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The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks
December 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks
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Quantic Foundry does legit trustworthy analysis of gamer behaviour, and these survey results are shockingly negative toward genAI, to the point where I’m more hopeful that data driven mobile and AAA backpedals on their uses.
everyone dislikes genai in games, but kids and story-focused players the most.
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
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sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
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Gamers Are Overwhelmingly Negative About Gen AI in Video Games, but Attitudes Vary by Gender, Age, and Gaming Motivations.
Learn about how gender, age, and gaming motivations shape the perception of Gen AI in video games.
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December 20, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Quantic Foundry does legit trustworthy analysis of gamer behaviour, and these survey results are shockingly negative toward genAI, to the point where I’m more hopeful that data driven mobile and AAA backpedals on their uses.
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Gregg Mayles has just unveiled the full plan of Stop ‘N’ Swop, and its glorious!
December 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Gregg Mayles has just unveiled the full plan of Stop ‘N’ Swop, and its glorious!
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Zero tolerance is the ONLY and FITTING response to genAI being used in production of media.
Sure, you might think it's too harsh. Sure, they might've only used it for early stuff in development, etc
Listen, it's not even a SLIPPERY slope, there is NO friction at all unless we speak out against it.
Sure, you might think it's too harsh. Sure, they might've only used it for early stuff in development, etc
Listen, it's not even a SLIPPERY slope, there is NO friction at all unless we speak out against it.
December 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Zero tolerance is the ONLY and FITTING response to genAI being used in production of media.
Sure, you might think it's too harsh. Sure, they might've only used it for early stuff in development, etc
Listen, it's not even a SLIPPERY slope, there is NO friction at all unless we speak out against it.
Sure, you might think it's too harsh. Sure, they might've only used it for early stuff in development, etc
Listen, it's not even a SLIPPERY slope, there is NO friction at all unless we speak out against it.
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my opinion of Hoyoverse is pretty low at this point but them putting out a developer interview where they flippantly talk about how all the employees are forced to crunch in overtime because their regular hours are gives them no opportunity to do their jobs is fuckin depressing
December 22, 2025 at 4:18 AM
my opinion of Hoyoverse is pretty low at this point but them putting out a developer interview where they flippantly talk about how all the employees are forced to crunch in overtime because their regular hours are gives them no opportunity to do their jobs is fuckin depressing
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In the past 48 hours or so I've learned according to many Hoyo fans, it's understandable and necessary to send death threats to striking actors, take screenshots of their discord conversations and send them to dramatubers, etc
But if you show a Hoyo employee's work email, that's crossing a line.
But if you show a Hoyo employee's work email, that's crossing a line.
December 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
In the past 48 hours or so I've learned according to many Hoyo fans, it's understandable and necessary to send death threats to striking actors, take screenshots of their discord conversations and send them to dramatubers, etc
But if you show a Hoyo employee's work email, that's crossing a line.
But if you show a Hoyo employee's work email, that's crossing a line.
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A lot of folks try to "well, he does a lot of good for the people in his videos" away any critiques of Mr. Beast, but I just feel like the long term repercussions of teaching kids sadism for entertainment outweigh the individual rags to riches to stories.
In Mr Beast’s new video, a woman is alone for two weeks on a platform in the sky. and each day, a balloon is released at an inopportune moment for her. And if she fails to shoot the balloon with an arrow, they take a small portion of the platform that is her home
December 22, 2025 at 6:45 AM
A lot of folks try to "well, he does a lot of good for the people in his videos" away any critiques of Mr. Beast, but I just feel like the long term repercussions of teaching kids sadism for entertainment outweigh the individual rags to riches to stories.
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I'm not in marketing but an angry guy shrieking "Guess what asshole...AI isn't going away so you might as well accept it!" doesn't strike me as the way you'd pitch an ostensibly useful product
December 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I'm not in marketing but an angry guy shrieking "Guess what asshole...AI isn't going away so you might as well accept it!" doesn't strike me as the way you'd pitch an ostensibly useful product
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Centaurs
'Shining Force II'
SEGA Mega Drive
'Shining Force II'
SEGA Mega Drive
December 20, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Centaurs
'Shining Force II'
SEGA Mega Drive
'Shining Force II'
SEGA Mega Drive
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1. In any battle between a worker and a corporation, always give benefit of doubt to the worker.
