Unhappy to report the phishing one is quickly becoming a real problem now. Why go to the trouble of social engineering when people will just give up their ID, financial info, biometrics, etc. to an AV portal? There's no standards so how can you differentiate a fake one from a real one?
Imagine, with the genocides, apartheid, illegal wars, the global economy collapsing, starvation, concentration camps, wars, masked government-sent terrorists in Israel & the US - and the scariest thing you've ever seen is 5% conditional taxes on your multi-million dollars real estate hoarding.
The fact that "being taxed on a wealth that would take most people dozens of generations to gather" is "the scariest thing she's ever seen" means the world isn't scaring millionaires and billionaires nearly enough yet.
Infograph about censorship. It compares it to magnets.
Sorted my thoughts about censorship, so I can stop thinking about it.
Photo of the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung delegation booth at Indie Arena Booth 2025.
If your game has something to say about democracy, the @bpb.de has a free booth at gamescom for you.
Democracy as a system, as participation, as culture, as challenge. The games that have something to say belong on stage. And we genuinely cannot wait to see what you've made. 💜
The two truths:
1) There is nothing wrong with porn, let people safely make it, let people safely enjoy it.
2) If you let people define porn as bad, authoritarians will ALWAYS expand the definition until their hands are around your neck.
Nicht nur Rechte glauben Fakes über E-Autos, auch Umweltbewusste sollen einige Mythen glauben. Dafür wurde eine Studie sogar gezielt zurückgehalten.
They would not have stepped in on this had the public outcry been so loud, so please don't give them any credit.
Game workers do not receive any residuals/royalties on shipped titles and shipping bonuses are increasingly rare. There's also no guarantee that your name will even be in the credits if you leave before ship, and studios will use this to keep you compliant.
All of this can and should change.
I really can't put this more clearly.
If you watch the new Harry Potter series, you are directly funding the genocide of trans people, because that's what Rowling gleefully spends HP revenue on.
There's no "death of the author" here, no "there's lots of awful creators." You are funding genocide.
if Anita Bryant was still alive and promoting Florida orange juice, you couldn't pay me enough to drink it. how is Harry Potter any different?
here is a timeline of JK Rowling's transphobia: web.archive.org/web/20241225...
& here is where her HP money is going: www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...
Sammy Azdoufal accidentally gained control of nearly 7,000 robot vacuums in 24 countries while trying to use his PlayStation 5 controller to pilot his own robot vacuum 😅 www.theverge.com/tech/879088/...
You'd think they'd want to discuss how it won as many awards as The Matrix, ET, Fellowship of the Ring, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Parasite... How it has the most wins of any Vampire movie ever... How its success further cements that Coogler's deal could be Hollywood's future. But alas. It's Black.
You'll not see a lot of reporting from game press about adult content and the bans. For several reasons (read @acvalens.com for some), one among them that indie sites rely on the same payment processors that are demanding these content restrictions. To be blunt: Reporting is financially dangerous.
A banner that reads "Game Workers Conference" in white text on a pink and blue background, alongside the ball and threads logo.
Do you work in games? Are you tired of corporate greed taking over our industry? Do you miss when industry events were by workers, for workers?
The United Videogame Workers of CWA, in partnership with other unions and worker-centered organizations, announce the #GameWorkersConference. May 22-23 ❤️🔥
I've been running gdcparties.com for a few years now. Some shitty company BlueberryAI decided they'd just take all the source code for the work I've done and reskin it, advertising it as their own. Jokes on them...it was still linked to my events spreadsheet, and now their website looks like this 😉
I haven't had work in months.
I'm a good art director, expert pixel artist, and although I prefer to do art, I can also make entire games from start to finish if necessary, as pictured. Not the greatest coder, but I get the job done (like Chapell Roan I guess).
please share
Large banner held by two people. Text of banner is "RESPECT MY TRANS HOMIES OR I'M GONNA IDENTIFY AS A FUCKING PROBLEM". "Respect my trans homies" is painted in the colors of the trans flag; the rest of the text is black. The banner is painted on brown cardboard.
