Matthew J Sasso
@matthewsasso.bsky.social
I write music - https://orangegenerator.bandcamp.com/ and love cats.
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We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
tidal.com/track/888688... - chefs kiss
Mick Gordon - Nazi Punks, Gtfo
Listen to Nazi Punks, Gtfo on TIDAL
tidal.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
tidal.com/track/888688... - chefs kiss
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
tidal.com/track/459597... - had this on repeat
Amos Roddy - Bountiful Harvest
Listen to Bountiful Harvest on TIDAL
tidal.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:07 AM
tidal.com/track/459597... - had this on repeat
I know The Game Awards aren't the bee all and end all but - I enjoyed voting for Silent Hill f for best Narrative. What a game! Absolutely flooring in every way and after the most recent patch is as playable for as many different kinds of players, as it has ever been.
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I know The Game Awards aren't the bee all and end all but - I enjoyed voting for Silent Hill f for best Narrative. What a game! Absolutely flooring in every way and after the most recent patch is as playable for as many different kinds of players, as it has ever been.
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Hey all you gamers claiming to "want shorter games made by fewer people who are paid more to work less" here's your chance to put your $15 where your mouth is: a spooky & elegiac exploration game made by ex-Bethesda & Ubi devs. It's excellent. Buy it & prove there's a market for games like this!
There'll be a new pinned post this week, but for now: Ambrosia Sky: Act One is *out* now!
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
EGS: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
EGS: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
Save 15% on Ambrosia Sky on Steam
You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky: Act One is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by a mysterious contamination. Survive and harvest strains of aggressive alien fungi...
store.steampowered.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hey all you gamers claiming to "want shorter games made by fewer people who are paid more to work less" here's your chance to put your $15 where your mouth is: a spooky & elegiac exploration game made by ex-Bethesda & Ubi devs. It's excellent. Buy it & prove there's a market for games like this!
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I decided to make a video expanding upon my original reporting and my latest piece for The Guardian.
I’m still learning video editing, but I think these essays are a great way to share crucial information about the radicalization of gamers.
Check it out!
youtu.be/QPtl4gAFS3Y?...
I’m still learning video editing, but I think these essays are a great way to share crucial information about the radicalization of gamers.
Check it out!
youtu.be/QPtl4gAFS3Y?...
Trump Is Manipulating Gamers (Again) And They're Falling For It
YouTube video by Alyssa Merc
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I decided to make a video expanding upon my original reporting and my latest piece for The Guardian.
I’m still learning video editing, but I think these essays are a great way to share crucial information about the radicalization of gamers.
Check it out!
youtu.be/QPtl4gAFS3Y?...
I’m still learning video editing, but I think these essays are a great way to share crucial information about the radicalization of gamers.
Check it out!
youtu.be/QPtl4gAFS3Y?...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzTM... very cool
【比較あり】SILENT HILLｆの聖地がヤバすぎる【サイレントヒルf】
YouTube video by こっくん / Kokkun Ch.
www.youtube.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzTM... very cool
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Tim Walz: "I've been telling people since January it's going to get worse before it gets better, but it is going to come to an end. History is not going to be kind to these people. History is going to remember them for what they're trying to do. It's not what they're going to get done."
September 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Tim Walz: "I've been telling people since January it's going to get worse before it gets better, but it is going to come to an end. History is not going to be kind to these people. History is going to remember them for what they're trying to do. It's not what they're going to get done."
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If you don't stop calling us fascists, we're going to have to use the full power of the state to investigate and punish all our political opponents.
September 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
If you don't stop calling us fascists, we're going to have to use the full power of the state to investigate and punish all our political opponents.
Ok I have to recommend a game, Cronos: The New Dawn. If the Resident Evil 2/3/4 Remakes or Dead Space stirs any passing interest in you then you should give this a try. The best part for me though, is finding the cats.
September 14, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Ok I have to recommend a game, Cronos: The New Dawn. If the Resident Evil 2/3/4 Remakes or Dead Space stirs any passing interest in you then you should give this a try. The best part for me though, is finding the cats.
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Obligatory "YouTube is Broken" Video
Obligatory "YouTube is Broken" Video
YouTube video by RedLetterMedia
www.youtube.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Obligatory "YouTube is Broken" Video
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Piracy is for Trillion Dollar Companies - new GNCA video about Meta's AI / LLM copyright lawsuit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdtB...
Piracy is for Trillion Dollar Companies | Fair Use, Copyright Law, & Meta AI
YouTube video by GNCA - GamersNexus Consumer Advocacy
www.youtube.com
August 31, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Piracy is for Trillion Dollar Companies - new GNCA video about Meta's AI / LLM copyright lawsuit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdtB...
