Harley
@thegamingbadger.bsky.social
Games, Gunpla, Gay People | 🇳🇿 | 25 | She/They 🏳️⚧️
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It is a shame Life is Strange only became about one story the audience just wanted repeated ad nauseam because LiS2 was real good and didn’t deserve the shit it got.
I'm a little surprised that I haven't seen any writing or retrospective work about Life is Strange 2 recently, given, uh, everything going on in America - and what that game talked about.
February 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
It is a shame Life is Strange only became about one story the audience just wanted repeated ad nauseam because LiS2 was real good and didn’t deserve the shit it got.
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>biggest advertising spot in the games industry for free
>secretly funded by one of the largest game publishers in the world
>investors attempt to spin bad publicity as a moral failing of the industry's consumers
holy shit.
it's an actual, genuine industry plant game... lmfao
>secretly funded by one of the largest game publishers in the world
>investors attempt to spin bad publicity as a moral failing of the industry's consumers
holy shit.
it's an actual, genuine industry plant game... lmfao
NEW: Highguard studio Wildlight's secret financial backer was Tencent, sources tell me
www.gamefile.news/p/tencent-hi...
www.gamefile.news/p/tencent-hi...
Sources: Tencent secretly funded struggling shooter Highguard
Wildlight Entertainment has said for years it was "fully-funded" but not shared details.
www.gamefile.news
February 17, 2026 at 11:12 PM
>biggest advertising spot in the games industry for free
>secretly funded by one of the largest game publishers in the world
>investors attempt to spin bad publicity as a moral failing of the industry's consumers
holy shit.
it's an actual, genuine industry plant game... lmfao
>secretly funded by one of the largest game publishers in the world
>investors attempt to spin bad publicity as a moral failing of the industry's consumers
holy shit.
it's an actual, genuine industry plant game... lmfao
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I hope folks learn to recognize in the future when Keighley pushes a game super hard as it usually has some small (or large) ties to his investors like Tencent. He posts nonstop about the game for days.
You can take the Dorito out of the Pope but you can’t take the Pope out of his Doritos.
You can take the Dorito out of the Pope but you can’t take the Pope out of his Doritos.
February 17, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I hope folks learn to recognize in the future when Keighley pushes a game super hard as it usually has some small (or large) ties to his investors like Tencent. He posts nonstop about the game for days.
You can take the Dorito out of the Pope but you can’t take the Pope out of his Doritos.
You can take the Dorito out of the Pope but you can’t take the Pope out of his Doritos.
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You can just play Unreal Tournament and now Unreal Tournament 2004 for free now. You can play them on the internet against people. You could play Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, which is also free. This is also on the world wide web. They weren't tied to dedicated publisher-owned servers.
Highguard's website - "This site is currently unavailable." playhighguard.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:26 PM
You can just play Unreal Tournament and now Unreal Tournament 2004 for free now. You can play them on the internet against people. You could play Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory, which is also free. This is also on the world wide web. They weren't tied to dedicated publisher-owned servers.
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mmHMHMHM THAT'S THE EVIL THAT'S THE BIG THING IN CYBERPUNK THAT IS VERY NOT GOOD THAt'S MMMDON'T LIKE THAT
This is happening at a far faster pace than we anticipated in the episode. Extremely grim, very enraging
www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...
www.dexerto.com/entertainmen...
February 17, 2026 at 12:21 AM
mmHMHMHM THAT'S THE EVIL THAT'S THE BIG THING IN CYBERPUNK THAT IS VERY NOT GOOD THAt'S MMMDON'T LIKE THAT
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if you asked me to diagnose the western game industry's current problem it would start with "landlords have absorbed basically all disposable income"
February 15, 2026 at 8:03 AM
if you asked me to diagnose the western game industry's current problem it would start with "landlords have absorbed basically all disposable income"
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I know it's meant in good faith but "if we just made smaller scope games and charged 20-40 dollars for them it would fix the industry" is very funny to me. indies release like 20 of those a week on steam. are you buying them? is the industry fixed? no? hm. sounds like you need a different solution
February 15, 2026 at 8:01 AM
I know it's meant in good faith but "if we just made smaller scope games and charged 20-40 dollars for them it would fix the industry" is very funny to me. indies release like 20 of those a week on steam. are you buying them? is the industry fixed? no? hm. sounds like you need a different solution
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The article doesnt actually mention them "distancing" themselves from Palantir, only that prompts to give your ID to Persona were "a test, which has concluded"
Continue to cancel Nitro and migrate elsewhere
Continue to cancel Nitro and migrate elsewhere
Discord distances itself from age verification firm after ties to Palantir's Peter Thiel surface https://kotaku.com/discord-palantir-peter-thiel-persona-age-verification-2000668951
Discord's Age Verification Has A Weird Link To Palantir's Peter Thiel
The third party company Discord could use for their ID collection is mired in surveillance concerns and links to Epstein via one of its investors
kotaku.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:08 PM
The article doesnt actually mention them "distancing" themselves from Palantir, only that prompts to give your ID to Persona were "a test, which has concluded"
Continue to cancel Nitro and migrate elsewhere
Continue to cancel Nitro and migrate elsewhere
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Had a dream that there was global panic about the world running out of oxygen, Nintendo was the only video game company to make a statement about it, and the internet collectively spent its final hours on Earth debating whether Nintendo was being genuine or not
February 14, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Had a dream that there was global panic about the world running out of oxygen, Nintendo was the only video game company to make a statement about it, and the internet collectively spent its final hours on Earth debating whether Nintendo was being genuine or not
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KOG IS GREENLIT!
