Kris Taquka'angcuk Knigge
@krisknigge.bsky.social
Native. Worked on loc and VO for some games, movies, and anime. He/Him
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Hey there, new folks! My name is Kris, and I work on video games, anime, and other media. Taquka’angcuk is my Alutiiq name and means “Little Bear.”
I’ll probably mostly use this space to talk about old video games and make the odd project announcement, but I’m glad to have you around nonetheless!
I’ll probably mostly use this space to talk about old video games and make the odd project announcement, but I’m glad to have you around nonetheless!
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I know it's been a little while but I wanted to put together everyone's pngs together for @dot-lvl.bsky.social and @murphagator.bsky.social's street fighter event back in september. I had a lot of fun doing this and watching everyone participating. You're all cool ;w;
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I know it's been a little while but I wanted to put together everyone's pngs together for @dot-lvl.bsky.social and @murphagator.bsky.social's street fighter event back in september. I had a lot of fun doing this and watching everyone participating. You're all cool ;w;
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I don’t know if it only makes sense without the periphery stuff, but Nier has books, stage plays, etc. I once asked Taro about this and how are English fans supposed to keep up and he looked confused and asked “Why would you need to keep up? Who needs all of that?”
After "film trilogy that dropped a critical plot point exclusively via timed Fortnite event" and "video game series whose story only makes sense if you're aware of the events of a canon pachinko machine", I feel like there are whole frontiers of user-hostile narrative design waiting to be explored.
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I don’t know if it only makes sense without the periphery stuff, but Nier has books, stage plays, etc. I once asked Taro about this and how are English fans supposed to keep up and he looked confused and asked “Why would you need to keep up? Who needs all of that?”
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Happy anniversary to the Max Headroom incident, the greatest example of signal hijacking.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Hea...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Hea...
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Happy anniversary to the Max Headroom incident, the greatest example of signal hijacking.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Hea...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Hea...
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4 dollars and you can meet the worst man of all time and inexplicably develop an affection for him regardless
AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES is $3.99 on US eShop
nirvanA Initiative $9.99
No Sleep For Kaname Date $27.99 buff.ly/BFrGiKs
PS4/Switch Somnium Files/nirvanA physical $35/$39 US Dollars at VGP buff.ly/BH8ijOl
No Sleep (Switch 2 KC/Switch) $30/$35 Amazon buff.ly/s0II1xS
nirvanA Initiative $9.99
No Sleep For Kaname Date $27.99 buff.ly/BFrGiKs
PS4/Switch Somnium Files/nirvanA physical $35/$39 US Dollars at VGP buff.ly/BH8ijOl
No Sleep (Switch 2 KC/Switch) $30/$35 Amazon buff.ly/s0II1xS
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
4 dollars and you can meet the worst man of all time and inexplicably develop an affection for him regardless
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There aren’t words to say how grateful I am to have directed on Kirby Air Riders for the North American English voice over. 🌟
Getting to play alongside powerhouse performers in a world I grew up with fulfilled a wish I didn’t even know I had.
Getting to play alongside powerhouse performers in a world I grew up with fulfilled a wish I didn’t even know I had.
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
There aren’t words to say how grateful I am to have directed on Kirby Air Riders for the North American English voice over. 🌟
Getting to play alongside powerhouse performers in a world I grew up with fulfilled a wish I didn’t even know I had.
Getting to play alongside powerhouse performers in a world I grew up with fulfilled a wish I didn’t even know I had.
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Yes, you *can* use "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" in order to include all 26 English letters, but why would you when "Sphinx of the black quartz, judge my vow" exists?
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Yes, you *can* use "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" in order to include all 26 English letters, but why would you when "Sphinx of the black quartz, judge my vow" exists?
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"What we are offering is the ability to make any cartoon character fart and say bad things, and all we’re asking in return is the surrender of your career, dignity, and sense of worth in those most human of endeavors, such as art."
thehardtimes.net/blog/opinion...
thehardtimes.net/blog/opinion...
Opinion: You Might as Well Get Used to AI, Because if You Don’t, I’m Ruined
These days, the parts of the internet that are still predominantly human are abuzz with anti-AI sentiment. You’ve all heard the arguments. AI is disastrous to the environment. It contributes to misinf...
thehardtimes.net
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"What we are offering is the ability to make any cartoon character fart and say bad things, and all we’re asking in return is the surrender of your career, dignity, and sense of worth in those most human of endeavors, such as art."
thehardtimes.net/blog/opinion...
thehardtimes.net/blog/opinion...
