> Arkane Austin told stories about power and how we try to hold onto it. With Redfall, Redfall was the termination of that tale.

> IATSE has a tentative pact with the major studios and streamers. But the end of the strike threat may not be enough to ease Hollywood's hiring crunch.

A small correction from the OP, because Stephanie Sterling makes a small mistake: Embracer has no connection to the infamous "Gollum" game. Embracer purchased Middle-Earth Enterprises after the devs behind "Gollum" had already inked their deal.

> A phoenix is a mythological firebird that is periodically reborn from its own ashes, a symbol of cyclical renewal. It's…

> 'The Prize does not include any out of pocket expenses'

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/21314190 >Someone asked him if being naked would be required, and he said “it is not about getting naked. It’s about experiencing different kind of sauna. And, if you knew anything about it, wetness level inside Bania or Steam one is around 90%. So, towel is extremely wet after few seconds. So, you can still do it, but it may result with fungal infection. Also, based on recommendation from Polskie Towarzystwo Saunowe [the “Polish Sauna Society”], you should be naked in Bania or Steam and with or without towel in dry one :)”

> Manga artist Hagio Moto’s work in particular opened my eyes to how versatile the iconic shoujo style can be as a storytelling tool—not just for romance, but for horror, mystery, and mind-expanding science fiction.

> "Seeing the trailer go up and the title get announced made me feel empty inside"

Archived version without paywall here

> Younger players are coming to games with different expectations, and we should expect it to eventually change video games, too.

> As a long-time reader of manga, I always found the medium to be a means of escape to fantastical worlds. Yet, there remained a disconnect between me and the stories I was reading. Discovering I Hear the Sunspot filled that absence with its portrayal of the specific reality of being both gay and Deaf.

> The cast of 'The Blair Witch Project' explain how they say they were screwed out of their share of the profits and why they're speaking out now.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16532898 >cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/18232199 > > > The rent is too dang high in Cities: Skylines 2, so the devs nuked the landlords

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/10537732

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/14428196

> They span nearly half a century and paint a picture of a serial predator.

> A lot of people dismiss Brett Cooper as a female Ben Shapiro, and while there's a tiny bit of truth in that, I think there's a larger story here about how these right wing media figures take shape, and what it says about our desire for authenticity.

> This video is really just a brief exploration of the idea, and some reflecting on how operating in this YouTube space incentivizes the performance of authenticity for financial gain. Something sadly not unique to being a political talking head.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/17215365

> Cara went from 100k to 700k users in FIVE DAYS

> Simply put, the creators behind Black Myth: Wukong are raging misogynists. > Founders and creatives of the studio have: Joked about former female employees hypothetically doing prostitution. Used suggestive/objectifying/derogatory imagery & phrasing in their hiring flyers…

> Gainax, the troubled Japanese anime firm behind ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion,’ has filed for bankruptcy.

> A long and storied history of activism and cheese puffs

> Gender identity, self expression, and ethnicity are so intertwined that it would be hard to discuss one without discussing the others. As a Japanese trans man, all of these things have come into play in relation to my self-expression and identity. One of the things I found solace and euphoria in, as a teenager, was clothing.

For those who encounter a paywall: Archived version

> The Washington Post and the Daily Beast have featured responsible, factual coverage of trans issues. That’s now threatened as two editors who helmed culture war focused papers have been put in charge.

This video essay by Jessie Gender ties in with news that broke yesterday: That the anti-trans, far-right newspaper The Epoch Times engages in money laundering.

Jessie Gender's essay takes the anti-trans hate of the Epoch Times as the jumping-off point to discuss how TERFism, white supremacy and eugenics are tied to each other and are being promoted through anti-trans hate.

> The Epoch Times, a far-right website associated with the Chinese Falun Gong religious movement, may have been funded by criminal activities.

> An internal Google database obtained by 404 Media shows Google recording childrens' voices, saving license plates from Street View, and many other self-reported incidents, large and small.

The article contains confirmation to what many people already suspected: > YouTube made recommendations based on videos users had deleted from their watch history, which was against YouTube’s own policy.

Archived link for those who hit a paywall

> Riot games have committed to a series of new measures to curtail harassment and hate-speech in Valorant

> The streaming platform will terminate the contracts of the current members and replace them with Twitch Ambassadors.

> 'There are positive possibilities for what the internet can look like if we get over the myth of social media’s indispensability'

> AI NPCs. AI scriptwriting. AI voice acting. AI artwork. AI creation tools. Yes, AI is everywhere in game development. I…

> Meanwhile, women and people of color are disproportionately impacted by irresponsible AI.

> "There’s something very intentional about consuming or framing these works as entertainment rather than as art"

> "When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure."

> If you write the words "cis" or "cisgender" on X, you might be served this full-screen message: "This post contains language that may be considered a slur