Adam McVay
@adamnator.com
Video & Film Editor | BFA in Motion Pictures | Video Game Analyst | Writer | Artist | Voice Actor | Lead at ADAMNATOR, http://youtube.com/adamnator | EDITOR of Award-Winning Short Film “Stowaway” (dir. Benjamin Hollinger)
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We didn't survive and thrive as a species because we had warriors or hunters - pretty much every omnivore can manage that.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
We didn't survive and thrive as a species because we had warriors or hunters - pretty much every omnivore can manage that.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
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I feel like I'm going insane when I keep seeing stuff like this and twitter just installed The Button That Steals and Edits Your Art Immediately
Oh my god bruh you only have 300 followers here, of course you’re not getting as much engagement
December 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I feel like I'm going insane when I keep seeing stuff like this and twitter just installed The Button That Steals and Edits Your Art Immediately
Just learned about how the Webfishing game dev was doxxed and had their game mass attacked thanks to anti-LGBT fuckheads, so damn upsetting
I loved the time I spent with Webfishing, and it’s so disheartening to hear that an indie gev got basically run off the internet for making straight jokes :/
I loved the time I spent with Webfishing, and it’s so disheartening to hear that an indie gev got basically run off the internet for making straight jokes :/
December 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Just learned about how the Webfishing game dev was doxxed and had their game mass attacked thanks to anti-LGBT fuckheads, so damn upsetting
I loved the time I spent with Webfishing, and it’s so disheartening to hear that an indie gev got basically run off the internet for making straight jokes :/
I loved the time I spent with Webfishing, and it’s so disheartening to hear that an indie gev got basically run off the internet for making straight jokes :/
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The wonderful game director of Alan Wake 2 confirmed the first time this conspiracy went around that it is completely untrue. Sweet Baby Inc is a Narrative & Writing company and the backlash against our team has only ever been rooted in paranoid racism.
Tell your friends. I’m tired of this shit.
Tell your friends. I’m tired of this shit.
December 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The wonderful game director of Alan Wake 2 confirmed the first time this conspiracy went around that it is completely untrue. Sweet Baby Inc is a Narrative & Writing company and the backlash against our team has only ever been rooted in paranoid racism.
Tell your friends. I’m tired of this shit.
Tell your friends. I’m tired of this shit.
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It's so fucking grandpa coded but it's true. Tech isn't evil ontologically, but all the structures and incentives of capital that are scaffolded around it absolutely are, and it is good for the soul to build space in your life away from it
I feel this. It's no coincidence that gardening was something I enjoyed this year. Fewer devices, less tracking, more care. Paper books, friends IRL, walking, tea, perfume, cinema, gigs...
Just be mindful that the attention economy is *not*your friend and not everything is accomplished by shopping.
Just be mindful that the attention economy is *not*your friend and not everything is accomplished by shopping.
Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
December 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
It's so fucking grandpa coded but it's true. Tech isn't evil ontologically, but all the structures and incentives of capital that are scaffolded around it absolutely are, and it is good for the soul to build space in your life away from it
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In Zelda 2, a woman appears in each town, beckoning Link into her home. They disappear inside and Link's health begins to refill.
One reddit user recently asked if this scene was *intentionally* suggestive. While that seems very unlikely, I thought I'd look into it.
One reddit user recently asked if this scene was *intentionally* suggestive. While that seems very unlikely, I thought I'd look into it.
December 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
In Zelda 2, a woman appears in each town, beckoning Link into her home. They disappear inside and Link's health begins to refill.
One reddit user recently asked if this scene was *intentionally* suggestive. While that seems very unlikely, I thought I'd look into it.
One reddit user recently asked if this scene was *intentionally* suggestive. While that seems very unlikely, I thought I'd look into it.
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Reading the @lostincult.co.uk Outer Wilds book is great because every three pages I'm like "well yeah I guess this is the best game ever made"
December 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Reading the @lostincult.co.uk Outer Wilds book is great because every three pages I'm like "well yeah I guess this is the best game ever made"
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If you're thinking "what's a TYPECAST" then you didn't listen to Noclip's 2023 GOTY conversation about this sick bullet hell that turns your keyboard into a WMD
And now you can play it for free, instantly fall in love with it, and spend $5 to get on the leaderboard!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZZC...
And now you can play it for free, instantly fall in love with it, and spend $5 to get on the leaderboard!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZZC...
December 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
If you're thinking "what's a TYPECAST" then you didn't listen to Noclip's 2023 GOTY conversation about this sick bullet hell that turns your keyboard into a WMD
And now you can play it for free, instantly fall in love with it, and spend $5 to get on the leaderboard!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZZC...
And now you can play it for free, instantly fall in love with it, and spend $5 to get on the leaderboard!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZZC...
