PocketLunch㊙️
@pocketlunch.bsky.social
Riding, Driving, Racing, Gaming & Horology. I ain't here for a long time, but I am here for a good time. Chaos observer. Following/RTs/Likes ≠ Endorsements.
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We used to be a proper society...We have lost out way....
Thought provoking.
Americans are opening their eyes to the bullshit
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Thought provoking.
After a brief delay of a week & out of abundance of caution due to impact with space debris. They will be returning on the new crew's return capsule. A new, presumably uncrewed capsule, will be launch & rendezvous with Tiangong space station for the return of the next crew.
China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts head home to Earth after space-debris scare
The trio is coming home more than a week late — and aboard a different spacecraft than the one that carried them up to orbit.
www.space.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM
After a brief delay of a week & out of abundance of caution due to impact with space debris. They will be returning on the new crew's return capsule. A new, presumably uncrewed capsule, will be launch & rendezvous with Tiangong space station for the return of the next crew.
KR dudes got salty cause anime girls aren't giving them attention in a game. 🤣
"Many Korean players felt the protagonist (player) had “too passive” a role, complaints about the female characters not paying enough attention to the protagonist and instead showing affection for other male characters"
"Many Korean players felt the protagonist (player) had “too passive” a role, complaints about the female characters not paying enough attention to the protagonist and instead showing affection for other male characters"
“The female characters pay too much attention to other guys.” Anime gacha RPG Chaos Zero Nightmare withdraws from convention amidst multiple simultaneous controversies
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“The female characters pay too much attention to other guys” Anime gacha RPG Chaos Zero Nightmare withdraws from convention amidst multiple simultaneous controversies - AUTOMATON WEST
Chaos Zero Nightmare announces withdrawal from Korea's biggest anime/gaming event amidst multiple simultaneous controversies.
automaton-media.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:37 AM
KR dudes got salty cause anime girls aren't giving them attention in a game. 🤣
"Many Korean players felt the protagonist (player) had “too passive” a role, complaints about the female characters not paying enough attention to the protagonist and instead showing affection for other male characters"
"Many Korean players felt the protagonist (player) had “too passive” a role, complaints about the female characters not paying enough attention to the protagonist and instead showing affection for other male characters"
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The US straight up saying that fascism is a foundation of Western civilisation wasn't on my bingo card but OK
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The US straight up saying that fascism is a foundation of Western civilisation wasn't on my bingo card but OK
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Brendan Greene, who helped create the battle royale genre is planning a new and large-scale multiplayer shooter. https://bit.ly/4nPCFij
November 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Brendan Greene, who helped create the battle royale genre is planning a new and large-scale multiplayer shooter. https://bit.ly/4nPCFij
"For parts suppliers re-routing supply chains outside of China can be costly & complex. The network of commodity parts & raw materials inside China is deeply rooted, complicating efforts to find alternatives. It's been 20 or 30 years in the making & we’re trying to undo it in a few years”
Good Luck
Good Luck
GM wants parts makers to pull supply chains from China: Reuters
General Motors has directed several thousand of its suppliers to scrub their supply chains of parts from China, four people familiar with the matter said.
www.cnbc.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"For parts suppliers re-routing supply chains outside of China can be costly & complex. The network of commodity parts & raw materials inside China is deeply rooted, complicating efforts to find alternatives. It's been 20 or 30 years in the making & we’re trying to undo it in a few years”
Good Luck
Good Luck
"...To our players - as the realities of the industry continue to evolve, we've made these painful choices as a way to optimize the continued development of our flagship Tomb Raider game, as well as shaping the rest of the studio to make new games for the future."
Crystal Dynamics has laid off another 30 workers in a restructuring today, making this the third wave of layoffs this year. https://bit.ly/49RmDBg
November 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
"...To our players - as the realities of the industry continue to evolve, we've made these painful choices as a way to optimize the continued development of our flagship Tomb Raider game, as well as shaping the rest of the studio to make new games for the future."
You can always tell when games are made by Koreans from the female characters alone...😆
November 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
You can always tell when games are made by Koreans from the female characters alone...😆
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Our video edited by @oliemack.bsky.social featuring his work with @elmore.zone is tracking to be our most popular video/news story of the year. It has yet to crack it, but it may end up being more popular than the DLSS4 reveal and GTA 6 videos.
