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Alex @alexforbescalvin.bsky.social · 1d

Videogamer is experiencing an increasingly common condition called Atari-itus. Sad to see. Usually fatal.

Alex Donaldson @apzonerunner.com · 1d

Videogamer's new logo a screaming exclamation mark on the 'support independent games media' argument. Legitimately thought this was someone taking the piss when it was first posted in a discord, but no, it's on the site. You have to laugh (or else you'll cry)

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Alex @alexforbescalvin.bsky.social · 6d

What's life without a little risk?

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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 10d

Hello! I wrote this op-ed because I've fielded some awkward requests from devs and PR (who shall remain anonymous) this year and I think it's indicative of a wider issue in the game industry that stems from some folks not fully understanding the role of reporters.

THOUGHTS on Game Dev Dot Com:

Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 10d

Dear game developers, please remember what 'on the record' means

Let's discuss the role of journalists and journalism in the video game industry.

www.gamedeveloper.com

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 16d

I’m opening a movie theater in which I show recently released films that I ripped from the internet but the studios are welcome to opt out if they wish.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 16d

Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.

OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out

Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.

on.wsj.com

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Alex @alexforbescalvin.bsky.social · 16d

Had a blast chatting to Stone – curious whether Peter Pan has the massive audience that Second Star thinks it has, but if there's anyone that can make a licensed IP works, it's this group of TT vets.

GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 16d

After nearly two decades of making Lego titles, former TT Games head Tom Stone returns with a new studio – but with the same, proven focus on licensed IP and co-op play

www.gamesindustry.biz/former-tt-ga...

Former TT Games head takes on Peter Pan

After nearly two decades of making Lego titles, Tom Stone returns with a new studio – but with the same, proven focus on licensed IP and co-op play

www.gamesindustry.biz

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Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 19d

Some big implications for journalism, too, where reporters often mistake trending posts as a reasonable reflection of public opinion.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 19d

🤷🏿‍♂️

Cracker Barrel Outrage Was Almost Certainly Driven by Bots, Researchers Say

Doesn't that make more sense than lots of people caring about Cracker Barrel?

gizmodo.com

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Alex @alexforbescalvin.bsky.social · 23d

Congrats to everyone involved in this, in particular whichever management consultant intern made millions telling them that this was a great idea

Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 24d

The vision deck for the new GDC is confounding. I don't know who any of this is for, but it's certainly not game developers eager to learn.

ubm.ent.box.com/v/GDC26-FoG-...

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Alex @alexforbescalvin.bsky.social · 28d

These people are such fucking losers lol

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 28d

Of fucking COURSE

Screenshot of text on butter-colored Semafor background:

This predates the social media wars of the late 2010s: One Trump appointee told me that a radicalizing experience was being booted out of the [italics] Gawker comments section [roman], way back in the day. But as progressive

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Lon the Fox @lonthefox.bsky.social · 29d

Image of the Metal Gear Solid transceiver screen show Otacon and Snake, with the text "Technology used to be cool, but now it's owned by the worst, most moneysick humans on the planet. But there are transsexual furry hackers out there still fighting the good fight." as written by the OP

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Alex @alexforbescalvin.bsky.social · 29d

Idiots, and they're probably using it for dumb things.

The Verge @theverge.com · 29d

Here’s who is actually using ChatGPT — and how they are using it

OpenAI reveals how people are really using ChatGPT and who they are

Most ChatGPT conversations aren’t about work.

buff.ly

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Kitty Crawford @kittycrawford.com · Sep 4

Yes look, ok, I see what you're trying to say, but also