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Ahmar Rana (CloakBass) 🆓 🇵🇸

@gameswithahmar.bsky.social

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I make lil' videogames and help my fellow indies do the same professionally: producer, designer, writer indie: a bit of everything former teach 🍎 🇵🇰-🇺🇸-🇨🇦 ♥: worker rights, retro games, Mega Man, biryani

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Ahmar Rana (CloakBass) 🆓 🇵🇸 @gameswithahmar.bsky.social · 13h

Wonder if I'd rather have empty corporate Pride than nothing, because at least the former means they have to at least pretend to care.

Fortnite News & Updates @fortnitenew.bsky.social · 10d

For the first time since 2020, Fortnite has not celebrated Rainbow Royale or Pride

2021-24 had cosmetics and an item shop tab with free items — this year had no acknowledgment, leaving many players disappointed and assuming a step back due to the current administration.

#Fortnite #FortniteNews

Ahmar Rana (CloakBass) 🆓 🇵🇸 @gameswithahmar.bsky.social · 13h

I feel like I should impulse purchase the $200 backlog of Fortnite cosmetics I want as a misguided form of retail therapy [Epic CEO Tim Sweeney teleports into my room holding a credit card reader with a faded Libertarian Party sticker on it] actually nevermind

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Humberto Saabedra @vdeviance.online · Sep 2

The FGC should be up in arms about Saudi investment taking over what was once one of the largest grassroots tournaments, but the faces of the community were so desperate to make a living pressing buttons good that it sold itself out in the process.

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Ahmar Rana (CloakBass) 🆓 🇵🇸 @gameswithahmar.bsky.social · 14h

everyday the lord tests me in new ways

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SuperYoshi @superyoshi.bsky.social · 15h

It is driving me insane that the end of this trailer outright ends with the intro to Gotta Get A Gift For Splinter

Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.social · 19h

First clip from ‘TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: CHROME ALONE 2’ drops, set in the ‘MUTANT MAYHEM’ universe.

The Turtles head to New Jersey on a mission to stop a toy company cashing in on their viral fame.

#TMNT #ChromeAlone2 #MutantMayhem

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Sa-ilent-hill Bajaj (Still Looking for Work) @sahilbajaj.dev · 16h

I cannot stress enough how crucial it is that we decouple our industries from the US Political Climate.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 16h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Ahmar Rana (CloakBass) 🆓 🇵🇸 @gameswithahmar.bsky.social · 18h

Bruno Mars collaborations are always the funniest thing, like the artist had a vision and that vision absolutely required BM to drop in for 10 seconds to sing about "turning this APT into a club" and "talkin' drink, dance, smoke, freak, party all night (Come on)"

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zac 3amsoda @3amsoda.bsky.social · 12d

belated birthday gift for a friend

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Ahmar Rana (CloakBass) 🆓 🇵🇸 @gameswithahmar.bsky.social · 19h

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PizzaStart @pizzastart.bsky.social · 6d

Rocktober Day 2: Buster #rocktober2025

A drawing by pizzastart of Yuna from Mega Man Legends 2 and Buster Bunny from Tiny Toons. Yuna is looking a little toonier than usual, and Buster is saying "No relation!"

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OcelotX4 @hideokojima.bsky.social · 5d

dont worry guys, I am a good person now. i read up on how to be "ethical"

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Ahmar Rana (CloakBass) 🆓 🇵🇸 @gameswithahmar.bsky.social · 1d

I have a problem

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St1ka @st1ka.bsky.social · 9d

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Luigi is a folk hero! 🇵🇸 🇸🇩 @seriesjunkie.bsky.social · 19d

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✨️rescue dog✨️ @beaubarks.bsky.social · 14d

you can always better yourself. ❤️

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 7d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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🌕dee🌕 @deedeer.bsky.social · 8d

krang from turtle

A marker sketch of Krang the brain from TMNT sitting on a tripod stool and holding a blueprint with a sketch of the robot body he wants.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 9d

this business model should be flatly illegal

taking on a bunch of debt to buy a company and then burning the company to the ground to service that debt while paying yourselves huge fees is a purely destructive practice that has never once had a positive outcome

ban it completely

Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 9d

It’s official: EA is going private.

The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years.

www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

www.businesswire.com

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Craig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 9d

#Florida woman wins Mortal Kombat tournament playing with newborn baby in arms. You know, like you do. www.dexerto.com/mortal-komba...

Florida woman wins Mortal Kombat tournament playing with newborn baby in arms - Dexerto

A mother is going viral after winning a Mortal Kombat tournament while holding her five-day-old daughter in her arms.

www.dexerto.com

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Jennifer/Aster Unkle 🏳️‍⚧️ 🔪 @spookycutewitch.bsky.social · 9d

Tell your favorite artists you love their work

Murlin @murlin.bsky.social · 9d

From bravewave.net/interviews/t...

Mo: Do you remember the first time you met someone who said they loved your work on Mega Man 2?

Tateishi: You’re the first, in 2013. No one else has.

Mo: Wow. I’m surprised. I don’t even have a follow-up question… how could no one come up and say something.

Tateishi: …

Mo: Now that you know how big Mega Man 2 is outside of Japan, do you look fondly back at the soundtrack?

