Umami, the Nakama of Taste
@chumppell.bsky.social
Continuing to make mistakes.
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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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really important video from pmg to the point where even complimenting it feels in its own way like a damning failure because this is a couple independent games journalists covering one of the most sophisticated systems of extermination in the history of humanity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybj1...
Why We're Boycotting Xbox (and Maybe You Should Too)
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
really important video from pmg to the point where even complimenting it feels in its own way like a damning failure because this is a couple independent games journalists covering one of the most sophisticated systems of extermination in the history of humanity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybj1...
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The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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if AI is a hardline no for you, as it is for many of us, you gotta start getting into truly independent shit or simply accept the slop. i don't think AI is "inevitable" but i do think the tech-adjacent games industry is currently and in the near future saturated with it
December 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
if AI is a hardline no for you, as it is for many of us, you gotta start getting into truly independent shit or simply accept the slop. i don't think AI is "inevitable" but i do think the tech-adjacent games industry is currently and in the near future saturated with it
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“If £1b were to suddenly appear in their bank account, would euthanasia still be necessary?
“If the answer is no, that's not euthanasia; it's social murder.”
“If the answer is no, that's not euthanasia; it's social murder.”
![Tweet by Nico Reznick, AT NicoReznick on 20 June 2025 reads:
“There is a simple test to see if someone should qualify for assisted dying:
If £1b were to suddenly appear in their bank account, would euthanasia still be necessary?
If the answer is no, that's not euthanasia; it's social murder.
[hashtag] AssistedDyingBill [hashtag] assistedsuicidebill”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3ltsziuodekvpalwz7r6x44c/bafkreifb75ozlukb4tmji3stoy5rigxacp7obmzxfdaljpc4kns252e4uq@jpeg)
December 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“If £1b were to suddenly appear in their bank account, would euthanasia still be necessary?
“If the answer is no, that's not euthanasia; it's social murder.”
“If the answer is no, that's not euthanasia; it's social murder.”
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i have no moral argument against watching the game awards like whatever planet's dying cloud but just know if you do watch it you lose all rights to complain about how long a youtube video is ever again
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
i have no moral argument against watching the game awards like whatever planet's dying cloud but just know if you do watch it you lose all rights to complain about how long a youtube video is ever again
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Same as it ever was, but Canadians truly need to wake up to the violence this so-called country actively outfits and profits from (and always has).
From timber for slave ships to armoured vehicles for ICE, this country is built on and funded by genocide.
From timber for slave ships to armoured vehicles for ICE, this country is built on and funded by genocide.
A premium example of what the United States does in the light Canada does in the dark
CTV News reporting that Canadian company Roshel is producing armoured vehicles for ICE
CTV News reporting that Canadian company Roshel is producing armoured vehicles for ICE
December 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Same as it ever was, but Canadians truly need to wake up to the violence this so-called country actively outfits and profits from (and always has).
From timber for slave ships to armoured vehicles for ICE, this country is built on and funded by genocide.
From timber for slave ships to armoured vehicles for ICE, this country is built on and funded by genocide.
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hello bsky! our game was taken down due to a false DMCA which completely killed our momentum at launch. our studio is in a very precarious position right now. please share and spread the word, steam has been little help to our situation.
noplayersonline.net/statement
noplayersonline.net/statement
December 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
hello bsky! our game was taken down due to a false DMCA which completely killed our momentum at launch. our studio is in a very precarious position right now. please share and spread the word, steam has been little help to our situation.
noplayersonline.net/statement
noplayersonline.net/statement
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We got gen-AI dubs from Amazon and gen-AI subs from Crunchyroll, but if you torrent a fansub that real people worked to translate, code, and stylize, you're the piece of shit.
November 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
We got gen-AI dubs from Amazon and gen-AI subs from Crunchyroll, but if you torrent a fansub that real people worked to translate, code, and stylize, you're the piece of shit.
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If you'd like some more information on the situation, the former admins and dev team has posted this:
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
Why the SAMMI Admins no longer support SAMMI
docs.google.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
If you'd like some more information on the situation, the former admins and dev team has posted this:
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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sort of incredible to read a review that doesn't just made a vague nod at AI being bad, but actively reckons with the ways in which falling obsessively to AI usage actively obliterates the artistic intent and integrity of the work you've made.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
sort of incredible to read a review that doesn't just made a vague nod at AI being bad, but actively reckons with the ways in which falling obsessively to AI usage actively obliterates the artistic intent and integrity of the work you've made.
