Michael J Dolan
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you know when someone is speaking to a crowd and says “good morning!” then the crowd mumbles something back and he says “let’s try that again. GOOD MORNING!” fuck that guy
December 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
you know when someone is speaking to a crowd and says “good morning!” then the crowd mumbles something back and he says “let’s try that again. GOOD MORNING!” fuck that guy
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I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
Feel like the BBFC are lying to me about the Gremlins being rated 15, I was obsessed with this movie when I was 8 years old and there's no way my parents would have let me watch a 15 rated movie then.
December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Feel like the BBFC are lying to me about the Gremlins being rated 15, I was obsessed with this movie when I was 8 years old and there's no way my parents would have let me watch a 15 rated movie then.
I've finished it now and I guess if I had issues with it they were mostly about the storytelling but I could say the same about almost every game I've ever played.
Genuinely confused by negative reactions to Prime 4, it's one of the best games I've played in fucking aaaaages.
December 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I've finished it now and I guess if I had issues with it they were mostly about the storytelling but I could say the same about almost every game I've ever played.
All it took was insane persistence and over a billion dollars.
Fair play to little Jimmy Cameron, this is, by far, the most I've ever seen anyone talk about an Avatar movie.
December 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
All it took was insane persistence and over a billion dollars.
Fair play to little Jimmy Cameron, this is, by far, the most I've ever seen anyone talk about an Avatar movie.
December 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Fair play to little Jimmy Cameron, this is, by far, the most I've ever seen anyone talk about an Avatar movie.
How dare you, I'm pretty sure I got everything actually.
December 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM
How dare you, I'm pretty sure I got everything actually.
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Apparently, some people thought I was joking, and I don't even remotely regret to inform you all that this was 100% real.
December 3, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Apparently, some people thought I was joking, and I don't even remotely regret to inform you all that this was 100% real.
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People who work in creative industries should be allowed to live outside the binary states of "so overworked that they're unhealthy" and "automated out of a job"
December 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
People who work in creative industries should be allowed to live outside the binary states of "so overworked that they're unhealthy" and "automated out of a job"
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dozing off last night, I appear to have jotted "Tron is just Cool World without Sex"
December 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
dozing off last night, I appear to have jotted "Tron is just Cool World without Sex"
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People have been saying different things about my comic! Why not read it so you too can form an opinion on it?! widdicomics.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
People have been saying different things about my comic! Why not read it so you too can form an opinion on it?! widdicomics.co.uk
VIDEOGAMES BABY
December 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
VIDEOGAMES BABY
Genuinely confused by negative reactions to Prime 4, it's one of the best games I've played in fucking aaaaages.
December 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Genuinely confused by negative reactions to Prime 4, it's one of the best games I've played in fucking aaaaages.
Show me how your 2025 went?
December 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Show me how your 2025 went?
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Eliminating this part of the process of creating some kind of artistic piece/project is extremely shortsighted. So much discovery that makes the art great comes from this crucial step. Much like all the things we have in modern times, this will only make things more homogenized/throw away/boring ect
placeholder art is supposed to look like this. you're supposed to make it in 5 seconds.
it's a crucial part of the process because a placeholder will often be remarkably similar to the final art/text, because you were unburdened by bigger details when you made it.
it's a crucial part of the process because a placeholder will often be remarkably similar to the final art/text, because you were unburdened by bigger details when you made it.
December 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Eliminating this part of the process of creating some kind of artistic piece/project is extremely shortsighted. So much discovery that makes the art great comes from this crucial step. Much like all the things we have in modern times, this will only make things more homogenized/throw away/boring ect
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Really odd chat from Vincke about AI, like he knows it's a toxic concept and using it might negatively impact the game's bottom line but also it sounds like he, personally, is invested in it and wants to talk it up.
NEW: I spoke to Larian boss Swen Vincke about their ambitions for their new RPG Divinity, cutting down development time, pressures from Baldur's Gate 3, why BG3 wouldn't have happened without Tencent, how Larian uses generative AI, and much more www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Maker Promises ‘Divinity’ Will Be ‘Next Level’
‘I think this one is going to be way better’ than ‘Baldur’s Gate 3,’ Larian CEO Vincke says
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Really odd chat from Vincke about AI, like he knows it's a toxic concept and using it might negatively impact the game's bottom line but also it sounds like he, personally, is invested in it and wants to talk it up.
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Labour are trying to sneak in an amendment that would ban protests at animal testing labs. They really do hate the idea of the public being allowed a voice. protectthewild.org.uk/animal-testi...
Animal testing petition - Protect the Wild
Stop the Government Redefining Animal Testing Sites as “National Infrastructure” The Government is quietly pushing through a change to the law that would dramatically restrict the public’s right to pr...
protectthewild.org.uk
December 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Labour are trying to sneak in an amendment that would ban protests at animal testing labs. They really do hate the idea of the public being allowed a voice. protectthewild.org.uk/animal-testi...
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must suck to be a broke psychopath reading about how rich people are all psychopaths, like you don't care about other people and you can't buy anything
December 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
must suck to be a broke psychopath reading about how rich people are all psychopaths, like you don't care about other people and you can't buy anything
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There's a guy on Twitter who posted about Rob Reiner's perfect run of films and included North. Every time someone calls out North, he says "Not the time, 2 people are dead." It's making me laugh until I cry, and I'm confident Rob Reiner would have found it hilarious.
December 15, 2025 at 4:24 AM
There's a guy on Twitter who posted about Rob Reiner's perfect run of films and included North. Every time someone calls out North, he says "Not the time, 2 people are dead." It's making me laugh until I cry, and I'm confident Rob Reiner would have found it hilarious.
Incredible hit rate.
Rob Reiner’s first six films formed one of the best runs in the history of popular cinema. RIP to a cool guy.
December 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Incredible hit rate.
The ebook stans in the QTs are making me queasy.
What a loss. Mass market paperbacks are the ideal novel format.
Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
After years of steady sales declines, the format will largely disappear next year.
www.publishersweekly.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The ebook stans in the QTs are making me queasy.
I am too old now so I only did one.
I've been holding out for a UK release for aaaages but I got sick of waiting. Not sure if I should stay up and go for the double bill or do one a night.
December 13, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I am too old now so I only did one.
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How amazing is this? VGHF
- found a never-before-seen NES prototype
- obtained the rights
- finished the game using period-accurate tools
- is releasing it physically through iam8bit as a charity fundraiser.
- found a never-before-seen NES prototype
- obtained the rights
- finished the game using period-accurate tools
- is releasing it physically through iam8bit as a charity fundraiser.
We're partnering with @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social + @megacatstudios.bsky.social to release Xcavator 2025, a never before seen NES game from the legendary Chris Oberth.
100% of profits go to @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social!
Pre-order now to play the newest old game on the market: bit.ly/xcavator-2025
100% of profits go to @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social!
Pre-order now to play the newest old game on the market: bit.ly/xcavator-2025
December 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
How amazing is this? VGHF
- found a never-before-seen NES prototype
- obtained the rights
- finished the game using period-accurate tools
- is releasing it physically through iam8bit as a charity fundraiser.
- found a never-before-seen NES prototype
- obtained the rights
- finished the game using period-accurate tools
- is releasing it physically through iam8bit as a charity fundraiser.