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If you haven't had the time or desire to check out my podcast on The Game Awards... HAVE NO FEAR. Coming tomorrow... all of my predictions in blog form (with a few tweaks after the pod). 4300 words. Wtf is wrong with me.

If you're wondering how this will go Square Enix handed off their mobile Octopath game to NetEase who immediately started using ChatGPT to translate everything resulting in text like this. When players complained they started asking fans to fix their translations in exchange for in-game currency

the worst part of this would be concluding running for major political office is a more level playing field than trying to get someone to write about your demo

Guillermo del Toro declared his Frankenstein would be done “the right way.” His vision departs from the story in ways left me wondering if this is still the same story. New post is up about Del Toro's Frankenstein, cycles of trauma and conflicted feelings over an ending that still made me cry.

square trying to cut its QA and loc teams to the bone for a great AI pivot is absolutely crazy your entire thing is prestiege narrative jrpgs distributed worldwide

Oooooooo Age Of Imprisonment is really the tipping point on me being extra sad I don't have a Sw2. That game looks -delicious-

The legendary Sid Meier dropped by the @funfactorpod.com podcast for a surprise guest spot!

Because SE's QA people are probably not in a position to defend themselves and their jobs in public, I want to spell out some of what it is they specifically do for us localizers, because nothing I've written here is rhetorical. SE QA acts as a final check on our work after translation and editing.

There's a lot of optional dialogue, which is sad because it really drills down into its cast's thoughts and feelings. Special mention to the protagonist's mother who lives in a village buried under tradition while trying to encourage her own and eventually your freedom too.

very pretty prerendered backgrounds too, it's entirely set within a forest that changes as you explore further.

found some old screenshots from the game in a folder! man this game really has such good vibes.

really fascinating game that was dismissed back in the day as 6/10 pokemon clone a lot. It was designed as a response to RPG systems artificiality at the time, so for example while the player character can fight, he gains nothing from killing, so the act of him fighting is an act of desperation.

My 2012 Blu-ray of Grave of the Fireflies doesn’t need replacing with no 4k release out there. And yet, the very real ad below autoplayed on my old Sentai copy. Made me want to snap the disc in half and overnight the Gkids steelbook:

Not all heroes wear capes...

Stuff that happens when you gotta make all the cokes fizzy and have realistic shitting mechanics for weirdo YouTubers.

Welp nevermind to everything I said earlier

It is Not Going Well out here man

My Bluetooth earbuds announced they were out of range in error and I saw my life flash before my eyes (I do not want my coworkers to hear IDOLM@STER music blasting from my cubicle)

Jimmy's "theme park" is where the comedy festival was

[ROB ZOMBIE, ABOUT TO WRITE ONE OF THE BEST SONGS EVER MADE] you ever think about the car grandpa munster drives

THE LAST REMNANT Remastered is $7.99 on US eShop (yes, it's finally on sale for once) buff.ly/a96C42W

Extra Life for Children’s Hospitals let me know that CB2025 was the most successful fundraising table they had at a convention this year (breaking the record they set at CB2024). CB has broken a lot of show records over the years. This is the best one. Thank you everyone that contributed!

(this one is just for me and @idolismj.yase.world )

Don't let the door hit ya on the way out

We’re hiring! Our new resume portal is live, and we’re looking for top talent in NYC to help build this administration and deliver on our affordability agenda. Could that be you? Apply using the link below. transition2025.com/apply

Can't wait for Draft Kings to start offering the prop bet of fixed or not on UFC fights.

A demo for my new game, ᴛᴜᴍᴏʀ ɴᴇᴄʀᴏꜱɪꜱ ꜰᴀᴄᴛᴏʀ:// αᴍᴇɴ, is now out on itchio! chickenhat.itch.io/tumor-necros... Tear through the decaying earth as a mutant half-worm in this House of the Dead inspired rail shooter! If you play it please feel free to leave a review. #horror #indiegame #lowpoly

it doesn’t get any clearer that america’s betrothal to fossil fuels is about letting energy companies pick our pockets to prop up their obsolete industry

Games not working is back on the menu boys

I just think this ad is neat. The bird's eye shot is sick. Also I aspire to be the cool mustache guy This is all I want from FF

original dub Speed Racer also has some very funny moments, and not just of the "they talk so fast/awkwardly" or "way more violence than you remember" variety either

oh my god they actually did it lmao

Been thinking about this bandido video for months

Claudio has the intro of an arcsys character but the heart of a data east fighting game character

Claudio all over OC! #AEWDynamite

Kiss kiss fall into affordable housing and groceries

I think of Angeline Era's character art as "gestural" vertex colors: big blocks of gradients and hard edges that loosely gesture at finer details. They are often seen very small on the screen, so it helps them not appear over-detailed. But I also think it looks beautiful up close!

we all broke a priceless vase too... a priceless vase called america. it wasn't our fault, but we were made to pay

happy 21st anniversary meiko you're the fictional character i've had a crush on for the longest time ❤️❤️❤️ #cigart #vocaloid

Lindsey Boylan was the first whistleblower to come forward with sexual misconduct allegations against Andrew Cuomo. Her accusations & those of 12 others were corroborated by the NY AG (and later by DOJ.) Cuomo resigned. Now he has lost again, and this picture is as unabashed a joy as you'll see.

Hey this is cool! whyy.org/articles/ele...

Today we just got 100 new followers and a bunch of people saying "whoa I've never heard of this" re: the game we have been thumping into the ground for the last 3 years by posting one gif from our earliest demo. If you think you post too much about your game: you probably don't!

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