Ben Wilson

Trifle loving programmer who makes games and stuff! Realmwalker @inflexiongames, Former Pirate @RareLtd and Explorer @UbisoftToronto

[Ben Wilson @thekitchensync]

@Kawinnie @kate_innerpage Big beastie goes bwhaaah plus there are top hats. What more do you need to know! (Also a pretty accurate summary of my thought process when I took the gig)

[Nightingale @PlayNightingale]

Behold the dangerous and mystical realms of #Nightingale, a new shared world survival crafting and building game from @InflexionGames.

Sign-up for playtesting starting in 2022 at https://t.co/LjQ4dMG7oF

[Ben Wilson @thekitchensync]

@andybastable @JonMikeHolmes @Mr_Fellblade @neilo Did you lads forget a semicolon again? Happens to the best of us. (I kid of course, you’re all way smarter than me!)

[Ben Wilson @thekitchensync]

Nicely done pirates! Looks frickin’ amazing

[Sea of Thieves @SeaOfThieves]

Dead men tell no tales…

[Ben Wilson @thekitchensync]

@CharlieBeatnik I stand by this reaction 100%

[Ben Wilson @thekitchensync]

@chrisluck First rule of Lego club - no regrets. Second rule - you’re gunna need more shelves

[Ben Wilson @thekitchensync]

So proud of my old @RareLtd crew! Well deserved ❤️

[BAFTA Games @BAFTAGames]

Aaaaaarhhh, our timbers be shivered with the Evolving Game winner, Sea of Thieves 🏴☠️🦜
#BAFTAGames

[Ben Wilson @thekitchensync]

Sure, the whole “ecological disaster” thing is pretty bad but the real horror of NFTs is the conversation I’m going to have to have with my Dad when he inevitably asks about them. Thanks nerds.

[Ben Wilson @thekitchensync]

@nathanwhite__ @BIGsheep If it helps Nathan, there’s a free download of the 1st mission from Hitman 2 that you can try first (search for Hitman 2 Starter Pack). It’s pretty slight - basically the tutorial - but given all 3 games are very similar, if you enjoy it, the rest of them are a pretty safe bet!

[Ben Wilson @thekitchensync]

@Mr_Fellblade @tomkelgrove @crashworth @JessBoneBreaker To add (very slightly) to the useful conversation here: I found myself needing to express the same thoughts just recently and still reached for “simple”, “obvious”, “intuitive” and “straightforward”. All basically synonyms and none passing the subjectivity test. Words are hard.

[Ben Wilson @thekitchensync]

@Mr_Fellblade @tomkelgrove @crashworth @JessBoneBreaker The irony given this started with a lament that a word struggled to fully encapsulate the intent behind something :p I swear, this programming lark really is just madness all of the way down!!

[Ben Wilson @thekitchensync]

@Bobby_Anguelov @ZipLockBagMan Hah, ain’t that the truth! Well from one sweary tech architect to another - cheers for taking the time to make the video!

[Ben Wilson @thekitchensync]

@ZipLockBagMan @Bobby_Anguelov Having now watched the whole thing I certainly have opinions but always worthwhile to hear a take. For the Rare folks; some of the Kruger principles brought to mind Rocket which, while imperfect, attempted similar compromises. We really do just solve the same problems in a loop!

[Ben Wilson @thekitchensync]

@JustTeddii @chrisluck Now that I’ve been tagged every time someone interacts with this post I am forced to relive the sheer horror of my hair that day. It is a harrowing way to spend a morning.

[Ben Wilson @thekitchensync]

@tomkelgrove I could have lived quite happily not knowing this was a thing but here we are, 8:19am on a Tuesday with Visual Studio open before breakfast. Thanks Tom!

[Ben Wilson @thekitchensync]

In the Venn diagram of my interests this sits squarely in the “take my money” section.

[LEGO @LEGO_Group]

Well, @gibsonguitar would probably want to rock out with this LEGO version too 😉 #RebuildTheWorld

📸 Thanks to Flickr user morimorilego for the stunning creation!

[Ben Wilson @thekitchensync]

@BIGsheep @yearlyboar Picross S4 on the switch has a couple of 30x40 grids JT but be prepared to squint if you’re in handheld mode. That said, pen & paper picross is now everything I want in life!

[Ben Wilson @thekitchensync]

@JessBoneBreaker @BIGsheep @mrcfield I mean, there’s still at least one dinosaur on the drive right so I guess there’s a world where we can have both? A discordant mix of colours like a child built it is non-negotiable however, because Lego