J.D. Roberts
@jdmakesgames.bsky.social
Professional overthinker
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What makes Mafia: The Old Country so remarkable is a historically charged script that seeks to understand the conditions that birthed the mafia. I spoke to the Hangar 13 team about the Italian labor issues and political unrest that are inseparable from the mafia. www.polygon.com/mafia-the-ol...
Mafia: The Old Country's creators couldn't avoid politics in telling an authentic mob tale
To understand where the mafia came from, Hangar 13 had to confront Italy's dark past
www.polygon.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
What makes Mafia: The Old Country so remarkable is a historically charged script that seeks to understand the conditions that birthed the mafia. I spoke to the Hangar 13 team about the Italian labor issues and political unrest that are inseparable from the mafia. www.polygon.com/mafia-the-ol...
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This is worth a read for how it gets more absurd as it goes. 😂
You had me at Bond being "a British Batman with a better work-life balance," @mikedrucker.bsky.social. 🤣
You had me at Bond being "a British Batman with a better work-life balance," @mikedrucker.bsky.social. 🤣
I wrote the absolute dumbest piece about how they could bring James Bond back to life. I'm sorry I'm this stupid.
Nine Easy Ways To Bring James Bond Back To Life
With Amazon struggling to get over No Time To Die's ending, here are some easy solutions.
www.thegamer.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This is worth a read for how it gets more absurd as it goes. 😂
You had me at Bond being "a British Batman with a better work-life balance," @mikedrucker.bsky.social. 🤣
You had me at Bond being "a British Batman with a better work-life balance," @mikedrucker.bsky.social. 🤣
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Well, it's an unusual mission, but okay...
November 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Well, it's an unusual mission, but okay...
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Never forget the all-time greatest placeholder asset, from Doom 64
November 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Never forget the all-time greatest placeholder asset, from Doom 64
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In Resident Evil 4, you wouldn't ordinarily encounter enemies anywhere near this well. But leading one over reveals that the Ganado's path-finding struggles with the many sides of the boundary. This is the longest duration of befuddlement I observed. ❤
#バイオハザード #ResidentEvil
#バイオハザード #ResidentEvil
November 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In Resident Evil 4, you wouldn't ordinarily encounter enemies anywhere near this well. But leading one over reveals that the Ganado's path-finding struggles with the many sides of the boundary. This is the longest duration of befuddlement I observed. ❤
#バイオハザード #ResidentEvil
#バイオハザード #ResidentEvil
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This game has led to the funniest posting ever honestly I can’t even be mad.
November 17, 2025 at 3:38 AM
This game has led to the funniest posting ever honestly I can’t even be mad.
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the launch discount is over so you can now support your new favourite gamedev at full price
OUT NOW! Apparatus: Exanimus is now available on Steam!
15% launch discount is active for 7 days!
15% launch discount is active for 7 days!
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
the launch discount is over so you can now support your new favourite gamedev at full price
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did anyone ever remake this with delta this is one of my fav mgs pics outside "are clowns patriotic"
November 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
did anyone ever remake this with delta this is one of my fav mgs pics outside "are clowns patriotic"
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On November 14, 1891, Sir Frederick Banting was born. He discovered insulin in 1921 and effectively made diabetes a treatable disease, when it was previously a death sentence. He sold the patent for insulin for $3 saying "insulin does not belong to me, it belongs to the world."
November 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
On November 14, 1891, Sir Frederick Banting was born. He discovered insulin in 1921 and effectively made diabetes a treatable disease, when it was previously a death sentence. He sold the patent for insulin for $3 saying "insulin does not belong to me, it belongs to the world."
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Anyway, relatedly: I made this video about yellow paint, why it's happening so much, what gamers want vs what they need, how fidelity hurts us in a weird way, how art direction is hard, etc!
youtu.be/W8cRaFjIn5Q?...
youtu.be/W8cRaFjIn5Q?...
Horizon is Ugly and Here's Why [VoidBurger's Hot Takeouts]
YouTube video by Giant Bomb
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Anyway, relatedly: I made this video about yellow paint, why it's happening so much, what gamers want vs what they need, how fidelity hurts us in a weird way, how art direction is hard, etc!
youtu.be/W8cRaFjIn5Q?...
youtu.be/W8cRaFjIn5Q?...
