Chris Leddy
@slowbrewd.bsky.social
Hello! You can call me Chris or Slowbrewd/Brewd!
Community Manager @IronOakGames! Retired streamer now working on For The King II
He/Him 🌈
🇨🇦 Vancouver!
Community Manager @IronOakGames! Retired streamer now working on For The King II
He/Him 🌈
🇨🇦 Vancouver!
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Wikipedia article does a good job explaining how insane some men have become.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_...
The #gacha game Stella Sora had to do a public apology for animating a character doing a gesture that’s similar to 🤏 because it’s weaponised as offensive by Korean men (uncles)
Korea is completely insane and this has happened to multiple things now
Korea is completely insane and this has happened to multiple things now
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Wikipedia article does a good job explaining how insane some men have become.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_...
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You don't often see this at the end of a whistleblower story:
November 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
You don't often see this at the end of a whistleblower story:
For The King II is free on Steam until November 24th.
You can also nab it to keep for 60% off with bundles that include both Character Packs, one of which launched just earlier today!
Have at it gamers, cheers <3
You can also nab it to keep for 60% off with bundles that include both Character Packs, one of which launched just earlier today!
Have at it gamers, cheers <3
To celebrate the launch of our latest major content update, For The King II is free to play on Steam until November 24th!
With all new content to explore, and a total of 20 playable characters to create and customize, there's quite literally never been a better time to play.
With all new content to explore, and a total of 20 playable characters to create and customize, there's quite literally never been a better time to play.
Save 60% on For The King II on Steam
Play for FREE until 24 Nov. Battle against Fahrul's tyrannical Queen alone or as a party of four players in the sequel to For The King, the massively popular turn-based roguelite tabletop RPG. Will yo...
store.steampowered.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:49 AM
For The King II is free on Steam until November 24th.
You can also nab it to keep for 60% off with bundles that include both Character Packs, one of which launched just earlier today!
Have at it gamers, cheers <3
You can also nab it to keep for 60% off with bundles that include both Character Packs, one of which launched just earlier today!
Have at it gamers, cheers <3
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hey @aaron.bsky.team am I allowed to say this on my account?
November 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
hey @aaron.bsky.team am I allowed to say this on my account?
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A small part of this that annoys me is how these companies won't make certain kinds of games because they're too risky, but they aren't averse to the risks of the plagiarism machine?
Call of Duty making a zillion dollars all the time -- and being supported by a literal trillion-dollar company -- and still using AI for art assets is so incredibly pathetic and infuriating.
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
A small part of this that annoys me is how these companies won't make certain kinds of games because they're too risky, but they aren't averse to the risks of the plagiarism machine?
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and its not just that i hate the slop. i hate what all this shit is doing to us. im going into every game assuming guilt until proven otherwise, and thats a) exhausting and b) not fun at all!
I'm Getting Real Tired Of Not Being Able To Trust That A Video Game Doesn't Have AI Crap In It - Aftermath
It sucks that players are having to scour every asset and line of dialogue
aftermath.site
November 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
and its not just that i hate the slop. i hate what all this shit is doing to us. im going into every game assuming guilt until proven otherwise, and thats a) exhausting and b) not fun at all!
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(PCDD) Steam Sales
The Planet Crafter $11.99 https://ow.ly/Bjhc50Xt2XC
For The King II $9.99 https://ow.ly/Iimt50Xt2Xy
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy $9.89 https://ow.ly/7cur50Xt2XA
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl $41.99 https://ow.ly/pRni50Xt2Xz
The Planet Crafter $11.99 https://ow.ly/Bjhc50Xt2XC
For The King II $9.99 https://ow.ly/Iimt50Xt2Xy
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy $9.89 https://ow.ly/7cur50Xt2XA
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl $41.99 https://ow.ly/pRni50Xt2Xz
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
(PCDD) Steam Sales
The Planet Crafter $11.99 https://ow.ly/Bjhc50Xt2XC
For The King II $9.99 https://ow.ly/Iimt50Xt2Xy
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy $9.89 https://ow.ly/7cur50Xt2XA
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl $41.99 https://ow.ly/pRni50Xt2Xz
The Planet Crafter $11.99 https://ow.ly/Bjhc50Xt2XC
For The King II $9.99 https://ow.ly/Iimt50Xt2Xy
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy $9.89 https://ow.ly/7cur50Xt2XA
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl $41.99 https://ow.ly/pRni50Xt2Xz
Our new content is live and For The King II is free on Steam until November 24th!
