Sugar
@sugaryglider.bsky.social
They/She, NB, 25
I love video games, music, film, and art as a whole. Sometimes I jot down a review for vidya.
I love video games, music, film, and art as a whole. Sometimes I jot down a review for vidya.
When I was a kid I imagined the future of video games (in like 40 years) would ramp up APM to some absurd degree like the "normal" action twinstick/top-down hack-n-slash kit would be at minimum 5 unique attacks on at-most 1s cooldowns and doing even a 2s cooldown was seen as old and archaic.
December 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
When I was a kid I imagined the future of video games (in like 40 years) would ramp up APM to some absurd degree like the "normal" action twinstick/top-down hack-n-slash kit would be at minimum 5 unique attacks on at-most 1s cooldowns and doing even a 2s cooldown was seen as old and archaic.
"yoooo come over, let's lab some melee"
December 27, 2025 at 5:18 AM
"yoooo come over, let's lab some melee"
I fear for the day I recount how an actual person talks to me through dialogue in a game or some fic I want to write and some armchair critic looks at it and goes "hmm seems a little reddit quirky indie syndrome for me", heaven forbid someone speaks in any other manner besides Merriam Webster.
December 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I fear for the day I recount how an actual person talks to me through dialogue in a game or some fic I want to write and some armchair critic looks at it and goes "hmm seems a little reddit quirky indie syndrome for me", heaven forbid someone speaks in any other manner besides Merriam Webster.
The almost fetishistic nature of tracking games credits is so bizarre to me dawg. I know filmheads do this even more but like. I don't care if Clover's Janitor works at Koei-Tecmo now fam, and if there's one thing we should know it's that shared credits do not equal consistency.
December 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The almost fetishistic nature of tracking games credits is so bizarre to me dawg. I know filmheads do this even more but like. I don't care if Clover's Janitor works at Koei-Tecmo now fam, and if there's one thing we should know it's that shared credits do not equal consistency.
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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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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Written by @polarrhoid.bsky.social : Businessman’s arcade with booze and fancy watches as prizes
December 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Written by @polarrhoid.bsky.social : Businessman’s arcade with booze and fancy watches as prizes
Sometimes I feel like I play a lot of games but then see ppl with like 2k+ who I know don't invest that time into them and get confused, wtf am I doing? Then I look inside and see log after log of "abandoned" n shit on games that were seemingly played only to leave the 1* on. Bullet dodged.
December 13, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Sometimes I feel like I play a lot of games but then see ppl with like 2k+ who I know don't invest that time into them and get confused, wtf am I doing? Then I look inside and see log after log of "abandoned" n shit on games that were seemingly played only to leave the 1* on. Bullet dodged.
I don't rly care about when people call it quits on a game but I really wish you'd have started with "I didn't make it out of the tutorial" before pretending to have anything to say about the game; I don't even mean having played it, you can watch things and learn too. Just say you didn't have fun.
December 8, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I don't rly care about when people call it quits on a game but I really wish you'd have started with "I didn't make it out of the tutorial" before pretending to have anything to say about the game; I don't even mean having played it, you can watch things and learn too. Just say you didn't have fun.
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It's good that they do, but I hope they're left to explore it on their own terms. Some people can be really frickin' weird about how younger people 'should' interact with retro tech. And with some of it, hacked consoles and ROMs are the only way of playing games due to the cost of some classics.
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It's good that they do, but I hope they're left to explore it on their own terms. Some people can be really frickin' weird about how younger people 'should' interact with retro tech. And with some of it, hacked consoles and ROMs are the only way of playing games due to the cost of some classics.
"Obviously this was meant to be played on a CRT, that's why I use shaders!" and it's non-integer scaled, doesn't actually look like any real CRT mask and on a low res display.
November 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
"Obviously this was meant to be played on a CRT, that's why I use shaders!" and it's non-integer scaled, doesn't actually look like any real CRT mask and on a low res display.
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wigglypaint Mail (and Gaw) for Elvember
November 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
wigglypaint Mail (and Gaw) for Elvember
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and my apologies for obviously not using the superior version
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
and my apologies for obviously not using the superior version
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Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
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I'm a single issue voter,
November 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I'm a single issue voter,
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We've added 100 new CDs to our collection of press CDs from GamePro magazine, with thousands of pieces of game art, screenshots, and more
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
The art of GamePro | VGHF Library Highlights
YouTube video by The Video Game History Foundation
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November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We've added 100 new CDs to our collection of press CDs from GamePro magazine, with thousands of pieces of game art, screenshots, and more
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
So, what's the GamePro press CD collection? We put together an explainer
The refusal to admit the way things were presented at any given time in art (especially for anything recorded or involving a TV) was variable and had wide ranges of unique viewing experiences is baffling. Can't avoid the purism centered on vibes whether it's video games, music, film or literature.
October 26, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The refusal to admit the way things were presented at any given time in art (especially for anything recorded or involving a TV) was variable and had wide ranges of unique viewing experiences is baffling. Can't avoid the purism centered on vibes whether it's video games, music, film or literature.
You know what fucking gets me? I've made it a pillar to apologize for being busy or even just needing downtime when it comes to spending time for others, but when I ask for 1 day within the next month I'm treated like both an inconvenience and non-priority. Fucking awesome.
October 22, 2025 at 5:08 AM
You know what fucking gets me? I've made it a pillar to apologize for being busy or even just needing downtime when it comes to spending time for others, but when I ask for 1 day within the next month I'm treated like both an inconvenience and non-priority. Fucking awesome.
I'm so tired of people acting like Valve is some holy savior of gaming when they're the last of the major online retailers still taking a 30% cut and actively enabling public-facing hate speech and harassment by virtue of ONLY doing anything after users are manually reported with...
October 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I'm so tired of people acting like Valve is some holy savior of gaming when they're the last of the major online retailers still taking a 30% cut and actively enabling public-facing hate speech and harassment by virtue of ONLY doing anything after users are manually reported with...