When data centres plug into the grid, power generation has to increase. That often comes from coal and gas - and so, Google's reported grid emissions are accelerating too The pollution pumped out here causes stuff like heatwaves that kill thousands of people. This is unsafe and v v v dangerous

The Rockstar Games Workers Union - which I firmly believe my involvement with was the reason Rockstar fired me and 34 people last October - is formally seeking voluntary recognition from the company. I hope the right thing is done here ✊ 🌱 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Les gens s'arrêteront d'eux-mêmes, en ce cas. Et pour certains ce sera aux urgences. Et on nous bassine avec la prévention ? Cette séquence politique est sensationnelle.

Marrant parce que pour traiter les gens d’ecoterroristes en revanche vous avez été assez loin assez vite.

The new Boards of Canada is an instant classic, on repeat since yesterday. Very crisp production with a lot of fresh ideas, and more 70s references than ever (one track is basically Melody Nelson with a sitar and a drum machine)

As my first employee representative mandate ends, I'm proud of the group I was part of and what we've done under the STJV banner. Setting up a zero-interest emergency loan was probably a highlight.

Why was PS1 adventure Kowloon's Gate a nightmare to hack? Why could machine translation never come close to giving this game the English localization it deserves? Here's @hilltopworks.bsky.social and @cargodin.bsky.social going deep on a very special game and fan translation.

🇬🇧🔵 Spellcasters canceled and layoffs at Quantic Dream: who could possibly have foreseen this? Management at Quantic Dream announced the sudden end of Spellcasters Chronicles' development, along with a "restructuration" threatening 95 workers in France.

terrible. 20 years ago, the internet was full of hobbyist blogs and forums. over time, these have been replaced by paywalled substacks and private discord channels, each a walled garden. google's decision to prioritize AI just makes it less likely people will create free, public info

doing game dev sometimes feels like a constant succession of “step 2: draw the rest of the owl”

Trump vient de déclarer les personnes trans (ainsi que celleux qui les soutiennent) comme des terroristes au même titre, entre autres, que les cartels de drogue. Et de ponctuer par : « on va vous trouver et on va vous tuer » À part ça, on se fait des idées quand on dit qu'ils veulent notre mort

Widow's Bay is absolutely fabulous. Witty and downright hilarious, while also being scary--often in the same moment. Excellent acting and superb scripts. Really love it!

Using the rules of linear perspective to combat ai slop can I get a hell yeah

You are a skilful and trusted vizier. You will advise me wisely on how best to rule the kingdom. You will not scheme or plot. You will not inveigle my other courtiers into turning against me. You will not lie to me about scheming or plotting. If you scheme or plot against me, you have to tell me,

Pedant that I am, I'm compelled to note that Philip K. Dick wrote about something rather like this

🇬🇧🕷️Spiders' liquidation has been ordered today, April 29. In a few weeks, the studio will forever cease to exist. Complete press release from the STJV section at Spiders, which has been on the frontline in the past weeks : www.stjv.fr/en/2026/04/s...

🕷️Spiders a été mis en liquidation judiciaire aujourd'hui, le 29 avril. D’ici quelques semaines, le studio cessera définitivement d’exister. Communiqué complet de la section STJV à Spiders, en première ligne depuis des semaines : www.stjv.fr/2026/04/liqu...

what you’re capable of jennfrank.bearblog.dev/what-youre-c...

Les députés macronistes, LR et RN sont passés en force sur le 1er mai avec un 49-3 parlementaire. Après nous avoir volé 2 ans de vie avec la réforme des retraites, ils veulent nous voler le 1er mai. Urgence, ne les laissons pas faire. Signez et faites signer la pétition ! c.org/sMKHytHyrm

🌞 SOL CESTO – 1.0 OUT NOW ON STEAM 🌞 It took us nearly 3 years, but Sol Cesto is finally complete! We hope you’ll enjoy our weird roguelite and all the surprises we’ve added 👀 Please help us spread the word 🙌

Chiitan loves transgender people from the bottom of my heart🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 From a fairy like Chiitan, it seems natural for everyone to live as their true selves. That’s why, until the day Chiitan disappears and is gone, I’ll keep sending gentle messages so that all transgender people can live happily.

Horse Magnifier (@sketbordcat.bsky.social) "game where you magnify horses" Free - Browser: warpdoor.com/2026/03/28/h...

Only 8️⃣ days left until "Jam Kuradoberi " joins the fight in GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- ! ⬇️Watch her trailer now! https://youtube.pulse.ly/vmpy9m0xil #GGST #GuiltyGear #MotionIntroductionVideo

#ESR #CNRS #veilleESR Vu sur un autre réseau, je reposte 💯 Message clair, net et précis de Carine Tisné, sur la baisse du budget du CNRS et la situation de la recherche française qui ne cesse de se dégrader depuis 20 ans.

