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Keep thinking about this term "pre-digested" that Kojima used to describe art that's instantly gratifying. And how it's better when people grow to love something instead. I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.

Stay safe out there y'all

We got all the hits: - purchased by private equity firm - hid a bunch of layoffs - invested a bunch of money in AI - tried to make that money back by ruining the best product it now owned

the good news is that the media attention and support from an audience has helped Horses do well enough that Santa Ragione has been able to pay all its owed royalties and loans. so it's not in debt. the bad news is it's still not enough to keep the studio together. www.ign.com/articles/hor...

every conversation with a tech ceo

Chavez in 2009, while being labelled as paranoid, outlines exactly what is happening today.

So it turns out this game rules. Idk why I hadn't heard of it before. I guess people consider it kind of derivative but I don't know of anything else that fills the weird niche of "Oblivion if it were also Fable and God of War"

Yuletide greetings from all of us at Supergiant!🎄🌨️ We invite you to bask in the warmth and magick of Hecate's Yule Log cauldron, just in time for any seasonal festivities. Thank you for playing Hades II!🌖 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMh0...

Estranged Parent subculture rules it's like "we are united by the fact that our children will not talk to us" which means it's going to largely self-select for the most insufferable people, so insufferable in fact that their own children have stopped speaking to them.

not to be glib but a lot of discussions about AI will be solved very quick if you just become communist

This shit is so fucking funny

The Oscars Moving to YouTube Beginning in 2029, Will Stream Free Worldwide variety.com/2025/film/ne...

Throwback to the best face Junie ever made.

BEST PATCH EVER

if you're an artist, writer, musician, creative, if you have a dream and you can't stop thinking about it, write it down and channel it into your creative process!!!

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series has sold 6 million copies

it makes me sad to think about people talking to chatGPT like it's their best friend. why can't they just form parasocial attachments to video essayists and podcasters like i do? this sounds like i'm telling a joke except i actually do think that what i do is healthier lol i have no evidence though

I just told my kids this was Bloodborne

I was wrestling with this all of yesterday based on a producers comments from July + the Larian stuff. It's all about as clear as mud and I'm exhausted. What has become clear is that unless I'm inside a studio or someones a big dramatic proponent I won't really know one way or another and it's shit

better wake up early if u want to contradict me on AD&D horseshit

Martin Scorsese praises Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ “I actually dreamed of it … It’s a remarkable work. The film stays with you. It just stays with you. It’s very moving. A remarkable feat. Grand opera”

This is the movie I’ve been working on for the last 12 months!!! Jack joined around August - I originally offered him a part but he didn’t feel he was right for it, but liked the script enough that he… decided to produce instead. Genuinely a dream of an EP - he just wants to make GOOD ART.

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Fallout Fan Has Same Music Taste As Grandpa hard-drive.net/fallout-fan-...

Martin Scorsese says he dreamed of Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘FRANKENSTEIN’ after seeing the film. “I actually dreamed of it… It’s a remarkable work. The film stays with you, it just stays with you. It’s very moving. A remarkable feat. Grand opera.”

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At this point if you don't explicitly say you're anti GenAI I don't trust you It's giving "oh I'm apolitical"

Warner Bros has officially asked shareholders to reject Paramount’s hostile takeover bid • They say that Netflix’s deal is better for customers • While the WB board favors Netflix, shareholders can still vote in favor of Paramount’s deal (via AP)

THE END is TOMORROW.

Adult film star Lane V Rogers, also known as Blake Mitchell, has reportedly passed away at the age of 31.

Among video games selling 1 new physical unit in Nov (US): PSP Samurai Warriors: State War PS3 Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 Wii Donkey Kong Barrel Blast NDS My Weight Loss Coach XBX Panzer Dragoon Orta PSP Traxxpad: Portable Studio 3DS Carnival Games: Wild West 3D PS2 X-Men: Legends 360 Crysis 3

BREAKING: Emperor Gestahl's court mage Kefka ranted and raved about the state of the Gestahlian Empire in a deranged press conference "ONE YEAR AGO THE EMPIRE WAS DEAD. TOTALLY ANNIHILATED. NOW WE ARE HOT. THE HOTTEST WE'VE EVER BEEN. PRICES ARE WAY DOWN ALL THANKS TO ME ERADICATING ALL THE DOMANS"

Strong year

puchi carat, screenshot, game boy color (2000) www.mobygames.com/game/38846/p...

