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It's very easy: Just don't. The idea that Copilot or ChatGPT are suddenly essential tools is just buying into the corporate ad blitz. Games were made just fine (well, relatively) up through...what, 2023? 2024? They didn't suddenly become VITAL for budgets or design docs in the last 2-3 years.

Didn't know the Circus' filter didn't account for French Canadians.

It doesn't count as swearing if it's in Quebecois.

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I’M IN A MEETIIIIIIIIIIING www.instagram.com/reel/DSdSGiI...

Mega Man continues to be BASED AS HELL

I still love him idc what ppl say #TheAmazingDigitalCircus #TADC #theamazingdigitalcircusfanart #tadccaine

Is... anyone excited for this game? With all the controversies around The Last of Us and its creator, I have a bad feeling about this.

Why did Naughty Dog turn into a cult like what the fuck is that quote

As it turns out, “you are too stupid: let the water poison computer do everything for you” is not a sustainable business model

Keep going. Be meaner. Aim whatever lizard-brain impulse you have towards cruelty and violence in this direction.

"All the studios do it quietly" and yet you can't shut the fuck up

Mighty Nein rules so hard! While Vox Machina’s a great, fun showcase of D&D shenanigans, M9 makes the world of Exandria feel ALIVE. I love the main cast and how they stray from D&D stereotypes, but I’m surprised at how much I’m digging the political intrigue with Trent and Essek.

Just saw that AI Coca-Cola ad in the theatres and holy shit it looks even worse on the big screen. You can see the distortions so much clearer, like the Coke trucks could phase out of existence at any second. No different from the Shrimp Jesus slop your dad shares on Facebook.

Sonny Strait posted on FB the other day that Crunchyroll has announced they won't be doing AI dubs. I've not seen the announcement myself, but hey, that's a nice start. Could they also please announce that they will be stopping their apparent use of AI captions for those human made dubs?

Gonna be real, you dont need AI at all. Not with references, not with ideas, not to help you brainstorm, nothin. Not in games and especially NOT animation. You dont need an ass-pat machine to help you and your brain. Ask someone who you trust to give you proper feedback without crushing you.

Larian’s usage of genAI is by no means close to the worst I’ve heard of (not a defense-just saying) but if companies can learn one thing from this backlash, I hope it’s that nobody wants this and you will actually EARN goodwill (with gamers AND creatives) by outright banning genAI usage.

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@alexrochonva.bsky.social a friend of mine told me you wanted to see Jax run someone over like the asgore meme

oh my god they DO hate me #art #tadc #tadc_spoilers (kinda)

consider my feedback: i loved working at @larianstudios.com until AI. reconsider and change your direction, like, yesterday. show your employees some respect. they are world-class & do not need AI assistance to come up with amazing ideas.

Another great reason to not use AI is the backlash and anger you can't put back in the bottle that comes with using it. Now, all of the writing and art for Divinity will be (rightfully) scrutinized for AI use, and people online will feel generally better criticizing it than they would've before.

"It's just concept art, who cares if they use genAI and not actual artists?" Look at this concept art for C-3P0 by Ralph McQuarrie. It's the very thing that inspired Anthony Daniels to go for the role of Threepio and perform him as such. It is the first heartbeat of the art that now exists.

Everyone is more or less okay with it” dude you make people emigrate to work there because you don’t do remote work, they risk having to change countries if they disagree with it

Using genAI for concept art is so fucking stupid because like... that's where you get the cool shit. Thats the blue sky phase where artists make pieces of art that will be seen by a teenager later and change their life forever. Why would you want to start from mediocre. Why would you do that.

Zootopia 2 is the highest grossing Hollywood movie of the year & Kpop Demon Hunters was Netflix's most popular movie of all time, but fuck animators, am I right? I hate reading about how huge & beloved this stuff is while knowing how hard creators have it & how it still isn't broadly taken seriously

Gonna level with y’all. I love KPop Demon Hunters’ music as much as the next geek. But I WILL throw hands if the winner of Best Original Song at this year’s Oscars isn’t “I Lied to You” from Sinners. That scene was *transcendent*, and the song itself is a huge reason why.

We signed our legal documents to “UNDERTALE”.

“Do not be sorry. Be better.” I can’t praise God of War 2018, Ragnarok, and Valhalla enough for showing Kratos to be a genuinely wise, layered man who takes his flaws in stride… and also a total badass who you feel good ripping the shit out of enemies with. Call it gender euphoria.

If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity

We’re not running out of good ideas, but the tech fetishists who have no ideas other than “but I put a lot of money and emotion into this basket” always do, and their narcissism does not allow them to consider that their failed ideas suck, and the flop sweat is palpable.

John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”

[📌] ~2026 VISUAL REEL~ Hi! My name is John, and I am a voice actor for animation and video games. I've got all manner of character in this here wheelhouse, so flick us an email, and let's bring that character to life! 📧[email protected] 🌐JakVox.com

It's finally time to hear Ghostly say a lot of things. Hope you enjoy the spooky time!!! #tadc #Ghostly #TheAmazingDigitalCircus www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkK3...

While there is a lot of truth to it, I still feel putting Caine in the ‘Fort Asshole‘ box with Jax is a bit harsh… So, I moved him into ‘Fort Oblivious To Being An Asshole’ instead. (credit for the original image this terribly drawn one is parodying goes to the talented @ashleynichols.bsky.social)

Can we just appreciate how GOAT’d @sonicmega.bsky.social is at improv??

#TADC #TADCfanart

Shove Caine in there too, only buried at the very bottom. …Whaddya know, the first time Jax has ever topped.

Come on down to Requiem Cafe in Anaheim!! The GatorGoo’s yummy :)

Coming off of Episode 7 and how we’re all feeling about Caine right now, if you haven’t watched it yet you might want to check out the stream of the Digital Circus cast playing D&D! It might be cathartic… 👀 www.youtube.com/live/f_OdD5O...

Caine Punting Season is now officially reopened! Kick your local Caine around your nearest football field and win absolutely nothing! Just do it because it feels right.

I’M THE ONE THAT TELLS LIIIIIIIIIES

~ C’mon boys, won’t you shake a poor AI’s hand? ~ Finished this just in time before everyone’s TADC world changes 😭🤣 Character: Caine Voiced by: @alexrochonva.bsky.social

Won't be watching the new Digital Circus episode live because I'm going to be on my flight to LA for the Requiem Cafe event - see you there tomorrow, and have fun (?) with the episode!!

studios using AI for voice acting sucks

This cannot be overstated. Bad actors will find a way to sneak in innuendos or racist dogwhistles. The name of the game is plausible deniability.