Spider-Vice
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Admin/CM @gtanet.com / @gtaforums.com
R* Games / LiS / Lost Records / Horizon / NITW etc
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Admin/CM @gtanet.com / @gtaforums.com
R* Games / LiS / Lost Records / Horizon / NITW etc
Non-R* VP: @vp.spidervice.com
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this gaming leaking culture BS is kinda starting to piss me off in general, whatever happened to actually waiting for marketing beats like in the past? someone always has to spoil the party now for easy social media and/or crypto lmao
August 22, 2026 at 10:50 AM
this gaming leaking culture BS is kinda starting to piss me off in general, whatever happened to actually waiting for marketing beats like in the past? someone always has to spoil the party now for easy social media and/or crypto lmao
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🚨 AMNESIA FORTNIGHT IS BACK, BABYYYYYYY 😎
In 10 days, we're gonna put on the best damn game jam the world has ever seen, and we need YOUR help to keep our indie dreams alive!
Get notified when we launch on Aug 31:
In 10 days, we're gonna put on the best damn game jam the world has ever seen, and we need YOUR help to keep our indie dreams alive!
Get notified when we launch on Aug 31:
Coming soon: Amnesia Fortnight 2026, Indie Reboot
A Double Fine Productions Game Jam, Documentary, and Kickstarter Campaign
www.kickstarter.com
August 21, 2026 at 6:09 PM
🚨 AMNESIA FORTNIGHT IS BACK, BABYYYYYYY 😎
In 10 days, we're gonna put on the best damn game jam the world has ever seen, and we need YOUR help to keep our indie dreams alive!
Get notified when we launch on Aug 31:
In 10 days, we're gonna put on the best damn game jam the world has ever seen, and we need YOUR help to keep our indie dreams alive!
Get notified when we launch on Aug 31:
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Double Fine now officially owns all of its games made under Xbox and their publishing rights. https://kotaku.com/psychonauts-dev-now-owns-all-its-games-publishing-rights-2000726713
Psychonauts Dev Now Owns All Its Games And Publishing Rights
'Everything, we got back, the transfer of the IP came back to us'
kotaku.com
August 21, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Double Fine now officially owns all of its games made under Xbox and their publishing rights. https://kotaku.com/psychonauts-dev-now-owns-all-its-games-publishing-rights-2000726713
ugh
The newly independent Double Fine is laying off staff today, three weeks after Xbox divested the studio as part of its massive restructuring.
July 28, 2026 at 6:52 PM
ugh
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Back in October, Rockstar Games fired 34 employees for alleged gross misconduct.
The severity of these firings could have spelled the end for a burgeoning union effort that was underway, but it didn't.
In fact, the union is now *bigger* than it's ever been before.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym4z...
The severity of these firings could have spelled the end for a burgeoning union effort that was underway, but it didn't.
In fact, the union is now *bigger* than it's ever been before.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym4z...
Rockstar Fired 34 People, but the Union Is Bigger than Ever
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
July 23, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Back in October, Rockstar Games fired 34 employees for alleged gross misconduct.
The severity of these firings could have spelled the end for a burgeoning union effort that was underway, but it didn't.
In fact, the union is now *bigger* than it's ever been before.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym4z...
The severity of these firings could have spelled the end for a burgeoning union effort that was underway, but it didn't.
In fact, the union is now *bigger* than it's ever been before.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym4z...
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Game workers protested outside the Build A Rocket Boy offices on Saturday, as the studio hosted a playtesting event for fans.
BARB has laid off 250-300 employees over the last 13 months & has been accused of installing surveillance software on workers' PCs to root out "saboteurs" within the company
BARB has laid off 250-300 employees over the last 13 months & has been accused of installing surveillance software on workers' PCs to root out "saboteurs" within the company
July 13, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Game workers protested outside the Build A Rocket Boy offices on Saturday, as the studio hosted a playtesting event for fans.
