Kerry Palmer
@kjpalmer.bsky.social
Co-Founder/Writer/Podcaster for MiniMap.com.au
Freelance Video Editor/Producer, Currently for IGN
Lapsed musician
E-mail - kjpalmer24ATgmailDOTcom
Freelance Video Editor/Producer, Currently for IGN
Lapsed musician
E-mail - kjpalmer24ATgmailDOTcom
"Oh! That's interesting! I hate video games"
Happened 10 years ago (regarding game design study) and I still think about it
"I hate the things you like" cool man, thanks for that
Happened 10 years ago (regarding game design study) and I still think about it
"I hate the things you like" cool man, thanks for that
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"Oh! That's interesting! I hate video games"
Happened 10 years ago (regarding game design study) and I still think about it
"I hate the things you like" cool man, thanks for that
Happened 10 years ago (regarding game design study) and I still think about it
"I hate the things you like" cool man, thanks for that
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“Oh, cool, so you just play video games all day, huh? Sounds real cushy.”
Oh you sweet blissful moron. You foolish piece of shit. You ape wearing a game show host suit. You overfilled garbage bag. You backless picture frame. You Medieval Times bench-table of a person.
Oh you sweet blissful moron. You foolish piece of shit. You ape wearing a game show host suit. You overfilled garbage bag. You backless picture frame. You Medieval Times bench-table of a person.
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“Oh, cool, so you just play video games all day, huh? Sounds real cushy.”
Oh you sweet blissful moron. You foolish piece of shit. You ape wearing a game show host suit. You overfilled garbage bag. You backless picture frame. You Medieval Times bench-table of a person.
Oh you sweet blissful moron. You foolish piece of shit. You ape wearing a game show host suit. You overfilled garbage bag. You backless picture frame. You Medieval Times bench-table of a person.
Continuing Metroid Prime 2! Absolutely loved my first play session, let's keep exploring Agon
www.twitch.tv/scotch240
www.twitch.tv/scotch240
a video game character in a dark room with a smoke trail
ALT: a video game character in a dark room with a smoke trail
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Continuing Metroid Prime 2! Absolutely loved my first play session, let's keep exploring Agon
www.twitch.tv/scotch240
www.twitch.tv/scotch240
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
I really enjoy Pokémon Z-A but on the point of voice acting, this main story and string of main missions really needs help
It's consistently putting me to sleep whenever I play at night. It's slow, drawn out, and silent! Nothing really of any substance to keep me awake
It's consistently putting me to sleep whenever I play at night. It's slow, drawn out, and silent! Nothing really of any substance to keep me awake
November 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I really enjoy Pokémon Z-A but on the point of voice acting, this main story and string of main missions really needs help
It's consistently putting me to sleep whenever I play at night. It's slow, drawn out, and silent! Nothing really of any substance to keep me awake
It's consistently putting me to sleep whenever I play at night. It's slow, drawn out, and silent! Nothing really of any substance to keep me awake
Using a DK Bananza thumbnail for this article and then including this block of text within is diabolical - literal click bait
I'm furious
I've been had
I'm furious
I've been had
November 28, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Using a DK Bananza thumbnail for this article and then including this block of text within is diabolical - literal click bait
I'm furious
I've been had
I'm furious
I've been had
Streaming some Metroid Prime 2! come hang out
twitch.tv/Scotch240
twitch.tv/Scotch240
a video game character with a helmet that has a green light on his face
ALT: a video game character with a helmet that has a green light on his face
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Streaming some Metroid Prime 2! come hang out
twitch.tv/Scotch240
twitch.tv/Scotch240
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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And folks this is why even if you choose not to be in a union--for whatever reason--you still owe your co-workers solidarity. The discussions were, seemingly,bcomparing salaries and talking about a company policy change to their slack server. Someone went to management and got 34 people fired.
PMG understands Rockstar became aware of these messages after at least one non-union member of the server raised concerns about these discussions with management and this either kicked off, or contributed to, a wider investigation.
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
And folks this is why even if you choose not to be in a union--for whatever reason--you still owe your co-workers solidarity. The discussions were, seemingly,bcomparing salaries and talking about a company policy change to their slack server. Someone went to management and got 34 people fired.
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
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While doing research for our Analogue 3D review? The AI filtered answers at the top of our Google searches were consistently incorrect.
It’s like having the worst friend imaginable who claims to know everything and vomits out wrong answers to sound smart. You’ll get dumber by listening.
It’s like having the worst friend imaginable who claims to know everything and vomits out wrong answers to sound smart. You’ll get dumber by listening.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 PM
While doing research for our Analogue 3D review? The AI filtered answers at the top of our Google searches were consistently incorrect.
It’s like having the worst friend imaginable who claims to know everything and vomits out wrong answers to sound smart. You’ll get dumber by listening.
It’s like having the worst friend imaginable who claims to know everything and vomits out wrong answers to sound smart. You’ll get dumber by listening.
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Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
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In case you’ve seen me get heated about Roblox on @giantbomb.bsky.social before, this thread summarizes the issues nicely.
Don’t let your kids play Roblox.
