the learn to code industrial complex has done enormous damage and in a lot of ways laid the groundwork for slopware culture
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this started out with me drawing aerith with an overbite and then i kinda just kept going
The blog era gave us Ludonarrative Dissonance and Immersive Sim This era has given us Friendslop and Bullet Heaven. I think it speaks for itself.
If we want good game genre names we need to rebuild a world where the people who drive the vocabulary of games aren't hordes of terminally online consumers. Crowdsourcing is how you get Boaty McBoatface, the game genre.
ICYMI: A reading list for those interested in: Weird Cities, Invaded Bodies, The Street Itself.
Gareth DAMIAN MARTIN | Jump Over the Age@jumpovertheage.com · yesterdayToday is newsletter day! 🗞️ This month I explore the broad literary influences that have fed into the development of Signet City. 📖 Maybe you’ll find something fresh to read among them - open.substack.com/pub/jumpover...
it’s crazy how so much of the right wing cultural push is just ‘let’s all pretend we never learned how bad/complex all this stuff is and go back to the way things were when we were ignorant’ ngl I get why it’s powerful messaging but it really is the death of knowledge/growth/expertise
Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 5h agoI'm calling it: "Start smoking" is going to be mainstream MAHA / Republican health advice by 2028. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
🧵 Seriously, read this. It’s an excellent articulation of why “free code gen” is the opposite of a panacea and why the surrounding incentives and restrictions of vibe coding are bad process and bad code and this bad additions to any project.
Darío@dariosamo.bsky.social · 17h agoSomebody asked me on Reddit why people who use AI to generate Recomp projects are currently being rejected from the communities and what they can do to fix this. I might tweak parts of this to be a more general blog post at some point, but this should be of help to anyone in a similar situation.
I have no desire to hold public office & am entirely unelectable besides. my recreational habits in 1986 alone disqualify me. but I'm running for president anyway & my entire platform is "when you need your health care provider, you get a live operator every time." I will win in a landslide
Seattle voters are currently approving the library levy renewal by nearly 72%.
Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 17h agoGreetings from the Yes Seattle Libraries election night party at Reuben's downtown, featuring CM Dionne Foster.
EA's annual Ebitda is around $1.5 billion, which should be enough to service the interest payments. But the publisher has told debt investors that it will cut $700 million in annual costs including $170 million in "organizational efficiencies," per Bloomberg. In other words: mass layoffs
1.8 billion in interest alone is crazy.
Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social · 19h agoEA 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
I would like it if evil men with ugly haircuts and spreadsheets simply had less control over every element of my life
investors that hopped into gaming during the covid quarantine bubble DEFINITELY have been great for making decisions on behalf of game companies. why, just look at how well Embracer is doing
"Having been a minority investor in the company for more than five years, we have a deep understanding of EA's unique platform, franchises, and IP" what a statement. yes, minor investors in massive companies for less time than it takes to get a mid-level dev position just GET how to make games, man
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 23h agoEA Announces Completion of Acquisition by PIF, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners www.ea.com/news/ea-anno...
If you have transitioned later in life, please know how deeply you are needed here. Your story is the exact proof someone else needs to finally take their first step.
If you're part of the BioWare or Sims community and want to talk about how those studios' queer characters and themes have impacted you and your fears for those series moving forward after this sale, I'd love to chat with you for a Kotaku story. Can be reached here or email kshepard@kotaku.com
Kotaku@kotaku.com · 23h agoWell, I guess Electronic Arts belongs to Saudi Arabia, private equity, and Jared Kushner now. https://kotaku.com/electronic-arts-officially-belongs-saudi-arabia-jared-kushner-now-2000721666
Always love hearing proudly ideological conservatives categorically denounce subsidies without mentioning ones that Republicans have supported for decades. Last week Sarah Isgur condemned solar and wind subsidies. Cool let’s yank gas subsidies so everyone can pay $15/gal.
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
texture exploration. I think this art style might be a tiny bit too 'high-fi' to really produce for last light but boy if it isn't kinda cute
I love it when my friends tell me about their OCs and lore. "Look, I made a guy. This is why he can't ever find peace. Here's his dick"
The genre here is “fantasy murder mystery where there are also various Godzillas” btw
Stella Sacco@antlervel.vet · yesterdayNEW ANA & DIN BOOK RELEASED TODAY YEAH YEAH YEAH
Ya’ll!! Mohenjo Daro was JUST LIKE THAT Bratz-doll-ass civilisation, respect
Kate Compton@galaxykate.bsky.social · 2d agoWait did i show yall the worlds best cow painting?