Pete Davison
@moegamer.net
Manuals and digital stuff @evercade.co.uk.
Ex-GamePro, USgamer, Rice Digital.
Words on games: https://moegamer.net
Daily ramblings: https://imnotdoctorwho.moegamer.net
Videos: https://youtube.com/@ThisIsPete
I have played Atari today.
he/him, autistic
Ex-GamePro, USgamer, Rice Digital.
Words on games: https://moegamer.net
Daily ramblings: https://imnotdoctorwho.moegamer.net
Videos: https://youtube.com/@ThisIsPete
I have played Atari today.
he/him, autistic
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"Ethical AI" does not exist. There is no reality where you can have generative AI that's "ethically trained". There are ZERO AI models trained ethically, and there will never be any.
The term has been made up by people who want a pass on using AI. You don't get that pass, slop peddlers.
The term has been made up by people who want a pass on using AI. You don't get that pass, slop peddlers.
Women in Games CEO says 'ethical AI' should augment human creativity
Women in Games CEO says 'ethical AI' should augment human creativity
WIG's 2026 manifesto argues women should be involved in "building and governing" AI to prevent "bias" from going unchecked.
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:11 AM
"Ethical AI" does not exist. There is no reality where you can have generative AI that's "ethically trained". There are ZERO AI models trained ethically, and there will never be any.
The term has been made up by people who want a pass on using AI. You don't get that pass, slop peddlers.
The term has been made up by people who want a pass on using AI. You don't get that pass, slop peddlers.
Finished Earth Must Die. That was great. Just the right length. Fairly gentle puzzles if you're an adventure game veteran, but that's no bad thing when the appeal comes from the script, acting & animation. Even manages to get some relevant messages in there, plus many instances of the word "penis".
January 29, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Finished Earth Must Die. That was great. Just the right length. Fairly gentle puzzles if you're an adventure game veteran, but that's no bad thing when the appeal comes from the script, acting & animation. Even manages to get some relevant messages in there, plus many instances of the word "penis".
this is good advice! I know it's super tempting, but just don't. don't look at Twitter, don't look at Steam discussions, don't look at That End Of YouTube. just enjoy the neat thing!
Kill the reflexive urge to engage with anything you think is neat by finding out what the worst people you can imagine are saying about it first. Feel what you're feeling and move on with your day.
"I wonder how the chuds on Twitter are reacting to the LGBT options in Tomodachi Life"
I'm not! I don't care what they have to think or say! Fuck em!
I'm not! I don't care what they have to think or say! Fuck em!
January 29, 2026 at 4:51 PM
this is good advice! I know it's super tempting, but just don't. don't look at Twitter, don't look at Steam discussions, don't look at That End Of YouTube. just enjoy the neat thing!
fffffuuuuuck
January 28, 2026 at 4:37 PM
fffffuuuuuck
really love it when pieces of software just stop working for no apparent reason, with no error message
January 28, 2026 at 2:07 PM
really love it when pieces of software just stop working for no apparent reason, with no error message
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IT DOESN'T WORK IT DOESN'T WORK IT DOESN'T WORK IT DOESN'T WORK THE UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGY DOES. NOT. WORK. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills
BREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
January 28, 2026 at 10:03 AM
IT DOESN'T WORK IT DOESN'T WORK IT DOESN'T WORK IT DOESN'T WORK THE UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGY DOES. NOT. WORK. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills
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we should have a website where we rate game studio leads by how badly their toilet thoughts affect the reputation of their games
January 28, 2026 at 5:54 AM
we should have a website where we rate game studio leads by how badly their toilet thoughts affect the reputation of their games
Earth Must Die by @danthat.bsky.social is a delight so far. Incredible voice cast, brilliantly hilarious script and some innovative tweaks to the usual adventure formula. Will do a more substantial writeup/video when I've beaten it, but so far it's a big thumbs up and an easy recommend.
January 27, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Earth Must Die by @danthat.bsky.social is a delight so far. Incredible voice cast, brilliantly hilarious script and some innovative tweaks to the usual adventure formula. Will do a more substantial writeup/video when I've beaten it, but so far it's a big thumbs up and an easy recommend.
