Gil Maclean
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Gil Maclean
@gilmaclean.bsky.social
'game designer'
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Shot + chaser
November 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Miyamoto on being told that players care about rewards, 2008.

Source: Iwata Asks

#MiyamotoQuote

www.hyruleinterviews.com/b5e9f8738b76...
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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The original international man
November 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.

Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
now you're talkin
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.

Fuck cancer.

Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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prince of persia, print ad, sharp x68000 (1991) archive.org/details/logi...
August 9, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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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.
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Tfw you’ve obtained the “Ham”
May 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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If you were a member of The Game Awards Future Class and can speak to your experience, I want to chat with you for The Guardian!

DM me, or email alyssamerc[at]gmail[dot]com.

Signal boost please!
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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CRANK IT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwcK...
Woody Guthrie~ All You Fascists Bound To Lose
YouTube video by UnAmericanBandstand
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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VP Cheney will be honoured with a 21 gun salute accidentally aimed directly at 21 of his friends
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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“FUCK AI” is turning into a movement.

After his Frankenstein Q&A at the Chinese Theater, Guillermo del Toro asked the audience to scream “FUCK AI.”
November 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Treaty.
October 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Microsoft forced its AI into 365 and wanted people to pay extra for the privilege. Didn't make it obvious that there was an option without AI.

The ACCC is now suing them over it. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Microsoft sued for allegedly misleading millions of Australians with its AI pricing
Tech giant faces hefty fines from consumer watchdog for allegedly trying to convince customers to pay more than needed for their Microsoft 365 subscription
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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uh, that’s not “reimagining” the novel. that’s…the novel.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 28d
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains. n.pr/3L5exuu
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
n.pr
October 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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October 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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End all funding every single private employment services provider.

Salt the earth so those in change of them never get any public money ever again - run them out of the country.

Get rid of mutual obligations

Bring back the CES

Raise the fricken rate

Ain’t hard.
October 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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October 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Everyone who worked on a video game needs to be in the credits:

aftermath.site/video-game-cre...
October 21, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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I’m at the point where I am just not willing to spend time seriously discussing whether games are art. yes. obviously. I’ve written for Pathologic 2 & 3. come back with a warrant.
October 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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October 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM