money, next question

Scott was running for reelection

Half of the votes National has lost since the election have gone to NZF, so National has to say NZF will go with Labour.

Half of NZF new votes have come from National, so NZF has to rule out Labour (at least until the day after the election).

This dynamic will repeat until election day

Miyamoto's proclivities are such a benefit for video games because games are inherently about the interaction between the player, the systems, the audio, and the visuals. Players bring the themes themselves. Doesn't work the same for film.

So much of the hatred and harassment towards game developers from reactionary online voices is specifically underpinned by virulent misogynoir. The Black women working in game dev go so undefended it is maddening.

Analysts say Xbox Game Pass price drop is ‘unsurprising’ after COD failed to significantly increase subscriptions | VGC The cut should see subscriber counts grow…

Analysts say Xbox's Game Pass Ultimate price drop is "unsurprising", after the addition of Call of Duty failed to significantly increase subscriptions.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/analyst...

Nicola Willis, who is in a coalition with the racist NZF party is currently attacking Labour by accusing them of wanting to be in a coalition with the racist NZF party... genius

Outrageous. And he’s the Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations!!!

National were so proud to “kill” the treaty principles bill. But this is the same process just continuing along anyway, just less transparently.

www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/04/22/d...

One unique issue about the subscription model for games that movies/music doesn't have, is that playtime is the crucial stat, so they pay developers based on that.

But if someone spends 3 months just playing Hades 2, it will have been cheaper to just buy Hades 2 lol.

The comments from both senior ministers on RNZ's Morning Report signalled the election campaign has well and truly begun, with Willis also saying Peters was "mischief-making". She went on to say that Labour was "choosing to get into bed with the party that referred to Indians choosing to come to New Zealand as a 'butter chicken tsunami'". Willis' comments were on the weekly Morning Report political panel alongside Labour's Tangi Utikere, who she accused of being in a party that was "courting exactly the same concerns that New Zealand First are trying to whip up" in regards to the New Zealand-India free trade agreement.

Nicola Willis, in coalition with NZ First, accusing Labour of jumping into bed with NZ First and using racist comments made by her coalition partner, NZ First.

The National Party’s leadership soap opera finale recapped A plot twist has seen a controversial character spared from the cutting room floor, and the return of a familiar villain....

The National Party’s leadership soap opera finale recapped

Any Animal Crossing gamers?!? That stupid fan gave me so much grief

#AnimalCrossing #ACNH #PixelArt #Isometric

Blandly reading a prewritten statement and refusing to take questions will surely put all this behind us. A masterful gambit, sir.

'We must become less reliant on American tools': Windows 11 is so bad the French government is switching to Linux — and Microsoft should be worried Is 2027 set to be the year of Linux? There are signs that this might actually be the case, this time.

This article is weird. France isn't switching to Linux because Windows is bad - it's switching because Microsoft is a US company, US companies fall under US law, and thus simply cannot be trusted with EU data. Windows can't "solve" this. There's no "fix" here.

www.techradar.com/computing/wi...

April 20, 2011

The day after Portal 2, SOCOM 4, and Mortal Kombat released, PSN shut down for over 3 weeks.

@patrickklepek.bsky.social had constant updates.

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...

Rebekah is the first of multiple new hires coming in as the site deepens its commitment to original reporting, analysis, and features covering the industry, player communities, and gaming culture.

Also there's finally someone on staff to tackle all the metroidbrania games I'm too dumb for!

huskpupz posting on twitter saying: "no parappa" after the character in tomodachi life asks: "It will cost $1. Do we have the budget for that right now?"

'Alarmist' - Prime Minister criticises Shane Jones' 'butter chicken' comments | RNZ News Luxon stopped short of saying whether he thought the comments were racist.

"butter chicken tsunami"

Echos of "taco trucks on every corner" xenophobic, no doubt, but also sounds like a delicious outcome we should be bringing about, not avoiding

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Shane Jones is spouting some of the most vile racism I have heard in #nzpol and it's barely being reported on. Left bloc MPs have lost careers for far less.
NZ media has this strange presumption of evil that ultimately empowers our worst politicians.

Absolutely incredible.

NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone.

Watch with sound on.

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)

Developed by Rare.

A hell of a run. Can't wait to see what he does next :)

a screenshot of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, with a Nanao Mii walking towards the camera, the caption reading "What's up with Nanao?"

Pragmata has sold 1 million units in 2 days www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/n...