Drad 🐲✨
@drad.bsky.social
He/him, FR/ENG | Queer fantasy writer 🏳️🌈✍️ Making cool games at @betterwithdragons.bsky.social 🐲🎮 | Will share here furry, gaming & life stuff. Opinions are mine :) Keep it SFW!
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November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
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Venidad, le développeur de Megabonk, a retiré son jeu des Game Awards.
Megabonk était nommé dans la catégorie Premier Titre Indé, ce n'est pas le premier jeu publié du dev, ils estiment ne pas avoir à prendre la place d'une autre.
Est-ce que d'autres vont suivre ?
📰 xcancel.com/MegabonkGame...
Megabonk était nommé dans la catégorie Premier Titre Indé, ce n'est pas le premier jeu publié du dev, ils estiment ne pas avoir à prendre la place d'une autre.
Est-ce que d'autres vont suivre ?
📰 xcancel.com/MegabonkGame...
Megabonk (@MegabonkGame)
I'm withdrawing from The Game Awards.
It's an honor and a dream for Megabonk to be nominated for TGA, but unfortunately i don't think it qualifies for the category "Debut Indie Game"
I've made games...
xcancel.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Venidad, le développeur de Megabonk, a retiré son jeu des Game Awards.
Megabonk était nommé dans la catégorie Premier Titre Indé, ce n'est pas le premier jeu publié du dev, ils estiment ne pas avoir à prendre la place d'une autre.
Est-ce que d'autres vont suivre ?
📰 xcancel.com/MegabonkGame...
Megabonk était nommé dans la catégorie Premier Titre Indé, ce n'est pas le premier jeu publié du dev, ils estiment ne pas avoir à prendre la place d'une autre.
Est-ce que d'autres vont suivre ?
📰 xcancel.com/MegabonkGame...
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Update: The State Department has once again changed the language back to saying transgender people's passports will be valid "until they are invalidated pursuant to federal regulations."
November 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Update: The State Department has once again changed the language back to saying transgender people's passports will be valid "until they are invalidated pursuant to federal regulations."
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Can't wait for GTA6 to sweep the indie awards next year
November 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Can't wait for GTA6 to sweep the indie awards next year
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"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died - Gayming Magazine
Rebecca Heineman, a trailblazing figure in the video game industry and a celebrated icon within the LGBTQ+ gaming community, has died.
gaymingmag.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
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It really needs to be pointed out how every one of these embarrassing statements is made by a c-suite executive and not an artist or even art department lead
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It really needs to be pointed out how every one of these embarrassing statements is made by a c-suite executive and not an artist or even art department lead
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FLAT EYE deals with A.I., the future of technology and how it impacts us, the way people reject or embrace change… and while it's not the best game we made, I felt we told extremely strong stories.
store.steampowered.com/app/1358840/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1358840/...
Flat Eye on Steam
Flat Eye is a resource management sim with an emphasis on story and narrative choices. Oversee the world’s leading technological hub while you explore stories linked to discoverable technology and int...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM
FLAT EYE deals with A.I., the future of technology and how it impacts us, the way people reject or embrace change… and while it's not the best game we made, I felt we told extremely strong stories.
store.steampowered.com/app/1358840/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1358840/...
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Black protag = usually won't be considered for a real award, but they want to get points so game is relegated to "impact" awards.
Amazing seeing what was jammed into that category.
Amazing seeing what was jammed into that category.
South of Midnight is only in "Games for Impact" whatever that means at this point. Truly one of the best OSTs this year, and if you don't plan on playing, I recommend you check it out anyway.
South of Midnight - Altamaha-ha Music Video
YouTube video by Xbox
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November 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Black protag = usually won't be considered for a real award, but they want to get points so game is relegated to "impact" awards.
Amazing seeing what was jammed into that category.
Amazing seeing what was jammed into that category.
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Back to using he/him. I think I am mostly ashamed of being associated with terribly normative ppl and my interest in gender subtleties sparked many questions with my relationship to masculinity - but I feel like a fraud using they/them, or at least that it doesn't feel right. I'll see how things go.
