The workers who make Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering are unionizing. The teams behind these famous games would join United Wizards of the Coast, a union established earlier this year by Magic: The Gathering Arena developers in partnership with the Communication Workers of America.

The Dungeons & Dragons And Magic: The Gathering Teams Are Forming A Union - Kotaku

If successful, this unionization effort would bring almost every Wizards of the Coast IP under union representation

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the speed at which human beings move from "this terrible thing exists" to "everyone just has to learn to live with it" is truly alarming and illuminating. Immediately moving to compliance. Watching this in real time is incredible.

"JK Rowling is already a billionaire and everyone already knows about Harry Potter, what's the point of boycotting?" Nobody thinks boycotting will bankrupt her. We know she's gonna die rich. We're just asking you to show a shred of solidarity with trans folk. Absolute low bar bare minimum shit.

you may have noticed that animation has never been more in-demand & in the zeitgeist and yet, seemingly, never have media conglomerates been less willing to produce it. you may also notice these guys get multimillion dollar severance packages after they gut a studio. there is probably no connection

Henry Gilbert (Beloved Podcast Personality)@talkinghenry.bsky.social · yesterday

Skydance now owns Nick, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Comedy Central, and MTV, effectively ending US TV animation as we know it. Countless jobs will be lost, and fewer new shows will be created. An apocalyptic scenario for cartoons, yet it's maybe the 5th-worst thing about the Paramount-WB merger!

As a heads up for folks in the Super Robot Wars community, the SRW subreddit's currently holding a poll in regards to whether AI translations be allowed on there or not. If you wanna make your voice known on that topic, I'd recommend paying it a visit: www.reddit.com/r/Super_Robo...

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The GenAI epidemic spreading across retro gaming circles exposes something: Making the scenes unfriendly to queer/trans/furries by giving a pass to unpleasant people and bigots in the past has left them without the networks of creators LGBT-friendly communities have access to and self-support with.

Witcher 3 hitting higher steam concurrents today than they did at their original launch is gonna push more developers to release more stuff for their older, already wildly successful games, and y'know what good

Seán Ferrick@seanferrick.bsky.social · 2d ago

I was tempted to pirate HP, curiosity and all that. But @jessiegender.bsky.social is right - think of the amount of times HBO commented on GOT leaks and downloads, just as an example. They DO track these things, and even that drives interest. Let this show die. Trans people deserve better.

my transformers comic #12

Now that Lanterns has pulled "Game of Thrones finale" level viewership every week, are the powers that be finally ready to admit that black superheroes deserve the spotlight?

Today would've been the sixty-fifth birthday of Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi. It tends to get swallowed up in the enormous franchise it became, but I truly believe that his original manga can provide a valuable lesson to artists about process and work and improvement over time.

Have you noticed, lately, or noticed people around you commenting, that there just seems to be no money anymore. There's no money for companies to make the tv shows you like, the video games you like, the local diner you like shut down, no one you know can find a job. Think about that in context of

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 3d ago

AI is now the biggest investment in all of US history as a percentage of GDP. Datacenter construction is up, all other construction is down. "AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market," reported WSJ 2 days ago. We basically bet the whole economy on the most optimistic visions panning out.

same with the AI flag in the video itself, ESPECIALLY for music

i like the idea of will smith being an apex predator for chris rock and only chris rock, like he is the metroid to an x parasite

The bill has been opened to feedback. Rather than dooming about the proposal, you can tell them exactly how you feel about the act here. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... With how much of an uphill battle Chat Control is having, you should never assume it's worthless to fight these draconian bills.

Stop Killing Games@stopkillinggames.bsky.social · 2w ago

The EU Kids Act will make private servers illegal as it stands now. Read up on the Act yourself: hub.edri.org/index.php/s/... Contact your MEPs, tell them to scuttle this bill, and sign the Stop Killing Internet Initiative to ensure the protection of our digital spaces: eci.ec.europa.eu/066/public

Translation patches aren't a fucking checklist for flag planting. Demands for "fluency" and "technical chops" aren't gatekeeping. Anyone who learns the skills is welcome to contribute. If you bypass them, you're just having a tantrum at the expense of the original devs and foreign players. Piss off.

Good morning, Europe! Following the reveal of the potentially devastating EU Kids Act, we'd like to remind you that a 1st step to combat the excessive attack on privacy and freedom is signing the political instrument of an ECI: citizens-initiative.... #StopKillingTheInternet

until they walk back the physical stuff people will only get madder and madder at each attempt to pander lol, do they have no idea how online mobs work

Push Square@pushsquare.com · 6d ago

Sony Purportedly Plotting New Ape Escape, as Redemption Arc Starts

You know where the power lies Which side are you on?

European Commission@ec.europa.eu · last wk.

Video games should not make you spend more than you want. EU consumer authorities are stepping up action against 9 video game companies, including those behind Candy Crush Saga, Minecraft, Valorant, Clash of Clans and For Honor. More info: link.europa.eu/chyHJn

We’re not gonna think about how long ago 2018 is

Dark thread. Since we watched Musk literally push a "protect the Boers" button in real time with Grok, we now know people or companies could theoretically pay their way into putting a thumb on the scale for Grok/Claude/ChatGPT. This is why the AI stans want you to believe it's thinking

BREAKING: The Trump administration is using a grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the US to funnel their ongoing collection of Flock, Axon, and other ALPR data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, 404 Media has learned

How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program

How the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program.

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What kind of scandal will it take to lead to the widespread elimination of Greek fraternities? Hazing so severe it results in serious maiming or death? It's happened. Absolutely hideous sexual assaults? It's happened. Terroristic actions in pursuit of campus political power? It's happened!

people like my parents or people back home often ask me if the reason why the industry is being killed in slow motion is due to AI, and it's a 15 minute long conversation to understand the real reasons why, at the heart of which are: people who own TV don't make TV and don't want to make TV

Littledigits@littledigits.bsky.social · last wk.

being in animation, its not from AI. the streaming bubble bursting cuz everyone hopped on the grain cuz it undermined unions, less regulations and more mergers are what lead to the loss. AI is just what people think but it started way before that

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AI has lost the Mandate of Heaven I’m afraid. WSJ saying it’s a “when” the ai bubble bursts. SNL dabbing on their biggest names for being weird. FT says 50% of chips sold in 2026 and 2027 have nowhere to go. Hundreds of billions short on revenue for even 10% ROIC. A disaster.

the republicans are wide open on several fronts, historically unpopular president, unpopular war, record high gas. any dem throwing trans people under the bus at this moment is doing it because they want to. not like they need to, do they. even if it worked as a vote winner, which it doesn't

love to witness the mass loss of privacy rights across the world and directly perceive a big part of it turning out to be for reducing legal hurdles to gambling advertising

Yeet Kune Do@yeetkunedo.bsky.social · 2w ago

@discord.com I see now why age verification started rolling out, fuck this and fuck you for doing this

did i die, did i have a stroke and i am comatose is this real does discord have a toggle for "show me gambling ads" are you fucking serious

Mr. Moo Sky@bricebowl.bsky.social · 2w ago

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