in Scotland! https://youtu.be/GXWxE2xnlsg?is=HsNpbANgDyMiHKf5 @konamina.bsky.social #silenthill #gaming05 Sep 2026 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3murysncm6s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mukg56j6bc25Can't speak for each outlet but feels like we've hopefully got lots of great coverage planned for GTA coming up on the BBC - I get the sentiment about TV coverage / bulletins specifically though. That said the BBC did cover Lost Records & it came out in 2025 so can't see the correlation to GTA!02 Sep 2026 17:04 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukg56j6bc25https://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mug363rmmc2pDouble Fine's new Kickstarter is live https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doublefine/amnesia-fortnight-2026-indie-reboot/31 Aug 2026 23:37 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mug363rmmc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mudg4k3nqk2mMissed this little silly30 Aug 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudg4k3nqk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mtyu5szzv22uMy exclusive interview with Xbox CEO Asha Sharma up now - video to come https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17jlngexy9o?app-referrer=deep-link26 Aug 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyu5szzv22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mtwkxa4ufk2y25 Aug 2026 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwkxa4ufk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mtuzp4jbyk2oThis is the face of someone with a long day of travelling to Gamescom (and then being at Gamescom) ahead of them25 Aug 2026 04:55 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtuzp4jbyk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mttlqbztuk2mGetting some cuddles before I head off to Gamescom! Hope to see plenty of people there :)24 Aug 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttlqbztuk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mtobhi5td22tBig Walk is my GOTY (so far). What a beautiful, joyful adventure with friends. Not since Outer Wilds has a game genuinely surprised me and made me excited about the unknowns ahead. Amazing work @househouse.com22 Aug 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtobhi5td22thttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mtoapkf6v22tGreat piece by my colleague @tomrichardson.bsky.social about the GTA leaks and their potential impact for Rockstar https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c07r3183gn3o22 Aug 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoapkf6v22thttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mtgow222zk26Have been enjoying Big Walk, though my patience is being tested 😅19 Aug 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgow222zk26https://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mtbu3jocfs2uRemember when Amazon used to be a bookseller? https://www.404media.co/we-tracked-a-shipment-of-rare-books-it-ended-at-an-amazon-ai-training-facility/17 Aug 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbu3jocfs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mt7nzshvok2rRon Gilbert gave me more details about Thimbleweed Park 2! - The mysterious investor is not famous + not Monkey Island fan Elijah Wood - The game's setting will not be restricted to the mansion - The traditional verb interface is being redesigned Full interview here - https://youtu.be/S4FROstxrO4?si=SoZU8W9_cu2i9jDJ16 Aug 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7nzshvok2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mt7koq5rtc2rChat with Ron Gilbert on all things Thimbleweed Park 2 going live in an hour (6pm BST) - you can remind yourself here: youtu.be/S4FROstxrO4 https://youtu.be/S4FROstxrO416 Aug 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7koq5rtc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mt75xrgnbk2rThe chat with Ron Gilbert about all things Thimbleweed Park 2 went well, he is a lovely guy and always a pleasure to speak to! Hoping to get it up at around 6pm BST today, will post on here when live but if you sub to the channel you'll also get an alert! www.youtube.com/@Cressup https://www.youtube.com/@Cressup16 Aug 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt75xrgnbk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mt2osfrukk2cChatting to Ron Gilbert about Thimbleweed Park 2 in a few hours. Read up on his dev blog and tell me if you have any questions for him! Video will go up Sunday evening BST https://youtube.com/@cressup?si=agqexeAZFxdUh9VH [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2osfrukk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3msxnav6vmc2vMy life is just countless moments of trying to fully recall and reproduce the rap from Kelis's Millionaire and then some other things happening in-between.13 Aug 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxnav6vmc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3msxiqg3abk2fI was wondering on stream last night what to call Big Walk's more refined version of the "friendslop" games we've been seeing. @schillingc.bsky.social's "friendgourmet" might be the closest to it in hie @eurogamer.bsky.social review... https://www.eurogamer.net/big-walk-review13 Aug 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxiqg3abk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3msurwlbves2bI'll be streaming this showcase tonight from 8pm BST, excited to learn more about some of the indie games on offer! twitch.tv/cressup [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2026 09:11 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msurwlbves2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3msqvol6fos2aJoin me at Dublin airport as my flight is delayed by 2 and a half hours and I try and find a place that still serves a pint of Guinness10 Aug 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqvol6fos2a