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Our first Archetypes article is by game designer Gareth Damian Martin, examining how the architecture of Skies of Arcadia draws the player's gaze towards azure skies.
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The Blue-Sky Optimism of Skies of Arcadia
A view towards the horizon is baked into the very foundations of Skies of Arcadia, with architecture that draws the eye towards azure skies.
www.eteogames.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Our first Archetypes article is by game designer Gareth Damian Martin, examining how the architecture of Skies of Arcadia draws the player's gaze towards azure skies.
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The original Let It Die was famous for its absolutely amazing soundtrack. Akira Yamaoka went and got in touch with a HUNDRED of his favourite indie bands and commissioned each to do a track named 'let it die'. The result was borderline mystical.
They're AI-generating the music here.
Fuck that.
They're AI-generating the music here.
Fuck that.
The Let it Die sequel - Let it Die: Inferno - which is coming out next week (4th December), seems to have been built using a considerable amount of generative AI. https://bit.ly/4ol7lIA
November 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The original Let It Die was famous for its absolutely amazing soundtrack. Akira Yamaoka went and got in touch with a HUNDRED of his favourite indie bands and commissioned each to do a track named 'let it die'. The result was borderline mystical.
They're AI-generating the music here.
Fuck that.
They're AI-generating the music here.
Fuck that.
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Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from your calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Spoke to my source familiar with internal workings at Mastercard. The holiday call campaign re payment processor censorship is working, there is a lot of pressure being felt from your calls. This is resulting in increased response times at a core moment for Mastercard due to the holiday season
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The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Salvation Army are a hate group. Do not forget that this winter.
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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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We now have legal fees on top of our campaign expenses.
You can help us stand up to the Trump administration by chipping in here: katforillinois.com/legal
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October 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We now have legal fees on top of our campaign expenses.
You can help us stand up to the Trump administration by chipping in here: katforillinois.com/legal
You can help us stand up to the Trump administration by chipping in here: katforillinois.com/legal
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New Yorkers: please vote!!!! Cuomo went all-in on racism in the final 2 weeks because he's got nothing else. And as we've seen, that's a very effective motivator.
i hate to be that bitch, but my sources are telling me this early voting data has gotten Zohran's people rightly spooked and y'all better stop assuming this one's in the bag. GOTV
Voter turnout surges in NYC mayor’s race, with Boomers and Gen X leading the charge
The data so far is good news for independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, a political scientist said.
gothamist.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
New Yorkers: please vote!!!! Cuomo went all-in on racism in the final 2 weeks because he's got nothing else. And as we've seen, that's a very effective motivator.
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I keep saying: we can NOT let Newsom survive the ‘28 primary.
One need look no further than what he’s doing to unhoused people in his own state to see his plan for federal support systems that Trump’s already gutting.
He’s building support NOW, and we need to be calling him out for what he is NOW.
One need look no further than what he’s doing to unhoused people in his own state to see his plan for federal support systems that Trump’s already gutting.
He’s building support NOW, and we need to be calling him out for what he is NOW.
An understated reason figures like Newsom are so dangerous is because what really advances the most violently reactionary parts of the American state aren't just the openly far-right rulers, it's their successors entrenching what they did. Newsom types aren't an end to fascism but its completion. 🧵
October 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I keep saying: we can NOT let Newsom survive the ‘28 primary.
One need look no further than what he’s doing to unhoused people in his own state to see his plan for federal support systems that Trump’s already gutting.
He’s building support NOW, and we need to be calling him out for what he is NOW.
One need look no further than what he’s doing to unhoused people in his own state to see his plan for federal support systems that Trump’s already gutting.
He’s building support NOW, and we need to be calling him out for what he is NOW.
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I reviewed Pokémon Legends: Z-A, a game that honestly rather disgusts me. A cheaply produced minimum viable product with a pricing system that borders on a grift, this is Game Freak's complacency on full display.
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/pok%C3%...
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/pok%C3%...