Adventurers! Our latest update has arrived, bringing an all-new adventure and Astronomer for free, with our paid Fallen Oaths Character Pack landing simultaneously on all platforms!
Check out the full patch notes and details here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/167...
Check out the full patch notes and details here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/167...
For The King II - Free week, A New Age, Astronomer, and The Fallen Oaths Character Pack now live! - Steam News
An all new free adventure, returning playable character, and paid character pack come to Fahrul!
store.steampowered.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Our new content is live and For The King II is free on Steam until November 24th!
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“Jorjani noted that developers have been using middleware for some time now to automate processes that were previously done manually, and says that could be considered a form of generative AI but it’s been in use for many years without any public controversy.”
That’s because it’s not genAI???
That’s because it’s not genAI???
"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 4:18 PM
“Jorjani noted that developers have been using middleware for some time now to automate processes that were previously done manually, and says that could be considered a form of generative AI but it’s been in use for many years without any public controversy.”
That’s because it’s not genAI???
That’s because it’s not genAI???
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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
The UK’s online safety act nonsense blocks Imgur; which is the source of like… all off site hosted images on Steam, which I love finding out two and a half hours before launch!
Thanks Keith!!!
Thanks Keith!!!
November 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The UK’s online safety act nonsense blocks Imgur; which is the source of like… all off site hosted images on Steam, which I love finding out two and a half hours before launch!
Thanks Keith!!!
Thanks Keith!!!
For The King II is free to play this coming week on Steam—AND we’re launching all new free and paid content!
Four player online/couch co-op roguelite TTRPG!
Four player online/couch co-op roguelite TTRPG!
For The King II on Steam
Battle against Fahrul's tyrannical Queen alone or as a party of four players in the sequel to For The King, the massively popular turn-based roguelite tabletop RPG. Will you unravel the once beloved Q...
store.steampowered.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
For The King II is free to play this coming week on Steam—AND we’re launching all new free and paid content!
Four player online/couch co-op roguelite TTRPG!
Four player online/couch co-op roguelite TTRPG!
“No I’m a Chinese man in China!!” - American IP address on an account made last week suddenly having lots of opinions about Hasan Piker and Canada on Xiaohongshu.
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 AM
“No I’m a Chinese man in China!!” - American IP address on an account made last week suddenly having lots of opinions about Hasan Piker and Canada on Xiaohongshu.
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TWO weeks to our FIRST Vancouver Game Expo! 👀
🍁 Play demos from Vancouver devs
🍁 View some stunnin' art
🍁 Snap up some cute merch
🍁 Party the evening away at our afterparty
Get tickets here: vangameconnect.ca/tickets
🍁 Play demos from Vancouver devs
🍁 View some stunnin' art
🍁 Snap up some cute merch
🍁 Party the evening away at our afterparty
Get tickets here: vangameconnect.ca/tickets
November 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
TWO weeks to our FIRST Vancouver Game Expo! 👀
🍁 Play demos from Vancouver devs
🍁 View some stunnin' art
🍁 Snap up some cute merch
🍁 Party the evening away at our afterparty
Get tickets here: vangameconnect.ca/tickets
🍁 Play demos from Vancouver devs
🍁 View some stunnin' art
🍁 Snap up some cute merch
🍁 Party the evening away at our afterparty
Get tickets here: vangameconnect.ca/tickets
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Kotaku wants to get in touch with developers about how AI is being used in your studio.
You can contact our tips hotline tips@kotaku.com or my secure email at ethangach@protonmail.com
We'll keep your identity protected and anonymize info so it's not traced back to you.
You can contact our tips hotline tips@kotaku.com or my secure email at ethangach@protonmail.com
We'll keep your identity protected and anonymize info so it's not traced back to you.
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Kotaku wants to get in touch with developers about how AI is being used in your studio.
You can contact our tips hotline tips@kotaku.com or my secure email at ethangach@protonmail.com
We'll keep your identity protected and anonymize info so it's not traced back to you.
You can contact our tips hotline tips@kotaku.com or my secure email at ethangach@protonmail.com
We'll keep your identity protected and anonymize info so it's not traced back to you.
I'm so tired of having to show civility to child molesters and mass murderers.
