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localization editor, michigander, occasionally does things. blocks unironic AI slop on sight. he/him

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Ed Zitron
@edzitron.com

This means that the increased price of RAM and consumer electronics was a result of an artificial "supply chain crisis" created by Jensen Huang pushing NVIDIA's customers to take early delivery of GPUs. Jensen Huang is responsible for making life worse for everyone.

Ed Zitron@edzitron.com

NVIDIA seems to be channel stuffing, forcing Amazon and other customers to take early delivery. The argument that these things are "scarce" when you don't even have anywhere to plug them into is nonsense...unless NVIDIA is saying you NEED to take them now, or else. GPUs are stacked in warehouses.

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Randall
@revuestarlight.net

Replying to @revuestarlight.net

they aint gonna post it here so: jun maeda (kanon, clannad, angel beats, heaven burns red) has throat cancer. he is not pursing active medical treatment. please, please send him an email if you can.

dk
@dk382.bsky.social

How many months does this come after telling all of their studios they have to focus on their "core IPs" and shuttering any studio not doing so, again?

Eurogamer@eurogamer.bsky.social

Asha Sharma reportedly tells rattled Xbox employees: "We have to find new ways, and courage, to have invention on new IP" https://bit.ly/3WmYfCM

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Aura
@aurahack.ca

i refuse to let RedLynx's legacy be a port of a game everyone was 6/10 on bro that's the motherfucking Trials HD and Trials Fusion studio what the FUCK

Vertical Slice@verticalslice.news

RedLynx, one of the studios behind "extraordinary" Star Wars Outlaws port, is being shuttered by Ubisoft The French publisher has confirmed it will also be laying off 70 people at its Singapore studio

verticalslice.newsRedLynx, one of the studios behind "extraordinary" Star Wars Outlaws port, is being shuttered by UbisoftUbisoft has confirmed it will also be laying off 70 people at its Singapore studio.

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Grinda 🏳️‍⚧️🔞
@grindagoat.bsky.social

didn't know tenga was cool like that

Playboy@playboy.com

In 2005, he invented the TENGA egg. It's sold over $77 million since. It's been so popular that the whole country refers to sex toys by his brand name. “What I aimed for from the start was to become like Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola is delicious and cool. Everyone around the world knows the logo."

playboy.comMeet the Man Behind Japan's Sex Toy RevolutionKoichi Matsumoto made "pleasure aids" so popular that the whole country refers to sex toys by his brand name.

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Apogee Entertainment
@apogeeent.com

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Richard “Levelord” Gray. From his legendary work on Duke Nukem 3D to the countless players and developers he inspired, Richard leaves behind a lasting legacy. Rest in peace, Levelord.

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Maxskull Yezspooktelok
@mrmxy.bsky.social
maud@peloriemate.net

the funniest part is he asked for n64 bomberman, we booted up 64, and then he was like "oh not that one the one with the good song" so he was 100% thinking about redial (but bought 64 and 2nd attack alongside hero anyway)

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James Medlock
@jdcmedlock.bsky.social

Turns out the friction of having to learn photoshop was a crucial firewall protecting society from the terrible taste of small business owners

terra firma, terra eterna 🚱🌉@kavi.bsky.social

When I first heard about AI being used for menus and advertisements, my concern was largely that it would be used to idealize the food and make it look better than it actually was. At no point did I imagine that restaurants would willingly put out horrific looking images of their food on purpose

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maud
@peloriemate.net

i got so many people calling this tweet fakeposting back when i made it but since this is bluesky and things have less reach on here im just going to post the photo

robdog 👾@robdogdraws.bsky.social

Probably the coolest thing he's done next to being a potential Bomberman fan

dk
@dk382.bsky.social

and it's going to get significantly worse next year btw. and the year after that, and so on. these are the death throes of console gaming, and new console launches won't save them if they cost $1000+. i don't think they're going to make it, man

VGC@videogameschronicle.com

The US console hardware market has not been in a more precarious position “since the early 80s”, according to market research firm Circana. YTD Xbox console sales are at an all-time low, while PlayStation is at its lowest point since 2013. vgc.news/news/us-cons...

vgc.newsUS console hardware market at its most precarious position ‘since the 80s’, says Circana | VGCXbox sales hit an all-time low as US console prices reach record highs…
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@dk382.bsky.social

actually, nintendo will probably survive as long as they manage to occupy the same price category that playstation and xbox used to occupy. but the switch 2's price hikes aren't over, either...

dk
@dk382.bsky.social

messing with the hdr settings in trails in the sky and accidentally turning all the lights into trans pride flags 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

dk
@dk382.bsky.social

I had no idea this was a thing, that's wild. I don't trust Richard Garriott with any new game projects of any kind at this point, but EA hasn't even done the bare minimum with the Ultima series, so... okay, I guess? A simple remaster collection would be nice, at least.