We need more red computers

I don't like QT dunking anymore but I have to go back to the old me because people are making me act up.

It's reached a fucking bizarre situation where the only way to even attempt to have a kind of moral stance is to play games on day of release as fast as possible before the dirt comes out or so long after release you got it for 4 bucks on sale 5 years after it's relevant.

(Official) Mega Man Star Force Episode 01 - Omega-Xis: The Fugitive www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNPx... "To commemorate the release date announcement of "Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection", the English version of the "Mega Man Star Force" anime will be available for a limited time!"

The Oscars will stream exclusively on YouTube, starting in 2029.

Don’t let your dreams be dreams. Find someone who looks at you the same way I Deadpool look at Bishoujomom as Fem Wolverine

As long as there are no bears, the natural enemy of the libertarian.

‘Dispatch’ releases on Switch 2 & Switch on January 28 🎮

It'd be cool if Trump was announcing he was going to totter into a silo and die from grain engulfment but it's probably just a war

I've seen some takes suggesting that this was all a marketing stunt and this would not have sold nearly this well if it was on Steam sans controversy. Look, discoverability is fucked, true, but the idea that a dev would forego Steam and Epic on a lark is a ridiculous take.

The West made this argument after Iran nationalized its oil. Even worse, the US south made this argument after abolition. They said they "created" US wealth through slavery and that abolition was the "tyrannical expropriation" of legally acquired wealth and property. That's who they are.

Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter - Announcement Trailer (releasing Fall 2026 - Switch/Switch 2/PS5/Steam) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fEz...

my wife: dabbing the sweat off my feverish brow with a damp cloth, looking anxiously over at the doctor me: when the bubble bursts microsoft should sell xbox to sega, who can then release the next xbox as a rebadged dreamcast 2

Seems bad! Gaming is quickly becoming a hobby only for the rich and the rich alone can not sustain the industry.

Todd Howard says the 'Fallout' TV series will have an impact on 'Fallout 5' ☢️ "'Fallout 5' will be existing in a world where the stories and events of the show happened or are happening ... We are taking that into account" (via BBC)

A decade on from Gamergate, how has the games industry changed for women? Some of gaming's most influential women share their experiences. (An honour to be quoted alongside such wonderfully talented women) Games Industry . Biz www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...

The average price paid for a new unit of video game hardware in the US during November 2019 was $235. In November 2025 it was $439. 3.9 million units of video game hardware sold in the US in November 2019. In November 2025 it was 1.6 million. Source: Circana Retail Tracking Service

That's kind of my point. We don't even known what the situation with the AI is with the game *now*. Next time around I imagine they'd either make sure not to use it at any point, or hide it better, both of which you won't know, as long as a producer or someone doesn't tell us.

me when i finish the first chapter of my novel

AI is so shitty that even conversations about AI are insufferable

A "98% complete" version of the cancelled Game Boy Color Resident Evil port has been shared online. The newly preserved build, made right as the game was cancelled, may finally let players play through the port in its entirety and reach the ending. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-98-co...

🚨 From this ROM dump, the community has assembled a working development build of the unreleased port of Popils for the NES. More unfolding live! www.youtube.com/live/RJwR8jX...

US video game hardware total units sold and average price paid, Nov 1995 through Nov 2025.

Honored as always to contribute to @sightsoundmag.bsky.social list of "The Best Video Essays of 2025." Here are my favorites of the year. www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...

i don't wanna go to school just wanna be a fool just wanna play video games everything else is really lame

Meanwhile, the Israeli genocide of Palestine continues.

oh my god

gamecube xbox playstation 2 knew all about them as soon as they're new i just wanna play video games all the time and every day

Guess who owns gamejams.com now it's ya boi

SCOOP: James Ohlen is stepping down as studio head of Archetype Entertainment, developer of the ambitious (and much-delayed) sci-fi RPG Exodus. At the same time, Wizards of the Coast is bringing in a new exec, Paul Della Bitta, to oversee its video-game division www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

