Devour🌱
@devoureroftime.bsky.social
Game Dev Kinda | Former FGC TO
Ace/Aro Spectrum | Polysexual | He/Him
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Ace/Aro Spectrum | Polysexual | He/Him
Trans Rights 🏳️⚧️ ✊ Union Strong
Fuck America 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 Free Palestine
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Gavin Newsom spent the early months of Trump 2 having friendly chats with far-right extremists. He praised Steve Bannon shortly after he gave a literal Nazi salute.
Google "Newsom vetoes" for a long list of things he has fucked up for California. He's a snake and you shouldn't trust him.
Google "Newsom vetoes" for a long list of things he has fucked up for California. He's a snake and you shouldn't trust him.
You may have gripes...nobody is perfect, but Newsom has been a great governor. He's an excellent administrator, and if you want to join the circular firing squad which has destroyed progressive politics, be it on you.
December 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Gavin Newsom spent the early months of Trump 2 having friendly chats with far-right extremists. He praised Steve Bannon shortly after he gave a literal Nazi salute.
Google "Newsom vetoes" for a long list of things he has fucked up for California. He's a snake and you shouldn't trust him.
Google "Newsom vetoes" for a long list of things he has fucked up for California. He's a snake and you shouldn't trust him.
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I love my people so much
December 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I love my people so much
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When I was a kid, my older brother was playing a modded version of Tribes that let you build stuff. He made a cowboy that was several stories tall and had a big hog that would launch you across the map. Players lined up to try it. I think we should build that instead of data centers.
December 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
When I was a kid, my older brother was playing a modded version of Tribes that let you build stuff. He made a cowboy that was several stories tall and had a big hog that would launch you across the map. Players lined up to try it. I think we should build that instead of data centers.
If you see this, repost with your model of masculinity.
(I would not be the man I am today without Ernie Coombs)
youtu.be/PnXXEh-S_lQ
(I would not be the man I am today without Ernie Coombs)
youtu.be/PnXXEh-S_lQ
December 5, 2025 at 6:32 AM
If you see this, repost with your model of masculinity.
(I would not be the man I am today without Ernie Coombs)
youtu.be/PnXXEh-S_lQ
(I would not be the man I am today without Ernie Coombs)
youtu.be/PnXXEh-S_lQ
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one side thing to this piece that i'm thinking about the IARC rating system. is it normal for a platform to apply for the rating after a developer has already done so? it sounds like no. curious in general how this works, if anyone wants to chat. (dm me!)
aftermath.site/horses-steam...
aftermath.site/horses-steam...
Horror Game Horses Removed From Epic Games Store, Too
Santa Ragione said Horses is now banned from both Steam and Epic Games Store, but available on GOG.
aftermath.site
December 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
one side thing to this piece that i'm thinking about the IARC rating system. is it normal for a platform to apply for the rating after a developer has already done so? it sounds like no. curious in general how this works, if anyone wants to chat. (dm me!)
aftermath.site/horses-steam...
aftermath.site/horses-steam...
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it's wild how the positive use cases are like "save 5 minutes reading a long doc" and "write a generic email faster" and the negative use cases are "get encouraged to dive deeper in psychosis, misogyny, or suicidal thoughts" and we're still on the fence about overall value
New from 404 Media: ChatGPT told a violent stalker to continue running his misogynistic and threat-filled podcast despite the “haters,” and to visit more gyms to find women. The man stalked women in multiple states, including touching and following from work
www.404media.co/chatgpt-spot...
www.404media.co/chatgpt-spot...
