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image showing a watercolor looking art of Raichu from Pokรฉmon, and the original sprite from Pokรฉmon Blue (Japanese) for comparison.

image showing a watercolor looking art of Raichu from Pokรฉmon, and the original sprite from Pokรฉmon Blue (Japanese) for comparison.

Don't be Rai-in' to me.

14.02.2026 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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15.02.2026 02:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

people who wait for a machine to free up at the gym by standing next to it and watching the person using it should be banned from the premises imo

14.02.2026 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
iphone telling me to turn my volume down

iphone telling me to turn my volume down

first of all, eat shit

14.02.2026 18:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i really donโ€™t know what iโ€™m supposed to do with the knowledge that some people are just fucking evil and apathetic to the suffering of others.

14.02.2026 18:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

may have just scolded the lady next to me on this flight for leaving her trash in the seat right before we deplaned. โ€œi donโ€™t think you should leave your trash.โ€ โ€œwho cares what you thinkโ€ [observes she has a copy of the new york times in her hands]

13.02.2026 19:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7638    ๐Ÿ” 386    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 272    ๐Ÿ“Œ 59

weird day but at least it was a weird day while in new york city and not bumfuck nowhere!!!

13.02.2026 22:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
pikachu, raichu, pichu statues

pikachu, raichu, pichu statues

good morning to the raichu family statues at pokepark kanto only

27.01.2026 14:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

yes lol it's bleak. i'm done now though, i'm too sexy to be playing with my food like this.

13.02.2026 17:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
If game developers stopped taking to Twitter every time they got laid off, it would stop.  We don't care.  We don't care about the people who make our clothes, our cell phones, our food, our cars.  I don't know when it became normal for game devs to think they matter to the public so much.  And yet time after time they prove they are incapable of just heading to Indeed silently like the rest of us.  Your industry sucks just as bad as the rest of them.  Suck it up.  They keep shoving them in our faces at these game shows and then we're supposed to pretend we give a damn.  It would be cooler if they didn't lose their jobs so much.  But if they do, I don't understand why we the public are supposed to care more than any other industry out there.

If game developers stopped taking to Twitter every time they got laid off, it would stop. We don't care. We don't care about the people who make our clothes, our cell phones, our food, our cars. I don't know when it became normal for game devs to think they matter to the public so much. And yet time after time they prove they are incapable of just heading to Indeed silently like the rest of us. Your industry sucks just as bad as the rest of them. Suck it up. They keep shoving them in our faces at these game shows and then we're supposed to pretend we give a damn. It would be cooler if they didn't lose their jobs so much. But if they do, I don't understand why we the public are supposed to care more than any other industry out there.

christ these motherfuckers are miserable

13.02.2026 02:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 240    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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The Pride flag at the Stonewall Monument is re-raised!

New Yorkers wonโ€™t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.

12.02.2026 22:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5207    ๐Ÿ” 1346    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47    ๐Ÿ“Œ 68

God of War trilogy remake is the game you make when 12 live service projects didn't work out

12.02.2026 23:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 559    ๐Ÿ” 143    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

will they keep the qte sex scenes in the god of war remake, tho?

12.02.2026 23:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a cartoon of a raccoon wearing a blue hat ALT: a cartoon of a raccoon wearing a blue hat
12.02.2026 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

actually it's about ethics in games journalism but said wokely

12.02.2026 21:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The live service game death spiral is a bleak one.

It's difficult to avoid and all but impossible to escape. Here's what the heads of Specter Divide (remember that) said about the dead game stench back in 2024.

kotaku.com/highguard-la...

12.02.2026 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Jobs Fangamer is an independent video game merchandiser with its headquarters (both office and warehouse) in Tucson, AZ.

very thankful to be hiring โ€“ threading the 3 positions we've currently got open! RTs always appreciated~

www.fangamer.com/pages/jobs

12.02.2026 00:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 296    ๐Ÿ” 216    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Can Jetpack Cat Say The F-Slur, Kotaku Investigates

12.02.2026 00:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

need the industry to stop betting on live service games if they can't sustain the livelihood of people who work on them.

11.02.2026 23:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 58    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

that's better

11.02.2026 19:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1155    ๐Ÿ” 219    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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so fast

11.02.2026 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Lily

Lily

Lily

Lily

Lily

Lily

Herdier tattoo

Herdier tattoo

There are days when the only reason I get up in the morning is so someone on this godforsaken planet remembers you. Three years later, I promise I always will.

11.02.2026 16:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I got to review Reanimal for Kotaku and, despite loving LNM I & II, I found Reanimal pretty boring. I think their demphasis of puzzles was a mistake because nothing takes its place. The result is a spooky walking sim with no pulse and way too many "crash bandicoot" style escape sequences.

11.02.2026 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 72    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

fucked up thing is i canโ€™t even buy it yet smh

11.02.2026 02:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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hey blizzard are you trying to kill me?

10.02.2026 21:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

queueing up as my mains when everyone else is playing and learning the new characters like a hydrogen bomb descending upon a coughing baby

10.02.2026 19:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
what i said

what i said

ok why did i get emotional opening up the play menu and it having soldier already as my default hero? is this a play time thing or is it starting on him for everyone?

10.02.2026 19:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

and there's a queue now? all these fairweather fans coming in smh. blizzard i never left let me in first i should have some kind of vip membership

10.02.2026 19:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
overwatch main menu

overwatch main menu

overwatch 2 is officially overwatch again

10.02.2026 19:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

ayo

10.02.2026 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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