🐥 Chocobo (she/her) 🏳️🌈
@chocobobreeder.bsky.social
Big Bird from Berlin. Indie game affectionado, DnD dice goblin, trophy hunter and cat mom. Also, Warrior of Light 🐰
Mod for BuddyGames (@buddygames.bsky.social) 🎮
Mod for BuddyGames (@buddygames.bsky.social) 🎮
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FYI if you cannot read the language of a primary source, hire a translator. You know. A creative arts professional who understands what they’re doing, what you’re looking for and what the nuances between languages are.
We do not throw fellow creators under the bus, especially not for stolen slop.
We do not throw fellow creators under the bus, especially not for stolen slop.
December 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
FYI if you cannot read the language of a primary source, hire a translator. You know. A creative arts professional who understands what they’re doing, what you’re looking for and what the nuances between languages are.
We do not throw fellow creators under the bus, especially not for stolen slop.
We do not throw fellow creators under the bus, especially not for stolen slop.
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I will never, ever, understand people who want to outsource their humanity. Learning how to make something feels amazing. And I mean the whole process, including the frustrating times. Because then you know you MADE it. You can't feel genuine pride in something you didn't make.
December 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I will never, ever, understand people who want to outsource their humanity. Learning how to make something feels amazing. And I mean the whole process, including the frustrating times. Because then you know you MADE it. You can't feel genuine pride in something you didn't make.
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Thank you all for your love, enthusiasm, and support for all of our 2025 nominees, presenters, and the countless other indies that crossed the finish line this year.
Continue being a positive backbone for those who drive our industry forward. We’ll see you in 2026.
🏆 www.indiegameawards.gg
Continue being a positive backbone for those who drive our industry forward. We’ll see you in 2026.
🏆 www.indiegameawards.gg
December 19, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Thank you all for your love, enthusiasm, and support for all of our 2025 nominees, presenters, and the countless other indies that crossed the finish line this year.
Continue being a positive backbone for those who drive our industry forward. We’ll see you in 2026.
🏆 www.indiegameawards.gg
Continue being a positive backbone for those who drive our industry forward. We’ll see you in 2026.
🏆 www.indiegameawards.gg
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I spoke to a dozen professional concept artists working in games about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs easier, even if it's just used in "very early ideation stages."
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
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...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I spoke to a dozen professional concept artists working in games about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs easier, even if it's just used in "very early ideation stages."
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
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I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
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Friends please remember.
Be kind to each other
You never know what someone is going through in thier life.
The happiest people are usually the ones going through so much on the inside.
Check up on your friends and family when you can. Even if it’s just a quick hi
Be kind to each other
You never know what someone is going through in thier life.
The happiest people are usually the ones going through so much on the inside.
Check up on your friends and family when you can. Even if it’s just a quick hi
December 20, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Friends please remember.
Be kind to each other
You never know what someone is going through in thier life.
The happiest people are usually the ones going through so much on the inside.
Check up on your friends and family when you can. Even if it’s just a quick hi
Be kind to each other
You never know what someone is going through in thier life.
The happiest people are usually the ones going through so much on the inside.
Check up on your friends and family when you can. Even if it’s just a quick hi
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I'M STREAMING!
Before I turn my power button off for a Christmas break, I wanted to do a stream chatting to you all about my next plans on Professor Juice, answering your questions, and chilling with a game afterwards! 🍊
Live tonight from 7pm GMT!
www.twitch.tv/professorjuice
Before I turn my power button off for a Christmas break, I wanted to do a stream chatting to you all about my next plans on Professor Juice, answering your questions, and chilling with a game afterwards! 🍊
Live tonight from 7pm GMT!
www.twitch.tv/professorjuice
December 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I'M STREAMING!
Before I turn my power button off for a Christmas break, I wanted to do a stream chatting to you all about my next plans on Professor Juice, answering your questions, and chilling with a game afterwards! 🍊
Live tonight from 7pm GMT!
www.twitch.tv/professorjuice
Before I turn my power button off for a Christmas break, I wanted to do a stream chatting to you all about my next plans on Professor Juice, answering your questions, and chilling with a game afterwards! 🍊
Live tonight from 7pm GMT!
www.twitch.tv/professorjuice
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Tonight’s the night 🏆
Before the festivities kick off, dig into the official IGAs Steam event below and support some of the nominees and indies from a few of our partner showcases.
Countdown: 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET
Main Ceremony: 3:50 PM PT / 6:50 PM ET
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lixL...
Before the festivities kick off, dig into the official IGAs Steam event below and support some of the nominees and indies from a few of our partner showcases.
Countdown: 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET
Main Ceremony: 3:50 PM PT / 6:50 PM ET
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lixL...
The Indie Game Awards 2025
The Indie Games Awards is an annual awards-only ceremony dedicated to honoring excellence in indie gaming.
store.steampowered.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Tonight’s the night 🏆
Before the festivities kick off, dig into the official IGAs Steam event below and support some of the nominees and indies from a few of our partner showcases.
Countdown: 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET
Main Ceremony: 3:50 PM PT / 6:50 PM ET
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lixL...
Before the festivities kick off, dig into the official IGAs Steam event below and support some of the nominees and indies from a few of our partner showcases.
Countdown: 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET
Main Ceremony: 3:50 PM PT / 6:50 PM ET
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lixL...