ChatGPT Told a Violent Stalker to Embrace the 'Haters,' Indictment Says
A newly filed indictment claims a wannabe influencer used ChatGPT as his "therapist" and "best friend" in his pursuit of the "wife type," while harassing women so aggressively they had to miss work a...
www.404media.co
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
it's wild how the positive use cases are like "save 5 minutes reading a long doc" and "write a generic email faster" and the negative use cases are "get encouraged to dive deeper in psychosis, misogyny, or suicidal thoughts" and we're still on the fence about overall value
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This one has always stuck with me, from November 2012. Truly cursed with the gift of prophecy
December 4, 2025 at 4:56 AM
This one has always stuck with me, from November 2012. Truly cursed with the gift of prophecy
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yeah the wild misinformation going on in basically every article comment section, when accurate information is *right there*, is astounding
i am going completely insane watching gamers make up shit about horses and interrogating every single thing the devs have said for inconsistencies and then deciding well it probably had cp in it. this is the easy mode version of the kinds of censorship that are to come and you're failing like babies
December 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
yeah the wild misinformation going on in basically every article comment section, when accurate information is *right there*, is astounding
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i am going completely insane watching gamers make up shit about horses and interrogating every single thing the devs have said for inconsistencies and then deciding well it probably had cp in it. this is the easy mode version of the kinds of censorship that are to come and you're failing like babies
December 4, 2025 at 7:03 AM
i am going completely insane watching gamers make up shit about horses and interrogating every single thing the devs have said for inconsistencies and then deciding well it probably had cp in it. this is the easy mode version of the kinds of censorship that are to come and you're failing like babies
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I’ve sometimes fallen into the trap of thinking that complementing a creative person for their work is less sophisticated or desired than discussion or debate about it but very often the best thing you can say to them is hell yeah and that doesn’t make you dumb it just makes you nice
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I’ve sometimes fallen into the trap of thinking that complementing a creative person for their work is less sophisticated or desired than discussion or debate about it but very often the best thing you can say to them is hell yeah and that doesn’t make you dumb it just makes you nice
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the HORSES affair is a startlingly low bar to cross to see if people actually care about protecting games from censorship of upsetting themes because it's far tamer and has way more moral clarity than a lot of stuff that doesn't get banned. but it's also very clarifying to see who can't cross it
December 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
the HORSES affair is a startlingly low bar to cross to see if people actually care about protecting games from censorship of upsetting themes because it's far tamer and has way more moral clarity than a lot of stuff that doesn't get banned. but it's also very clarifying to see who can't cross it
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Personally I think it is totally fine that an oligopoly of two powerful American platform companies get full discretionary control to decide what game content is allowed to be financially feasible and what game content isn't allowed to be financially feasible.
Horses shows "abuse, gory imagery (mutilation, blood), depictions of slavery, physical and psychological torture, domestic abuse, sexual assault, suicide"
It also implies someone is r*ped until they die. It's implied someone comitts necrophillia on the corpse.
Why are we mad about this ban?
It also implies someone is r*ped until they die. It's implied someone comitts necrophillia on the corpse.
Why are we mad about this ban?
December 4, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Personally I think it is totally fine that an oligopoly of two powerful American platform companies get full discretionary control to decide what game content is allowed to be financially feasible and what game content isn't allowed to be financially feasible.
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It's not about if Horses is good or if you like it, it's about the world we're in where a few companies have control over who gets to make money and which artists get to continue working.
Stores can stock whatever they want, but if you don't understand the broader picture you shouldn't speak.
Stores can stock whatever they want, but if you don't understand the broader picture you shouldn't speak.
December 4, 2025 at 4:38 AM
It's not about if Horses is good or if you like it, it's about the world we're in where a few companies have control over who gets to make money and which artists get to continue working.
Stores can stock whatever they want, but if you don't understand the broader picture you shouldn't speak.
Stores can stock whatever they want, but if you don't understand the broader picture you shouldn't speak.
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Because while payment processing issues exist across other creative industries too, having a wider range of retailers means there's a greater chance of someone saying 'hey, yeah, i'm willing to take this risk and sell this.'
December 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Because while payment processing issues exist across other creative industries too, having a wider range of retailers means there's a greater chance of someone saying 'hey, yeah, i'm willing to take this risk and sell this.'
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Marketplace asymmetry exists in every creative industry, for sure. Getting a movie or album into a big box store always meant it would move more units than if it was only carried by niche retailers.
But asymmetry like *this* seems unique, and only makes the ongoing payment processor issues worse.
But asymmetry like *this* seems unique, and only makes the ongoing payment processor issues worse.
