KBABZ (aka Kal)
@kbabz.bsky.social
She/they, #KFBF, freelance wiki guide writer for @IGN. Big fan of Insomniac Games, Horizon, Ghost of Tsushima, Crash, Spyro, Star Wars, Burnout, Mass Effect, Uncharted and more!
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The Steam Machine gives me a way to play PC games without installing Windows 11, which is pretty much living the dream.
November 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The Steam Machine gives me a way to play PC games without installing Windows 11, which is pretty much living the dream.
VISIBLE. LOMBAX. FINGERS.
This is the content hardcore Ratchet fans crave!
This is the content hardcore Ratchet fans crave!
November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
VISIBLE. LOMBAX. FINGERS.
This is the content hardcore Ratchet fans crave!
This is the content hardcore Ratchet fans crave!
@timgettys.bsky.social So for clarity, the reason why I used You're Wrong to write in my R&C thoughts today is because kindafunny.com/kfgd doesn't work anymore! A superchat would have also been very expensive, and lacked paragraphs.
kindafunny.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
@timgettys.bsky.social So for clarity, the reason why I used You're Wrong to write in my R&C thoughts today is because kindafunny.com/kfgd doesn't work anymore! A superchat would have also been very expensive, and lacked paragraphs.
Bloody Mary only appears if you say her name three times in a mirror.
For me you only have to say "Ratchet & Clank" once
For me you only have to say "Ratchet & Clank" once
November 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Bloody Mary only appears if you say her name three times in a mirror.
For me you only have to say "Ratchet & Clank" once
For me you only have to say "Ratchet & Clank" once
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European Artwork
'Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage'
PlayStation
'Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage'
PlayStation
November 12, 2025 at 7:17 PM
European Artwork
'Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage'
PlayStation
'Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage'
PlayStation
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maybe we could use another splash screen.
November 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
maybe we could use another splash screen.
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Nork
'Tobal No. 1'
PlayStation
'Tobal No. 1'
PlayStation
November 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Nork
'Tobal No. 1'
PlayStation
'Tobal No. 1'
PlayStation
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new Ratchet & Clank game announced...for mobile
Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble reveal trailer (a fast-paced multiplayer platformer arena shooter from Oh BiBi) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Albl...
www.rangerrumble.com
Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble reveal trailer (a fast-paced multiplayer platformer arena shooter from Oh BiBi) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Albl...
www.rangerrumble.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
new Ratchet & Clank game announced...for mobile
Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble reveal trailer (a fast-paced multiplayer platformer arena shooter from Oh BiBi) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Albl...
www.rangerrumble.com
Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble reveal trailer (a fast-paced multiplayer platformer arena shooter from Oh BiBi) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Albl...
www.rangerrumble.com
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Embark Studios used AI voices for The Finals and stated they don't want to make games without actors.
However, they've continued to use AI voices for Arc Raiders.
Here's my breakdown on how this is harmful for the industry and the general future.
youtu.be/8fVIkOXgd8Y?...
However, they've continued to use AI voices for Arc Raiders.
Here's my breakdown on how this is harmful for the industry and the general future.
youtu.be/8fVIkOXgd8Y?...
Why AI Voices in Arc Raiders is a Problem
YouTube video by ParallaxStella
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Embark Studios used AI voices for The Finals and stated they don't want to make games without actors.
However, they've continued to use AI voices for Arc Raiders.
Here's my breakdown on how this is harmful for the industry and the general future.
youtu.be/8fVIkOXgd8Y?...
However, they've continued to use AI voices for Arc Raiders.
Here's my breakdown on how this is harmful for the industry and the general future.
youtu.be/8fVIkOXgd8Y?...
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It canonically takes place after Rift Apart, but it is NOT directly connected to that game's story. The playable characters are digital avatars of legends from the past that pre-date Ratchet. It all takes place in a simulation.
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It canonically takes place after Rift Apart, but it is NOT directly connected to that game's story. The playable characters are digital avatars of legends from the past that pre-date Ratchet. It all takes place in a simulation.
My first thoughts on Ranger Rumble! The music quickly stood out to me, it felt like it was leaning towards the classic David Bergeaud stuff, which fans have been pining for for YEARS at this point. 1/4
new Ratchet & Clank game announced...for mobile
Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble reveal trailer (a fast-paced multiplayer platformer arena shooter from Oh BiBi) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Albl...
www.rangerrumble.com
Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble reveal trailer (a fast-paced multiplayer platformer arena shooter from Oh BiBi) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Albl...
www.rangerrumble.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My first thoughts on Ranger Rumble! The music quickly stood out to me, it felt like it was leaning towards the classic David Bergeaud stuff, which fans have been pining for for YEARS at this point. 1/4
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curiously the way every game was made before 2023 is no longer possible
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:26 AM
curiously the way every game was made before 2023 is no longer possible
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In an Australia first, I used FOI to get the AI chat logs of Australia's top national security bureaucrat.
They show how he used Microsoft Copilot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to colleagues.
This comes as the government looks to push AI use in the public service.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
They show how he used Microsoft Copilot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to colleagues.
This comes as the government looks to push AI use in the public service.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
In an Australia first, I used FOI to get the AI chat logs of Australia's top national security bureaucrat.
They show how he used Microsoft Copilot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to colleagues.
This comes as the government looks to push AI use in the public service.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
They show how he used Microsoft Copilot to ghostwrite speeches and messages to colleagues.
This comes as the government looks to push AI use in the public service.
www.crikey.com.au/20...
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German court rules that OpenAI violated copyright laws by training ChatGPT on music 🎵
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
November 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
German court rules that OpenAI violated copyright laws by training ChatGPT on music 🎵
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
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Welcome to video games, where the games subtitled Remake are remasters and the games subtitled Reimagining are remakes.
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Welcome to video games, where the games subtitled Remake are remasters and the games subtitled Reimagining are remakes.
Nikki stands against genAI
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Nikki stands against genAI
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Much of the hand wringing, imo, is over a critic explicitly saying they are judging the moral fabric of a piece of art because of the tools used to create it and it’s making some folks feel uncomfortable and shamed. The people who feel that way should sit with that feeling.
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Much of the hand wringing, imo, is over a critic explicitly saying they are judging the moral fabric of a piece of art because of the tools used to create it and it’s making some folks feel uncomfortable and shamed. The people who feel that way should sit with that feeling.
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“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
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Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
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"This use of GenAI is fine because VAs signed contracts to relinquish their rights".
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
"This use of GenAI is fine because VAs signed contracts to relinquish their rights".
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
Well yeah, have you seen what happens to those who don't want to sign off on this? Can you really call that consent when the alternative is losing (or never getting) a job?
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I want to thank Alyssa for talking to us for this story. It's hard to see a program like The Future Class be abandoned when it had huge potential.
I wanted to share more of my thoughts that include Future Class, Game Awards, and accessibility so I made a video about it: youtu.be/nNcvtsba90M
I wanted to share more of my thoughts that include Future Class, Game Awards, and accessibility so I made a video about it: youtu.be/nNcvtsba90M
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I want to thank Alyssa for talking to us for this story. It's hard to see a program like The Future Class be abandoned when it had huge potential.
I wanted to share more of my thoughts that include Future Class, Game Awards, and accessibility so I made a video about it: youtu.be/nNcvtsba90M
I wanted to share more of my thoughts that include Future Class, Game Awards, and accessibility so I made a video about it: youtu.be/nNcvtsba90M
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The four food groups
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
The four food groups
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lots of accessibility options
November 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
lots of accessibility options