Since this was shown in the trailer/ad for the artbook it felt safe to share. This was drawn in '24, early dev, the first time it really felt me, Zach, and JBO understood Frankie, Andi, and the show's tone. I still look at this drawing and think, oh yeah. That's #knightsofguinevere.
Since this was shown in the trailer/ad for the artbook it felt safe to share. This was drawn in '24, early dev, the first time it really felt me, Zach, and JBO understood Frankie, Andi, and the show's tone. I still look at this drawing and think, oh yeah. That's #knightsofguinevere.
February 14, 2026 at 1:34 AM
KOG IS GREENLIT!
Since this was shown in the trailer/ad for the artbook it felt safe to share. This was drawn in '24, early dev, the first time it really felt me, Zach, and JBO understood Frankie, Andi, and the show's tone. I still look at this drawing and think, oh yeah. That's #knightsofguinevere.
Since this was shown in the trailer/ad for the artbook it felt safe to share. This was drawn in '24, early dev, the first time it really felt me, Zach, and JBO understood Frankie, Andi, and the show's tone. I still look at this drawing and think, oh yeah. That's #knightsofguinevere.
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Krafton is a self-proclaimed “AI-first” company so do not touch this slop when it comes out
February 12, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Krafton is a self-proclaimed “AI-first” company so do not touch this slop when it comes out
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Good but I don't trust the Hitler doorbells to not still just hand everything (including stuff they pinky promised they didn't have) over to any cop who bats their eyelashes
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
buff.ly
February 13, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Good but I don't trust the Hitler doorbells to not still just hand everything (including stuff they pinky promised they didn't have) over to any cop who bats their eyelashes
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This is genuinely insane, I clicked to see the years expecting the low part to be 70s or maybe 90s but its 2015!!!!! The entire anti trans panic is a decade old
a stat i always cite is the number of anti-trans articles in the press went from 60 in a year, to 7,500
February 12, 2026 at 8:43 PM
This is genuinely insane, I clicked to see the years expecting the low part to be 70s or maybe 90s but its 2015!!!!! The entire anti trans panic is a decade old
DAMN STRAIGHT I PREORDERED THAT SHIT *IMMEDIATELY*
February 12, 2026 at 8:46 PM
DAMN STRAIGHT I PREORDERED THAT SHIT *IMMEDIATELY*
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(inb4: we're aware the covers differ slightly, sometimes it takes a while for sites to catch up w updates)
This can open a path to continue the Owl House story, fill in lost gaps, and tell some meaningful stories that we couldn't in the show. Also, Eda can say "damn" now.
This can open a path to continue the Owl House story, fill in lost gaps, and tell some meaningful stories that we couldn't in the show. Also, Eda can say "damn" now.
February 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
(inb4: we're aware the covers differ slightly, sometimes it takes a while for sites to catch up w updates)
This can open a path to continue the Owl House story, fill in lost gaps, and tell some meaningful stories that we couldn't in the show. Also, Eda can say "damn" now.
This can open a path to continue the Owl House story, fill in lost gaps, and tell some meaningful stories that we couldn't in the show. Also, Eda can say "damn" now.
