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James @jamesbutlin.bsky.social · 13h

It seems I've come to utterly loathe very obviously AI-generated voiceovers in adverts

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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sad news everyone. Our beloved friend the computer has now become a hated enemy

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James @jamesbutlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The music in Control Resonant is GORGEOUS. Release the petri cut! 😁✨ I need to fill my ears with patterned resonance while I'm working and reading please and thank you. 😌

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Djamila Knopf @djamilaknopf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In keeping with the rain theme, I painted these little guys. medium: Schmincke Horadam gouache

a traditional painting showing little rain drops with faces

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Kevin VanOrd 🏳️‍🌈 🐻 @fiddlecub.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I regret to inform you that Songs of Glimmerwick is gorgeous.

Songs of Glimmerwick screenshot: a musical academy's courtyard, lush and colourful.

Songs of Glimmerwick screenshot: the interior of a dorm common room, The scene is cosy; students relax at a table, and a fire blazes in the fireplace.

Songs of Glimmerwick screenshot: the player character approaches a hut fashioned from a colossal tree trunk. Sun rays shine through the forest canopy above.

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Neverway - COMING IN 2027! @coldbloodinc.studio · 02/10/2026

our indie game: - hand drawn by Celeste's pixel artist - music by Disasterpeace - made on our own game engine - sound by Martin Kvale - a slow-burning horror RPG - meet (or date) 10+ charming characters - fast-paced combat - customize your playstyle with crafted items and combat abilities

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · 02/10/2026

Anybody accusing Loish of using AI is just admitting that they never paid any attention to online art spaces for the last couple decades.

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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Mike Futter | Wishlist The Final Cut of Lilith Cunningham! @futterish.fsquared.biz · 01/10/2026

I continue to be a huge fan of Remedy's connected universe. I would love to see some of those stories expanded upon in other mediums (and not just because our games and theirs share David Lynch as an influence). I would be giddy if Control got a prequel series or movie. :)

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Sam Lake as Alex Casey Dancing

Alt: Sam Lake as Alex Casey Dancing

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

WAVE (1994) Acrylic on Canvas - 48” x 48” Of all the paintings hanging in my home, this one probably elicits the most comments. #art

An exponential curve expressed as a massive wave of green-blue water that climbs to vertical against a sky of puffy lavender clouds. Light breaks through the cloud cover just over the horizon casting a flat glare across rippling water before the wave climbs. Fin-like ridges emerge running up the wall give the water turbulence and dimension.

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Charlotte Reynoldson @charreynoldson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Support women. Believe women. Support women. Believe women. Support women. Believe women. Support women. Believe women. Support women. Believe women. Support women. Believe women. Support women. Believe women. Support women. Believe women.

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Stop Killing Games @stopkillinggames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Description of how the EU Kids Act applies to video games, what it will do, and what it might do

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Kumail Nanjiani @kumail.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

AI will never be able to make art. Thanks.

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Äpplesche 💚 @aepplesche.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“oow, that feels so good!” 😁

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Ian McQue @ianmcque.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Haven’t done a floaty boat for a while so here’s a floaty boat

Digital painting, floaty boat in blues yellows and reds

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Mirella Díez - Open for work 🔊 @missgameaudio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pierre did an amazing job here, gathering together a lot of different experiences from the game audio community people. Please, read it!

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Davey Wilbury @daveishere.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

oh no, the scam everyone says is a scam may turn out to be a scam

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The tweet that immediately came to mind:

We're a modest company with modest goals:
1: sell a quality product at a fair price
2: drain the world's oceans so we can find and kill god
6:19 PM • Oct 21, 2014 • Twitter for iPhone
9.8K Retweets
32.7K Likes

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Anna Hollinrake 🌤️ @annahollinrake.com · 29/09/2026

Shay has been making some amazing characters for us on Crescent County! Her work is absolutely incredible, you should check it out 👀

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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The feeling of questioning whether or not something is AI as part of its destruction of all visual art

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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"indoor cats are miserable and they long for the outdoors and you are depriving them of their true nature by trapping them inside" okay here's my cat when he was outdoors vs now that's he's indoors

orange cat all beat up and bloody in the snow :(

orange cat asleep splayed out on his side on his blanket

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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I find the best way to not let myself get too down by the influx of AI is, find things that do not use AI. Celebrate it and share it! There's still so much of it, everywhere.

