It is useful for precisely that. The issue is that nothing Silicon Valley produces can simply be a moderately useful product any more - instead it must be the future of humanity. They've become totally entrenched in a parallel reality and don't know how real people use tech.
(and thank you!)
"In the place of problem-solving technology, companies have jumped on successive bandwagons like NFTs, the metaverse, and large language models. What these all have in common is that they are not built to really solve a market problem. They are built to make VCs and companies rich"
KOTAKU FOREVER ✊
Hell yeeeeahhh!
Knitted Van Gogh in his fisherman's beanie and on-trend cardigan
Why do all modern depictions of Van Gogh make him look like a 2012 London hipster
'Keza writes brilliantly about video games.' Charlie Brooker
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Gloomy headline here obscures a genuinely heartening stat: the latest enquiry found that almost 500,000 lives were saved in the UK, by vaccines developed here within a year of the start of the pandemic. 90% uptake. A tremendous success amidst the clusterfuck that was the UK's response to the crisis
Ahead of Friday's Awards, I spoke to BAFTA Games chair Tara Saunders about how it can offer cheer during a 'sticky' time for the industry, especially with a surge of debut games leading the nominees.
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I had an absolute blast with Pragmata, my favourite game of 2026 so far.
Despite its sparkling near-future setting, Pragmata succeeds because it feels like a throwback to gaming’s recent past. It’s a beautifully-made, heartfelt single player adventure
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This was a somewhat surreal moment for me as an old-school CollegeHumor enjoyer. Thank you @adamconover.net for having me on!
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Thank you, I did not know that and now I understand why it would be enraging
(I know, I don't write the headlines/straps)
I'm not sure what you're trying to say, you are the only person who's reacted this way to this article and I was just asking why. It's never my intention to make people mad 🤷
Are you saying I've got the definition of an "unc game" wrong (entirely possible, I'm a 38-year-old mother of two and internet etymology is nuanced), or that I'm using it disparagingly? Because if it's the latter, then I think it's a misunderstanding
... Did you read it? It's anti-ageism, that's the entire point
Jesus I don't think we HAVE six figure journalism jobs in this country
I had to find a job that let me work 3 days a week when my children were very young. Lemme tell ya: those jobs basically don't exist and I got extremely lucky
A lot of brilliant women from games journalism have gone into other fields and successfully continued their careers - the same is true for game development ofc. But it sucks that it's so hard for women to have a long career in games specifically, like, what if we want to just keep doing this
In games media there's... Uh. Me?
absolutely incredible example of AI making up problems to solve that aren’t real problems
nobody needs “inspiration” on how they like their coffee??????? are you serious?????
I’m asking ChatGPT to tell me what tastes good???
“computer, what do I want for breakfast?” this is dystopian actually
Oh I'm so sorry for your loss 💙 as it happens today is the book's tenth anniversary, I will pour one out for Fat Tarkus @tuneandfairweather.bsky.social
enjoy your ankle socks
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream brought me back to the golden age of dumb tech. Where computer programs were a proving ground that challenged you to outsmart a machine. It’s a joyous shitpost factory where every ridiculous screenshot feels like a victory. My review. www.polygon.com/tomodachi-li...
Graphic of a redacted newspaper frontpage imagining what it could look like "if legal bullies have their way".
Today, the NUJ and its UK Anti-SLAPP Coalition partners are bringing attention to SLAPPs. These are abusive legal threats & lawsuits filed to silence critical speech, which can target journalists, whistleblowers, campaigners, academics, and more. #StopSLAPPs
painfully accurate
I think partly because Wilds doesn't totally rely on long-tail revenue, it's still a full price game whether or not people are still playing it 6 months later
