Leon Hurley
@leonhurley.bsky.social
Guides boss at GamesRadar. Formerly Kotaku, Official PlayStation, teacher, musician, scientist. Did a lot of jobs, basically. Likes horror, game dev, made a banjo once.
Thought I’d be clever and link up all my rooms in the level I’m working on before I did anything specific and dear God it’s been days and I’m still linking rooms.
November 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Thought I’d be clever and link up all my rooms in the level I’m working on before I did anything specific and dear God it’s been days and I’m still linking rooms.
Seeing the amount of basic functionality Google blocks if you turn off AI it sure is looking like it's time to find a replacement.
November 21, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Seeing the amount of basic functionality Google blocks if you turn off AI it sure is looking like it's time to find a replacement.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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GamesRadar+ is also hiring a hybrid UK-based Hardware & Tabletop Staff Writer.
Come work with @thewordyben.bsky.social and me!
Come work with @thewordyben.bsky.social and me!
Hardware & Tabletop Staff Writer, GamesRadar+ - Future Publishing
GamesRadar+ is the games, movies, TV, and comics website that upgrades your downtime; helping you spend your free time wisely.On GamesRadar+ we always aim to inform, entertain, and inspire through our...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
GamesRadar+ is also hiring a hybrid UK-based Hardware & Tabletop Staff Writer.
Come work with @thewordyben.bsky.social and me!
Come work with @thewordyben.bsky.social and me!
15p a word generally for guides and I usually do 1000 or 500 words things. It’ll be different for the other sections on the site.
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
15p a word generally for guides and I usually do 1000 or 500 words things. It’ll be different for the other sections on the site.
It's not I'm afraid, sorry as UK's the hiring/working location for this. I'm always on the lookout for freelance though which can be anywhere.
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
It's not I'm afraid, sorry as UK's the hiring/working location for this. I'm always on the lookout for freelance though which can be anywhere.
I'd say get an ap in if you're interested, and we can look at your experience in more detail that way.
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I'd say get an ap in if you're interested, and we can look at your experience in more detail that way.
We're hiring a guides writer at GamesRader. Like writing about games and solving puzzles? Then take a look. UK based but remote's okay. All the details are in the link. apply.workable.com/futureplc/j/...
Guides Writer, GamesRadar+ - Future Publishing
Future's Games group creates international, market-leading content, delivered through scale websites GamesRadar and PC Gamer, award-winning print brands, and Events that reach millions of gamers.The g...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
We're hiring a guides writer at GamesRader. Like writing about games and solving puzzles? Then take a look. UK based but remote's okay. All the details are in the link. apply.workable.com/futureplc/j/...
Oh my God, I think they're going to get Rocky right.
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Oh my God, I think they're going to get Rocky right.
This is just such a lovely, kinetic and characterful UI.
My strategy game, MORSE released this week!
MORSE teaches you Morse Code through timing, tactics and telegraphy. Learn a secret language, build your own telegraph and jump head first down the rabbit hole of ham radio. 🔥⚓️⚫️➖
#hamradio #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #morsecode
MORSE teaches you Morse Code through timing, tactics and telegraphy. Learn a secret language, build your own telegraph and jump head first down the rabbit hole of ham radio. 🔥⚓️⚫️➖
#hamradio #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #morsecode
November 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is just such a lovely, kinetic and characterful UI.
Made a stupidly hard quiz where you have to identify the Call of Duty game by just the face on the box alone. Having literally just made it I only scored 18 out of 22. www.gamesradar.com/games/call-o...
November 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Made a stupidly hard quiz where you have to identify the Call of Duty game by just the face on the box alone. Having literally just made it I only scored 18 out of 22. www.gamesradar.com/games/call-o...
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Well this sucks, because I did really want to play this but AI for voice work is a top tier no.
Not to be the fun police but I do hope people know that Arc Raiders does use generative AI for voice acting, and by supporting the game you're letting higher-ups know that this is an okay practice.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Well this sucks, because I did really want to play this but AI for voice work is a top tier no.
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Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time
November 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time
I like that Obsidian is really digging into difficult decisions and grey area wins with Avowed and Outer Worlds 2. But only for other people. My playthrough must be flawless and fail free.
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
I like that Obsidian is really digging into difficult decisions and grey area wins with Avowed and Outer Worlds 2. But only for other people. My playthrough must be flawless and fail free.
As an English person that doesn’t follow or understand any sport, my current understanding of the situation is that baseball is evil now?
November 2, 2025 at 7:55 AM
As an English person that doesn’t follow or understand any sport, my current understanding of the situation is that baseball is evil now?
Best Outer Worlds 2 experience so far: accidentally finding what was clearly the end of an undiscovered mission where everyone was all ‘we are ready to die’ and immediately slaughtered by my companions, without me having any idea what was going on. 10/10, would get everyone killed again.
a man in a suit with a bolo tie around his neck is holding a jacket
ALT: a man in a suit with a bolo tie around his neck is holding a jacket
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October 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Best Outer Worlds 2 experience so far: accidentally finding what was clearly the end of an undiscovered mission where everyone was all ‘we are ready to die’ and immediately slaughtered by my companions, without me having any idea what was going on. 10/10, would get everyone killed again.
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October 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
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43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.
October 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.
Whenever I see anyone talking about LLMs like they're alive or AGI is near, I assume they either know nothing about them, or they're on a grift.
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Whenever I see anyone talking about LLMs like they're alive or AGI is near, I assume they either know nothing about them, or they're on a grift.
Excellent that I now have to use a VPN to see images on a coding forum but also need to turn it off so I can search for what I need in the first place. Well done internet.
October 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Excellent that I now have to use a VPN to see images on a coding forum but also need to turn it off so I can search for what I need in the first place. Well done internet.
I predict this is going to be ‘take a day off and get the popcorn’ levels of absolute disaster.
October 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I predict this is going to be ‘take a day off and get the popcorn’ levels of absolute disaster.
Remember seeing this EVERWHERE when it came out but never read it because I thought it was an author I didn’t like who did boring people just talking stuff. Did a double take seeing the TV Glow director was adapting it and holy shit I completely missed what this was about, so I’m going in.
October 25, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Remember seeing this EVERWHERE when it came out but never read it because I thought it was an author I didn’t like who did boring people just talking stuff. Did a double take seeing the TV Glow director was adapting it and holy shit I completely missed what this was about, so I’m going in.