Reposted by Matt OakesSonic the Hedgehog @sonic-official.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Looking for a place to chill and chat all things Sonic the Hedgehog? Maybe find people to race in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds? We are excited to welcome you to the official Sonic Discord server! 💎 Join now: discord.gg/SonicOfficial 237976186
Reposted by Matt OakesThe Rat Zone 👺💣 WISHLIST GRAVITY GOBLINS @therat.zone · 08/09/2026the ordeal is complete, thank you to everyone who came to see us at PAX! And thank you @timoflegend.bsky.social for letting us steal ur furniture, it will be put to good use 🐀👍 2234
Reposted by Matt Oakes404 Media @404media.co · 01/09/2026Simon Weckert designed digital camouflage as a response to the proliferation of AI-powered surveillance cameras that detect people, vehicles, animals, bicycles, and other objects in their field of view. @jasonkoebler.bsky.social reports. Read now: www.404media.co/this-digital... 48953361
Reposted by Matt OakesBrett Codes @brettcodes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I wrote an essay about why I'm done using AI for coding, even if it costs me my job and career: brettcodes.com/im-done-usin... The basic gist is: AI made me a worse, apathetic programmer. I think it's bad for humanity, the planet, and the craft of software engineering. And I'm done using it.brettcodes.comI'm done using AIWhy I'm stopping using AI for coding (and anything else) after using it earnestly for a year and coming to understand the harms it causes on personal, societal, and environmental levels. 783276943
Reposted by Matt OakesUnited Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 30/07/2026🎉 IT'S LIVE 🎉 The game industry hardship fund itch bundle made in partnership with @necrosoftgames.com is HERE. Over 100 games for $10+ bucks: all funds (save for itch fees) go directly to the UVW-CWA Game Worker Hardship Fund. GOOD GAMES FOR A GOOD CAUSE👇 itch.io/b/3802/game-...itch.ioGame industry hardship fund by Necrosoft Games and 109 othersGame industry hardship fund: 127 items for $10.00 10749673
Reposted by Matt OakesSami @samitron.bsky.social · 09/07/2026THIS STUDIO MADE THE FAMOUS IDTECH ENGINE AND YOU'RE FORCING THEM TO USE FUCKING **UNREAL**??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? FUCK YOU 6843491295
Reposted by Matt OakesMatthew Hughes @matthewhughes.bsky.social · 17/06/2026New newsletter: Generative AI is becoming the new crypto and multi-level marketing scam, promising non-techies that they can vibe-code their way to prosperity, without being candid about the costs and risks. www.whatwelo.st/p/generative...whatwelo.stGenerative AI Is Having Its Herbalife MomentHow predatory vibe coding startups are selling false hope to young people 9615144
Reposted by Matt Oakeshellojed @hellojed.bsky.social · 17/06/2026that's great Unreal. Who the fuck is going to use that engine? There aren't any more AAA studios. They're all fucking gone. It's just terry in his fucking basement and he's got Godot open. 3417
Reposted by Matt Oakesdarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 17/06/2026"Specifically, the water is more or less the color of a sour apple Jolly Rancher now. It looks like they're brewing Yodas in there. " LOOOL 1134398685
Reposted by Matt OakesEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 16/06/2026Exclusive: I have seen OpenAI's audited financials for 2024 and 2025. In 2025, OpenAI had $13.07 billion in revenue and $34 billion in costs. $867 million of its revenue came from SoftBank, and $303 million came from Microsoft. www.wheresyoured.at/exclusive-op...wheresyoured.atExclusive: OpenAI Losses Increased Nearly 8X in 2025, With Spending Hitting $34 BillionSoundtrack: In Flames - Colony To further support my independent journalism, please subscribe to my premium newsletter. It’s $7 a month or $70 a year. If you’re subscribed to the free newsletter and ... 9133041088
Reposted by Matt OakesBen 🦇🥌 @handle.invalid · 15/06/2026Employee owned cooperative game studios is the only sustainable path forward. Everything else will continue to be deformed by capital as it seeks to optimize extracting value with minimal cost. 041
Reposted by Matt Oakes犬釘 @ainukugi.bsky.social · 13/06/2026「階層都市断片集」が2026年6月26日から連載開始です 少女終末旅行 と シメジシミュレーション に続く つくみず さんの新作です 少女終末旅行の前日譚ですね 0286138
Reposted by Matt OakesGenel Jumalon 🍉 @geneljumalon.bsky.social · 05/06/2026People like Kane and many many others that do care about human art and the creative process have been a beacon of hope while trying to navigate making art in this current climate. 84210706433
Reposted by Matt OakesUltimate Pullahoko @pullahoko.bsky.social · 08/06/2026This is what every game developer sounds like right now. 1342034810067
Reposted by Matt Oakes404 Media @404media.co · 28/05/2026In his keynote speech to Harvard graduates this week, @thedailyshow.com host Ronny Chieng said "Fuck AI!" Turns out you can talk about AI in a grad speech and not get booed. Watch our episode on these AI grad speeches: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE0E... 241411427
