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Patrick Dane, longtime games and entertainment journalist and News Editor at This Week in Videogames, has died in a motor vehicle accident. He was 34 years old.
Patrick Dane, This Week in Videogames News Editor, Dies
Patrick will be remembered for his passion and enthusiasm for his work and the games industry, and as a cherished colleague and friend.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Patrick Dane, longtime games and entertainment journalist and News Editor at This Week in Videogames, has died in a motor vehicle accident. He was 34 years old.
stranger things s5 looks so much like the minecraft movie it’s insane lol
December 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
stranger things s5 looks so much like the minecraft movie it’s insane lol
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"Something that I have found difficult for non-artists to understand is that the ‘early messy stuff’ that non-arty folks insist can be ‘fixed by a human artist later’ is where the best work is done."
True of every creative field. You can't start building halfway up; the foundation has to be sound.
True of every creative field. You can't start building halfway up; the foundation has to be sound.
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
"Something that I have found difficult for non-artists to understand is that the ‘early messy stuff’ that non-arty folks insist can be ‘fixed by a human artist later’ is where the best work is done."
True of every creative field. You can't start building halfway up; the foundation has to be sound.
True of every creative field. You can't start building halfway up; the foundation has to be sound.
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"we USE ai, but our game wont CONTAIN it" is a clarification that no one has ever cared about & now CEOs are using it as a wedge to get their foot in the door as a part of a long term plan into normalizing AI, just like how 'it's just placeholder' was used with E33. dont cede even an inch of ground
December 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"we USE ai, but our game wont CONTAIN it" is a clarification that no one has ever cared about & now CEOs are using it as a wedge to get their foot in the door as a part of a long term plan into normalizing AI, just like how 'it's just placeholder' was used with E33. dont cede even an inch of ground
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the whole 'brony' thing was like the core of this that made the entire area deeply vulnerable to be exploited for right wing interests. 'i'm a dude. but i like this thing that is obviously for girls. what gives.' some go 'oh wait i'm a girl', some go 'actually it's no big deal' and some. uh. uhhhhhh
December 16, 2025 at 10:59 PM
the whole 'brony' thing was like the core of this that made the entire area deeply vulnerable to be exploited for right wing interests. 'i'm a dude. but i like this thing that is obviously for girls. what gives.' some go 'oh wait i'm a girl', some go 'actually it's no big deal' and some. uh. uhhhhhh
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one thing that's relatively easy to explain to people in radicalization is that someone may get attached to a feminine thing and the struggle of their enjoyment of it within misogynist societal expectations can lead to bad places.
the harder part to explain is you're talking about my little pony.
the harder part to explain is you're talking about my little pony.
the January 6th pipe bomb guy was a brony who faved over 300 pictures of a nazi my little pony character on Derpibooru, the fandom's largest image site.
@derpibooru.bsky.social
@derpibooru.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
one thing that's relatively easy to explain to people in radicalization is that someone may get attached to a feminine thing and the struggle of their enjoyment of it within misogynist societal expectations can lead to bad places.
the harder part to explain is you're talking about my little pony.
the harder part to explain is you're talking about my little pony.
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@rcmacleod.bsky.social and I had a little bible study chat about Wake Up Dead Man and how Rian Johnson's Knives Out movie didn't rest on its laurels (too much) while anchoring its whodunnit murder mystery with religion.
December 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
@rcmacleod.bsky.social and I had a little bible study chat about Wake Up Dead Man and how Rian Johnson's Knives Out movie didn't rest on its laurels (too much) while anchoring its whodunnit murder mystery with religion.
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Last night's biggest surprise was Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, led by Casey Hudson, who directed KOTOR (and Anthem). Exciting news for lots of people... but Lucasfilm says the studio was founded this year, which means that 2030 is an *optimistic* guess. Maybe it'll be a PlayStation 7 game
December 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Last night's biggest surprise was Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, led by Casey Hudson, who directed KOTOR (and Anthem). Exciting news for lots of people... but Lucasfilm says the studio was founded this year, which means that 2030 is an *optimistic* guess. Maybe it'll be a PlayStation 7 game
you no longer need 1000 battles to unlock the shiny charm in legends za
December 10, 2025 at 3:56 AM
you no longer need 1000 battles to unlock the shiny charm in legends za
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Live now!
UFO 50 speedrunning returns to Twitch as part of GDQ Hotfix... starting tonight in a few hours (10pm EST)! Having seen these runners in action during Cherry Rush I can confidently say you're in for a good time. Come hang out!
🍒: www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick
🍒: www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick
December 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Live now!
