Steve Morton - 🔜 AdvX, London, 7-8 November

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QA (now retired) for Inkle Studios, Tributary Games, Failbetter Games, etc. Former Highways Clerk, Highway Inspector & Streetworks Supervisor. Accessibility ally. I ❤️ Civil Engineering, Archaeology & Greenock Morton FC. Cis, he/him. BLM, 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Weather radar image showing lots of rain clouds around Nashville.
A screenshot from the Inkle Studios video game Heaven’s Vault. It shows the player character Aliya and her robot sidekick, named Six, standing in front of their ship, the Nightingale.
A computer desk and large monitor, with a Guinness toucan logo large red mug full of coffee sitting in front of the monitor.
WILLIAM SHATNER RIOT FEST 2026 ARTIST RIDER REQUIREMENTS CHICAGO MUST PROVIDE: • Rename a boat in honor of William Shatner so he can captain a ship again • One (1) prominently displayed Riot Fest 2026 Billboard with William Shatner's face and the face of one (1) lucky fan • A classic Chicago food item to be named in tribute to William Shatner • Co-anchor the weather outside with Chicago's most beloved meteorologist • Sing "Take Me out to the Ball Game" at a Chicago baseball game RIOT FEST MUST PROVIDE (PERFORMANCE): • Fire breathers. Many of them. • An intro video created by GWAR • Artist golf cart shall be replaced by a DeLorean RIOT FEST MUST PROVIDE (HOSPITALITY: • Dressing Room shall be themed as "Shatner's Shag Shack" to Artist's specifications (See 18.3 of Performance Contract) • Four feet of Polish sausage • One (1) Montreal Canadiens hockey sweater signed by John Stamos • Eight (8) pallets of Faygo (Not to be shared with Insane Clown Posse) • One (1) pair of white tube socks and one (1) pair of underwear • An assortment of adoptable puppies, sourced from a reputable Local animal rescue nonprofit • One (1) bowl of sauerkraut in dressing room, ready to eat • A bouquet of flowers in a vase (you know, something sweet, something dainty) RIOT FEST 2026 • SEPTEMBER 18-20 • DOUGLASS PARK, CHICAGO.
Android Auto. Gemini is now on Android Auto. Upgrade your drive and get more done, hands-free. Speak naturally to tackle complex tasks, summarise long texts and even brainstorm ideas.* How to get started: 1. Connect your device to your car via Bluetooth or USB 2. Launch Android Auto on the vehicle's dashboard screen 3. Say 'Hey Google' or tap the mic button to ask a question 4. Speak out loud to ask a question or perform a task.
Photo of the stand, which has an occult theme, with candles (electric/LED), brass plates and tarot-like cards. Also on the stand was their ‘Supporting Star’ Develop:Star Award.
Selfie of Hutch, me and Jon.
A classic 99 ice cream with chocolate flake.
I will be at Develop: Brighton on Thursday 16th July. Mainly in the bar, outside eating an ice cream, or wandering around the Expo gaming area.
The character Brick Top, from the film Snatch. He’s holding a polystyrene cup of tea in his right hand, and sort of smiling through gritted teeth.
Photo showing a newly tiled pitched roof on a terraced house, with some scaffolding still in place.
Photo of a dark olive green t-shirt with a square design on it featuring the Inkle Studios game A Highland Song.
Photo showing the DVD cardboard slip case and the DVD box art. The slipcase notes that it includes 5 random collector cards.
How long has it been since you've seen the original "Jurassic Park"? SAM NEILL The last time I watched it in its totality was sitting beside Princess Di at Leicester Square at the London opening. On the other side of me was my son Tim - he was 11 and completely swept away by it, but about the time the T-Rex turns up, Tim started to fart. And the draft was drifting across me to royalty! I spent the whole film in a muck sweat, thinking, "Princess Di is being exposed to the horrors of a little boy's fart, but she's going to think it's me. I am going to be subliminally blamed for my son's crimes, and I don't think she'll talk to me afterwards." But she was well brought up and never mentioned it. JEFF GOLDBLUM I love that story, Sam. I've heard him tell that a couple of times, and it's just amazing the lengths that he will go to still blame the boy.
Tweet by the Norwegian Embassy in Washington: “We came. We rowed, We represented. For the first time in almost 30 years, the Men's Team made it into the World Cup. For the first time ever, we made it into the quarter finals! But, in the end, we are most proud of their spirit. Every single member of the team represented Norway with distinction. We tried our best -- but never forgot to have fun. Good luck to the remaining teams!” Then four cartoons representing We Came (the team with their flag and a cheering crowd behind them) We Rowed (the team in a longboat) We Represented (Erling Haaland shaking hands with Harry Kane) Thank You America! (A Norwegian and an American holding their flags and with an arm around the other’s shoulder)
A black labrador, sitting on a couch, looking longingly at a white plate with six bao buns (one half eaten) and a small dish of hoisin sauce in front of him.
