James Parker

James Parker

@jamesgroundshatter.bsky.social

Knights in Tight Spaces. Fights in Tight Spaces. Ground Shatter director, Bristol Games Hub minister without portfolio. Mostly talking Turtles, Statham, Wick.

624 Followers 498 Following 573 Posts Joined Jul 2023
6 hours ago
✨ "How a small indie hit #1 New & Trending with a Steam Demo: Lessons from a horror game" – Helen Carmichael
✨ "How we grew a niche indie game to 120k wishlists" – Jarvs Tasker
✨ "You matter as much as your game" – Steve Stopps
✨ "A publishers perspective: what actually happens inside an indie publisher?" – Ross Griffith
✨ "Accessibility for indies" – Harriet Frayling
✨ "Insert Credits Here: VGEC and passing the cultural test" – Jacob Heayes

Thrilled to announce the indie game marketing/biz event – IMPACT! Indie Games – is back for 2026!

May 21st, StrangeBrew, Bristol

The first talks are live, below!

And tickets are now available! luma.com/ky59amg7

#gamedev #events

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I don't know what professionals used, but AMOS was the thing for home users to be able to make all sorts of things (there was a latter variant called Easy Amos, which was very much part of my gamedev journey).

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Heat-resistant up to 500 degrees C
Pliable, returns to it's original shape
Anti-skid, anti-glue

Getting back into online dating, what do you think of my profile?

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4 days ago

Sounds like US foreign policy to me!

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4 days ago

New gameshow idea "Daily Challenge": sportsmen Elliot Daly, Tom Daly, and Daley Thompson compete every morning to complete a run of Slay The Spire.

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5 days ago
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‘Slow Horses’ Maker See-Saw Adapting ‘Lovejoy’ Novels For TV 30 Years After Popular BBC Series Starring Ian McShane 'Lovejoy', the BBC show, is returning To TV from See-Saw Films 30 years after the end of the Ian McShane starring drama about an antiques dealer.

Then prepare to have never been more morally conflicted:

deadline.com/2026/03/love...

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1 week ago

I was listening to an audio book last night and the reader pronounced "gif" like "jif" and I've never been pulled so quickly out of a story.

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That's a wrap on Steam Next Fest!

Thank you to all everyone who picked up the Fogpiercer demo and supported the fantastic work that @MadCookiesGames is doing on the game. The demo will remain available on Steam so you can keep slamming runs to your heart's content. 🚂🧡

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1 week ago

If you're after sweet, sweet visuals, don't miss out on one of the best human artists around on a rare period of being available for work.

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1 week ago
I editted a Youtube Title to read: "Here's all the Easter Eggs we found in Jo Nesbo's Detective Hole" and then I took a screenshot because - as ever - I am a cheeky scamp
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1 week ago

I managed to parse it correctly only on the third attempt. For a while I thought there was a man called Rich and he was very excited by the new horse game.

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1 week ago

Heavens to Betsy! Off the scale vibes.

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Standing room only* for the Bristol Games Hub marketing meet up (*it is popular, but also there are no chairs)

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1 week ago

Oh, you make games do you? Well, what are you working on right now? I suppose you'd like to exhibit it at a cool games event in Bristol later in the year?

Answer these questions and more (and asked a lot less aggressively) in this great questionnaire, and then maybe I'll play your game at Impact!

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2 weeks ago
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Man admits stealing Fabergé egg and watch worth £2m in London Enzo Conticello stole a handbag, containing the items, in Soho, Southwark Crown Court hears.

Nothing at all suspicious about someone carrying a £2m Fabergé Egg around and then it "getting stolen" and then it "going missing"

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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2 weeks ago

Game of the year candidate for whatever year it releases (I haven't played the new demo but every version I have played is the best)

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2 weeks ago
Text from a website (that, in retrospect is about fixing things in your home not medical conditions) that says "Signs your fridge hole is blocked:"

Me, trying out one of those new fangled AI doctors

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3 weeks ago

Google maps used to direct cars down a set of steps near our house, which ended up being a lot less like the Italian Job as you might hope

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3 weeks ago
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MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls | Unbreakable X-Men Trailer YouTube video by Marvel Entertainment

I will buy MARVEL Tōkon day one and bounce off it hard on day three when I realise that neither my thumbs nor my brain will never move quickly enough, but I will love it unconditionally nevertheless.

youtu.be/uQbnQJ8_mEY

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3 weeks ago

If you're an "independent researcher" hell-bent on proving that video games are addictive, get your clipboard ready and check this out:

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3 weeks ago
LUGE 2026

LUGE 2026

LEFT / RIGHT / SHIFT TO BRAKE

stecurran.com/LUGE2026/

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1 month ago
A screenshot where I did the thing outlined in the post!

Did you know that if you line up Steve Buscemi's Wikipedia page correctly you can make it look like his head is on Ethan Coen's body?

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1 month ago
Silica gel - do not eat. It's the same joke as I did at Christmas.

Stocked up on snacks for the Superbowl

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1 month ago
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Meet Dan🙋

🛠️He fixes problems.
🔭From a distance...with very good intentions 😌

Spot the problem 🔍
Take the shot 🎯
Make things right 🌟

A wholesome, non-violent hidden object game where every shot helps, not harms 💛

🎮 Play the Sniper Dan Demo on Steam Now!
https://bit.ly/3NObgRR

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1 month ago

We've done a new game! If you like one or more of:
* Tower defence
* Scottish Space Dwarves
* Retro vibes
You should check this out right now!

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1 month ago

My plans for an elaborate crime were thwarted by the offspring of the star of My Cousin Vinny.

I would have gotten away with it too if it hadn't been for those Pesci kids!

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1 month ago

"Imma put these varmints in a separate folder"
- Yosemite Spam Filter

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1 month ago

I guess we've just learned what my attention span is these days!

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1 month ago
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Hi Ed, I don't see any content on that page either on PC or Mobile

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1 month ago

Me talking about AI: But all it can do is endlessly regurgitate old material it can never create anything original!

Humans:

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