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Alex Moore

@oldestpingu.bsky.social

Founder and Design Director of https://mooregames.co.uk Rogue Trooper • AvP2010 • The Persistence http://alexmoore.me.uk

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It’s been a minute since a game I worked on has featured in a magazine, and it still feels awesome :)

24.02.2026 18:26 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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'This Is Endometriosis’ just won a BAFTA - here's where to watch it - RUSSH ‘This Is Endometriosis’ has won a BAFTA, shining a global spotlight on the chronic condition. Here’s where to watch it in Australia.

A short film about endometriosis has won a BAFTA, bringing much needed visibility to the disabling condition.

Endometriosis and adenomyosis robbed me of years of my life.

Countless surgeries, blood transfusions and hospital stays.

Doctors saying it was “no big deal”.

It’s a very big deal:

24.02.2026 05:20 — 👍 597    🔁 202    💬 13    📌 10

It’s been a minute since a game I worked on has featured in a magazine, and it still feels awesome :)

24.02.2026 18:26 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Mid to Senior Game Designer | SI Games We’re an ambitious team, always on the lookout for tenacious talent. If you’re our next signing, make yourself known by applying for this open role.

Who wants to work with me? 👀

www.sports-interactive.com/vacancy/mid-...

12.02.2026 09:28 — 👍 18    🔁 21    💬 1    📌 3

You’ve said players aren’t region locked, so do these events give you an advantage or special valuable items?

If so then - with my game design hat on 😉 - I’d wager it’s a conscious decision to ensure somebody doesn’t rinse each event and gain x3 stuff over someone who only plays at 9pm local

15.02.2026 12:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Of course, it could just be a conscious decision from the dev team, or something they just didn’t think of.

It could also be something that’s gone round 100 times internally and led to decision paralysis, which I’ve seen happen a fair few times 😕

15.02.2026 12:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

2/ Time zones… if there seems to be an obvious solution that hasn’t been used, try to understand what the pitfalls of that solution might be.

Are players region locked? Could they spoof their IP to gain an advantage? Is there a cost to running each event? Etc.

15.02.2026 12:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

1/ It is indeed preferable to have things you’ll want to tweak quickly as an online file that can be checked at boot, but you obviously need to do this in a very secure way so nobody can fake that file and cheat.

15.02.2026 12:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Caveat - I haven’t played Arc Raiders so don’t know the systems you’re asking about, so my answers are going to be “in general”.

15.02.2026 12:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Passengers: Aurora - Fanedit.org

I haven’t watched it but there looks to be a fan edit that follows the story from Aurora’s perspective.

fanedit.org/passengers-a...

14.02.2026 15:22 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
Small grab of the options window from Unreal Game Sync (UGS) which a theme option

Small grab of the options window from Unreal Game Sync (UGS) which a theme option

The version we use has had it since about November... unfortunately it hasn't solved all the world's issues but it doesn't blind us anymore.

06.02.2026 11:56 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Do any of my UK mutuals have recommendations where I can purchase a freelancer contract? Looking for something I can provide clients when hiring me for writing / narrative design and copywriting.

02.02.2026 10:15 — 👍 3    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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Home - Everything Procedural Conference EVERYTHING PROCEDURAL EPC2026 07-10 April 2026 CONFERENCE ON PROCEDURAL GENERATION FOR GAMES CALL FOR SPEAKERS Days Hours Minutes Seconds meet and share knowledge From Tuesday 7 April to Friday 10 Apr...

Planning trip to @everythingproc.bsky.social

If you're into Procedural Generation, techart and tools, it's a lovely niche, little conference in beautiful Breda in the Netherlands.

Well worth checking out for a blast of inspiration and learning

www.everythingprocedural.com
#ProcGen #GameDev

30.01.2026 11:08 — 👍 17    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

Check out what early level design looks like in Trash City Turbo!

