kmce

kmce

@kmce.bsky.social

Trying to Indie Dev

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kmce reposted

It always comes back to this for me; if AI was so good, such a disclosure would be a selling point. If AI was everything these slop jockeys said it was, they should be proud to let people know their game was AI made. But the proof is in the pudding, and they can't stand that people don't want it.

Kim Hu@kim-hu.com

I can't believe he's still at it, it's been days

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With his recent comments on AI-Generated CP, I have updated the size of the final bullet point to reflect upon the severity of it.

Mom@milph.mom

Epic Games: Laid off 850 people last year Sells off Bandcamp after they unionize, briefly leaving them in jeopardy Allows Crypto/NFT games Still pushing into the Metaverse years too late Promotes GenAI content in Fortnite and their engine as the future of game development Tim Sweeney is an idiot

kmce reposted

We need to stop asking if the computer is sentient and start asking if the techbros are

Cale Michael@xjustified.bsky.social

This shit just writes itself at this point. Just the name "Epic AI MegaJam" is a joke that best describes what is going on with these companies.

kmce reposted

I usually check out as many games as possible in Next Fest, but the tidal wave of AI trash has beaten me Non-AI indie devs please post your games below and I'll check em out instead Also @steampowered.com PLEASE add an option to filter out AI games in searches. It's killing discoverability #gaming

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Ebay started doing this a quite a while ago, unfortunately. The toggle to turn off AI training is here: accountsettings.ebay.com/ai-preferences

accountsettings.ebay.comOpt-out from training of generative AI models
Kate Griffin@griffinkate.bsky.social

eBay users! Don't ignore today's email, even though it looks like a boring standard update to the User Privacy Notice. They want to use your data to train AI models. If you click the link over the words "the right to object", it takes you to a page with a toggle button letting you opt out.

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New: I pulled the Character ai bankruptcy documents. They show: - They were spending $14 million/month on compute alone at a time their revenue was around ~$1 million/month - Currently losing $9 million a month - They admitted they enshittified & that it didnt work www.404media.co/character-ai...

404media.coCharacter.ai's Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don't WorkCharacter.ai enshittified its product but was still burning tons of cash, its bankruptcy documents say.

kmce reposted

Never been a more moral time to be buying indie games instead of the Big Boys. It's like getting your coffee from the locally owned cafe on the high street instead of a massive bucket of watered down piss slurry from EvilCoffeeCorp that burns down the rainforest. Buy indie, they have your back.

Jason Schreier@jasonschreier.bsky.social

NEW: Epic Games has delayed its upcoming (not yet announced) Star Wars + Marvel shooter as it pivots to complete AI game development. "No more hand-written code," a director told staff. All art "generated with full AI workflows." Full scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

kmce reposted

#Poetry #Painting #Nightfall The office is made for the tasks you must face; It is built for the work you must do... But when it comes night, and you shut your desk tight, Don't carry the burdens away. - Edgar A. Guest 🎨 Kaoru Yamada

IGN@ign.com

The developer behind Teach My Little Sister How to Drive, a driving generative AI-powered instruction sim, has been spending $1000 a day to keep the demo running, and now, they've had to take out a bank loan to keep up. https://bit.ly/4rWqe8g

kmce reposted

I heard the term ‘meat proxy’ recently, meaning someone who places themself as a human middleman between an employer and genAI, and it is simultaneously a perfect term for the practice, and existentially depressing when you realise how many want to nominate themselves for the role.

Tony Gowland@tonygowland.bsky.social

Do indie games need someone like me, who prompts AI to make marketing materials?

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BREAKING: Massive Attack’s Rob Del Naja arrested under the UK Terrorism Act outside Labour Party conference venue. The legendary musician was arrested after peacefully holding “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” on a paper sign on the eve of Labour’s conference.

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This story is nightmarish. archive.is/uHshA for the depaywalled version. (I have a Wired subscription but there doesn't seem to be a "gift link" option.)

Ej Dickson@ejdickson.bsky.social

There is a corner of the internet I had never heard of before I started reporting this story. It’s called the “burnerverse”: a network of anon burner accounts ostensibly discussing college sports. But they have another goal: destroying young girls’ lives.🧵: www.wired.com/story/burner...

kmce reposted

The Dallas Zoo are running a contest to name this Rüppell's vulture chick (Gyps rueppelli), born to parents Jordan & Sassafras on May 15th, 2026. Audio up for baby vulture squeaks (hiccups?). Let's talk about what a high-flyer this little girl will become.

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Adorable approximately 21 day old Pilated Woodpeckers peeking out from the deep nesting cavity in the tree. They climb up to lean out waiting for parents to feed them. Waiting until they are 31 days old and can take their first flight.

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Friendly Reminder: 3DS, Vita and Switch all use a type of flash memory that needs an electrical charge every decade or so to keep the game data from corrupting. TLDR: Boot up all your games and make a save on them to help preserve them into the future!