The last sentence kinda informs you on whether Retrododo views themselves as impartial informative journalists or a full-blown ad hawker.

I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.

i know i'm getting annoying with how much i'm talking about this but they're seriously trying to grift on "no ai in games is woke" now

I got a sponsorship request that I didn't know was AI until I read every word carefully. Y'all, be careful wtih sponsorship offers, because the AI companies are making it less and less clear...what they're even offering. Unless you're savvy about it.

no joke, this is a realer issue than you even know if you touched grass in the late 2010s. Generative AI is just where NFT dudes went next, but AGI is a religious project to bring about the Singularity so our souls will be emulated forever in Computer Heaven.

any time anyone tells u that AI is a reliable source of information i think of this

This is such a misunderstanding of why writers, artists, and designers do research to begin with, which is to find something unexpected, not capture the average or find reference for the default. And, as always, the biggest misapprehension: We don’t want to NOT do this part. It’s fun to learn shit

I don't want gen AI in my browser I don't want gen AI in my pc I don't want gen AI in my art I don't want gen AI in my games I don't want gen AI in my music I don't want gen AI in my movies I don't want gen AI in my books I don't want gen AI in my cart I don't want gen AI in my life

The White House claims the vote to rename the Kennedy Center was “unanimous.” That is false. I was muted on the call and denied the opportunity to speak or register my opposition. That is not consensus. That is censorship.

Imagine being in opposition against Trump and having this low of an approval rating. The US needs a real opposition party that is able to represent its people.

I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons

"they don't know how to express the idea" here's rian johnson's storyboard for knives out pick up a pencil and a napkin

"but what if they can't draw" here's hideo kojima making level blockouts for metal gear solid 1 and 2 with LEGO I am begging AI bros to use their brains for two seconds

Bring this energy with you int 2026 (yes this is a threat)

French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations. All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin

Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?

*vibrates violently holding a degree in interdisciplinary communication and collaboration* You do not need genAI to communicate your ideas as a non-artist to an artist! A generated image doesn't actually share the key info that needs to passed on AND it discourages fruitful discussion

THATS WHAT IVE BEEN SAYING NEVER GIVE THEM AN INCH THAT MENTALITY TURNED GAMING INTO LIVESERVICE SLOP I WANT GAMES WITH NO DLC, NO MICROTRANSACTION, I WANT TO BUY A GAME AND IT TO BE THE WHOLE GAME, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO ADDITIONAL PURCHASES BESIDES MAYBE THE ARTBOOK AND THE OST!!!!!! PLEASE

Ah, memories. Never forget.

When we all get imprisoned for posting I’m definitely gonna be going around the yard asking what y’all said that got you locked up & it better be a banger because that’s how we’ll be establishing our hierarchy

Big flashing warning sign right here: US spending on video game consoles fell 27% last month, marking the worst November in two decades as tariffs and rising component costs pushed prices to record highs. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Hahaha ever since Craig of the Creek became the latest victim of Zaslav’s merger bloodbath I haven’t been able to find a steady job. This man has ruined careers, ruined peoples lives, and gets paid MILLIONS for it. Hahaha hahaha

If I never get the chance again, while I will miss Alm, Soren, and the Gatekeeper greatly, my memories playing in the Fire Emblem sandbox are happy. The fans have always been wonderful and Nintendo was always good to me. I look forward to the day that a SAG-AFTRA contract meets their needs ♥️

We need Super Doctor Wars

just a collection of "inevitable" multi-billion dollar tech that was going to be the future of everything until everyone in the audience who was supposed to just get on board said "lol no"

Been thinking on the use of GenAi for mood boards. Ethics and legal risks aside, I truly believe using GenAi as references deprives one of many pivotal things. Here’s a blurb on what I mean:

Something Awful posters in 2025

BREAKING: The House of Representatives passed a bill that would criminalize gender-affirming care for transgender youth under 18 and put doctors in prison for providing this care. This bill is an unjustifiable threat to the well-being of trans youth and their families. The Senate must reject it.

the VC of trans women when I ask them to do their best impression

society if you could consistently right-click-save videos to your drive like you can with every other god damn medium on social media

So the guy himself is saying they arent really even seeing productivity gains? He said they are just using AI because they are afraid of being left behind. He is inviting this public scorn by repeating techbro talking points for no benefit at all. The mind of a CEO is fascinating.

I'm looking for concept artists or illustrators working in gamedev who would like to share thoughts or comments (anonymous or attributed) regarding the use of GenAI as a reference tool in their process. If that's you, DM or email me! Details in bio.

#ai #mozilla #firefox #fuckAI #genAI #fuckGenAI

I really hope some of you all understand why actors would strike before hard evidence of genAI use in certain game titles existed, and why they would do so even outside of the strict purview of a union. It is *everyone* and it is *everywhere*.

The constant push for generative AI by companies and CEOs feels like this classic dril tweet but instead of racism it's AI slop

Astarion actor Neil Newbon says 'fuck AI in performance' and thinks games like ‘Arc Raiders’ that use AI voices should re-record those lines with real actors once the game becomes successful 🎮 (via PCGamesN)

“try water fox or ice weasel” try chill penguin. install flame mammoth. you just download bubble crab. literally just use boomer kuwanger. sting chameleon has a search bar, use it to find toxic seahorse.

Found a tweet. Vtuber Den A Rue sent this stick figure drawing of himself reading a book and compared it to the final artwork SuNa delivered. If you can move a pen, you can communicate.

I find so many artists I've never seen before when researching ref on every single painting I make. This is the way we make connections. Using genAI to make reference is creating unseen missed opportunities at unprecedented speed and removing one more human element of art making.

Like man, my career only exists in the way that it does now because a production designer was googling "realistic pokemon" and found me. If he could have just had a machine spit that out, I never would have gotten a job. This is a major issue hitting artist discoverability.

The thing thats so insidious about using AI this way is that one of the main ways artists get hired are studios looking for art references and they find us and reach out. This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.

So weird that Firefox rose up as an open source alternative to Explorer, and now people are migrating to an open source alternative to Firefox (Waterfox) Time is a flat circle, die a hero etc etc