Wostry

@wostry.bsky.social

Writer (tv, videogames). PR, content strategy (Inmedia, Dorcel, THQ, etc.) Kemény idők podcast - host. Previously: Geekz, IGN, Indexhu, etc. Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoTNhsZqoHbA-ZvD3WNPWXA

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 · 3d ago

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

a screenshot from the upcoming remake of Tomb Raider 1. lara croft is looking at her phone in the middle of an ancient ruin, and it's showing her a generic crafting menu, and a png of saucepan of stew that apparently her phone lets her cook for "Damage resistance" if she has 6 potatoes

This is pretty catastrophic and I'm not sure how either of these companies reverse the trend. It really appears the AI bubble is based on the whims of maybe a few hundred companies spending money on two companies to justify five companies spending money with one company.

Ara Kharazian@arakharazian.bsky.social · 3d ago

New from Ramp data: the latest threat to the AI trade. AI companies' revenues are heavily dependent on a small set of customers. 80% of OpenAI and Anthropic's enterprise revenues come from 1% of their customers, and it's not getting better.

jk rowling shit aside, the new harry potter series looks sterile AF, thanks to digital. The one thing the movies had as a positive was that they were actually shot on film.

Shaw Brothers star Chen Kuan-tai has passed away. From Susan Shaw's Facebook: "The best film—Gallants. Tai, have a safe journey! In the end, you still owe me an answer: where did you hide all that money you made? Say hello to Bruce for me when you see him."

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“With cigarettes, my wife and I, we made a deal. We only smoke after sex. I've got the same pack now since 1975. What bothers me is my wife. She's up to three packs a day.” The late great RODNEY DANGERFIELD on The Tonight Show.