VGC@videogameschronicle.com

Game designer Richard Garriott has confirmed he will soon regain the rights to the influential RPG series Ultima from Electronic Arts. "It means I could re-release the earlier Ultimas, but it also means I could sequel them." vgc.news/news/richard...

vgc.newsRichard Garriott is officially regaining control of the Ultima series | VGCUltima creator confirms he will soon regain the copyright from Electronic Arts…
dk
@dk382.bsky.social

But more importantly, I hope this leads to everyone else who has ever sold any of their IPs to EA doing the same thing. There are so many dead IPs languishing under their nonexistent stewardship that are begging to be rescued.

dk
@dk382.bsky.social

average 40-year-old otaku moment

Dexerto@dexerto.bsky.social

Amazon users are discovering a bizarre "About You" page that reveals what the company thinks it knows about them One woman found Amazon had determined she "has flat buttocks"

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IGN
@ign.com

The Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering teams at Wizards of the Coast have just announced they're unionizing. In a letter of demands, the union has urged Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast leaders to stop pushing generative AI. https://bit.ly/4hMhPzG

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Daiz
@daiz.moe

Remember when Crunchyroll tried to make their subtitles significantly worse a year ago? They backtracked on it at the time, but I suspected they were just delaying their plans to shift from Aegisub to OOONA, and sadly, it seems I was right: Crunchyroll is actively pushing OOONA subs to users now.

Daiz@daiz.moe

New article on ★ daiz.moe ★ Crunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason daiz.moe/crunchyroll-... A ton of research and effort went into this one. This is the article to read to get to the bottom of Crunchyroll's subtitle changes! Replies here will show up as comments (eventually)

daiz.moeCrunchyroll is destroying its subtitles for no good reason | Daiz.moeWith the Fall 2025 anime season, Crunchyroll demonstrates zero respect for anime as a medium as the presentation quality of its subtitles reach an all-time low.
dk
@dk382.bsky.social

I'm not saying that you need to accept this, but everyone needs to understand that there are practically no major non-indie studios that aren't adopting some form AI coding tools in their toolchain. And IGF disclosures apparently exposed some indie darlings as using it too (to judges only)

VGC@videogameschronicle.com

Capcom wants to evolve its RE Engine into an “AI-generation game engine” with a roster of technology improvements, according to one of its programmers. vgc.news/news/capcom-...

vgc.newsCapcom details plans to evolve RE Engine into an ‘AI-generation game engine’ | VGCProgrammer says Capcom’s goal is a future ‘where we create games together with AI’…
dk
@dk382.bsky.social

I don't have any answers for what to do about this. I avoid as many slop-coded apps and games as I can, and the ethical concerns surrounding any AI usage have not gone away. But there is some nuance to the topic that we will be forced to reckon with should we want to continue playing new AA+ games.

dk
@dk382.bsky.social

I at least appreciate that Capcom is still (publicly, at least) taking an anti-AI art stance. But I don't know how long that stance will hold once other forms of AI become normalized.

dk
@dk382.bsky.social

the final fantasy x/x-2 hd collection has been updated for the first time in seven years, and i'm sorry but square-enix could you please fucking elaborate

dk
@dk382.bsky.social

if this breaks the mods that replace the HD character models with enhanced PS2 character models, i'm going to become the joker

dk
@dk382.bsky.social

maybe they fixed the facial expression rigging? but the ps2 character model mods already fixed that and i'm not uninstalling those to test

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@dk382.bsky.social

HDR is so damn cool on a display that properly supports it. But experiencing a good implementation once will only leave you angry at how many games completely botch it their implementation.

lex luddy needs a nap@lexluddy.xyz

HEARTBREAKING: Great Video Game Has Terrible HDR Implementation

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I can deal with a mediocre HDR implementation, but the fact that so many modern games don't support it AT ALL is maddening. And the fact that some of the better implementations over the last couple years were the Trails remakes and Fantasy Life i of all games is even more baffling.

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@dk382.bsky.social

Though in Fantasy Life i's case, I think the bigger takeaway is less that their HDR was really good and more that their default SDR tonemap was awful. Drab, with blown-out highlights. Using HDR mode was the only way to salvage things. I've never seen anything like it.

dk
@dk382.bsky.social

HDR is so damn cool on a display that properly supports it. But experiencing a good implementation once will only leave you angry at how many games completely botch it their implementation.

lex luddy needs a nap@lexluddy.xyz

HEARTBREAKING: Great Video Game Has Terrible HDR Implementation

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@dk382.bsky.social

Learning how to use RenoDX and/or SpecialK is practically a necessity if you own an OLED or mini-LED monitor.

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The Amityville Jordan (1979)
@jackal27.bsky.social

You can’t even comprehend how important Eien ni Hen’s work is to the fan translation community. Romancing SaGa, Fire Emblem, Sakura Wars, Tear Ring Saga, Glory of Heracles, Dragon Force II, Dark Half, Beyond Oasis, Psi-O-Blade, Arabian Nights, and so much more. What a loss. Rest in peace.

Romhack.ing@romhack.ing

In memory of the translator, Eien ni Hen. May she rest in peace.

dk
@dk382.bsky.social

Go away, Ace Combat!! I'm playing Fire Emblem and Trails in the Sky! I still haven't finished the Atelier games I bought on sale!! And I just bought Graces f Remastered for some reason! Fuck!!!