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hoping for much more wheee~ than whooo~ in the new year 🫂
🌿 #art #coe33 #expedition33
#ClairObscurExpedition33 #fanart
🌿 #art #coe33 #expedition33
#ClairObscurExpedition33 #fanart
December 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
hoping for much more wheee~ than whooo~ in the new year 🫂
🌿 #art #coe33 #expedition33
#ClairObscurExpedition33 #fanart
🌿 #art #coe33 #expedition33
#ClairObscurExpedition33 #fanart
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Tomorrow 🏆
Don’t miss out: hit the ‘Notify Me’ bell and set a reminder for yourself 🔔
Don’t miss out: hit the ‘Notify Me’ bell and set a reminder for yourself 🔔
The Indie Game Awards 2025: December 18th at 3:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM ET
YouTube video by Six One Indie
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Tomorrow 🏆
Don’t miss out: hit the ‘Notify Me’ bell and set a reminder for yourself 🔔
Don’t miss out: hit the ‘Notify Me’ bell and set a reminder for yourself 🔔
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Hi, I'm the CEO of Glorbo, the company who enjoys near unprecedented goodwill in our field, I'm here today to talk to you about our pivot to using the Magic 8-Ball powered by children's bones that everybody hates, I've given myself psychosis listening to the 8-ball aaaaeeeeeiiiiooouuuu
December 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Hi, I'm the CEO of Glorbo, the company who enjoys near unprecedented goodwill in our field, I'm here today to talk to you about our pivot to using the Magic 8-Ball powered by children's bones that everybody hates, I've given myself psychosis listening to the 8-ball aaaaeeeeeiiiiooouuuu
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"we only use AI for coming up with ideas" no you don't. you use AI to come up with the a bland version of other people's ideas. there is currently NOBODY more replaceable than you
December 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
"we only use AI for coming up with ideas" no you don't. you use AI to come up with the a bland version of other people's ideas. there is currently NOBODY more replaceable than you
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Choose your words very, very carefully now, Swen. What's wrong with lorem ipsum that you have to resort to ML? What's wrong with searching for references & curating it yourself? Instead you make your employees swallow whatever slop genAI spits out AS REFERENCES OF THEIR WORKS? LISTEN TO YOURSELF.
December 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Choose your words very, very carefully now, Swen. What's wrong with lorem ipsum that you have to resort to ML? What's wrong with searching for references & curating it yourself? Instead you make your employees swallow whatever slop genAI spits out AS REFERENCES OF THEIR WORKS? LISTEN TO YOURSELF.
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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.
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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.
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You're not an artist if you need a machine to be creative for you.
December 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
You're not an artist if you need a machine to be creative for you.
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Wow, Larian built up so much goodwill from Baldur's Gate 3; now NOTHING can stop them from carrying all that goodwill over to their own franchise
Larian's boss:
Larian's boss:
December 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Wow, Larian built up so much goodwill from Baldur's Gate 3; now NOTHING can stop them from carrying all that goodwill over to their own franchise
Larian's boss:
Larian's boss:
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AI bones are inherently brittle, and anything built on them will rot.
“Oh I only used AI for placeholders or idea starters” does not make it better! If you are using it for any part of the creative process then you’re no longer doing the process!
"placeholder text" "concept art" either the temporary thing you put in matters to the process, in which case you need to get a human to work on it, or it doesn't, in which case you can just as easily put a bright pink rectangle that says PLACEHOLDER in and save everyone time and effort
December 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
AI bones are inherently brittle, and anything built on them will rot.
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The only acceptable amount of genAI usage is zero, IMO.
December 16, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The only acceptable amount of genAI usage is zero, IMO.
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Please I’m begging be careful what you repost. Some good tips here. Assume anything online could be AI at this point. (Especially if it’s meant to evoke a strong emotion or reaction. yes this includes cute animal photos/videos).
🍌 Google's Nano Banana Pro is here, making spotting AI images even harder. We're at a point where anything you see online could be AI, which makes fact-checking your feed more essential than ever.
🎞 Our video: youtube.com/shorts/3M-BH...
#NewsLiteracy
#AILiteracy
🎞 Our video: youtube.com/shorts/3M-BH...
#NewsLiteracy
#AILiteracy
Spotting AI images just got harder with Nano Banana Pro #AILiteracy
YouTube video by News Literacy Project
youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Please I’m begging be careful what you repost. Some good tips here. Assume anything online could be AI at this point. (Especially if it’s meant to evoke a strong emotion or reaction. yes this includes cute animal photos/videos).
Another game using genAI that immediately went on my "never buy" pile. Sucks, since I really liked BG3.
NEW: I spoke to Larian boss Swen Vincke about their ambitions for their new RPG Divinity, cutting down development time, pressures from Baldur's Gate 3, why BG3 wouldn't have happened without Tencent, how Larian uses generative AI, and much more www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Maker Promises ‘Divinity’ Will Be ‘Next Level’
‘I think this one is going to be way better’ than ‘Baldur’s Gate 3,’ Larian CEO Vincke says
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Another game using genAI that immediately went on my "never buy" pile. Sucks, since I really liked BG3.
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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The Internet was never perfect but it used to be usable, functional. I know how we got here and I want the old Internet back. I want forums back. I want personal sites. I want stuff not written by a machine. I just want shit to work again.
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The Internet was never perfect but it used to be usable, functional. I know how we got here and I want the old Internet back. I want forums back. I want personal sites. I want stuff not written by a machine. I just want shit to work again.
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about