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Nate Horsfall

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Animator and Artist. 20ish years of Game dev. VGM album art, Live videos, logos, illustration. AI is trash. Last game: Soundfall Currently: The Game Band / SpeedFreeks http://www.lightningarts.com/

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Went as over the top as possible to make it the best thing we could! <3

25.07.2025 18:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

looks like he finally deleted it ๐Ÿ˜†

17.07.2025 17:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"I just donโ€™t have the energy for it anymore. I donโ€™t have the energy for anything. Waking up every day increasingly makes me wish I didnโ€™t."

I don't know you personally, but know this: I and others feel it in ours souls. Thank you.

Signed: game devs just trying to make fucking games.

15.07.2025 04:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

9000

14.07.2025 17:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I feel like that could just be hidden behind the keyboard. But certainly someone could do a better job, yeah

14.07.2025 17:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We actually debated the hands but decided that you *could* say it is an artist stylistic choice. Particularly for cartoony stuff, actual real artists have done similar things.

Tried to pretend this was a real review that might happen, and you know, I could let the hands pass.

14.07.2025 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We were aggressively nitpicky on it because everything is inconsistent, which is amusing because the longer you stare at it the more you notice. That *would not* happen with a real person generally speaking. Not like this. And I do think the lack of shadows in certain places causes strange shapes.

13.07.2025 19:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've watched LinkedIn become an AI cesspool over the past few years. But even with that, not a single comment praising him for that post. I've never seen somebody get dunked on so viciously in what is meant to be a professional setting.

Is he simply not looking? Or is he that full of himself?

13.07.2025 16:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

we debated on the fingers for a while. I decided to not call that one out this time because you *could* make the argument it's a stylistic choice if this were made by a real person. Artists can do some pretty wild noodle fingers, but yeah. I see what you see.

13.07.2025 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

you got it! AI is nothing but inconsistent.
because it can't be. Weird ass theft slot machine.

13.07.2025 15:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

we pretended to do this like an actual artist review. and if I didn't exist, you could make the argument that there isn't anything wrong with these colors.

but yes, it is that instant desaturated weird inability to have vibrant colors.

"Ghibli style" they have the audacity to say ๐Ÿคฎ

13.07.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My friend and I couldn't stop staring at this and we just kept finding more and more errors. Which I think is hilarious because the backwards monitor isn't even where it ends.

Way to go, Principal Dev Lead of MICROSOFT.

13.07.2025 10:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 111    ๐Ÿ” 45    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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My friend and I couldn't stop staring at it and we just kept finding more and more errors. Which I think is hilarious because the backwards monitor isn't even where it ends.

13.07.2025 10:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 233    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Colors and composition of this is such eye candy to look at! ๐Ÿ‘Œ

09.07.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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7/3/25- Death of Liberty

OBBB funds ICE more than entire countries. So they can attack everyone, and put them into concentration camps they are building.
Funded by ripping away our healthcare to do it.

The America that received this statue and this quote, is dead. We need to fight for a new one.

04.07.2025 02:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

THANK YOU. I don't know why anyone thinks 2026 midterms are going to fix this. As if were just going to have normal elections again. As if the country will be normal then?

Why are they so brazen with disregarding the people? Because they are setting themselves up to have no consequences.

03.07.2025 19:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Microsoft CEO's Compensation Rises 63% in Fiscal 2024 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's pay package includes $71.2 million in stock options

While I have you, remember these people keep making more and more while the rest of us are laid off

Their SINGLE salaries alone could pay for so many of these people.

finance.yahoo.com/news/microso...

02.07.2025 22:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Microsoft is laying off as many as 9,000 employees Xbox will end or decrease work โ€˜in certain areasโ€™

9000 layoffs today from microsoft.
Still waiting for AI to "make new jobs"
still waiting for the trickle down effect.
still waiting for their 75 billion dollar activision merger to benefit people other than the execs already making millions.

This nonsense is why regulations are always necessary.

02.07.2025 18:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Call these U.S. Representatives and tell them to vote NO on the โ€œBig Beautiful Billโ€:

AZ-06, Juan Ciscomani
CA-22, David Valadao
CA-40, Young Kim
CA-41, Ken Calvert
CO-08, Gabe Evans
FL-07, Cory Mills
FL-13, Anna Paulina Luna
FL-27, Maria Elvira Salazar
IA-01, Mariannette Miller-Meeks
IA-02, Ashley Hinson
IA-03, Zach Nunn
MI-07, Tom Barrett
MO-02, Ann Wagner
NJ-07, Tom Kean Jr.
NY-17, Mike Lawler
OH-07, Max Miller
OH-10, Mike Turner
OH-15, Mike Carey
PA-01, Brian Fitzpatrick
PA-07, Ryan Mackenzie
PA-08, Rob Bresnahan
PA-10, Scott Perry
TN-05, Andy Ogles
TX-15, Monica De La Cruz
VA-01, Rob Wittman
VA-02, Jen Kiggans
WI-01, Bryan Steil
WI-03, Derrick Van Orden