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I really appreciate this TikToker with Tourette syndrome, Shay, for taking the time to educate so many of us (including me) about her disability and coprolalia in light of what happened at the BAFTAs with John Davidson when Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage.
I learned a lot.
DONT YOU DARE TOUCH WIND WAKER
Möbel Höffner will die Rechtsextremen an der Macht und bezahlt dafür.
Boykott dürfte nicht schwer fallen, ist eh ein Scheißladen.
www.rnd.de/politik/unte...
![Cordial but Firm Anti-Creep Phrases
”This is a [professional space] and I’d really appreciate it if you’d act accordingly.”
“I’m not interested in discussing my personal life.” AND/OR “I keep my personal and professional life separate, thanks.”
“I really don’t think that’s appropriate behavior/to say at a [professional conference]. Is there something else we can discuss?” OR phrase it as a rhetorical question: “Do you think that’s an appropriate thing to do/say at a [professional conference]?”
“That is not what I’m here for. Let’s change the subject.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gnlyxexo7tg446kglieyvwit/bafkreih76h3uc7lysc3rkpvf3ospgjxs4v3p673iulkqd6is3pm3o7jjjy)
Cordial but Firm Anti-Creep Phrases ”This is a [professional space] and I’d really appreciate it if you’d act accordingly.” “I’m not interested in discussing my personal life.” AND/OR “I keep my personal and professional life separate, thanks.” “I really don’t think that’s appropriate behavior/to say at a [professional conference]. Is there something else we can discuss?” OR phrase it as a rhetorical question: “Do you think that’s an appropriate thing to do/say at a [professional conference]?” “That is not what I’m here for. Let’s change the subject.”
Due to recent discussions: when I worked at a library, I was trained on how to politely but directly respond to unwanted sexual comments. Unfortunately commonly-marketed fantasies about librarians mean it happens a lot.
Rehearse these. Be comfortable saying them forcefully, but politely.
Survey: tell us how you're using AI GamesIndustry.biz is running an editorial survey (with no commercial involvement) to find out how the industry is using AI, how you think it should be used, and how it should be presented to players. It's quite short, simple, and anonymous, although there's the option to give your email address if you'd like to talk more. Please note this survey is only for those working in the industry, not the general public. You can fill out the survey here. The survey will run until Wednesday 25 February, and we'll be reporting the results as part of a run of coverage on GamesIndustry.biz, in an effort to look past the controversy and judge the impact AI is having on how games are made and marketed.
Gi.biz have a survey up about genAI usage, you know what to do comrades
survey.alchemer.com/s3/8679343/b...
Facebook plans to put facial recognition in its glasses and they think we’re too stupid to fight back.
Their internal memo: “We will launch during a dynamic political environment where many civil society groups that we would expect to attack us would have their resources focused on other concerns.”
Benutzt besser @ghost.org (wahlweise selbstgehosted oder kommerziell) oder Steady (Plattform aus Deutschland). Beide sind einfach zu benutzen und haben integrierte Paywall-Mitgliedschaften (und weniger Nazis).
Great advice by @glaucomflecken.bsky.social: if you get pepper sprayed, wash your eyes with at least a liter of water mixed with baby shampoo. No rubbing.
Milk kinda works, but has higher chance of infection. Might want to use just water instead.
youtube.com/shorts/z4dy0...
🚨ALARM! Jetzt hier klicken und die richtige Entscheidung treffen: deutscher-computerspielpreis.de/einreichen/
Freitag ist der letzte Tag, an dem ihr Eure Spiele und Projekte noch für die diesjährige Preisverleihung einreichen könnt!
I am looking into this, I've reached out to Steam directly, and I'm actively pitching stories on this subject of the platform's shaky moderation. If any other devs have experienced something similar with reviews and moderation, do reach out.
💵 MONEY for GAME? In 2026??? 💵
There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen.
Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽
