I'd like to know how much of a company's game development is outsourced to people in other countries they pay less than the same workers would cost in their own country. I'd like to know if your game was funded by any major banking institution or wealth fund.

I actually think game developers should have to disclose all kinds of more stuff about how they made their game. I want to know what kinds of practices I'm supporting in general, I want AI to just be the thing that starts this process.

The storytelling in NORCO is exceedingly cromulent. FFO: Kentucky Route Zero (2013), Atlanta (2016–2022)

I hate seeing men get scammed like this. Put that money towards therapy and getting a hobby. Therapy will help you be more at peace and the hobby will bring you friends.

Not an original observation, but it's so fucking infuriating that we've lived under this absurd copyright regime that sued people for more money than exists for downloading one Metallica track, that legally-threatened children's hospitals for painting Mickey Mouse on walls, and then this AI shit.

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Repost to terrify or arouse a Narrative Designer (depending on how much of a sicko they are).

We've already crossed $2,000 raised for @trevorproject.bsky.social Can we hit $3,000 before the run starts? tilt.fyi/f3efofQYB0

Yes it’s true you can read all of my work for free. You know what’s also free? Leaving a comment or sharing it if you liked it. Im de-listed on itch and theres no search function on payhip so i basically live or die by word of mouth, and there are only so many words i can mouth myself

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I don’t know how much it landed outside the city, but one of Zohran’s first big breakout campaign moments was when he jumped into the water in a suit at Coney Island for the Polar Bear Plunge back when he was polling at <2%

absolutely amazing. just straight up lying and then immediately doubling down on the lying bc it Really Makes You Think

There are straight up too many Steam games using AI without disclosing it at this point. If "AI is inevitable" why is it so toxic to your sales to just tell people you use it? Much to think about.

Britain is more than halfway towards reaching Net Zero. Most people don't realise this, not least as the fossil-fuel fanatics want us to think achieving it is impossible. Via YouGov

Today's Smartypants is the best ever imo. Every single presentation is an absolute banger.

The entire fuckin point of the national mall is loitering

we missed peak culture

For those who don't know what Kick is: 1) every streamer that was banned for racism/sexism/grooming kids etc is there now, often having been paid millions to move there. 2) No rules against live gambling on the platform 3) it's all crypto money Just a brutal combo of terrible stuff. A quick primer:

This, @democrats.org, is what I've been looking for my entire life as a Democrat, campaign volunteer, and social justice activist. Wherein "this" = how Lander ran his race, the partnership he and Mamdani built, and the refusal to compromise on *anyone's* dignity or humanity.

Remember folks, if buying isn’t ownership, piracy isn’t theft.

Me: Okay, there's been a thunderstorm, the heatwave should be over now. (New health bar appears) (The sun is now named 'Sol, Starflame of Regret') (Objectively the greatest piece of classical music ever recorded starts playing).

Gillian Anderson messing up her lines in a compilation of The X-Files bloopers

10 detained by NYPD and 4 detained by MTA following an early-morning disruption demo. Longtime peace activist John Mark explains why they’re protesting today as he’s carried out by NYPD:

Wacom recently asked me to talk about why I make queer comics, and given there are multiple bills right now floating around in congress that are effectively "we will kill your livelihood if we get a sniff of queer" I had some pretty strong, simply feelings to relay.

We are in a full on dictatorship, rivaling the most entrenched ones in the world. Anti ICE activists, who printed a zine, are labeled “terrorist” and sentenced to 30-100 years in federal prison. By this metric we’re all targets. Genuinely chilling. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

These accounts are so fucking dangerous because they are knowingly lying to people to advance a cause. This undermines public trust and makes them as bad as the administration they claim to "resist". You're normalising the fascists' behaviour and are helping establish a new norm that serves them.

There is no amount of work you can do for a CEO that they won't lay you off. You are a number in a ledger. You are a thing. They do not see your work, they do not hear about it, and if they did they wouldn't care. They do not care because they have no reason to. Give them a reason. Unionise.

We live, as Hannah Arendt said, in “an interval in time which is altogether determined [1] by things that are no longer and [2] by things that are not yet.”

You know what Nintendo does when they have a surplus set of devs from cancellations or production ending? Put them on other projects. The ability to redeploy headcount while keeping teams together over time is like, the main strategic benefit of scale in the game industry

One of this year's stickers is dramatically holographic. 💖

Ouroboros 20XX

there isn't a problem with the game's industry. there's a problem with every industry and every publicly traded company. getting a "nice CEO who cares" or whatever won't fix anything until things are addressed at a more fundamental societal level. the system will always drive towards this behavior.

I'm sad to say I was affected by the Bungie layoffs today too - while I was only a contractor, the capture work I did with them was some of the most consistent income I had. While I'm scrambling to figure out what's next, our GFM from earlier this year is still up: www.gofundme.com/f/help-zoe-a...

i do not wish the game industry a "shorter games with worse graphics made by people who are paid more to work less." i wish the game industry a "unionize and redistribute capital equitably"

I know this is not the biggest concern going these days, but it stresses me out that basically every artist/writer/critic is now expected to create their own tiny empire instead of getting paid by any existing entity to perform a job they've worked to get good at!!!!

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) Season 1, Episode 1-2: Encounter at Farpoint 00:58:03.312

You've nailed your last nine inches.

You've fought your last foo.

Heard of C++ and Lua? Enjoy piecing 9 slices of something back together in fanciful ways? WoW Classic is looking for a UI engineer. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions, not my team or direct discipline, but I can help get you answers. careers.blizzard.com/global/en/jo...

Goes without saying, if you have a lead on any Activity Design positions or Feature Lead roles, I'd love to hear about them! My linkedin and portfolio: www.linkedin.com/in/garrett-j... garrettjonesdesign.netlify.app

After a decade of working at Bungie, today was my last day as I am being laid off. If anyone needs a Producer, let me know.

🚨THE KIDS ACT IS AN INTERNET SURVEILLANCE BILL🚨 Congress is rushing the KIDS Act toward a vote. This blend of KOSA, the SCREEN Act, SAFE Bots, and other bills is a single package that is a threat to privacy and free expression for ALL internet users. 🧵(1/10)

Bungie folks impacted by the layoffs: please let me know if you see anything on our careers page that is a fit for you. I will gladly help with application advice and recommendations: www.cdprojektred.com/en/jobs

"fell short of expectations" always seems to be a thin veil over "made profit but did not appear to be a 10x profit unicorn"

Well, I've been affected by the Bungie layoffs, and I guess I'm now looking for work. I'm a senior narrative designer on Destiny 2. I'm going to thread a little list of stuff I've done on the game; normally I go out of my way to avoid attention, but today I'd appreciate reposts.

Anyone laid off, apply to our game studio. Doesn't matter if you don't see a matching role, apply anyway via the "General Dev Application" If you applied before, apply again. You got nothing to lose. www.absurdventures.com/careers