all the power to you, Dani

okay, hive mind: what is the best platform for fan-made Mario levels (aside from Maker)? Lunar Magic and ROM hacks? Super Mario Construct? SMBX2?

my kid was briefly into this and my main takeaway is that, while it's not the best show for that age group, it is far, far, far from the worst (in my child's case, it would've been a bigger hit if Joker had been the main character).

okay, hive mind: what is the best platform for fan-made Mario levels (aside from Maker)? Lunar Magic and ROM hacks? Super Mario Construct? SMBX2?

I'd read that

done a ton of research on this and everyone says it's a terrible idea, so my new career plan is to wait until everything collapses and then rule over the wasteland with a name like Lord Pussbucket, or something

I have not played Pragmata yet and I am already so tired of Pragmata

I don’t think we quite appreciate how consequential Kotaku’s revitalization under new ownership, after being dragged to the absolute brink by Great Hill, is for the industry. It proves what many of us knew in our hearts; bad management is the beating heart of digital media’s woes.

Kotaku hires Rebekah Valentine as Senior Reporter as site expands under new ownership Owner Keleops says that traffic has doubled in under a year; further hires planned to drive further growth

I work at Kotaku now! :)

You can go watch back today's KFGD to hear me talk about it a little if you want. You could also read my alma mater @gibiz.bsky.social to learn more! www.gamesindustry.biz/kotaku-hires...

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lots of good advice here — write the terrible draft, then make it good is SOP for most writers! but also: if you are legitimately worried about this, you are probably already a better writer than 90% of people. seriously. look at how "normal" people write some time. it's eye-opening.

I hope that the day Superman enters the public domain, Alan Moore announces he’s unretired from comics

LMAO But Why Tho? Dying because of a shitty developer is not what I had on my bingo card.

We have 48 hours to figure out what to do for a new host and find a developer to help us.

Lois Lane leaning on her desk, coffee in hand, papers flying about while she stands un-phased in the choas.

My variant cover for ACTION COMICS #1100!!!

This is one of my all time favorite covers.

I made it quite a while ago, not sure when it was coming out. I was thrilled and honored when I learned it was going to be released on this landmark issue of Action Comics! Whooo!

#DCComics

if Hollywood had any guts someone would adapt Mark Waid and Barry Kitson's Empire

My copy of Action Comics #1 went live on Heritage Auctions yesterday and it's already at $675k! Ends May 9th! Proceeds from the final sale are being donated to ComicsPro, The Hero Initiative, and BINC! The first ever sale of an Action Comics #1 to benefit the industry!
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George Lucas Saying “And then 'Senator Crappo' will be the guy who makes the taxes worse"

We should have never doubted this man

yes!!

the Street Fighter movie looks both terrible and amazing, the exact sort of alchemy that gets my butt in a seat

every superhero movie should run with a PSA about how all the cool shit they’re about to see is based on the work of freelancers unsupported by the companies that have exploited their work for decades

Peter Kľúčik, Tolkien's Hobbit

the Amazon show, too. unless someone gets the rights to the Silmarillion -- not gonna happen -- or decides to remake the films (they're a better candidate for a TV reimagining than Harry Potter, tbh), this is all going to have diminishing returns.

Gollum is my favorite character in my favorite book. I should be the target audience for this. And yet!!

finally we get to see halvard on the big screen

How Do You Make a Medieval Film on a Shoestring Budget?

this sounds so great. i think the idea of taking stories traditionally associated with 'epic scale' and making them heartfelt and lo-fi through the creative artifice of people with real good taste is the way forward for all kinds of media, especially games

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/s...

even better that they never involve the actual work of parenting; the cutscenes and pre-scripted chatter do that for you, if it's there at all. you can just do the "fun" parts.

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto

Man Who Threw Molotov Cocktail At Sam Altman’s Home Claims He Was Following ChatGPT Recipe For Risotto theonion.com/man-who-threw-molotov-co...

nine members of the Fellowship and nine positions on a baseball field, just sayin'

the evil emperor cozying up to the pope’s idiot brother is so fucking renaissance, man. it’s so funny. the emperor is forming an alliance against the papal states and there is war in the holy land. there are rumors of plague.

the pope is weak on crime