Fueled by coffee and monster movies. I am professionally opinionated about video games. He/Him. Opinions are my own. Running the Critical Reflection artzine: @criticalreflection.no Contactinfo is in the linktree: https://linktr.ee/kita_jinhttps://bsky.app/profile/northernpanda.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/northernpanda.net/post/3mli6qcjtkk2nStrong nouveau dictateur-vibes [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 06:59 +0000at://did:plc:mapkanezdaisc2pwgt6evzvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mli6qcjtkk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/northernpanda.net/post/3mlfoye3ppk2dThere's ewokes in them there woods.09 May 2026 07:12 +0000at://did:plc:mapkanezdaisc2pwgt6evzvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfoye3ppk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/northernpanda.net/post/3ml4yhbiwpc2i"Every new technology has a supply chain. Every server farm needs power. Every rendered frame ultimately costs us something. For artists working at the intersection of climate and digital culture, that isn't an abstract problem—it's the condition of the work itself." https://www.killscreen.com/weight-of-a-rendered-frame-kara-stone-joshua-dawson-climate-art/05 May 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:mapkanezdaisc2pwgt6evzvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4yhbiwpc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/northernpanda.net/post/3mkwnlqjys22zSpiders is shutting down after 18 years. One of the most interesting studios we've had for decades in that they've relished the B-game space they occupied completely unabashedly. Their games have always tried to punch well above their weight class, and something we've sorely needed. https://www.vice.com/en/article/greedfall-2-studio-shutting-down-just-months-after-the-prequels-launch/03 May 2026 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:mapkanezdaisc2pwgt6evzvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwnlqjys22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/northernpanda.net/post/3mkrrubmcd22hLike so many others in Norway I recently received an e-mail from Schibsted that said that from May 27th I'll have to pay 40 kroner extra for them not to sell my data, even though I am already a paying subscriber. In short; fuck that. https://www.northernpanda.net/?p=262801 May 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:mapkanezdaisc2pwgt6evzvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrrubmcd22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/northernpanda.net/post/3mkdrzlc6dc2t"[...]it was an exciting idea that we could build an anthology game adaptation where each season is a different story about civilized people thrown into situations where they have to become increasingly uncivilized." Oh boy, this sound like it's gonna be "problematic". Or just downright racist https://kotaku.com/far-cry-fx-story-adaptation-noah-hawley-200069063925 Apr 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:mapkanezdaisc2pwgt6evzvl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdrzlc6dc2t