He/him. Journalist at Rascal News. Interested in the art, history, and science of games. Makes the Indie RPG Newsletter and the Yes Indied Podcast. [email protected]
Thomas M, Full-time Rascal
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We've taken what we've learned over the past 10 years of co-op bundles and redesigned our bundle creation tools to make it easier than ever to host bundles of all kinds of sizes.
Check it out: itch.io/t/6475377/bu...
Court holds Google liable for false claims in AI Overviews. Seems significant.
"A regular search engine just points to outside websites. But AI overviews generate 'independent, new, and substantive statements' by evaluating and combining content from various third-party sites" the-decoder
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A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators don't apply to AI overviews. In this case, Google's AI had falsely linked two publishers to fraud and made claims that didn't appear in any of the linked sources. The ruling could set a precedent for AI-generated content liability worldwide.
Great writeup of Jubensha Con by @crapstacular.bsky.social at @rascal.news!
Includes quotes from @opheliaau7170.bsky.social (speaker and jubensha designer) and me, with a shout-out to the venerable Chaoyang Trap House newsletter for being the place where I probably first read about jubensha...
I've written an actually kinda open and vulnerable piece about what made my UKGE better than previous years.
(The name is a reference to Decision to Leave but that reference isn't relevant to the post, I just like the film, but the title of the post is relevant)
We're in the final three days, and I wrote a cheeky little thing about Soothwardens in the announcements on @rascal.news
www.rascal.news/soothwardens...
Thomas M, Full-time Rascal
What do you decide to confess? What do you keep buried in your heart?
Another milestone in the story of the Chinese genre's international crossover.
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Decision to Live (UKGE 2026 Reflections Except Not Really) UK Games Expo took place from the 28th to the 31st of May in Birmingham at the NEC. I was selling my books this year on the 12 Pins Press ā¦
I am foaming at the mouth! I need full game Soothwardens!!!
Companies that hire you to work on IP often count on your enthusiasm for the fictional universe to override your self-respect and business sense. They'll milk you for free labor, pay below market rates, and hoard the rights to your work.
Don't screw over future workers by accepting these terms.
We played a game of Credo at the site of the actual first Council of Nicaea, 1701 years later...