November 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Back to using he/him. I think I am mostly ashamed of being associated with terribly normative ppl and my interest in gender subtleties sparked many questions with my relationship to masculinity - but I feel like a fraud using they/them, or at least that it doesn't feel right. I'll see how things go.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Commission for @optix2020.bsky.social !
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Commission for @optix2020.bsky.social !
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steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
Insulting to the players, insulting to the IP, insulting to the medium, the developers. And the craft itself. Fuck you executives who pushed this garbage.
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
frvr.com/blog/call-of...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI art slop, because your $70 means nothing anymore
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 is littered with AI generated artwork which makes the $70 feel like a complete rip-off.
frvr.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
steam is apparently allowing "this game had AI in it that it didn't disclose" as a valid return statement, so if you or anyone you know actually paid $70 for slop, get that money back
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c0mm for @author_lizard! 🐉🎶
November 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
c0mm for @author_lizard! 🐉🎶
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Commission for @tonystfns.bsky.social !!
October 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Commission for @tonystfns.bsky.social !!
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commission for @intoknowhere.bsky.social , of their DnD characters!! 🍄🌿
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
commission for @intoknowhere.bsky.social , of their DnD characters!! 🍄🌿
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When I encounter myself as a different colored cursor because I have the Google Doc open in two tabs
December 21, 2023 at 10:09 PM
When I encounter myself as a different colored cursor because I have the Google Doc open in two tabs
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I’m not leaving my old anime/comic style behind. This piece is still one of my favorites!
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I’m not leaving my old anime/comic style behind. This piece is still one of my favorites!
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Hey what the fuck?
“Once we got to the Game Awards (most people flew in from other countries, which was expensive), we showed up, and it felt like we were pushed to the side door … We found out later that Keighley had a party in another room with all the influencers and industry people.”
“Once we got to the Game Awards (most people flew in from other countries, which was expensive), we showed up, and it felt like we were pushed to the side door … We found out later that Keighley had a party in another room with all the influencers and industry people.”
“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 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Hey what the fuck?
“Once we got to the Game Awards (most people flew in from other countries, which was expensive), we showed up, and it felt like we were pushed to the side door … We found out later that Keighley had a party in another room with all the influencers and industry people.”
“Once we got to the Game Awards (most people flew in from other countries, which was expensive), we showed up, and it felt like we were pushed to the side door … We found out later that Keighley had a party in another room with all the influencers and industry people.”
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Jesse Hughes des Eagles of Death Metal a donné sa seule interview sur les 10 ans des attentats pour un média écrit ... à un autre survivant du Bataclan, qui travaille aujourd'hui au Point
www.lepoint.fr/societe/excl...
www.lepoint.fr/societe/excl...
EXCLUSIF. Jesse Hughes, des Eagles of Death Metal, se confie avant le 10e anniversaire des attentats du Bataclan
EXCLUSIF. Le leader des Eagles of Death Metal a accordé un entretien au « Point » dix ans après les attentats. La force de cet échange : le 13 novembre 2015, l'intervieweur et l'interviewé étaient tou...
www.lepoint.fr
November 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Jesse Hughes des Eagles of Death Metal a donné sa seule interview sur les 10 ans des attentats pour un média écrit ... à un autre survivant du Bataclan, qui travaille aujourd'hui au Point
www.lepoint.fr/societe/excl...
www.lepoint.fr/societe/excl...
Am I already planning to shiny hunt a Honedge on Z-A after getting one 4 years ago on SwSh... Maybe
November 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Am I already planning to shiny hunt a Honedge on Z-A after getting one 4 years ago on SwSh... Maybe
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We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“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-...
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“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 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
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As long as I live our games won't use gen AI because we actually care about the people who make them and their craft so, yeah, no.
“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 9:13 AM
As long as I live our games won't use gen AI because we actually care about the people who make them and their craft so, yeah, no.