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Chris Groves
@chrisgrovese18.bsky.social
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he/him/his 👋 Average runner. Awkward footballer. Published author. Annoying singer and guitar player. Oh, and Social/Community Lead at Secret Mode 🎮 Prev. Codemasters/EA/Frontier/Sumo. 🤹‍♂️
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · Sep 7
WE DID IT! Great North Run was a huge challenge, but pushed through thanks to incredible support 🏃

We’re up to £480 raised for @specialeffect.org.uk, with one more run to go this year ❤️
Picture of me after the Great North Run, holding a green sign made by my fiancé
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · 3d
JOB, DONE 💪

Three runs this year for @specialeffect.org.uk, ending today with a PB at the Oxford Half Marathon. More importantly, £500 raised for an incredible charity. Thank you everyone who donated and supported ❤️

#charity #running
Photo of the Oxford Half Marathon 2025 finishers medal Photo of me running for SpecialEffect in the 2025 Oxford Half Marathon Tracker graphic from the 2025 Oxford Half Marathon Screengrab of the JustGiving fundraiser for SpecialEffect, raising £500
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · 4d
A much needed snoozy Saturday
Picture of Lola the cat sleeping, and a TV showing Gran Turismo 2
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · 5d
Final call of the year (honest) for my @specialeffect.org.uk fundraiser!

Will be running the Oxford Half Marathon on Sunday, the last of 3 big runs this year for the charity. Let’s do one final push to change people’s lives through the joy of gaming 💙🧡

www.justgiving.com/page/christ-...
Picture of a SpecialEffect shirt and race number for the Oxford Half Marathon 2025
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · 10d
Anyone ever feel like your life is being controlled by Homer Simpson and he’s just replaying this short film over and over
Images from the “Football to the Groin” scene in The Simpsons
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · 13d
Been storing this for almost half a year until I REALLY need it

After an insane week, and finding out my Limit Break mentee got their job, we’re drowning our sorrows and celebrating with this one tomorrow 🍫
Photo of a Tony’s Chocolate bar
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · 16d
We’ve all been through so much crap and achieved so much, against so much. To then compare your accomplishments to others, who’ve led totally different paths, makes precisely zero sense

The world’s full of dim-witted billionaires. Very clear that success and worth are not parallel straight lines
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · 16d
Dudes if you ever catch me comparing myself to other people, you have total permission to kick me in the shins and say snap out of it you dummy
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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 16d
🚨NEW GAME ALERT🚨

Earth Must Die
The new game from @danthat.bsky.social

Starring Joel Fry, Alex Horne, Martha Howe-Douglas,
Mike Wozniak, Ben Starr, Tamsin Greig, Stevie Martin,
Don Warrington, Matthew Holness, and loads more

store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · 18d
The Ryder Cup this year is a great example of this mad thing about spectator sports, where hurling abuse at players is seen as totally acceptable. Why?

Pantomime banter, jabs in good spirit, sure. But why do sportspeople have to put up with genuine hate and abuse? It’s sport. Grow up.
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Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 19d
“As a boy I dreamt of playing at Old Trafford and having those songs sung about me. I just didn’t know they’d be sung to me on a golf course” 🏟️

Rory McIlroy, a lifelong United fan, on what it’s meant for him to hear fans celebrate him with football chants at the Ryder Cup.
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · 19d
Yup, we're hiring for another role in the @wearesecretmode.com Social/Community team!

This Senior SoComm vacancy is live ☺️ We're looking for a proactive and experienced candidate to join the crew

Pls share with folks and reach out if you have Qs!

#gamedev

hr.breathehr.com/recruitment/...
Graphic promoting a Senior Social Media & Community Manager vacancy at Secret Mode
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · 20d
Gig time!

(the band aren’t invisible. We’re just early)

Bring on The Beths 👐
Photo outside the XOYO venue in Birmingham UK Photo inside the XOYO venue in Birmingham UK
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · 26d
Love is seeing a pair of ANYTHING next to each other - animals, objects, potatoes - and saying “awh look, it’s us”
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · 27d
Reveal #2 of the night - the wonderful @odddreamsdigital.bsky.social is now part of Secret Mode! 🦀🦀🦀

Challenging yet charming, this lovely roguelite has a playtest live right now on Steam, ahead of full launch next year ⤵️

store.steampowered.com/app/3526710/...

#gaming #roguelite
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · 27d
'1.0 WHEN?' no longer! 🙌

Escape the Backrooms no-clips out of early access on October 23 for Steam! Mega to break this news with Fancy Games, and get the hype-train a-rollin' for 1.0

Just in time for Halloween 👻

#backrooms #gaming
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Secret Mode | NUTMEG! + A Storied Life, coming '26 @wearesecretmode.com · 27d
Escape the Backrooms is finally emerging from the liminal space known as ‘Early Access’, when Version 1.0 launches on 23rd October.

Grab your friends and prepare to noclip into brand new and expanded levels, alternate endings, improved visuals, and some terrifying surprises...
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · 27d
Just checked into the office for a night shift. Snacks are within arm's reach

Let's do thisssss

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Secret Mode | NUTMEG! + A Storied Life, coming '26 @wearesecretmode.com · 29d
Clear those calendars; the Convergence Games Showcase returns on Thursday 18th September and we've got some very special surprises in store...

We'll see you there!

zurl.co/Ai722
A promotional graphic for the Convergence Games Showcase, taking place on 18th September at 20.30 CEST, streaming on Twitch and Steam
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · Sep 14
Giving up a touchdown before halftime is what bad teams do

Giving up a touchdown before halftime via a circus catch, assuming time has expired, literally walking to the locker room, coming back, then allowing an easy TD pass, is what the Chicago Bears do

BIG difference 🤌 #NFL
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · Sep 12
We’re hiring for a Social Media & Community Manager to join us at @wearesecretmode.com!

Hyped that we're expanding our SoComm team to support a major new project. Feel free to reach out if you have questions, or share with anyone who may be interested 🗝️

#gamedev #socialmediajobs

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Graphic promoting a Social Media & Community Manager vacancy at Secret Mode
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · Sep 10
Had zero sway in the decision here, but over the moon that 🦆FRED🦆 has made it in 🫶
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Secret Mode | NUTMEG! + A Storied Life, coming '26 @wearesecretmode.com · Sep 10
The results of the Make Way Design-A-Car contest are in!

There were so many excellent entries but here are the four winners that'll be making their way into the game in a future update:

‘Fred’ - zane100long
‘DISGHOST!’ - _molo_
‘Doug’ - masterairscrach666
‘Es-Car-Go’ - topplox
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · Sep 9
May’ve got a medal this weekend, but feel like I deserve another after getting through work today, on three hours’ sleep, after watching the Chicago Bears personally betray me last night
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · Sep 7
WE DID IT! Great North Run was a huge challenge, but pushed through thanks to incredible support 🏃

We’re up to £480 raised for @specialeffect.org.uk, with one more run to go this year ❤️
Picture of me after the Great North Run, holding a green sign made by my fiancé
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · Sep 6
We ready 😮‍💨 almost time for the #GreatNorthRun! Still time to donate to my @specialeffect.org.uk fundraiser, if you’d be so kind 👇

www.justgiving.com/page/christ-...
Photo of my 2025 Great North Run bib and vest
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · Sep 6
The big trip for the Great North Run is underway!

Stopping off at The Forbidden Corner for the time-honoured tradition of ‘paying money to stare at lots of weird stuff’
Picture of the entrance for The Forbidden Corner Picture of the entrance for The Forbidden Corner
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · Sep 5
The girl knows a good video game when she sees one
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · Sep 4
Feel strongly that the Gilmore Girls theme song would be a god-tier karaoke song. Would absolutely bring the house down.

Oh and yeah Hollow Knight: Silksong came out today lol
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Chris Groves @chrisgrovese18.bsky.social · Sep 2
Inside me is there are two wolves

One is in an intense NFL fantasy football draft 🏈

The other is watching Bake Off 🍰
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