Reposted by Matt OakesAnchorage Man @sethpartnow.bsky.social · 26/05/2026So, @edzitron.com ate his Wheatties this morning 94100833450
Reposted by Matt OakesMike Elgan @mikeelgan.bsky.social · 19/05/2026OK, I'll just say it. Most science fiction and all cyberpunk is radically dystopian. Hopeful, optimistic visions of the future are sorely needed. The Solarpunk movement is onanistic rubbish, highjacked by 100 peripheral ideologies. We need a positive vision for the future or we'll never get there. 262
Reposted by Matt OakesMike Elgan @mikeelgan.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Now you can keep track of how many billions the AI companies are losing on AI. (Red is spending, green is revenue.) isaiprofitable.com 10171183399
Reposted by Matt OakesThe Rat Zone 👺💣 WISHLIST GRAVITY GOBLINS @therat.zone · 11/05/2026OUR GAME (creature kitchen) HAS BEEN LOCALIZED! 🇪🇦 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇵🇱 🇯🇵 🇨🇳 🇷🇺 🇧🇷 🇰🇷 + some bugfixes and whatnot! check out the details for the update here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/309...store.steampowered.comCreature Kitchen - Version 1.1.0 Update - Steam NewsLocalization is here! 1378
Reposted by Matt OakesRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 11/05/2026this is very funny 352235267
Reposted by Matt OakesSam Cole @samleecole.bsky.social · 04/05/2026inspired by a post I saw on here and have since lost, I've started reading "AI companies" as "cigarette manufacturers," so something like this becomes "maker of Newports backs bill to fund smoking literacy in schools" 6436180
Matt Oakes @mattoakes.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Life hack: wake up early to make bread. then you're up early. and you have bread. 040
Reposted by Matt Oakes𝙖𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙗 @absolutegoob.bsky.social · 27/02/2026I will give you this shoe, you will be able to use it 033
Reposted by Matt OakesBad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 19/04/2026When you use AI to do your writing, you are telling your audience: “I deserve your attention, but you do not deserve my effort.” 1333351090
Reposted by Matt OakesRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 13/04/2026when i am elected President, i promise to start screaming, one-sided fights with the Pope much more often, but for very different reasons 733003208
Matt Oakes @mattoakes.bsky.social · 23/03/2026happiness is cruising on a motorbike, singing baka mitai as loud as you can. 020
Reposted by Matt OakesEd Zitron @edzitron.com · 22/03/2026The friction of actually trying to understand something is annoying and takes practice to push through, and a degree of introspection to say “ah man I do get it.” Learning is a skill! It takes practice and also is frustrating as hell. 958070
Matt Oakes @mattoakes.bsky.social · 17/03/2026It's so funny to me watching the ai cultists try and gaslight themselves into thinking DLSS 5 doesn't just look like complete dogshit. "Hey gamers, you know that hardware you can't afford anymore? It can make your games look like absolute ass too!" 010
Reposted by Matt Oakes𝙖𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙗 @absolutegoob.bsky.social · 16/03/2026it seems the ship has long since sailed on making games playable at reasonable framerates on affordable hardware, so might as well do this i guess 001
Reposted by Matt OakesJacob Geller @jacobgeller.com · 25/02/2026getting multiple emails a day inviting me to GDC events showcasing new generative AI tools and I have to stop myself from replying "I'd rather shoot myself in the face" every single time 371526102
Reposted by Matt Oakesフブキ👑 Letourneau🫃(librarian) @northerniion.bsky.social · 25/02/2026kill all fake lovers 3441901457
Reposted by Matt Oakessoftmode aka europa yuu aka doomfest on twitter @softmode.bsky.social · 21/02/2026your local chain goblin is here to remind you to clean your chain #motorcycle #diy 4285
Reposted by Matt OakesThe Rat Zone 👺💣 WISHLIST GRAVITY GOBLINS @therat.zone · 21/02/2026we are honored to be featured by JANK.COOL!! 0155
Reposted by Matt Oakes💥 @dynamoe.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Stop Forcing A.I. Into Every Fucking Thing! 53156387395
Reposted by Matt OakesKaizen Game Works @kaizengameworks.com · 10/04/2025LISTEN UP DREAMERS! PROMISE MASCOT AGENCY IS OUT NOW 📢📢📢📢 🎉You heard us right! Promise Mascot Agency is AVAILABLE NOW on Steam, Epic, PS5, Xbox Series and Switch! 🎉 33727270
Reposted by Matt OakesThe Rat Zone 👺💣 WISHLIST GRAVITY GOBLINS @therat.zone · 08/02/2025be wary of frog 374
Reposted by Matt Oakespapaya @ CALL PAYPROS @papaira.bsky.social · 30/01/2025github.com/tycrek/degoo...github.comGitHub - tycrek/degoogle: A huge list of alternatives to Google products. Privacy tips, tricks, and links.A huge list of alternatives to Google products. Privacy tips, tricks, and links. - tycrek/degoogle 27529
Reposted by Matt Oakesfull slack @fullslack.bsky.social · 27/10/2024i believe this is an important image in our postmodern age 308194483272