If you’re finishing up your #Hugos ballot and have a slot to spare in Best Related Work, my book-length essay on Sandman, “The Cuddled Little Vice,” is eligible.

I need to grab a cup of hot water because the tea in this story is too strong.

Docter and many other old timers at Pixar wanted to deal with heavier, more serious issues like grief and emotional regulation, with tons of “therapy speak” in Inside Out, Wall-E, and Up. But when it’s queer themes it’s all “Back off loser, I’m not your therapist. I’m just here to sell popcorn!”

This is the best riffing I've heard in a while. Avoid if you don't like distortion though! 😅 www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iVc...

🇬🇧🐍 We are publishing an open letter from worker representatives at Nacon companies adressed to the group’s upper management, about the judicial reorganisation proceedings opened yesterday:

I just beat the final boss of Returnal and what a game. 3D bullet-hell is a personal treat but the way narration is expertly distilled with a variety of supports elevates it to a masterpiece. Highly recommended!

You're gonna eat every last bit of this pizza and I'm gonna watch you do it you piece of shit

Nous invitons nos collègues de Montpellier à prendre soin de leur santé, et nous leur adressons encore notre soutien. L’option du télétravail aurait dû être proposée dès hier soir aux travailleureuses qui en ressentaient le besoin, en particulier à celleux devant venir sur site le vendredi.

Ce n’est pas la première fois que le studio est ciblé par du harcèlement, que ce soit par des menaces ou des tentatives d’intrusions. Il est inacceptable de s’en prendre ainsi à des personnes exerçant une activité bénigne. Nos pensées vont tout particulièrement aux personnes en charge de l’accueil.

✋ Hier, le studio d’Ubisoft Montpellier a du être évacué en fin d’après-midi suite à une alerte à la bombe. Pour l'heure, aucun dégât matériel n'est à déplorer. L’angoisse des salarié·es, elle, était en tout cas bien réelle, et notre soutien est total.

Traduction : le ministre de l'intérieur confirme qu'il n'y a aucun souci à laisser des néo-nazis défiler dans les rues.

Le problème de Marianne c'est l'antiracisme porté par des personnes non blanches. Et le reproche qui est fait à #Mélenchon c'est d'avoir permis à des militant.e.s antiracistes d'avoir de l'influence et des postes au sein de LFI, donc, de la gauche.

In celebration of the imminent Blades ‘68 campaign, I thought I’d talk a bit about its graphic design. BUT FIRST let’s compare and contrast with the graphic design of Blades in the Dark, a landmark in the history of RPG layout. Type nerdery ahoy 🧐

🇬🇧✊🌀 Ubisoft : enough is enough! Faced with the arbitrary decision of the CEO who doesn’t even dare talking to employees anymore, unions are calling for a strike on February 10th, 11th and 12th.

✊🌀 Ubisoft : trop, c’est trop ! Les organisations syndicales appellent à la grève les 10, 11 et 12 février prochains, face à l’arbitraire d’un patron qui n’ose même plus s’exprimer auprès des employé·es.

Ubisoft has detailed a ‘major company reset’, which has resulted in six cancelled games, seven delayed projects, and two studio closures, as it reorganizes into 'creative houses'. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft...

Bi Gan's Resurrection (2025) what more can i say than "i love the movies"

This is FASCINATING. Resident Evil itself is functionally an Alone In The Dark successor- that game sorta set the template for the entire genre, even if it's lesser remembered for a bunch of odd reasons. This is, functionally, a Resident Evil demake back to the style of Alone In The Dark.

"NO PASARAN, LE JEU", publié en 1996. Seul best-seller que j'ai jamais écrit, traduit un peu partout in ze world, vendu à 400.000 exemplaires en France. Je l'ai mentionné récemment et reçu plein de notifs vraiment sympa, parce que ça a marqué toute une génération, à ma surprise. Alors voilà un 🧵

📢 Nous apportons tout notre soutien à nos camarades d'IWGB face à une répression syndicale inacceptable de la part de Rockstar. Au Royaume-Uni comme ailleurs, notre solidarité est totale pour celleux qui doivent lutter pour faire respecter leurs droits ✊

No matter what the futur holds with all the AI stuff, I know that I will continue to animate for myself, for you. I love it, it's a passion that I have since childhood and bots won't take this love away.

🇬🇧 📨 We hand-delivered a letter from our comrades at Ubisoft Halifax to Yves Guillemot, and added one of our own demanding the wilful cooperation of the company, directly at Ubisoft's headquarters. Hopefuly the company will be reasonable and let our comrades unionize peacefully.