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also the size of the American cultural footprint means people outside the US can't see it as a monolith and are forced to distinguish between its resident demographics and/or its government, whereas Americans don't really need to do that for other countries.
February 11, 2026 at 12:21 AM
also the size of the American cultural footprint means people outside the US can't see it as a monolith and are forced to distinguish between its resident demographics and/or its government, whereas Americans don't really need to do that for other countries.
I saw the reviews and then felt a shiver down my back as I remembered their next game is set in pre-war Imperial Japan.
February 10, 2026 at 6:58 PM
I saw the reviews and then felt a shiver down my back as I remembered their next game is set in pre-war Imperial Japan.
❌ Japanese Margaret Thatcher
✅ Japanese Boris Johnson
✅ Japanese Boris Johnson
February 10, 2026 at 5:58 PM
❌ Japanese Margaret Thatcher
✅ Japanese Boris Johnson
✅ Japanese Boris Johnson
Same gameplay and story (volcano fight and jungle primitives etc) but set it in Connecticut
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Same gameplay and story (volcano fight and jungle primitives etc) but set it in Connecticut
I went from "maybe I won't have a new RGG game to play this year" to "maybe I won't have a new RGG game to play ever".
Legit bummed at the state of things, the next mainline game might be 3-4 years away and the state of the studio is declining so rapidly.
Legit bummed at the state of things, the next mainline game might be 3-4 years away and the state of the studio is declining so rapidly.
Review: Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties is a remake built on disdain, not reverence, looking to fix a game that wasn’t broken, and ending up with little to show for itself.
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Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties review: How not to do a remake | VGC
Sega delivers a disappointing remake built on disdain, not reverence, looking to fix a game that wasn’t broken…
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February 10, 2026 at 2:06 AM
I went from "maybe I won't have a new RGG game to play this year" to "maybe I won't have a new RGG game to play ever".
Legit bummed at the state of things, the next mainline game might be 3-4 years away and the state of the studio is declining so rapidly.
Legit bummed at the state of things, the next mainline game might be 3-4 years away and the state of the studio is declining so rapidly.
With any luck these guys will also learn about personal consequences the hard way.
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 AM
With any luck these guys will also learn about personal consequences the hard way.
posting "what dumbass spends 200 dollars on jeans lol" while I sit in traffic in a 150,000 dollar Ford F150 Raptor.
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
posting "what dumbass spends 200 dollars on jeans lol" while I sit in traffic in a 150,000 dollar Ford F150 Raptor.
I don't know why the Brits were talking all smugly about US politics when this guy is projected to win by a landslide the next time they vote
February 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I don't know why the Brits were talking all smugly about US politics when this guy is projected to win by a landslide the next time they vote
how did the game made by the evo founders not even make it to evo
February 9, 2026 at 8:36 PM
how did the game made by the evo founders not even make it to evo
Someone still has to make Arcane (or League of Legends) first, and it sucks that most of the actual damage to creative fields will be done by boosters who don't realize that.
February 9, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Someone still has to make Arcane (or League of Legends) first, and it sucks that most of the actual damage to creative fields will be done by boosters who don't realize that.
feels like a bunch of agencies were given a brief with Amazon's branding concerns and they just collectively put their hands up and went "maybe lean into it?"
February 9, 2026 at 4:24 AM
feels like a bunch of agencies were given a brief with Amazon's branding concerns and they just collectively put their hands up and went "maybe lean into it?"
shit looks like reverse male pattern baldness
February 8, 2026 at 10:06 PM
shit looks like reverse male pattern baldness
I'm glad I didn't try to draw professionally because I would've been miserable, but having hustle brainworms and getting "why don't you do this as your job?" whenever people saw my work meant I also didn't draw recreationally for a long time, which I do regret.
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I'm glad I didn't try to draw professionally because I would've been miserable, but having hustle brainworms and getting "why don't you do this as your job?" whenever people saw my work meant I also didn't draw recreationally for a long time, which I do regret.
One thing I want to add to the "everyone can make art" discourse is that professionalizing your hobbies might be worse than just dealing with a shitty job. YMMV but there's alot of survivorship bias on one end and a bit of vicarious yearning on the other.
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 PM
One thing I want to add to the "everyone can make art" discourse is that professionalizing your hobbies might be worse than just dealing with a shitty job. YMMV but there's alot of survivorship bias on one end and a bit of vicarious yearning on the other.
It is there where Zhuge devised one of his most sinister stratagems, the Pomelo Americano
February 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
It is there where Zhuge devised one of his most sinister stratagems, the Pomelo Americano
we aren’t getting any updates the creators are already working on reality 3 third strike
February 8, 2026 at 12:13 AM
we aren’t getting any updates the creators are already working on reality 3 third strike
I also think teachers (especially on the internet) sometimes want to present it as more than it actually is. These systems are really helpful to understand why something in your work doesn't look right, but it can't create the interesting parts on their own.
February 7, 2026 at 11:19 PM
I also think teachers (especially on the internet) sometimes want to present it as more than it actually is. These systems are really helpful to understand why something in your work doesn't look right, but it can't create the interesting parts on their own.
I've never seen anyone sketch out their drawings like that, but I'm sure those people exist. That said, I feel like those rules and systems are good teaching tools to explain mechanics to someone who hasn't developed the necessary intuition to do it by feel, which is why they show up so much.
February 7, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I've never seen anyone sketch out their drawings like that, but I'm sure those people exist. That said, I feel like those rules and systems are good teaching tools to explain mechanics to someone who hasn't developed the necessary intuition to do it by feel, which is why they show up so much.
it's definitely humbling
February 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
it's definitely humbling
Customer support told me to unplug it and plug it back in, and I begrudgingly did it, but it totally fixed everything and now I’m contemplating just not admitting it out of sheer embarrassment
February 7, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Customer support told me to unplug it and plug it back in, and I begrudgingly did it, but it totally fixed everything and now I’m contemplating just not admitting it out of sheer embarrassment
I'm doing more illustration stuff nowadays so I figure I should showcase it more on my personal site. I had a really dumb idea about showing all the different ways I make hand-crafted work, so I decided to just commit to the cringe and go for it 100%.
February 7, 2026 at 3:53 AM
I'm doing more illustration stuff nowadays so I figure I should showcase it more on my personal site. I had a really dumb idea about showing all the different ways I make hand-crafted work, so I decided to just commit to the cringe and go for it 100%.
Splash illustration for my website refresh (WIP). A bit different than what I usually share on social, it's closer to the corporate illustration style(s) I use for design work.
February 7, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Splash illustration for my website refresh (WIP). A bit different than what I usually share on social, it's closer to the corporate illustration style(s) I use for design work.
for those of us who work remotely it's a good way to watch someone absolutely hate their job
February 7, 2026 at 2:36 AM
for those of us who work remotely it's a good way to watch someone absolutely hate their job
a year from now they'll drop the 2 like overwatch
February 6, 2026 at 11:52 PM
a year from now they'll drop the 2 like overwatch
I remember @ramiismail.com writing about how much fine tuning went into "satisfying" screen shake animations for Vlambeer games a while back, but I can't seem to find it.
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I remember @ramiismail.com writing about how much fine tuning went into "satisfying" screen shake animations for Vlambeer games a while back, but I can't seem to find it.