I am not nerdy enough to appreciate the esoteric reference that is being made, I think this art is really awesome, though!

GenAI is the line in the sand for me, as that is merely a step towards pushing creatives out of creative fields. While Krafton C-Suite executives may say they get their data directly from preexisting data from devs; I’m not particularly trusting of those who implement GenAI in their games.

I’m going to focus on Paralives and Vivaland as those seem more interesting in my opinion.

I lost hope for that game because they use GenAI to power to create a character, clothing, furniture color/pattern customization. I won’t play a game that utilizes GenAI, as base requirements are increased, GenAI is a security hazard, and it has a damaging effect on the environment. The fact that InZOI requires a constant internet connection as well due to the game’s reliance on GenAI.

It would’ve been interesting, given that Rod Humble wanted to create a fully fleshed out base game…The DLC for Life By You likely would’ve been merely outfits, additional hairs made post launch, and possibly furniture/architecture style sets that could be priced at a reasonable rate. Meaning more players would’ve bought it and those funds would be reinvested in the game for more work to be done! The mod support would’ve been nice for those that want it; I often don’t care for mods (Prepare Carefully, for Rimworld is one of the few that I adore). This situation is truly vexing because the Life Sim scene needs a well funded direct competitor to The Sims that isn’t afraid to make a coherent and interesting Simulation game; one that is built with an engine that actual works and in-depth gameplay! The loss of Life By You will irk me for years to come.

I liked the first game well enough, despite the rough initial state it was launched in. I appreciated the reasonably sized zones, the fact even social skills were useful in combat, and the satirical corporate dystopian story angle they went with. Despite it’s flaws, I found Outer Worlds to be a good game. Based on what I read, I’m a little optimistic about Outer Worlds 2, but, I am curbing my enthusiasm until my go-to YouTubers have their hands on the title. They’re pretty honest and helped me pass on games that wouldn’t satisfy my gaming desires!

If the first game had a bit more scale and some more story in certain places, I would’ve loved it more. I get the impression that Obsidian will try to make that happen in this sequel. Once again, this is my hope, as it will only be proven true at launch and when the gaming community can play and discuss The Outer Worlds 2 actively.

Honestly, I kind of miss the idea of what “Life By You” could’ve been, as it had the game designer for The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 behind it. That game could’ve been a return to form and an actual threat to EA’s watered down and extremely pricey Sims Slop. If only the team Rod Humble had assembled were able to gel their concept into a reality, with Paradox’s backing, could’ve created something magical. Alas, it was not to be…I still imagine the potential for player driven storytelling that Life By You was offering!

Honestly, girl same!

Certainly, I forgot about the microbial life that people harbor on their bodies! It does depend on if the natives left the body alone or handled it after killing him; or gathered food in the immediate area during the process of decay. 🫢

I remember this story, it was a good FAFO kind of situation, which didn’t cause any harm beyond his own death. Heeding those warnings would’ve been the wisest course of action!

I agree with his points about the $80 dollar games not being a sustainable price point, especially in places like Australia or Brazil which suffer from higher game prices! This is a stupid move on the part of Nintendo…It’s made me rethink buying their Switch 2 as a result. I will wait and see if they have a moment of clarity which derails this bad decision. If they don’t, I hope the market slaps them in the face and buys games that are reasonably priced!

I’m sticking with Linux due to the bullshit that Microsoft is constantly pulling. Currently, my PC is running Fedora 41, and I love it quite a bit; currently I can’t imagine a future where I return to Windows 11. Proton Compatibility Layer makes gaming on any distro fairly easy!

LMAO I can’t wait to dismiss them right out the gate and tell them the real reason…The choices of your exalted bigot and idiot have brought us to this outcome.

Personally, I’ve only sent videos that I’ve intended. Typos, sure that’s understandable as autocorrect can be a true bastard at the worst moments; after reading the article, something about the situation makes me wonder if he intentionally sent this video and was hoping for a different response after she received his wank video. It’s hard to accidentally send lewd content to another person if you are being diligent about checking if you’ve selected the right recipient (always verify the receiver before sending lewd content). Good for the City Attorney for calling this man out on this alleged mistake.

It seems like an interesting response to Scrapper Bots gathering data for their training models. It would likely poison those models if enough people adopted the use of typoglycemia and varied it consistently. I’d love to see that happen!

ROFL Irony is lost on some, so this is not at all surprising.

LMAO I love how they are trying to warp reality into whatever lie is currently in their meager minds…

We all know Joe (barring the genocide enabling) was a better option than Trump who will burn the USA to the ground.

Hmm, I’ll have to download the update tonight after work, I can’t wait to play around with this long awaited GIMP update!

Ah, the USA is so fucking doomed unless as a people we push these facists and grifters out of office.

ROFL He’s sweating so much because DeepSeek is proving their little money making scam shouldn’t be as expensive and resource intensive as it is! So he’s out here trying to shame DeepSeek, which will make investors ask a lot of hard questions and retract funding for their AI Lie. If DeepSeek could burst the bubble of American Made LLM Models, I’d be tickled pink. I’d naturally never use it as LLMs are really only good for spellchecking and grammar in my opinion (never should’ve strayed further than that without proper research and developing a true code of ethics that wouldn’t be overstepped constantly).

I love how much this C-Suite shitbag is maulding at the moment!

ROFL He should be a writer for The Onion!