Pete Stewart 🏳️🌈
@petestewart.bsky.social
Senior Writer @ Respawn - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor | Formerly Creative Assembly | Your FFXIV Friend | Views Mine | He/Him 🏳️🌈
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Hello to all and new followers!
Many of you know me, but surely some of you don't or wish you didn't. I'm Pete! I'm a Senior Writer at Respawn Entertainment: I helped write Jedi Survivor. I think Star Wars is cool.
I will spout nonsense on this app on a semi-regular basis!
Many of you know me, but surely some of you don't or wish you didn't. I'm Pete! I'm a Senior Writer at Respawn Entertainment: I helped write Jedi Survivor. I think Star Wars is cool.
I will spout nonsense on this app on a semi-regular basis!
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![A float of Goku from Dragon Ball Z, smiling and holding his hand to his head with two fingers extended. There is a caption that says [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] overlaid on top of him.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:r3jz2av542vhxbsouxvzrwe2/bafkreigoci7n3zt72bjp6xhr7g7g7h5gbte2bovkgomwmd5ircmjersx4m@jpeg)
Hearing the phrase "non-important game dialogue" and its derivatives makes me want to chew through sheet metal.
November 27, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Hearing the phrase "non-important game dialogue" and its derivatives makes me want to chew through sheet metal.
Rewatched the original Star Wars (A New Hope) today.
Obviously 'I love Star Wars' is baked in, but if you've not watched it in a while you can easily forget that the back half of that movie is some of the most genuinely thrilling stuff on film, back to back.
1977 must not have known what hit it.
Obviously 'I love Star Wars' is baked in, but if you've not watched it in a while you can easily forget that the back half of that movie is some of the most genuinely thrilling stuff on film, back to back.
1977 must not have known what hit it.
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Rewatched the original Star Wars (A New Hope) today.
Obviously 'I love Star Wars' is baked in, but if you've not watched it in a while you can easily forget that the back half of that movie is some of the most genuinely thrilling stuff on film, back to back.
1977 must not have known what hit it.
Obviously 'I love Star Wars' is baked in, but if you've not watched it in a while you can easily forget that the back half of that movie is some of the most genuinely thrilling stuff on film, back to back.
1977 must not have known what hit it.
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Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Many men feel the stripper really likes them. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something
I am Someone.
(It's 8. 8 is the best.)
(It's 8. 8 is the best.)
November 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I am Someone.
(It's 8. 8 is the best.)
(It's 8. 8 is the best.)
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Attempted going back to Twitter, and was immediately reminded of why I left to begin with, def still a nazi shithole full of the most illiterate dumbfucks imaginable, bleak doesn't begin to cover it. Then I remembered I had an account on here, so might as well use it. Will be posting backlog now
November 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Attempted going back to Twitter, and was immediately reminded of why I left to begin with, def still a nazi shithole full of the most illiterate dumbfucks imaginable, bleak doesn't begin to cover it. Then I remembered I had an account on here, so might as well use it. Will be posting backlog now
A little later than planned, but I am finally on my way to #AdventureX! Excited to see folks after what feels like an eternity.
November 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A little later than planned, but I am finally on my way to #AdventureX! Excited to see folks after what feels like an eternity.
why did i read it
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
why did i read it
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I love paywalls now.
November 22, 2025 at 6:29 AM
I love paywalls now.
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While on tour promoting 'Wake Up Dead Man', Rian Johnson goes off on AI for “making everything worse in every single way.” bit.ly/47UBPfH
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
While on tour promoting 'Wake Up Dead Man', Rian Johnson goes off on AI for “making everything worse in every single way.” bit.ly/47UBPfH
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He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
At this point Labour really need to change their name, because they long ago abrogated their responsibility to serve the working class. This is just a parody at this point.
Labour plot to slash electricity prices for AI companies
LABOUR are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal. 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2563567...
LABOUR are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal. 👇
www.thenational.scot/news/2563567...
Labour plot to slash electricity prices for AI companies while families struggle
LABOUR are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal.
www.thenational.scot
November 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
At this point Labour really need to change their name, because they long ago abrogated their responsibility to serve the working class. This is just a parody at this point.