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For some reason the media is not mentioning that the reason GTA6 is being delayed is they fired 40 staff over threats of unionization and now the rest of their staff are revolting
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
For some reason the media is not mentioning that the reason GTA6 is being delayed is they fired 40 staff over threats of unionization and now the rest of their staff are revolting
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The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner.
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Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
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though i agree that it's weird to make a "cozy" cover of papers please, my personal take is by choosing to be set in "fake soviet union land" papers please was already aesthetically defanging its chosen subject matter
October 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
though i agree that it's weird to make a "cozy" cover of papers please, my personal take is by choosing to be set in "fake soviet union land" papers please was already aesthetically defanging its chosen subject matter
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People talkimg about "platinum" as if its the same company that made bayonetta is turning me into the fucking joker. You cant assess ng4 as being part of some grand design lineage! Nobody who worked on any of their previous games is still there except inaba because he has to go down with the ship!!!
October 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
People talkimg about "platinum" as if its the same company that made bayonetta is turning me into the fucking joker. You cant assess ng4 as being part of some grand design lineage! Nobody who worked on any of their previous games is still there except inaba because he has to go down with the ship!!!
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people that read rance love to be like oh it’s one of the greatest works of fiction ever made because they know that no one is gonna fucking read rance to check if they’re lying
October 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
people that read rance love to be like oh it’s one of the greatest works of fiction ever made because they know that no one is gonna fucking read rance to check if they’re lying
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communist games twitter meeting ends in chaos today as they debate whether the cosy tsa papers please is more or less bad than actual papers please being a game about post 9/11 american immigration with faux soviet aesthetic
October 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
communist games twitter meeting ends in chaos today as they debate whether the cosy tsa papers please is more or less bad than actual papers please being a game about post 9/11 american immigration with faux soviet aesthetic
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Our charity stream for @gamersoutreach.org is starting now! If you want to donate, our link is here tilt.fyi/VLW5Om5Wdq. We're playing Lethal Company today and three of us have never played it before, which will surely go well. twitch.tv/helloitsmouse #SS2025
i don't normally post stream stuff here, but next wednesday & friday me and some pals will be streaming for a good cause (@gamersoutreach.org) and would love to see folks hang out / give a little if they are able! ty for the awesome poster by @phantomskadi.bsky.social :)
October 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Our charity stream for @gamersoutreach.org is starting now! If you want to donate, our link is here tilt.fyi/VLW5Om5Wdq. We're playing Lethal Company today and three of us have never played it before, which will surely go well. twitch.tv/helloitsmouse #SS2025
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if you want to know how much games culture has actually changed just remember tim rogers review of ninja gaiden ii in 2008 which said that itagaki's sexual harassment accusation was both extremely cool and probably fake and also if he wants to make a good game he should kill himself like mishima
October 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
if you want to know how much games culture has actually changed just remember tim rogers review of ninja gaiden ii in 2008 which said that itagaki's sexual harassment accusation was both extremely cool and probably fake and also if he wants to make a good game he should kill himself like mishima
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This is why you need to not just mask, but mask consistently in public.
October 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
This is why you need to not just mask, but mask consistently in public.
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And this is one of many reasons I will never do any of this verification shit (which means in turn that I have to connect to a VPN every time I want to check my Bsky DMs)
New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
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The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare
A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...
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October 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
And this is one of many reasons I will never do any of this verification shit (which means in turn that I have to connect to a VPN every time I want to check my Bsky DMs)
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damning thread on how the IDF's propaganda arm is scraping 3D assets intended for things like games, films, or architectural purposes and kitbashing together supposed hamas bunkers and iranian nuclear sites. a genocide campaign propped up in part by someone's nephew who got too into blender.
NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites
The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war
October 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
damning thread on how the IDF's propaganda arm is scraping 3D assets intended for things like games, films, or architectural purposes and kitbashing together supposed hamas bunkers and iranian nuclear sites. a genocide campaign propped up in part by someone's nephew who got too into blender.
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ye see this shits not inevitable never give up in advance
Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.
After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.
After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.
Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site
Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.
www.jsonline.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
ye see this shits not inevitable never give up in advance