Laura Cress @ AdventureX
@cressup.bsky.social
BBC World Service journo interested in gaming, tech and culture | ⭐ MCV Women in Games 2025 Jounalism Impact Nominee | 🕹️ Adventure game lover and streamer! twitch.tv/cressup | https://linktr.ee/lauracress
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I chat to interesting individuals in the gaming industry and highlight the best indie & adventure games for you to discover.
Catch me streaming indie and adventure games on Twitch from 8pm UK time Tu...
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If you like indie games / adventure games check out my YouTube!
I interview interesting individuals in the industry about their games & them!
Including - Kevin Brighting (The Stanley Parable Narrator), Ron Gilbert (Monkey Island) and Lucas Pope (Return of the Obra Dinn)
youtube.com/@cressup?fea...
I interview interesting individuals in the industry about their games & them!
Including - Kevin Brighting (The Stanley Parable Narrator), Ron Gilbert (Monkey Island) and Lucas Pope (Return of the Obra Dinn)
youtube.com/@cressup?fea...
Live with AdventureX catchup and more Dispatch! www.twitch.tv/cressup
Cressup - Twitch
AdventureX Catch-up! And more Dispatch!
www.twitch.tv
November 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Live with AdventureX catchup and more Dispatch! www.twitch.tv/cressup
AdventureX is a v special UK gaming expo (at a time when there aren't a huge amount around).
This year it was back with a BANG!!
Guybrush Threepwood (@darmato.bsky.social)!
The Dark Room (@robbotron.bsky.social)!
& LOADS of fab ppl!!
My video round-up coming soon youtube.com/@cressup?si=...
This year it was back with a BANG!!
Guybrush Threepwood (@darmato.bsky.social)!
The Dark Room (@robbotron.bsky.social)!
& LOADS of fab ppl!!
My video round-up coming soon youtube.com/@cressup?si=...
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
AdventureX is a v special UK gaming expo (at a time when there aren't a huge amount around).
This year it was back with a BANG!!
Guybrush Threepwood (@darmato.bsky.social)!
The Dark Room (@robbotron.bsky.social)!
& LOADS of fab ppl!!
My video round-up coming soon youtube.com/@cressup?si=...
This year it was back with a BANG!!
Guybrush Threepwood (@darmato.bsky.social)!
The Dark Room (@robbotron.bsky.social)!
& LOADS of fab ppl!!
My video round-up coming soon youtube.com/@cressup?si=...
Being a Radiohead fan means keeping a small sliver of hope (continuing to try for tickets) in an ever increasingly hopeless world (AXS / Ticketmaster).
November 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Being a Radiohead fan means keeping a small sliver of hope (continuing to try for tickets) in an ever increasingly hopeless world (AXS / Ticketmaster).
Two ways to tell a story
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Two ways to tell a story
So proud, well done!
I'm a BAFTA Breakthrough 2025!
I'm honoured to be amongst such an incredible cohort, and for BAFTA to recognise my work on Old Skies!
As a disabled, female, performer-writer in games, I am so proud to show what we can do, and with BAFTA's support the sky's the limit!
www.bafta.org/stories/brea...
I'm honoured to be amongst such an incredible cohort, and for BAFTA to recognise my work on Old Skies!
As a disabled, female, performer-writer in games, I am so proud to show what we can do, and with BAFTA's support the sky's the limit!
www.bafta.org/stories/brea...
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
So proud, well done!
Thanks to @atari.com's CEO Wade Rosen for speaking to me for BBC News about Atari's future and where it fits in today's video game industry!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVvh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVvh...
Do Gen Z and Gen Alpha care about Atari? | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Thanks to @atari.com's CEO Wade Rosen for speaking to me for BBC News about Atari's future and where it fits in today's video game industry!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVvh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVvh...
If you're at AdventureX this weekend come say hi! I'll be there making a film of the event for my channel (and hanging out with all the lovely people!).
youtube.com/@cressup?si=...
youtube.com/@cressup?si=...
Cressup
In-depth interviews with the game developers you love! I'm Laura or Cressup, an adventure game lover and journalist! On this channel you can expect interviews with creators old and new, plus indie + a...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
If you're at AdventureX this weekend come say hi! I'll be there making a film of the event for my channel (and hanging out with all the lovely people!).
youtube.com/@cressup?si=...
youtube.com/@cressup?si=...
Restraining myself at the Ghibli pop-up shop and only buying a few small things
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Restraining myself at the Ghibli pop-up shop and only buying a few small things
Enjoyed the annual "Cressup Interviewee Meetup" 😛
(pre AdventureX dinner and first time meeting the lovely Dominic Armato!)
(pre AdventureX dinner and first time meeting the lovely Dominic Armato!)
November 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Enjoyed the annual "Cressup Interviewee Meetup" 😛
(pre AdventureX dinner and first time meeting the lovely Dominic Armato!)
(pre AdventureX dinner and first time meeting the lovely Dominic Armato!)
It is officially one year until GTA 6 is released*
*unless they move the date again
*unless they move the date again
November 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
It is officially one year until GTA 6 is released*
*unless they move the date again
*unless they move the date again
Is this the first time indie games have matched AAA studios in nominations for GOTY at #thegameawards?
What does "Indie" even mean anymore (and is the game most likely to win this, Clair Obscur, one of them, or somewhere more in-between?)
What does "Indie" even mean anymore (and is the game most likely to win this, Clair Obscur, one of them, or somewhere more in-between?)
November 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Is this the first time indie games have matched AAA studios in nominations for GOTY at #thegameawards?
What does "Indie" even mean anymore (and is the game most likely to win this, Clair Obscur, one of them, or somewhere more in-between?)
What does "Indie" even mean anymore (and is the game most likely to win this, Clair Obscur, one of them, or somewhere more in-between?)
Live, playing the new superhero ""choices-matter game starring Aaron Paul - Dispatch!
twitch.tv/cressup
twitch.tv/cressup
November 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Live, playing the new superhero ""choices-matter game starring Aaron Paul - Dispatch!
twitch.tv/cressup
twitch.tv/cressup
Playing the spooky new adventure game Foolish Mortals live!
And there's a giveaway in chat for the game - thanks @inklingwood.bsky.social!
twitch.tv/cressup
store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/...
And there's a giveaway in chat for the game - thanks @inklingwood.bsky.social!
twitch.tv/cressup
store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/...
Save 10% on Foolish Mortals on Steam
Louisiana, 1933. Thirty years ago an entire wedding suddenly & mysteriously vanished on the island of Devil's Rock, and with it went the location of the lost treasure of Bellemore Manor. To find i...
store.steampowered.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Playing the spooky new adventure game Foolish Mortals live!
And there's a giveaway in chat for the game - thanks @inklingwood.bsky.social!
twitch.tv/cressup
store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/...
And there's a giveaway in chat for the game - thanks @inklingwood.bsky.social!
twitch.tv/cressup
store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/...
Reposted by Laura Cress @ AdventureX
If you're a games freelancer and you're going to physically be in LA around TGAs in December, and you still have capacity to pick up further work, I would love to hear from you: [email protected]
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If you're a games freelancer and you're going to physically be in LA around TGAs in December, and you still have capacity to pick up further work, I would love to hear from you: [email protected]
Can't wait for the Steam Machine?
You could just build your own (but then you don't get that fun LED strip).
www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-ga...
You could just build your own (but then you don't get that fun LED strip).
www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-ga...
Valve's new Steam Machine is just a PC at heart — here's how to build your own and how much it will cost
The Steam Machine looks like a console, but it's a true PC inside. This begs the question — can't you just build your own?
www.windowscentral.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Can't wait for the Steam Machine?
You could just build your own (but then you don't get that fun LED strip).
www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-ga...
You could just build your own (but then you don't get that fun LED strip).
www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-ga...
Valve has announced many more ways...to play on Steam!
It won't stop until you're playing on Steam in every possible combination!
Would you buy a Steam Machine?
youtu.be/OmKrKTwtukE?...
It won't stop until you're playing on Steam in every possible combination!
Would you buy a Steam Machine?
youtu.be/OmKrKTwtukE?...
Steam Hardware Announcement
YouTube video by Valve
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Valve has announced many more ways...to play on Steam!
It won't stop until you're playing on Steam in every possible combination!
Would you buy a Steam Machine?
youtu.be/OmKrKTwtukE?...
It won't stop until you're playing on Steam in every possible combination!
Would you buy a Steam Machine?
youtu.be/OmKrKTwtukE?...
And that's a wrap on The Séance of Blake Manor!
What a fantastic game, so much thought gone into it, really good fun (and very addictive) to play!
And I learnt a lot about Irish folklore too! @blakemanorgame.bsky.social
What a fantastic game, so much thought gone into it, really good fun (and very addictive) to play!
And I learnt a lot about Irish folklore too! @blakemanorgame.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
And that's a wrap on The Séance of Blake Manor!
What a fantastic game, so much thought gone into it, really good fun (and very addictive) to play!
And I learnt a lot about Irish folklore too! @blakemanorgame.bsky.social
What a fantastic game, so much thought gone into it, really good fun (and very addictive) to play!
And I learnt a lot about Irish folklore too! @blakemanorgame.bsky.social
The members of this household are taking great interest in my playthrough of @spookydoorway.bsky.social's excellent The Seance of Blake Manor
@blakemanorgame.bsky.social
@blakemanorgame.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The members of this household are taking great interest in my playthrough of @spookydoorway.bsky.social's excellent The Seance of Blake Manor
@blakemanorgame.bsky.social
@blakemanorgame.bsky.social
Cmon, people's only suggestion for Glasgow can't just be "visit Edinburgh" 😅
Glasgow is amazing, but I have many more tips for Edinburgh if you are ever visiting... Only 50min on the train!
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Cmon, people's only suggestion for Glasgow can't just be "visit Edinburgh" 😅
So I'm up in Glasgow for 6 months, writing about tech for the BBC website.
I'd love to hear your tech news tips but also your Glasgow hidden gems - where to eat / see / day trips away (I've been to GoMA, Kelvingrove etc, so a bit less of the obvious places if poss!)
I'd love to hear your tech news tips but also your Glasgow hidden gems - where to eat / see / day trips away (I've been to GoMA, Kelvingrove etc, so a bit less of the obvious places if poss!)
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
So I'm up in Glasgow for 6 months, writing about tech for the BBC website.
I'd love to hear your tech news tips but also your Glasgow hidden gems - where to eat / see / day trips away (I've been to GoMA, Kelvingrove etc, so a bit less of the obvious places if poss!)
I'd love to hear your tech news tips but also your Glasgow hidden gems - where to eat / see / day trips away (I've been to GoMA, Kelvingrove etc, so a bit less of the obvious places if poss!)
Did you check this out yesterday? 🦀
Jacob Janerka gave me the latest on his new comedy adventure game The Dungeon Experience 🦀
We chatted mudcrabs, Paradigm spin-offs, what happened to his Seinfeld game idea - AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHERE HE GOT HIS BIG CLAWS FROM!
INTERVIEW LINK: youtu.be/uFzsLFNrkWM @jacobjanerka.bsky.social
We chatted mudcrabs, Paradigm spin-offs, what happened to his Seinfeld game idea - AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHERE HE GOT HIS BIG CLAWS FROM!
INTERVIEW LINK: youtu.be/uFzsLFNrkWM @jacobjanerka.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Did you check this out yesterday? 🦀
Jacob Janerka gave me the latest on his new comedy adventure game The Dungeon Experience 🦀
We chatted mudcrabs, Paradigm spin-offs, what happened to his Seinfeld game idea - AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHERE HE GOT HIS BIG CLAWS FROM!
INTERVIEW LINK: youtu.be/uFzsLFNrkWM @jacobjanerka.bsky.social
We chatted mudcrabs, Paradigm spin-offs, what happened to his Seinfeld game idea - AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHERE HE GOT HIS BIG CLAWS FROM!
INTERVIEW LINK: youtu.be/uFzsLFNrkWM @jacobjanerka.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Jacob Janerka gave me the latest on his new comedy adventure game The Dungeon Experience 🦀
We chatted mudcrabs, Paradigm spin-offs, what happened to his Seinfeld game idea - AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHERE HE GOT HIS BIG CLAWS FROM!
INTERVIEW LINK: youtu.be/uFzsLFNrkWM @jacobjanerka.bsky.social
We chatted mudcrabs, Paradigm spin-offs, what happened to his Seinfeld game idea - AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHERE HE GOT HIS BIG CLAWS FROM!
INTERVIEW LINK: youtu.be/uFzsLFNrkWM @jacobjanerka.bsky.social
Are branching narratives in games a waste of time?
@danthat.bsky.social spoke about why they weren't part of his upcoming game EARTH MUST DIE & how he feels they don't add as much value to games as people think!
Full chat - where we discuss that AMAZING cast - here youtu.be/VGPKYBJZaoA?...
@danthat.bsky.social spoke about why they weren't part of his upcoming game EARTH MUST DIE & how he feels they don't add as much value to games as people think!
Full chat - where we discuss that AMAZING cast - here youtu.be/VGPKYBJZaoA?...
October 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Are branching narratives in games a waste of time?
@danthat.bsky.social spoke about why they weren't part of his upcoming game EARTH MUST DIE & how he feels they don't add as much value to games as people think!
Full chat - where we discuss that AMAZING cast - here youtu.be/VGPKYBJZaoA?...
@danthat.bsky.social spoke about why they weren't part of his upcoming game EARTH MUST DIE & how he feels they don't add as much value to games as people think!
Full chat - where we discuss that AMAZING cast - here youtu.be/VGPKYBJZaoA?...
You've heard of Snakes On A Plane, well how about...
October 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
You've heard of Snakes On A Plane, well how about...
Imagine your ceiling is leaking, and your upstairs neighbour telling *you* to fuck off when you want to arrange a time to access their flat to see where the leak is coming from. Imagine! (This is my current reality 🥲).
October 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Imagine your ceiling is leaking, and your upstairs neighbour telling *you* to fuck off when you want to arrange a time to access their flat to see where the leak is coming from. Imagine! (This is my current reality 🥲).