Big companies don’t give a shit about the products they sell or the customers who buy them ↗

I am increasingly coming to believe that there is a pretty good argument to be made that just about all of the good and interesting stuff we have—helpful technology, art, music, people-centric tools—has come to be in spite of capitalism rather than because of it.

Streamer completes hitless run of seven FromSoft Soulslikes without leveling up ↗

After his first level 1 God Run attempt two months ago, Nico's efforts culminated in a roughly 11-hour multi-day marathon run over the weekend, which saw Nico break down in tears at the end of the ordeal.

Report: NetEase lays off Marvel Rivals' Seattle developers ↗

Marvel Rivals released in December 2024 and quickly became a Steam bestseller. It may have also been a big money maker for NetEase: in January, reports claimed the game made around 1 billion won (or $136 million) in revenue, most of which was said to have come from PC players.

Your game fails, you get fired. Your game succeeds, you get fired.

Your Site Is a Home ↗

This residence is available at a URL, on the open web, that people are able to view. This is your website.

KAPLAY ↗

JavaScript and TypeScript HTML5 game engine library that makes it easy and fun to create games.

This Is the Age of the Coward ↗

The absolute gutlessness of it exposes the rot at the core of corporate America. Every CEO who authorized these retreats, every board that nodded along, and every executive who drafted these surrender notes are all telling us exactly who they are.

People Are Upvoting Breath of Fire IV on GOG Dreamlist ↗

Breath of Fire IV has always been a personal favourite of mine and, in my opinion, one of the most underrated RPGs of all time. I'm hopeful this means we'll see it on PC sooner than later.

The Art of Making Websites ↗

Ultimately, a website isn’t just what you ship. It’s about who you are — and who you become — on the way to shipping.

Tumblr to join the fediverse after WordPress migration completes ↗

Automattic confirmed to TechCrunch that when the migration is complete, every Tumblr user will be able to federate their blog via ActivityPub, just as every WordPress.com user can today.

The PlayStation Network Outage Is Modern Gaming In A Nutshell ↗

Nothing needs to work this way. Nobody benefits from not being able to access single-player games and features when servers go down. There is no upside to logging into multiple game services at once that outweighs the downsides.