César Tovar
@thecactusbear.bsky.social
🇨🇷 - Game audio type person. he/him
under-construction website thing: https://thecactusbear.carrd.co/
under-construction website thing: https://thecactusbear.carrd.co/
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Big congrats and thanks to @takoboystudios.bsky.social and everyone involved for the full release of Cross Blitz🦁⚔️
With truckloads amazing art and content, and an OST with just over 100 tracks by myself and the two and only @fatbard.com, it's a must-have.
store.steampowered.com/app/1619520/...
With truckloads amazing art and content, and an OST with just over 100 tracks by myself and the two and only @fatbard.com, it's a must-have.
store.steampowered.com/app/1619520/...
Save 35% on Cross Blitz on Steam
Cross Blitz is a unique RPG deckbuilder featuring fast-paced tactical combat with loads of cards to collect and synergies to wield. Explore, level up, craft new cards and build the perfect decks as yo...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Big congrats and thanks to @takoboystudios.bsky.social and everyone involved for the full release of Cross Blitz🦁⚔️
With truckloads amazing art and content, and an OST with just over 100 tracks by myself and the two and only @fatbard.com, it's a must-have.
store.steampowered.com/app/1619520/...
With truckloads amazing art and content, and an OST with just over 100 tracks by myself and the two and only @fatbard.com, it's a must-have.
store.steampowered.com/app/1619520/...
It's been an absolute blast, and I've learned a ton from this project and collab!
Cross Blitz by @takoboystudios.bsky.social is fully out! It was lovely to work alongside not only the amazing artists and programmers for the game, but also our co-composer @thecactusbear.bsky.social. It's not often we get to collab with another composer and it was a smooooth match.
November 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It's been an absolute blast, and I've learned a ton from this project and collab!
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Cross Blitz 1.0 is finally out!
We've been working on this for over 6 years. An absolutely exhaustive undertaking. I learned a lot during its development, and I'm a much stronger artist and writer because of it.
I hope its characters and world resonate with people, if even just a little.
We've been working on this for over 6 years. An absolutely exhaustive undertaking. I learned a lot during its development, and I'm a much stronger artist and writer because of it.
I hope its characters and world resonate with people, if even just a little.
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Cross Blitz 1.0 is finally out!
We've been working on this for over 6 years. An absolutely exhaustive undertaking. I learned a lot during its development, and I'm a much stronger artist and writer because of it.
I hope its characters and world resonate with people, if even just a little.
We've been working on this for over 6 years. An absolutely exhaustive undertaking. I learned a lot during its development, and I'm a much stronger artist and writer because of it.
I hope its characters and world resonate with people, if even just a little.
In Tears of the Kingdom, if you run a vehicle through the spots where either ice or fire lizalfos spawn depending on whether it's night or day, you can see the hidden lizalfos suddenly become visible as they get hit and shortly become invisible again.
i was going through my X archives and found this by @superpodsaga.com, which I qrt'd at some point years ago
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
so, let me bring the question back: what is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?
November 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
In Tears of the Kingdom, if you run a vehicle through the spots where either ice or fire lizalfos spawn depending on whether it's night or day, you can see the hidden lizalfos suddenly become visible as they get hit and shortly become invisible again.
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Play more indie JRPGs.
does anyone have it harder than jrpg players who respect women
November 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Play more indie JRPGs.
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Spending any money on anything "Harry Potter" is directly spending money against transfolk. I don't care if you don't agree with that, Row1ing makes it so.
It's time to draw a line in the sand and stand up for something.
It's time to draw a line in the sand and stand up for something.
Hey yall not what I wanted to do on my birthday but let it be clear
"Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks!
Let it Go!
"Death of the artist" is all well & good but you cannot Seperate the art from the artist when the artist is still alive, a terf & every penny they recieve reinforces their beliefs & is used to actively harm Trans folks!
Let it Go!
'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling says 'a ton' of fans are 'still with me' after trans remarks
J.K. Rowling addressed her controversial comments about transgender women on 'The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling' podcast, saying many 'Harry Potter' fans were 'grateful that I'd said what I said,' and ...
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November 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Spending any money on anything "Harry Potter" is directly spending money against transfolk. I don't care if you don't agree with that, Row1ing makes it so.
It's time to draw a line in the sand and stand up for something.
It's time to draw a line in the sand and stand up for something.
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Only a few days left! ⏰
Cross Blitz officially launches next week! The perfect cozy winter game for fans of RPG storytelling, deckbuilding, and strategic battles.
See you on November 24!
Cross Blitz officially launches next week! The perfect cozy winter game for fans of RPG storytelling, deckbuilding, and strategic battles.
See you on November 24!
November 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Only a few days left! ⏰
Cross Blitz officially launches next week! The perfect cozy winter game for fans of RPG storytelling, deckbuilding, and strategic battles.
See you on November 24!
Cross Blitz officially launches next week! The perfect cozy winter game for fans of RPG storytelling, deckbuilding, and strategic battles.
See you on November 24!
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Art by • David Mattingly
November 30, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Art by • David Mattingly
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This was mesmerizing to watch:
parents freed a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole
November 18, 2025 at 3:37 AM
This was mesmerizing to watch:
Going back to this video and boy that's a lot of notes lol.
