melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Yeah, perhaps I'm exaggerating it, but I don't think you can say for certain they wouldn't. A lot more studios are adopting the use of generative AI for the creative process so I don't think it's as unlikely as you may think 000
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 29/03/202610,000 to me means they are probably gonna start AI generating new Pokemon designs to meet these numbers. They will probably still have humans work on the most important ones like starters and legendaries, but if they want to pump the numbers, they'll probably start using AI, if they haven't already 120
Reposted by melvinErin Maye Quade @erinmayequade.bsky.social · 27/01/2026After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are. 22480123930
Reposted by melvinMy IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 12/12/2025The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) paid $18 million for a chatbot named Charlie, which the auditor general reported gave her team the wrong answer 66% of the time. The chatbot's responses were found to be brief and lacking context, with only 2 out of 6 questions answered accurately.nationalpost.comThe CRA spent $18M on 'Charlie,' a new tax information chatbot that is wrong most of the timeThe Canada Revenue Agency paid $18 million for a chatbot the auditor general says give her team the wrong answer 66 per cent of the time. 9300163
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 09/12/2025What if someone made a Dispatch-style game, only you're a Duke of a great territory, and instead of civilians reporting incidents that need heroes, it's territories within the duchy that require help and you have to assign knights, or doctors, or engineers, etc. to go assist or build or whatever 100
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Even the backstory of Robert, a man who was at his peak hitting his low point and having to start over, then meets a bunch of misfits and finds a new place to belong has a lot of parallels. TBF, it's not like that's a super unique background, but it rhymes with Jeff Winger. 000
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 20/11/2025I just realized that a lot of the speeches in Dispatch give big Jeff Winger vibes. I feel like the writers definitely watched Community and might have wanted to make a Jeff Winger-esque character. 100
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 18/11/2025Fuck, I just found out Inazuma Eleven Victory Road finally came out. This will consume my life for a while... store.steampowered.com/app/2799860/...store.steampowered.comINAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road on SteamThe latest entry in the character collection and football simulation RPG series, "Inazuma Eleven!" With an original story featuring new main characters, over 5,400 players from across the se... 000
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 21/10/2025I just flew back to Vancouver from Ottawa and while I was on my flight, passengers erupted during the Jay's 3-run homer. It startled me, I had to look over to see what the fuss was about lol 000
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 21/10/2025Thanks for the tip! Dekaranger is one of my all-time favourites so I was glad to pick it up along with some Kamen Rider blu-rays 030
Reposted by melvinJamie D @uk-resistant.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Honestly, Voyager game looks like the real deal & I cannot wait. Star Trek is a hard thing to adapt imo,as the games often don't capture the diplomacy/science led notion that the TV shows have,instead being all war, war, war. This looks like it might do a better job if it youtu.be/SrbfGbfelvY?...youtu.beStar Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown | Gameplay Reveal TrailerYouTube video by Daedalic Entertainment 3211
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 20/08/2025A game about Voyager in 2025? Not expected at all, but I'm sold already 120
Reposted by melvinLuke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 06/07/2025the thing about layoffs of this scale is that so much is happening it involves days and days of discovering fresh horrors 2454122016
Reposted by melvinStephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 26/06/2025NEW: EA CEO Andrew Wilson was paid $30.5 million in cash and stock this past year, up about $5m from a year ago Since the U.S. requires companies to compare CEO pay to employee pay, I made an EA pay chart To make it work, I had to make it VERY TALL Take a look: www.gamefile.news/p/ea-ceo-and...gamefile.newsEA CEO’s pay is up, as EA worker median income dropsBehold, the tallest chart in Game File history. PLUS: EA execs were paid (a little) more for boosting generative AI 871749584
Reposted by melvinAlex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 15/02/2025We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games! Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI. You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:- www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal 172136485369
Reposted by melvinThe Associated Press @apnews.com · 26/05/2025BREAKING: An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter has killed at least 25 Palestinians, mostly women and children, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The school was hit three times while people slept, setting their belongings ablaze, they added.bit.lyIsraeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza kills 25, medics sayAn Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 25 people, mostly women and children, according to the territory’s Health Ministry. 15426322097
Reposted by melvinJohn Trumbull @trumbullcomic.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Enjoy 18 & 1/2 minutes of Normisms:youtu.beCheers | Every Time Norm Peterson Enters the BarYouTube video by Peacock 075
Reposted by melvinDel @del.art · 20/05/2025More roles have opened up here at Absurd Ventures. Join us if you love AAA games with a ton of storytelling. www.absurdventures.com/careers 46023
Reposted by melvinBugs, Yaoist @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social · 07/05/2025no he didn't that's not him what the fuck is wrong with you freaks 602186153125
Reposted by melvinJason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 29/04/2025BREAKING: Electronic Arts is laying off between 300 and 400 staff, including around 100 at Respawn, and canceling a Titanfall extraction shooter that was in early development, according to people familiar. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comElectronic Arts Lays Off Hundreds, Cancels ‘Titanfall’ GameThe video-game publisher cuts between 300 and 400 jobs 881500416
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 06/04/2025I know this predates it, but I thought Quattro Bajeena just showed up 010
