As a newer player, I don't know half of the things people talk about in FFXI, especially what a DD is and what DT means when setting up my gear. So I thought I'd make a small graphic for just a few terms I felt were important/used often enough for new people like me to use as reference!

Once again, if you abide Catholic dogma then the Pope is the divine instrument of God on Earth. Deny that and you deny the faith. If instead you just like to use all the trappings of Catholicism to oppress and rob a nation, the Pope is a glaring impediment to your consolidation of power.

Bill Oakley shared this sad news on Twitter, hadn’t seen it here yet: Dan McGrath has passed away. A fantastic writer for SNL, Simpsons, Mission Hill (he wrote many fan’s favorite episode), King of the Hill, The PJs, and Gravity Falls. Any comedy nerd of the last 40 years knows so much of his work

"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"

steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back

BY THE WAY If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2. There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security. Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation." TURN IT OFF.

The Koudelka Video is now Live for $6 Patreon Andy's and higher! Public video will be live in a few days so no pressure! I hate when cool people ask me for money too. Link Below: www.patreon.com/posts/koudel...

Final Fantasy VI Remake Initial Planning Meeting Square-Enix Business: The source material appears to be some kind of Yoshitaka Amano prog rock OVA. How do we make it look like Takashi Miike live action anime with Nomura costumes? Square-Enix Creative: I'm sorry sir, we've tried but it's too prog.

I am still amazed at how thick Republicans are that Democratic voters really, *really* do not like the Clintons. They're establishment-popular, not actually popular. "You come for Trump we'll come for Clinton!" they say, ignoring the constant stream of memes and jeering over Bill.

In between discussions of art and philosophy, here at Brainlords we often take time for more important issues like how awful modern Yoshi looks.

I'm going to be helping at Shoebox! There will be a lot more cool things to reveal as we get closer to the event but this is definitely something you won't want to miss out on.

don't worry everyone! my contacts at nintendo have informed me that after the first hour of metroid prime 4, miles mackenzie leaves and is replaced by the guy from the best buy spider man commercial

Your biggest rival/obstacle should be your former self. Doc Hammer had a great bit where he was like, "When I say I suck, what I mean is what's inside of me is better than my previous work, I have to apologize for it with my next piece" (paraphrasing)

Go get 'em.

I'll whip out my Kermit voice with minimal provocation. It's just too much silly fun.

lmao That's ridiculous and can only be correct with horribly skewed averages + very biased sampling (both, in this case). I was making $150k as a Senior Designer at Bungie with 15 years of industry experience in one of the highest-paying job markets in a high cost-of-living area with geopay

'Matt Gaetz Raped A Homeless Teenager' is what you mean. A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here

absolutely heartbroken to announce that i was part of the crystal layoffs today 💔 if y’all spot any openings for a soft, dedicated, smiley games writer — please send them my way 💫 i was on the most perfect narrative team on an exciting, ambitious project. i will cherish it all forever. 💖

happy transgender awareness week 💜 to celebrate, please remain aware of my desire for a job and/or freelance work

Happy to speak with @adashtra.bsky.social about Magic and UB (alongside the brilliant @shivambhatt.bsky.social & @emmapartlow.com). I actually like UB more than many people I know, because I view MTG as a game system, but it’s undeniably and forcibly encroaching on the game’s longstanding flavour.

NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find: - NONE of the arrested were criminally charged - NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists." - ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.

Fangamer is hiring a 🚨 Product Designer 🚨 very rare posting for a very cool job, RT's appreciated~ www.fangamer.com/pages/job-li...

For our Part Two on PT, we're talking with @bobvids.com about the present era of horror inspired by PT, liminal spaces in games, homages vs ripoffs and more. Got a question or comment? Use the form! forms.gle/S9WWS6Xg81TP...

If you're not listening to Brainlords yet...you should.

Wednesday means Brainlords! This week returning guest @superbunnyhop.bsky.social joins us in Past Tense - The Legacy of PT, the first of a two part episode on the past and future of the most influential game that doesn't exist. open.spotify.com/episode/3jdj...

The Kingdom Hearts community is NO place for bigots. I don't understand how anyone can experience these stories & harbor hate in their heart. Members of the LGBTQIA+ community see this evil daily & we must love + protect them & be the light this series speaks of for them.

The fact that this, and every other Trump pardonee who has subsequently broken the law, has not ended Trump's political career, that it barely even registers on the national discourse, underlines just how far we are from a functioning democracy that values accountability.

More of you should be regularly talking about @funfactorpod.com, honestly.

WHAT BLADERUNNER WOULD'VE DRIVEN Y'know, Bladerunner! The title character from Ridley Scott's 1982 sci-fi classic Bladerunner! Oh that wacky Bladerunner, always up to his shenanigans! What wacky predicaments WILL Bladerunner and his sidekicks, the Bladerunner Kids, get into next?

"This use of GenAI is fine because VAs signed contracts to relinquish their rights". Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?

Look, I get some people want to quibble over the fact that the models that feed Embark's TTS were supposedly fed by consenting voice actors, but I think using that to negate criticism misses the real point.

The Tron Evolution Repack is now on the Internet Archive archive.org/details/tron...

Rewatching @drubie.bsky.social 's Final Fantasy retrospective series as a sorta comfort thing. Don't know if they were supposed to be "cozy", but it's working :D They're great, and you should check them out Anyway, if anyone wants me I'll be watching the FFV retrospective for the next few hours

This is partly why I keep painting them. They ward off arseholes like a crucifix to vampires.

It's called "bluffing," and it's a lost art after social media has programmed people to broadcast their every thought.

arc raiders, alters, same story aftermath.site/the-alters-a...

This thread. Gamers are arguing that dinging a game review for Ai use is wrong. 100% Disagree. Its the same as going to a restaurant that advertises its "fresh local organic food, made to order" and then finding out its just fried frozen shit from Costco. Quality and care matters.

These CDs contain the high-resolution artwork that GamePro was sent for their magazine. These are the highest quality source images you can find for games like Banjo-Kazooie and Mega Man Legends (both on CD 120) archive.gamehistory.org/folder/e73a8...

Explore the GamePro press CDs right now in our digital archive: archive.gamehistory.org/folder/a5823...

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

I have finished my first pass at writing about Final Fantasy X's postgame. That...was a hurdle.

ATTENTION TO ALL MY PRESS AND STREAMING FRIENDS: As we lead in to the release of Demonschool, now is the time to get me on your podcast to talk about things, do interviews, etc. I can talk about things other than my game, but also hopefully my game. Hit me up if you want conversations like the below

Yes, the Kingdom Hearts II Retrospective is already in the works.

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Just got the new Blu ray of Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island so now I've got this bop stuck in my head www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSn_...

Yeah, I make sure I put distance between my public socials and my partner for similar reasons.

This is a must see.The assassination of Jamal Khashoggi has been so skipped by the general reporting of the EA buyout (I don't recall any media other than Eurogamer.es talking about it, but might be wrong) that I almost gaslighted myself into thinking the man behind it was "another saudi prince".

Gross.

Heads up for folx playing Arc Raiders: Embark has openly stated (in an interview with GamesRadar+), that the game uses the same AI voice tech as The Finals, and the CEO has talked about using AI to generate 3D models from YouTube rips. If you're anti-AI you should not be playing Arc Raiders!

if you’re on substack, get the hell off substack. the whole point of a blog/newsletter is that it’s supposed to be *yours*