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have to thank Nintendo for saving me a lot of money by making Metroid Prime 4 an open world game with DLC paywalls. I was worried for a bit there!
December 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
have to thank Nintendo for saving me a lot of money by making Metroid Prime 4 an open world game with DLC paywalls. I was worried for a bit there!
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Promotional photos of My Chemical Romance lead vocalist Gerard Way with Mario from a 2007 interview in the Japanese Crossbeat magazine. He is quoted as saying "I'm drawn to works that are innovative and try new things", which evidently includes Mario.
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Promotional photos of My Chemical Romance lead vocalist Gerard Way with Mario from a 2007 interview in the Japanese Crossbeat magazine. He is quoted as saying "I'm drawn to works that are innovative and try new things", which evidently includes Mario.
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NEW: Yacht Club Games needs a hit. In recent years the maker of Shovel Knight has had to lay off staff, pause a 3D project, and delay their next game indefinitely.
The good news is that Mina the Hollower could be special. For Businessweek, this is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The good news is that Mina the Hollower could be special. For Businessweek, this is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Creator of Hit Game Shovel Knight Is at a ‘Make or Break’ Moment
Yacht Club Games needs its next title, Mina the Hollower, to be a success.
www.bloomberg.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
NEW: Yacht Club Games needs a hit. In recent years the maker of Shovel Knight has had to lay off staff, pause a 3D project, and delay their next game indefinitely.
The good news is that Mina the Hollower could be special. For Businessweek, this is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The good news is that Mina the Hollower could be special. For Businessweek, this is their story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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capitalism is crazy because i can be watching a youtube video about the five nights at freddy’s cart racer and get an ad where a child from a foreign country is crying because they have no food
December 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
capitalism is crazy because i can be watching a youtube video about the five nights at freddy’s cart racer and get an ad where a child from a foreign country is crying because they have no food
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last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
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library of letourneau's NL stream edits are so good that he had to nerf himself by occasionally including awful vtuber clips in there
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
library of letourneau's NL stream edits are so good that he had to nerf himself by occasionally including awful vtuber clips in there
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Among Us x Stardew Valley! Terraria x Don’t Starve Together! Balatro x Literally Every Other Game!
You might've noticed more and more indie game collaborations popping up, and wondering how and why they came to be.
Well wonder no more! Innersloth's @victoriatran.bsky.social explains:
[PAYWALLED]
You might've noticed more and more indie game collaborations popping up, and wondering how and why they came to be.
Well wonder no more! Innersloth's @victoriatran.bsky.social explains:
[PAYWALLED]
What's With All the Indie Game Crossover Collaborations? - Indie Insight
Ever wonder why there seem to be so many indie crossover collaborations? Innersloth's Victoria Tran shares some of the rationale.
thisweekinvideogames.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Among Us x Stardew Valley! Terraria x Don’t Starve Together! Balatro x Literally Every Other Game!
You might've noticed more and more indie game collaborations popping up, and wondering how and why they came to be.
Well wonder no more! Innersloth's @victoriatran.bsky.social explains:
[PAYWALLED]
You might've noticed more and more indie game collaborations popping up, and wondering how and why they came to be.
Well wonder no more! Innersloth's @victoriatran.bsky.social explains:
[PAYWALLED]
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because two is better than one... 🐻🐰
November 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
because two is better than one... 🐻🐰
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Alright! Let's actually talk about this waterfall thing. It is an amazing showcase of many things that I adore from late 90s/early 2000s graphics.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Alright! Let's actually talk about this waterfall thing. It is an amazing showcase of many things that I adore from late 90s/early 2000s graphics.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
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sorry 'bout the long read. if anyone cares what i think, here you go:
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 AM
sorry 'bout the long read. if anyone cares what i think, here you go:
reverse groomer: you’re so immature for your age
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
reverse groomer: you’re so immature for your age
LMAOO this is so funny bungie had to pay this guy because they vaulted their own content 😭
Bungie has settled a lawsuit with a writer who alleged the studio had copied aspects of his writing in Destiny 2's launch campaign.
Bungie tried to have the case dismissed, but ran into issues providing evidence as the content in question had been “vaulted” and couldn’t be replicated for the court.
Bungie tried to have the case dismissed, but ran into issues providing evidence as the content in question had been “vaulted” and couldn’t be replicated for the court.
Bungie Settles Copyright Lawsuit With Writer Over Alleged Destiny 2 Infringements
Bungie has settled a lawsuit with sci-fi writer Matthew Kelsey Martineau, who alleged the developer copied aspects of his work in Destiny 2
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November 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
LMAOO this is so funny bungie had to pay this guy because they vaulted their own content 😭