"They haven't killed anyone!" is such a flaccid dick response to stripping people of access to health care and food; they didn't pull the trigger, they built and provided the weapons, then said aim and shoot.
"They haven't killed anyone!" is such a flaccid dick response to stripping people of access to health care and food; they didn't pull the trigger, they built and provided the weapons, then said aim and shoot.
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I'm so tired of having to show civility to child molesters and mass murderers.
"They haven't killed anyone!" is such a flaccid dick response to stripping people of access to health care and food; they didn't pull the trigger, they built and provided the weapons, then said aim and shoot.
"They haven't killed anyone!" is such a flaccid dick response to stripping people of access to health care and food; they didn't pull the trigger, they built and provided the weapons, then said aim and shoot.
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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Fearless earnestness is the next cultural phase.
The new Lumines has absolutely killer art direction precisely because it has zero fear of being perceived as corny. It will just throw every idea it has at you and maybe not all will land but at some point you WILL cry about how all humans are connected while matching broccoli and tomatoes onscreen
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Fearless earnestness is the next cultural phase.
We've got CEOs out here, consent manufacturing for when they take your job away to line their own pockets.
Junghun Lee should change careers. I hear the circus might be in town, appropriate for a fucking clown.
Junghun Lee should change careers. I hear the circus might be in town, appropriate for a fucking clown.
“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 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We've got CEOs out here, consent manufacturing for when they take your job away to line their own pockets.
Junghun Lee should change careers. I hear the circus might be in town, appropriate for a fucking clown.
Junghun Lee should change careers. I hear the circus might be in town, appropriate for a fucking clown.
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As a guy who skips gently across the surface of hundreds of studios, I can say this is absolutely untrue. I've met more that are ardently against AI than I have people who use it.
“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 12:08 PM
As a guy who skips gently across the surface of hundreds of studios, I can say this is absolutely untrue. I've met more that are ardently against AI than I have people who use it.
The Talisman update to Monster Hunter Wilds did wonders for this game’s meta, been having a lot of fun grinding out 9* with HBG.
But
What if I went and played Adept Hammer in MHGU again for the millionth time? 🤤
But
What if I went and played Adept Hammer in MHGU again for the millionth time? 🤤
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The Talisman update to Monster Hunter Wilds did wonders for this game’s meta, been having a lot of fun grinding out 9* with HBG.
But
What if I went and played Adept Hammer in MHGU again for the millionth time? 🤤
But
What if I went and played Adept Hammer in MHGU again for the millionth time? 🤤
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American owned paper in Canada presents us the "spokesman" to break up our country.
Tadda: he's a former US marine.
They can't even find a real Canadian to be MAGA's quisling puppet.
Piss off back to the States dude and take your marine oath of loyalty with you.
nationalpost.com/news/another...
Tadda: he's a former US marine.
They can't even find a real Canadian to be MAGA's quisling puppet.
Piss off back to the States dude and take your marine oath of loyalty with you.
nationalpost.com/news/another...
Another Alberta separatist leader is courting U.S. conservatives in Washington and Mar-a-Lago
The Republican Party of Alberta’s leader says he's meeting with U.S. officials to advocate for Alberta independence and strengthen ties.
nationalpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
American owned paper in Canada presents us the "spokesman" to break up our country.
Tadda: he's a former US marine.
They can't even find a real Canadian to be MAGA's quisling puppet.
Piss off back to the States dude and take your marine oath of loyalty with you.
nationalpost.com/news/another...
Tadda: he's a former US marine.
They can't even find a real Canadian to be MAGA's quisling puppet.
Piss off back to the States dude and take your marine oath of loyalty with you.
nationalpost.com/news/another...
Anyone doing Vancouver Fan Expo next year? I’ve never attended and I’m unsure how their gaming area looks, might check it for FTK2 presence?
November 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Anyone doing Vancouver Fan Expo next year? I’ve never attended and I’m unsure how their gaming area looks, might check it for FTK2 presence?
I pretty much exclusively use my Deck as a Steam Machine, so this is veeeeeeeerry interesting.
new Steam Hardware coming in 2026 store.steampowered.com/sale/hardware
-Steam Controller
-Steam Machine
-Steam Frame
-Steam Controller
-Steam Machine
-Steam Frame
November 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I pretty much exclusively use my Deck as a Steam Machine, so this is veeeeeeeerry interesting.