D9sinc
@d9sinc.bsky.social
Lover of gaming and comedy.
I've also been known to enjoy some scary movies occasionally.
He/Him/They/Them
I've also been known to enjoy some scary movies occasionally.
He/Him/They/Them
FUCKING SERIOUSLY. I've seen the "I Like Shorts" line mentioned in many other games (In many ways) because it was just something someone made up for fun and it ended up resonating with people. NPC Dialogue can be so damn powerful in a game.
"i hate writing NPC dialogue i don't wanna do it i need bobot to do it for me buhhhhh" you are like a little baby
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
FUCKING SERIOUSLY. I've seen the "I Like Shorts" line mentioned in many other games (In many ways) because it was just something someone made up for fun and it ended up resonating with people. NPC Dialogue can be so damn powerful in a game.
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People don't dislike Tim Sweeney nearly as much as they should.
Opposing Steam’s AI Disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Says Game Stores Should Drop "the AI tag" Because "it makes no sense" When "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
#ai #gamedev #steam #epicgames #videogames #gaming
www.gamesradar.com/games/opposi...
#ai #gamedev #steam #epicgames #videogames #gaming
Opposing Steam's AI disclosures, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says game stores should drop "the AI tag" because "it makes no sense" when "AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
Steam has actually made AI disclosures even more prominent
www.gamesradar.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
People don't dislike Tim Sweeney nearly as much as they should.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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When you fight censorship, you're also fighting for things you might not exactly like and it's something you gotta get comfortable with. I promise you, the fetish game you turn your nose up at is NOT YOUR ENEMY. You must think of the bigger picture, you must not fall for the bait.
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
When you fight censorship, you're also fighting for things you might not exactly like and it's something you gotta get comfortable with. I promise you, the fetish game you turn your nose up at is NOT YOUR ENEMY. You must think of the bigger picture, you must not fall for the bait.
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This is an odd situation, and genuinely one worth reading about if you actually Do care about games as art
Because is there challenging, troubling imagery in the game? Sure, yes
Is any of it like- porn or whatever? No. Not even remotely. But this is why rulings against porn media hurt everyone.
Because is there challenging, troubling imagery in the game? Sure, yes
Is any of it like- porn or whatever? No. Not even remotely. But this is why rulings against porn media hurt everyone.
Really wild situation here: a celebrated and well-regarded indie dev and publisher is facing shutdown because Valve banned their game from Steam and won't talk to them about it, at all.
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
Unsettling Horror Game Horses Banned From Steam, Leaving Studio With 'High Risk' of Closure - IGN
Indie horror game Horses is preparing to launch on December 2, on the Epic Games Store, GOG, Itch.io, and the Humble Store. But one place it won't be is on Steam, because Steam has banned the game for...
www.ign.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This is an odd situation, and genuinely one worth reading about if you actually Do care about games as art
Because is there challenging, troubling imagery in the game? Sure, yes
Is any of it like- porn or whatever? No. Not even remotely. But this is why rulings against porn media hurt everyone.
Because is there challenging, troubling imagery in the game? Sure, yes
Is any of it like- porn or whatever? No. Not even remotely. But this is why rulings against porn media hurt everyone.
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Valve doesn't like PR that they can't control, so I'm 99% sure this will get reinstated now that there's been plenty of noise about it; same that happened with Chaos;Head NoAH. Don't let them weasel out of it with a "one-time exception" again.
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Valve doesn't like PR that they can't control, so I'm 99% sure this will get reinstated now that there's been plenty of noise about it; same that happened with Chaos;Head NoAH. Don't let them weasel out of it with a "one-time exception" again.
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the thing you have to know about working with valve is that, in practice, "flat leadership" means "whether your game gets to go on the store OR is permanently and irrevocably dragged behind the shed and shot is entirely up to the individual moral values of the SINGLE person reviewing it"
love living under a hays code/comics code authority except it's in some ways worse, because it's not actually codified anywhere and it's enforced opaquely on purpose to avoid accountability at every stage
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
the thing you have to know about working with valve is that, in practice, "flat leadership" means "whether your game gets to go on the store OR is permanently and irrevocably dragged behind the shed and shot is entirely up to the individual moral values of the SINGLE person reviewing it"
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Corporations are relying on shame to stop folks from fighting to keep porn around. An amazing way to fight against this stuff is to simply not be ashamed of sex and sexuality; even if you think some of it is "cringe". You'll do yourself a favor by eliminating your shame about sex.
When you fight censorship, you're also fighting for things you might not exactly like and it's something you gotta get comfortable with. I promise you, the fetish game you turn your nose up at is NOT YOUR ENEMY. You must think of the bigger picture, you must not fall for the bait.
November 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Corporations are relying on shame to stop folks from fighting to keep porn around. An amazing way to fight against this stuff is to simply not be ashamed of sex and sexuality; even if you think some of it is "cringe". You'll do yourself a favor by eliminating your shame about sex.
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twitter this last week
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
twitter this last week
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Worth noting this was before the Payment Processor nonsense, so this is the normal dev-hating Valve actions. Same shit that dings VNs for years.
Really wild situation here: a celebrated and well-regarded indie dev and publisher is facing shutdown because Valve banned their game from Steam and won't talk to them about it, at all.
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
Unsettling Horror Game Horses Banned From Steam, Leaving Studio With 'High Risk' of Closure - IGN
Indie horror game Horses is preparing to launch on December 2, on the Epic Games Store, GOG, Itch.io, and the Humble Store. But one place it won't be is on Steam, because Steam has banned the game for...
www.ign.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Worth noting this was before the Payment Processor nonsense, so this is the normal dev-hating Valve actions. Same shit that dings VNs for years.
