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Freelance musician, journalist, and general enthusiast. He/him. ✏️ Fanbyte, Polygon, Uppercut, formerly Gamepur. Blog: http://bit.ly/3oror8F

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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

22.02.2026 10:11 👍 4490 🔁 1676 💬 15 📌 99

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

27.02.2026 19:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A sign with the text "PLEASE NO DUCKS" featuring an illustration of a duck and two smaller ducks, enclosed in a red prohibition circle.

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

24.02.2026 02:38 👍 472 🔁 117 💬 13 📌 4

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

23.02.2026 14:38 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

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

15.02.2026 18:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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.

15.02.2026 15:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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.

15.02.2026 14:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

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

15.02.2026 14:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

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.

10.02.2026 15:44 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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? 😊

07.02.2026 05:01 👍 33621 🔁 6993 💬 221 📌 182

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

02.02.2026 03:58 👍 8727 🔁 1800 💬 1 📌 35
28.01.2026 13:56 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

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

25.01.2026 21:31 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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"

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"

12.01.2026 11:48 👍 374 🔁 82 💬 2 📌 4
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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...

08.01.2026 19:09 👍 20482 🔁 8558 💬 85 📌 805

30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine

05.01.2026 23:30 👍 8970 🔁 2843 💬 87 📌 58

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

05.01.2026 13:48 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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

22.12.2025 19:27 👍 1645 🔁 349 💬 36 📌 20

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

21.12.2025 22:24 👍 435 🔁 102 💬 7 📌 3

Literally the only hole in this idea, as I see it, is that said corporate elites are incredibly fucking stupid themselves, so this wouldn't necessarily put them at a material advantage

13.12.2025 14:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

My one conspiracy theory (everyone gets a pass on one) is that the corporate elites are actively working to roll back the general spread of literacy, education, and critical thinking, ideally back to around the days of serfdom

13.12.2025 14:12 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

'AI is coming' I tell the museum stakeholders as I proudly cut the ribbon of our new Artificial Insemination exhibition

12.12.2025 11:03 👍 1397 🔁 400 💬 21 📌 17

This list of alternative (non-transphobia-supporting) fantasy/magic games still holds up, but even more have been released since it ran. Try Avowed or Eternal Strands!

lifehacker.com/10-wizarding...

12.12.2025 12:48 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Dont accept this- they still get money/reimbursed for the claims.
Meaning profits still go towards queen transphobe.

12.12.2025 07:02 👍 189 🔁 147 💬 2 📌 1
11.12.2025 22:18 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Séance of Blake Manor on Steam The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurren...

Christ man Seance of Blake Manor is so so good. Get yourselves a copy right this moment you rascals

store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...

10.12.2025 15:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Absolutely fucking wild that it's Piers fucking Morgan taking this guy down a peg. Real 'worst guy you know just made a great point.jpg' energy

10.12.2025 08:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard

10.12.2025 05:10 👍 8711 🔁 2602 💬 38 📌 32
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Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.

09.12.2025 17:35 👍 12439 🔁 2909 💬 120 📌 445