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Felipe Pepe

@felipepepe.bsky.social

Isso tbm fica de lembrete pra nós - a experiência com games de um brasileiro médio nos anos 2000 foi mais próxima de um iraquiano (q tava sendo invadido!) dq de um americano comprando jogo original na loja.

Era assim no Iraque, Brasil, Filipinas, Malásia, etc... cabe a nós contar essa história.

February 1, 2026 at 8:12 AM

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LittleKuriboh

@littlekuriboh.bsky.social

This article was briefly acknowledged on the Honkai Star Rail subreddit but immediately downvoted by users for having "zero sources" to its claims.

The sources have since been found and here are some screenshots that demonstrate exactly how deeply ingrained genAI tech is with Mihoyo and its titles.

According to investment circles, in early 2022, miHoYo, along with Hillhouse Capital, IDG Capital, and Yunqi Capital, became angel investors in MiniMax. This made miHoYo one of MiniMax's earliest industry investors, strategically positioning itself on the eve of the large-scale model's explosive growth.

This investment was no accident. Back in 2018, miHoYo established the Anti-Entropy Research Department, which focuses on the research and development of AI and metaverse-related technologies. At that time, miHoYo hoped to reduce the computing power and R&D costs of self-developed large models by investing in cutting-edge technologies. MiniMax's full-modal capabilities are highly compatible with the intelligent needs of games, which is conducive to accelerating the AI transformation of games.

In subsequent rounds of financing, miHoYo increased its investment, eventually holding approximately 7.34% of MiniMax's shares before its IPO. Simultaneously, Liu Wei also served as a non-executive director of MiniMax, participating in strategic decision-making.

This goes beyond mere investment. Since 2023, miHoYo has become a MiniMax client, using its models in products such as Honkai Impact 3rd: Star Railway for character behavior control, NPC intelligent dialogue, 3D modeling optimization, and story generation, providing them with application scenarios for the game ecosystem.

Turning to the prospectus, MiniMax separately lists two "leading senior independent investors"—in addition to IDG Capital, the other is miHoYo.

Furthermore, last year, miHoYo's self-developed large model, developed by MiHoYo's Secret Technology, completed its filing. Focusing on the entire game production process, it supports AI voice acting, text generation, art optimization, code debugging, and more. It is reported to improve R&D efficiency by more than 30% and is the core foundation for the industrialization of game AI

Cai Haoyu once stated bluntly that in the future, only top geniuses and AI will be able to make games. He believes that in the future, only two types of people will logically make sense in creating games. One type is the top 0.0001% of people, an elite team composed of the most insightful geniuses, who will create something unprecedented.

For MiniMax and Soul, absorbing investment from miHoYo can help avoid some potential copyright risks associated with collecting training data. MiniMax, in particular, has already been involved in disputes with iQiyi and the three major Hollywood studios (Disney, Universal, and Warner) .

For miHoYo itself, this investment tendency is also a judgment on future trends: the demand for virtual companionship and identity recognition among the lonely younger generation will continue to grow.

Of course, the "ultimate immersive experience" may be the reason why miHoYo has been developing brain-computer interfaces so early.

In 2018, the year after Genshin Impact was launched, miHoYo established " Anti-Entropy Studio " to be responsible for its AI virtual character "Luming" and brain-computer interface project. Three years later, its investment in Zero Unique Thinking and joint development with hospitals were a continuation of its existing ideas.

Another part of the investment is more like enriching and improving miHoYo's existing ecosystem, such as improving the development efficiency of programming and art by investing in AI companies.

January 31, 2026 at 8:36 PM

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Transparency

@transparency.bsky.social

You think you know how to write drama, but you are but a wee sapling in the presence of the true masters.

January 31, 2026 at 4:24 AM

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@office-anomaly.bsky.social

(old art) need to draw more of these two being complete goobers #rkgk

fred jones and velma dinkley (scooby doo) pulling on the drawstrings of their hoodies so the hoods wrap around their faces

#ScoobyDoo #rkgk

fred and velma's index fingers are caught in a finger trap. fred smiles while velma is visibly confused

#ScoobyDoo #rkgk

December 1, 2024 at 2:39 AM

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@office-anomaly.bsky.social

#rkgk

panel of fred and velma hiding peeking from behind a wall, wearing hoodies tightly pulled around their faces (supposed to be their "disguises").

fred: remember, don't be suspicious.
velm: fred, we look like a pair of weed dealers.

January 30, 2026 at 3:07 PM

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Carneirito

@vcarneirito.bsky.social

Olá! Sou o Carneirito e faço uns desenhos ✍️🐏
#BRartDay #BRart

January 30, 2026 at 5:51 PM

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Regulus

@sirknightbot.bsky.social

Since mine wasn't selected, I guess it's ok to share my robot master design in cooler places like this now?

An illustration for Capcom's Robot Master design contest. It features a robot master known as 'Maid Woman'. She has design qualities inspired by the kinds of maid designs commonly featured in anime. She also has an extendable vacuum hose arm with a free-floating lower arm and hand, brush rollers in her feet that allow her to 'roller dash', and a large 'antimatter powered vacuum unit' hidden under her skirt. There are a number of smaller sketches showing her in action, and a Rockman & Forte style CD database entry offering some details:

DWN ???
Maid Woman
[A cleaning robot equipped with an advanced antimatter-powered vacuum unit, enabling her to literally annihilate dust and grime.

"You've made quite a mess... it's time to clean up~"

Strength: Devoted
Fault: Frightens Dogs
Likes: Dust Man
Dislikes:
Dust Bunnies]

January 30, 2026 at 3:49 PM

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mikannn

@mikannn.bsky.social

entrevistei esse safado na ccxp e ele não falou nada!!!! absurdo (na verdade totalmente normal, mas absurdo!!)

Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 2d

Genndy Tartakovsky (Primal) is developing an animated spinoff of Game of Thrones : "Nine Voyages" (Sea Snake).
deadline.com/2026/01/hbo-...

January 30, 2026 at 8:53 PM

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mikannn

@mikannn.bsky.social

em 2018 ou 2019 tomei vacina do sarampo no metrô e tinha um pouco de fila ainda

bizarro como o estrago foi rápido

Marcelo Gasparian @algoritmo.bsky.social · 3d

Não tem nem dez anos que se oferecia vacina na gripe no metrô e geral fazia fila pra tomar, sabe?

Todo esse sentimento antivacina vai ser lembrado com uma das coisas mais estúpidas dessa época

Sir Dersu Uzala Lancelot Dodd Canterbury Josef Pwag @dersuzzalla.bsky.social · 3d

ofereceram vacina para gripe na firma e me senti estranho pq fui o único a ir tomar, agora tá todo mundo fudido de gripe no meu setor e eu tô me sentindo assim:

January 30, 2026 at 3:18 AM

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apple 🍎

@applestab.bsky.social

i'm addicted to drawing this thing (the noel)

January 28, 2026 at 3:56 PM

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Andaerz

@andaerz.bsky.social

Daily #1933 - Quick & angy

January 28, 2026 at 9:59 PM

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Jogabilidade

@jogabilida.de

Se São Paulo permitir, às 19:30 entraremos ao vivo para mais um VÉRTICE!! Jogamos Resident Evil Requiem, a Xbox mostrou altas coisas no Developer Direct, sei lá o que tá rolando com a Ubisoft e MAIS!!

Até lá!
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