CrowFox
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graphic design guy lowkey
he/they
graphic design guy lowkey
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im getting really sick of the primary voices i hear about "ai" being a problem coming from people who think learning enough about how it works to identify its use is some kind of sin and whose justifications for hating it range from vibes-based to mystical
December 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
im getting really sick of the primary voices i hear about "ai" being a problem coming from people who think learning enough about how it works to identify its use is some kind of sin and whose justifications for hating it range from vibes-based to mystical
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ITS LIVE !!
my RPG Maker horror game LOST IN TRANSIT can now be bought on STEAM !
store.steampowered.com/app/4220960/...
my RPG Maker horror game LOST IN TRANSIT can now be bought on STEAM !
store.steampowered.com/app/4220960/...
LOST IN TRANSIT on Steam
a horror game about trains, girls, and hospitals
store.steampowered.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
ITS LIVE !!
my RPG Maker horror game LOST IN TRANSIT can now be bought on STEAM !
store.steampowered.com/app/4220960/...
my RPG Maker horror game LOST IN TRANSIT can now be bought on STEAM !
store.steampowered.com/app/4220960/...
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I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
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One of the standout games of the last year. Don't miss this one.
Sorry We're Closed is free on Epic Games Store for the next 24 hours. Another mystery freebie tomorrow buff.ly/aadJJDg
December 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
One of the standout games of the last year. Don't miss this one.
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So one from Elpias seems to actually have what happened with the whole Exp33 AI situation. They experimented when the tech first came out in 2022. But abounded it with fully new textures that were supposed to be replaced but they forgot to swap the correct files out.
December 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
So one from Elpias seems to actually have what happened with the whole Exp33 AI situation. They experimented when the tech first came out in 2022. But abounded it with fully new textures that were supposed to be replaced but they forgot to swap the correct files out.
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if sandfall briefly experimented with genAI 3 years ago when people poorly understood its harmfulness then that does not sound to me like genAI was at all important for expedition 33's development, and as such does not change how i feel about the game. that being said, IGA did the right thing.
December 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
if sandfall briefly experimented with genAI 3 years ago when people poorly understood its harmfulness then that does not sound to me like genAI was at all important for expedition 33's development, and as such does not change how i feel about the game. that being said, IGA did the right thing.
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With Critical Reflex being such a major player in the indie space, these accusations of covered up sexual harassment and unfair labour practices are all deeply disappointing and distressing. I hope this all gets tackled quickly and decisively.
noisypixel.net/critical-ref...
noisypixel.net/critical-ref...
Former Critical Reflex Employee Alleges Harassment And Unfair Labor Practices
Ex-employee Evelina Zemljic accuses Critical Reflex of sexual harassment, unpaid labor, and poor working conditions in a revealing YouTube exposé.
noisypixel.net
December 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
With Critical Reflex being such a major player in the indie space, these accusations of covered up sexual harassment and unfair labour practices are all deeply disappointing and distressing. I hope this all gets tackled quickly and decisively.
noisypixel.net/critical-ref...
noisypixel.net/critical-ref...
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really important video from pmg to the point where even complimenting it feels in its own way like a damning failure because this is a couple independent games journalists covering one of the most sophisticated systems of extermination in the history of humanity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybj1...
Why We're Boycotting Xbox (and Maybe You Should Too)
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
really important video from pmg to the point where even complimenting it feels in its own way like a damning failure because this is a couple independent games journalists covering one of the most sophisticated systems of extermination in the history of humanity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybj1...
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Tbh I think people should start thinking about this stuff in terms of “organizing for impact & effectiveness.” I don’t think the Hogwarts Legacy backlash was effective — the game sold extremely well, unleashed a RW hold on VTubing — but that probably could have been avoided with better planning
Harder to convince people to stop using Fortnite over this because of what Fortnite is. It’s no longer just a funny battle royale clone of PUBG, it’s more akin to a platform like VRChat or Bluesky. Kinda in the same way I wouldn’t tell people to stop using Discord if they did a Hogwarts Legacy promo
"Rowling will undoubtedly receive substantial royalties from the Fortnite skins… That money will likely be funneled into her hate campaign against trans people.
