One time, I was sent a fascinating historical video... which had a long, confusing summary. I asked the uploader, and he said he had no context for where the video came from, so he just had ChatGPT make up a description
It took more effort to unpack his shitty AI summary than it did to make it
Thanks to AI, Google has become perhaps the largest source of misinformation in the world.
This one is just completely made up!
I don't think people understand how hard it is to work in the video-game industry right now. If you've been laid off, it can take months if not years to find new work. If you haven't been laid off, you're anxious that you will be laid off.
This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The DLSS 5 backlash is not going away, says Rob Fahey. "This isn't knee-jerk outrage; Nvidia has sacrificed its gaming credentials to its strategic embrace of AI, and both consumers and developers hate the results" https://bit.ly/4sYML3E
If you were someone pinging critics with ‘it’s just lighting cleanup’ a few days ago, I need you to use this as a jumping off point to thinking about your susceptibility to talking points and marketing rhetoric more generally. It was right there in front of all of our faces.
"Of course Marathon is autobiography... any run that isn’t completed successfully ends with everything being lost... Thus far Bungie has not been fully razed by the ruinous perils of corporate consolidation... It’s still on a run, but it’s... a pawn in grander, riskier machinations."
Damn.
Take-Two CEO: Laughable that AI could make a game like GTA
That you could "push a button and generate a hit and bring it to many millions of consumers around the world, it’s a laughable notion. Its just never been the case with entertainment", says Strauss Zelnick
www.eurogamer.net/take-two-ceo...
93% of survey respondents think Gen AI isn't good for the industry
Investor "shocked" at the negativity, really?
After all the theft, layoffs, the garbage it puts out & how long we've been pissed over it fucking the economy & environment you're "shocked"?
How out of touch can you be?
At a fundamental level, Copilot's designers misunderstand why we play games.
Games aren't meant to be endlessly optimized. They're an ongoing conversation between player and game. A third-party telling you the "right" way to do things undermines the entire point of play.
Oh hey, turns out both of my former employers are in the news today!
What a complete fucking shitshow, I am so bummed out.
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Tunic publisher Finji says that TikTok has been running racist and sexualised gen-AI ads for its games on the platform without their permission.
(We have also experienced annoying gen-AI ads on Meta of our games/books that we can't seem to turn off)
(Read more at IGN)
There are so many reasons these days where I’m feeling like this focus on generative AI might be one of the worst mistakes in recent human history. Whatever perceived value it could provide isn’t worth the damage it’s doing in so many areas.
Blizzard renames Overwatch 2 to Overwatch, 4 years after deciding Overwatch was Overwatch 2, because "Overwatch is more than just a digit: it's a living universe," called Overwatch
I love video games
The Steam Machine has been delayed because stupid little babies can't stop using AI to write their emails:
aftermath.site/steam-machine-...
Terror in America.
Jonathanpie.com
youtu.be/oU7LOpQFOPQ?...
Many members of the international games industry are skipping the 2026 Game Developers Conference because of the growing ICE presence and other concerns.
Board of Peace - Season 1
Man…this game still feels fresh. 5K, ultra wide, 60 fps, HDR injected MotorStorm. Just amazing to play even today. 20 years old now!
Whilst I'm excited for the new releases during '26 my backlog is (still) overflowing. So I'm going to try and play these games.
TOP BACKLOG GAMES FOR 2026
⭐ Blue Prince
⭐ DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
⭐ Deltarune
⭐ Hollow Knight: Silksong
The new year is here and the gaming outlook over the next 12 months is as always promising. Here's what I'm most excited about.
HYPED FOR 2026
⭐ Control Resonant
⭐ Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
⭐ Phantom Blade Zero
⭐ Saros
Not every game I played this year was from 2025 though, the backlog is stuffed with great games that needed playing!
FAVOURITE BACKLOG GAMES OF 2025
⭐ Hell Let Loose (2021)
⭐ Neva (2024)
⭐ Tetris Forever (2024)
⭐ The Finals (2023)
With so many good games in 2025, I've also got to give some honourable mentions. These are the best of the rest for me.
HONOURABLE MENTIONS 2025
⭐ Donkey Kong Bananza
⭐ Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders
⭐ Monster Hunter Wilds
⭐ Sword of the Sea
Of the 54 games I played through in 2025 these were my favourite new games.
GAMES OF THE YEAR 2025
⭐ Absolum
⭐ Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
⭐ Hades II
⭐ Öoo
Whilst I'm excited for the new releases during '26 my backlog is (still) overflowing. So I'm going to try and play these games.
TOP BACKLOG GAMES FOR 2026
⭐ Blue Prince
⭐ DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
⭐ Deltarune
⭐ Hollow Knight: Silksong
The new year is here and the gaming outlook over the next 12 months is as always promising. Here's what I'm most excited about.
HYPED FOR 2026
⭐ Control Resonant
⭐ Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
⭐ Phantom Blade Zero
⭐ Saros
Not every game I played this year was from 2025 though, the backlog is stuffed with great games that needed playing!
FAVOURITE BACKLOG GAMES OF 2025
⭐ Hell Let Loose (2021)
⭐ Neva (2024)
⭐ Tetris Forever (2024)
⭐ The Finals (2023)
With so many good games in 2025, I've also got to give some honourable mentions. These are the best of the rest for me.
HONOURABLE MENTIONS 2025
⭐ Donkey Kong Bananza
⭐ Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders
⭐ Monster Hunter Wilds
⭐ Sword of the Sea
A masterclass in design!
Of the 54 games I played through in 2025 these were my favourite new games.
GAMES OF THE YEAR 2025
⭐ Absolum
⭐ Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
⭐ Hades II
⭐ Öoo
