Lyn!

A broken, blue heart

With a broken Blue Bomber heart, I am no longer the voice of Mega Man.

I was asked to return for Mega Man: Dual Override, but only on the condition I work without the protections of a union contract.

[CMYK] Nintendo 64 box art for a nonexistent Mario spin-off titled 'MARIO HOCKEY'. It depicts Mario & friends on a hockey rink. Mario is about to shoot a goal, which Donkey Kong is guarding. Peach is following closely behind. In the background, Wario tackles Luigi.

[CMYK] Identical, but without formatting.

I'm surprised this little gem rarely comes up in Mario spin-off conversation... I guess it was a pretty late release 🫤

A screenshot of Ludicolo from Pokemon Pokopia. Cropped to 4:3 and downscaled to 240p, edited with Pokemon Snap HUD on top then rendered with the CRT-Guest-Advance-NTSC shader in RetroArch.

A screenshot of Hitmonchan from Pokemon Pokopia. Cropped to 4:3 and downscaled to 240p, edited with Pokemon Snap HUD on top then rendered with the CRT-Guest-Advance-NTSC shader in RetroArch.

A screenshot of Scyther from Pokemon Pokopia. Cropped to 4:3 and downscaled to 240p, edited with Pokemon Snap HUD on top then rendered with the CRT-Guest-Advance-NTSC shader in RetroArch.

This game is too easy bro they forgot to put in any gameplay except taking pictures 💀💀💀 #Pokopia

Getting angry at stupid parents makes you feel good, but it doesn't get more children vaccinated.

really tired of conversations about how we need to get people to spend more time offline that don't acknowledge that one of the reasons people ARE online is their access needs aren't being met in physical spaces. This is especially true for queer people and disabled people.

I want to be super duper clear @gog.com :
If you make me choose between supporting you to aid games preservation or abandoning you to resist generative AI creep, I will commit to never buying a single product through your storefront. I will not trade the potential of tomorrow to preserve yesterday.

This story about Microsoft banning the word "microslop" from their official discord is mainly confusing me because
Huh, there's an official Microsoft discord?

I figured they'd be hosting that sort of thing on something they ran themselves. Microsoft Comic Chat or something

We've freed Cookie's Bustle from copyright hell. Here's how. | Video Game History Foundation We've stopped a persistent copyright troll who was trying to impede our work. Here's everything we learned—and how we beat them.

BREAKING: We've freed Cookie.

Following an investigation by VGHF, Ukie and Web Capio have suspended DMCA takedowns for Cookie's Bustle on behalf of Graceware, SL.

More info:

it’s not talked about enough that this kind of consolidation, paired with paramount’s promises to lower its debt, will lead to THOUSANDS of people losing their jobs. they are actively wiping out the creative class & what remains of middle class wealth in the process.

I think all analysis of Xbox falling off is incomplete without mentioning that the reason why they're downsizing there is bc Microsoft has by far bought the most into the idea that they'll be able to push a button to make AI make a Halo for them instantly

"Artists peak at 30", "30 under 30", "by 30 you should" ridiculous. Arts industries capital craves young people to exploit and burn out. It doesn't want older artists thriving and guiding the young. It also doesn't want artists to exist. Stop letting cannibals tell you you only matter on a plate.

AI reviews will get your site banned from Metacritic

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Trojan horse how? It's a lawsuit, not a proposal of anything and as far as I can see the actual court filings make no mention of violence or anything like that.

The way Valve has gamified gambling is still a big problem even if most other companies are doing the same in harsher ways. Valve is also the company that did it first, setting the blueprint for the others.
I like Steam as much as the next guy, but they do have this coming.

"If Super Mario 64 is a makunouchi bento, then Banjo-Kazooie is a deluxe makunouchi bento." -Shigeru Miyamoto, interview in the Famitsu magazine, Issue 490 (May 8, 1998) [picture of a small bento with three compartments alongside box art of Super Mario 64] [picture of a large bento with six compartments alongside box art of Banjo-Kazooie] The two games as foods, according to Miyamoto Source: @m0m0_0ssrr_, x.com/m0m0_0ssrr_/status/1847144999642890416

Shigeru Miyamoto was very impressed by Banjo-Kazooie during its development, even expressing that it surpasses Super Mario 64 in some ways: "If Super Mario 64 is a makunouchi bento, then Banjo-Kazooie is a deluxe makunouchi bento."