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GOOOOOOOOOD FUNFACTOR MORNING!!!
Just in time for the new Amazon Tomb Raider series starring Sophie Turner, the December 1997 issue of NEXT Generation declares Lara Croft "the most popular woman in the world!"
...well, just in time for our show, at least: youtu.be/MHeiYJIpPP8
Just in time for the new Amazon Tomb Raider series starring Sophie Turner, the December 1997 issue of NEXT Generation declares Lara Croft "the most popular woman in the world!"
...well, just in time for our show, at least: youtu.be/MHeiYJIpPP8
Next Generation 36 - Sega Saturn [S1E22]
YouTube video by FunFactor Podcast
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 6:00 PM
GOOOOOOOOOD FUNFACTOR MORNING!!!
Just in time for the new Amazon Tomb Raider series starring Sophie Turner, the December 1997 issue of NEXT Generation declares Lara Croft "the most popular woman in the world!"
...well, just in time for our show, at least: youtu.be/MHeiYJIpPP8
Just in time for the new Amazon Tomb Raider series starring Sophie Turner, the December 1997 issue of NEXT Generation declares Lara Croft "the most popular woman in the world!"
...well, just in time for our show, at least: youtu.be/MHeiYJIpPP8
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Looking for something to do until Earth Must Die launches in like 10 minutes?
Why not enjoy this BRAND NEW launch trailer, and please please do share it about.
youtu.be/ZXBkBqV8dyE
Why not enjoy this BRAND NEW launch trailer, and please please do share it about.
youtu.be/ZXBkBqV8dyE
EARTH MUST DIE | Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Dan Marshall
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Looking for something to do until Earth Must Die launches in like 10 minutes?
Why not enjoy this BRAND NEW launch trailer, and please please do share it about.
youtu.be/ZXBkBqV8dyE
Why not enjoy this BRAND NEW launch trailer, and please please do share it about.
youtu.be/ZXBkBqV8dyE
If you're the sort of person who prefers to watch and/or listen than read, here's the first part of my Wolfenstein retrospective in video form, focusing on my history with the series and my first encounter with Return to Castle Wolfenstein. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zfq...
RETURN TO CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN, and my history with the legendary FPS series.
YouTube video by ThisIsPete
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 PM
If you're the sort of person who prefers to watch and/or listen than read, here's the first part of my Wolfenstein retrospective in video form, focusing on my history with the series and my first encounter with Return to Castle Wolfenstein. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zfq...
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To celebrate a new year, and the launch of TR-49: I've created a brand new video game showreel! SPOILERS WITHIN!
Showcasing work from: TR-49, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, Endoparasitic 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, and Lies of P.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb5H...
Showcasing work from: TR-49, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, Endoparasitic 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, and Lies of P.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb5H...
Video Game Showreel 2026
YouTube video by Phillipe Bosher
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:58 PM
To celebrate a new year, and the launch of TR-49: I've created a brand new video game showreel! SPOILERS WITHIN!
Showcasing work from: TR-49, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, Endoparasitic 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, and Lies of P.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb5H...
Showcasing work from: TR-49, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, Endoparasitic 2, Baldur's Gate 3, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, and Lies of P.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb5H...
it's easy to take the piss out of all the MPs defecting to Reform, but if the current situation in the US teaches us *anything*, it is that we probably shouldn't ignore this, for a variety of reasons
January 26, 2026 at 1:17 PM
it's easy to take the piss out of all the MPs defecting to Reform, but if the current situation in the US teaches us *anything*, it is that we probably shouldn't ignore this, for a variety of reasons
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I'm going to plug this one more time - it's one I feel deserved to do better than it has, and I don't really know how to counteract that.
I feel stuff like this is SPECIAL - it's a cool game on an underappreciated system, it's AFFORDABLE and it's not a one and done production run.
🖤
I feel stuff like this is SPECIAL - it's a cool game on an underappreciated system, it's AFFORDABLE and it's not a one and done production run.
🖤
NEW VIDEO!
What can be cooler than celebrating an iconic game's milestone than a NEW conversion of it to an unlikely place?