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King never considered what it means to be a Titan. Burdened by the fact that he will outlive his beloved Owl House family, he’s still determined to enjoy every moment. Even if that means using one of the Collector’s devices to wipe away his sad memories.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804037
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804037
The Long-Lived King: An Original The Owl House Graphic Novel by Dana Terrace, Mikki Crisostomo: 9781368104548 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
In an all-new adventure set in the world of Disney’s The Owl House, Luz, Eda, King, and the gang return in The Long-Lived King, an original graphic novel cowritten by series creator Dana Terrace....
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
King never considered what it means to be a Titan. Burdened by the fact that he will outlive his beloved Owl House family, he’s still determined to enjoy every moment. Even if that means using one of the Collector’s devices to wipe away his sad memories.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804037
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804037
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
We've been looking forward to sharing this news for a long time. We're making a graphic novel!
The Owl House: The Long-Lived King
Written by me and the amazing @mikkicrisostomo.bsky.social
Illustrated by the incomparable @dindu99.bsky.social
We're so excited to tell a brand new story.
The Owl House: The Long-Lived King
Written by me and the amazing @mikkicrisostomo.bsky.social
Illustrated by the incomparable @dindu99.bsky.social
We're so excited to tell a brand new story.
February 12, 2026 at 8:41 PM
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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We've been looking forward to sharing this news for a long time. We're making a graphic novel!
The Owl House: The Long-Lived King
Written by me and the amazing @mikkicrisostomo.bsky.social
Illustrated by the incomparable @dindu99.bsky.social
We're so excited to tell a brand new story.
The Owl House: The Long-Lived King
Written by me and the amazing @mikkicrisostomo.bsky.social
Illustrated by the incomparable @dindu99.bsky.social
We're so excited to tell a brand new story.
February 12, 2026 at 8:23 PM
We've been looking forward to sharing this news for a long time. We're making a graphic novel!
The Owl House: The Long-Lived King
Written by me and the amazing @mikkicrisostomo.bsky.social
Illustrated by the incomparable @dindu99.bsky.social
We're so excited to tell a brand new story.
The Owl House: The Long-Lived King
Written by me and the amazing @mikkicrisostomo.bsky.social
Illustrated by the incomparable @dindu99.bsky.social
We're so excited to tell a brand new story.
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Simple fact is this:
If you’re a member of the “gender critical” movement, you’re part of a pedophile ring whether you want to be or not.
If you’re a member of the “gender critical” movement, you’re part of a pedophile ring whether you want to be or not.
You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.
Epstein Backed ‘Billionaires’ Dinner’ Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures
Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and other anti-trans influencers personally benefited from a right-wing academic social group backed by infamous human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, somet...
transnews.network
February 12, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Simple fact is this:
If you’re a member of the “gender critical” movement, you’re part of a pedophile ring whether you want to be or not.
If you’re a member of the “gender critical” movement, you’re part of a pedophile ring whether you want to be or not.
Proof that the industry has the greenlight from the public to use Gen AI in their titles and it fucking SUCKS man...
Arc Raiders has sold 14 million units
-960,000 peak concurrent users in January
-~6 million weekly active users
pdf.irpocket.com/C3659/YpwX/M...
-960,000 peak concurrent users in January
-~6 million weekly active users
pdf.irpocket.com/C3659/YpwX/M...
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Proof that the industry has the greenlight from the public to use Gen AI in their titles and it fucking SUCKS man...
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how bad do you have to fuck up to allow an exploit in fucking NOTEPAD
The AI features added to Notepad created a critical exploit vulnerable to loading a compromised txt file.
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
The fix is part of Patch Tuesday, so update your systems.
AI is not a feature I ever desired in Notepad. I should look into some alternatives...
AI-upgraded Notepad now exposes Windows users to critical exploit
A critical remote code execution vulnerability found in the AI-upgraded Windows 11 Notepad has fueled renewed criticism of Microsoft's forced AI feature creep.
cybernews.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:37 PM
how bad do you have to fuck up to allow an exploit in fucking NOTEPAD
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I was so touched by all the kind messages I received yesterday. It has given me a lot of encouragement for what will now be a big swing:
My next animated project will be the first episode of a gothic horror interpretation of the Nutcracker called "Clara and the Below."
My next animated project will be the first episode of a gothic horror interpretation of the Nutcracker called "Clara and the Below."
February 11, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I was so touched by all the kind messages I received yesterday. It has given me a lot of encouragement for what will now be a big swing:
My next animated project will be the first episode of a gothic horror interpretation of the Nutcracker called "Clara and the Below."
My next animated project will be the first episode of a gothic horror interpretation of the Nutcracker called "Clara and the Below."
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude