hello I am modern aaa game designer. the shareholders told me to make the game longer. I do not wish to make the game longer. they told me to make the game longer or I lose job. I make the player collect 6 potatoes for 5% damage resistance. The shareholders are happy. I've been laid off.

Crushed@silenttakedown.bsky.social · 2d ago

yeah sure whatever, let lara croft cook potato stew on her phone for 2m0s of damage resistance who gives a shit anymore

ICYMI: "No one dreams of giving themself to reshape the world. They do it because there is no other choice[.]" Feature excerpt: @edgarallanbro.bsky.social on the nature of revolution in Final Fantasy X: buff.ly/09eI3kB

The World That Brought You to This Will Not Save You - Unwinnable

No one dreams of giving themself to reshape the world. They do it because there is no other choice.

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fox news is writing yaoi fanfic now about two men they can't stop calling manly and handsome

Jordan Uhl@jordanuhl.com · 20h ago

New development in the Abdul El-Sayed x Hasan Piker obsession: What if they're gay together?

I'm so happy the rest of the industry is seeing how MMO studios update games and iterate in a way that feels dizzying to those only used to single-player game update cadences. Pearl Abyss is on a tear.

MMORPG.com@mmorpg.com · 18h ago

Revealed during Sony's State of Play, Crimson Desert is getting its first DLC. Charting the Unknown continues our adventures in Pywel above and below the sea, with new stories, and more.  www.mmorpg.com/news/crimson...

that small upward spike there in 2021-22 is like half of what drove the billionaire class completely nuts

Mike Konczal@mtkonczal.bsky.social · 23h ago

BLS this morning, with revised 2Q data: "The labor share, which is the percentage of output that accrues to workers in the form of compensation, was 52.8 percent in the second quarter of 2026, the lowest level in the series, which begins in the first quarter of 1947."

this is really beautiful

𝒩𝒾𝒸𝑜𝓁𝒶𝓈 𝒸 𝒢𝓇𝑒𝓎@nicolascgrey.bsky.social · 2w ago

‘Logging into WoW in 2026 means enduring a bombardment of refreshed weekly prompts and directives urging me to get on my flying mount and accelerate at breakneck speed towards whatever prescribed activity with prerequisite player count will provide my next predictable gear score increase.’ 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

lincoln carpenter@lincolnhello.bsky.social · 6d ago

"In the week I've spent revisiting Star Wars Galaxies, I've seen very little other excitement. I've killed no impressive enemies. I've done barely any quests. It's an MMO that's content to let me log in and do little of note whatsoever—and that's exactly what I've been missing."

The horrifying realization that Coyote Vs Acme delighted me as a 90s style legal thriller for the same reason Roger Rabbit delighted old people as a 50s noir.

I’m supposed to take his opinion on inflation seriously after destroying the price of flasks for 20 years? No way

i completely get the irritation at "too many gta6 articles/posts" on mainstream games media sites and the responses from folks saying it's a traffic play (it is). but also i do not think ppl who read game sites daily understand the extent to which gta6 matters to ppl who only game occasionally.

The birthday card has more bush than the presidential one.

That may mean that a more human story is mandatory. It's hard to step into the shoes of a Trevor again when you can literally see the light in people's eyes as you kill them. I'm split on if that conflict is good or not, but it is interesting, will be more so once were playing the game finally.

Til all are one

South of Midnight is 35% off for the first time on PS5, until tomorrow! We’re indie again, and every purchase directly supports Compulsion and our next project.❤️

We are there and back again with new commander gems, Hobbit style! www.cgmagonline.com/news/top-5-h...

Top 5 Hidden Gems From Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit To Upgrade Commander Decks

Magic: The Gathering | The Hobbit is out now, so I put together five hidden gems players can add to Commander decks just in time for Second Breakfast.

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these omnipresent whispers urging us to diminish the specificity and character of our communication, I find infuriating

Sarah Z@sarahz.bsky.social · 2w ago

I DID NOT ASK YOU, GOOGLE DOCS.

I found Isaiah through Aftermath and it's just banger after banger after banger piece of writing hitting my feed ever since. Recommended follow if you care about anime and manga especially.

Isaiah D. Colbert@shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Despite its announcement being used as an avenue for racist tweets, Half Is More drowns out the noise and sets the stage for a manga series with a life-affirming message worth reading." My manga review of @fujimiyoico.bsky.social's Half Is More for @aftermath.site.

Love how this dude discovered the cheat codes of "what if I listened to constituents" and "what if I modeled good behavior" and "maybe I behave like a normal person should." These are apparently dark secrets that have been hidden from other politicians.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 2w ago

I'm listening, I'm learning. Safety first, NYC.

en esta economía??????

How often do you think about the NES game StarTropics?

You could argue, correctly I think, that the current willingness to tear down the post war order is rooted in the fact the folks who could tell you why it was built are almost all gone.

BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 3w ago

There’s been surprisingly little about how we are in the very last years of living memory of service in WW2.

Think about all the unnecessary overpriced proprietary edtech garbage the people who run your university fell for over the years. Now put a trillion dollars of capital behind it.

Dr Vanessa@hpsvanessa.bsky.social · 3w ago

My sounds-like-conspiracy-theory-but-is-probably-true take is slopAI firms are deliberately targeting education sector; it’s underfunded & weakly protected & by becoming standard there they create generations of dependent users which is only thing that can stop inevitable financial bubble bursting

I can't get a screenshot where it's particularly legible but: something beautiful is going to happen.

A Profound Waste of Time@apwot.bsky.social · 2y ago

Question: Is there a game, or even a moment from a game, that you feel is genuinely life affirming?

i really like how ta-nehisi coates in The Message talks about how an idea has to be born before it can take on a material shape. you gotta make a person capable of believing a possibility before that possibility can manifest

Joshua Rivera@jmrivera.bsky.social · 3w ago

Anyway I’m about to publish a column about a leftist marvel comic book. This is inherently silly! It is a corporate product! But also: I don’t care where the conversation starts. I just want us to have it.

Here’s that column: on Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri, et al’s THE ULTIMATES, which imagines a superhero team for the modern age, one with revolution on the mind aftermath.site/avengers-ult...

Let These Avengers Radicalize You

When a radical leftist gets their hands on the Avengers, incredible things happen

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk killing women and babies in Nepal.

USAID fallout: In Nepal, when the aid workers stopped coming, the women and babies started dying

The Associated Press has found that the decision by the United States to slash its foreign aid funding last year has increased pregnancy complications and deaths in Nepal.

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if they're drinking nounwine it's fantasy. if they're snorting a verb it's sci fi