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VERY excited to receive my commission of Annet Mayer/Myer from El Viento/Ernest Evans/Annet Returns by the localization editor of the latter two games, @cargodin.bsky.social! Thank you so much!!
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 AM
VERY excited to receive my commission of Annet Mayer/Myer from El Viento/Ernest Evans/Annet Returns by the localization editor of the latter two games, @cargodin.bsky.social! Thank you so much!!
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If I publicly got outed as having done something like this I think I would walk into traffic lmao
Krafton CEO allegedly asked AI to "brainstorm ways to avoid paying" earnout bonus to Subnautica 2 devs www.eurogamer.net/krafton-ceo-...
November 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
If I publicly got outed as having done something like this I think I would walk into traffic lmao
VERY excited to receive my commission of Annet Mayer/Myer from El Viento/Ernest Evans/Annet Returns by the localization editor of the latter two games, @cargodin.bsky.social! Thank you so much!!
November 18, 2025 at 4:47 AM
VERY excited to receive my commission of Annet Mayer/Myer from El Viento/Ernest Evans/Annet Returns by the localization editor of the latter two games, @cargodin.bsky.social! Thank you so much!!
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“You know, fair use is fair use and we need to make sure that we’re not stealing people’s intellectual property and rights but..."
No! There is no "but" here! That statement ends with a period, not a "but".
No! There is no "but" here! That statement ends with a period, not a "but".
"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 3:30 PM
“You know, fair use is fair use and we need to make sure that we’re not stealing people’s intellectual property and rights but..."
No! There is no "but" here! That statement ends with a period, not a "but".
No! There is no "but" here! That statement ends with a period, not a "but".
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In early 1988, Rieko Kodama and Chieko Aoki began working on Phantasy Star II, a game planned for release on the Mark III. But things did not go as planned. The story of the two Phantasy Star II:
vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama8
Dispo en VF
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vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama8
Dispo en VF
vgdensetsu.net/riekokodamavf8
November 17, 2025 at 6:39 AM
In early 1988, Rieko Kodama and Chieko Aoki began working on Phantasy Star II, a game planned for release on the Mark III. But things did not go as planned. The story of the two Phantasy Star II:
vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama8
Dispo en VF
vgdensetsu.net/riekokodamavf8
vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama8
Dispo en VF
vgdensetsu.net/riekokodamavf8
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AGTP Announcement Update for Project splatterworld ~ Splatterworld Debut
Link: https://aeongenesis.net/news?date=2025-11-15T15:05:09-08:00
Link: https://aeongenesis.net/news?date=2025-11-15T15:05:09-08:00
November 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
AGTP Announcement Update for Project splatterworld ~ Splatterworld Debut
Link: https://aeongenesis.net/news?date=2025-11-15T15:05:09-08:00
Link: https://aeongenesis.net/news?date=2025-11-15T15:05:09-08:00
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KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
GAME OVER: $25k+ of tech stolen from Kent arcade
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of vintage video game equipment was stolen from a Kent arcade this week.
www.kiro7.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
KIRO 7 ran an article and two TV pieces on the theft of a box truck full of arcade PCBs, artwork, and machines from my workplace yesterday. If anyone in the Seattle area sees someone offloading a ton of CPS2/NAOMI/Neo Geo PCBs, stuff of that nature, please reach out.
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
www.kiro7.com/news/local/g...
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Embark on an expansive RPG adventure and a true evolution of the Monster Hunter Stories series in Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection. Coming to #NintendoSwitch2 on March 13, 2026.
🥚 Pre-order today: ninten.do/6017tM8IZ
🥚 Pre-order today: ninten.do/6017tM8IZ
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection – Pre-order Trailer – Nintendo Switch 2
YouTube video by Nintendo of America
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Embark on an expansive RPG adventure and a true evolution of the Monster Hunter Stories series in Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection. Coming to #NintendoSwitch2 on March 13, 2026.
🥚 Pre-order today: ninten.do/6017tM8IZ
🥚 Pre-order today: ninten.do/6017tM8IZ
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The IWGB has just announced that 220 letters, signed by Rockstar staff, have now been delivered to leadership at the company, demanding the immediate reinstatement of their fired colleagues.
