Henry Stenhouse

This is yet another phenomenal self-own

A fluffy grey cat sleeps in a red Nintendo box with a picture of Mario on it waving his cap

Today's box cat delivered courtesy of Mario himself.

Shogun (the board game) set up on a table

Lost ruins of arnak board game at a board game cafe

A day for the big games 🎲

Me holding Emperor of the Seas by Jack Weatherford

Spending my time off cooking food and reading pretty books. Now if only this cold/migraine hangover would kindly bugger off!

Did not realise that Oink Games was getting into video game publishing too!

Lotta people being encouraged by certain media to rail against environmental protections here (as if that'll fix the numerous planning issues we have in this country) but forget that they help protect us as well as nature

Before, after, and after after. I've got today (mostly) off, so of course that means baking a massive batch of brownies ahead of the Nintendo Direct

Clair Obscur Composer Lorien Testard on the Secret Brushstrokes of the Soundtrack | Restart “I see the game like a giant canvas. I have a canvas to paint with sound and music.”

INTERVIEW: "Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 composer Lorien Testard on the secret brushstrokes of the soundtrack" by @hensten.bsky.social via @restart.run

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Start the summoning circle

it is important to remember that anyone making laws about the internet has never used it in any way that could be considered "normal". These are people who will type m s n dot c o m forward slash i n d e x dot h t m l into an ipad with one finger.

DK grins while stands atop a banandium gem with pauline on his shoulder. Beams of light fall through a forest behind him

Feeling like a big banana #donkeykongbananza

Text: “It's a bit of magic,” admits Testard. “When I look at the characters, I feel invisible emotions, invisible stuff. And I try to put it in my music. So sometimes it's an idea of an instrument, an idea of a melody, or chords, or atmospheric stuff. “For example, if you know Verso, you will understand why it's piano. And if you listen to Gustave, we have the cello, and the voice for Alicia and Maelle. So it's really, when I see the characters, I can hear this instrument in my mind. … I start by that, and then I have a lot of fun to create melodic leitmotif and back and forth to tell invisible stories through the adventure for the players.”

Here's a little snippet:

Really proud of this interview with Clair Obscur composer Lorien Testard. He was fascinating to chat to and had a really intimate connection to the game. A really great conversation.

In what universe was it hated? Really enjoyed it and it put me onto his stuff as a director.

Restart at San Diego Comic Con Day 3 | Restart We wrapped our time at SDCC 2025 with a visit to Artists' Alley, checking fan reactions to Project Hail Mary, chatting with the voice cast for Marvel Rivals, and reminiscing over our favorite moments ...

On our final day of #SDCC2025 Restart's team chatted with Marvel Rivals voice actors, caught fan reactions for Project Hail Mary, and took a stroll down Artists' Alley! #sdcc
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Chloe Kelly ice cold to win it, too! Cracking final ⚽️⚽️⚽️ #euros2025

Frosthaven minis and stands on a table

A working weekend is never ideal, but finding time for a spot of Frosthaven certainly helps!

I tried to beat Sonic at SDCC

Ash, a long haired cat, sits under an upturned cardboard box

Feeling very justified in purchasing a fan because Ash is loving the box as a tunnel

The board game wyrmspan with a dragon card held above the board

Giving Wyrmspan a go for the first time. A lot more going on than Wingspan!

Not the most exciting Lions opener, but it was a nice surprise to see Smith come on at 10 instead of 15!

He speaks truth to the people. Even those not yet ready to heed his word.

A fisheye view of DK grinning as he prepares to grab something

POV: You're the final slice of cake in my fridge.

Bloody sods law that life would hit me the worst migraine in years on DK Bananza day

Two runs, two Nightlords. That's a fine evening of Nightreign!

A cryptic crossword clue highlighted: tornado king condemned as 'unsolvable problem'

Did Superman write this cryptic crossword?

Congrats!

Mario Kart World continues to serve me for dumb edits. This took far longer to film than it really deserves. I hope DK offers me the same idiocy.

Ta! A team with taste, would you believe it.

The Switch Games We Believe Deserve a Switch 2 Upgrade | Restart The Switch 2 upgrades for Zelda and Pokemon have only left the Restart team desperate to see further Switch games get the same special treatment. But which games are most worthy of the Switch 2’s magi...

The Restart team's most-wanted Switch 2 upgrades. In which I continue to ignore Fire Emblem Engage's existence and beg for a Three Houses patch instead.

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