Christopher Searle
@darkrula.bsky.social
Creator and content writer at home.darkrulamedia.uk | Core franchises: Star Wars | Sonic the Hedgehog | Pokémon | Power Rangers
The #JingleJam has reached 3 million! What a huge amount for charity. So many people doing great work in fundraising for the eight charities part of the event this year. Absolutely amazing. And still around 14 hours to go until it closes. Could it reach or even surpass the totals of 2021 and 2022?
December 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The #JingleJam has reached 3 million! What a huge amount for charity. So many people doing great work in fundraising for the eight charities part of the event this year. Absolutely amazing. And still around 14 hours to go until it closes. Could it reach or even surpass the totals of 2021 and 2022?
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July being Racing Month, it was always my intention to take another road trip to the Zincite Storm universe. And so Rival Running released on Shorts of the Rula. Taking on a delivery job to the city of Zincite, Shannon gets help from a rival who turns the job into a race.
July being Racing Month, it was always my intention to take another road trip to the Zincite Storm universe. And so Rival Running released on Shorts of the Rula. Taking on a delivery job to the city of Zincite, Shannon gets help from a rival who turns the job into a race.
Shorts of the Rula - Rival Running - Wattpad
Read Rival Running from the story Shorts of the Rula by DarkRula (Christopher Searle) with 10 reads. uk, zincitestorm, shortstorycollection. It was soon to be...
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December 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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July being Racing Month, it was always my intention to take another road trip to the Zincite Storm universe. And so Rival Running released on Shorts of the Rula. Taking on a delivery job to the city of Zincite, Shannon gets help from a rival who turns the job into a race.
July being Racing Month, it was always my intention to take another road trip to the Zincite Storm universe. And so Rival Running released on Shorts of the Rula. Taking on a delivery job to the city of Zincite, Shannon gets help from a rival who turns the job into a race.
Last game of the #JingleJam Games Collection for me this year is #RogueWaters. Developed by Ice Code Games, this turn-based tactics game wraps itself the trappings of a roguelike for even more choice of strategy. It's an enjoyable one, which is why I easily recommend it.
A Tactical Pirate Adventure With Rogue Waters - DarkRula Media
The final game from this year's Jingle Jam Games Collection I'm looking at is Rogue Waters, which puts turn-based tactics to the fore of this pirate adventure.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Last game of the #JingleJam Games Collection for me this year is #RogueWaters. Developed by Ice Code Games, this turn-based tactics game wraps itself the trappings of a roguelike for even more choice of strategy. It's an enjoyable one, which is why I easily recommend it.
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Into June, and a return to the Herzan State for Terminal Ruins, featured as part of Shorts of the Rula. Alan brings his partner to a theme park he enjoys for the first time. But the fun of the fair hardly begins when ruin is wrought to the park by an opportunistic gang.
Into June, and a return to the Herzan State for Terminal Ruins, featured as part of Shorts of the Rula. Alan brings his partner to a theme park he enjoys for the first time. But the fun of the fair hardly begins when ruin is wrought to the park by an opportunistic gang.
Shorts of the Rula - Terminal Ruins - Wattpad
Read Terminal Ruins from the story Shorts of the Rula by DarkRula (Christopher Searle) with 13 reads. storiesfromtheherzanstate, uk, alternateuniverse. Content...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Into June, and a return to the Herzan State for Terminal Ruins, featured as part of Shorts of the Rula. Alan brings his partner to a theme park he enjoys for the first time. But the fun of the fair hardly begins when ruin is wrought to the park by an opportunistic gang.
Into June, and a return to the Herzan State for Terminal Ruins, featured as part of Shorts of the Rula. Alan brings his partner to a theme park he enjoys for the first time. But the fun of the fair hardly begins when ruin is wrought to the park by an opportunistic gang.
A Star Wars racer? Featuring more than just pods? By former Criterion devs? Oh, sign me up! It's something I've been wanting for ages. Hopefully it proves to be a great one and is successful. Maybe then we'll see even more racers in the Star Wars universe.
Star Wars: Galactic Racer™ - Official Reveal Trailer
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December 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
A Star Wars racer? Featuring more than just pods? By former Criterion devs? Oh, sign me up! It's something I've been wanting for ages. Hopefully it proves to be a great one and is successful. Maybe then we'll see even more racers in the Star Wars universe.
The third game of the #JingleJam Games Collection I'm looking at is #TheRoyalWrit. A card-based tactics roguelike from Save Sloth Studios that has some fun strategy. Strategy that can be upended ready to overcome. It's an easy one to recommend.