My head, replacing the head of a mottled brown bird, standing on the beach in front of Brighton Palace Pier. Text says I will be at Develop Brighton on Thursday 16th July Mainly in the bar, outside eating an ice cream, or wandering around the Expo gaming area.
When Compulsion Games was founded in 2009 as an independent studio, we were just a few dreamers in a leaky old gramophone factory devoted to creating rich storylines and experiences that felt handcrafted. We care about the craft of making games, the stories we tell, the players who experience them, and the assembled creators who put their heart and soul into doing something different. Today, we're sharing that Compulsion Games will return to independent management following our time as part of XBOX. As part of this transition, we will retain the rights to Contrast, We Happy Few, and our award-winning South of Midnight. We're grateful for the years we spent with XBOX, for the support they provided our team, and for the opportunity to bring these games to players around the world. As an independent studio, we're excited to continue building the distinctive games that define Compulsion while taking the next steps in our journey. Our immediate priority is to support our team throughout this transition period. We are confident in the future of Compulsion Games and look forward to this next chapter where one thing will remain constant: we will create unique games that tell important stories, all with the goal of touching the hearts and minds of our players.
Heaven’s Vault Special Edition on Nintendo Switch. - bundled expanded narrative books - full colour manual - full soundtrack CD with bonus tracks - puzzle cards+timeline chart+laptop stickers+notebook
Photo of the Blu ray box art, featuring a painted portrait of Lance Henriksen’s character in Near Dark.
A Guinness mug with oat milky coffee in it. The Guinness mug is dark red, with a relief-type design showing a toucan balancing a pint of Guinness on its beak, with text below it saying Guinness
Photo showing an electric shower unit on a tiled wall, with a small red square outline on a tiny part of the heating dial.
Photo of both of my bony/thin hands, showing each nail gel painted in a colour of the Pride flag.
Tweet by Miles Taylor. There was a rule when I was in Trump's first term: if a memo had a staple in it, it was too long for him to read. Life-or-death decisions were cut to one page. Or a half-page. Or less. Bold fonts. BIG pictures. When you're wondering why everything's a mess, remember that.
A Tweet by Valuetainment JUST IN: Anthropic CEO says Al companies need hundreds of billions in revenue, or they'll go bankrupt.
Lightning tracker with many hundreds of strikes over London and north Kent, with numbers over London saying 400+ and 600+ strikes!
Lightning tracker with many hundreds of strikes over London and north Kent, with numbers over London saying 400+ and 600+ strikes!
Lightning tracker map of London and north Kent, showing hundreds of strikes.
Lightning tracker map showing many hundreds of lightning strikes over London and north Kent.
16 wings now just bone and gristly ends.
16 Domino’s BBQ chicken wings.
A large carved wooden bench, with a wooden gorilla at one end, with its arm out to the side along the back of the bench, and a wooden replica of an Indy Car race trophy at the other.
My own photo of Rochester Cathedral, showing the western end and the main spire at the top.
Two Tweets. Original one (from me) says “And I'm finally able to say that I was part of the QA team from shortly after Jon wrote it. It's a great adventure and I'm looking forward to the release of it on Apple Arcade very soon. #OverTheAlps” Reply from Jon Ingold of Inkle Studios says “This man is a legend.”
Long black boots with mid green lining, with a tin of Kiwi parade polish, leather balsam (cleaner and moisturiser, a foam pad and two vintage shoe polish brushes.
Rolling hills and green fields, with a cloudy sky.
A Steam Deck with Heaven’s Vault on its screen, showing the translation of a Typeset Book item.
Person on the left is wearing a full face balaclava and about to throw a petrol bomb. Text above them says Protester with legitimate concerns. Person on the right is an old lady, being arrested by a police officer. Text above her says Terrorist.
Streetview showing the east bound bridge, with a Shared Use sign on a lamp column to the left. A short cycle lane marking on the road surface is at the start of the bridge, stopping just after a tactile slab crossing point, where it diverts onto the footway.
Streetview photo showing a very short cycle lane marking, ending in a very sharp left turn arrow, on a tarmac road, with a sign on a nearby lamp post saying Rochester Please drive carefully.
Various pastel coloured rice paper circular UFO shapes.
Video Settings screen, showing everything at Low.
Photo of my Steam Deck with Windrose installed on it.
Screenshot showing my new ship: a Brethren design Brig, with purple front sails (jibs) and a tentacled skull design across the upper-fore-topsail and fore-topgallant-sail. It’s sailing the ocean, with light fluffy clouds in a bright blue sky.
