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@wolf_couch @sanjaygpts @DiscussingFilm The model was too restrictive read the room before commenting!!! If you know anything about Ai. Which you obviously do not! You would know when a better system shows up or software people move to that one. ☝️ 🤣

@DragonEscaton @sanjaygpts @DiscussingFilm Why do you think they shut down in the first place? None of these places are having actual positive profits and are very heavily reliant on investors that hope to god they eventually will.

Disney has cancelled their deal with OpenAI. They planned to invest $1 billion into the company and let Sora have access to AI generate videos of characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars. (Source: hollywoodreporter.com/business/digit…)

@FortnitePV2 Yeah… hmmm and sadly that didn’t help keep the people who made most those characters jobs!! Sorry bro I am holding out for now. Until Epic games gets it shit together! @TimSweeneyEpic & @EpicGames

I officially have over 2,500 Skins in Fortnite 😂

@RogonUsaryis Not popping you couldn’t even do dragons dancing with this. China just took over with something better! It is called “Seedance”. 😞

THE BUBBLE IS POPPING AS I TYPE THIS TIME TO MAKE A PC

@TimSweeneyEpic If I was a worker at epic games right now and have started with unreal 1. I would have resigned. You have no clue what you are doing or how to be able to read the room. Just stop Tim… it is time to go! @EpicGames Time to rise up and let someone else run the company.

In the coming days, employers will see a stream of resumes of once-in-a-lifetime quality folks. An important thing to understand is that Epic never lowered our hiring standards as we grew, and the layoff wasn't a performance-based "rightsizing" as companies call it nowadays. It's a sound bet that anyone with Epic Games on their resume is in the top few percent of their discipline.

@SypherPK Still makes no sense to fire the people who made the game.. the game! Think we really need to go down to epic games HQ and let Tim know!

Terrible day for Fortnite and everyone affected by the layoffs. Gathering my thoughts and will share them soon.

@DiscussingFilm @PatrickStannard People not reading what actually happened.

OpenAI is shutting down its AI video slop-making platform Sora.

@sanjaygpts @DiscussingFilm Nah you can do this stuff at home or with better tools like seedance but keep thinking you won.

@DiscussingFilm > disney plans $1B deal with openai > lets sora touch marvel, pixar, star wars > internet imagines AI versions of everything > fear of infinite “AI content” > openai pivots, shuts it down > disney walks away AI slop haters really got their W

@DiscussingFilm You didn’t need them! You can do this stuff at home or with seedance 2.0! Keep 👏 clapping😭 Ai haters!

@MoistyMedia @TimSweeneyEpic @SirDustyDirks What would IWATA do???? Maybe learn from him and take a pay cut or listen to the community? Just a thought!! Fix the game bugs and make good content! Make good character designs and fix over powered weapons that don’t make the game fun? No one asked for dumb changes. Tim!!!

3 years of UEFN🙌 For us, it’s been even longer. @SirDustyDirks was fortunate enough to be brought in as an early Alpha participant before UEFN reached the world. And what a journey it’s been. Since 2023, we’ve watched UEFN evolve from a bold experiment into one of the most powerful creative platforms in gaming. A place where creators, brands, and developers can build worlds, tell stories, and reach millions. We went all in. 100+ partners, 200M+ views, and opportunities to collaborate with Epic Games and some of the most talented creators in the world. UEFN changed our lives. It gave us the opportunity to do what we love every single day...to create, to experiment, to tell stories at scale. It hasn’t been perfect. We all have ideas on how it can improve. But the reason we care so much is because we believe in its future. We believe in the creators, in the ecosystem, and in what this can become. And no matter what comes next, we’re grateful. Grateful for the past 3+ years. For every partner, collaborator, and creator we’ve worked with, and the ones we haven’t yet. For every lesson, every challenge, and every breakthrough. This platform, with its limitless possibilities, IP integrations that break the internet, and pure creative freedom, has been something special. We’re still here and we’re in it for the long haul. Here’s to what’s next 🍻

@EpicNewsroom To the employees of epic games! Me & my group would constantly run into game breaking bugs that should have been fixed and horrible gun balancing and game mechanics that hurt the game past few months and beyond chapter 6! Plus bad character design! Why the game is failing!!!