Advance of the Cards in The Royal Writ - DarkRula Media
The third game of the Jingle Jam Games Collection I'm looking at is The Royal Writ, a card-based tactics roguelike that offers fun strategy.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The third game of the #JingleJam Games Collection I'm looking at is #TheRoyalWrit. A card-based tactics roguelike from Save Sloth Studios that has some fun strategy. Strategy that can be upended ready to overcome. It's an easy one to recommend.
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Slipping into May and a return to The Alternate Extras of Halesowen with Ice Cream Frustration. Quinn meets Hannah for a day out, but it is clear her friend is hiding some personal issues. Especially when an argument breaks out at an ice cream van.
Slipping into May and a return to The Alternate Extras of Halesowen with Ice Cream Frustration. Quinn meets Hannah for a day out, but it is clear her friend is hiding some personal issues. Especially when an argument breaks out at an ice cream van.
The Alternate Extras of Halesowen - Ice Cream Frustration - Wattpad
Read Ice Cream Frustration from the story The Alternate Extras of Halesowen by DarkRula (Christopher Searle) with 7 reads. halesowen, summerholiday, college. T...
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December 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Slipping into May and a return to The Alternate Extras of Halesowen with Ice Cream Frustration. Quinn meets Hannah for a day out, but it is clear her friend is hiding some personal issues. Especially when an argument breaks out at an ice cream van.
Slipping into May and a return to The Alternate Extras of Halesowen with Ice Cream Frustration. Quinn meets Hannah for a day out, but it is clear her friend is hiding some personal issues. Especially when an argument breaks out at an ice cream van.
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I’ve been in a Metroid mood lately, so I took some photos of my old Samus figure out in the snow today. This might be my favourite shot I’ve taken in a long time! #toyphoto
December 7, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I’ve been in a Metroid mood lately, so I took some photos of my old Samus figure out in the snow today. This might be my favourite shot I’ve taken in a long time! #toyphoto
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Forgetting to do this yesterday won't delay the timeline of posts for this. For April, Sequels of the Past and Future arrived on Shorts of the Rula. Voice actors for the game Frontal Assault reveal the sequel at an anniversary event for the Space Race Championship franchise.
Forgetting to do this yesterday won't delay the timeline of posts for this. For April, Sequels of the Past and Future arrived on Shorts of the Rula. Voice actors for the game Frontal Assault reveal the sequel at an anniversary event for the Space Race Championship franchise.
Shorts of the Rula - Sequels of the Past and Future - Wattpad
Read Sequels of the Past and Future from the story Shorts of the Rula by DarkRula (Christopher Searle) with 5 reads. shortstorycollection, uk, alternateunivers...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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Forgetting to do this yesterday won't delay the timeline of posts for this. For April, Sequels of the Past and Future arrived on Shorts of the Rula. Voice actors for the game Frontal Assault reveal the sequel at an anniversary event for the Space Race Championship franchise.
Forgetting to do this yesterday won't delay the timeline of posts for this. For April, Sequels of the Past and Future arrived on Shorts of the Rula. Voice actors for the game Frontal Assault reveal the sequel at an anniversary event for the Space Race Championship franchise.
Well, this was fantastic experimenting with the custom items on Mario Kart World for the latest GRcade Mario Kart Monday. Nothing but Kameks on a Knockout Tour means nothing but chaos for the first half. And a muted kind of chaos in the second.
December 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Well, this was fantastic experimenting with the custom items on Mario Kart World for the latest GRcade Mario Kart Monday. Nothing but Kameks on a Knockout Tour means nothing but chaos for the first half. And a muted kind of chaos in the second.
@rtgame.bsky.social Another great showing of Wii Shit, with some truly bad family game shows. Loved that you brought Deal or No Deal along this time, too. One of these times, I think it would be fun to show off some Wii racing shit, as there were some truly terrible racers released for it.
December 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
@rtgame.bsky.social Another great showing of Wii Shit, with some truly bad family game shows. Loved that you brought Deal or No Deal along this time, too. One of these times, I think it would be fun to show off some Wii racing shit, as there were some truly terrible racers released for it.
Yeah! Two million for #JingleJam! Making this the fourth fastest year to hit the target. Which is especially great considering this year was the second slowest to reach the million. And there's still a week to go! Let's keep raising that money for charity!
December 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Yeah! Two million for #JingleJam! Making this the fourth fastest year to hit the target. Which is especially great considering this year was the second slowest to reach the million. And there's still a week to go! Let's keep raising that money for charity!
And so ends week one of the content @yogscast.com have been doing for #JingleJam. Ending on a high with that absolute wild poker tournament. Thanks for everything you lot do to organise all this great content for Jingle Jam. The second week is coming up, in which I'm awaiting more greatness.
