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/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/3msqvol6fos2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3msq5swcjak2sI'll be popping up on @telltalegames.bsky.social 's Choices Matter Festival (launches today from 6pm BST) speaking to Patrick & Siim-Kosmos @zaumstudio.bsky.social about their new game Zero Parades! The chat will go live on the Steam fest page 8pm BST today & I'll upload it to my YouTube later on.10 Aug 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq5swcjak2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3msq54ypuds2sA new Crowns and Pawns game has been announced! Crowns and Pawns Amber Road is coming to PC as a brand new point and click road adventure in Lithuania and across Europe! Check out the announcement trailer! https://youtu.be/cMOB-k5tCl4?is=BupB_fzBD-kutrbm10 Aug 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq54ypuds2shttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3msgjr4nc6225The interview with Ron about this will take place next week! So send your questions for him (about TWP 2, please 😄) in the comments of the video and I'll pick a few. Anything like "WhY DiD YoU MEsS Up MoNKeY IsLAnD" is an instant ignore 😄 [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgjr4nc6225https://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3msbd2lf5is2jJust a little joke, this permanent tattoo!! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5dq9qy6xvo04 Aug 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbd2lf5is2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3ms4pcukmmc2jThimbleweed Park 2 is coming - so what's it about & how come Ron Gilbert is making another point-n-click after he moved away from them? Here's my thoughts & reaction - more importantly if you have qs for Ron, drop them in the video comments as I'll be speaking to him soon! https://youtu.be/3ZRR4b8Gj_0?si=UH9sYUSbaVAogJiF02 Aug 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4pcukmmc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mrtxenil322xRemember when Ron told me he had been playing around with a Thimbleweed Park prequel? The new TWP will be "not a prequel not a sequel" but... we'll see! You can get that full interview here - https://youtu.be/YULGsutCIM0?is=VJibVDcc5reXaQpl [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2026 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrtxenil322xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mrtx75nojk2xThimbleweed Park 2 has been officially announced! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4932120/Thimbleweed_Park_2/30 Jul 2026 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrtx75nojk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mrrmfwr7mk2fExcited to crack into this by @ultrabrilliant.xyz later! Loved Alien Isolation and v much looking forward to checking out the second at Gamescom this year!29 Jul 2026 09:29 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrmfwr7mk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mrnd5omecc2jIf you've been enjoying the deduction game The Incident At Galley House don't forget to check out my (spoiler-free!) interview with the devs (two of whom also made The Roottrees Are Dead)! https://youtu.be/y2hWRFTY7PI?si=tUs02-H2IdqLdb7s @eviltrout.com27 Jul 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnd5omecc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mrcxyorr2k2jCould rising costs mean people stop needing consoles and play through cloud gaming? Amazon's Head of Gaming Jeff Gattis told me he can see this happening over the next few years. Unsurprising given he's in charge of Luna - but could this be the way gaming's going? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9803j74091o23 Jul 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcxyorr2k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/cressup.bsky.social/post/3mrbfbgjrwc25@limmy.com just to prove this did happen 🥲22 Jul 2026 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:gtytavw45fmraxnv7msgqbvm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbfbgjrwc25