Writing the book vs reading it back a month later, truly

You’ll know if I win the lottery because I’ll immediately establish a production house that only makes practical-fx kids’ tv shows advised upon by in-house child development and language acquisition specialists.

Kind of cool that Northern Ireland produces so many highly talented game composers innit. Over represented. Yeooo This post brought to you by me being a big fan of @will.bearwaves.com, @chipzel.bsky.social and @alphachromeyayo.com ats us nai

Just finished watching the hottest premiere of the weekend at my local cinema 😎 @jetlagthegame.bsky.social

Whenever you see some article blandly talking about how rich GenAI is making all these companies, remember: that’s a bold faced fucking lie. isaiprofitable.com

I keep having to play doctor for my laptop because creative cloud, which I haven’t used/paid for in YEARS, keeps opening itself in the background and DEVOURING cpu space. Genuinely, a malware subscription service.

Aftermath@aftermath.site · last wk.

I Hate Adobe: aftermath.site/i-hate-adobe/

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Gamer Girls: 25 Women Who Built the Video Game Industry

Discover the women behind the video games we love--the iconic games they created, the genres they invented, the studios and companies they built--and how they changed the industry forever. Women have...

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This is the exact right messaging. And it is, also critically, vastly different than the messaging of the opposition. It feels like you get an actual choice in the future you're voting for, not different flavors of the status quo.

Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · last wk.

"Helping working people to afford lives of joy” This is absolutely why Mamdani is succeeding in New York and is so beloved.

I have nothing clever to say except EXECS ARE THE PROBLEM

Eurogamer@eurogamer.bsky.social · last wk.

After laying off Battlefield 6 devs, EA boss Andrew Wilson's bonus rose $8m to $38m last year, thanks to the game's success across "all milestones" www.eurogamer.net/ea-boss-38-m...

After laying off Battlefield 6 devs, EA boss Andrew Wilson's bonus rose $8m to $38m last year, thanks to the game's success across "all milestones" www.eurogamer.net/ea-boss-38-m...

When that mixes with social media platforms loosening ToS enforcement *and* making it easier for "creators" to monetize content, you get a world in which GamerGate ideologies are no longer relegated to hyper-online platforms, but earning $$ on Twitter's FYP and radicalizing normies.

Honestly, here’s a thread for anyone who cares to read it on the trap of politeness and professionalism set by the far-right.

Amy-Leigh Shaw@diveamydive.bsky.social · last wk.

Apologies for multiple replies, I’m not trying to pester you, but I do have experiences I have learned from on the issue of “unprofessional” aesthetics that I want to share, in case they’re useful to you, too.

So Polanski was tagged in a post… from an event he attended… and one of the photos quite far into the post was of another attendee… wearing a shirt that didn’t use Farage’s name or depict him in any way… and then he removed the tag once somebody informed him of the allusion? Am I missing something?

I suspect anyone who's worked at a major studio in a full-time capacity has encountered these clauses, which seem oddly self-defeating in how they prevent employees from bettering themselves outside the confines of the workplace—and subsequently sharing that knowledge with their peers.

NEW: I spoke with multiple video game developers and a U.S. employment lawyer to learn more about restrictive side clauses that often prevent employees at major companies from pursuing hobbyist work or personal projects. In an industry renowned for creativity, why are we stifling it?

Developers discuss the pain and prevalence of side work clauses

How an industry renowned for creativity is actively stifling it.

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This is deeply relatable to me, someone who resorts to intellectualizing a situation at a remove in order to avoid feeling my feelings about it.

ELIZABETH: Hey, so this is my favorite little plodding path. I’m gonna walk here a lot. *meaningful stern glare* DARCY: OH yes, yes. I see. ELIZABETH: (Phew, now he knows where to avoid me. No more awkward run-ins) DARCY: *shows up even more* ELIZABETH: ???

Somebody: *smiles* Lady Catherine, suddenly emerging from behind a comically narrow decorative vase: IN MY HOUSE??? WHAT IS THIS?

Why are you, as an adult, playing music out loud from your phone speakers on the train?

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Instead they were so annoying and weird about us that now people choose to play games *because* we worked on them. The titles they put on their creepy little harassment list see their wishlists rocket, they attract communities of chill people, and all the bullies just filter themselves out 🤷

Tim Price@timprice.bsky.social · 3w ago

They thought getting video game devs to stop hiring Sweet Baby Inc was going to be like sending in DOGE to rip the woke out of the walls.

BOIL EM, MASH EM, STICK EM IN A STEW

"The games industry will never unionize" even the gaming-related YouTubers are unionizing!

Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2w ago

Workers behind immensely popular Game Theorists YouTube channel will get their union, with or without MatPat's help aftermath.site/game-theorists...

When I get carried away, I build a whole lego set in one sitting or finish a sharing chocolate bar. I don’t think “carried away” is applicable to fascist salutes or systemic mass murder.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago

‘I got carried away’: Elon Musk expresses regret about Doge and wading into Trump’s orbit

I’m so tired of gross inescapable body horror style ads on every website. Please stop showing me GenAI animations of fucked up toes, please.

After lots of attempts, it turns out that trusting the bees was the best method 🐝🫡

Amy-Leigh Shaw@diveamydive.bsky.social · last mo.

I see the future and it is round 👀

Hiya pals! If anyone has any feedback or experiences with accessibility at this year's Develop please drop me a message! I'll be emailing Tandem at some point in the next couple weeks with accessibility feedback post-conference and want as many opinions and experiences in there as possible

Back from my week of adventures, Kraków was lovely - still, Poznań remains undefeated as the best Polish city 😤