Well Atari did JUST THAT with this new take on Tiger-Heli for the #Atari 7800, which I dive into and get blasting like it's 1985!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgU1...
What can be cooler than celebrating an iconic game's milestone than a NEW conversion of it to an unlikely place?
Well Atari did JUST THAT with this new take on Tiger-Heli for the #Atari 7800, which I dive into and get blasting like it's 1985!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgU1...
Tiger-Heli (Atari 7800): How Better to Celebrate an Anniversary than a New Conversion!
YouTube video by Beyond The Scanlines
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:45 AM
I'm going to plug this one more time - it's one I feel deserved to do better than it has, and I don't really know how to counteract that.
I feel stuff like this is SPECIAL - it's a cool game on an underappreciated system, it's AFFORDABLE and it's not a one and done production run.
🖤
I feel stuff like this is SPECIAL - it's a cool game on an underappreciated system, it's AFFORDABLE and it's not a one and done production run.
🖤
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Super Famicom and SNES bundle
Details in alt text. All in for £1200 delivered in UK only. Not splitting up!
Details in alt text. All in for £1200 delivered in UK only. Not splitting up!
January 25, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Super Famicom and SNES bundle
Details in alt text. All in for £1200 delivered in UK only. Not splitting up!
Details in alt text. All in for £1200 delivered in UK only. Not splitting up!
Played through @inkle.co's TR-49 this evening. Was concerned I wouldn't be able to "do" it after bouncing harrrrd off Blue Prince last year, but this was just my right level of logic puzzle. A really cool, clever game that it's enormously spoileriffic to say anything further about.
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Played through @inkle.co's TR-49 this evening. Was concerned I wouldn't be able to "do" it after bouncing harrrrd off Blue Prince last year, but this was just my right level of logic puzzle. A really cool, clever game that it's enormously spoileriffic to say anything further about.
As promised: here's my writeup on @grundislav.games' excellent Lamplight City, another fine addition to the wonderful library of modern point-and-click adventures. (Video version coming soon!) moegamer.net/2026/01/24/l...
Lamplight City: the dialogue detective - MoeGamer
Grundislav's Lamplight City is a dialogue-centric adventure game that pays tribute to greats of the genre while maintaining its own identity.
moegamer.net
January 24, 2026 at 6:06 PM
As promised: here's my writeup on @grundislav.games' excellent Lamplight City, another fine addition to the wonderful library of modern point-and-click adventures. (Video version coming soon!) moegamer.net/2026/01/24/l...
Finished Lamplight City by @grundislav.games. Really good point and clicker! I'll do a full writeup over the weekend, probably, but I enjoyed this a lot. Some interesting twists on the usual format -- notably the fact you can get things very wrong and still progress.
January 23, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Finished Lamplight City by @grundislav.games. Really good point and clicker! I'll do a full writeup over the weekend, probably, but I enjoyed this a lot. Some interesting twists on the usual format -- notably the fact you can get things very wrong and still progress.
Happy to see @evercade.co.uk featured in this, complete with a firm understanding of what we're doing and why. Thanks Craig!
New by me for Stuff: Best budget retro gaming handhelds in 2026 to emulate classic consoles and video games
www.stuff.tv/features/bes...
I’ve been testing these for some time. It’s a fast-moving market and so I wanted sub-$200 budget units that’ll last. But I do also outline alternatives.
www.stuff.tv/features/bes...
I’ve been testing these for some time. It’s a fast-moving market and so I wanted sub-$200 budget units that’ll last. But I do also outline alternatives.
Best budget retro gaming handhelds in 2026 to emulate classic consoles and video games
Console yourself with gaming having moved on from 1985 with these 5 top-notch nostalgia-fuelled retro handhelds
www.stuff.tv
January 23, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Happy to see @evercade.co.uk featured in this, complete with a firm understanding of what we're doing and why. Thanks Craig!
had a commenter flounce off ("I'm unsubscribing!") for daring to draw parallels between Wolfenstein and some of the shit going on today.
Good riddance.
Good riddance.
January 23, 2026 at 3:41 PM
had a commenter flounce off ("I'm unsubscribing!") for daring to draw parallels between Wolfenstein and some of the shit going on today.