That is interesting!
youtu.be/2rv83LgXiN0?...
That is interesting!
youtu.be/2rv83LgXiN0?...
Hands-On With Steam Machine: Valve's Beautiful PC/Console - Specs, Impressions And More
YouTube video by Digital Foundry
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Our video edited by @oliemack.bsky.social featuring his work with @elmore.zone is tracking to be our most popular video/news story of the year. It has yet to crack it, but it may end up being more popular than the DLSS4 reveal and GTA 6 videos.
That is interesting!
youtu.be/2rv83LgXiN0?...
That is interesting!
youtu.be/2rv83LgXiN0?...
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Intelligence “is not for killing,” Colombian President Gustavo Petro told NBC News' Richard Engel, explaining his decision to stop sharing information with the United States in opposition to lethal strikes on boats allegedly carrying illegal drugs.
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Intelligence “is not for killing,” Colombian President Gustavo Petro told NBC News' Richard Engel, explaining his decision to stop sharing information with the United States in opposition to lethal strikes on boats allegedly carrying illegal drugs.
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Starbucks workers launched a nationwide strike on Thursday, with more than 1,000 union baristas walking out across 40+ U.S. cities. The open-ended work stoppage, organized by Starbucks Workers United, began on the company’s high-traffic “Red Cup Day” to maximize pressure.
Roughly 65 stores were...
Roughly 65 stores were...
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Starbucks workers launched a nationwide strike on Thursday, with more than 1,000 union baristas walking out across 40+ U.S. cities. The open-ended work stoppage, organized by Starbucks Workers United, began on the company’s high-traffic “Red Cup Day” to maximize pressure.
Roughly 65 stores were...
Roughly 65 stores were...
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Arknights: Endfield devs heavily modified Unity to accommodate the game’s 100,000-polygon characters models and massive factory systems
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Arknights: Endfield devs heavily modified Unity to accommodate the game’s 100,000-polygon characters models and massive factory systems - AUTOMATON WEST
Arknights: Endfield developer reveal details on how they tackled the (rather demanding) graphics of their first 3D title in the series.
automaton-media.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Arknights: Endfield devs heavily modified Unity to accommodate the game’s 100,000-polygon characters models and massive factory systems
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NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
NEW: Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, and tell local cops whether to contact ICE about the person, while also removing apps designed to warn communities about ICE officials.
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
“Google wanted to ‘not be evil’ back in the day. Well, they're evil now."
Apparently people are shocked their $40 retail game sells $16 skins. Many spent less than that for 3 months on a F2P game and got actual new characters to play than just a skins. 🤷
From the ArcRaiders community on Reddit: PSA: What Embark did with skin prices is a negotiation tactic called "anchoring" I know this will get downvoted because many will fall for the PR move, but thi...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Apparently people are shocked their $40 retail game sells $16 skins. Many spent less than that for 3 months on a F2P game and got actual new characters to play than just a skins. 🤷
I have a better chance at playing Half Life 3 than this will happening...🤣
I can't wait for the national debt to exceed $40 trillion by March 2026...👍⚰️
I can't wait for the national debt to exceed $40 trillion by March 2026...👍⚰️
BREAKING: Trump has announced a $2,000 payment to most Americans, funded by U.S. tariff revenues.
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I have a better chance at playing Half Life 3 than this will happening...🤣
I can't wait for the national debt to exceed $40 trillion by March 2026...👍⚰️
I can't wait for the national debt to exceed $40 trillion by March 2026...👍⚰️
"...Red Dead Redemption is coming to mobile for the first time on December 2. Rockstar’s western, only playable natively on mobile for Netflix subscribers, includes its Undead Nightmare DLC. Dates for WWE 2K25 and Netflix Puzzled are to be confirmed."
Netflix Games' big reboot is being led by Red Dead Redemption, WWE 2K25, Netflix Puzzled and an array of kids and party games playable on-device and on TV: mobilegamer.biz/red-dead-red...
Red Dead Redemption, WWE, kids, puzzle and party games lead Netflix’s big games reboot
The mobile-first headliners are Red Dead Redemption, WWE 2K25, Netflix Puzzled, a live game show called Best Guess Live and several new kids games including Lego Duplo, Barbie Color Creations, Toca…
mobilegamer.biz
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"...Red Dead Redemption is coming to mobile for the first time on December 2. Rockstar’s western, only playable natively on mobile for Netflix subscribers, includes its Undead Nightmare DLC. Dates for WWE 2K25 and Netflix Puzzled are to be confirmed."
