Reposted by LeoniaLeftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 11hHappy Wiegraf Day! Today's the day where I posted that one meme & started LGM. 6537109 1
Reposted by LeoniaTaka @takarikka.github.io · 15/10/2026our decomp community will probably be moving in a more private and closed direction to keep these kind of people out now. it's unfortunate, but in the current climate it's all that can be done to maintain any sanity. we're in a new much shittier era now, and we just have to adapt as best we can 539329 0
Reposted by LeoniaTaka @takarikka.github.io · 15/10/2026a lot of the cool decomp / port stuff that's been done would not be possible without people like encounter, and others in our once niche community that dedicated hundreds of hours to this hobby. to have that work and it's creators abused like this is insulting to say the least. 140832 0
Reposted by LeoniaTaka @takarikka.github.io · 15/10/2026with the sunsetting of decomp.dev, people really need to come to terms with just how much damage vibecoders have done to our community and OSS in general. encounter is a fellow dusklight dev and friend, and seeing people treat him as replaceable in the scene is upsetting.decomp.devSunsetting decomp.devAn update on the future of decomp.dev. 181427508 0
Reposted by LeoniaChris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Lots of labour reporting (and more to come) on @verticalslicenews.bsky.social today. That won't always be the case, but it's important! If workers don't feel secure and supported in the workplace, there won't be any games left to play. 0153 0
Reposted by LeoniaCryptic in QA @crypticjacknife.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I am really god damn worried about Sega, but I am not going to give it the benefit of the doubt while it confidently blows its own brains out using a gun wrapped in the skin of things I've loved in the past. You don't get to just get away with this and pretend you still have integrity. 051 0
Reposted by LeoniaCryptic in QA @crypticjacknife.bsky.social · 15/10/2026I don't think this should be a legal route to take. Releasing something not only fundamentally broken, but outright replacing something deeply beloved then just trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug, is simply attempting to avoid accountability. This is outright cultural vandalism. 143 0
Reposted by LeoniaMaddy Thorson @maddymakesgames.com · 14/10/2026*lays off a thousand programmers* Wow, programming is hard! 143469681 0
Reposted by LeoniaChris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I can confirm that this client runs like shit. 13754301451 0
Reposted by LeoniaChris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Regardless of your thoughts on generative AI, I would gently suggest it is moronic for a company to position itself as an antagonist. "Programming is hard. So, instead of doing that, we vibe coded a new Epic Games Launcher." — I mean, why open with THAT. 7626 0
Reposted by Leoniaceegawn.bsky.social @ceegawn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Real developers giving their opinion on why this sucks. I had to stop what I was doing, and actually screen cap these last 2 statements because they are so important. I quote: "If you can't be arsed to make it, why should I be arsed to play it, let alone pay you for it." 3349155 0
Reposted by LeoniaUnited Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Fascinating how bosses will often try to frame layoffs as a positive thing. “We’re now a leaner, meaner, hungrier team” as if anyone has ever enjoyed or done their best work while being overworked, stressed, and hangry 526660 0
Reposted by LeoniaChris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 13/10/2026A big goal for Vertical Slice is to amplify the voices of devs across the industry. Yes, we need to document major announcements, but it's also vital to scrutinise those marketing beats. Case in point: The recent generative AI gubbins from Unity/Google. Here's the dev view, and it ain't pretty. 16412 0
Reposted by LeoniaJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026the company's total revenue in 2025 was $23 million. it was spending $18.5 million per month before legal fees (and it has been sued in a suicide case + is facing tons of regulatory scrutiny). it could barely cover one month of expenses with its revenue for the entire year 7929116 0
Reposted by LeoniaJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Character is still losing $9 million a month AFTER - laying off employees - making its model worse on purpose to be cheaper - moving to open source models - adding usage limits - spamming ads in its product - adding new in-app paid products 81144177 0
Reposted by LeoniaJason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 13/10/2026New: 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. 8252872018 0
Leonia @leonia19.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I’ve been enjoying the nice cooler weather we’ve had recently, why you gotta be like this in October LA 000 0
Reposted by LeoniaKoren/K. M. Enright @kmenright.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Gut reaction is the meme. But more seriously, growing up visibly Asian in rural, small-town Americana is an endless gauntlet of micro and macro-aggressions. 2152 0
Leonia @leonia19.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Seems unbelievable it’s been 4 years since I started the emergency dia fund for Midori when #enstars launched and I don’t even know if the EN server will get that Black Cat collab or if it ends up going the way of that Detective Conan collab 000 0
Leonia @leonia19.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Knowing the hellhole I’ve been in for the last 30 years was once a sundown town makes so much more sense in light of this place’s hypocrisy. It makes me wonder if my fellow peers from years ago—the ones who forsook learning Mandarin or Cantonese—were ever aware of this hellhole’s past. 000 0
Reposted by LeoniaMarty @martincrownover.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The perfect way to put it. They found a way to worm a subscription between you and your normal work. 3395166 0
Reposted by LeoniaCommander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Probably burned my remaining bridges in the business, but I recently put out a statement regarding the increasing use of “generative AI” in British indie wrestling. 171337240 0
Reposted by LeoniaCommander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Generations are useful as reference points, and there are of course many cultural differences between older and younger people, but I got fucking sick of “Millennials ruin everything” in the 2010s and I refuse to help pass that propaganda along to Gen Z. 1765982 0
Reposted by LeoniaCommander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I was born in 1984, my frames of reference are different to *most* Millenials since I’m an early printing. There’s no real line between generations, it’s just one long linear track and it’s so much more diverse than a series of monoliths. But that fact makes it harder to divide and conquer. 961444 0
Reposted by LeoniaCommander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 04/10/2026While Millennials and Gen Z blame each other for ruining society, the same monsters that have been ruining society since before we were all born are laughing their asses off. Generational divides are made up, and that’s fine until they’re weaponized to keep us fighting over complete bullshit. 422055582 0
Reposted by LeoniaEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 04/10/2026Damn this actually goes pretty hard, front page of the business section. “I love tech, but hate the tech industry” World-renowned AI critic Ed Zitron has gone from a loud outsider to a voice that the world’s most influential media outlets listen to. And he believes the worst is yet to come. 738919 0
Reposted by LeoniaCommander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I guarantee you AI won’t kill us all. The claim’s a projection of reckless rich buffoons who can’t wait to be the only humans alive, openly fantasizing about a cull. Again. I’ve never been scared of AI, but the megalomaniacs forcing it on us are terrifying. I can’t guarantee they won’t kill us all. 371697419 0
Leonia @leonia19.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Nothing says sweater weather like drunk summer after the Mid-Autumn Festival. 🚬 000 0
Reposted by LeoniaGamer's Voice @gamersvoice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Why do politicians seem to hate people being able to play and enjoy games? This excellent video by Ross breaks down why the EU’s Kids Act is just awful. Children do actually need play and games as well to have a happy life. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQRc... #Stopkillinginternet 04113 0
Reposted by LeoniaStop Killing Games @stopkillinggames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026docs.google.com/document/d/1... 3722479 0
Reposted by LeoniaDoes it play? @doesitplay.org · 30/09/2026We just can't catch a break, can we? The EU Kids Act is nightmare fuel, if you look beneath the honorable surface claim of "protecting kids online". The breakdown: www.youtube.com/watc... #StopKillingGames #StopKillingTheInternet 10339234 0
Reposted by LeoniaCommander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I’m joking of course. Ubisoft never took sexual misconduct reports seriously to begin with. 246533 0
Reposted by LeoniaCommander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Is it any wonder Ubisoft’s executives are excited about AI game development? A virtual employee won’t report them for sexual assault. 19842164 0
Reposted by Leoniathat one video game writer @deathmeetauthor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026another day in the layoff industry 51610384 0
Reposted by LeoniaEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 28/09/2026I’m increasingly of the belief that we’ve never truly left the Great Financial Crisis. Everything we’re dealing with today started there, and every excess and problem stems from the US government’s failure to contain or eradicate its causes. 511822310 0
Reposted by LeoniaUnited Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Don't waste your time on debating about iced coffee at interviews when we could be asking why ghost jobs aren't illegal or why there is $50 billion in annual wage theft in the United States alone 218151 0
Reposted by LeoniaEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 24/09/2026I think that he should've had Altman arrested for running a company committing cybercrimes 261059182 0
Leonia @leonia19.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Mildly annoys me that Squenix doesn’t have a Complete Your Bundle option for the KH games on Steam. 000 0
Reposted by LeoniaTamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 22/09/2026Don’t call layoffs and closures stuff like “reset” or “refresh” or “rejuvenation” or “rejigger” or “reshuffle” unless you’re trying to get clapped. 16758114 0
Reposted by LeoniaDan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 22/09/2026Nothing will ever be enough for these people. 42304929 0
Reposted by LeoniaEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 22/09/2026I think people (not talking about Steve here) make a lot of assumptions about the rationality or forethought behind massive deals or investments, and think companies have plans, or strategies. In reality tens of billions can be spent because of the vibes 28769108 0
Reposted by LeoniaSEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 21/09/2026Working people feel like the system is rigged against them because wages haven’t kept up with rising costs! This isn’t about personal failure. It’s about an economy that rewards the few while leaving workers behind. Until we address inequality & make work actually pay this frustration will only grow 1537 0
Reposted by LeoniaUnited Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Reposting with alt text: THE TRUE LESSON TO BE LEARNED Panel 1: a goose with 3 eggs. Shareholder value = 3 eggs. Goose value: 0? Goose was not valued. Panel 2: Eggs do not lay eggs. 3 eggs does not magically become 74 eggs (+71 value) Panel 3: IT WAS THE GOOSE THAT CREATED THE VALUE. GOOSE = 71 0526 0
Reposted by LeoniaStop Killing Games @stopkillinggames.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The EU Kids Act will make private servers illegal as it stands now. Read up on the Act yourself: hub.edri.org/index.php/s/... Contact your MEPs, tell them to scuttle this bill, and sign the Stop Killing Internet Initiative to ensure the protection of our digital spaces: eci.ec.europa.eu/066/public 37890752 0
Reposted by LeoniaAftermath @aftermath.site · 18/09/2026Fortnite is selling your favorite characters back to you as husks aftermath.site/fortnite-kingd... 12452105 0
Leonia @leonia19.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Nope, totally not salty as usual on the latest #enstars lim reveal 🚬 000 0
Reposted by LeoniaEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 19/09/2026The reason that OpenAI delayed its IPO is because its finances fucking suck 16892142 0
!["For an engine that has easily allowed us to do so much of our game DIY with a completely in-house render pipeline and tons of in-house editor tools, it's insanely frustrating to see Unity pushing things so hard in the exact opposite direction," he wrote.
Schaeffer notes he has been a devout Unity user since 2008, when he saved up money during his high school years to nab a Unity Pro educational license for $750 back when it was needed form post-screening and real-time shadows. To say he is disappointed in the company would be an understatement of some magnitude.
"The engine is unmatched for me and I hate seeing it die at the hands of such a foolish company," he continued. "[...] I'd like to go on record and say fuck GenAI. Fuck the companies that have made billions developing automated plagiarism machines and fuck anyone defending it. They don't make tools, they use the Earth's resources to shove human culture into a perpetually self-feeding meat grinder."
Second quote from Super Spline Studios co-founder Aron Durkin: ""If you can't be arsed to make it, why should I be arsed to play it, let alone pay you for it."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:it67hgy2fji2wr4dpbe7y4xi/bafkreiapqnnk24brivohkx3kacjyd2vmg7ipjdmqu63r6wfarib6rci5ai)
