iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Aysha U. Farah @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Control rips, it’s weird as hell and can ease you into remedy’s whole deal

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Geek Native @geeknative.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

UK Games Expo has banned generative AI art, text, and merchandise across all NEC exhibition halls, bringing the convention in line with broader British tabletop standards. Standholders face removal or bans if their products aren't made by humans. #UKGE

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UK Games Expo bans generative AI art and text across all trade halls

UK Games Expo has introduced a mandatory policy prohibiting generative AI art and text across all NEC trade halls, requiring exhibitors to sell only human-made games.

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Kat BOO!!beti @darthj.uno · 20/09/2026

I've had queer (cis) friends say that they "just want to enjoy the new adaptation uncomplicatedly", but the sad truth is that that is not possible—and never has been. I'll shout it from the rooftops once again: Starve her of oxygen. LET 👏 THE 👏 IP 👏 DIE 👏. Grieve it, then let it go COMPLETELY.

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Jem Alexander @jemalexander.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Thank you Steam for hosting a Made With AI sale on your storefront. I have taken great pleasure in marking every single game as ‘Ignore’. Not a looker among them.

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Jem Alexander @jemalexander.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

At this point, watching PlayStation speedrun their own demise is simply impressive. Whoever's doing this, they are SO GOOD at it. Wow! World record pace incoming.

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Jem Alexander @jemalexander.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

One Chozo statue amiibo please. 💸

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Jem Alexander @jemalexander.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Star Fox Adventure is one of my favourite Zelda games.

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Jem Alexander @jemalexander.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I am so glad not to be working on the PS6. I can only imagine the heartbreak some of my friends on the UX and design teams must be experiencing enacting this bullshit.

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Jem Alexander @jemalexander.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There are so many issues with all of these things individually, but collectively we’re losing so much meat-space community interaction around games. At least Steam lets me gift games to people on birthdays and Christmas.

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Jem Alexander @jemalexander.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Are we really about to enter a world where the PlayStation store is a dynamically-priced digital-only monopoly and gifting is still impossible? From 2028 the only way to gift a game is to… buy someone a voucher and hope the amount covers the price they’re offered on their account?? Merry Christmas!

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Jem Alexander @jemalexander.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

What a fun Zelda reveal, time to go online and see what everyone thinks. I’m sure they’re all being totally normal about it!

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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Corey Brotherson (open for new contracts/work, drop me an email) @coreybrotherson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The term 'slop' is a pejorative. Please do not use it to describe good, nice or quirky things as it weakens the definition to describe AI. And the AI bros would love that. To reiterate: Friendslop ❌️ Foeslop ❌️ AI slop ✅️ This has been your Old Man yells at cloud manifesto for today. Thank you.

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Double Fine @doublefine.com · 21/08/2026

PSA: A heads up for those (kindly) supporting us with game purchases today: 1. Kiln and Keeper are getting permanent price changes soon! 2. All our games on Steam are getting international price adjustment reviews! 3. It's Psychonauts 2's birthday next week, which means a sale!

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Anna Megill @annamegill.com · 21/08/2026

Time to rebuy the Psychonauts games across every platform

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Sending love to Jason Arday's family and friends. He was subject of sustained and malicious media attacks which were no doubt more vicious because he was Black. We must now reflect on the impact of a trial by some of the media and online on someone under extreme pressure.

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Sam Adams @samadams.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Worth reiterating every time that this is not some cancel-culture purity test: JK Rowling has pledged more than a billion dollars of her Harry Potter money towards bankrolling anti-trans lawsuits. This finances that.

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Nicholas Hoult In 'Harry Potter' Season 2 As Gilderoy Lockhart - Excl.

Nicholas Hoult has joined Season 2 of HBO Max's 'Harry Potter. He will play Gilderoy Lockhart, portrayed in the second movie by Kenneth Branagh.

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Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Daaaamn. “AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage." www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...

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Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying

It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...

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Nate O @nateo.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

You'd have to read to the thirteenth paragraph to discover the pull quote for the title was from Marcus Siding, a 23-year-old Swedish man living in Sweden that wanted to become a cop, but his ADHD diagnosis at the age of 12 barred him by law from becoming a Swedish cop Seems relevant

'“When my ADHD diagnosis was removed, it was a relief’
Rates of conditions such as ADHD and autism seem to be ever growing, but some adults diagnosed in childhood are happy to be free of their labels”

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“‘When my ADHD diagnosis was removed, it was a relief’”
The Times and The Sunday Times
https://apple.news/AdYlGGpX0SrG-Joy7OuhgMg
This material may be protected by copyright.

