Netanyahu hints at upcoming war on social media. "I think there's been a concerted effort by several states to basically vilify Israel in the social, primarily in the social media ... We've not fought back yet; so we'll have to do that."

Epic Games says it is exploring different AI tools, including within its art department. The company says its goal is not to replace jobs, but to help employees work more efficiently.

I don't think it's really registered for some people on here that Biden was significantly more pro Israel than Obama, Obama was remarkably pro Israel himself, and these two things were true despite both the Democratic base souring on Israel and Israel souring on Democrats

"Similar patterns occurred in the lead-up to US military operations in both Venezuela and Iran."

I like how the Americans voted for themselves www.niradata.com/global-pulse...

One of the lessons from the post Warren court era is that without continuous organized pressure and sustained mass movements to further solidify progressive reforms, American political outcomes will succumb to the ratchet effect as a result of entrenched economic and political power.

'Killer Bean' launches on Steam Early Access on June 8th. store.steampowered.com/app/1597080/...

Exclusive: Israel built a secret military post in Iraq to support its campaign against Iran and launched strikes on Iraqi troops who almost found it early in the war.

Ag secretary confirming 1 in 4 US farmers has no fertilizer secured, American Farm Bureau survey says up to 70% can’t afford enough fertilizer for the season under the spiked costs Honestly shocked this isn’t bigger news. 25% of farms are just not planting at all this season. Farm bankruptcy up 46%

US mainstream media now catching up to what is happening in Asia (and will happen in the US). Prices of fuel and fertilizer are pushing farmers to make irreversible cuts as they enter key planting seasons, and everyone knows who is to blame. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

A nasal spray with nanotech that crosses the blood-brain barrier after stroke that can be used at home or on the way to the ER to minimize damage. Wow. China seems to have a lot of nice things. You'd think we could, too.

Look at my opposition leader dawg

Sales of PC motherboards are expected to fall 25%+ YoY in 2026, as PC users delay their upgrades amid AI-driven price surges for memory, storage, and processors (Jowi Morales/Tom's Hardware) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

Yuji Horii: Dragon Quest live stream planned for May 27 to announce next game A Dragon Quest live stream is planned for the series' 40th anniversary on May 27, series creator Yuji Horii said on the latest episode of the KosoKoso broadcast.

Hoyoverse is expanding their AI usage in game development. Honkai Nexus Anima, Nodusfall, Petit Planet, Varsapura are all using AI in some way, primarily art. Hoyo also states that using it on VAs must be with explicit consent #Hoyoverse www.gamingonphonebiz.com/hoyoverse-ou...

The humiliation for Trump is playing out on the world stage. Iran’s foreign minister is now holding public talks with country after country—Japan, Saudi Arabia, India, Brazil, the UK, Italy, South Korea, and more. Allies are adjusting to a world in which America appears weakened and isolated.

Guangzhou South Railway Station is the GOAT.

More than 20,000 workers, mostly from the Global South, have been stranded on commercial ships since the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Homesick, unpaid, and running out of food and water, they lack the visas to disembark in any of the Gulf countries near the ships.

Guerilla Games’ co-founder and the former technical director of Epic Games says he’s building a new game engine that will offer a ‘European alternative’ to American tech like Unreal and Unity. vgc.news/news/guerill...

The bible… which I’m sure all American religious leaders have read

Never realized MGS3 marketing was just Bush era leftism. From EGM, December 2004.

Double Fine is unionizing aftermath.site/double-fine-un...

Gerrymandering has been a fatal flaw in our democracy for a long, long time but to see it being perused to nakedly and cynically in the last year has been really jarring. Other countries have non-partisan bureaucrats draw maps, but for some dumb reason the US gives that power to elected officials.

"It's too early for the PS6" Uh, you better buy that PS6 on day 1 so you're not paying $500 extra 1 year later.

Excellent. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"We’re going to have to be smarter about how we do things or certain titles can’t get made.” I spoke to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick about the video-game industry crisis and how for most games, production costs can't keep growing into the hundreds of millions: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Happy Victory in Europe Day to all! A reminder that fascism can and will be defeated 💪💪

"A whole civilization will die tonight" "You'll see one big glow" US foreign policy in a nutshell.