November 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The IWGB has just announced that 220 letters, signed by Rockstar staff, have now been delivered to leadership at the company, demanding the immediate reinstatement of their fired colleagues.
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I've been doing video game VO since 2003. In my 20+ years, only ONE game has ever paid "royalties/residuals/bonus payments."
That game?
Date Everything.
And that's ONLY because it's a game produced by professional voice actors who purposefully created a special contract for the game w/ SAG-AFTRA.
That game?
Date Everything.
And that's ONLY because it's a game produced by professional voice actors who purposefully created a special contract for the game w/ SAG-AFTRA.
Ask literally any voice actor if they get royalties from the video games they worked on.
They will tell you no. They might even laugh.
Now imagine any developer actively trying to use AI VO to save money wanting to offer something like that.
They will tell you no. They might even laugh.
Now imagine any developer actively trying to use AI VO to save money wanting to offer something like that.
Also, re: "they get royalties", how much money is that? Does it make up for the lack of continued work?
Paying next to nothing is still "getting paid royalties" but is functionally nothing.
Paying next to nothing is still "getting paid royalties" but is functionally nothing.
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I've been doing video game VO since 2003. In my 20+ years, only ONE game has ever paid "royalties/residuals/bonus payments."
That game?
Date Everything.
And that's ONLY because it's a game produced by professional voice actors who purposefully created a special contract for the game w/ SAG-AFTRA.
That game?
Date Everything.
And that's ONLY because it's a game produced by professional voice actors who purposefully created a special contract for the game w/ SAG-AFTRA.
Well well well, if it isn’t the—
RUSHING BEAT X: Return of Brawl Brothers | Release Date Trailer (March 19, 2026) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoYX...
November 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Well well well, if it isn’t the—
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someone asked me literally yesterday if I could use AI for voice acting for Waifu Death Squad since there are so many speaking parts, and my response was "why would I want to do that? Working with actors is the fun part, because they'll surprise you with their line reads or dialogue tweaks."
The thing that strikes me about replacing voice actors with AI slop is that, in the scope of a big AA/AAA production it barely saves money? These people aren't even full time. It's immizerating people because immizerating people is your goal, nothing more.
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
someone asked me literally yesterday if I could use AI for voice acting for Waifu Death Squad since there are so many speaking parts, and my response was "why would I want to do that? Working with actors is the fun part, because they'll surprise you with their line reads or dialogue tweaks."
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Just imagining the meeting where they must have been like “they might cancel my flight? Time to kill the sick.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Just imagining the meeting where they must have been like “they might cancel my flight? Time to kill the sick.”
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agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
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Yeah I looked upon Cthulhu's dread visage and I was fine. Big octopus on a man's body. Not exactly "difficult to comprehend." Maybe you guys should go outside more idk
November 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Yeah I looked upon Cthulhu's dread visage and I was fine. Big octopus on a man's body. Not exactly "difficult to comprehend." Maybe you guys should go outside more idk
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If you're wondering how this will go Square Enix handed off their mobile Octopath game to NetEase who immediately started using ChatGPT to translate everything resulting in text like this. When players complained they started asking fans to fix their translations in exchange for in-game currency
November 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
If you're wondering how this will go Square Enix handed off their mobile Octopath game to NetEase who immediately started using ChatGPT to translate everything resulting in text like this. When players complained they started asking fans to fix their translations in exchange for in-game currency
The director of Rune Factory 3 and 4 has a kickstarter going on! Pretty fun character designs, too.
Our crowdfunding campaign is steadily growing — thank you so much for your support!
Here’s another character reveal!
Jacka, the most questionable resident of Farnia Village.
*This is a rough sketch for modeling, not the final artwork
www.kickstarter.com/projects/100...
#ファーニア村で暮らす #FarniaVillage
Here’s another character reveal!
Jacka, the most questionable resident of Farnia Village.
*This is a rough sketch for modeling, not the final artwork
www.kickstarter.com/projects/100...
#ファーニア村で暮らす #FarniaVillage
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The director of Rune Factory 3 and 4 has a kickstarter going on! Pretty fun character designs, too.
I’m playing Cave Story for the first time on Switch and the translation feels like it might be letting down the Japanese script. Is the fan translation better? I never play games on PC, but this might be the exception.
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I’m playing Cave Story for the first time on Switch and the translation feels like it might be letting down the Japanese script. Is the fan translation better? I never play games on PC, but this might be the exception.