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Santa Ragione are a well-known studio, covered by a great many mainstream outlets. Their latest game will not be releasing on Steam for... reasons? Steam won't tell them why, won't tell them what needs fixing, and won't communicate in general.
Every other store will carry it. Just not Steam.
Every other store will carry it. Just not Steam.
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Santa Ragione are a well-known studio, covered by a great many mainstream outlets. Their latest game will not be releasing on Steam for... reasons? Steam won't tell them why, won't tell them what needs fixing, and won't communicate in general.
Every other store will carry it. Just not Steam.
Every other store will carry it. Just not Steam.
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Caelan Conrad has completely stolen the mantle from the youtube skeptic community and they're a criminally under-subbed creator you should check out if you like deep scientific debunking of things like conversion therapy
youtu.be/g1lg8ixkN8w?...
youtu.be/g1lg8ixkN8w?...
I Failed Conversion Therapy
YouTube video by Dr. Caelan Conrad
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Caelan Conrad has completely stolen the mantle from the youtube skeptic community and they're a criminally under-subbed creator you should check out if you like deep scientific debunking of things like conversion therapy
youtu.be/g1lg8ixkN8w?...
youtu.be/g1lg8ixkN8w?...
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Game pictured, for those wondering:
Enigma of Fear on Steam
Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enig...
store.steampowered.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Game pictured, for those wondering:
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As it turns out my joke didn’t make the game do any worse, my firing didn’t make the game do any better, so really the only thing that the harassment campaign succeeded in was sucking all the joy out of my life so I guess that’s a W
October 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
As it turns out my joke didn’t make the game do any worse, my firing didn’t make the game do any better, so really the only thing that the harassment campaign succeeded in was sucking all the joy out of my life so I guess that’s a W
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EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
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this point really hits the nail on the head of why localization workers are so frustrated by “AI” loc companies.
freelancers have to beg for a single dollar wage increase, while tens of millions are dumped into a machine designed to replace them.
the machine doesn’t even work. freelancers do.
freelancers have to beg for a single dollar wage increase, while tens of millions are dumped into a machine designed to replace them.
the machine doesn’t even work. freelancers do.
one of the things that makes me most mad about genAI (and there are many) is we've been told there's not enough money for hiring. but there's billions poured into ai.
so not enough money to hire workers. but infinite money to pour into technology whose goal is never having to pay workers again.
so not enough money to hire workers. but infinite money to pour into technology whose goal is never having to pay workers again.
November 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
this point really hits the nail on the head of why localization workers are so frustrated by “AI” loc companies.
freelancers have to beg for a single dollar wage increase, while tens of millions are dumped into a machine designed to replace them.
the machine doesn’t even work. freelancers do.
freelancers have to beg for a single dollar wage increase, while tens of millions are dumped into a machine designed to replace them.
the machine doesn’t even work. freelancers do.
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one of the things that makes me most mad about genAI (and there are many) is we've been told there's not enough money for hiring. but there's billions poured into ai.
so not enough money to hire workers. but infinite money to pour into technology whose goal is never having to pay workers again.
so not enough money to hire workers. but infinite money to pour into technology whose goal is never having to pay workers again.
November 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
one of the things that makes me most mad about genAI (and there are many) is we've been told there's not enough money for hiring. but there's billions poured into ai.
so not enough money to hire workers. but infinite money to pour into technology whose goal is never having to pay workers again.
so not enough money to hire workers. but infinite money to pour into technology whose goal is never having to pay workers again.
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Had some privileged friends who had fun at Wizarding World in Universal. Without trying to fight, I said I couldn't buy any of HP stuff given what we know about JK now. They tried to dismiss it like, "Well, it's not like we're agreeing with her." I said, "She says your money makes her think you do."
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 8:02 PM
Had some privileged friends who had fun at Wizarding World in Universal. Without trying to fight, I said I couldn't buy any of HP stuff given what we know about JK now. They tried to dismiss it like, "Well, it's not like we're agreeing with her." I said, "She says your money makes her think you do."
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This is an extremely tough subject to even talk about, but Caelan managed to do it with enough snark and humour to relieve the anger and distress it brings up in me, at least somewhat, without undercutting what a truly harmful, violent, and life-destroying practice conversion therapy is.
I did Conversion Therapy for YouTube.
youtu.be/g1lg8ixkN8w
youtu.be/g1lg8ixkN8w
November 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This is an extremely tough subject to even talk about, but Caelan managed to do it with enough snark and humour to relieve the anger and distress it brings up in me, at least somewhat, without undercutting what a truly harmful, violent, and life-destroying practice conversion therapy is.
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There is no way you can guess how the thread that ends in this instant classic begins.
The damned in hell are not more powerful for the fact that the fires do not consume them; it is part and parcel of their torment.
November 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
There is no way you can guess how the thread that ends in this instant classic begins.
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I feel like a fool who fell for this, but I am somewhat glad that the original poster (not the one I'm QRT) did issue a retraction and apology for the misinformation.
Turns out this was all much ado about nothing and Google isn’t using your Gmail to train AI and if wanna turn all that stuff back on you can get your spam filters back
Looks like the article has been updated to suggest maybe they misread the policy.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
I see people complaining that this also disabled their spam filters, though I still see new messages showing up in spam so it's still working fine for me after disabling things.
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I feel like a fool who fell for this, but I am somewhat glad that the original poster (not the one I'm QRT) did issue a retraction and apology for the misinformation.