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It's Friday night baby
July 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
It's Friday night baby
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re prime 4 discourse, todasy is as good a time as any to say:
video games talk AT you way too much in the 2020s!
i'm not talking abt too much narrative (not a real issue). i'm talking abt a constant, patronizing use of narration to /predigest/ everything from challenge to mood to emotional impact!
video games talk AT you way too much in the 2020s!
i'm not talking abt too much narrative (not a real issue). i'm talking abt a constant, patronizing use of narration to /predigest/ everything from challenge to mood to emotional impact!
November 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
re prime 4 discourse, todasy is as good a time as any to say:
video games talk AT you way too much in the 2020s!
i'm not talking abt too much narrative (not a real issue). i'm talking abt a constant, patronizing use of narration to /predigest/ everything from challenge to mood to emotional impact!
video games talk AT you way too much in the 2020s!
i'm not talking abt too much narrative (not a real issue). i'm talking abt a constant, patronizing use of narration to /predigest/ everything from challenge to mood to emotional impact!
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German court rules that OpenAI violated copyright laws by training ChatGPT on music 🎵
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
November 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
German court rules that OpenAI violated copyright laws by training ChatGPT on music 🎵
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
• May set precedent for Europe AI copyright uses
• OpenAI disagrees & can appeal
"The internet is not a self-service store, and human creative achievements are not free templates"
— German Music Rights Society
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NieR Automata genuinely might be one of the most important game releases of all time explicitly because of how it directly inspired DXVK, yes.
www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ni...
www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ni...
November 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM
NieR Automata genuinely might be one of the most important game releases of all time explicitly because of how it directly inspired DXVK, yes.
www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ni...
www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ni...
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he does this during the buu saga
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 PM
he does this during the buu saga
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It will always, ALWAYS fuck me up how MEGA MAN BATTLE NETWORK predicted this future!
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 AM
It will always, ALWAYS fuck me up how MEGA MAN BATTLE NETWORK predicted this future!
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here is my banjo tooie fan art
November 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
here is my banjo tooie fan art
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Oops, we made another game!
Fivefold is a daily logic puzzle where the rules change every day. Play it free in your browser!
fivefold.ca
Fivefold is a daily logic puzzle where the rules change every day. Play it free in your browser!
fivefold.ca
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Oops, we made another game!
Fivefold is a daily logic puzzle where the rules change every day. Play it free in your browser!
fivefold.ca
Fivefold is a daily logic puzzle where the rules change every day. Play it free in your browser!
fivefold.ca
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Well sure.
We're in a post-generational console world.
Back compat, diminishing returns on tech, importance of Fortnite/Roblox etc to console, expansion of content access to other platform types and audiences... gens just don't mean as much now.
But I still have PS6 in my '27 forecast. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
We're in a post-generational console world.
Back compat, diminishing returns on tech, importance of Fortnite/Roblox etc to console, expansion of content access to other platform types and audiences... gens just don't mean as much now.
But I still have PS6 in my '27 forecast. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Sony declined to comment on its next-gen PlayStation plans during an earnings call today, and claimed PS5 is "only in the middle" of its life.
vgc.news/news/sony-de...
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Sony declines to comment on PlayStation 6 plans and claims PS5 is ‘only in the middle’ of its life | VGC
The PlayStation owner claims it’s committed to expanding the PS5 installed base…
vgc.news
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Well sure.
We're in a post-generational console world.
Back compat, diminishing returns on tech, importance of Fortnite/Roblox etc to console, expansion of content access to other platform types and audiences... gens just don't mean as much now.
But I still have PS6 in my '27 forecast. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
We're in a post-generational console world.
Back compat, diminishing returns on tech, importance of Fortnite/Roblox etc to console, expansion of content access to other platform types and audiences... gens just don't mean as much now.
But I still have PS6 in my '27 forecast. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Here's our first look at the new Steam Machine. If Valve prices this right, it could actually disrupt consoles this time. The Steam Deck paved the way. www.theverge.com/tech/818111/...
Our first look at the Steam Machine, Valve’s ambitious new game console
Valve’s Fremont was real.
www.theverge.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Here's our first look at the new Steam Machine. If Valve prices this right, it could actually disrupt consoles this time. The Steam Deck paved the way. www.theverge.com/tech/818111/...