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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Only just found out about this For the record, you don't get multiple genetic markers and one of the most effective medications known to science with 'social constructs' Channel 4, this is, in scientific parlance, an absolute fu*king disgrace that will genuinely endanger lives #c4 #ADHD

New Channel 4 documentary, The Great ADHD Myth?, seeks to determine whether ADHD is a genuine neurodevelopmental disorder, or a social construct

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Dial Liz-Z for Zombie (Lizzy Rose Oliver - Voice Actress) @lizzyrosevo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This is who these shitty TERF Wizard brand deals are directly supporting btw. An evil lizard creature who is inciting sex crimes. Your shitty fantasy book for babies that you refuse to outgrow isn't worth it.

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Daniel Fedor @dcfedor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Blue Bottle Games, as a policy, does not use generative AI. It's something we've discussed as a team, weighing the pros and cons, and ultimately, we decided it was not for us. Recently, while chatting with a colleague, she mentioned it was useful hearing our reasoning. So: Sharing time! 1/12

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Eternal Skies TCG RPG @eternalskies.neocities.org · 22/07/2026

So to be able to pay people just for their time, with no publisher, no marketing, and no profit, you have to be in the top 1.5% of indies. There is a reason that Silksong was made by a bunch of people who already won the games lottery and were millionaires, and Clair Obscur was made by a rich boy.

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Jem Alexander @jemalexander.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Bounced off it initially because 12-year-old Jem just wanted more Rincewind, but I returned to it later and loved it. Must replay soon.

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Chris Wilson @chriswilsonart.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Back to the studies to dust off the art cobwebs. It's been a long time since I painted metal so I had some fun with this one

A digital painting of a piece of reflective metal armour with dents on it.

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Jem Alexander @jemalexander.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I’ve been having a decent time with Zen browser lately. Still early days, though.

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Jem Alexander @jemalexander.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Instabuy. Absolutely adored Roottrees. Looking forward to getting stuck in.

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Emmatyville □ feet @scary-lil-emma.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This is the Amnesty International report on the anti-rights groups. These anti-rights groups have immediately engaged in lawfare to bury this report. *be a shame if people kept sharing it. drive.google.com/file/d/1UggI...

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Report_-_A_growing_threat__the_anti-rights_movement_in_the_UK_July_2026.pdf

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Leon Barillaro is UNIONIZING @barilleon.com · 29/07/2025

The line has never been clearer regarding JK Rowling imo. No more “I don’t agree with her views, but…” She is explicitly wielding her cultural capital AND her actual capital to dehumanize and take rights away from trans people. Giving her IP any air means contributing to this goal.

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Chris Wilson @chriswilsonart.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

After weeks of illness I finally had enough energy to crack open the iPad and paint a portrait. Skills are feeling a little rusty so I thought I'd do a study of Bear from Obsession. Best movie of the year so far. 10/10 🙀 🥪

A digital painting of Michael Johnston as Bear in the movie Obsession. He is a white man in his thirties with short dark hair and a beige jumper, looking intensely past the camera.

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Marie Dealessandri @mariedeal.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Absolutely buzzing to announce that I've joined @cr-games.bsky.social as editorial strategy manager 💖 I've loved (almost) every aspect of being a journalist over the past 15 years but I'd been wanting to get closer to games for a while now so here I am, ready to champion the weird and wonderful!

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Jez Kemp @jezkemp.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Wheeling out this classic. RIP Anne "Bone Farmer" Widdecombe

"Bone Farmer" comic by Mattie Lunchansky. Brief summary (sorry!): Two young-ish adults are commiserating the death of the "Bone Farmer", a terrifying monster who breaks into people's homes and steal their skeletons. They say while they didn't agree with him ideologically "in regards to skeleton ownership", they respected his tenacity (and look at his little bow tie!). The last panel is someone without a skeleton in a large vat saying, unsurprisingly, that they disagree.

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Jem Alexander @jemalexander.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

‘Mass layoffs at your favourite company but don’t worry your favourite game series is still in production’ is BAD actually and very WORRYING.

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Jem Alexander @jemalexander.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Extremely this. As if these games and worlds are coaxed fully formed from IPland, so long as they’re given corporate approval to exist. As if they’re not crafted by teams of individuals who pour themselves into your favourite characters and game moments.

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Yeah, if the guy goes from Menace II Society and legit voice of the downtrodden to a national laughing stock overnight, just because the national press decide they’ve had enough of his bullshit and it’s time to put him back in his box: does that not kind of give the whole game away

one move, Farage has turned from a threat into a laughing stock inews.co.uk/ opinion/one-...
In one move, Farage has turned from a threat into a laughing stock His gambit will make him look sad, pitiful, pathetic, and about as far away from prime...

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Labour has lost more than half its cis LGB voters since GE24 In the “gayest parliament ever” Lab has gone from 42% to 18%. Labour’s policy offer for cis LGB people has been neutral, so most of this loss is likely because of Labour’s extreme transphobia. And because they’ve read the poem.

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