Don’t let your kids play Roblox.
Oh, God, this is one of those "where do I even start" things, because Roblox is, like, *fractally* fucked. They are terrible at content moderation. A lot of the games are rated incorrectly, so kids can encounter graphic content (sex or violence) out of nowhere --
November 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
In case you’ve seen me get heated about Roblox on @giantbomb.bsky.social before, this thread summarizes the issues nicely.
Don’t let your kids play Roblox.
Don’t let your kids play Roblox.
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Happy to report Hellboy loves the desk-mounted bed
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Happy to report Hellboy loves the desk-mounted bed
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Wicked 2 was a real Resident Evil 0 to the original’s Resident Evil Remake
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Wicked 2 was a real Resident Evil 0 to the original’s Resident Evil Remake
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freelancing in 2025 feels so different than even a few years ago. healthcare premiums are so expensive, being disabled is so expensive. money worries grind down the ability to think creatively or engage deeply with the world outside day to day survival
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
freelancing in 2025 feels so different than even a few years ago. healthcare premiums are so expensive, being disabled is so expensive. money worries grind down the ability to think creatively or engage deeply with the world outside day to day survival
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Very confused about a recent study ("study"?) regarding the environmental impact of video games, as on Gamesindustry dot biz. For one - the article interviews the author of the study but does not link to the study. I cannot find the published study anywhere.
: www.gamesindustry.biz/manufacture-...
: www.gamesindustry.biz/manufacture-...
Manufacture and shipping of physical games is "100 times more carbon-intensive" than digital, new study finds
Data from French carbon accounting firm Greenly also finds handheld gaming may be the greenest option for players
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Very confused about a recent study ("study"?) regarding the environmental impact of video games, as on Gamesindustry dot biz. For one - the article interviews the author of the study but does not link to the study. I cannot find the published study anywhere.
: www.gamesindustry.biz/manufacture-...
: www.gamesindustry.biz/manufacture-...
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You know how to avoid leaving "placeholder" assets in the final game?
Don't use AI to generate placeholders: use clearly coloured and labelled mockup textures. Y'know, actual placeholders.
Just don't use AI! It isn't hard!
Don't use AI to generate placeholders: use clearly coloured and labelled mockup textures. Y'know, actual placeholders.
Just don't use AI! It isn't hard!
May 12, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know how to avoid leaving "placeholder" assets in the final game?
Don't use AI to generate placeholders: use clearly coloured and labelled mockup textures. Y'know, actual placeholders.
Just don't use AI! It isn't hard!
Don't use AI to generate placeholders: use clearly coloured and labelled mockup textures. Y'know, actual placeholders.
Just don't use AI! It isn't hard!
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November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Please back us at patreon.com/skyboxcritics so we can bring you more great pieces like this 💟
Independent sites depend on support, and you get a lot of great stuff for very little money
Independent sites depend on support, and you get a lot of great stuff for very little money
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In an Australia first, I used FOI to get the AI chat logs of Australia's top national security bureaucrat.
They show how he used Microsoft Copilot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to colleagues.
This comes as the government looks to push AI use in the public service.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
They show how he used Microsoft Copilot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to colleagues.
This comes as the government looks to push AI use in the public service.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
In an Australia first, I used FOI to get the AI chat logs of Australia's top national security bureaucrat.
They show how he used Microsoft Copilot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to colleagues.
This comes as the government looks to push AI use in the public service.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
They show how he used Microsoft Copilot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to colleagues.
This comes as the government looks to push AI use in the public service.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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+ there's very few who covered video games ethically left to teach the next generation of journalists how to work. Those that scraped through, they're still scraping by... to pay the rent. The ABC cutting jobs creates a generational black hole. Knowledge goes in, gets eaten up, never comes out.
Hard not to connect yesterday's Media Watch stuff to more games media job losses.
Sad fact: these fuckups are inevitable when there is no way for people to cover video games ethically and pay the rent.
We exist in an ecosystem built to sell us shit with zero oversight. It's all by design. Borked.
Sad fact: these fuckups are inevitable when there is no way for people to cover video games ethically and pay the rent.
We exist in an ecosystem built to sell us shit with zero oversight. It's all by design. Borked.
November 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
+ there's very few who covered video games ethically left to teach the next generation of journalists how to work. Those that scraped through, they're still scraping by... to pay the rent. The ABC cutting jobs creates a generational black hole. Knowledge goes in, gets eaten up, never comes out.
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If anyone feels like supporting an independent Australian videogame website with award-winning work that strictly has no advertising, no sponsored content, no corporate ownership, does not let publishers pay for travel, and discloses every code we get and image we use:
thisweekinvideogames.com
thisweekinvideogames.com
This Week in Videogames - TWIV
Covering the important things happening in the world of videogames. News, reviews, and insights without ads or filler content.
thisweekinvideogames.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
If anyone feels like supporting an independent Australian videogame website with award-winning work that strictly has no advertising, no sponsored content, no corporate ownership, does not let publishers pay for travel, and discloses every code we get and image we use:
thisweekinvideogames.com
thisweekinvideogames.com