Matt
@talkingchicken.bsky.social
Software engineer by day, gamer by night. He/him. PNWAFGC, mostly French Bread when I'm not in the retirement home. Mash. Nanase. FFXIV black mage savage raider and occasional gposer.
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Heads up for folx playing Arc Raiders: Embark has openly stated (in an interview with GamesRadar+), that the game uses the same AI voice tech as The Finals, and the CEO has talked about using AI to generate 3D models from YouTube rips.
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
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 5:05 AM
Heads up for folx playing Arc Raiders: Embark has openly stated (in an interview with GamesRadar+), that the game uses the same AI voice tech as The Finals, and the CEO has talked about using AI to generate 3D models from YouTube rips.
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
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The name Manfred is the human equivalent of Spongebob
November 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The name Manfred is the human equivalent of Spongebob
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This is the most fucked Sonic Heroes team
sorry but mamdani and cuomo should have worn blue and yellow hats, respectively
November 5, 2025 at 12:45 AM
This is the most fucked Sonic Heroes team
I can't help but smile a little every time I am not in Hawaii (which is, alas, most of the time) and see a vehicle with Hawaiian license plates
November 4, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I can't help but smile a little every time I am not in Hawaii (which is, alas, most of the time) and see a vehicle with Hawaiian license plates
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The programmers of the Donkey Kong arcade left a message in the code to hackers mockingly congratulating them and offering to teach them as a joke. A group of bootleggers actually took this seriously and contacted the company asking for help pirating their own game.
![Hirohisa Komanome, programmer at Ikegami Tsushinki,
who were contracted to make the Donkey Kong arcade:
Once we received a telex from an overseas company inquiring about the program of Donkey Kong. [...] I remember that it was a request to modify the program, to change Donkey Kong to their company's brand. It was easy to disassemble program ROMs and dump them in ASCII code with the development tools available then. Knowing that the bootleggers would begin their analysis of the hardware by disassembling and dumping the code, we inserted the following message at the end of the program as a joke:
CONGRATULATION !
IF YOU ANALYSE
DIFFICULT THIS
PROGRAM,WE WOULD
TEACH YOU.*****
TEL.TOKYO-JAPAN
044(244)2151
EXTENTION 304
SYSTEM DESIGN
IKEGAMI CO. LIM.
The company that sent us that telex had read this message, and they contacted us directly. All four of us were surprised. Naturally, we refused the request.
Source: shmuplations.com/donkeykong](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:heeihz7xdhf7dbjx4befobqw/bafkreiemeaqs56tfnyh2bzgihwkxdgdqrsjndawd47ysufnvytair7omga@jpeg)
November 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The programmers of the Donkey Kong arcade left a message in the code to hackers mockingly congratulating them and offering to teach them as a joke. A group of bootleggers actually took this seriously and contacted the company asking for help pirating their own game.
This game is a very cool take on a precision platformer where you can't jump in the traditional sense but you do have a baseball bat and Newton's Third Law.
It's somewhat open but not metroidvania (iirc) and is worth giving a shot before you see people absolutely blow this game up in a few months
It's somewhat open but not metroidvania (iirc) and is worth giving a shot before you see people absolutely blow this game up in a few months
Bat to the Heavens is part of AGDQ 2026 and RTA in Japan!!
A celebratory SALE!!! yay!!!
try it before the speedrunners go crazy and enjoy the runs!!
A celebratory SALE!!! yay!!!
try it before the speedrunners go crazy and enjoy the runs!!
November 4, 2025 at 10:11 AM
This game is a very cool take on a precision platformer where you can't jump in the traditional sense but you do have a baseball bat and Newton's Third Law.
It's somewhat open but not metroidvania (iirc) and is worth giving a shot before you see people absolutely blow this game up in a few months
It's somewhat open but not metroidvania (iirc) and is worth giving a shot before you see people absolutely blow this game up in a few months
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Bat to the Heavens is part of AGDQ 2026 and RTA in Japan!!
A celebratory SALE!!! yay!!!
try it before the speedrunners go crazy and enjoy the runs!!
A celebratory SALE!!! yay!!!
try it before the speedrunners go crazy and enjoy the runs!!
November 4, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Bat to the Heavens is part of AGDQ 2026 and RTA in Japan!!
A celebratory SALE!!! yay!!!
try it before the speedrunners go crazy and enjoy the runs!!
A celebratory SALE!!! yay!!!
try it before the speedrunners go crazy and enjoy the runs!!
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Still need more baseball?
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
November 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Still need more baseball?
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
We found a CD in our archives containing dozens of unused voice lines from MLB Slugfest 20-03 rejected by the MLB. Here's some of our favorites.
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FROM MASHER TO MASTER 2 IS OUT!
If you want to get into fighting games but don't know where to begin, this book will guide your journey.
Featuring art by @koh.money and a foreword by Gerald Lee of Core-A Gaming!
patrickmiller.itch.io/from-masher-...
If you want to get into fighting games but don't know where to begin, this book will guide your journey.
Featuring art by @koh.money and a foreword by Gerald Lee of Core-A Gaming!
patrickmiller.itch.io/from-masher-...
November 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
FROM MASHER TO MASTER 2 IS OUT!
If you want to get into fighting games but don't know where to begin, this book will guide your journey.
Featuring art by @koh.money and a foreword by Gerald Lee of Core-A Gaming!
patrickmiller.itch.io/from-masher-...
If you want to get into fighting games but don't know where to begin, this book will guide your journey.
Featuring art by @koh.money and a foreword by Gerald Lee of Core-A Gaming!
patrickmiller.itch.io/from-masher-...
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"Person who doesn't really understand 'Mundane Halloween' so they figured, better just wear a pink afro wig or something"
x.com/dailyportalz...
x.com/dailyportalz...
November 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
"Person who doesn't really understand 'Mundane Halloween' so they figured, better just wear a pink afro wig or something"
x.com/dailyportalz...
x.com/dailyportalz...
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November 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
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DON'T FORGET!
November 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
DON'T FORGET!
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As part of Arika's 30th anniversary celebration, Fighting EX Layer is currently $0.99 USD on Steam.
store.steampowered.com/app/871200/F...
store.steampowered.com/app/871200/F...
November 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
As part of Arika's 30th anniversary celebration, Fighting EX Layer is currently $0.99 USD on Steam.
store.steampowered.com/app/871200/F...
store.steampowered.com/app/871200/F...
I misread what this month was about and now I have to return a penguin suit
November 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I misread what this month was about and now I have to return a penguin suit
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Remember to be considerate tonight while trick-or-treating!
October 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Remember to be considerate tonight while trick-or-treating!
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AI companies: The future of humanoid robots is here
Humanoid robot:
Humanoid robot:
October 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
AI companies: The future of humanoid robots is here
Humanoid robot:
Humanoid robot:
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any time the otter iidx meme goes around I'm reposting
October 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
any time the otter iidx meme goes around I'm reposting
If you're a millennial like me and think modern brain rot is ruining our society remember that our generation was raised on things like all your base and badger badger badger and peanut butter jelly time so I for one welcome our new 67 overlords
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If you're a millennial like me and think modern brain rot is ruining our society remember that our generation was raised on things like all your base and badger badger badger and peanut butter jelly time so I for one welcome our new 67 overlords
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Backstreet Brawl #12: Take a Seat will be our last hurrah for 2025, taking place on November 22nd at the usual spot in Highline College. We have lots in store, including Uni 2, SF6, Guilty Gear Strive, Tekken 8, GBVSR and Skullgirls!
Early bird reg ends this Sunday!
www.start.gg/tournament/b...
Early bird reg ends this Sunday!
www.start.gg/tournament/b...
Backstreet Brawl #12 - Take a Seat
The best place for Backstreet Brawl #12 - Take a Seat brackets, streams, standings and schedules all in one place!
www.start.gg
October 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Backstreet Brawl #12: Take a Seat will be our last hurrah for 2025, taking place on November 22nd at the usual spot in Highline College. We have lots in store, including Uni 2, SF6, Guilty Gear Strive, Tekken 8, GBVSR and Skullgirls!
Early bird reg ends this Sunday!
www.start.gg/tournament/b...
Early bird reg ends this Sunday!
www.start.gg/tournament/b...
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As a huge New York Style Hot Dog fan for years, felt compelled to recreate the poster in a high resolution and managed to find the original photo used in the texture
Many thanks to folks from VGPC for help with identifying blobs, especially Prominos and TBemme
bekoha.github.io/yakuza/New%2...
Many thanks to folks from VGPC for help with identifying blobs, especially Prominos and TBemme
bekoha.github.io/yakuza/New%2...
October 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
As a huge New York Style Hot Dog fan for years, felt compelled to recreate the poster in a high resolution and managed to find the original photo used in the texture
Many thanks to folks from VGPC for help with identifying blobs, especially Prominos and TBemme
bekoha.github.io/yakuza/New%2...
Many thanks to folks from VGPC for help with identifying blobs, especially Prominos and TBemme
bekoha.github.io/yakuza/New%2...