On the left: the text "GAMES WORKSHOP" rendered in a vibrant red and yellow angular typeface. On the right: the words "GAMES WORKSHOP" rendered in the same bland Gill Sans-esque capitals that every bloody brand uses these days.
What an utterly dogshit rebrand. Take something unique, characterful and distinctive and make it look like every other bland corporate unbrand out there.
Honestly this was a fantastic discussion from you guys and very empathic and important. I'm glad you guys didn't shy away from this discussion.
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Good morning. Did you call your local censorious payment processor and let them know you’re upset with their bullying of Steam and itchio? No time better than the present
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Action for Australian folks
bsky.app/profile/did:...
itchio saying "WARNING: ITCHIO IS NOT FOR PRUDES. IF U CLICK ON OUR LINK PLEASE BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT U MIGHT SEE" master card replying "...and i took that personally"
Itch.io was the second platform targeted by antiporn groups pressuring them to ban mature content. It has removed or shadowbanned games with adult content.
Credit card processing is a vulnerability exploited by censors to bypass creators’ First Amendment protections. But it’s still censorship.
so when you…
• force this tech on most everyone
• block it from acknowledging trans people even exist
• remove lgbtq people from human rights reporting & allow ICE to conceal info on trans people in custody
…it seems like a good time for cis folks to stop considering political “compromises.”
I did, which is why I'm giving the benefit of doubt here. You can read it multiple ways and tone over text is hard. Like this situation is getting out hand imo, and I'm not trying to start and issue here. I just feel like you need to be as clear as possible here. I'm not the only one seeing this.
I agree Media is dying and is becoming more exploitative to writers, and I do think you made the write choice. But I do think a lot of backlash to this is coming from just tone wise of the skeets. Like I do not think you mean well, but I can see how some are taking this the wrong way.
And you are right writers should stand up for themselves but I feel like you should know if rent is do and money is needed you sometimes have to take the work. Like you are right there is no easy answer but I don't think blaming the writer here is the answer.
Gita, I love your work and I love what aftermath stands for, but I do think this is sorta a bad take. Finding work is hard.
Two months after Xbox said upcoming RPG The Outer Worlds 2 would cost $80, it is reversing course. The shift to $80 video games is not going as smoothly as publishers hoped
June 2025 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights from Circana - Nintendo Switch 2 debuted as the fastest selling video game hardware device in US history, while consumer spending in both video game hardware and accessories reached new all-time June records.
This is wild considering Deltarune isn't even a Switch 2 exclusive. What a feel good indie success story. Bigger than Mario!
NEW: Multiple employees at ZeniMax, including two union members, have accused Microsoft of once again failing workers with its latest round of layoffs.
Sources described the way the company handled the cuts as "inhumane" and claimed work will be hampered after the loss of key talent.
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So I will say, you do not need to get every Banana to do this. I just completed this yesterday you only need ~600. So its not the worst. Also the final level is hard, similar to Darker Side moon level in SMO.
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Waypoint writers quit over removal of articles related to new Steam policy
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punching through a rock in donkey kong bananza might be the most satisfying action of all time in a video game
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VICE's owner Savage Ventures has requested the removal of my Collective Shout articles. This is due to concerns about the controversial subject matter—not journalistic complaints
Effective immediately, I will no longer contribute to Waypoint. I suggest letting VICE's owner know if this upsets you
you gotta be fucking kidding me
Always love when NPR puts out a new list like this.
Never fail to discover a handful of incredible games I never knew existed.
www.npr.org/2025/07/16/n...
O wow this is a really good list. Glad they did a good mix of Big games and a good amount of small ones too.
Looking forward to this piece. After seeing the movie I do think its a commentary about the current war, I also do think Gunn gave it enough wiggle room to be about just War in general.
That being said seeing r/Israel having a meltdown over the movie been really telling.
Media outlets can't pivot to AI to save themselves. It's not a business strategy and it's not going to work. The only path forward is for journalists to lean into their humanity, to do things AI can't, and to make clear they are writing for people, not algorithms:
www.404media.co/the-medias-p...
Jewish orgs Keshet and the Hebrew Free Loan Association are giving out interest-free loans to LGBTQ+ folks who need to re-locate but can’t afford it. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE JEWISH.
“The idea that people were having to pick up and flee their homes was something that resonated Jewishly.”
the singular message of this ad is "zohran loves new york city" and it is incredibly effective
We want to address recent reports regarding the status of Romero Games. These reports have contained inaccuracies, and we feel it's important to set the record straight. • The funding for our project was pulled, and our game was canceled. • Due to confidentiality agreements, we cannot disclose the publisher's identity, though some may infer it from public information. • As a result, we now have to reassess the entire staffing of our studio. • Romero Games is not closed, and we are doing everything in our power to ensure that it does not come to that. Any suggestion otherwise is factually incorrect. Indeed, we were in the studio today to discuss next steps with the team. • We've been contacted by several publishers interested in helping us bring the game across the finish line, and we're currently evaluating those opportunities. We appreciate the outpouring of support and will share further updates as we are able. Romero Games
Update (July 7, 2025)
I do truly believe if Call of the Night was not in the same season, they would have gotten it. But that series is entwined with Creepy Nuts.
Yale from New Haven says: “This is insanely low, racist, and desperate. Glad to see they’ve just decided to be a tabloid. It sounds like he clarified it well enough with writing in “Ugandan.” Truly insane (and just unacceptable) that this was framed like this. Or reported at all! Who cares!” Jennifer from Oregon says: “Please, please do not do hit pieces on this man who is one of the few sources of hope that most of us have in this country. Just stop.”
PD from Brooklyn says: “This really does not feel newsworthy, when you see he made his best effort to clarify the check-box identity markers he was offered.” Paul from Ohio says: “I’m a middle-aged white dude from the midwest. Not a socialist or communist, and never heard of Mr. Mamdani prior to this mayoral race. But I have to say that the coverage of this guy, including by these reporters, seems biased against him. Who cares what boxes he checked on a college application for a college to which he did not even get admitted? It tells us some things about some people. But none of them are Mr. Mamdani.”
Taylor from New York says: “The media is desperately looking for anything they can use to smear this man. Adams and Cuomo have well-documented scandals that have landed them in legal trouble. How about we focus on the real corruption in this city”
Ed the Rabbit from Baltimore says: “So you got a hot tip from a eugenicist and gave him anonymity in order to "out" an Asian person who was born in Africa as a person who checked some boxes on a form and thereby claimed to be "Asian" and "African American" before he officially became American, in an attempt to gain admission to a University his mother already worked at—and failed. This is not your finest hour.” Robin from Greenpoint says: “Yep. More qualities about Zohran that I identify with. More nuances I see reflected in more New Yorkers.”
Reading through some of the top comments on the NYTs latest story about Zohran Mamdani