Call these U.S. Representatives and tell them to vote NO on the โ€œBig Beautiful Billโ€: AZ-06, Juan Ciscomani CA-22, David Valadao CA-40, Young Kim CA-41, Ken Calvert CO-08, Gabe Evans FL-07, Cory Mills FL-13, Anna Paulina Luna FL-27, Maria Elvira Salazar IA-01, Mariannette Miller-Meeks IA-02, Ashley Hinson IA-03, Zach Nunn MI-07, Tom Barrett MO-02, Ann Wagner NJ-07, Tom Kean Jr. NY-17, Mike Lawler OH-07, Max Miller OH-10, Mike Turner OH-15, Mike Carey PA-01, Brian Fitzpatrick PA-07, Ryan Mackenzie PA-08, Rob Bresnahan PA-10, Scott Perry TN-05, Andy Ogles TX-15, Monica De La Cruz VA-01, Rob Wittman VA-02, Jen Kiggans WI-01, Bryan Steil WI-03, Derrick Van Orden

These are the weak points. You know what to do. First thing tomorrow, use 5calls.org and raise hell.

02.07.2025 03:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3943    ๐Ÿ” 3303    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 150    ๐Ÿ“Œ 260
Blue graphic with white letters reads: Trump's Big Ugly Bill: 
Forces nearly a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicaid, the largest cut to the life-saving program ever by a factor of FOUR

Gives ICE a larger budget than many militaries around the world

Strips healthcare away from 5% of Americans

Kicks 11.8 million people off SNAP benefits

Not only cuts funding for green energy but actually taxes it, threatening to balloon energy costs and eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs

Represents the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in US history

Indivisible logo at the bottom

Blue graphic with white letters reads: Trump's Big Ugly Bill: Forces nearly a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicaid, the largest cut to the life-saving program ever by a factor of FOUR Gives ICE a larger budget than many militaries around the world Strips healthcare away from 5% of Americans Kicks 11.8 million people off SNAP benefits Not only cuts funding for green energy but actually taxes it, threatening to balloon energy costs and eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs Represents the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in US history Indivisible logo at the bottom

Trump's Tax Scam is a disaster.

We need GOP senatorsโ€™ phones to be ringing off the hooks: indivisible.org/reso...

And when their voicemails fill up, use this tool to send an email: act.indivisible.org/...

30.06.2025 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 731    ๐Ÿ” 376    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22
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EA CEOโ€™s pay is up, as EA worker median income drops Behold, the tallest chart in Game File history. PLUS: EA execs were paid (a little) more for boosting generative AI

NEW: EA CEO Andrew Wilson was paid $30.5 million in cash and stock this past year, up about $5m from a year ago

Since the U.S. requires companies to compare CEO pay to employee pay, I made an EA pay chart

To make it work, I had to make it VERY TALL

Take a look: www.gamefile.news/p/ea-ceo-and...

26.06.2025 19:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1782    ๐Ÿ” 598    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 89    ๐Ÿ“Œ 244
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The US ban on state AI regulation may be voted on in the senate very soon. If you live in one of these states - FL, MO, TX, TN, WI, AK, ME - please call your senators & ask them to remove the "state AI regulation ban" in the budget reconciliation bill NOW! Link to call & what to say in next post 1/

26.06.2025 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 741    ๐Ÿ” 672    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 29

This is fucked.

And before this, Noem said:

"We are not going away," she said. "We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialist and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into this city."

12.06.2025 19:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you so much for your efforts in this fight!

11.06.2025 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In the middle of all the terrible news all the time, this is a breath of fresh air.
I'm not sure why they only target Midjourney, but it's a start. Burn them to the ground.

www.reuters.com/business/med...

11.06.2025 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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6/10/25- No Kings

June 14th. No Kings. Not now, or ever.

11.06.2025 01:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looks absolutely killer!

06.06.2025 18:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tonite at 9pm ET, we're gonna be joined by the awesome humans that helped make ROBOT PROM to chat about BTS!

๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Twitch.tv/BonusStageVan
@bonusstagevan.bsky.social

Awesome humans:
@gtx.bsky.social @lightningarts.bsky.social @emfedex.bsky.social

05.06.2025 17:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 61    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Super smooth movements as we've come to expect from you and this team! Looks great!

04.06.2025 23:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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6/2/25- Ai is great though

Just, you know, ignore basically everything about it.

02.06.2025 22:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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