@Michael_French

I run Games London & London Games Festival - @londongamesfest. Not actual gameplay footage. I am 100% a Faithful.

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Vibecode game devs want us to take claims of a revolution seriously. But 'Karen Warfare' is the #1 game on a site that platforms this content. How's it different from the casual gaming swamp 20 yrs back when you'd get play-once-at-lunchtime Flash games about Victoria Beckham?
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It's not cricket to comment or speculate on your peers. But, BUT, what is the real story behind GDC cutting its programme down by 20%? And Paris Games Week announcing a series of evening cultural events - only to cancel them days later?
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Stopped to watch a video doomscrolling on here as it was George Foreacres doing his Burnham impression in a Lad Bible parody, sliding a glass across the Strongly Agree / Disagree table. Except... it wasn't a parody, or an impression, it was the real PM. The REAL Prime Minister.
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Feels like a good time to tap the sign, but also probably need to add 'indie game pitches' and 'opinion pieces' to the list of slop.
Michael French@Michael_FrenchJul 29
Troubled by the extent to which AI has gripped exec class in parts of UK games. Websites, DMs, strategy docs, emails, pitches just spun out of Claude or similar - reams of text, inaccuracies, guff. If you don't respect me enough to write something new I don't have time to read it
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Applications are NOW OPEN for London Games Festival 2027. Explore the opportunities below to take part. - Games Finance Market - Official Selection - Ensemble 2027 - Side Events Apply NOW: festival.games.london/applic…
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I’m in Paris in two weeks and LA the week after. What do I win if I get selfies at both the big outdoor murals?
Bruno Decottignies@brunodecottigniOct 6
Replying to @RockstarGames
@RockstarGames y met les moyens pour la sortie de #GTA6 , avec une affiche gigantesque au-dessus du périphérique parisien, sur une des Mercuriales, porte de Bagnolet
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Games PR machinery today demands execs, on the rare occasions they can speak, to declare safe strategy with no substance. Talk of 'disruption' here just irks. I saw Iwata talk disruption once; he had receipts. Xbox, meanwhile, is still under a cloud (ahem) nytimes.com/2026/09/30/arts/…

Xbox’s Millennial C.E.O. Isn’t Playing Around

“I think the industry will require disruption,” said Asha Sharma, who has overseen layoffs and divested studios since inheriting Microsoft’s flailing video game division.

nytimes.com
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A visual expression of the 'interconnected IP' metaverse-slop the (now scarily high ranking) snake oil salesmen were peddling to sell books and thought leadership during covid.
chasm
@chasmmmmmmmmmmmSep 29
AI hackers have decompiled almost EVERY old Nintendo game and are now making NEW titles with it. This game is a mix of Nintendogs Labs and friends, Animal Crossing New Leaf, Yoshinoya, Endless Ocean, Cooking Mama, Go Vacation, Kingdom Hearts, Reel Fishing 3, Story of Seasons and more.... All of the greatest features from Nintendo classics are being mashed together to create an entirely new RPG. It's time to accelerate. (The class action lawsuits) Credit to Robogeist in my discord!
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People using the Japanese boxart for games they put on their 'best 9 games' engagement bait posts are taking a performative step too far.
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Regardless of what industry you work in, this article about film restoration/preservation is a wonderful trip through the power of fans, expertise, truth, detail... and (whisper it) piracy. Have also discovered that @ArrowFilmsVideo did a restoration of OG Mortal Kombat movies
Devan Scott@SadHillDevanSep 28
It's not often one gets the opportunity to make a pro-piracy case about film preservation, and yet here we are! Thrilled this piece is out. Go read it. [Thanks @vrizov and @danielkasman for being terrific editors.]
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I still think there's a lot of material in a book or exhibition about the cultural impact of game piracy, (and the wider worlds where fan culture sets off legal alarm bells, I guess)
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This is a great infographic for the word 'monoculture'
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The cold sales emails are getting more and more ridiculous. I know it’s tough out there, but…
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In the continued adventures of 'its tough out there', do suppliers really think this shirty language in their (often AI-written) chasers will really secure business? It has gone straight into the trash folder
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These video game movie adaptations are getting stranger and stranger
DiscussingFilm
@DiscussingFilmSep 24
First trailer for David O’Russell’s ‘MADDEN’. The film follows the life of American football coach and commentator John Madden — played by Nicolas Cage. Releasing November 18 on Prime Video.
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This seems very small, what on EARTH could it be for?!
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"There was a small group of people that knew Covid was coming before the rest of the world". Quite the claim.
Ben Fritz@benfritzSep 24
Folks, this one's a really good read. In his first interview since being fired from Disney, Bob Chapek talks about Scarlett Johansson, "don't say gay," and why he believes he never had a chance against Iger's campaign to undermine and replace him. wsj.com/business/media/bob-c…
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Xbox might be struggling, but at least it is keeping the newsletter fellas in business. The number of words written about it isn't exactly proportionate with its output...
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So many thoughts, all at once
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It's been interesting this TGS week to hear a very clear warning from the Japanese games industry's biggest names that we need to maintain space for innovative, original, riskier games - or the medium in trouble. Kojima's final remarks here, Sakurai's comments, etc.
Gene Park
@GeneParkSep 20
I asked Hideo Kojima what happened. Sony canceled Physint over a Zoom call. washingtonpost.com/style/202…

Hideo Kojima explains the surprise split with Sony

Celebrated game director Hideo Kojima wrestled with Sony’s surprise cancellation months before it went public, he said in an interview, fearing “our studio could collapse.”

washingtonpost.com
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