the slop trough is overflowing but the issue of AI being used to beat developers to the punch seems kinda fake if its all just slop merchants coping each other. is this "theft" happening to any games that are... good?
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I heard this guy sucked, but I didn't realize he was this comprehensively awful
‘Criminal’ Showrunner Ed Brubaker, Amazon MGM Sued for Hostile Work Environment by Production Assistant
Ijaaz Noohu accuses the comic book powerhouse of sexual and racial harassment and assault, among several other claims.
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the Mafia games have got a new "series collection" release that does not include the first Mafia game (it has the remake) and I know this is a small fry thing to have a quick whinge about, but it bothers that the original and best Mafia game gets thrown by the wayside and disposed of
ICYMI: A new report suggests Xbox layoffs will likely result in a "bloodbath" of job losses and studio closures, leaving developers "punished" simply for following Microsoft's orders. https://t.co/3O9uEZMts1 #IGNSummerOfGaming
Game failure? Layoffs Game success? Layoffs Game delayed? Layoffs Game delivered? Layoffs Game announced? Layoffs Game unannounced? Layoffs Game good? Layoffs Game bad? Layoffs Game AI? Layoffs Game no-AI? Layoffs Game hated? Layoffs Game beloved? Layoffs Money cares more for layoffs than games.
“Do what you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.” Yeah, because they’ll fucking lay you off to spend a trillion dollars making Clippy able to stand in as a virtual wife who has positive views on school shooters
BREAKING: Several Xbox studios, including Compulsion, Ninja Theory and Double Fine, are negotiating with Xbox as they try to avoid closure. Some or all could spin off. Lots still in flux as many studios remain unsure about what's happening. Here's the latest: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Another kind review of my novel, The Halter. Thanks a million @gatecrashers.bsky.social!
What do The Matrix, Assassin's Creed, and a debut novel from an AC lead writer have in common? More than you'd think. Read @thecomiccats.bsky.social's review of @darbymcdevitt.bsky.social's The Halter! gatecrashers.fan/2026/06/12/e...
Another piece, my friends!
What do The Matrix, Assassin's Creed, and a debut novel from an AC lead writer have in common? More than you'd think. Read @thecomiccats.bsky.social's review of @darbymcdevitt.bsky.social's The Halter! gatecrashers.fan/2026/06/12/e...
What do The Matrix, Assassin's Creed, and a debut novel from an AC lead writer have in common? More than you'd think. Read @thecomiccats.bsky.social's review of @darbymcdevitt.bsky.social's The Halter! gatecrashers.fan/2026/06/12/e...
Exploring The Halter and Simulations
ComicCats digs into Darby McDevitt's debut novel The Halter and dives deep to explore the idea of simulations and more.
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I wonder if all that money is worth being universally hated
Giant inflatable trolling Elon Musk appears in Times Square ahead of SpaceX's IPO “SpaceX's Grok makes AI child porn" (via WIRED)
The Cure by Olivia Rodrigo is so good, well worth many listens
With a record-breaking A24 directorial debut under his belt at age 20, Kane Parsons doesn't see a place for AI in Hollywood's future.
'Backrooms' Director Kane Parsons Calls AI "Genuinely Harmful"
With a record-breaking A24 directorial debut under his belt at age 20, Kane Parsons doesn't see a place for AI in Hollywood's future.
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the american govt would rather try to criminalize delivering aid to a country we’ve starved, than punish the epstein class.
quick Saturn Girl....i'm trying to force myself to be a Legion fan
I don't think I need all this legal text on the back, bro