'active reload' sleep mechanics in RPG where instead of choosing how long you sleep at whim, you have to correctly time a button press or you sleep way too little or way too much

The Oscars will stream exclusively on YouTube — starting in 2029 🏆

Zara Larsson stuns with crab for her 28th birthday.

thinking again on how one thing about industries lobbying and shopping themselves around isn't just outright bribes, it's also 'they get to have in person meetings with the people in charge and you don't'. and they're all just going 'wow!' to whatever bullshit vaporware promises they're being told

Pat peed his pants in Costco pass it on

time for some rent lowering gunshots about being a big ol' furry communist, i think

The Academy announces that the Oscars will be streamed on YouTube from 2029.

[soul calibur announcer] through the darkness of future past the magician longs to see

Think of how many TV shows they could have funded with that money, and not only that but also how much more revenue all those shows would brought in for the company. But instead they just gave it to the worst employee of the entire corporation. The literal reason the company is being bought out.

btw i did find a (barely) 1st Ed. reference to clerics being able to cast Dimension Door. it's in Greyhawk Adventures and priests of Celestian gain it at 11th level. ofc this was printed in '88 as, like FR Adventures, it was a 1st > 2nd Ed. transition book, so the Duffers must still face my wrath.

What a petty little bitch.

Anybody else remember when - occasionally - something cool or good used to happen? I swear this is real

"Sure I would love to go outside and grill" I said. Secretly though, I did in fact not want to go stand outside in the 20°F weather and grill in the dark And yet

Did you hear something? Play #MetroidPrime4: Beyond today on #NintendoSwitch2 and #NintendoSwitch.

meanwhile in journalism

Todd Howard - "Fallout 5 will be existing in a world where the stories and events of the show happened or are happening." www.bbc.com/news/article...

A ‘MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS’ prequel series is officially moving forward at Apple TV+ • Wyatt Russell will reprise his role • Follows Lee Shaw on a secret mission to stop the Soviets from unleashing a new Titan that may destroy the U.S. in the Cold War

HOLY FUCKING SHIT CONSOLE RELEASE THE OUTFOXIES

The only "vibes" they're going to feel are from my 15th level monk's Quivering Palm!!!!

"The effect is, frankly, catastrophic" - the voice actors and unions fighting back against gaming's controversial use of AI www.eurogamer.net/video-game-p...

Lady Gaga’s ‘MAYHEM Ball’ tour was the highest-grossing pop tour of 2025 for a female artist, Billboard reports.

Silent Hill 4: The Room is $6.99 on GOG (Preservation Program) buff.ly/uQdqU2c

actually did this in a 2nd Ed. game when we needed an emergency escape and we wound up in Kara-Tur (IIRC we started in Thay). took 5 months to get back to the Sword Coast.

Hey! Are you gifted in piecing together game data? I'm going to need help during this live stream today! I'm putting raw EPROMs in a public folder, but need help piecing them together. Systems are NES, GEN, SNES, GB, GG, Jag. There are new unreleased games here! www.youtube.com/live/RJwR8jX...

Out Now! CSB351: Bungalow Super Beast: There’s No Ambiguity With a Kidnapped Sister youtube.com/shorts/PPcMG...

if you have In Stars and Time in your top 5 Steam Replay this year: HEY THANKS!

Me starting Control Resonant

White Wolf had to put a plastic wrapping with a black mylar band around the Tzimisce clanbook for shops to stock it because they decided to put a large vagina dentata with eyes and piercing on the back cover.

How I made this dotted line in Unity? I just put a checkered texture over it. Follow me for more terrible gamedev practices.

I have the benefit of having two personal libraries of TTRPGs as well as the Obsidian TTRPG library but almost all of this stuff is available on .pdf online. I think the tricky thing is that you do have to know where to look in the texts and a lot of that comes from personal experience.

Daisy Ridley, Rupert Grint and Sam Clafin have been cast in Ti West’s ‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL’ Also starring Johnny Depp, Tramell Tillman and Ian McKellen (Source: Deadline)

a massive, Circular package arrived at the Office toNighT! i wondeR what it cOuld be? i can’t wait to Look!