IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Oh also, unrelated, but if you haven't tried Starcraft 2 archipelago I'd highly recommend it. As always, modders doing the real work. It's really fun to shuffle faction-swapped versions of all the no build missions. 010
IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Some people always say "it's better than nothing!" when a dormant franchise gets *anything*. I think Blizzcon has really shown the problem with that mindset... I can't believe WC3 also caught strays with a 30 dollar modder-made campaign that has no actual RTS elements. Just let it be dead, its ok. 100
IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Blizzcon summary: Remember old thing we did??? You liked old thing right??????? We're putting old thing in new thing, please remember old thing!!!! 120
IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Metroid and Kirby both look really good, plus both are actually new games! 110
IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Kind of emblematic of how much dev cycle time and cost has just absolutely ballooned for these major devs/publishers 000
IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I wonder if GTA 6 will be the last gasp of people coping that AAA games actually matter still. I could totally be misremembering but I do not remember previous releases being *this* focused on because there were just a lot of other 'big' games that came out regularly. 100
IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Imagine living in 2026 and still being a fan of a property or brand instead of just admiring specific creations or creators. As soon as a 'real' company gets its claws on something you enjoy it will seek to commoditize and sell you every emotional connection you've ever had to it. Don't humor them. 000
IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 26/07/2026"Remakes don't remove the original, so you shouldn't be upset about them!" "If you don't like it just ignore it!" The humble FFXIV raid being taken over by FF7R part 3 release corporate synergy.............. Yeah sure am able to ignore that it's invading a game I actually like 000
IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Drawing some sort of line connecting the modern eternal copyright system to the increasing prevalence of IP crossovers murdering original concepts. If IP didn't have all the power it did the business execs wouldn't feel so much "synergy" in shoving brands together for a quick buck 000
IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 13/03/2026this is all I see when [brand] cross promotes in [other game] I cannot imagine buying any product because [thing I like] has a skin in it, it's disgusting this tactic actually works so well 000
IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 09/03/2026there's obviously a line somewhere between a gaggle of people told exactly what 'art' they are to make in exchange for a survival wage by a bunch of suits and a group of creatives with an actual intention and message and I have no idea where exactly that is but I feel like I know it when I see it 000
IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 09/03/2026while I'm yelling at things, I'm glad that "is AI prompting art?" seems to have almost been settled already but it's making me realize we need to examine the question "is corporate media product art?" until I thought about it more I didn't even realize just how much ground we ceded to corpos 100
IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 09/03/2026tiktok culture is just making short clips somehow worse than they already are 000
IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 09/03/2026old man yells at cloud moments: the danganronpa meme where it's just the execution but they replaced the music with some influencer song why 100
IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Hearing ConcernedApe just shout out a bunch of other indie titles and influences while talking about the development of Stardew was way more interesting and exciting than anything The Largest Brand on the Planet showed in 20+ minutes of nothing 010
IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Thank god for indie creators that's really all I can say these days 110
IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 23/02/2026I was excited over the StS2 announcement and was like "man I need to go back and A20 all the classes!" Open it up, turns out I actually had already done it. M-maybe Downfall A20 then?? 000
IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 09/02/2026What I'm really saying is that it's high time we move back to forums babeeeeeeyyyyy decentralized platforms will be in again I swear it 000
IvanGS @ivangs.bsky.social · 09/02/2026The cycle of accessible friend group chats turns round once more perhaps 100
Reposted by IvanGSTechnology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 24/01/2026I think it's best for my mental health to stay the hell away from the internet today. But, now and forever, fuck ICE 283225315
Reposted by IvanGSTechnology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 22/01/2026They don't want us to learn anything. They don't want us to grow. They don't want us to be better people. They just want us to pretend. 211585283
Reposted by IvanGSGolden @go1den.com · 22/01/2026I'll be raising money for a local Minneapolis food shelf on stream tomorrow. Stop by! 0146
Reposted by IvanGSTechnology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 07/01/2026The people employing whataboutism today are literally dangerous people. Do not engage. 171691152
Reposted by IvanGSTechnology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Look, I was a little kid when we went through this last and I just wanted it to live in my mind as a horrible thing some evil reactionary adults did when I was growing up. I was fine with that simple understanding! I did NOT ask to experience a re-enactment as an adult. 35150380