Pokémon Legends: Z-A - A Budget Game At A Premium Price (Review)
Pokémon Legends: Z-AReleased: October 16th, 2025Developer: Game FreakPublisher: Nintendo, The Pokémon CompanySystems: Switch, Switch 2 (both reviewed)Pokémon Legends: Z-A has kicked up some online dis...
www.thejimquisition.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I reviewed Pokémon Legends: Z-A, a game that honestly rather disgusts me. A cheaply produced minimum viable product with a pricing system that borders on a grift, this is Game Freak's complacency on full display.
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/pok%C3%...
Read here: www.thejimquisition.com/post/pok%C3%...
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New Yorkers! There’s a very real possibility Schumer & Gillibrand will throw trans people under the bus to help Trump & keep the government open. Call them & tell them no! Script below.
so: what do we need you to do? two things.
1.call your D/I senators. find contact info here: reps.fyi
what do we need you to say? try the call script below. adapt it; make it your own! there are bailout points written in, in case you get nervous. but please *call.* 🧵
1.call your D/I senators. find contact info here: reps.fyi
what do we need you to say? try the call script below. adapt it; make it your own! there are bailout points written in, in case you get nervous. but please *call.* 🧵
![Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I'm one of Senator [THEIR NAME]'s constituents. House Republicans are trying to insert a multiple articles of anti-trans legislation, including a full transgender healthcare funding ban, into the F-Y '26 budget. I'm calling to tell the Senator to stand up for trans Americans and vote NO on any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown.
[you can stop here at 0:20 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't]
This care funding ban follows the map the G-O-P charted while attacking abortion. Democrats lost that fight by giving in to the G-O-P an inch at a time. Giving an inch at a time on trans care will devastate trans Americans and it'll get Democrats nothing in return but contempt.
[you can stop here at 0:40 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't]
Right now, the most popular Democrat in the U-S, [Zo-RAHN Mom-DA-nee], is campaigning on making trans healthcare cheaper and easier to access, and he's only got more good will because of it.
[you can stop here at 0:50 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't]
I'm asking the Senator to refuse to allow any anti-trans language including a healthcare ban in the F-Y '26 bill. Do not vote for any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown. Standing with trans people is the right thing to do and it's politically smart. Voters and donors show up for Democrats who fight.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2lzahebnas6od6j6jfydwst7/bafkreih4xihrkllo4bucwiubjidhjlbjt3k7x6wtzdk776qx67tpcaizli@jpeg)
September 29, 2025 at 5:28 PM
New Yorkers! There’s a very real possibility Schumer & Gillibrand will throw trans people under the bus to help Trump & keep the government open. Call them & tell them no! Script below.
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Call Gavin Newsom's office like you called ABC/Disney/Sinclair/Nexstar
A huge win for trans people in California: the state legislature passed five bills protecting our rights!
Now it's time to call on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign them. Contact him before October 12th: transfamilysos.org/action-neede...
#TransRights #TransYouth #TransCalifornia
Now it's time to call on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign them. Contact him before October 12th: transfamilysos.org/action-neede...
#TransRights #TransYouth #TransCalifornia
Action Needed: Urge Governor Newsom to Sign Five Critical Trans Rights Bills
TransFamily Support Services is proud to co-sponsor five critical trans rights bills that have officially passed the California Legislature. This is a major victory—one made possible through a powerfu...
transfamilysos.org
September 28, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Call Gavin Newsom's office like you called ABC/Disney/Sinclair/Nexstar
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CALL YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. Seriously, all hands on deck, this is going nowhere good and is going to be a stain on our country forever. Call, please!
Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned
The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.
www.thepinknews.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
CALL YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. Seriously, all hands on deck, this is going nowhere good and is going to be a stain on our country forever. Call, please!