BARB has laid off 250-300 employees over the last 13 months & has been accused of installing surveillance software on workers' PCs to root out "saboteurs" within the company
BARB has laid off 250-300 employees over the last 13 months & has been accused of installing surveillance software on workers' PCs to root out "saboteurs" within the company
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Night City population: 40 million dreamers 🌃
Thank you all for helping us reach this amazing milestone! 💛
Thank you all for helping us reach this amazing milestone! 💛
July 3, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Night City population: 40 million dreamers 🌃
Thank you all for helping us reach this amazing milestone! 💛
Thank you all for helping us reach this amazing milestone! 💛
Started playing TS4 again and I love the dramatics in this game:
- Teen Sim met her sweetheart in highschool aaages ago
- After growing up they moved in together, got jobs and an apartment full of issues (classic)
- Once grown into full adults and married, they decided to have a Science Baby (1/2)
- Teen Sim met her sweetheart in highschool aaages ago
- After growing up they moved in together, got jobs and an apartment full of issues (classic)
- Once grown into full adults and married, they decided to have a Science Baby (1/2)
July 3, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Started playing TS4 again and I love the dramatics in this game:
- Teen Sim met her sweetheart in highschool aaages ago
- After growing up they moved in together, got jobs and an apartment full of issues (classic)
- Once grown into full adults and married, they decided to have a Science Baby (1/2)
- Teen Sim met her sweetheart in highschool aaages ago
- After growing up they moved in together, got jobs and an apartment full of issues (classic)
- Once grown into full adults and married, they decided to have a Science Baby (1/2)
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Love to the devs today. Anyone celebrating people losing work is a fucking ghoul.
June 15, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Love to the devs today. Anyone celebrating people losing work is a fucking ghoul.
absolute fucking shitshow
The Verge: Xbox is closing down Hellblade creator Ninja Theory
"Staffers were told on a call on Monday about the closure, but they are hoping the studio will find a buyer."
www.theverge.com/games/950204...
"Staffers were told on a call on Monday about the closure, but they are hoping the studio will find a buyer."
www.theverge.com/games/950204...
June 15, 2026 at 9:38 PM
absolute fucking shitshow
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A discussion about the social media ban on under 16s.
BBC: “You’re gong to have a lot more time to fill. What will you do?”
Student: “Stare at a wall.”
BBC: “You’re gong to have a lot more time to fill. What will you do?”
Student: “Stare at a wall.”
June 15, 2026 at 10:26 AM
A discussion about the social media ban on under 16s.
BBC: “You’re gong to have a lot more time to fill. What will you do?”
Student: “Stare at a wall.”
BBC: “You’re gong to have a lot more time to fill. What will you do?”
Student: “Stare at a wall.”
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"But, two years since its launch, the site has around just 10% of X’s estimated global users."
This is presented as a failure. At 2yo, having 10% of the users of its biggest rival, which is 20yo, is a failure.
No tech is allowed to just be a success, it has to be a blockbuster or it doesn't count.
This is presented as a failure. At 2yo, having 10% of the users of its biggest rival, which is 20yo, is a failure.
No tech is allowed to just be a success, it has to be a blockbuster or it doesn't count.
Bluesky was launched as a Twitter rival — but it's far less popular. Now it's eyeing Reddit for inspiration
"I think the public square is not the direction we want to go in...we're very inspired by companies like Reddit," Bluesky's Rose Wang told CNBC.
www.cnbc.com
June 5, 2026 at 2:19 AM
"But, two years since its launch, the site has around just 10% of X’s estimated global users."
This is presented as a failure. At 2yo, having 10% of the users of its biggest rival, which is 20yo, is a failure.
No tech is allowed to just be a success, it has to be a blockbuster or it doesn't count.
This is presented as a failure. At 2yo, having 10% of the users of its biggest rival, which is 20yo, is a failure.
No tech is allowed to just be a success, it has to be a blockbuster or it doesn't count.
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Also, I'd encourage people to NOT ENGAGE with them directly on any social media platform, and resist the temptation to latch onto the rage bait they drop EVERY SINGLE TIME A GAME IS ANNOUNCED. The cycle has to stop somehow, and until platforms start deprioritizing slop, we have to try to ignore it.
GG participants are a particular level of miserable. They tirelessly search, desperate to find a reason to be angry — a Rayman remake character’s boob size or a pride skin or a woman dev existing.
June 3, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Also, I'd encourage people to NOT ENGAGE with them directly on any social media platform, and resist the temptation to latch onto the rage bait they drop EVERY SINGLE TIME A GAME IS ANNOUNCED. The cycle has to stop somehow, and until platforms start deprioritizing slop, we have to try to ignore it.
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GTA fans have been on the edge of their seats at the rumours a new video is about to drop…
Well the wait is over.
We present: the public launch of the Rockstar IWGB Game Workers Union.
Our platform, to tell our story.
youtu.be/iLOq_6rOpoM
Well the wait is over.
We present: the public launch of the Rockstar IWGB Game Workers Union.