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
December 19, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Tbh I think people should start thinking about this stuff in terms of “organizing for impact & effectiveness.” I don’t think the Hogwarts Legacy backlash was effective — the game sold extremely well, unleashed a RW hold on VTubing — but that probably could have been avoided with better planning
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please, please, please watch this. its shorter than most video essays on youtube rn. u can do it. please watch this. dont look away.
youtu.be/Ybj10537yi4?...
youtu.be/Ybj10537yi4?...
Why We're Boycotting Xbox (and Maybe You Should Too)
YouTube video by People Make Games
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
please, please, please watch this. its shorter than most video essays on youtube rn. u can do it. please watch this. dont look away.
youtu.be/Ybj10537yi4?...
youtu.be/Ybj10537yi4?...
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"Rowling will undoubtedly receive substantial royalties from the Fortnite skins… That money will likely be funneled into her hate campaign against trans people.
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
Fortnite dragged for collaborating with JK Rowling after canceling Pride celebration - LGBTQ Nation
An upcoming Harry Potter x Fortnite collab got leaked.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"Rowling will undoubtedly receive substantial royalties from the Fortnite skins… That money will likely be funneled into her hate campaign against trans people.
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
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Drop Fortnite and hold your fav streamers accountable for still playing and posting about it.
I'm so serious I'm blocking anyone I see still stream and talk positively about it.
I'm so serious I'm blocking anyone I see still stream and talk positively about it.
"Rowling will undoubtedly receive substantial royalties from the Fortnite skins… That money will likely be funneled into her hate campaign against trans people.
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
"… over a third of… funding for the [U.K.] case came directly from Rowling…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/fort...
Fortnite dragged for collaborating with JK Rowling after canceling Pride celebration - LGBTQ Nation
An upcoming Harry Potter x Fortnite collab got leaked.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Drop Fortnite and hold your fav streamers accountable for still playing and posting about it.
I'm so serious I'm blocking anyone I see still stream and talk positively about it.
I'm so serious I'm blocking anyone I see still stream and talk positively about it.
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Anyway this is the thing I was trying to respond to:
The context of the timeline of Sandfall's brief use of AI is important. In 2022, there wasn't as widespread knowledge of how GenAI worked. Its clear that as that knowledge became known, Sandfall committed to not use GenAI.
The context of the timeline of Sandfall's brief use of AI is important. In 2022, there wasn't as widespread knowledge of how GenAI worked. Its clear that as that knowledge became known, Sandfall committed to not use GenAI.
December 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Anyway this is the thing I was trying to respond to:
The context of the timeline of Sandfall's brief use of AI is important. In 2022, there wasn't as widespread knowledge of how GenAI worked. Its clear that as that knowledge became known, Sandfall committed to not use GenAI.
The context of the timeline of Sandfall's brief use of AI is important. In 2022, there wasn't as widespread knowledge of how GenAI worked. Its clear that as that knowledge became known, Sandfall committed to not use GenAI.
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Ah! There's a clarification in the article from this summer, also it's a Spanish languaged paper, not french.
Summarized: The assets were created before it was widely known how bad generative AI is aka 2022. If you look at the assets you can see that they look like earlier generations.
Summarized: The assets were created before it was widely known how bad generative AI is aka 2022. If you look at the assets you can see that they look like earlier generations.
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Ah! There's a clarification in the article from this summer, also it's a Spanish languaged paper, not french.
Summarized: The assets were created before it was widely known how bad generative AI is aka 2022. If you look at the assets you can see that they look like earlier generations.
Summarized: The assets were created before it was widely known how bad generative AI is aka 2022. If you look at the assets you can see that they look like earlier generations.
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this is to me the same issue in terms of why I was upset about Larian: a pattern of behaving badly towards the labor that makes a game possible
NEW: For the last seven weeks, Naughty Dog has enacted mandatory overtime for staff to finish an internal demo of their next game, Intergalactic. The game won't be out until 2027, leaving some staff wondering: If they're crunching now, what will next year be like? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Naughty Dog Studio Orders Employee Overtime for ‘Intergalactic’
The Sony-owned gamemakers have been racing to hit a December deadline
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:40 PM
this is to me the same issue in terms of why I was upset about Larian: a pattern of behaving badly towards the labor that makes a game possible
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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...
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ND churned so hard through development of TLOU2 they had to start hiring outside the industry cause their rep was so bad and learned absolutely nothing.