Information on today's layoffs epicgames.com/site/en-US/new…

@evankinney Me and my group would constantly run into game breaking bugs that should have been fixed and horrible gun balancing and game mechanics that hurt the game the past few months and beyond chapter 6! Plus bad character designs! You shouldn’t be wondering why you lost this job!!!!

guess who got laid off today! 🫠 i am genuinely so confused and bewildered like, i spent the past week debugging the rivalry system while recovering from pneumonia and just in the past few days i’ve had multiple directors tell me how much they appreciate everything i do

@HYPEX Should have laid off the creators #epicgames @TimSweeneyEpic Seriously are they really making you millions with the rehash maps?

EPIC GAMES LAYS OFF OVER 1,000 EMPLOYEES "Today we’re laying off over 1000 Epic employees. I'm sorry we're here again. The downturn in Fortnite engagement that started in 2025 means we're spending significantly more than we're making, and we have to make major cuts to keep the company funded. This layoff, together with over $500 million of identified cost savings in contracting, marketing, and closing some open roles puts us in a more stable place."

@sootgremlin_ Game has been doing all the wrong things. Thus You should have spoken up about it and listen to the community. Again if you want to keep a job! You have to care! Just saying….

My role at Epic Games is at risk. The past 5 and a half years as social media manager from Mediatonic to Epic, Fall Guys to LEGO Fortnite to Fortnite and everything in between, has been a wild ride. And how mega to be able to say my last hoorah was working on Game of Thrones!!

@Luna_Meher @CrimsonDesert_ People like you won’t exist in the future. I remember the good old photoshop days and people like you crying over filters and the magic wand tool! No one cares in the future!!!

Saying AI was “just for early testing” doesn’t change the fact it ended up in the final game. The problem isn’t the tools it’s the lack of oversight and honesty. Players notice when promises aren’t kept and transparency comes too late. Fixing the assets is necessary but rebuilding trust will take far more than a patch.

We would like to address questions regarding the use of AI in Crimson Desert. During development, some 2D visual props were created as part of early-stage iteration using experimental AI generative tools. These assets helped us rapidly explore tone and atmosphere in the earlier phases of production. However, our intention has always been for any such assets to be replaced, following final work and review by our art and development teams, with work that aligned with our quality standards and creative direction. Following reports from our community, we have identified that some of these assets were unintentionally included in the final release. This is not in line with our internal standards, and we take full responsibility for it. We also acknowledge that we should have clearly disclosed our use of AI. While these tools were primarily used during early production, with the expectation that these assets would be replaced prior to release, we recognize that this does not excuse the lack of transparency. We sincerely apologize for these oversights. We are currently conducting a comprehensive audit of all in-game assets and are taking steps to replace any affected content. Updated assets will be rolled out in upcoming patches. In parallel, we are reviewing and strengthening our internal processes to ensure greater transparency and consistency in how we communicate with players moving forward.

@carloAI Well I Tested it on something which you think would be really really simple and it failed to be able to do it. Guess I’ll just have to make something better ;)

start today at tinyPeople.ai see HumanPods at naturaumana.ai/humanpods

Step 1 in killing all apps and screen time @NaturaAI

@Dexerto The directors must be bored 🥱

Sony revealed their reasoning for the change in a leaked email to developers dexerto.com/gaming/playsta…

PlayStation is reportedly phasing out the 'PlayStation Network' branding by September 2026 via Insider Gaming

@playclout @finalbosssour Good to hear! so are you final boss products? My brother in law loves them!

@DragonEscaton @finalbosssour Very much alive and well 😀. What can we help you with?

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@zachtothefuller @RoxlydeTweets @maximilian_ Why can’t you do both? For example if you wanted to a 2D film. Big studios beat you to the punch. If you are putting time and effort into it. I see it as doing the same with any art tool! Just like no one cared when people were using filters or shortcuts in photoshop!

I think @maximilian_ nailed generative AI right on the head

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@geoffkeighley During the Upcoming Summer Game Fest make a speech about it and tell the Oscars to F off! I will give a literally standing ovation here at my Lair. I am tired of these F'ing hypocrites! #Oscars

The Oscars’ response? AMPAS/Oscar CEO Bill Kramer apparently blocked me on Instagram last night after seeing my post expressing disappointment about the broadcast’s In Memoriam omission of my father. You truly can’t make this stuff up.