Our platform, to tell our story.
youtu.be/iLOq_6rOpoM
The Video GTA Fans Have Been Waiting For: The Rockstar Game Workers Union Launch
YouTube video by IWGB Union
youtu.be
May 28, 2026 at 11:30 AM
GTA fans have been on the edge of their seats at the rumours a new video is about to drop…
Well the wait is over.
We present: the public launch of the Rockstar IWGB Game Workers Union.
Our platform, to tell our story.
youtu.be/iLOq_6rOpoM
Well the wait is over.
We present: the public launch of the Rockstar IWGB Game Workers Union.
Our platform, to tell our story.
youtu.be/iLOq_6rOpoM
What's one of the best dream pop songs and why is it Beach House - Lazuli
May 22, 2026 at 7:11 PM
What's one of the best dream pop songs and why is it Beach House - Lazuli
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how is anyone supposed to get work done dude. that's live. that's earth, right now, right this minute, and in an hour they are gonna splash in the sea. too in awe to think about where we'd be if this is what we funneled our tax dollars to instead of bombs that make gas prices quintuple overnight
April 10, 2026 at 10:56 PM
how is anyone supposed to get work done dude. that's live. that's earth, right now, right this minute, and in an hour they are gonna splash in the sea. too in awe to think about where we'd be if this is what we funneled our tax dollars to instead of bombs that make gas prices quintuple overnight
LinkedIn what the fuck is this
March 22, 2026 at 9:58 AM
LinkedIn what the fuck is this
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I really hate how common this is becoming. It's often very organized, too. A couple big youtube or reddit figureheads say what the terms are, and they will keep up the siege until the developers agree to make the game that THE CONSUMERS want, and nothing else.
Review bombing an exceptional game over a balancing patch that you don't agree with is some real entitled gamer energy. 😒
March 21, 2026 at 6:53 AM
I really hate how common this is becoming. It's often very organized, too. A couple big youtube or reddit figureheads say what the terms are, and they will keep up the siege until the developers agree to make the game that THE CONSUMERS want, and nothing else.
This local cat was both curious about me and also incredibly upset I interrupted its activities
March 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM
This local cat was both curious about me and also incredibly upset I interrupted its activities
My work sometimes puts me in a position where I have to put "pressure" on people to finish things quicker due to higher up orders, and it feels so dehumanising even when you're being really nice about it, that I don't know how managers in game studios willingly crunch their employees.
March 6, 2026 at 10:29 AM
My work sometimes puts me in a position where I have to put "pressure" on people to finish things quicker due to higher up orders, and it feels so dehumanising even when you're being really nice about it, that I don't know how managers in game studios willingly crunch their employees.
everyone loses with this. At least I got to play TLOU and Horizon properly.
I'd be quite worried about Nixxes as well, imagine buying out a studio specialised in PC ports then doing this lol
I'd be quite worried about Nixxes as well, imagine buying out a studio specialised in PC ports then doing this lol
NEW: Sony no longer plans to release PlayStation games on PC, sources tell Bloomberg News, a major shift in strategy that sees the console maker returning to exclusivity after six years of flirting with multiplatform.
Ghost of Yotei and Saros are not coming to PC. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Ghost of Yotei and Saros are not coming to PC. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Sony Pulls Back From PlayStation Games on PC
The video-game publisher no longer plans to put out PC ports of PlayStation games such as ‘Ghost of Yotei’
www.bloomberg.com
March 4, 2026 at 2:23 PM
everyone loses with this. At least I got to play TLOU and Horizon properly.
I'd be quite worried about Nixxes as well, imagine buying out a studio specialised in PC ports then doing this lol
I'd be quite worried about Nixxes as well, imagine buying out a studio specialised in PC ports then doing this lol
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A genuinely great looter-shooter that just keeps on growing and evolving. I highly recommend the Ultimate edition (£12/$14) which includes the latest expansion, which came out pretty recently.
The story is also so politically incoherent that it's a fun game to even try to guess what the point is.
The story is also so politically incoherent that it's a fun game to even try to guess what the point is.
February 28, 2026 at 12:35 AM
A genuinely great looter-shooter that just keeps on growing and evolving. I highly recommend the Ultimate edition (£12/$14) which includes the latest expansion, which came out pretty recently.
The story is also so politically incoherent that it's a fun game to even try to guess what the point is.
The story is also so politically incoherent that it's a fun game to even try to guess what the point is.