BBC journo interested in gaming, tech and culture | ⭐ MCV Women in Games 2025 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/3mlt3hzdjhs25I beg your pardon.14 May 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt3hzdjhs25https://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mlsqa7j76c2tOh my god.14 May 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsqa7j76c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mlso7xmumc2zThoughts on Mixtape - it's basically like if Wes Anderson or John Hughes made What Remains of Edith Finch. It's like Edith Finch if it skipped class to go smoke behind the bike sheds. It's Edith Finch's Day Off. (I liked it, thought it was pretty slick, nothing groundbreaking but decent).14 May 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlso7xmumc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mlq7rbyerc2tIt's true - if you drop the new Steam controller in Big Picture Mode sometimes it lets out a Wilhelm scream. #steam #valve13 May 2026 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlq7rbyerc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mllmopqzrc22Here's your chance to sponsor AdventureX 2026! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllmopqzrc22https://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3ml2c3dqev22eI thought Horsey Game would be the weirdest game I played this year. But then Titanium Court came along! I'm totally in my Weird Game Summer and welcome any more suggestions for freaky little games!04 May 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2c3dqev22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mkxjomucsk2vHer Story's Sam Barlow says his next game is "the most complicated thing we've made yet". Project C, as its called, has a mechanic he's "always wanted to see in games". There's more on that in this big chat with him on my YouTube! Video: youtu.be/h9k1ce9LXi4 @halfmermaid.co https://youtu.be/h9k1ce9LXi403 May 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxjomucsk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mkxjomucsk2vHer Story's Sam Barlow says his next game is "the most complicated thing we've made yet". Project C, as its called, has a mechanic he's "always wanted to see in games". There's more on that in this big chat with him on my YouTube! Video: youtu.be/h9k1ce9LXi4 @halfmermaid.co https://youtu.be/h9k1ce9LXi403 May 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxjomucsk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mksqvmfwvc2bI got the lowdown on the new Steam Controller (and a little update on Steam Machine) from Valve engineer and designers Steve Cardinali and designer Lawrence Yang! https://youtu.be/l647RABAWtE?si=oNMYUap0ehvyCQ5s #gaming #valve #tech #steam @valvesoftware.com01 May 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksqvmfwvc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mkl3ox2ztk24This was a really exciting interview to get as I know Tonda doesn't speak to lots of press, and I've put 105 hours into Blue Prince 😆 Thanks Tonda and @rawfury.bsky.social for making it happen! https://youtu.be/rroQ72EDHI0?si=DM8yusGeMon4neOd @blueprincegame.bsky.social #indie28 Apr 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl3ox2ztk24https://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mkfiaa2g422mThanks to Troy Baker for talking to me about playing Indiana Jones, AI and Naughty Dog's "most complex game ever" aka Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet! https://youtu.be/O2BhakYYSqI?si=azRTcKKcOyTLVlzJ26 Apr 2026 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkfiaa2g422mhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mke2wb7g3k2rI relate to this too much! [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Apr 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mke2wb7g3k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mkaevfh6ic24@lbrty-games.bsky.social heya, when I try & proceed / redo the game on Steam Deck, it doesn't continue / let me reset it just stays on the end screen / black screen. Is there something else I should be doing? I just had to redo the whole tutorial again because it won't let me just restart the island24 Apr 2026 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkaevfh6ic24https://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mk3tks2nts23With just 24 hours to go, the money which would have meant LWS 2 cleared its KS goal has been marked as a scam, meaning it may not be funded after all. Has anyone else ever fallen victim to this with their projects on KS? [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Apr 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3tks2nts23https://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mk3rypcnzk23I love this little kitty.22 Apr 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3rypcnzk23https://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mk3p776zic2lI shall be getting a 7 hour train journey (!) to Norwich on Friday then back on Monday for @debugexpo.com so if you have any recommendations for films / TV series / indie games / short books to entertain myself with please let me know! Or yknow...what sights in Norwich I should be checking out.22 Apr 2026 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3p776zic2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mk3mfksi3k2wThanks to Peter Molyneux for speaking to me ahead of the launch of his new (and supposedly final) game, Masters of Albion https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4glw5nyrggo22 Apr 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3mfksi3k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mk354or43k2c@jezcorden.com hey Jez pinged you an email around the game pass price changes if you're around today at all!22 Apr 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk354or43k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mjpmxxixkc2aRepping blue with Blue Prince creator Tonda Ros on the red carpet!17 Apr 2026 19:12 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpmxxixkc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mjpdmbl3qs2fWe're waiting for the devs and celebs to arrive! #baftagamesawards17 Apr 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpdmbl3qs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mjpcybtzjs2fFollow our updates from the red carpet at this year's BAFTA Games Awards https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cgqkvnwkdp4t?app-referrer=deep-link17 Apr 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpcybtzjs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mjpcf5qvh22fIt's BAFTA Games Awards time!17 Apr 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpcf5qvh22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mj5xspzi6s25Fleabag came out 10 years ago and now I feel very old indeed. https://media.tenor.com/Sts03JLGsQwAAAAC/fleabag-phoebe-waller-bridge.gif?hh=373&ww=49810 Apr 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5xspzi6s25https://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mj5vr6ttfk22This is up now and ALREADY passed its goal! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5vr6ttfk22https://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mj2u7pmwmc2kThe Broken Sword 2 Reforged Kickstarter looks to be launching soon, can get notified here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/revolution-software/broken-sword-smoking-mirror-reforged09 Apr 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2u7pmwmc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mio2cqyjoc2iThank you to @kirstyrigden.bsky.social for speaking to me about their game PowerWash Simulator for the BBC :) And @elliegibson.bsky.social about her amazing world record playing it, @skyhookgames.bsky.social about Lawn Mowing Simulator & @nballou.bsky.social! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj60r2kdnw1o04 Apr 2026 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mio2cqyjoc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mi7dkrhqn22yEnjoy my latest interview with @tom.sokpop.co from Sokpop Collective, the Dutch indie games collective that has put out over 100 indie games, including Grunn! We discuss Sokpop, pricing games cheaply, Grunn and Tom's upcoming remake of his old game Bernband! https://youtu.be/XMfAZ7HpoqE?si=BLTi1CazszgIS9x0 @sokpop.co29 Mar 2026 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7dkrhqn22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mhw4elhspk23V slowly catching up with Silksong. The Widow boss fight feels like this game's Mantis Lords. Just a really fun, tense fight (with an added surprise) where it's all about reaction and learning a pattern to an art. Great stuff! (Yes I'm that weird gamer that likes v hard games & also walking sims 😆)25 Mar 2026 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhw4elhspk23https://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mhth764sts2xWent and visited Peter Molyneux at his studio 22cans today in Guildford for BBC Tech Now, to find out more about Masters of Albion, their next game - and apparently Peter's final one. Can the creator of the god game genre summon one last great hit?24 Mar 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhth764sts2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mhpthlqw2c2s@mrsambarlow.bsky.social hey Sam! I dropped you an email about a potential thing in November, I don't know if you got a chance to see it? Send me a DM here if it's easier, but no worries if you're not around!23 Mar 2026 10:18 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpthlqw2c2s