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The Invitation: My Hogwarts Letter Has Finally Arrived
(Where it all begins…) For years, I worked in a game studio, surrounded by brilliant developers who could conjure entire worlds out of nothing but imagination, code, and caffeine. I’ve always known I was a storyteller. But even though I was part of the team, I never quite felt like I belonged in the team. While the developers worked their technical wizardry, I was the one handling storylines, writing dialogue, shaping ideas - and yes, also making the tea, doing the pizza run
Rachel Barton
Nov 112 min read


Red Nought's First Beta Filled Up in Just Hours - Here's What's Next
Well, that didn’t take long! We’re still catching our breath after the incredible response to our first Red Nought beta programme, which was completely oversubscribed in just a few hours. The enthusiasm, curiosity, and creativity from our early community have truly blown us away. To everyone who signed up: thank you. Your excitement and feedback remind us exactly why we’re building Red Nought - a platform designed to make game creation accessible, inclusive, and truly democra
John Thornewill
Nov 101 min read


Building Universes from Code: When Worlds Misalign
In the vastness of our universe, even the smallest variations can have profound effects. A fraction of a degree in a planet’s orbit. A subtle shift in a star’s gravity. Change one variable, and an entirely new solar system unfolds. The same is true in the digital universes we build. When creating complex virtual environments, we’ve learned that harmony between disciplines - art, design, and computation - is essential. And yet, it’s remarkably easy for those worlds to fall sli
Tim Ellis
Nov 102 min read


The Baldr Experiment: A Strange Journey (ground zero, budget zero)
As they say in the Rocky Horror Picture Show, “I would like, if I may…to take you on a strange journey”. One of creativity, curiosity, and the occasional “What does this button do?” moment. It all began, not with lightning or mad science (though there was plenty of coffee fuelled chaos), but a thought, “How can somebody who has spent their entire life on the story side of games, not the technical side, create a game?” I’ve spent years watching our incredible developers conjur
Rachel Barton
Nov 61 min read


The Light in the Dark: A Halloween Reflection on Creativity
There’s something about a single light in the dark. Something that speaks to the soul. Some might see just a Halloween decoration. But we see something more. We see imagination made real - an idea carved from nothing, shaped by patience, and lit with purpose. That’s what creation really is. Not the tools. Not the code. But the courage to take what’s in your mind... and bring it into the world. This Halloween, we celebrate that spark - the one that turns a simple pumpkin into
John Thornewill
Oct 311 min read
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