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lots of people shrug off ongoing ecological collapse with "humanity's gonna make it bro, don't worry bro" and I don't know how to tell these people that many species of humans have existed and all but one went extinct
August 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
lots of people shrug off ongoing ecological collapse with "humanity's gonna make it bro, don't worry bro" and I don't know how to tell these people that many species of humans have existed and all but one went extinct
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For those interested in learning a bit more about me and my music, I am being interviewed for “Between the Grooves,” at Radio Kingston this Sunday Aug. 31st at 9-10 pm US Eastern Time (For those of us in the southern hemisphere this will be Sept. 1st: 11 am - Noon Australian Eastern Standard time).
August 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
For those interested in learning a bit more about me and my music, I am being interviewed for “Between the Grooves,” at Radio Kingston this Sunday Aug. 31st at 9-10 pm US Eastern Time (For those of us in the southern hemisphere this will be Sept. 1st: 11 am - Noon Australian Eastern Standard time).
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Wow, this is wild!
@yomarz.bsky.social just discovered through YouTube restricted mode just how much of our content is visible compared to when that mode is off.
Left is off, right is on.
If the AI update is auto doing this for people...
@yomarz.bsky.social just discovered through YouTube restricted mode just how much of our content is visible compared to when that mode is off.
Left is off, right is on.
If the AI update is auto doing this for people...
August 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Wow, this is wild!
@yomarz.bsky.social just discovered through YouTube restricted mode just how much of our content is visible compared to when that mode is off.
Left is off, right is on.
If the AI update is auto doing this for people...
@yomarz.bsky.social just discovered through YouTube restricted mode just how much of our content is visible compared to when that mode is off.
Left is off, right is on.
If the AI update is auto doing this for people...
youtu.be/ADfAgqrNCsM?...
all time hall of fame. the trumpet motif, the way it repeats in different ways amping up every time. the panning, the fact that every single SW game in the 90s and 2000s had this track on repeat. <3
all time hall of fame. the trumpet motif, the way it repeats in different ways amping up every time. the panning, the fact that every single SW game in the 90s and 2000s had this track on repeat. <3
Ben's Death and TIE Fighter Attack
YouTube video by John Williams - Topic
youtu.be
August 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
youtu.be/ADfAgqrNCsM?...
all time hall of fame. the trumpet motif, the way it repeats in different ways amping up every time. the panning, the fact that every single SW game in the 90s and 2000s had this track on repeat. <3
all time hall of fame. the trumpet motif, the way it repeats in different ways amping up every time. the panning, the fact that every single SW game in the 90s and 2000s had this track on repeat. <3
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Look what they did to Notepad. Shut the fuck up. This is Notepad. You are not welcome here. Oh yeah "Let me use Copilot for Notepad". "I'm going to sign into my account for Notepad". What the fuck are you talking about. It's Notepad.
August 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Look what they did to Notepad. Shut the fuck up. This is Notepad. You are not welcome here. Oh yeah "Let me use Copilot for Notepad". "I'm going to sign into my account for Notepad". What the fuck are you talking about. It's Notepad.
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I know i have like zero reach here but if you can share this I'd appreciate it
youtu.be/oqjrVneBFyM
youtu.be/oqjrVneBFyM
Asmongold And His Ilk Are Hypocritical Losers (Take Us North)
YouTube video by TTBN GAMING
youtu.be
August 27, 2025 at 6:29 AM
I know i have like zero reach here but if you can share this I'd appreciate it
youtu.be/oqjrVneBFyM
youtu.be/oqjrVneBFyM
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Major companies and industry leaders need to protect developers, partners, and creators.
Speak out against harassment campaigns. Ignoring them allows the people who are already safe and untouchable to remain so, while leaving at-risk folks to face hate and harassment head-on and alone.
Speak out against harassment campaigns. Ignoring them allows the people who are already safe and untouchable to remain so, while leaving at-risk folks to face hate and harassment head-on and alone.
August 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Major companies and industry leaders need to protect developers, partners, and creators.
Speak out against harassment campaigns. Ignoring them allows the people who are already safe and untouchable to remain so, while leaving at-risk folks to face hate and harassment head-on and alone.
Speak out against harassment campaigns. Ignoring them allows the people who are already safe and untouchable to remain so, while leaving at-risk folks to face hate and harassment head-on and alone.
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THE NVIDIA AI GPU BLACK MARKET: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H3x...
THE NVIDIA AI GPU BLACK MARKET | Investigating Smuggling, Corruption, & Governments
YouTube video by Gamers Nexus
www.youtube.com
August 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
THE NVIDIA AI GPU BLACK MARKET: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H3x...
If you enjoy ambient downtempo electronica you may enjoy my latest album - orangegenerator.bandcamp.com/album/electr...
Electronic Dreams, by Orange Generator
8 track album
orangegenerator.bandcamp.com
August 8, 2025 at 3:18 AM
If you enjoy ambient downtempo electronica you may enjoy my latest album - orangegenerator.bandcamp.com/album/electr...