Simon Cox

Fmr Co-Founder & Content Dir. at Rolling Stone's video game channel, Glixel. Past: EDGE, 1UP, GMR, Xbox Nation, Off. Dreamcast, PCGamer. Header art by @JJSignal

[Simon Cox @_simon_cox]

Hi! Making art inspired by my favorite games has been keeping me sane this past year - so thought I’d share on #PortfolioDay :) And please do share tweets from those folks who do this for a living: it’s tough out there and every share helps. 👍

[Lost In Cult @lostincult]

Sounds & Visions: Enhance At 10 – An Oral History

📖 300+ pages
🗣️ Interviews with key @enhance_exp staff
🔎 New developer insights into iconic titles
🎨 Never-before-seen art & photography
✍️ Written & edited by @wireframejames & @_simon_cox

https://t.co/Ch8RgRtNtA

[Cook and Becker @cookbeck]

THE LAST OF US. Legendary artist YOSHITAKA AMANO created this endearing scene of Ellie and Joel in collaboration with art gallery @cookbeck and @Naughty_Dog. The artwork is available via the Cook and Becker store https://t.co/rLYGOdoGx3 in a gorgeous, limited edition screenprint and premium poster. #TLOU

[Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward]

A little Friday musing...

I recently had the good fortune to be able to spend a couple of months in Tokyo (a place where I'd previously lived for 15 years).

People talk about Japan's stagnating economy. What few acknowledge (or maybe even realise?) is that it has stagnated at a very high level, one which the UK is nowhere near reaching, and probably never will now.

Japan's naysayers point to its stagnation as a sign of failure, of weakness. But that's like mocking Usain Bolt for not being able to run any faster than he can.

Everything just works. The place is spotless. Food is cheap, and almost universally excellent. Public toilets are abundant and clean. Transport is punctual and cheap (albeit with a spectacular crush during rush hour). Bullet trains are FAST! There's mobile reception even in the deepest tunnels. Gigabit ethernet is commonplace. Tradespeople are available at the drop of a hat. Convenience stores offer an almost magical range and breadth of products and services. Healthcare is superb. And so on, and so on.

It's not all roses. Japan has its problems too, and plenty of them.

But it also offers a quality of life for the average person (as opposed to the wealthy) that we couldn't even dare to dream of in Britain.

[Simon Cox @_simon_cox]

Why gaming is so important to players with chronic pain https://t.co/I5Eju5oRPW

[Simon Cox @_simon_cox]

@cookbeck @yoshitakaamano Love the vibe of this piece

[Naughty Dog @Naughty_Dog]

Legendary artist @YoshitakaAmanoO partnered with @cookbeck to create this gorgeous The Last of Us limited edition poster to celebrate the game's 10th anniversary, and we’re honored to reveal the final artwork.

If you're quick, prints are still available: https://t.co/ZryD19cxU0

[James O'Brien @mrjamesob]

This is very good. The best articulation I’ve heard.

[Cook and Becker @cookbeck]

This gorgeous THE WITCHER 'Lovers Edition' Deluxe Notebooks Set is an ode to Geralt and Yennefer and their touching and complicated relationship. Pre-order your official copy now: https://t.co/AvGAgQMVga

[Ed Fear @edfear]

Unfortunately, I am one of the people affected by the layoffs today at Epic. I'm absolutely devastated to leave behind so many amazing Mediatonic colleagues who I loved.

So: the job search begins! If you need an experienced writer or narrative designer, please get in touch :)

[terry christian @terrychristian]

The huge tragedy of the UK is that for 31 of past 44 years The Tories and their asset stripping short termism has downgraded our country.
Decent housing was turned into an unaffordable asset - we have gone from the second most equal society in Europe ( after Germany) in 1975 to the most unequal society in Europe with crumbling infrastructure , collapsing services, bankrupt councils and an NHS about to implode. All the tories do is spread hate so their backers , fossil fuel companies and others can rip us all off in perpetuity . Once they ate voted out they must never be allowed to resurrect again. They are a worse plague than Covid 19 in this country, they offer nothing but pain, death ignorance and insecurity

[CASTPIXEL🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸🍉 @castpixel]

My artist position at Minecraft is ending soon, and I'm considering a senior game artist position. I specialize in #pixelart, concept art and animation. Previous clients: Unity, Warner Bros, Mojang

RTs appreciated. #gamedev

[Simon Cox @_simon_cox]

@garywhitta That cover design is 🔥

[ミルキージェームズ 💀 @milkman.bsky.social @wireframejames]

Hanging these #PanzerDragoon treasures up. I still can’t believe I have this one of a kind Azel drawing.

[Howard Beckett @BeckettUnite]

Australian Investment Bank Macquarie took £3bn in dividends from Thames Water, until selling in 2017, while piling on debt of £10bn.

They are known as ‘vampire kangaroo’.

In 2021 they bought Southern Water.

Ofwat has failed. Nationalise water.

[Dr Julia Grace Patterson💙 @JujuliaGrace]

Next time you read some nonsense from our Health Secretary about how they’ve made the ‘final pay offer’ for doctors, remind yourself that MPs have had 10 pay rises since 2010.

10.

Back NHS staff. They’re fighting this for all of us💙

[Elsie @Meelsie143]

After 16 hours in character creation I think I’ve finally created my dream man

[Naughty Dog @Naughty_Dog]

The Last of Us Part I cast comes together in this piece by Shimhaq (@shimhaq)! This is the latest commissioned entry into our art series commemorating The Last of Us' 10th anniversary.

"After all we've been through. Everything that I've done. It can't be for nothing." #TLOU10

[Silence the Violence and Shun the Guns @STVASTG]

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