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Crunch is bad. Crunch ruins lives. Crunch kills. Don't ask for it. Don't do it. It's bad.
I can't believe I still have to say this after all these years.
I can't believe I still have to say this after all these years.
January 14, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Crunch is bad. Crunch ruins lives. Crunch kills. Don't ask for it. Don't do it. It's bad.
I can't believe I still have to say this after all these years.
I can't believe I still have to say this after all these years.
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imagine how many of these stories we havent heard yet because people fear what it would do to their careers
I often think about Jonathan Cooper's posts about TLOU2, that the studio ran out of seasoned game animators because its reputation was so bad and thus had to hire film folks who had to be taught how to put games together.
January 14, 2026 at 2:17 PM
imagine how many of these stories we havent heard yet because people fear what it would do to their careers
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Thank you for making Minnesota not feel alone right now.
Since MinnMax is a Minneapolis-based outlet, we unpack how the city is feeling in this public episode of Bonus Pod. youtu.be/OY6ZPb2NHO8
ICE out of Minneapolis.
Since MinnMax is a Minneapolis-based outlet, we unpack how the city is feeling in this public episode of Bonus Pod. youtu.be/OY6ZPb2NHO8
ICE out of Minneapolis.
January 13, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Thank you for making Minnesota not feel alone right now.
Since MinnMax is a Minneapolis-based outlet, we unpack how the city is feeling in this public episode of Bonus Pod. youtu.be/OY6ZPb2NHO8
ICE out of Minneapolis.
Since MinnMax is a Minneapolis-based outlet, we unpack how the city is feeling in this public episode of Bonus Pod. youtu.be/OY6ZPb2NHO8
ICE out of Minneapolis.
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greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
January 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM
greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
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infuriated on behalf of my union siblings in Halifax over this, even moreso after the absurdly long history of struggle in Canada trying to get a union going within Ubisoft.
www.ign.com/articles/ubi...
www.ign.com/articles/ubi...
Ubisoft Shuts Down Assassin's Creed: Rebellion Developer Halifax Studio Just 1 Month After It Unionized - IGN
Ubisoft has shut down its Halifax Studio, just one month after 61 of its 71 workers voted to unionized.
www.ign.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
infuriated on behalf of my union siblings in Halifax over this, even moreso after the absurdly long history of struggle in Canada trying to get a union going within Ubisoft.
www.ign.com/articles/ubi...
www.ign.com/articles/ubi...
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Ubisoft closes Halifax studio weeks after workers vote to unionize
Ubisoft closes Halifax studio weeks after workers vote to unionize
Workers at the Canadian studio voted to unionize in December in search of security in an era of 'studio closures, layoffs, and increasing instability.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Ubisoft closes Halifax studio weeks after workers vote to unionize
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So Ubisoft's Halifax studio JUST unionized, the first in North America to successfully do so, and then Ubisoft just happens to decide days later that they need to shut down the Halifax studio. Ghoulish behaviour.
January 7, 2026 at 3:06 PM
So Ubisoft's Halifax studio JUST unionized, the first in North America to successfully do so, and then Ubisoft just happens to decide days later that they need to shut down the Halifax studio. Ghoulish behaviour.
find this hard to believe considering the circumstances here
Ubisoft has closed its Halifax studio, it's confirmed to VGC, but claimed that the decision is unrelated to workers' recent decision to unionize.
vgc.news/news/ubisoft...
vgc.news/news/ubisoft...
Ubisoft has closed its Halifax studio, but claims decision is unrelated to recent unionization | VGC
70 roles are affected at the Assassin’s Creed Rebellion studio…
vgc.news
January 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
find this hard to believe considering the circumstances here
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Ubisoft has closed its Halifax studio, it's confirmed to VGC, but claimed that the decision is unrelated to workers' recent decision to unionize.
vgc.news/news/ubisoft...
vgc.news/news/ubisoft...
Ubisoft has closed its Halifax studio, but claims decision is unrelated to recent unionization | VGC
70 roles are affected at the Assassin’s Creed Rebellion studio…
vgc.news
January 7, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Ubisoft has closed its Halifax studio, it's confirmed to VGC, but claimed that the decision is unrelated to workers' recent decision to unionize.
vgc.news/news/ubisoft...
vgc.news/news/ubisoft...
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No words. Vince had everything this industry was always looking for.
December 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
No words. Vince had everything this industry was always looking for.
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This is DEFCON 1 priority, y'all. Call your senators, reps, call your friends and tell them to call their senators and reps about this. Call your grandma and tell her to call her senators and reps about this.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Lawmakers to consider 19 bills for childproofing the internet
KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.
reason.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
This is DEFCON 1 priority, y'all. Call your senators, reps, call your friends and tell them to call their senators and reps about this. Call your grandma and tell her to call her senators and reps about this.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
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So many folks think that big studios are moving to Unreal because Unreal is filled with amazing features.
And those features are nice, yeah. But that’s reason #2
Reason #1 is that there is a huge Unreal community. Because this results in two important things:
1. Easy hiring
2. Problem solving.
And those features are nice, yeah. But that’s reason #2
Reason #1 is that there is a huge Unreal community. Because this results in two important things:
1. Easy hiring
2. Problem solving.
October 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
So many folks think that big studios are moving to Unreal because Unreal is filled with amazing features.
And those features are nice, yeah. But that’s reason #2
Reason #1 is that there is a huge Unreal community. Because this results in two important things:
1. Easy hiring
2. Problem solving.
And those features are nice, yeah. But that’s reason #2
Reason #1 is that there is a huge Unreal community. Because this results in two important things:
1. Easy hiring
2. Problem solving.
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Owlcat Games unveils free educational resource hub for game industry professionals
Owlcat Games unveils free educational resource hub for game industry professionals
Owlcat Games wants to help developers thrive in the video game industry.
www.gamedeveloper.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Owlcat Games unveils free educational resource hub for game industry professionals
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I realized I’ve been sort of mourning the internet lately. It’s odd. This ‘place’ that used to contain a wealth of actually valuable information, and introduced me to many people I now call friends, and which paved the way for my career, has almost completely rotted away. It’s not coming back.
Do you ever think about the fact that Wikipedia is the last good major website on the internet? You aren't bombarded with ads. It doesn't try to push video on you, and it doesn't redirect you to a scam site.
October 2, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I realized I’ve been sort of mourning the internet lately. It’s odd. This ‘place’ that used to contain a wealth of actually valuable information, and introduced me to many people I now call friends, and which paved the way for my career, has almost completely rotted away. It’s not coming back.
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'Creativity flourishes when workers feel secure:' Ubisoft Halifax workers file to unionize
'Creativity flourishes when workers feel secure:' Ubisoft Halifax workers file to unionize
'It is up to us, the workers, to organize and demand a say in our labour, art and future.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
'Creativity flourishes when workers feel secure:' Ubisoft Halifax workers file to unionize
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First draft of The Not-E3 2025 Time Zone Chart™
Will post link when we get closer.
Will post link when we get closer.
May 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
First draft of The Not-E3 2025 Time Zone Chart™
Will post link when we get closer.
Will post link when we get closer.
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the Marathon alpha released recently and its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs i made in 2017.
@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net
@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net
May 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
the Marathon alpha released recently and its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs i made in 2017.
@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net
@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net
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Support any independent games media, please.
May 2, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Support any independent games media, please.