blog post: stop thinking games are too expensive because of how good they look. it aint got shit to do with it. look who's getting paid better than god, it's not anyone working on the fuckin graphics www.joewintergreen.com/if-you-want-...

AI data centre RAM heist go brrrrr

Star Wars: Galactic Racer is brimming with pedigree and promise; however, @brandoncraw.bsky.social found himself mostly struck by how in-depth the game’s story and progression seem to be after playing it at Summer Game Fest. www.startmenu.co.uk/home/sgf-pre...

Very surprised there isn't a Kingdom Karts

A year or so ago when a new prolifically talented and internationally famous Professor of extremely difficult science discipline started living nearby I would ask 'why come to Scotland?'. Now I no longer even have to ask, because the answer is always 'Trump cuts forced us to relocate'.

While I agree there is an art direction & cinematography problem in games, this is like blaming the issue of badly lit movies on digital cameras. It's not *completely* unrelated, but there are more accurate & productive ways to diagnose the issue.

‘But Nova, you shouldn’t put yourself through that kind of transphobic abuse just in hopes of getting a nice meal and some alcohol out of it!’ To most trans people this is a phenomenon called ‘Christmas’

Accidentally onomatopoeia-ified the Japanese for bitter in conversation 😭

Every trans-supporting cis person in the UK needs to make peace with becoming more annoying, persistent, and pedantic than they ever thought possible. EHRC guidance is full of contradictions - they're relying on transphobic compliance out of fear. DON'T GIVE IT TO THEM

Introduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live. 1. Dos Monos 2. Black Midi 3. Haru Nemuri 4. Knower 5. Massive Wagons 6. Chase & Status 7. Basement Jaxx 8. Primal Scream 9. The Lancashire Hotpots 10. Portishead

Nine Sols is approaching its 2nd anniversary 🎉 Now through May 18th, get it on Steam & Nintendo Switch at an all-time low — 60% off. Haven't played yet? Now is the time 🏹☀️ (Check out Nine Sols Steam page below.)

one of the major differences between the us and the uk is the us holds onto a perception of journalists as brave truth tellers who can hold the government to account. no one thinks that here. lowest of the low. attack dogs of a ruling class that will eventually lay them off without a second thought

My wife asked me what 'emit' means and the example that immediately came to mind to explain it was the Hunter X Hunter Nen ability categorization system. I think something is wrong with me

Nine Sols is 60% off right now, and is one of my favourite games from 2024, genuinely phenomenal experience.

caves of qud

Make sure you vote for the right Greens on May 7th.

I'm starting Godot Scotland, an unofficial Godot community for users in Scotland! A place to discuss Godot, help each other and with plans for in-person meetups! Join here: discord.gg/3HgTZG3TBN #scotgamedev #godot #godotscotland

Caves of Qud is like getting read the Iliad by a dog

Remembering the scene in Diebuster where a woman says "to enjoy even suffering is stupid, but that is what makes it human" and then kicks an alien with such force that it is literally pulled out of existence by the hands of God. What a great show.

Phenomenal little game, short campaign with great core mechanics. Well worth it if you like scrappy melee focused games and/or swashbuckling adventure.

Crimson Dessert

The fact that Crimson Desert is reviewing so mixed only makes me want it more. I am fascinated by the choices made in this game's development and cannot wait to find out how it actually plays & is structured.

I guarantee every developer featured in that dlss 5 video has masses of developers internally delivering strongly worded feedback to management.

DLSS 5

You can do evil things if you follow the rules.

They really like reminding you of where you live in Scotland.

Lovely morning out knocking doors with two of our amazing regional list candidates for Holyrood. Delighted to see how many East and Mid- Lothian Greens came to help out. Lots of people scunnered by the current system but feeling the hope of Hannah Spencer’s win in Gorton + Denton. #VoteGreen

This could easily change.

lord help me i am replaying starfield and am really enjoying it

Greens beat Reform! 💚 Congratulations to Hannah Spencer and our friends @greenparty.org.uk on their historic by-election victory in Gorton and Denton. We will never let the politics of hate divide us. The Greens will always put people and planet before profit.

This is Bailey. He wants to be picked up and put on the bed. Could just jump, but prefers this method. 12/10 (TT: screamingbailey8)

I don't know what game this is, but importing the Space Marine 2 character models into it was genius.

I have spoken to people in the games industry who have almost 10 years experience in AAA development and have not released a game because of cancellations and studio closures.

This is blackout poetry to me

If it's anything like the UK government face scan, just load up death stranding and scan norman reedus.

So if I'm reading this correctly, unless something changes the market for AAA will pretty much be reserved for the rich and everyone else will be funneled towards F2P games.

Unvarnished truth. This is the one area where I give a crap about games being taken seriously ‘as an artform’.. because as it stands, funds are limited, and frankly select for charlatans. If you’re unwilling to lie about a 10x return, you’re fucked. So liars get funded

That's what I'm talking about.

Good video with @charalanahzard.bsky.social on X generating child sexual abuse material and non-consensual undressing pictures and how the mainstream US media have almost all failed to cover the story. youtu.be/p71qQKmIGhQ

We need to stop saying shit like "IP" and "content" when we mean art. Don't let them strip the walls in your own brain, man.

Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.

When you get back home after a really good date at a Mexican place

Everyone should but buy and play To a T. Easily in my top 10 of this year.

This is criminal. To a T was excellent and Takahashi is a genuine treasure for the video game industry.

Took some time to unpack a few thoughts on Expedition 33. Watching what I thought was a "pretty good" game get transformed into A Cultural Object has been disheartening. So I have some thoughts on glitz, glamour, and respectability... transgamerthoughts.com/post/8027631...

If Rockstar really is union busting, they cannot be allowed to get away with it. Every ounce of pressure matters, and having the British PM weigh in is probably not something Rockstar's executives saw coming: thisweekinvideogames.com/news/uk-prim...

Still raw about the fact that Games For Impact CLEARLY should have gone to Armored Core 6. Boost kick that'd take some cunt's heid aff. Doesn't get more impactful than that