Rob Cavanaugh

This was the order of events:

1. Paramount acceded to Trump’s extortion by paying a bribe.

2. Stephen Colbert calls his employer out for doing that.

3. Paramount fires Stephen Colbert for being honest about Trump.

4. Proving Trump’s bribe worked.

No, Geoff Keighley—Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was not made by a team of 'under 30 developers,' and devs say repeating the myth is 'a dangerous path' SGF's fascination with small staff sizes discredits the integral work of external contractors and contributors.

Can we please get a new host for this event?

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In remembrance
2024 - 2025.

On serious note. Keep the fires stoked on social media. Keeping these two narcissistic fools at odds keeps the 2 camps who are attempting a bloodless coup at each others throats is in our best interests.

They are so thin skinned that they will rise to the bait.

As I understand it tortillas are the superior breadstuff for space because they don't produce crumbs (or at least, not nearly as much as other breads might), and that's an advantage in microgravity.

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes More good news for those looking to exit Meta’s social app ecosystem in favor of a more open alternative: An independent developer is building a photo-sharing app for Bluesky called Flashes. The soon-to-launch app is powered by the same technology that…

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes

Well said.

Caves of Qud review An epic science-fantasy RPG and a new great in the genre.

I’ve been writing reviews for PC gamer for a long time now. Today I gave out a 94 to Caves of Qud—the highest score I’ve ever given by far. I’m very proud of this review and I hope you’ll read it.
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The best games of 2024, picked by NPR's staff 2024 was a surprising year — games from small teams rocketed up the charts, while big releases from major companies slowed. Here are our favorites from a diverse year, sortable by platform and genre.

This NPR list is impressively exhaustive but still somehow manages to miss Shiren the Wanderer! 😔 www.npr.org/2024/07/16/g...

YouTube video by Kitfox Games Caves of Qud - 1.0 Out Now Trailer

been working on this game so long its both extremely ordinary and extremely surreal to be here

anyway, Caves of Qud 1.0 is out

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The BugBear says Happy Monday! 😉

There are not many sensations on a Monday morning better than reaching for a coffee cup and finding it warm and full. 😉

The Bots really stand out here because the entire feed isn't flooded.

Since I just started seeing them 2 days ago, and they are pretty obvious.

Immigration laws are as much about keeping people in, as they are keeping people out.

YouTube video by Rommi Noodles Stars Reach Pre-Alpha Beginner Guide

Got into the STARS REACH testing? Or just want to know how it plays? Rommi Noodles has you covered! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsP7...

I know, I keep resharing Stars Reach stuff, but it's because people keep writing and posting it!

If you're in the Game Dev... All you will see is Game Dev.

I did the same thing early on.

Koei Tecmo plans to go from 2,500 to 5,000 employees and lean further into AAA games, lowering expectations of mobile market  - AUTOMATON WEST Koei Tecmo has major upscaling planned for the long term as they shift towards consistent yearly triple A game releases.

Interesting.

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YouTube video by Napyet Gaming STARS REACH Questions Answered!

We do fireside chats every couple of weeks where we provide info about STARS REACH, talk about the most recent tests, and so on. Napyet attended the most recent and here's a report!

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Smuggler arrested with 300 tarantulas strapped to his body | CNN Police in Peru have arrested a man caught trying to leave the country with 320 tarantulas, 110 centipedes and nine bullet ants strapped to his body.

You think you hate your job?😉

The bottomless greed of this thing we have become... 😱

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In hindsight,
Tying a democratic republic to a zero-sum based economic system is poor game design.

I just wanna point out that the existence of the NLRB and labor unions is the “moderate compromise” option and prior to that things like “running gun battles in the street” and “burning the boss’s house down with everyone in it” were on the table as negotiating tactics

I will pick it up.

Yes

It would be on brand.

I am really happy to see you here.

I am getting additional physical copies of my DD-214, renewing my passport and gathering physical copies of anything I need for travel and keeping me and mine safe.

Musk’s Co-Chief Vivek Ramaswamy Vows to ‘Delete’ Entire Government Agencies The former Republican presidential candidate also pledged to shut down the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency within two years.

Any records or documents you may need from the federal government or documents like passports that will need renewal soon immediately.

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My rule of thumb for game dev:

Never build an engine while trying to build a game in parallel with it, but also never build an engine without building a game I parallel with it.

You’re welcome.

Books As Gifts! And Also Evil Apples! The time is upon us: bookstores make a considerable portion of their annual profit between roughly now and Christmas, and that reason is, y’know, books make great gifts for the holiday season…

As the holiday season approacheth, here's a quick guide to how you get my books signed and personalized (and maybe with your very own unique evil apple heirloom variety as well) for you or a loved one or a cherished enemy or a golden retriever who can read books:

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