24.01.2026 21:16 — 👍 93    🔁 14    💬 3    📌 0
Aethus - Official Cinematic Release Date Trailer
YouTube video by GameTrailers Aethus - Official Cinematic Release Date Trailer

A mysterious corporate mining claim. An engineer on the brink of burnout. The chance for a fresh start, to build something of your own...

Check out the Cinematic Story Trailer for AETHUS right now, launching straight to v1.0 on March 6th, 2026 on Steam!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=31u6...

#GameDev

20.01.2026 18:08 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 1
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Help Our 16 Year Old Boy Access Life Saving Treatment for Friedreich’s Ataxia We are fundraising for medical treatment.

I rarely share things like this, but this is for a friend’s son who needs very specialist treatment that isn’t available in the UK

justgiving.com/campaign/lif...

17.01.2026 17:42 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Chocolate and coffee cake, sliced into

Chocolate and coffee cake, sliced into

The cake was a success 🥳

17.01.2026 13:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

We also only have 1x 8” tin, so I made 2 tiers instead of 3. Both of which looked lovely until I transferred them out and then they deflated ☹️

Hopefully still light enough and will go down well for the birthday it’s for tomorrow! 🙏🏼

Thank you for posting the recipe 😀

16.01.2026 21:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I cut the butter up pretty small and may have started adding it in when the milk mix was still a bit warm 👀

And then just turned the mixer to full blast for a bit. As you said, it’d be impossible by hand.

16.01.2026 21:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I’ve also only just noticed you warned everyone about how long it would take 🤣🤣

I just saw the first tweet and saved it, thought it looked yummy.

16.01.2026 20:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
I made a cake, it took longer than expected

I made a cake, it took longer than expected

Decided to try and make one of these, I really should’ve actually read the recipe before embarking on a 2 hour cake making journey 🤣

The icing is amazing though! Almost like making fudge to start…

Shame my icing skills don’t live up to the taste

16.01.2026 20:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Time in the Game Industry Imagine it's GDC, somewhere in the early 2010's. The show is over, the last talk has been given, you're at a private party, the upstairs room of a nice restaurant.

If we’re going to do crunch discourse again, I already wrote that article:

www.linkedin.com/pulse/time-g...

14.01.2026 14:16 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

We could use some support during these tricky times. We have some great docs coming out in 2026 and by supporting us you get loads of cool stuff like early access to upcoming work, our patron show, bonus podcasts, discord and more.

13.01.2026 17:36 — 👍 131    🔁 46    💬 0    📌 1

The keys on mine are a bit l close for my fingers, so I do press stuff I don’t mean to by accident.

My o key started sticking; swapped the switch to a key I don’t use and it’s been fine since.

But the RGB actually stays on in Win11, unlike my Logitech that keeps turning off while I’m typing 🤦

11.01.2026 21:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Na, just a typo from me 🤦

11.01.2026 11:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I enjoyed Baby’s Breath (the first book in this series) so much I waited until Fallen Fathers was full price before buying it.

Entertaining, great pacing and fun characters - well worth a read at any price!

10.01.2026 22:14 — 👍 21    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

I can’t reply to @radiatoryang.bsky.social on the thread, but huge respect for creating circular holes in cylindrical shapes in qbsp.

I occasionally tinker with a layout for A4, but always give up because I’ve been spoiled making curves in modern engines these days 😭

10.01.2026 13:34 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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We're very excited for Fable 🥲

#bladesong #xbox

09.01.2026 21:01 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.

08.01.2026 20:21 — 👍 467    🔁 512    💬 8    📌 19
50 MOST ANTICIPATED Strategy Games of 2026!
YouTube video by Orbital Potato 50 MOST ANTICIPATED Strategy Games of 2026!

Big thanks to @orbitalpotato.bsky.social for featuring AETHUS in their 50 most-anticipated strategy games coming this year! 👩‍🚀⛏️

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd_I...

02.01.2026 09:26 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0