Producer, Audio(BAS), Writing & Lighting. Sci-fi/Comedy/Horror/Drama/Surreal. “Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work”
Trailer for Scalpers' Spoils, a single and co-op player action and management sim all about scalping limited release items and selling them for maximum profit
YouTube is starting a new internal system to identify AI-generated content on their platform.
“If a creator doesn’t specify whether or not they used AI, but our systems detect significant photorealistic AI use, we will now automatically apply a label.”
These indie devs are building a magical platformer where you play as the severed hand of a magician.
- Eerie hand drawn visual style
- Unique abilities that leverage the arcane arts
- Use your powers to reunite with your body
Would you play this?
Game is The Magician's Hand
Many of the roars in The Lion King (1994) weren’t real.
They were created by Frank Welker, who growled into a metal trash can to produce that deep, powerful sound.
Antes, debido al celuloide, se tenía que filmar con mayor iluminación (tungsten), y podían cerrar más la apertura de la lente, evitando ese desenfoque. Hoy la luz LED es mucho más débil y debe abrirse más lente, causado ese “desenfoque” (mayor profundidad de campo)
'Overwatch' director Jeff Kaplan on what broke him and made him leave Blizzard:
• Blizzard began focusing too much on 'let's make lots of money really fast' and set hefty revenue goals
• He says he was told if the game didn’t hit the benchmarks, 'we're gonna lay off 1,000 people and that's gonna be on you'
"It was the biggest 'fuck you' moment I've had in my career ... I believed I would never work anywhere besides Blizzard ... and I was like 'we're done here'"
"I wish developers would understand their own value more and stop handing the golden goose to people who don't deserve it"
(via @lexfridman)
Ticketmaster directors were caught bragging in internal messages about 'robbing [fans] blind'
The messages:
• 'These people are so stupid. I almost feel bad for taking advantage of them'
• 'Robbing them blind, baby. That’s how we do it'
• Charging '$50 to park in the grass' and '$60 for closer grass'
They recently reached a deal with the U.S. government to avoid a breakup over allegations of running an illegal monopoly
(via @Business)
Mariachi Legends is a brutal pixel art Metroidvania set in the heart of Mexico, where you make a deal with Lady Death for the power to fight against evil, but in exchange for having to hunt down a man who defied her power and became immortal
France has taken a bold step by making planned obsolescence a criminal offense — meaning companies can now be punished for intentionally designing products to wear out early.
If manufacturers deliberately create electronics or appliances that fail sooner than they should- whether through weak hardware, software updates that slow devices, or other built-in limitations, they can face serious consequences. Penalties include up to two years in prison and fines of €300,000, or as much as 5% of a company’s annual revenue in major cases.
The law grew out of France’s consumer-protection efforts and was strengthened after investigations into phone slowdowns revealed how software could be used to push people into buying replacements.
But this isn’t just about punishment. It’s part of France’s wider “right to repair” movement, which aims to reduce electronic waste, stop hidden forced upgrades, and encourage companies to make products that last longer and can be repaired more easily.
By cracking down on disposable-by-design goods, France is sending a strong signal to manufacturers worldwide: build products to last. The goal is a more sustainable system where items are repaired instead of replaced helping both consumers and the planet.
Ex-Blizzard head calls Sony's decision to Stop releasing PlayStation hits on PC logical.
"Sony views Valve as a major new competitor. The Steam Machine is coming to living rooms and the console market. Valve rarely makes mistakes and Sony understands that."
Scientists at Cortical Labs have trained lab-grown human brain cells to play the video game Doom. Their system, CL1, uses about 200,000 neurons grown on a microchip that receive game signals and learn through feedback.
Paramount has revealed new details about their merger with Warner Bros:
• HBO Max & Paramount+ will be combined into one service
• 15 films per studio with 45 day theatrical windows for each film
• Merged company will have approx $79 billion in debt
• $6 billion in cost cutting including consolidating on tech infrastructure, real estate, corporate overheads & more
• No plans to sell off/spinoff any of their cable assets — flexibility to put sports like UFC on any cable network
• Will continue to licence movies & TV shows to other studios & platforms
• AI will be a “tool for artists” but “never a replacement” for storytellers