Tateishi: Yeah, my thoughts have changed since I met you and became more aware of how people felt. But even when I was at Konami, I didn’t even bother telling anyone I did Mega Man 2. So the fact you came all the way to Japan to tell me these things makes me very happy I worked on the game all those years ago.

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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 12d

Ever wondered why it's ABXY and not ABCD on SNES controllers? And I presume on any other controller too that inherited this design choice?

One young reader of Nintendo Power in 1993 wrote in to ask.

What a CAD...

I have a question for you. Why did you put the X and Y Buttons on the Super NES control pad instead of C and D or something else?
Kyle Milner Warren, TX

We went out and got the straight scoop, Kyle. According to Lance Barr, Product Designer for Nintendo of America, the letters X and Y on the Super NES Controller were used to correspond with terms commonly used in CAD design and engineering. On the Controller, the A and B Buttons are considered the "primary" buttons while X and Y can be considered "secondary" Buttons. This is the reason why the X and Y Buttons are a different color and are shaped differently. Even though the Buttons could have been labeled C and D or something else and the fact remains that CAD design and video games don't necessarily go hand-in- hand, the X and Y designation seemed the most fitting

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Kirby Bulborb @kirbybulborb.bsky.social · 10d

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Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC (Friday only!) @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 9d

I know we on the project volunteered to keep our identities off the individual stories but it's been a year and also things have only gotten worse so let me tell you

Writing this comic last year and having every single god damn thing come to pass at this point is just

Fuck, man. I'm so tired.

Panel 1

A white woman with a white tank top and pink hair leans into frame, her elbow over the lower panel border, waving to the reader.

LUCY:

Hi. I’m Lucy. That’s not my real name, and this isn’t what I look like. But that’s fine, because while this is my story…

LUCY:

It’s one that thousands of other trans people have lived through, at least a little bit. It’s our story too.

Panel 2

A map of the United States. States colored in red are those with anti-trans laws on the books. Those states are: New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.

LUCY:

I’m here to tell you how nightmarish Project 2025 will be for trans lives. Before we get to the main event, let me set the stage.

LUCY:

I’ve been out and medically transitioning as a trans woman for several years. It costs me thousands of dollars in medical expenses each year.

LUCY:

Also had to flee my home state due to bigoted laws, and faced discrimination everywhere from my own family to my job.

Panel 3

Lucy holds up up a giant textbook-sized printed copy of Project 2025. Her expression is one of outrage.

LUCY:

It’s pretty bad. And if Trump gets reelected and Project 2025 is brought into action, it’s only going to get much worse.

LUCY:

“Transgender,” “Gender Identity” and “Biological Sex” are used over thirty times in this Phone Book of Hate, so I’m going to keep it simple.

LUCY:

Three policies. Just three. That’s all they need.

Panel 4

Lucy sits at a computer, typing away. She looks over her shoulder at the reader.

LUCY:

Let’s start at the top. Page five. “Pornography, manifested today in the omnipresent propagation of transgender ideology.”

LUCY:

Any trans person’s story would be labeled as pornography. Our lives. Our experiences. Every part of us.

LUCY:

Immediately f…

Panel 1

Lucy sits on a cot in a prison, hugging herself in despair.

LUCY:

That means that any trans person talking about their transition could be imprisoned. Every statement about our lives, a potential offense.

LUCY:

Hell, the story you’re reading right now would qualify.

Panel 2

Lucy stands behind a counter with a cash register in front of her, ready to scan a bag of chips on the conveyer belt. She looks annoyed and exhausted.

LUCY:

Next. “Rescind regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of […] gender identity, transgender status, and sex characteristics.” Page 584.

LUCY:

Paired with page 495, “a general statement of policy specifying that it will not enforce any prohibition on […] gender identity discrimination” it paints a picture.

LUCY:

Discrimination towards trans people at places like their jobs will be fully legal, leaving us open to unmitigated harassment and hate.

Panel 3

Lucy is curled up in a ball, looking small, looking like she’s just finished crying her eyes out and is just empty.

LUCY:

Page 485. “Withdraw all guidance encouraging Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program service providers to provide controversial “gender transition” procedures or “gender-affirming care”.

LUCY:

Page 462. “Fund studies into the short-term and long-term negative effects of crosssex interventions, including “affirmation,” puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries.”

LUCY:

Page…take your pick. There’s a dozen more.

Panel 4

Lucy, still running on empty, holds a vial of Estradiol in her fingers and stares at it. It’s nearly empty.

LUCY:

By cutting federal funding from any medical facility that offers trans healthcare, and standing against it as official policy…

LUCY:

Hormones and gender care will become almost impossible to find. For those of us who are already on them, it’ll wreak havoc.

LUCY:

Our mental health. Our bodies. Damage that will ruin lives. And for trans folks who can no longer produce a safe level of hormones…

Panel 5

Lucy …

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Video Game Art Archive @gameartarchive.bsky.social · 9d

Graphs Of Graphs
'Sim City'
SNES

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Larry Nemecek — Dr. Trek! @larrynemecek.bsky.social · 9d

“AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society, and our descendants will be digging it out for generations.”

JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 10d

This whole section really.

Finally: AI cannot do your job, but an AI salesman can 100% convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can't do your job, and when the bubble bursts, the money-hemorrhaging "foundation models" will be shut off and we'll lose the AI that can't do your job, and you will be long gone, retrained or retired or "discouraged" and out of the labor market, and no one will do your job.
AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations:

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