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Concept art by Kevin Dart for Big Hero 6 (2014), dir. Don Hall and Chris Williams, Walt Disney Animation Studios
November 18, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Concept art by Kevin Dart for Big Hero 6 (2014), dir. Don Hall and Chris Williams, Walt Disney Animation Studios
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I can understand asking for nuance in these discussions, but deliberately muddying the water by bringing up automation tools that people understand are not generative AI and asking for a middle ground is disingenuous. The nuanced position is that people are roundly rejecting the tech, respect that.
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I can understand asking for nuance in these discussions, but deliberately muddying the water by bringing up automation tools that people understand are not generative AI and asking for a middle ground is disingenuous. The nuanced position is that people are roundly rejecting the tech, respect that.
Notably doesn't clarify if AI transforms gaming *for the better*.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has defended AI following Eurogamer's 2/5 Arc Raiders review, which criticised the game's use use of AI voice generation. "AI dialog generation + human personality and tuning could totally transform gaming," Sweeney said.
www.gamesindustry.biz/epics-tim-sw...
www.gamesindustry.biz/epics-tim-sw...
Epic's Tim Sweeney wades into the Arc Raiders AI row
"This technology increases human productivity in some areas by integer multiples"
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Notably doesn't clarify if AI transforms gaming *for the better*.
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(spending 9 billion dollars to make a robot say "i have always loved you") hard times create strong men
November 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
(spending 9 billion dollars to make a robot say "i have always loved you") hard times create strong men
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'Four cones wins, but in order to get a cone you have to build a civilization. Which is where the spirit cards come in'
November 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
'Four cones wins, but in order to get a cone you have to build a civilization. Which is where the spirit cards come in'
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your outie got to meet the pope
Adam Scott meeting the pope, for anyone interested in that sort of thing
November 15, 2025 at 11:49 PM
your outie got to meet the pope
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One of my favourite movies genres is 'absolutely pissing it down.'
November 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
One of my favourite movies genres is 'absolutely pissing it down.'
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22 years ago today, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World sailed into cinemas.
Revisit Peter Weir’s epic craftsmanship in our deep dive
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cinephiliabeyond.org/subject-requ...
Revisit Peter Weir’s epic craftsmanship in our deep dive
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cinephiliabeyond.org/subject-requ...
November 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
22 years ago today, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World sailed into cinemas.
Revisit Peter Weir’s epic craftsmanship in our deep dive
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cinephiliabeyond.org/subject-requ...
Revisit Peter Weir’s epic craftsmanship in our deep dive
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cinephiliabeyond.org/subject-requ...
Officially lived long enough (and it wasn't that long honestly) to see the literal horror of a Black Mirror episode come to life.
We are fully in the Torment Nexus now.
We are fully in the Torment Nexus now.
November 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Officially lived long enough (and it wasn't that long honestly) to see the literal horror of a Black Mirror episode come to life.
We are fully in the Torment Nexus now.
We are fully in the Torment Nexus now.
I realize we're fighting against huge cultural forces re: attention spans, but one of my guiding ideologies in game development is, though possibly naive, if you want a player to speak your game's language, you have to actually speak it.
I don't think you should meet players where they are.
I don't think you should meet players where they are.
I think it's okay if players who don't pay attention get lost.
November 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I realize we're fighting against huge cultural forces re: attention spans, but one of my guiding ideologies in game development is, though possibly naive, if you want a player to speak your game's language, you have to actually speak it.
I don't think you should meet players where they are.
I don't think you should meet players where they are.
What's pissing me off about the Anno 117 GenAI use is that this is a really great game (yes, I'm still playing it: I paid for it pre-finding out) that clearly has a lot of love and genuine craft in it.
So why screw the pooch with AI art? Is that really worth it? To piss away all that goodwill?
So why screw the pooch with AI art? Is that really worth it? To piss away all that goodwill?
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
What's pissing me off about the Anno 117 GenAI use is that this is a really great game (yes, I'm still playing it: I paid for it pre-finding out) that clearly has a lot of love and genuine craft in it.
So why screw the pooch with AI art? Is that really worth it? To piss away all that goodwill?
So why screw the pooch with AI art? Is that really worth it? To piss away all that goodwill?
If this industry could stop laying people off for five fucking seconds, I swear...
November 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
If this industry could stop laying people off for five fucking seconds, I swear...