Looking forward to the lamp looks weird movie

hey it sounds like a lot of people in this space might be losing their jobs in the coming weeks so if folks could stop talking about them like it's a fucking reality TV show that'd be really great.

My Favorite Game At Summer Game Fest Wasn't On Geoff Keighley's Stage https://kotaku.com/screenbound-interview-release-date-preview-steam-xbox-ps5-2000707657

his cunty little spin

I spent the last few months talking to over 30 game developers about generative AI. It began as a sort of interview survey but became a pretty comprehensive collection of arguments against the technology altogether. www.gamesradar.com/games/why-so...

I genuinely love being bald and think I look great, but every time I see the absolute crazy ways people glue wigs and shit on their heads and look like they have a full head of hair indistinguishable from real hair I kinda want to try it just once to see what it would look like

didn’t realize pokémon champions was having maintenance for four hours before mega raichu was added

diabolical question from @chuckduck365.bsky.social here

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Every word in this headline was a new surprise as it kept going

Never mind the art and livelihoods smashed to bits; the new regime lets them say 'fuck' in a showcase it must be absolutely blissful to be so thick & morally free

if any Xbox employee from any studio or part of the company want to chat with a reporter about all this, anonymously or otherwise, my email and Signal are in my bio, and I would like to listen. I cannot fathom what everyone must be feeling right now.

You do not have to hand it to 'em and if you keep trying to play defense for Xbox after everything just go be an influencer.

Phil Spencer Is Still My Friend, Even Though He's Not At The Company Anymore And Still Tried To Consolidate Half The Video Game Industry With Nothing To Show For It

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my goat

Pokémon Theme Song Singer Denies Scamming Kids Out Of Valuable Cards And Does 'Gengar Dance' In AI Diss Track Music Video https://kotaku.com/jason-paige-pokemon-song-gengar-card-ripoff-controversy-2000706689

caught between "i held off on playing south of midnight because southern trauma" and "i want to play it now but don't want to give microsoft any money for it"

quick update: we've learned that studio leadership is apparently in some sort of "negotiations" with Microsoft over this, but not sure what the specific end goal would be if successful

Xbox Is Planning To Shutter Peabody Award-Winning Compulsion Games https://kotaku.com/xbox-shuttering-south-of-midnight-peabody-award-compulsion-games-2000706065

Trump Uses Persona 5, A Game About Fighting Corrupt Politicians And Sex Offenders, To Spread Propaganda https://kotaku.com/donald-trump-white-house-meme-persona-5-all-out-attack-2000706632

me and ash using our combined powers to make kotaku weird and horny again

Rest of the world: constant, abject misery The New York City subplot:

my favorite thing to do when i go on a date with an older man is get real close, put my hand on his, and whisper into his ear “ask me where i was during 9/11”

I really would love it if we would collectively, as the last remaining games media folk, would start calling out the grifters and liars in our ranks :)

grifters in the games industry be like

my hands look like this so his can look like this

Ok so two maybe three things here: 1) The whole POINT of celebrity casting is to see THEIR take on a character, that can't happen here so what you're really doing is a play for attention 2) I begrudgingly respect them saying 'this will add value' which is an admission of point number 1

straights, be sure to lift up queer voices during pride month. @seamoosi.bsky.social

🚨SOURCE/INFO REQUEST🚨 This is for a section in my book. I need people who can speak to or point me towards evidence of video game developers, PR companies, and/or websites attempting to diversify their hiring practices in the mid-to-late 2010s. Announcements, booths, internal docs! Please boost!

it’s fucking hot in zohran mamdani’s new york city

something that got edited out of my tomb raider preview because we were covering this elsewhere, but still a sentiment i wanted to get out of my system. companies are moving the goalpost for what is "acceptable" uses of genAI as they insist that it is "inevitable" as if games couldn't be made before

Niantic Spatial Denies Pokémon Go Data Is Being Shared With A Drone Company https://kotaku.com/pokemon-go-niantic-spatial-drone-ai-map-training-gps-2000705669

something that got edited out of my tomb raider preview because we were covering this elsewhere, but still a sentiment i wanted to get out of my system. companies are moving the goalpost for what is "acceptable" uses of genAI as they insist that it is "inevitable" as if games couldn't be made before

I did PR for like 6 months when GI shutdown so I feel qualified to offer this expert level advice you have probably never heard: you can get an easy PR win layup by saying gen AI sucks and isn't in your game. This one's free, next one I gotta charge for, you're welcome

After almost 11 years, I've left io9. It has been one of the biggest pleasures of my life to learn the ropes of this industry with one of the best teams around, people I have had the honour to call my some of my closest friends. I'm taking some time, but I'll be open to work opportunities soon.

"there will always be haters, so you might as well dig up corpses. no regrets"

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Sorry, I Hate The Way Kingdom Hearts IV's Photorealism Looks https://kotaku.com/kingdom-hearts-4-nintendo-direct-trailer-luxord-sora-2000705037

"Who's your favorite basketball player?"

pride month is for the lgbt let's go basketball team

we need industry-wide crediting for consultants!! i once consulted three times on a game only to be absent from the credits when it launched. credits are important for everyone, but especially for WOC who have to work 3x as hard as our white, male counterparts to get in the same rooms.

I said i'd post thirst traps if zohran won and then he won so new yorkers step your pussies up

Saw a bit of Saw: Genesis at SGF, and while it's a really compelling spin on the asymmetrical horror genre, I can't help but feel like it's slapping a recognizable name and iconography onto something that doesn't actually make much sense.

The infamous Infamous beanie. Listen to the full episode with @shepardcdr.bsky.social linked below. #99Q open.spotify.com/episode/1IKU...

got mad

Sorry, maybe I shouldn't say this but ahahah. I am very angry. So I went to Xbox's Fan Fest event to attend a preview event. And it was the most flagrant display of wealth imaginable. Five stories filled with caterers and hundreds of smiling faces there to assure me of the brand's strength.