Well, look on the bright side; crunch may make everyone miserable and decimate your talent pool, but it also makes a team less productive overall
Well, look on the bright side; crunch may make everyone miserable and decimate your talent pool, but it also makes a team less productive overall
NEW: For the last seven weeks, Naughty Dog has enacted mandatory overtime for staff to finish an internal demo of their next game, Intergalactic. The game won't be out until 2027, leaving some staff wondering: If they're crunching now, what will next year be like? www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Naughty Dog Studio Orders Employee Overtime for ‘Intergalactic’
The Sony-owned gamemakers have been racing to hit a December deadline
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
ND churned so hard through development of TLOU2 they had to start hiring outside the industry cause their rep was so bad and learned absolutely nothing.
Well, look on the bright side; crunch may make everyone miserable and decimate your talent pool, but it also makes a team less productive overall
Well, look on the bright side; crunch may make everyone miserable and decimate your talent pool, but it also makes a team less productive overall
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new from me: are data centers going to wipe out water supplies? how much water does ChatGPT really use? and what's going on with that big correction in Empire of AI?
i went long on the conversation around AI and water, and how it's actually about what we want resources to be used for:
i went long on the conversation around AI and water, and how it's actually about what we want resources to be used for:
You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong
Fears about AI data centers’ water use have exploded. Experts say the reality is far more complicated than people think.
www.wired.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
new from me: are data centers going to wipe out water supplies? how much water does ChatGPT really use? and what's going on with that big correction in Empire of AI?
i went long on the conversation around AI and water, and how it's actually about what we want resources to be used for:
i went long on the conversation around AI and water, and how it's actually about what we want resources to be used for:
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It's important that we assess the damage of gamergate, but as it was largely about harassing games journalists, I'm disappointed that this piece didn't actually talk to many games journalists. Many of us quit journalism since then, for good reason. I'm sad to not see that addressed.
GamesIndustry.biz spoke to some of the industry's most influential women about how they've seen attitudes change over the past decade and – crucially – what steps are still needed to encourage and retain female talent.
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
A decade on from Gamergate, how has the games industry changed for women?
Some of gaming's most influential women share their experiences, along with what still needs to be done
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
It's important that we assess the damage of gamergate, but as it was largely about harassing games journalists, I'm disappointed that this piece didn't actually talk to many games journalists. Many of us quit journalism since then, for good reason. I'm sad to not see that addressed.
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The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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One dude marries Hatsune Miku and suddenly it's a "growing movement," please I am begging you to be serious, Reuters.
No wonder no one trusts mainstream journalism any longer
No wonder no one trusts mainstream journalism any longer
December 18, 2025 at 6:45 AM
One dude marries Hatsune Miku and suddenly it's a "growing movement," please I am begging you to be serious, Reuters.
No wonder no one trusts mainstream journalism any longer
No wonder no one trusts mainstream journalism any longer
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I've seen some takes suggesting that this was all a marketing stunt and this would not have sold nearly this well if it was on Steam sans controversy. Look, discoverability is fucked, true, but the idea that a dev would forego Steam and Epic on a lark is a ridiculous take.
the good news is that the media attention and support from an audience has helped Horses do well enough that Santa Ragione has been able to pay all its owed royalties and loans. so it's not in debt.
the bad news is it's still not enough to keep the studio together.
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
the bad news is it's still not enough to keep the studio together.
www.ign.com/articles/hor...
Horses Sells Over 18k Copies, Pays Back Loans and Royalties Despite Removal From Steam and Epic - IGN
Horses, the indie horror game that was banned from both Steam and the Epic Games Store ahead of its launch two weeks ago, has nonetheless managed to sell over 18,000 copies, says publisher Santa Ragio...
www.ign.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I've seen some takes suggesting that this was all a marketing stunt and this would not have sold nearly this well if it was on Steam sans controversy. Look, discoverability is fucked, true, but the idea that a dev would forego Steam and Epic on a lark is a ridiculous take.
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good question and also it’s entirely possible the asset was bought premade and they didn’t realize what it was. but it goes to show how messy it is these days to untangle yourself from AI when using new tech
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When we say early, are we talking Unreal 4 build or after they'd gotten a publisher? I do think the time frame matters as I think opinions around GenAI really altered like 3 years ago. That's about when I learned better.
October 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
good question and also it’s entirely possible the asset was bought premade and they didn’t realize what it was. but it goes to show how messy it is these days to untangle yourself from AI when using new tech
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