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Follow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 5 Steam codes for Digimon Story Time Stranger (giveaway courtesy of @gamesplanet.bsky.social. Giveaway ends on Oct 1st, 6:30 PM PT)
Game is currently $57.71 on Gamesplanet w/ code DIGIMON buff.ly/0d0q6NQ
Game is currently $57.71 on Gamesplanet w/ code DIGIMON buff.ly/0d0q6NQ
September 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Follow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 5 Steam codes for Digimon Story Time Stranger (giveaway courtesy of @gamesplanet.bsky.social. Giveaway ends on Oct 1st, 6:30 PM PT)
Game is currently $57.71 on Gamesplanet w/ code DIGIMON buff.ly/0d0q6NQ
Game is currently $57.71 on Gamesplanet w/ code DIGIMON buff.ly/0d0q6NQ
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Keep pressuring Microsoft to end all complicity!
As a consumer, boycott Microsoft products whenever possible and join the Xbox boycott.
As a consumer, boycott Microsoft products whenever possible and join the Xbox boycott.
September 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Keep pressuring Microsoft to end all complicity!
As a consumer, boycott Microsoft products whenever possible and join the Xbox boycott.
As a consumer, boycott Microsoft products whenever possible and join the Xbox boycott.
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Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
September 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/
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U.K. residents, could this be your chance to stop paypro censorship in the country? Please sign this petition
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
September 6, 2025 at 4:32 AM
U.K. residents, could this be your chance to stop paypro censorship in the country? Please sign this petition
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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This popular meme is a joke about the sexual assault and murder of a trans man, Brandon Teena.
Most don’t know that. Now you do. Now spend some time thinking about why you don’t know that.
Most don’t know that. Now you do. Now spend some time thinking about why you don’t know that.
September 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
This popular meme is a joke about the sexual assault and murder of a trans man, Brandon Teena.
Most don’t know that. Now you do. Now spend some time thinking about why you don’t know that.
Most don’t know that. Now you do. Now spend some time thinking about why you don’t know that.
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literally bigots on all platforms would have dramatically less reach if we weren't utterly obsessed with finding their content explicitly to dunk on it.
I get it, I do, as a Former Dunkee I get it!
but like a fire-without oxygen it fucking dies. Deprive them of oxygen!
I get it, I do, as a Former Dunkee I get it!
but like a fire-without oxygen it fucking dies. Deprive them of oxygen!
Transphobes would have a lot less reach on here if everyone stopped arguing with them and quoting their posts to dunk on them, they don't give a rat's ass about your arguments and enjoy wasting your time.
September 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
literally bigots on all platforms would have dramatically less reach if we weren't utterly obsessed with finding their content explicitly to dunk on it.
I get it, I do, as a Former Dunkee I get it!
but like a fire-without oxygen it fucking dies. Deprive them of oxygen!
I get it, I do, as a Former Dunkee I get it!
but like a fire-without oxygen it fucking dies. Deprive them of oxygen!
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here’s a place you can send gavin newsom the entire contents of that article.
he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841
he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841
Contact the Governor | Governor of California
You can contact the Governor a few different ways. The best way is through his online form.
www.gov.ca.gov
August 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
here’s a place you can send gavin newsom the entire contents of that article.
he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841
he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841
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While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
August 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
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Everyone clapping like seals about Newsom should instead be looking at Pritzker.
Illinois Gov. Pritzker vows to pursue Trump officials who participate in an illegal National Guard deployment to Chicago:
"If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me - not time or political circumstance - from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
"If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me - not time or political circumstance - from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
August 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Everyone clapping like seals about Newsom should instead be looking at Pritzker.
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hell yeah baby tonight we're getting UPN with it. that's right. we're getting some C+ sci-fi action adventure followed by solid black sitcoms
August 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
hell yeah baby tonight we're getting UPN with it. that's right. we're getting some C+ sci-fi action adventure followed by solid black sitcoms
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RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
Bluesky silenced trans voices over J.K. Rowling, here’s why
Outcry grows after multiple trans users were targeted for mild criticisms of the anti-trans billionaire.
bit.ly
August 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.