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Marketplace asymmetry exists in every creative industry, for sure. Getting a movie or album into a big box store always meant it would move more units than if it was only carried by niche retailers.
But asymmetry like *this* seems unique, and only makes the ongoing payment processor issues worse.
But asymmetry like *this* seems unique, and only makes the ongoing payment processor issues worse.
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One of the many things worth thinking about re: Steam's ban on Horses is how it highlights is the centralization problem caused by having such a monolithic (and maybe mono-something-else) retail giant.
Independent studios with even humble commercial aspirations are chained to Valve's whims.
Independent studios with even humble commercial aspirations are chained to Valve's whims.
December 4, 2025 at 12:41 AM
One of the many things worth thinking about re: Steam's ban on Horses is how it highlights is the centralization problem caused by having such a monolithic (and maybe mono-something-else) retail giant.
Independent studios with even humble commercial aspirations are chained to Valve's whims.
Independent studios with even humble commercial aspirations are chained to Valve's whims.
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the thing about extreme content in video games is that the most appalling taboo porn game on the internet is still more artstically valid and has more reason to exist than Roblox
December 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
the thing about extreme content in video games is that the most appalling taboo porn game on the internet is still more artstically valid and has more reason to exist than Roblox
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extremely cool game imo
ANGELINE ERA releases in FIVE DAYS!!
Want to stream it on launch day? Write a last-minute review?
WE HAVE LOTS OF KEYS!! GET IN TOUCH NOW!!! [email protected]
otherwise... BUMP THE WISHLIST BUTTON!! store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
Want to stream it on launch day? Write a last-minute review?
WE HAVE LOTS OF KEYS!! GET IN TOUCH NOW!!! [email protected]
otherwise... BUMP THE WISHLIST BUTTON!! store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
December 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
extremely cool game imo
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All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
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it’s dark to me how much progressive people are mad at Saudi buying EA because Kashoggi’s assassination, but won’t bat an eye at Activision having multiple more or less war criminals on its board and making almost exclusively racist jingoist FPS slop for over a decade. Not saying you shouldn’t
December 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
it’s dark to me how much progressive people are mad at Saudi buying EA because Kashoggi’s assassination, but won’t bat an eye at Activision having multiple more or less war criminals on its board and making almost exclusively racist jingoist FPS slop for over a decade. Not saying you shouldn’t
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One factor I come back to is the way in which game storefronts have a de facto monopoly over games distribution. For sure you can still buy the game elsewhere, but margins are very thin for indie devs, so deplatforming them means devs will avoid making similar games, and our media is worse for that.
December 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
One factor I come back to is the way in which game storefronts have a de facto monopoly over games distribution. For sure you can still buy the game elsewhere, but margins are very thin for indie devs, so deplatforming them means devs will avoid making similar games, and our media is worse for that.
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I have many thoughts about this, one is I can't help but think this is all just shining a light on how games are still being held to wildly different standards than other media like film. I've played very few games like HORSES but watched so many films like it (as a connoisseur of arthouse horror).
Humble's now banned it too, post-launch:
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
Horses, the Upsetting Horror Game Previously Banned on Steam, Gets Last Minute Ban From Epic Games Store Too - IGN
Last week, we reported that disturbing horror game Horses had been banned from Steam. Now, at the last possible minute before the game was set to release widely across other PC store fronts, Epic Game...
www.ign.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I have many thoughts about this, one is I can't help but think this is all just shining a light on how games are still being held to wildly different standards than other media like film. I've played very few games like HORSES but watched so many films like it (as a connoisseur of arthouse horror).
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I am a little disappointed when the conversation is focused around "it's art not porn!" because the adult games devs get very little support but have been dealing with this for far longer, and they've been sounding the alarm for that deplatforming coming for other games (such as LGBTQ+ content).
December 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I am a little disappointed when the conversation is focused around "it's art not porn!" because the adult games devs get very little support but have been dealing with this for far longer, and they've been sounding the alarm for that deplatforming coming for other games (such as LGBTQ+ content).