I love using a shō sound whenever I can, takes me back to the first time I heard it in Ōkami. Magical stuff.
I love using a shō sound whenever I can, takes me back to the first time I heard it in Ōkami. Magical stuff.
Let's see how videos look here. Too bad the limit is still 60s, but better than nothing.
Track is The Virtuous Monk from #CrossBlitz
#gameaudio
Track is The Virtuous Monk from #CrossBlitz
#gameaudio
November 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Going back to this video and boy that's a lot of notes lol.
I love using a shō sound whenever I can, takes me back to the first time I heard it in Ōkami. Magical stuff.
I love using a shō sound whenever I can, takes me back to the first time I heard it in Ōkami. Magical stuff.
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Back when I saw this on Twitter I immediately bookmarked it to try making some sound design over it. I just found it when going through some files.
I hope I did it justice!
I hope I did it justice!
August 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Back when I saw this on Twitter I immediately bookmarked it to try making some sound design over it. I just found it when going through some files.
I hope I did it justice!
I hope I did it justice!
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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
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~ it's a ~
☆ MORTIFYING ☆
☆ ORDEAL ☆
- of -
❁ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ❁
𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔
🆈🅾🆄
𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃𝐍'𝐓
𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥
☆ MORTIFYING ☆
☆ ORDEAL ☆
- of -
❁ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ❁
𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔
🆈🅾🆄
𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃𝐍'𝐓
𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥
November 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
~ it's a ~
☆ MORTIFYING ☆
☆ ORDEAL ☆
- of -
❁ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ❁
𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔
🆈🅾🆄
𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃𝐍'𝐓
𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥
☆ MORTIFYING ☆
☆ ORDEAL ☆
- of -
❁ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ❁
𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔
🆈🅾🆄
𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃𝐍'𝐓
𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥
Reminder that this is the same company that shut down a whole project because they thought a game about fighting the KKK was too controversial.
An even more egregious example in the article: Ubisoft accepted 6 million euros from the German government in some sort of arts fund, only to machine translate the German language option.
Ubisoft admits AI-generated loading screen "slipped through" into final build of Anno 117: Pax Romana
www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-admi...
www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-admi...
November 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Reminder that this is the same company that shut down a whole project because they thought a game about fighting the KKK was too controversial.
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An even more egregious example in the article: Ubisoft accepted 6 million euros from the German government in some sort of arts fund, only to machine translate the German language option.
Ubisoft admits AI-generated loading screen "slipped through" into final build of Anno 117: Pax Romana
www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-admi...
www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-admi...
November 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
An even more egregious example in the article: Ubisoft accepted 6 million euros from the German government in some sort of arts fund, only to machine translate the German language option.
The thing about using AI for placeholders is, people are careless. Something as simple as replacing audio clips is REALLY easy to slip by a developer with dozens of other priorities, especially in small teams. And *especially* knowing a lot of programmers work with the game on mute.
November 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The thing about using AI for placeholders is, people are careless. Something as simple as replacing audio clips is REALLY easy to slip by a developer with dozens of other priorities, especially in small teams. And *especially* knowing a lot of programmers work with the game on mute.
A comprehensive list of games known to use GenAI. Recommend to bookmark it and check it often, especially before buying a game.
November 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A comprehensive list of games known to use GenAI. Recommend to bookmark it and check it often, especially before buying a game.
I, um... wow.
November 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I, um... wow.
What could possibly go wrong?
New from 404 Media: Microsoft and nuclear power company Westinghouse Nuclear want to use AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear power plants in the United States.
"may lead [..] to catastrophic nuclear consequences" and distrust of nuclear tech
www.404media.co/power-compan...
"may lead [..] to catastrophic nuclear consequences" and distrust of nuclear tech
www.404media.co/power-compan...
Power Companies Are Using AI To Build Nuclear Power Plants
Tech companies are betting big on nuclear energy to meet AIs massive power demands and they're using that AI to speed up the construction of new nuclear power plants.
www.404media.co
November 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
What could possibly go wrong?
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💜To whoever needs this:
Hey, thanks for making it through another week. That takes tremendous strength with everything going on, even if all you did this week was hold yourself together.
In case no one's told you - I'm proud of you, you're doing your best & I love you 🫂
Hey, thanks for making it through another week. That takes tremendous strength with everything going on, even if all you did this week was hold yourself together.
In case no one's told you - I'm proud of you, you're doing your best & I love you 🫂
November 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
💜To whoever needs this:
Hey, thanks for making it through another week. That takes tremendous strength with everything going on, even if all you did this week was hold yourself together.
In case no one's told you - I'm proud of you, you're doing your best & I love you 🫂
Hey, thanks for making it through another week. That takes tremendous strength with everything going on, even if all you did this week was hold yourself together.
In case no one's told you - I'm proud of you, you're doing your best & I love you 🫂
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genuinely heartened by the audience response. more and more the mainstream understanding of AI is "that annoying bullshit we hate"
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
genuinely heartened by the audience response. more and more the mainstream understanding of AI is "that annoying bullshit we hate"
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So yes, now Pinterest labelled half of my hand-drawn illustrations as AI, terrific. 🙄 How do I appeal this? I can't see the option... 😒
November 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
So yes, now Pinterest labelled half of my hand-drawn illustrations as AI, terrific. 🙄 How do I appeal this? I can't see the option... 😒