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When I said North America is a minority in global gaming population, I wasn't joking nor I made it up. The loudest voices often times are not the voices of the majority...👇🤷
November 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
When I said North America is a minority in global gaming population, I wasn't joking nor I made it up. The loudest voices often times are not the voices of the majority...👇🤷
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Death Stranding anime series coming to Disney+
Death Stranding anime series coming to Disney+
Death Stranding Isolations joins animated movie Mosquito and A24's live-action movie based on Kojima Productions' IP.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Death Stranding anime series coming to Disney+
"...six months' salary for those with one year or less, 12 months' salary for two years or less, 18 months' salary for five years or less, 24 months' salary for eight years or less, 30 months' salary for 11 years or less, and 36 months' salary for more than 11 years."
Krafton initiates voluntary resignation program after 'record high' quarterly revenue
Krafton initiates voluntary resignation program after 'record high' quarterly revenue
The company is also freezing hiring in areas outside AI and organizations developing original IP.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"...six months' salary for those with one year or less, 12 months' salary for two years or less, 18 months' salary for five years or less, 24 months' salary for eight years or less, 30 months' salary for 11 years or less, and 36 months' salary for more than 11 years."
"AI outrage" is mostly a North America thing, ehich is minority in global gaming population. 60% of Chinese games studios are already using AI in their development pipeline & 40% Chinese gamers are interested in AI application in games, such as AI powered NPC in "Sword of Justice".
November 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"AI outrage" is mostly a North America thing, ehich is minority in global gaming population. 60% of Chinese games studios are already using AI in their development pipeline & 40% Chinese gamers are interested in AI application in games, such as AI powered NPC in "Sword of Justice".
"...The scientists claim that a slight increase in post-exposure bake (PEB) temperature — from 95°C to 105°C in their case — and maintaining a continuous developer layer prevented these clusters, cutting defect density on 300mm wafers by over 99% using existing resists and DUV equipment."
Chinese scientists discover method to cut defects by 99% with DUV chipmaking equipment, but it destroys EUV pattern fidelity — analyzing photoresist clustering with cryo-ET at 105°C
Lowering defect densities and increasing yields are the key challenges for chipmakers and chip designers who use hundreds of methods for both tasks. T.
vuink.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"...The scientists claim that a slight increase in post-exposure bake (PEB) temperature — from 95°C to 105°C in their case — and maintaining a continuous developer layer prevented these clusters, cutting defect density on 300mm wafers by over 99% using existing resists and DUV equipment."
"The 15% YoY revenue jump outpaced analyst expectations, signaling China’s largest social media & gaming company is successfully monetizing AI while maintaining dominance in gaming. Honor of Kings, Peacekeeper Elite, and Valorant, continued printing money 😆 through platform monetization." #Tencent
Tencent posts 15% revenue surge to $27.08B: here’s what powered its Q3 boom
Chinese tech giant Tencent delivered stronger-than-expected third-quarter results, posting revenue of ¥192.9 billion ($27.08B) as artificial intelligence investments and gaming momentum drove growth a...
www.tradingview.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
"The 15% YoY revenue jump outpaced analyst expectations, signaling China’s largest social media & gaming company is successfully monetizing AI while maintaining dominance in gaming. Honor of Kings, Peacekeeper Elite, and Valorant, continued printing money 😆 through platform monetization." #Tencent
I guess the game was too hard for their intended audience...😆
Silent Hill f version 1.10 update now available, adds ‘Casual’ action difficulty
Publisher Konami and developer NeoBards Entertainment have released the version 1.10 update for Silent Hill f, which adds the new action difficulty "Casual," an optional skip feature for select sections of New Game+,…
Publisher Konami and developer NeoBards Entertainment have released the version 1.10 update for Silent Hill f, which adds the new action difficulty "Casual," an optional skip feature for select sections of New Game+,…
Silent Hill f version 1.10 update now available, adds ‘Casual’ action difficulty
Publisher Konami and developer NeoBards Entertainment have released the version 1.10 update for Silent Hill f, which adds the new action difficulty "Casual," an optional skip feature for select sections of New Game+, and more.
www.gematsu.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I guess the game was too hard for their intended audience...😆