Exactly the kind of games I'd be picking up now if you stopped using generative AI.

Painting of Link with a million little gadgets and weapons from across the games. I worked harder on this in a 5 week period than any other thing I’ve ever painted. I think I almost died working on this lol

Happy Zelda 40th anniversary!

Two panel comic. Panel 1: a museum display of a megalodon jaw fossil, with some museum goers standing around it. There is a graphic on the information tablet next to the fossil, depicting the approximation of the megalodon’s full size compared to a human. Panel 2: “3.6 million years ago:” we see the true megalodon as it existed, a small shark with ludicrously large, juicy lips.

The Stage Is Set 🤘

📺 Tune into @ign.com Fan Fest Feb 26 @ 11:35am PST for a glimpse of what's to come.

Don't miss out!

#IGNFanFest

Something's gone wrong if your game has the word 'Edition' twice in its title

It's funny how you can pinpoint the exact moment people stopped living in the real world.

IF YOU MAKE A BAD GAME, YOU'RE FIRED
IF YOU MAKE A GOOD GAME, YOU'RE FIRED
IF YOU MAKE A DEAD GAME, YOU'RE FIRED
IF YOU MAKE A PROFITABLE GAME, YOU'RE FIRED
IF YOU MAKE A SUCCESSFUL GAME, YOU'RE FIRED
IF YOU MAKE A CHEAP GAME
IF YOU MAKE A AAA GAME, YOU'RE FIRED

IF YOU MAKE NO GAMES, YOU'RE SONY

Uh-oh! Looks like Wario's up to no good with his signature brand of treasure hunting mischief in SwagSkeleton95's new Wario Land 64 mod!
Download: mods.sm64coopdx.com/mods/cs-wario-land-64.1103
#Wario #WarioLand #sm64coopdx

Counselor: These feelings of "everything sucks," how long have you had them? Butt-head: Uhh, since everything started to suck, I guess.

Here it is, your moment of zen.

A fabricated statement from Nintendo of America's Twitter account addressing a fictitious scenario in which the Earth's oxygen supply is presumed to be depleting at a rapid pace, leaving humanity with mere days to live. "This is Miyamoto. On behalf of everyone who is employed at Nintendo Co. LTD and its subsidiaries, we deeply mourn the countless human lives which will be lost due to the depletion of the global oxygen supply. To anyone who has ever played one of our games, we are eternally grateful to have created long-lasting fun and memories for you. To ease the suffering of families and children across the world, the Mario Kart World game for the Nintendo Switch 2 system will be available as a free download on Nintendo eShop for the foreseeable future. We hope this small gesture of kindness will ease the pain as humanity prepares for a worst-case scenario." The statement is distastefully plastered with logos for Nintendo and Nintendo Switch 2, as well as with a render of Mario from Mario Kart World.

A fabricated Twitter thread responding to the fabricated Nintendo statement. John Default Profile Picture: "No one read this statement and thought it was distasteful? Why did Miyamoto think this would help anyone?" NintenDeen: "Simple: Nintendo is so depraved that they'd exploit a global crisis to boost the player count of the failed Mario Kart World and force consumers back into the Switch 2 ecosystem to boost sales and player numbers."

A fabricated Twitter thread responding to the fabricated Nintendo statement. PlayStation Nation: "What the fuck are you doing falsely advertising sales during these trying times? I went to the website and Mario Kart World is still selling for $80 USD." Kremling Kevin: "If you actually read the statement, it clearly says the discount is available on Nintendo eShop. Meaning the application on the Switch 2 itself, not the web browser version." PlayStation Nation: "Point still stands."

A fabricated Tweet responding to the fabricated Nintendo statement. Isaboner: "Nothing for Switch 1 owners?"

Had a dream that there was global panic about the world running out of oxygen, Nintendo was the only video game company to make a statement about it, and the internet collectively spent its final hours on Earth debating whether Nintendo was being genuine or not

See why you never trust a corporation?
Bullying discord is a public good, make sure to do it loudly, publicly, make their brand so rotten that they are even afraid of going public because their stocks would tank out of bad reputation.