Derek Foley

YouTube video by Foley Plays Weekly News Recap | 28 - 3 August 2025 | Censorship Backlash

😰 Mastercard feeling pressure from censorship.
⚖️ Sony suing Tencent for copying Horizon.
🤡 Xbox sells more games on Playstation than Sony.
It's time for the Weekly News Recap! #mastercard #itchio #indiegames youtu.be/kdCZet5MQTQ

YouTube video by Foley Plays Weekly News Recap | 28 - 3 August 2025 | Censorship Backlash

😰 Mastercard feeling pressure from censorship.
⚖️ Sony suing Tencent for copying Horizon.
🤡 Xbox sells more games on Playstation than Sony.
It's time for the Weekly News Recap! #mastercard #itchio #indiegames youtu.be/kdCZet5MQTQ

YouTube video by Foley Plays Weekly News Recap | 21 - 27 July 2025 | Financial Censorship

🤬 itch .io latest hit with Mastercard censorship.
🪦 Zenimax devs working in a 'graveyard'.
🤡 Vtuber manager spends charity money.
It's time for the Weekly News Recap! A bit late this week 😅
youtu.be/SGtP420i0vs #itchio #censorship #indiegames

Post on /r/transgenderUK entitled “Reddit now censors LGBTQ+ content under OFCOM’s new ‘Online Safety Act’”

post text: “I honestly can't even think of words to describe how vile this is. Here's a screenshot of what I now see when I search "lgbt" with my VPN switched off. Occasionally a banner appears at the top of the screen saying something about needing to verify ID to access "mature content" but the button doesn't even work. The fact that we're now considered "mature content" makes me feel sick.”

The screenshot referenced in the previous image, showing the results of a search on Reddit for the term LGBT. No results from LGBT-specific subreddits appear; instead, posts from /r/Conservative, /r/Islam, /r/JustUnsubbed, etc are highlighted.

the UK’s Internet age verification law has led to the effective censorship of all LGBT content on Reddit

what a shocking and unexpected turn of events!

We don’t make much that would fall under “adult content”, but I think it is very wrong for payment processors to seize moral control of what can be sold.

‘Adult content’ has long been the canary in the coal mine. And it is wrong and dangerous for art and creators to be attacked this way.

YouTube video by Foley Plays Weekly News Recap | 14 - 20 July 2025 | Ubisoft Nepotism

🤡 Ubisoft's naked nepotism with new CEO.
💰 Payment platforms decide what games you'll play.
🤖 King devs trained their own A/I replacements.
It's time for the Weekly News Recap! #indiegames #ubisoft #steam youtu.be/5l_oTMnd7XA

YouTube video by Foley Plays Weekly News Recap | 14 - 20 July 2025 | Ubisoft Nepotism

🤡 Ubisoft's naked nepotism with new CEO.
💰 Payment platforms decide what games you'll play.
🤖 King devs trained their own A/I replacements.
It's time for the Weekly News Recap! #indiegames #ubisoft #steam youtu.be/5l_oTMnd7XA

Reading internet reactions to the Krafton vs. Unknown Worlds drama, I think something getting lost is that dozens of employees thought they were on track to get life-changing bonuses and then suddenly saw them blow up. There’s still hope that Krafton will remedy that, but no straight answers yet

a still from the film 'No Country for Old Men'. Tommy Lee Jones' character looks disapprovingly to someone out of frame

How long until they propose renting skins by the hour?

YouTube video by Foley Plays Weekly News Recap | 30 - 6 July 2025 | Microsoft's Layoff Bloodbath

😋 Microsoft treats itself to more layoffs.
🤡 EA expects 100M players for next Battlefield.
🥺 Gen Z spending less on games.
It's time for the Weekly News Recap! #indiegames #xboxlayoffs youtu.be/8PQsXlv52d8

YouTube video by Foley Plays Weekly News Recap | 30 - 6 July 2025 | Microsoft's Layoff Bloodbath

😋 Microsoft treats itself to more layoffs.
🤡 EA expects 100M players for next Battlefield.
🥺 Gen Z spending less on games.
It's time for the Weekly News Recap! #indiegames #xboxlayoffs youtu.be/8PQsXlv52d8

the thing about layoffs of this scale is that so much is happening it involves days and days of discovering fresh horrors

YouTube video by Heavy Metal Death Can Heavy Metal Death Can - Announcement Trailer

Neat looking PS1 era survival horror 'Heavy Metal Death Can'. In the ocean, no one can hear you blubglubblub youtu.be/8zvmV8jRCLc #indiegames #survivalhorror #steamwishlist

Layoffs under these conditions should be illegal.