2. If you are simping for a fucking gacha game company, get serious psychological help.
2. If you are simping for a fucking gacha game company, get serious psychological help.
At this point even if every single English voice actor came out to say Hoyo treats them like shit, the fandom would insist they were all acting unprofessionally and that’s somehow worse.
If all you care about is decorum and not the wellbeing of actors?
You’re licking an ugly pair of boots.
If all you care about is decorum and not the wellbeing of actors?
You’re licking an ugly pair of boots.
I'm chatting about this in another server with people and the consensus I'm seeing is claiming Corey is acting "unprofessional" and "Theatric" in the second half of his email.
But the main defense seems to be: "Their CN/JP/KR studios never have this issue. It has to be the EN side's fault."
But the main defense seems to be: "Their CN/JP/KR studios never have this issue. It has to be the EN side's fault."
December 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
1. In any battle between a worker and a corporation, always give benefit of doubt to the worker.
2. If you are simping for a fucking gacha game company, get serious psychological help.
2. If you are simping for a fucking gacha game company, get serious psychological help.
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Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage
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Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage
Sandfall Interactive and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been stripped of its wins at The Indie Game Awards due to use of generative AI.
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December 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage
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You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it think poorly of the videogame company that makes their favorite shiny toy
Right on queue the fandom is already shifting to, "this is probably the studio's fault for telling him it wasn't important to sign BUT ALSO we should never trust a VA's word because they always lie and shift blame."
December 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it think poorly of the videogame company that makes their favorite shiny toy
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This might be the first time they’ve finally directly acknowledged it, even if it could’ve been an oversight.
December 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This might be the first time they’ve finally directly acknowledged it, even if it could’ve been an oversight.
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Silently recasting a dude and letting him find out only via social media right before the holidays is fucked
Corey Landis is no longer going to be the VA for Welt in #HonkaiStarRail. A huge loss as he’s one of my favourite characters and voices in the game
December 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Silently recasting a dude and letting him find out only via social media right before the holidays is fucked
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Our upcoming game The Hearth and Harbour is fully 2D, but with some neat tricks we’ve made it look 3D. Ethan, our environment artist, did this with a special type of texture called a Normal Map. (Thread! 1/7)
December 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Our upcoming game The Hearth and Harbour is fully 2D, but with some neat tricks we’ve made it look 3D. Ethan, our environment artist, did this with a special type of texture called a Normal Map. (Thread! 1/7)
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I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
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The murder of Rob Reiner reminded me just how much I fucking hate Matt Stone and Trey Parker. While Rob was using his influence to lobby for a tobacco tax that would help fund programs like WIC, the South Park chuckle fucks were saying “Who’s this fatass telling us cigarettes are bad for us?”
December 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
The murder of Rob Reiner reminded me just how much I fucking hate Matt Stone and Trey Parker. While Rob was using his influence to lobby for a tobacco tax that would help fund programs like WIC, the South Park chuckle fucks were saying “Who’s this fatass telling us cigarettes are bad for us?”
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NEW: For the last seven weeks, Naughty Dog has enacted mandatory overtime for staff to finish an internal demo of their next game, Intergalactic. The game won't be out until 2027, leaving some staff wondering: If they're crunching now, what will next year be like? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Naughty Dog Studio Orders Employee Overtime for ‘Intergalactic’
The Sony-owned gamemakers have been racing to hit a December deadline
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
NEW: For the last seven weeks, Naughty Dog has enacted mandatory overtime for staff to finish an internal demo of their next game, Intergalactic. The game won't be out until 2027, leaving some staff wondering: If they're crunching now, what will next year be like? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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…………………….. okay…………………………………
Drakengard 3 is up on Steam...the soundtrack that is store.steampowered.com/app/4165230/...
December 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
…………………….. okay…………………………………