We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier. Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder. thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...

Oh good this provides me with a chance to finally say this: Hey did we just brush aside all the weird shit about the devs of KCD aside for the second game? The whole WE ARE SO HISTORICALLY ACCURATE THERE ARE ONLY WHITE PEOPLE IN THIS GAME, IGNORE THAT EVIDENCE THAT POC LIVED IN EUROPE

"we USE ai, but our game wont CONTAIN it" is a clarification that no one has ever cared about & now CEOs are using it as a wedge to get their foot in the door as a part of a long term plan into normalizing AI, just like how 'it's just placeholder' was used with E33. dont cede even an inch of ground

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.

YOU MUST TRY TO LOVE YOURSELF WHEN NOTHING ELSE DOES. THIS WILL BE THE HARDEST PART

First art of 2025. #art #myart #ocsky #necromancer #pathfinder #dnd

Single Father and also a Banu Haqim Assassin is not mutually exclusive. [ #vamily #wod #myart #art #digitalart #vampire #vampirethemasquerade #banuhaqim #clanbanuhaqim ]

I playtested this! Velvet has definitely made something special, The Hall is so versatile and fun. Definitely pick it up and use it with your TTRPG group today!

late last week, workers of different stripes gathered outside rockstar's nyc office for a protest in solidarity with fired devs in the uk/scotland. the message, as fired rockstar workers head into a hearing this week, is that they've got global support, and bosses can't hide

"I'm a game developer." "Oh? Anything I've heard of?" First off, I have no idea what your gaming could even potentially look like. But second, this really sounds like "Have you worked on anything important enough for me to treat you differently?"

Book Cover of the Day:

He's so pookie 🥹 the seal later traded a fish for his egg #Frankenstein #Frankenstein2025

If you're a cis person looking for ways to connect with the Trans Day of Remembrance, here's a list of suggestions: 1) Money. Give money to trans people. Especially to black trans people. Save the speeches and the somber memes. Give. Money. Not to the Trevor Project, to trans people. End of list.

frankenstein vibes

Together is the only way forward. form.jotform.com/253155972481...

Meanwhile in Catholic schools, the environment is getting even worse for trans and queer people. It never was good to start with but this is horrific. www.them.us/story/ursuli...

I need to be given a dollar for every single HP piece of crap reference I’ve been forced to see against my will during TDOR week

Why am I so against generative AI in games? Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.

We do amazing work at TNN y'all, and we ain't a "content" mill. If you want in-depth, unrepentantly radical trans journalism please support us as you can.

The apartment building my Grandparents were living in burned down when my mother was a baby. The Salvation Army assisted the other tenants with emergency housing. They wouldn't help my Mom's family because they were Jewish.

The Cadaver’s Tale~ Some concept designs I did for the animated cadaver & props/keyframe from @realgdt.bsky.social incredible FRANKENSTEIN! Also collaborating with Mike Hill who sculpted and made the puppet (and puppeteered it to life) with the final screen performance digitally augmented by MRXFX!

men love to say "from a certain point of view, the jedi are evil" it's one of those things we're always saying

Shark Whisperer is lying to you: a look into the harmful effects of Ocean Ramsey and shark influencers | This quotes me and is very thorough. Check it out.

At this point I need the industry to show us why it’s worth working in cause what

aging from a teenage mutant ninja turtle to an adult ninja turtle sucks bc your ENT will tell you you have reflux and can't have tomato sauce anymore 😔 my pizza...

PICK UP A PENCIL OR DIE”: Owl House creator Dana Terrace urges fans to unsubscribe, pirate her show, after company teases AI “user-generated content https://www.fxoxo.com/238384/ “PICK UP A PENCIL OR DIE”: Owl House creator Dana Terrace urges fans to unsubscribe, pirate her show, after company …

steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back

my contribution to the #Frankenstein yuri agenda

finally where the boys go to get more stupider…

Every "pro-trans" step the catholic church hierarchy takes is symbolic. Meanwhile, where they actually have power and control their policies remain relentlessly transphobic.

this is where the fun begins! LISTEN TO BUFFONS

"To be lost and to be found, that is the lifespan of love." #Frankenstein

How is AI *really* impacting jobs? Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an: -8% drop in all jobs postings -~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs -22% drop in journalism jobs

Late night doodles.

Hey look, I made new #art of my Fabula Ultima character :D Elementalist/Weaponmaster/Fury I have a new screen tablet and am enjoying the heck out of it, especially since it lets me work in pencil and water color easier. Why yes I like Tales games why do you ask.

If you have a library card you can do your Wordle puzzles for $0. Same for the recipes section/app. Cancel your NYT subscription, free yourselves

I had the honor of making this painting for Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.

Catholics being hypocrites to a man example 1 billion

Happy 10th, you magnificent freakshow. #TheFinalPam

I’m a simple man. I believe Master Splinter should be given a gun. just once

We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA. Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.

I’ve seen a few folks go for the “if you simply must watch that new Harry Potter show just pirate it” and sorry. No. Just no. Just don’t watch it. At all. Ever. Break free of it. It’s time. You’ll be ok. I promise. I know it mattered to you as a kid. Find new things, it’s healthier. Just move on.

I think the painted version of this drawing turned out okay. 👉👈This was done in watercolors, with graphite, gouache and chalk pastel finishing touches.

creature sketch! #frankenstein

See, look, U.S.A., it's this easy (and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)

Just want you to know that when I asked Geoff why he gave the silent treatment to an open letter written by his own "future of games" program (& co-signed by 3000+ industry peers), he replied: "Because that's my show and nobody gets to tell me how I should use my platform". 💀💀💀