Good riddance.
Good riddance.
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This is the thing that AI Tech Bros don't understand. I don't make art because I want the Art at the other end; I make it because MAKING IT IS FUN.
I just wrote a list and it turns out I used photos I took at roughly 12 different locations as reference and inspiration for TR-49. Physically travelling to all those places has gotta be like, the opposite of slamming a prompt into an AI generator. AND much more fun
January 23, 2026 at 11:11 AM
This is the thing that AI Tech Bros don't understand. I don't make art because I want the Art at the other end; I make it because MAKING IT IS FUN.
Finished Wolfenstein: The New Order the other day. This is an admirably *furious* game that, unfortunately, resonates even more today than when it first came out more than 10 years ago. moegamer.net/2026/01/22/w...
Wolfenstein: The New Order - an angry game for an angry age - MoeGamer
Wolfenstein: The New Order explores an alternate history 1960, in which the Nazis won the war, but B.J. Blazkowicz still kicks Nazi butt.
moegamer.net
January 22, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Finished Wolfenstein: The New Order the other day. This is an admirably *furious* game that, unfortunately, resonates even more today than when it first came out more than 10 years ago. moegamer.net/2026/01/22/w...
I'm in the middle of Lamplight City right now and it's fantastic. If the phrase "steampunk Gabriel Knight" makes you tingle in your special places, then you'll definitely want to give it a go.
Looking forward to trying the others also!
Looking forward to trying the others also!
Get the Grundislav Games Trifecta on Steam until January 26th!
Three point & click adventures with very different settings:
- Sunny Miami in the 1920s
- A dark urban 19th century city
- The open desert and forests of the wild frontier
store.steampowered.com/curator/4430...
Three point & click adventures with very different settings:
- Sunny Miami in the 1920s
- A dark urban 19th century city
- The open desert and forests of the wild frontier
store.steampowered.com/curator/4430...
January 22, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I'm in the middle of Lamplight City right now and it's fantastic. If the phrase "steampunk Gabriel Knight" makes you tingle in your special places, then you'll definitely want to give it a go.
Looking forward to trying the others also!
Looking forward to trying the others also!
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NEW VIDEO!
What can be cooler than celebrating an iconic game's milestone than a NEW conversion of it to an unlikely place?
Well Atari did JUST THAT with this new take on Tiger-Heli for the #Atari 7800, which I dive into and get blasting like it's 1985!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgU1...
What can be cooler than celebrating an iconic game's milestone than a NEW conversion of it to an unlikely place?
Well Atari did JUST THAT with this new take on Tiger-Heli for the #Atari 7800, which I dive into and get blasting like it's 1985!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgU1...
Tiger-Heli (Atari 7800): How Better to Celebrate an Anniversary than a New Conversion!
YouTube video by Beyond The Scanlines
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:15 PM
NEW VIDEO!
What can be cooler than celebrating an iconic game's milestone than a NEW conversion of it to an unlikely place?
Well Atari did JUST THAT with this new take on Tiger-Heli for the #Atari 7800, which I dive into and get blasting like it's 1985!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgU1...
What can be cooler than celebrating an iconic game's milestone than a NEW conversion of it to an unlikely place?
Well Atari did JUST THAT with this new take on Tiger-Heli for the #Atari 7800, which I dive into and get blasting like it's 1985!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgU1...
I was about to joke that the only worse than "refocusing [Ubi's] portfolio" on "the Open-World Adventure segment" and "GaaS-native experiences" would be going all-in on AI.
Then I saw that they intend to make "accelerated investments behind player-facing Generative AI".
Of course.
RIP
Then I saw that they intend to make "accelerated investments behind player-facing Generative AI".
Of course.
RIP
January 21, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I was about to joke that the only worse than "refocusing [Ubi's] portfolio" on "the Open-World Adventure segment" and "GaaS-native experiences" would be going all-in on AI.
Then I saw that they intend to make "accelerated investments behind player-facing Generative AI".
Of course.
RIP
Then I saw that they intend to make "accelerated investments behind player-facing Generative AI".
Of course.
RIP