Paolo Pedercini - Game maker, professor at Carnegie Mellon University. My employer has many, often contradicting, views. Currently making Future? No Thanks! he/him
The releases of Flash and Shockwave are now farther in the past than Austin Powers’ freezing in 1967 was when the film came out in 1997.
videogame historymacromedia shockwave, print ad (1999) archive.org/details/eu_W...
I’m quoted in this article as a "moderate" voice in the anti-AI backlash, so you know how pissed indie developers are. www.gamesradar.com/games/it-cre...
"It creates lesser games": Indie game studios are supposed to love generative AI, so why do the 25 devs I spoke to avoid it?"So it may be slightly faster, and a lot worse, but it's also more expensive? Neat"www.gamesradar.comIf I answer this question publicly I’ll never be able to run for office
Mike Toole @ Otakon!What's the worst anime you've ever seen?
I'm enjoying this one! I always found Vampire Survivors thematically bland and too flow-y. Beatdown City Survivors otoh has surprising depth and emergence, a great style and a killer soundtrack.
Shawn Alexander Allen🧟Beatdown City Survivors🧟 Eradicate hordes of monsters in this 🗽Immersive 👥survivors roguelite 🌃set in a destructible city OUT NOW! 🛠️fun weapon crafting 🐱large cast of characters 🏗️dynamic environments 🔊pumping soundtrack Play the demo/check it out today! beatdown.city/bdcsrstm
Pittsburgh has an AI Wall of Shame Instagram account that is becoming quite popular. There should be one for every city: www.instagram.com/pghaiwallofs...
404 Media“It might feel like you’re ‘saving time and money,’ but you’re actually slowly turning your brand into something generic like all the other brands out there using AI tools.” www.404media.co/we-are-livin...
This gets to a crucial point: big AI models must be nationalized, not only to control their impact and uses, but also because they appropriated our collective knowledge.
JacobinIf taxpayers bail out the AI industry when its bubble bursts, as seems increasingly likely, we shouldn’t repeat the mistakes of the 2008 crisis. A public bailout should mean nationalizing AI.
I'm guilty of "your favourite game designer's favourite game designer" and Michael is right, it smacks of elitism and doesn't say much about his games, which are beautiful, deep, AND very accessible. Good article!
Michael Broughblog post - advice on how to write about indie games mightyvision.blogspot.com/2026/06/advi...