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If you feel that use of AI art assets at any stage of the process is an automatic out, but ChatGPT translations are fine if they're "checked" by people, it might be worth asking yourself why that is. Because it sounds a whole lot like valuing the work of translators less than other creatives to me.

Persona4 / 里中千枝

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A Pokemon trainer lying in bed wide awake. HEADLINE: DYKG Releases 3 Hours of Fucked Up Pokémon Folklore To Lie Awake at Night To.

In honor of Pokémon Day, DidYouKnowGaming has released a new facts video highlighting the most deranged Pokémon lore yet.
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Good.

and for an extra bit of fun, here's the Next Episode Preview for Dragon Ball #1 that played at the end of the last episode of Dr. Slump - Arale-chan. (Reconstructed and subtitled by @seedofmight.bsky.social )

Set off on a grand adventure to become the Pokémon League Champion-now on Nintendo Switch™! Celebrate 30 years of Pokémon™ with this Nintendo Switch™ version* of the Pokémon FireRed Version game originally released on the Game Boy™ Advance system! Explore the Kanto region, discover wild Pokémon around every corner, and aim to complete your Pokédex as you battle your way to success. Earn badges as you develop winning strategies to use against each experienced Gym Leader, and uncover amazing secrets in your quest to be the best Trainer. This digital exclusive contains the Sevii islands, where even more Pokémon await. You can also visit the Pokémon Wireless Club to trade, battle, and chat with other players via local wireless**! Software description provided by the publisher.

"chat with other players via local wireless" yeah that's called talking

kill all fake lovers

the number of shitty-looking AI games in the Steam Next Fest is making me feel much more warmly about all the janky-ass games that I'd normally ignore, because at least I can tell someone actually put in the fucking effort.

I'd rather make an ugly game than suckle on the devil's teat

I drew Mai Shiranui / 不知火 舞

I feel the same way about Xbox as I do about the American Empire. It's like, we all know you guys are on your way out. Can y'all just pack it up already so we can move on

“Make bad game? Fired. Make good game? Fired. Make incredibly successful game? Believe it or not, also fired.” Original source of meme is from Parks and Recreation.

the video game industry is a mess

Persona series.

God of War (the first one, from 2005)

Same! DmC _is_ an actually really good game, even if the tone is incredibly different from the originals.

Devil May Cry series.

Can... we do more than one? 😅

+ a beautiful Zelda-alike, I'd love to see more like these

- it *really* drags in the middle

bsky.app/profile/zenp...

Okami.

70 people paying the price because fewer than 15 people decided that millions of dollars had to be poured into the riskiest part of the video game business.

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クイーン
#ペルソナ5 #persona5

BBC News screenshot with the subtitle "Welcome to the year of the whores. People around the globe celebrate..."

Happy 12-year anniversary to my favourite broadcast subtitle mistake

And a happy year of the whores to you all

"This game bombed, I feel sorry for [artists]"

"Why? They got paid."

I hate this comment so much. It's rooted in the same complete lack of understanding value in creating. Expression means you speak. You want it seen. Especially if you have something to say.

This is the same lack of respect as AI

25 years ago today, ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US began its worldwide invasion on @newgrounds.com.

You wouldn’t translate a car’s ハンドル as “handle”.
You wouldn’t translate a ハイタッチ as “high touch”.
So why would you translate 「」 as “”?

True facts: 99% of the time, you shouldn’t, and here’s why.
Translation theory thread!🧵👇

> Trying to make a company owner, president, C.E.O. etc. understand that, if they hired a professional, it's because they're an expert on their subject matter and know what they're talking about, and likely, much more even than they themselves.

> Challenge level: impossible.