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@persistentworld.bsky.social

๐Ÿ“ Video game marketing, comms, self-publishing @ ICO Partners โœ๏ธ Worked on Baldur's Gate 3, Orcs Must Die! & Eriksholm ๐Ÿ“ง Reach me on lewis@icopartners.com ๐Ÿ”Ž View just some of my work here https://www.lewisburnell.com/

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Incredibly interested in the Tarkov launch on Steam. A peak of 21,000 is incredibly weak for pioneers of the extraction shooter. Admittedly many will play on their own client, but it's a bad start when you look at the success of Arc.

15.11.2025 14:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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6 days after launch Tavern Keeper is about to hit a daily concurrent record and has already surpassed 1,000 reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive!). Big day!

08.11.2025 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Even in early access, Tavern Keeper already feels like the fantasy pub sim of my dreams It's been in development for over a decade, and all that hard work really shows.

Lovely to see PC Gamer covering Tavern Keeper. Big thanks @chrislivingston.bsky.social www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/ev...

07.11.2025 11:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolute cinema

06.11.2025 11:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks mate! My colleague will reach out regarding Dispatch

05.11.2025 12:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Imagine writing this review knowing that the game clearly states it doesn't support Steam Deck

05.11.2025 10:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Best feeling in the world

05.11.2025 10:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Really difficult to see Dead Static Drive's launch. I've been following the game for years and it has released in a difficult spot. A super busy time of year and it's looking underbaked as far as reviews go. It still looks wonderful, but I'll be holding off on buying - I suspect many now are.

05.11.2025 09:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Blue Gate seems like hell on earth in every match I've been in. Shoot first, ask questions later without fail every single time. I love it ๐Ÿ˜†

04.11.2025 16:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

But green policies are woke??

04.11.2025 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

04.11.2025 10:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lovely to see x2 ICO projects in the top sellers list (Dispatch and Tavern Keeper)

04.11.2025 10:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have been waiting so long for this game

04.11.2025 08:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Over 11 years in the making, undoubtedly the most accomplished, polished management sim I've ever played and it just launched! Congratulations @greenheartgames.bsky.social

03.11.2025 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tavern Keeper ๐Ÿป - A personal letter to the fans - Steam News Hi, I'm Patrick, the Director of Tavern Keeper and I wanted to write you a little letter, shortly before release (and sprinkle a few screenshots from the development throughout). Soon, you can finally...

Tavern Keeper launches today. It has taken 11 years to develop. Here's a wonderful letter from its creator about their journey. store.steampowered.com/news/app/436...

03.11.2025 13:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@laurakbuzz.bsky.social Did you get the answer for Playable Without Timed Inputs?

03.11.2025 11:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@jonhicks.com Do you have a best email I can reach you on please, Jon?

03.11.2025 11:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My son went trick or treating last night and he came home with a grapefruit?!

01.11.2025 18:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So very sorry to hear this, Jade.

22.10.2025 18:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Would love to say hi, Ross, if you've any time while there!

21.10.2025 08:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This looks mega

20.10.2025 16:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh for fucks sake

17.10.2025 13:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gotta pump those numbers, Henry

17.10.2025 09:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can we start with HL3 first?๐Ÿ˜…

16.10.2025 18:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Suiting (Back) Up The developers at AdHoc Studio talk about rising from the ruins of Telltale to create their debut superhero game, Dispatch

Big thanks to GameInformer for this coverage. Great article.

gameinformer.com/feature/2025...

14.10.2025 19:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Any journalists I know heading to Spiel Essen next week?

14.10.2025 16:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hey Wander, after 11 years of development, Tavern Keeper has a demo at Next Fest and it launches on November 3rd. It's the successor to Game Dev Tycoon. I've just emailed you a full game key store.steampowered.com/app/436780/T...

14.10.2025 11:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Huge thank you to Eurogamer ๐Ÿ˜

10.10.2025 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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After 11 years of development, Tavern Keeper is launching on November 3rd. It's the successor to the multi-million selling Game Dev Tycoon. One to watch.

10.10.2025 13:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Please remember what 'on the record' means Let's discuss the role of journalists and journalism in the video game industry.

Great article from @kerrblimey.bsky.social on what "on the record" actually means. A must read. www.gamedeveloper.com/marketing/de...

08.10.2025 08:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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