Turing Test 2.0 existentialcomics.com/comic/652

Next: Book of Vile Darkness, inc. employees are talking about "company's descent into evil"

ChatGPT: you’re right you’re so much smarter than him. He’s so schlubby and you’re so suave. Columbo will never catch you.

Oh look, AI users again trying to take away the creative, interesting parts of our lives so we can do the meaningless shluck instead of taking away the shluck so our lives can be more fulfilling and creative. All while making the end product worse. What a time to be alive!

They're calling it the best democracy ever. www.ft.com/content/7529...

For our next spotlight on Canadian game devs doing cool things locally, I had a great chat with @indigodoyle.bsky.social. From representing small-town Ontario in @rollergirlgame.bsky.social to connecting local Toronto devs at @bonusstageto.bsky.social, I love how Indigo's work fosters community.

I hope every US-American here are at the very least calling your House and Senate members, and demanding impeachment and charges against Trump and if you just realized you can do that without harm to yourself or inconvenience DO IT! It matters. If you don't I hope you feel some shame...

The President of the United States is openly threatening to commit genocide against 90 million people. Prime Minister Carney: if there was ever a moment to denounce this illegal war, withdraw your support, and call for accountability for war crimes—it’s now.

ai;dr

There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

NVIDIA presents DLSS 5

My current lineup my9games.com

Imaging a human saying to you, "i will only ever tell you what i think you want to hear, based on what i know about ppl like you, how you start our conversation, & what you say during it. Sometimes that will sound like truth, sometimes like errors or lies. Now: Let's talk about your medical history"

Book is out! What a pleasure to be in company of some of the most talented people in the industry.

Book excerpt: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope

The index of authors is insane: here's the index of authors in full. Each person was asked to write a short piece about one specific thing they care about. The result is a book about EVERYTHING. (And it's affordable, < $20 paperback)

📖 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ is out NOW! www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope 100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max... ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!

Could we please get the same here, thank you. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Comes out soon!

ANNOUNCEMENT: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope launches this Wednesday! Over 100+ essays on the craft of game writing and narrative design; affordable priced. … AND we’ll also launch with the first two episodes of the podcast series, where we talk to the article writers about their craft.

Looks like the original has been swept away by the sands of time.

Hey yall this is your chance to show the trans community you really are an ally and you're not just saying it for brownie points!! -Do not support ANY of this -JK Rowling has said on numerous occasions that her income goes DIRECTLY into anti-trans legislation in the UK -Seriously. NONE. Of it.

Reading Northanger Abbey, I'm firmly on camp Catherine-Morland-Should-Have-a-Gun, and so is my girlfriend.

The new torontogamesweek.com site for 2026 is live! Created by @omarieclaire.bsky.social with assets illustrated by @michaeldeforge.bsky.social, you can play around on the website, while also finding information about our upcoming event! You might even find a few easter eggs if you click around 👀

We're thrilled to announce that Toronto Games Week will take place this year from June 11-17th, 2026! This year's poster was created by Michael DeForge! We can't wait to celebrate playful arts and culture with you this June!

I wrote about Minneapolis. nymag.com/intelligence...

Disney struggles to make Star Wars movies. Kathleen Kennedy's interview with Deadline suggests they're too scared to be bold or take any risks, and that's incredibly frustrating. youtu.be/qBTwEWZVMXE?...

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'

100% this!👇

Not pissing off Elon Musk and Canada’s right-wing tech bros is far more important to Evan Solomon than protecting Canadians from deepfake sexual abuse and acting on child sexual abuse material.

Discord wants to know how you feel about AI. Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

the discourse on what jobs are acceptable to replace with generative AI reveals a lot about what we think of other people's jobs

Couldn't let the year end without one of my favourite features. I wrote about a bunch of the standout Canadian games of 2025. 🇨🇦 🎮 In a particularly difficult year, it's been genuinely inspiring to see Canadians making so many wonderful and creative experiences. Here's to all of these talented devs!

This guy has it bang on

If you're on the Death Star, nobody cares that you only did it for the college money

Running headlong into the barrier here at inkle. Next year we’re aiming for: - TR-49 in January - The Game Writing Kaleidoscope in February - 100+ essays by some the best game writers in the world - Heaven’s Vault Book 4 in April - the quadrilogy reaches its conclusion

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

The Dread Pirate Robert Nozick - existentialcomics.com/comic/631

Thank you everyone who came by our booth at Toronto Games Expo, and thank you @corvianmarketing.bsky.social for taking us there!

Esto es flipante. Seis jueces y tres fiscales del Tribunal de la Haya que buscan juzgar a Netanyahu están sufriendo una persecución que ha eliminado su vida digital, convirtiendo su día a día en una pesadilla. La UE, por supuesto, a por uvas. www.lemonde.fr/internationa...

Anyway I hadn't heard anyone talking about this, so I guess I'm gonna talk about it. Spread the word if you're thinking about doing an nsfw KS project, Stripe apparently might pull your funding at literally any step of the process, with zero warning!

If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.

If you're sad you missed my "GameDev Lessons From Reading Jane Austen" talk, make sure to come to Bonus Stage every month, you never know when I might be up in the stage!

Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.

OPPORTUNITY - Respawn - Narrative Design Intern Unaffiliated. Shares Welcome hitmarker.net/jobs/respawn...

Feeling dehydrated? This quenched my thirst. www.wsj.com/us-news/zohr...

It's worth reiterating that independent creators are getting debanked for the same content

Mimiku

The Dawn of the Monsters DLC not only adds an Arcade Mode, but also combining-style mecha Meteor Temujin for all your kaiju-crushing needs! It (as well as the base game) is currently 65% off on Humble! https://bit.ly/DOTMDLC_HB