Metal Gear Solid: Legacy Collection Volume 2 August 27, 2026 Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy August 27, 2026 Star Wars Zero Company August 27, 2026 Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition August 28, 2026 The Blood of Dawnwalker September 3, 2026 Marvel's Wolverine September 15, 2026 Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter September 17, 2026 Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War 4 September 17, 2026 Control Resonant September 24, 2026 Hot Wheels: Infinite Rush September 24, 2026 Silent Hill Townfall September 24, 2026 Valor Mortis September 24, 2026 Onimusha: Way of the Sword September 25, 2026 Minecraft Dungeons 2 September 29, 2026 Rayman Legends Retold October 1, 2026 Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve October 2, 2026 Gears of War: E-Day October 6, 2026 Star Wars: Galactic Racer October 6, 2026 Planet Zoo 2 October 13, 2026 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 October 23, 2026 Phantom Blade Zero October 29, 2026.
1. I will cut your taxes, and raise everyone else's. 2. All 99 Flake ice-creams to cost no more than 99p and Wigan Kebabs to be price-capped at E2. 3. Rephase the traffic lights on Liverpool Road to ease congestion. 4. Corners to be refereed properly in football. 5. People who use speakerphones on public transport to be conscripted. 6. Wifi on trains that works. Also trains that work. 7. The £6.6 million Ashton-in-Makerfield regeneration scheme to be regenerated. 8. Pensions to be double-locked, with an extra little chain on the side. 9. Cyclists who break the highway code to be forced to ride unicycles instead. 10. Elected mayors to be ineligible for Parliament until after their term of office. 11. Free parking at the Gerard Centre to be increased to 3 hours. 12. Auto-renew on all online subscriptions to be abolished immediately. 13. HS to be renamed FFS and rerouted so it ploughs through rail execs' homes. 14. Galloway Bakers' 'Full Monty Bin Lid' breakfast to be Britain's new national dish. 15. Tries in Rugby League to be increased from 4 to 5 points in line with inflation. 16. Ceefax to be brought back for the entire Greater Manchester area. 17. MPs to lose their subsidy for cheap food and drink in Parliament. 18. The hand-dryer in the gents' toilet at the Crown & Treaty pub, Uxbridge to be moved to a more sensible position. 19. Count Binface to be the UK's entrant at Eurovision 2027. 20. I stand by my past manifestos: croissants, Brexit, Trident, building at least one affordable house: I've got it all covered. Published and promoted by Count Binface. The Count Binface Party, PO Box 818. Tonbridge. TN9 9YF COUNT BINFACE PARTY MAKERFIELD GREAT AGAIN
A white vinyl record of Pictures At An Exhibition on an Audio-Technica turntable.
Vinyl sleeve and black vinyl record of Out Of The Blue.
The character Brick Top, from the film Snatch, is grabbing a man around the chin/mouth in an aggressive manner. Brick Top is labelled ‘Me’ and the other man is ‘Game Dev’. A speech bubble from Brick Top says The text is too f***ing small!
Screenshot of my pirate, Cap’n Jack, standing in front of a single storey building with a red tiled roof.
Screenshot of the boss cave, showing my pirate, Captain Jack, and the fallen boss, Thomas Richards.
Six Victoria sponge cakes in a see through plastic box.
Screenshot of the map screen in Windrose, showing how much sea ‘fog of war’ has been uncovered.
Bluesky profile text says: QA (now retired) for Inkle Studios, Tributary Games, Failbetter Gsmes, Chaos Cookie, etc. Former Highways Clerk, Highway Inspector & Streetworks Supervisor. Accessibility ally. DMs not working for me! CIS he/him. ❤️ Archaeology & Greenock Morton FC. BLM 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Picture shows a politician and a Welsh flag. Text says Wales becomes the first country to enact rules firing politicians for lying.
Photo of my computer desk top, featuring a 34 inch ultra-wide monitor, Lorraine Kelly photo in a frame, two speakers, a nixie clock, a 2TB backup drive, several small John Wink and Animal Crossing resin figures, a wired Xbox controller, assorted ballpoint pens and a small usb wired fan.
Post by Andrew Duehren 2 hours ago: The Justice Department has announced the creation of a $1.776 billion fund to compensate people who "suffered weaponization and lawfare" as part of its settlement with President Trump in his suit against the Internal Revenue Service. Post by Alan Feuer 4 hours ago: President Trump has just moved to dismiss his extraordinary $10 billion lawsuit against the I.R.S. claiming that the tax agency had improperly released some of his financial records. The move comes as the White House had floated a proposal to end the lawsuit in exchange for creating a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies and supporters of the president who felt they had been mistreated by the Justice Department under previous administrations.
Photo from the event, showing a seated audience and several people facing them, sitting on a slightly elevated area in front of a projector screen showing an image from the C64 game Paradroid.
Screenshot from the inkle game Heaven’s Vault, showing a close up view of the Nightingale, the player character’s ship. Standing in front of it are the player’s character Aliya and her robot ‘Six’.
Screenshot from the Steam store page of Zero Parades, showing an inventory-type screen, with lots of very small text, including the tabs along the top of the screen.