So, the Democrats’ failure to ban gerrymandering in 2021 may cost us democracy after all.

“.. If you need a 'stock market is not the economy' visual, this is a good candidate: Tech stocks relative to the market: all-time high. “.. Tech jobs relative to all jobs: all-time low.” - Schwab

Consumer PC motherboard sales have sharply dropped as CPU/GPU/RAM/SSD prices increase, volumes lower than the 2008-2009 'Great Recession' and 2020 (COVID) ➡️ www.digitimes.com.tw/tech/dt/n/sh...

Switch 2 worldwide sales top 19.86 million, Switch tops 155.92 million Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 19.86 million units and Switch has sold 155.92  million units worldwide as of March 31, 2026, Nintendo announced in its latest earnings release.

Nintendo reporting that it expects a 100 billion yen ($640 million) impact this fiscal year (April 2026 - March 2027) as a result of rising component prices and tariffs. Based on the 16.5m unit forecast for Switch 2, that's around $40 in extra costs per console vs last year.

Sony and Bandai Namco announce generative AI collaboration to find how the tech can "effectively contribute to realising a creator's vision" www.eurogamer.net/sony-bandai-...

The big standout from Nintendo's earnings is Pokémon Pokopia which has sold over 4m units in 5 weeks on a less than 20m install base. With increased hardware prices, it'll be first party software that determines whether they beat their forecast for the year, and I personally think they will.

Seen some debate on what Sony means when they say AI. They're essentially rolling machine learning and generative AI into one heading. In other words, the use cases they're talking about cover both areas.

"We have CCP employees going to the US and being questioned over the name." Trying to imagine a TSA agent seeing someone from Iceland and thinking that because they work for a company called CCP Games, they must be part of the Chinese Communist Party.

Fun Fact: Nintendo released the Game Boy Advance in the US in June 2001 for $99. In January 2002, seven months later, Nintendo announced it would lower the price of the Game Boy Advance to $79 as a result of production efficiencies and to spur mass market adoption. What a time.

I am unfortunately right on both points. Nintendo is increasing the price of the Switch 2, and it's a $50 increase as I expected.

Nintendo Switch 2 will price increase starting September 1st: US: $449.99 -> $499.99 Canada: $629.99 -> $679.99 Europe: €469.99 -> €499.99 Japan (May 25): ¥49,980 -> ¥59,980 (multi-language system unchanged) Switch (Japan), NSO (Japan/S. Korea) & Playing Cards (Japan) also get increases

The good news is that Nintendo said they wouldn't raise prices this fiscal year. The bad news is the current fiscal year ends in 3 days.

Elephant in the room is an increased write down for Bungie. Sony recorded an impairment loss against Bungie last year for $204m. This quarter it has recorded another $565 million. You can work out what that says about Destiny 2 and Marathon.

Sony expects a decline in PS5 hardware sales this fiscal year (April - March 2027). Says it will base PS5 hardware shipments on the volume of memory it can procure at reasonable prices. In other words, price increase + memory shortage are major factors dragging down hardware, even with GTA6.

The US elite, as a result of the hyper financialization of the economy leading to unheard of wealth concentration, are living in their own protected bubble and completely out of touch with the real world.

China and the European Union have joined forces in a bid to create a global alliance on carbon pricing, putting them at odds with the Trump administration’s push to invest more in fossil fuels.

Mixtape | Reviews 10 - IGN 10 - VGC 10 - CGM 10 - DayOne 10 - WellPlayed 10 - Xbox Tavern 10 - TheSixthAxis 10 - GamingTrend 10 - DualShockers 9 - PSLS 9 - Retcon 9 - Gamespot 9 - Push Square 9 - MonsterVine 9 - Nintendo Life 9 - GameReactor 9 - Game Informer 9 - Console Creatures MC: 88 OC: 94

Reuters: US TRADE COURT RULES AGAINST TRUMP'S 10% GLOBAL TARIFF

Do these people hear themselves?

Had to turn down 2 U.S. trips in the past 48 hours alone. I genuinely appreciate the consideration, but it's disappointing that these keep coming up during literally the worst & least safe time to travel to the U.S. Once again tapping the sign: companies, please consider hosting in other countries!