So many lives upended and projects destroyed and they're making insane profits. Just not insane enough for the greed-rotten ghouls. Msoft's fiscal year starts on 1st July. It's not a coincidence

YouTube video by Foley Plays Weekly News Recap | 23 - 29 June 2025 | Riot wants Gambling Cash

🎰 Riot Games wants that gambling money.
🤑 EA's CEO "earned" 260 times the pay of average employee.
🕳️ Netflix to delist 20% of its game library.
It's time for the Weekly News Recap! Including the Capcom spotlight, new game reveals, and releases. #RiotGames #IndieGames youtu.be/fLbExN6Fqi4

YouTube video by Foley Plays Weekly News Recap | 23 - 29 June 2025 | Riot wants Gambling Cash

🎰 Riot Games wants that gambling money.
🤑 EA's CEO "earned" 260 times the pay of average employee.
🕳️ Netflix to delist 20% of its game library.
It's time for the Weekly News Recap! Including the Capcom spotlight, new game reveals, and releases. #RiotGames #IndieGames youtu.be/fLbExN6Fqi4

YouTube video by Foley Plays Weekly News Recap | 9 - 15 June 2025 | Voice Actor Strike Over*

✊ Voice actor strike ends.
🏍️ Days Gone devs laid off.
🤡 Embracer CEO thinks now is the time to step down.
It's time for the Weekly News Recap! #gamingNews #indiegames youtu.be/lJXW2XmwZXo

the telekinetic combat is so well implemented in this. Would love to play it again

"We've cooked up some brand new mistakes for this one!"

YouTube video by Foley Plays Weekly News Recap | 2 - 8 June 2025 | Summer Lame Fest

🛡️ Sony asks 'When's Marvel?'.
👐 Xbox teases its handheld.
🤡 Geoff continues to be Geoff.
It's time for the Weekly News Recap! #indiegames #gamingnews #asusrog #playstation #xbox
youtu.be/Z4i6EWU2Np8

YouTube video by Foley Plays Weekly News Recap | 2 - 8 June 2025 | Summer Lame Fest

🛡️ Sony asks 'When's Marvel?'.
👐 Xbox teases its handheld.
🤡 Geoff continues to be Geoff.
It's time for the Weekly News Recap! #indiegames #gamingnews #asusrog #playstation #xbox
youtu.be/Z4i6EWU2Np8

YouTube video by Foley Plays Weekly News Recap | 12 - 18 May 2025 | Bungie Steals Art

🎨 Bungie steals art for Marathon.
🙄 Another Sony live-service flop on the way, with Fairgames?
🤖 A/I Darth Vader loves milkers.
It's time for the Weekly News Recap! youtu.be/2lY3GCWGSO0 #gameNews #indieGames #bungie

Randy is embellishing history a bit here. Back in the day, he actually made his fortune selling USB sticks. Google "Randy Pitchford USB stick" to learn more.

YouTube video by Foley Plays Weekly News Recap | 12 - 18 May 2025 | Bungie Steals Art

🎨 Bungie steals art for Marathon.
🙄 Another Sony live-service flop on the way, with Fairgames?
🤖 A/I Darth Vader loves milkers.
It's time for the Weekly News Recap! youtu.be/2lY3GCWGSO0 #gameNews #indieGames #bungie

Cabernet on Steam Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you reta...

store.steampowered.com/app/2401410/...

I think I'm cursed?

Take the fictional characters quiz and post the first four you know: openpsychometrics.org/tests/charac...

That's because it's not AI. There's nothing intelligent about it: it's entirely artificial.

They're large language models, or LLMs. Calling them AI is a hugely successful marketing stunt on behalf of their owners.