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Looking to spread some yuletide cheer with my new song “Big Nick Christmas”
December 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Looking to spread some yuletide cheer with my new song “Big Nick Christmas”
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The fact PlayStation app saved clips and Switch has a QR code for for uploading vids and photos yet online posting of games dipped 90% after Elon made it impossible to upload to Twitter proved that to me
"people can still download your art from bsky and feed it into AI" if gamer behavior has taught me anything, just one extra button press is more than enough to annoy a MASSIVE amount of people into not making the effort
December 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The fact PlayStation app saved clips and Switch has a QR code for for uploading vids and photos yet online posting of games dipped 90% after Elon made it impossible to upload to Twitter proved that to me
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creators who grew up with sonic and had their tastes forever impacted by the series are now venturing out and making their own things -- and it's really exciting to be among them
September 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
creators who grew up with sonic and had their tastes forever impacted by the series are now venturing out and making their own things -- and it's really exciting to be among them
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Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is free on Internet Archive for the foreseeable future.
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is free on Epic Games Store for the next 24 hours. Another mystery freebie tomorrow buff.ly/aadJJDg
December 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is free on Internet Archive for the foreseeable future.
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PSA for artists & commissioners:
PayPal is showing an optional post-invoice feedback form. Since feedback is shared with PayPal, many artists recommend not filling it out (especially NSFW artists).
Also: it’s safest to leave payment notes blank and avoid writing things like “art” or “commission.”
PayPal is showing an optional post-invoice feedback form. Since feedback is shared with PayPal, many artists recommend not filling it out (especially NSFW artists).
Also: it’s safest to leave payment notes blank and avoid writing things like “art” or “commission.”
December 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
PSA for artists & commissioners:
PayPal is showing an optional post-invoice feedback form. Since feedback is shared with PayPal, many artists recommend not filling it out (especially NSFW artists).
Also: it’s safest to leave payment notes blank and avoid writing things like “art” or “commission.”
PayPal is showing an optional post-invoice feedback form. Since feedback is shared with PayPal, many artists recommend not filling it out (especially NSFW artists).
Also: it’s safest to leave payment notes blank and avoid writing things like “art” or “commission.”
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oh this is RANCID I didn't even bother to look when I first heard about this but ew ew ew ew
For further context twitter added a button that allows users to generate ai images using existing art posts from artists. It removes glaze and it basically reskins the artwork by using the existing work as a base. Twitter is no longer a safe space for art
December 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
oh this is RANCID I didn't even bother to look when I first heard about this but ew ew ew ew
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Christmas in the 2020s be like
December 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Christmas in the 2020s be like
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The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks
December 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The confusion and conflation of ‘generative ai that is built on stolen artwork’ and ‘machine learning, character behaviour modelling and proc gen’ is intentional on the part of the grifters peddling the former. They benefit from murkiness of classification, because the latter predates their bollocks
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The one benefit of genAI: behind the scenes footage of real people making things will become abundant once again!
I have been working on something around this, what marketing folks have been calling "proof of craft", in reaction the the slop-ification of our feeds. Luxury brands were quick on the uptake after posts any CG/animated art got handfuls of "is this AI?" comments. Others are likely to follow soon.
"this could have been slop, but it's not" is rapidly becoming a surefire signifier of premium-ness
December 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The one benefit of genAI: behind the scenes footage of real people making things will become abundant once again!
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Imo you shouldn’t claim this for free, and instead wait to buy it full price and then also gift your friend a copy. Paradise Killer is GOTY forever!!
Paradise Killer is currently FREE on Epic Games Store as one of their festive free games! 😱
May the Silent Goat walk with you!
💗💜💙
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/paradise-killer-c3ea1c
May the Silent Goat walk with you!
💗💜💙
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/paradise-killer-c3ea1c
December 22, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Imo you shouldn’t claim this for free, and instead wait to buy it full price and then also gift your friend a copy. Paradise Killer is GOTY forever!!
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"Our usage of AI is only the productivity areas" oh thank god i thought it was somewhere important like the c-suite
Your Favourite Game Dev Is Probably Using AI; CD Projekt Red Joins Larian In Claiming There Are "Meaningful" Benefits To The Tech
CDPR is already implementing AI technology into "productivity areas".
www.thegamer.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"Our usage of AI is only the productivity areas" oh thank god i thought it was somewhere important like the c-suite
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Welcome back to the stage of history
November 14, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Welcome back to the stage of history
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Vince was always kind and supportive, especially at the times when I was really on the ropes. RIP. And condolences to everyone who loved him.
Vince Zampella, co-creator of Call of Duty video game series, dies aged 55
Vince Zampella, co-creator of Call of Duty video game series, dies aged 55
Game developer, who was also involved in Medal of Honor and Titanfall, reportedly killed in a car crash
Vince Zampella, the co-creator of the Call of Duty video game series, has died aged 55.
The head of the video game developer Respawn Entertainment and the co-founder of Infinity Ward, was killed in a car crash in California, NBC Los Angeles reported. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Vince was always kind and supportive, especially at the times when I was really on the ropes. RIP. And condolences to everyone who loved him.