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James @jamesbutlin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Severely displeased to see the price of diesel is now 199.9p per litre in my most local petrol station (at a Tesco). That's the most I have -ever- seen fuel cost in the UK. 🙃

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Masataka Hakozaki @mhak.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Moon jellyfish, here's how it looks now (Jellyfish app in dev)

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TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Ready to share your game with the world? Why not do it in the Day of the Devs Digital Showcase--Game Awards edition! You'll be in great company!

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Bruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 27/09/2026

There are so many visuals in Control Resonant that are just the sickest most incredible thing you've ever seen

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James @jamesbutlin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Holy crap that was one of the coolest boss fights I've ever played. 😍🔥 CONTROL Resonant is constantly surprising me and I am loving it so far!!

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Aura @aurahack.ca · 26/09/2026

i could tank it

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🌊🦢✨The finished skateboard ✨🦢🌊

Odette illustration printed on skateboard lying on asphalt for DROP IN: Skate Deck Art Show in Minneapolis Minnesota

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Brian Smith @briansmith-photos.eurosky.social · 24/09/2026

One for the alt theme for #BirdoftheDay, and #BirdStare, and the Least Bittern from the Las Gallinas trip the other day - giving me a look, but hanging around and carrying on fishing. #Birds #eck 🪶

A frontal view of a Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) (Ixobrychus exilis) perched on vertical green reeds at the water's edge. The small heron is looking directly at the camera, its brown and white streaked plumage providing camouflage against the dense vegetation. Its long legs and large feet are visible gripping the stalks above the green, reflective water. The setting is a marshy wetland in Marin County, California.

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 24/09/2026

Wonderful news!

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James Asmus @jamesasmus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hey comics artists: a new all-timer character design just dropped.

I honestly don't know how to explain. Fascinating little powerhouse of a guy with truly unique hair / beard hyper-stylized combo

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Celine @celineloup.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Griessingeri Goby, or the Flaming Prawn Goby (saltwater)

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Michael Barclay @michaelbarclay.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

LinkedIn: “You came here to connect with colleagues and industry professionals but how do you feel about the absolute worst takes imaginable from people you’d never want to work with as well?”

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's funny that for years now people have been saying that using generative AI very obviously deskills you, and people kept going no no you're wrong you Luddite And now all the genAI CEO's keep coming out in public to announce they forgot how to read and do math and can't remember their address etc

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 25/09/2026

As others have pointed out, Control Resonant really does feel like a sequel to Control... but it also feels like an Infamous or Prototype game. It is That Era of open-world superhero games re-examined. I reckon the original Control was already halfway there, but this feels just SO familiar.

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Abigail Larson @abigaillarson.com · 25/09/2026

Happy Autumn 🍂

illustration by Abigail Larson depicting the ghost of a woman walking under a ruined stone arch. Three goblins watch her from the top of the ruins. The image has an Autumnal atmosphere, dead leaves are falling.

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I have read the full quote but the headline makes it sound like he's going "You think kids are stupid as shit? I don't even know where I /live/." And then you see the full quote and it turns out, yeah, that's basically what he's saying.

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Sylessae @sylessae.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Just draw. Be curious, be open to drawing new things, be self-forgiving when you make mistakes, draw everything that excites you. Getting good doesn't have to be that hard or serious. You just gotta keep drawing.

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James @jamesbutlin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Caught myself giving way too much time and energy to someone who I'm fairly sure doesn't give a shit about me. 🙃

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