Also, while I’m at it in this thread, this also ties into the problem of copycats: bsky.app/profile/matp... When copycats appear really fast, folks wonder why all games can’t be made that fast. It’s because a copycat has no problem with indecision. All decisions are already made.

Mat Piscatella@matpiscatella.bsky.social · 3w ago

I do not believe I care for this future of video games.

So why do folks keep talking about expensive art? Realism? Bad tooling? Because those do exist, but are pressurized by bad creative control. The worse the creative control is, the more redoing of art, with bad tooling, and then you see inflation of working hours.

I keep seeing arguments for games being expensive due to hyper realistic expectations for art, or simply lots of art. What I don’t see is the actual most costly reason: Indecision Iteration is good, but the yearly rebuilding of entire characters, storylines, and levels, is the most expensive thing

Arvy@arvy.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Many factors at play here - not the least of which is higher-ups (in their infinite wisdom) not being able to commit to anything, or knowing good from bad All the while the economy at large expects the profit line go infinitely up, absolutely ignoring its undeniable tendency to do the opposite

Louder for people in the back, "Art has throughput and quality bars. Engineering has velocity, defect rates, build health. QA has coverage and escape rates. Production has burndowns and forecasts... The decision layer has status updates." www.productionalchemist.com/p/inever-see...

I Have Never Seen a Game Fail Because the Artists Were Too Slow

AI is optimising the cheapest part of production

productionalchemist.com

oh god. Retailers say online age-verification laws are driving up sales in the DVD market. avn.com/news/novelty...

Adding to the collection

The Senate Commerce Committee just passed KOSA out of committee with zero debate & failed to move the SCREEN Act. punchbowl.news/article/tech...

Tech: KOSA heads to Senate floor

The Senate Commerce Committee sent the Kids Online Safety Act to the floor on Wednesday, alongside three other bills designed to protect kids and teens using technology.

punchbowl.news

This keeps happening, so what exactly is the accounting trick that lets you get a company to pay for its own acquisition, and how do I use it to buy a house and get the house to cover 30% of the debt

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · yesterday

EA officially goes private tonight, meaning: - EA will no longer trade on the NASDAQ for the first time in 36 years - All stockholders of EA (including many employees) will receive $210/share - EA will take on $18 billion (!) in debt, putting it on the hook to pay ~$1.8 billion/year in interest

Don't watch this; instead, buy Act 1 because it's very good and Act 2 will be a free update.

Ambrosia Sky 🪐@softrains.bsky.social · yesterday

In only TWO days, the final act of Ambrosia Sky launches as a free update! 💃 In case it's been a minute since you played Act One, we've got a summary of the events that came before. Plus: a preview of what's to come in Act Two. 🔗: tiny.cc/acttwodevlog (Spoilers for Act One within!)

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🌊 Nearly 90 California lawmakers have sent a clear message: No new offshore drilling and continued strong protection for California’s iconic coast! 🧵

oh no on that last point

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · yesterday

EA officially goes private tonight, meaning: - EA will no longer trade on the NASDAQ for the first time in 36 years - All stockholders of EA (including many employees) will receive $210/share - EA will take on $18 billion (!) in debt, putting it on the hook to pay ~$1.8 billion/year in interest

We projected 45% turnout for this election, King County. As of 8 a.m., 19% of you had turned out. You've got until 8 p.m. tonight to make your voice heard! kce.wiki/DropBox has a list and map of all 91 official ballot drop boxes across the county.

Bay Area friends: would you consider opening your home to these two cuddly cats? A friend found them behind a gas station. Their sibling, a black cat, got adopted, but it appears no one likes orange cats. They are being kept in a bathroom for the time being and need a home.

derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4w ago

A friend of mine found these three kittens behind a Bay Area gas station. They are tame, vaccinated, and incredibly affectionate. Unfortunately, she's unable to keep them and I'm trying to find them a home. They are at risk of going to a shelter. Bay Area people, are you open to adopting?

"saudi arabia owns EA" is going to be the headline you see basically everywhere for this one but "jared kushner is about to use EA as a vehicle for trump administration bribes" is equally relevant imo

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · yesterday

EA Announces Completion of Acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners www.ea.com/news/ea-anno...

Apple got a $2.2 billion tariff refund. Amazon got $600 million. Trump is sending the "refunds" to the companies, not working people. Every single cent of these refunds should go back to American consumers.

🔴🟡🔵 BIG WALK 🔴🟡🔵 Out now on Steam, Nintendo Switch 2, and PlayStation 5. Hooray!

The SCREEN Act is not just another age-verification bill — it goes much further than anything passed at the state-level or in other countries. 1. The bill doesn't just target porn sites. It goes after *any* site that allows material "harmful" to minors. You'd have to scan your face to use Google.

ridiculous.

slate@pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · 3d ago

my neighborhood 7-11 closed a couple years ago and tried to reopen but couldn’t get the permit approved because there’s a preschool next door and 7-11s sell alcohol (the previous permit was grandfathered in). i saw a fence going up around the lot recently and looked up what was moving in: a gun shop

Berthe Morisot was a leading French artist who was the only woman to show her work at the first Impressionist exhibition in 1874. Her dynamic Self portrait, 1885 #womensart

North Carolina swamp.

Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

Meet the three woman skaters drawing attention from Tony Hawk and Thrasher while raising the stakes for the skateboarding community in L.A. and O.C. 🛹 🎥: Julianne Le and Erwin Recinos

(addendum: if you want to read the book, it's called "the lost subways of north america". if you get a copy directly from me, i'll sign it for you)

The Lost Subways of North America

Official website for Jake Berman's book, "The Lost Subways of North America," containing transit maps and his writings on cities.

lostsubways.com

My work on the Denied in Avatar Aang! I did initial concepts for the airships in the film, as well as final color design for the lead Denied characters. Credits below

Old Dogs Need Love Just as Much ❤️ Original post

Fossil fuel industries get an estimated 7 trillion in subsidies. We are paying for our own mass death and destruction.

Happy 56th Birthday to the talented Masahiro Sakurai. The legendary creator of Kirby and Super Smash Bros.

I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians. I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 3d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

Oh, so nuclear power plants in Europe are being shut down due lack of cooling water. The planet is seeing more sunshine and wind. If only they could somehow take the burden of electricity generation.