That's the one (from my understanding) - certain folks are losing their minds over a 6/10 review and making the usual claims that it's evidence of the rot at the heart of games media 🙄

The only truly good dad game is Octodad: Dadliest Catch. No I will not be taking questions at this time

*in the matter, even

Oh same here! But I understand the frustration in not getting a choice a matter 😅

I have my issues with Fallas but it's a small price to pay to keep Morrissey out of town 😂

In fairness, Las Fallas is absolutely mental - street parties this time of year regularly go until 4am in the centre with explosions and fireworks and everything! But good riddance to him, the little arsehole

(is that how Jeopardy works, I've literally never watched it)

I'll take 'Genuinely hilarious comments that would sound absolutely batshit in almost any year other than this one' for 200, Alex

Off to give Claude a fatal dose of House of Leaves

Newcastle pubs ban AI art from breweries to protect local creatives As two pubs in Newcastle ban AI art, artists discuss the impact it can have on creatives.

"If I was to use ChatGPT for my designs rather than our designer Sean, that's taking money out of the local area into the hands of a multibillionaire ... removing value from the local community and local artists [and] into the hands of some of the richest people in the world."

#AIslop #refuseresist

Whatever your thoughts on CAH, this is a pretty damn classy move ✊

A sign with the text "PLEASE NO DUCKS" featuring an illustration of a duck and two smaller ducks, enclosed in a red prohibition circle.

You can tickle the penguins
And get them to laugh
You can just sing a song
To amuse the giraffes
Just a little soft-shoe
Will delight the woodchucks
But try as you might
You can’t

Played through Relooted over the last few days and thoroughly enjoyed it! Go get it for a song for the next 23 hours before it's too late

Real 'I sleep in a big bed with my wife' energy

As Bertine mentions, the very finite-ness of these games is a strength for the genre at large - they don't overstay their welcome and fans get hyped to find other similar titles afterwards. But for the make-line-go-up folks, anything short of total domination is tantamount to failure.

I wonder if a large reason the industry at large doesn't seem to understand this particular idea is because it kind of hinges on sharing space (and money) with other devs/publishers - I bought a number of games last year but from various different entities, not just one singular company.

Anecdotal but this really feels like it hits a particular nail on the head for me - to use the example here, I played a ton of deduction games last year (Blue Prince, Blake Manor, Roottrees, Alan Wake 2 (kinda), etc), because it was a great variety of experiences with some important shared elements

I played the demo for this (a heist-em-up involving stealing and repatriating artifacts from museums and collections) last year and really enjoyed it! Excited to check out the full game.

GM: Charisma check.

Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]

GM: that’s a d6 how did you

Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊

DOCTOR: I told him he needed to get out to a show, that was how he would cure his depression.

CHOTINER: So you learned this technique in school?

DR: No, not— listen it was good advice. Pagliacci was in town.

C: Right. Is it standard to give advice before learning a patient’s name?

DR: Now look

He is a national treasure. My musician friends and I have been going 'wep...s'moree' at each other on gigs for years!

law dog, esq. (@ggooooddddoogg) on twitter: "top ICE agent causes of death: - walked into open manhole - mayo poisoning - crushed during sale at oakley store - accidental firearm discharge into testes and/or penis - crashed vehicle into tunnel painted on wall - exhaustion (one flight of stairs) - tried too hard to read"

Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.

his name is Jonathan Ross and he shouldn't get a good night's sleep for the rest of his life www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...

Genuinely think 'weird isn't a moral quality' should be a MUCH more common sentiment among people!

gamesradar▲ SUBSCRIBE Q Modder who first put Thomas the Tank Engine into Skyrim flips the bird at the lawyers, does it again in Morrowind: "| fundamentally do not view toy company CEOs or media CEOs as people" News By Dustin Bailey published 23 hours ago

Dudes Rock

people always laugh when bears run away from housecats because they're so much bigger but like. imagine you were in the woods & you ran into a weird little guy that looks kinda like you but like 1/5th the size & his head is shaped weird & he is running toward you full tilt yelling. what would you do

Overheard a kid on the bus - his mate goes, "you wee cunt you fell asleep" and the kid's like "nah, i was just being nonchalant"

Anyway i'm stealing this line for work