December 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
And so ends week one of the content @yogscast.com have been doing for #JingleJam. Ending on a high with that absolute wild poker tournament. Thanks for everything you lot do to organise all this great content for Jingle Jam. The second week is coming up, in which I'm awaiting more greatness.
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Returning to The Alternate Extras of Halesowen for March brought the release of Rapid Fiction, where the secondary group are enjoying a day out at Alton Towers. Grant gets pushed to discover new depths of storytelling while riding the rapids.
Returning to The Alternate Extras of Halesowen for March brought the release of Rapid Fiction, where the secondary group are enjoying a day out at Alton Towers. Grant gets pushed to discover new depths of storytelling while riding the rapids.
The Alternate Extras of Halesowen - Rapid Fiction - Wattpad
Read Rapid Fiction from the story The Alternate Extras of Halesowen by DarkRula (Christopher Searle) with 8 reads. college, summerholiday, halesowen. The climb...
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December 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Returning to The Alternate Extras of Halesowen for March brought the release of Rapid Fiction, where the secondary group are enjoying a day out at Alton Towers. Grant gets pushed to discover new depths of storytelling while riding the rapids.
Returning to The Alternate Extras of Halesowen for March brought the release of Rapid Fiction, where the secondary group are enjoying a day out at Alton Towers. Grant gets pushed to discover new depths of storytelling while riding the rapids.
Continuing the #JingleJam Games Collection fun with #Spiritfall. A 2D platform fighter roguelite, I feel this is a great introduction to the genre, full of everything you expect from it wrapped up in a run-based game. Such a fun one that I can easily recommend.
Swift Sidescrolling Combat Runs With Spiritfall - DarkRula Media
The second game of the Jingle Jam Games Collection I'm looking at is Spiritfall, an ace 2D platform fighter that is a great introduction to the genre.
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December 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Continuing the #JingleJam Games Collection fun with #Spiritfall. A 2D platform fighter roguelite, I feel this is a great introduction to the genre, full of everything you expect from it wrapped up in a run-based game. Such a fun one that I can easily recommend.
Michael returns! And it looks like there's some explosive missions to be taking part in. I'm sure I'll be enjoying the missions creator, too. No doubt some fun stuff could be done with that.
GTA Online: A Safehouse in the Hills Coming December 10 - Rockstar Games
Prime luxury real estate comes to GTA Online in A Safehouse in the Hills, the monumental new update arriving December 10 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Michael returns! And it looks like there's some explosive missions to be taking part in. I'm sure I'll be enjoying the missions creator, too. No doubt some fun stuff could be done with that.
This is an absolutely huge thing to happen. Warner has been in a bad business flunk in what feels the last decade, so this should be good to get them out of it. And it seems Netflix will keep theatrical releases of Warner franchises going. The next two years are sure to be interesting.
Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. Following the Separation of Discovery Global for a Total Enterprise Value of $82.7 Billion (Equity Value of $72.0 Billion) - About Netflix
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December 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This is an absolutely huge thing to happen. Warner has been in a bad business flunk in what feels the last decade, so this should be good to get them out of it. And it seems Netflix will keep theatrical releases of Warner franchises going. The next two years are sure to be interesting.
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Continuing the look at the short stories I've published this year is Gates of the Heart, the first of the year under Shorts of the Rula. When Brittany needs help with a birthday surprise, she calls on Hunter to help. But gets her own surprise from the meeting.
Continuing the look at the short stories I've published this year is Gates of the Heart, the first of the year under Shorts of the Rula. When Brittany needs help with a birthday surprise, she calls on Hunter to help. But gets her own surprise from the meeting.
Shorts of the Rula - The Gates of the Heart - Wattpad
Read The Gates of the Heart from the story Shorts of the Rula by DarkRula (Christopher Searle) with 7 reads. alternatehalesowenandbeyond, alternateuniverse, sh...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Continuing the look at the short stories I've published this year is Gates of the Heart, the first of the year under Shorts of the Rula. When Brittany needs help with a birthday surprise, she calls on Hunter to help. But gets her own surprise from the meeting.
Continuing the look at the short stories I've published this year is Gates of the Heart, the first of the year under Shorts of the Rula. When Brittany needs help with a birthday surprise, she calls on Hunter to help. But gets her own surprise from the meeting.
It's #JingleJam! So for me, that means looking at the games featured in the Games Collection. And first up is #TrainSimWorld6 from Dovetail Games. Two routes and a special Christmas route make up this Jingle Jam Edition. My experiences with them say that this is an easy recommendation.
Jingling All The Rails With Train Sim World 6 - DarkRula Media
It's Jingle Jam! And as part of the Games Collection this year is Train Sim World 6. It's a fun time riding the rails with this one, as my experiences show.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It's #JingleJam! So for me, that means looking at the games featured in the Games Collection. And first up is #TrainSimWorld6 from Dovetail Games. Two routes and a special Christmas route make up this Jingle Jam Edition. My experiences with them say that this is an easy recommendation.
1 million is a great amount to be raised in three days for eight great charities! Much love to everyone involved in getting to such heights. Now onward! To 2 million!
That's £1,000,000 raised - for CALM, The Trevor Project, Autistica, WWF, Make-A-Wish, The Grand Appeal, Become, and War Child. And that's all thanks to you!
These funds will make an incredible difference to so many around the world. From all of us at the Jingle Jam: thank you!
These funds will make an incredible difference to so many around the world. From all of us at the Jingle Jam: thank you!
December 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
1 million is a great amount to be raised in three days for eight great charities! Much love to everyone involved in getting to such heights. Now onward! To 2 million!
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It's December, and I've been busy with short stories, so time to run them down before Christmas. First up is January's visit to The Alternate Extras of Halesowen with Future: Uncertain. A story focused on Hannah and her chaotic thoughts on what her future should hold.
It's December, and I've been busy with short stories, so time to run them down before Christmas. First up is January's visit to The Alternate Extras of Halesowen with Future: Uncertain. A story focused on Hannah and her chaotic thoughts on what her future should hold.
The Alternate Extras of Halesowen - Future: Uncertain - Wattpad
Read Future: Uncertain from the story The Alternate Extras of Halesowen by DarkRula (Christopher Searle) with 7 reads. halesowen, summerholiday, college. For m...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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It's December, and I've been busy with short stories, so time to run them down before Christmas. First up is January's visit to The Alternate Extras of Halesowen with Future: Uncertain. A story focused on Hannah and her chaotic thoughts on what her future should hold.
It's December, and I've been busy with short stories, so time to run them down before Christmas. First up is January's visit to The Alternate Extras of Halesowen with Future: Uncertain. A story focused on Hannah and her chaotic thoughts on what her future should hold.
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Jingle Jam has officially begun, and our 2025 Games Collection is live! The redesigned collection is back, with 15 top-tier titles (and a few bits more). Donate £35 to charity, get some awesome games as a reward. Got a games-lover in your life? It's the perfect stocking stuffer!
December 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Jingle Jam has officially begun, and our 2025 Games Collection is live! The redesigned collection is back, with 15 top-tier titles (and a few bits more). Donate £35 to charity, get some awesome games as a reward. Got a games-lover in your life? It's the perfect stocking stuffer!
Just four hours to go until Jingle Jam starts for another year. So let's remember the good times of year's past. While this article is a few years old, and fully focused on the Yogscast, it's still a perfect way to highlight those good times for people not familiar with the event.
The Community That Surrounds The Jingle Jam - DarkRula Media
The Jingle Jam is fast approaching, so it's time to let the community aspect of the event shine. This article gives plenty of highlights from throughout the years.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Just four hours to go until Jingle Jam starts for another year. So let's remember the good times of year's past. While this article is a few years old, and fully focused on the Yogscast, it's still a perfect way to highlight those good times for people not familiar with the event.
There's no denying that Diggy Diggy Hole is THE song of the Yogscast. Hammered home by that end of YogCon clip when that happened in 2019. And now there's a sequel to that song. Sequel because this represents the achievements of the Yogscast since that first song. And it's just as grand a song.
♫ Diggy Diggy Hole 2: Coming Home
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November 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
There's no denying that Diggy Diggy Hole is THE song of the Yogscast. Hammered home by that end of YogCon clip when that happened in 2019. And now there's a sequel to that song. Sequel because this represents the achievements of the Yogscast since that first song. And it's just as grand a song.
With 48 hours to go until the Jingle Jam starts, there's no better time to release Yogsimulated 2! The first two chapters of this second outing in the simulated Bristol sees 12 members of the Yogscast split into teams of three racing for victory. Read Yogsimulated 2, now out on Wattpad.
Yogsimulated 2 - Christopher Searle - Wattpad
It's time for another visit to the simulated Bristol for the Yogscast, as they create another video - or series! - based on the new additions that Bristol Simu...
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November 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
With 48 hours to go until the Jingle Jam starts, there's no better time to release Yogsimulated 2! The first two chapters of this second outing in the simulated Bristol sees 12 members of the Yogscast split into teams of three racing for victory. Read Yogsimulated 2, now out on Wattpad.