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Draft 2 done! Now time for the all important "get your partner to read it and nervously pace around the room, analysising every laugh you hear" #scriptsky

submitted 8 hours ago • 1 comment

UK Artists/art fans upset about the government's AI copyright legislation plans that throw creatives under the bus, please see this document and fill out the linked government survey by the 25th!!! That's Tuesday!!!! Go go go! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

submitted 2 days ago • 8 comments

announcing my new new game: Castle v Castle!!! a strategic 1v1 castle battler that has you build up your castle and reduce your opponent to rubble, brick by brick! DEMO OUT NOW!!! with funding from Slay the Spire dev @caseyyano.bsky.social via Outersloth (Among Us) and Future Friend support!

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The next Bond movie will be titled "Time to Die Mister Bond, Handcrafted Artisanal Film Movie for Men – Perfecf Christmas Gift and Funny Realistic Spy Gag, Harmless Entertainment Prank for Kids and Adults, Realistic Vanilla Scent 7.9 Ounce Motion Picture (Pack of 1)"

submitted 3 days ago • 7 comments

I saw a lot of people reposting this image, which looks like a poorly thought through advert for the new film version of the Odyssey. But, as has since become apparent, it was not an authentic film poster, so let's do a quick thread on how to check. 1/5

submitted 3 days ago • 5 comments

If anyone is in town for the Debug Game Awards on Friday, let me know and we can meet for a drink!

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Where's everyone at the moment? #scriptsky+

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Gov plans on AI + copyright will weaken copyright protections + allow AI companies to use writers' work without permission or payment Respond to the Gov’s consultation on copyright + AI by midnight on Tues 25 Feb to get your voice heard Pls share too! writersguild.org.uk/fight-back-a...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Now including Alt text Link 1: gemini.google.com/extensions Link 2: myactivity.google.com/product/gemini

submitted 5 days ago • 20 comments

Me again. Sorry. It's been a disastrous, stressful week. Medical appointments rescheduled, stress rising, starting insulin injections tomorrow, etc. Things moving, but slowly. However I need, urgently, to raise around $250-$300 at minimum to make it through. paypal.me/livspay ko-fi.com/oliwhite

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Top tip: if you’re one of the wealthiest corporations on earth, maybe hire some people to do the jobs you so clearly require?

submitted 5 days ago • 10 comments

hi folks! I’m urgently looking for game writing and narrative design work. I’ve been in the industry for over 5 years, have AAA and indie experience, and love working as part of a team. I also do editing and consulting work! ✨ www.nessacannon.com

submitted 6 days ago • 11 comments

For reference: Procedural generation is shuffling a deck and dealing from it. genAI is feeding every card deck you can find, including ones not for the game, into a wood chipper, slapping a handful of the bits on some glue, and pretending its a playable hand.

submitted 7 days ago • 18 comments

Does anyone else sketch out the locations as blueprints for scripts? I find it pretty handy! Even if they don't actually follow real world buildings. #scriptsky+

submitted 8 days ago • 4 comments

ICYMI yesterday. Knights in Tight Spaces is just around the corner. The team have done a cracking job, and the trailer is fab. Check it out:

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

I am no longer accepting the argument "there are bigger problems than this!" unless you are personally working to stop the ultimate Heat Death of the Universe.

submitted 10 days ago • 345 comments

Ok lets get into it then. Hi I'm Valentine, I was one of the employees who led most of the walkouts and who was part of the original group pushing for unionization at Blizzard, especially on the WoW team where I worked at the time.

submitted 10 days ago • 22 comments

Stay away from liquor and jazz!!

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

It might hurt my bottom line, but I’m probably going to stop posting art to Twitter entirely and I suggest you do too. Not only is the site actively putting a “Okay, now remix this” button below art (and elevating them above the OP with a QRT) and it’s false flagging original art as made by AI.

submitted 10 days ago • 280 comments

Green Goblin: I am going to drop this bus full of innocent people off a bridge Keir Starmer in a Spider-Man mask: as a counter move, I am going to commit £400,000,000 to build my own bus to drop them from

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Hi! I'm a Freelance Concept/2D/UI Artist in the games industry. I was the UI Designer for Pacific Drive, and did some early UI vis dev concepts and design for the upcoming game 'Date Everything!' Poke me for projects big and small! Portfolio: www.saford.art Enquiries: [email protected] #art

submitted 136 days ago • 8 comments

The big takeaway here is that Reuters won this case against the AI company on grounds they violated fair use—the judge found the AI company was guilty because, in using copyrighted works to generate its output, it “meant to compete... by developing a market substitute.” Huge.

submitted 12 days ago • 56 comments

Oh look this is doing the rounds again! Did anyone check or just take their word for it again

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

I do think it’s funny when the car companies are like “we may be divided but now more than ever, I think we can all agree: car ❤️”

submitted 13 days ago • 16 comments

www.polygon.com/analysis/520... Maddy Myers does the legwork of comparing Veilguard numbers to other comparables from the same year. Spoilers: If EA thought they were going to sell 3 million copies they were just stupid.

submitted 14 days ago • 6 comments

Over a million messages in the UK Games Slack locked behind a paywall for another few months till they force us onto another free trial. Over 8000 games industry people from the uk now - insane!!

submitted 15 days ago • 8 comments

Reviewing bombing rollerdome/Olli Olli world out of a misplaced sense of loyalty to the dev team is sweet, but counterproductive. It’s good to have Very Positive titles on our CV!

submitted 16 days ago • 2 comments

Happy "Microsoft trying to force CoPilot subs" day in the UK for all who celebrate. (They just pinged me my renewal notice with it carefully worded to sound like a compulsory general price increase). 1) Go to your account page 2) Hit cancel 3) Change sub back.

submitted 17 days ago • 87 comments

For those who don't know why some localization companies withhold staff credits, it's so: 1) devs who think loc staff did a good job won't hire them independently 2) other loc companies can't poach them 3) contractors can't find each other to compare notes 4) company brand is elevated above people

submitted 18 days ago • 16 comments

I'm sorry but you can't like, be living in 2025 watching all those high profile live service titles fail thinking "hm if only this game had a multiplayer lobby it might have done better for us". This is the bleating of upward-failing idiots propped up by children gambling on FIFA Ultimate Team.

submitted 18 days ago • 16 comments

I think if we all had a big Singstar party that would probably solve the game industry

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

UK writers - GET ON THIS! Roadmap have been doing amazing things for writers in the US for years. And now they are over here. It's free to enter - no brainer! #scriptsky

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