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 06/04/2025MangaPlus put all of Captain Tsubasa out for free so it's the first time I'm reading it and sometimes it's so funny when you remember these are all elementary age kids. Like this page introduces this character and I'm like, imagine a 10 year old walking down the street like that. 210
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 17/03/2025I was stuck in plat hell for so long, finally hit emerald when the season is almost over 😂 I hit plat in December and only just now managed to get Emerald. Phew, now to stop playing the game and regain my sanity 010
Reposted by melvinDebbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 16/03/2025Heads-up for Canadians sending pkgs to U.S.: I just got a message from Canada Post re: a pkg I am trying to send to @jilanne.bsky.social (in USA) saying "Delayed due to public authority." Did some research online; looks like I'm not the only one. Reason is likely US/Canada trade dispute. 😢 8194103
Reposted by melvinThe Yukon Scott @theyukonscott.bsky.social · 12/03/2025A young lady originally from Whitehorse is being detained in a detention center in Arizona. She was detained March 3rd, after her visa was denied. Facebook post from her Mom is in the pics below. It's a disturbing sequence of events. Do not travel to the US. 9123331297
Reposted by melvinGame Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Respawn lays off staff, cancels another unannounced gamegamedeveloper.comRespawn lays off staff, cancels another unannounced gameThe alleged project was said to be developed by the same team behind Respawn's scrapped first-person Star Wars game. 29131
Reposted by melvinGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 18/01/2025Via @maketheroadny.bsky.social: If ICE shows up, know your rights. “ICE does not have the right to enter your home without a valid warrant signed by a judge.” maketheroadny.org/we-protect-us/ 3026022564
Reposted by melvinJaime Cross @speedyjx.bsky.social · 15/01/2025Here's a very long, very interesting report on "the fuck happened to the games industry over the past few years" that is worth a look. Lots of graphs and data points for the sickos out there. www.matthewball.co/all/stateofv...matthewball.coPRESENTATION: The State of Video Gaming in 2025 — MatthewBall.coA (free) 220 page presentation on the past, present and potential future of the video game industry. 1328396
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 08/01/2025nice! good luck in the ultimate cups. yeah, I'm sure it'll be a nice change of pace over judging haha 000
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 08/01/2025yeah, mirage really needs to be hit, but I'm afraid since it didn't even hit top 4 for NA finals and it was all purple, they're just going to restrict purple again 😂 Damn that's a shame. Make 2025 the year to get back to playing! 100
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 07/01/2025yeah, I can understand. I know some people like that in my local community as well. I played mirage haha. I was undecided on what deck to play up until wed last week, a toss-up between mirage and purple hybrid, but I decided to go with what I would make the fewest mistakes playing after 6+ rounds. 100
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 07/01/2025haha being number one player not in top cut is a fun way to look at it 😂 oh yeah, I just haven't posted much in general, but still been playing digimon a lot, almost too much sometimes haha 100
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 07/01/2025tbh, before going to the tournament, I was feeling a bit down. Out of all the regionals I played in last year, I only topped high enough once to qualify and even then it was a passdown invite. I wasn't sure I was actually good enough, but getting 33rd actually gives me a big confidence boost 010
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Finally back from competing in the North American Digimon Finals. Finished 33rd, just missing top cut. RIP, but I feel like for my first nats I performed really well. One of my losses, though, I feel like was totally winnable, so I just need to focus up for next season and try to qualify again 210
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 31/12/2024It's weird to say my GOTY because I basically only played one (video) game this year and that was TFT. I started playing in Aug and played 503 games. If each game is an avg of 35 minutes, I've played almost 300 hours of TFT in that span and aside from Digimon CG, I haven't played anything else. 000
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Sigh, I spent the last two hours trying to find a card I could've sworn I bought, but couldn't find it anywhere. I ordered the same card from two places, but can only find 1 and don't remember which place I didn't get it from so I can't even email and ask...sigh, there goes that money. 000
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 22/12/2024tbh, I have often thought I might be neurodivergent in some way 000
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Digimon nats is coming in two weeks and I still haven't 100% decided on a deck yet. I have a backup choice of what to pick if I'm still unsure, but I started cooking something new last night...always a bad idea right before big tournaments. 010
Reposted by melvinGame Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 19/12/2024In one of the most shocking events of the year, the entire staff of Annapurna Interactive resigned. The mass resignations followed a failed bid by publisher head Nathan Gary and his colleagues to spin the publisher out into an independent company. #GDBestof2024gamedeveloper.comAll of Annapurna Interactive has resignedIn a stunning turn of events made for Hollywood, all workers and executives at Annapurna Interactive have resigned from the company. 413034
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 11/12/2024This doesn't even count all the hours I watched YouTube streamers this year 000
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 11/12/2024HUH my twitch recap. I know other people have definitely watched more than me, but this feels like a lot to me. This is basically I'm watching twitch almost every day of the year (year's not over), and at least 1.5hrs each of those days. Crazy 100
Reposted by melvinitch.io @itch.io · 09/12/2024I kid you not, @itch.io has been taken down by Funko of "Funko Pop" because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain 6633015211519
melvin @protomelvin.bsky.social · 03/12/2024I have this with buying trading cards from the states on tcgplayer. Even if it's a bunch of super cheap singles, the shipping ends up eating a majority of the cost 🤦 000
Reposted by melvinGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 02/12/2024That community note though. Pot something something kettle. 1815524645
