The hypocrisy is at once comical and frightening. We like it when athletes say good things, and we don't it like when athletes say bad things. what are we doing here

The Athletic@theathletic.com · 7h ago

Aaron Rodgers spoke out about Dr. Anthony Fauci. Sophie Cunningham spoke out about transgender athletes. Caitlin Clark chose not to weigh in. Three different approaches, one common result: criticism. Steve Buckley on how athletes can't win on social media: nyti.ms/3Sa9A7D

Everyone hates it when their opponent just leaves the game before it's over, so I've been trying to find ways to soften the blow a little bit. #fightinggame #gamemaker #indiedev

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

This is such a good point that I had never really thought about, w/r/t AI use in open source projects.

Godot Engine@godotengine.org · last mo.

For years we have been overwhelmed by the volume of code contributions we have to review, especially from new contributors. AI has made the problem much worse. That's why we are taking steps to reduce the burden on maintainers while still welcoming new contributors: godotengine.org/article/cont...

Because every time a game studio has to move resources over to making a trailer, it causes the game to lose about 4 months of actual dedicated development iteration time.

IGN@ign.com · 2mo ago

Naughty Dog has, for decades, been PlayStation's golden goose, producing technical wonders while delivering incredible narratives. But after this year's State of Play, it has become clear how absent they've become. So why has Naughty Dog been benched? https://t.co/rAyRoIMLQU #IGNSummerOfGaming

Allagash White.

Once you notice bisexual lighting being used, you can not unsee it. This is intentional. I will not be gaslit.

kate bush’s husband@airbagged.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Been laughing at this for 45 minutes straight

Happy pride

"Disco Elysium depicts these men not solely as individuals making bad choices, but also as products of their environments: imperialist violence, the drug trade, and economic plight." - from @madisyn-writes.bsky.social 's first for the site www.mothership.blog/disco-elysiu...

Disco Elysium and the myth of the male loneliness epidemic

Despite Disco Elysium predating this reckoning, its story and characters offer useful ways to interpret this modern myth

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It's remarkable that this is a real thing because it sounds so much like a narrative device used to increase the stakes of the most precarious moment of the entry. Why do we have 8 minutes of tense silence? Y'know, hot plasma! It blocks the signals!

Katie Mack@astrokatie.com · 4mo ago

Right now the #Artemis II capsule is engulfed in hot plasma as it plunges through the atmosphere and will be out of communication for another 3 minutes. Holding my breath.

I can already tell i'm gonna be so annoying about this game hell yeah

sunset visitor 斜陽過客 | Prove You're Human - Wishlist Now!@sunsetvisitor.studio · 4mo ago

An AI dares to dream that she is human. You’ve been hired to put her in her place. We’re sunset visitor 斜陽過客, the creators of 1000xRESIST, and this is our next game: Prove You’re Human. Published by our friends at @blacktabbygames.com. s.team/a/4533950

i think it is good and fulfilling to sometimes do difficult, challenging, frustrating things with the goal of making something worthy, or bettering yourself. some people, it seems, believe that we should strive for a future where nothing is ever hard for anyone they consider people.

Nathan Grayson@nathangrayson.bsky.social · 4mo ago

can’t count the number of times I’ve arrived at a conclusion much better than I originally intended simply by writing. having the hazy outline of an idea and then foisting the rest onto a machine means you never get there. worse, you never develop the instincts or faculties necessary to get there

the tennessee titans were dissolved in 2006

M. Nolan Gray 🥑@mnolangray.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What's something that experts/practitioners in your field universally agree upon, but that remains a "hot take" among the general public?

Notes towards a "Woke 2" aftermath.site/woke-2-wokenes...

Excited to wake up in a cold sweat remembering what crucial game to my DNA I forgot to add here

brendon bigley@bb.wavelengths.online · 5mo ago

as far as i'm aware they've only made nine video games and these are them. i recommend all nine!! my9games.com

"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...

Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV

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We killed 85 schoolgirls. We are not the good guys.

US-Israeli strike on girls' school kills at least 85 students, Iran's judiciary says

At least 85 students have been killed in US-Israeli strikes that hit an Iranian girls' school in Hormozgan province, Iran's judiciary said on Saturday. Washington has not commented on the reported str...

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

I am still thinking about how Alex Pretti was out there directing traffic, waving cars through. A instinctive, quintessentially Dad Response to any kind of commotion happening on the block—to go out and help a little, in a small way. To make sure no one gets unnecessarily hurt.

taylr@taylordahlin.com · 6mo ago

signs left at alex pretti’s memorial in minneapolis: “i love you so much / i’ll miss you forever” photo with a friend, “i would have done the same. RIP alex,” a stethoscope and “we’ll take it from here, alex” and a tshirt for the minnesota nurses association

This is not in fact the definition of the “working class.”

"Fuck ICE. Fuck Trump." (cheers) "Fuck AI!" (big cheers) "Free Palestine. Protect trans kids." (cheers) "...and go New England Patriots!" (boos) www.youtube.com/live/ZqTFIms...

I WILL throw up at some point during this game.

"average british person hates 3 trans people a year" factoid actualy just statistical error. average person hates 0 trans people per year. JK Rowling, who lives in cave & hates over 10,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

She Guevara@sheg7.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Only four people in the UK have formally complained about a trans woman entering a “single-sex” facility, an eye-opening report has revealed. A report published by advocacy group TransLucent found that only four official complaints were documented across 382 public bodies since 2022. 1/2

Trying to defeat the Manbreaker in Baby Steps, a story in 3 parts

Masked agents that your taxes pay for just shot someone in the head — someone who was specifically there simply to observe, and make sure they wouldn't do exactly that

BALvsPIT? yeah I liked that game too

if I told you the core gameplay of this game revolved around finding ways to make enemies sneeze, I would be exaggerating but just barely. go play it!

suzanne@binarypartitioned.space · 7mo ago

if your new year's resolution happens to include 'rescue more talking cats' or 'perform more slapstick violence on unwitting space pirates', I have great news for your highly specific self: Skin Deep is still on sale for a few more days store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...

Time for the end of year wrap-up! My favorite games of 2025: