Mike
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Guile... Guinan... Guilenan
February 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Guile... Guinan... Guilenan
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Just gonna say since we're already talking about unionizing game writers: hey, maybe let us localizers in on those talks, too, because it's pretty fucking rough out there, even in AAA. I'd probably have three times as many credits if we were unionized and I'm one of the lucky ones with any at all.
Nioh 3, developed by Koei Tecmo and localized in 11 languages, does NOT feature any #TranslatorsInTheCredits. A few members of Localization staff are included in the LQA credits, but none of the actual translators are credited. Source: GamersPrey
February 6, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Just gonna say since we're already talking about unionizing game writers: hey, maybe let us localizers in on those talks, too, because it's pretty fucking rough out there, even in AAA. I'd probably have three times as many credits if we were unionized and I'm one of the lucky ones with any at all.
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I legit fear for the overall game literacy of new junior designers in the coming years for various reasons and a big part of that is just, a lack of idiosyncratic games in many diets that aren't, like, tied to insidious monetization loops.
Let people play games that are weird in honest ways, dude.
Let people play games that are weird in honest ways, dude.
"Go back and play Morrowind and tell me that’s the game you want to play again," said Bruce Nesmith, who worked for Bethesda for over 17 years, adding that playing The Elder Scrolls 3 "would not stand the test of time." https://bit.ly/4q4GoKh
February 1, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I legit fear for the overall game literacy of new junior designers in the coming years for various reasons and a big part of that is just, a lack of idiosyncratic games in many diets that aren't, like, tied to insidious monetization loops.
Let people play games that are weird in honest ways, dude.
Let people play games that are weird in honest ways, dude.
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The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.
January 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.
So, the 2025 games I liked this year:
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Blue Prince
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
Trails through Daybreak II
Rift of the NecroDancer
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
Is This Seat Taken?
Ball x Pit
No Sleep for Kaname Date
Peak
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Blue Prince
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
Trails through Daybreak II
Rift of the NecroDancer
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
Is This Seat Taken?
Ball x Pit
No Sleep for Kaname Date
Peak
December 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
So, the 2025 games I liked this year:
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Blue Prince
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
Trails through Daybreak II
Rift of the NecroDancer
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
Is This Seat Taken?
Ball x Pit
No Sleep for Kaname Date
Peak
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Blue Prince
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
Trails through Daybreak II
Rift of the NecroDancer
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time
Is This Seat Taken?
Ball x Pit
No Sleep for Kaname Date
Peak
Very weird feeling this time around thinking about my end-of-year lists, it'll be the first time since a friend of mine passed where we'll no longer be able to comment on each other's choices. Fitting there's an Uchikoshi game on mine this year, I wish he'd gotten to play it.
December 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Very weird feeling this time around thinking about my end-of-year lists, it'll be the first time since a friend of mine passed where we'll no longer be able to comment on each other's choices. Fitting there's an Uchikoshi game on mine this year, I wish he'd gotten to play it.
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先日30周年だったらしい、めでたい！！(TOP)
December 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
先日30周年だったらしい、めでたい！！(TOP)
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Look I didn't see a Jellyfin wrapped meme so I had to go with the alternative
December 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Look I didn't see a Jellyfin wrapped meme so I had to go with the alternative
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man these are getting too real
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 PM
man these are getting too real
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discord servers
November 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
discord servers
Sheffield christmas market music moving from Sum41 right into A Spaceman Came Travelling seems like a bold choice, yet very specifically targeted at me
November 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Sheffield christmas market music moving from Sum41 right into A Spaceman Came Travelling seems like a bold choice, yet very specifically targeted at me
Berseria kicks ass and has one of my favourite moments in the entire franchise but definitely wasn't expecting that one as a remaster choice. 2017 PS4 game and the 2nd most recent mainline entry? You should still play it though, I'll sit here still waiting for Abyss 🙏
Tales of Berseria Remastered announced (Steam/Switch/PS5/Xbox Series - Feb 26) www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQEA...
scarlet.tales-ch.jp
scarlet.tales-ch.jp
November 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Berseria kicks ass and has one of my favourite moments in the entire franchise but definitely wasn't expecting that one as a remaster choice. 2017 PS4 game and the 2nd most recent mainline entry? You should still play it though, I'll sit here still waiting for Abyss 🙏
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like i am not going to devote a fraction of my brain to being upset for longer than a minute, but this says about all you need to know about the legitimacy of TGA's awards at least as it applies to music
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
like i am not going to devote a fraction of my brain to being upset for longer than a minute, but this says about all you need to know about the legitimacy of TGA's awards at least as it applies to music
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Finally, Gabecube
Steam Frame, Steam Controller, Steam Machine announcement is expected soon, here's a first look!
November 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Finally, Gabecube
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I wrote more words about how it feels to be a translator watching the games press report on AI and labor, coming from a field that's fought these battles for decades. It may look like I'm beating up on one outlet, but it's not about them; I've been trying to write this for me and my peers all year.
You Can't Report on Hunger While Taking Bread Off the Table
On the proliferation of machine translation in video game outlets covering the effects of AI on labor.
dateemups.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I wrote more words about how it feels to be a translator watching the games press report on AI and labor, coming from a field that's fought these battles for decades. It may look like I'm beating up on one outlet, but it's not about them; I've been trying to write this for me and my peers all year.
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Look, I know I wrote a game called COZY Grove, but I'm starting to think coziness has reached its moral limit blog.giovanh.com/blog/2025/10...
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Look, I know I wrote a game called COZY Grove, but I'm starting to think coziness has reached its moral limit blog.giovanh.com/blog/2025/10...
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all the best windows software in history is called something like "joe's thing doer". it does the thing and nothing else and is available on a html website in plain text and takes up under a megabyte of space and uses default windows ui elements and will work until the heat death of the universe
August 31, 2025 at 9:53 PM
all the best windows software in history is called something like "joe's thing doer". it does the thing and nothing else and is available on a html website in plain text and takes up under a megabyte of space and uses default windows ui elements and will work until the heat death of the universe
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🎶I'm sorry Nick Jackson (woo)
There is no deal
We called off the Bayern loan-to-buy
Fly home to replace the injured guy🎶
There is no deal
We called off the Bayern loan-to-buy
Fly home to replace the injured guy🎶
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea inform Bayern Munich they will not be proceeding with proposed loan of Nicolas Jackson after injury to Liam Delap. 24yo striker travelled to Germany for #FCBayern move but #CFC requested Senegal int’l returns to London 🚨
@theathleticfc.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...
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www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...
Chelsea inform Bayern Munich they will not proceed with Nicolas Jackson loan after Liam Delap injury
Delap sustained a hamstring injury during Saturday's victory over Fulham.
www.nytimes.com
August 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🎶I'm sorry Nick Jackson (woo)
There is no deal
We called off the Bayern loan-to-buy
Fly home to replace the injured guy🎶
There is no deal
We called off the Bayern loan-to-buy
Fly home to replace the injured guy🎶