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Videogame industry, localization, and the abuse of ‘AI’ #AI #translation Some time ago, we had a call with a big, Localization Service Provider company. They asked us to work on a big, dialogue driven videogame project using Machine Translation post-editing and review. (1/16)

Steve Bannon has pissed himself at the World Economic Forum

Zohran Mamdani: "If you are a Mario Kart fan, government is Yoshi and philanthropy is the Golden Mushroom, that edge we need to beat Bowser on the Rainbow Road. To belabor this metaphor even further, Bowser is corporate greed in this scenario."

Quindi da Sigonella partono i droni che partecipano attivamente ai bombardamenti in Iran. Siamo sorpresi? Non lo siamo.

@NoMansSky WHAT

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VAI LA7 YOU DID NOTHING WRONG BLOCCA QUEI BASTARDI DI NVIDIA E IL LORO AI SLOP

@simofons Un paese che se non esistesse andrebbe inventato. E per un puro caso hanno fatto pure del bene alla collettività

La7 ha utilizzato uno spezzone tratto dal video di presentazione di Nvidia DLSS 5, poi su YouTube ha segnalato per violazione del copyright chiunque abbia usato quello stesso spezzone. Compresa la stessa Nvidia, che ora non può utilizzare il trailer del suo stesso prodotto

Street Art in Lecce. #2aprile2026

My favorite genre of tweets, one that is more and more common, is liberals and centrists bemoaning the fact that reality has vindicated leftist critiques.

So based that I almost liked a hate tweet

I honestly think English is a virus and if you don't already have a first language protecting your brain English will consume your braincells bit by bit through your lifetime cause what is this tweet

the conclusion everyone worldwide has reached about the toby fox discourse that "it's not that big of a deal" says exactly what the problem is, it would seem nonsensical and outrageous if kojima said death stranding 2 would not be in english because he doesn't understand it

Invece di chiamarla #NoKings dovevano chiamarla “Yes Zar”. #fasciocomunisti

A Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 translator claims he was fired this week and replaced by AI. "with no forewarning, I was invited to a meeting and promptly told that, in an effort to 'make the company more effective' and 'save finances' as of next month, my position at the company would become 'obsolete' in favor of using AI for all translations going forward." kotaku.com/kingdom-come-2…

It's time to euthanize warhorse studio with the bolt pistol

@skyrise77 Non dare da mangiare a 'sti grifter da 4 soldi che campano di attenzione

First of all, thanks for your reply. You may actually be surprised, but I'm not a huge fan of heavy subsidies from the government either, in any sector. In an ideal world, no industry should need it. However: this is so widespread worldwide that not having any kind of subsidies actually put you at an heavy disvantage. And in the video game sector, grants and subsidies are more prominent in capitalistic and well developed countries. Here goes the 'communists subsidizing video game production...': it's the total opposite. BTW: as I said in Italy we have extremely mild support, for what we can define as an emerging industry that's an order of magnitude smaller than industries in other countried. That said: we can discuss about government grants, subsidies and Tax Credits for video game production in general, it's an interesting topic, but I'm quite surprised that you pointed out to this specific example, while a ton of other games, not DEI at all, receive way more from governments all over the world. Quoting: "I've discovered where the funding for 1348: Ex Voto actually came from… and it’s WAY worse than we thought." No: actual funding came from Dear Villagers / Plug-In Digital. They fully funded the game, without their funding, the Tax Credit would've been impossible to use (you need to spend actual money first). "Yes. This game was heavily funded w/taxpayer money to once again, push propaganda for the state." Any kind of game made in Italy get access to the same measure, the content or 'pushing propaganda' is irrelevant. Is Carmageddon propaganda? Is Soulstice propaganda? Is any Milestone racing games propaganda? Is Assetto Corsa propaganda? Mmhhh... the vast majority of the italian tax credit for video games production actually went to traditional game experiences with no DEI content at all. So this kind of disprove your point? "The justification? The Italian government’s cultural commission officially classified the game as a “work of cultural value.” Yes! Because basically any games is considered 'work of cultural value"... even Carmageddon! (sorry, I use this example because it's the most extreme one that received the Tax Credit...) "Medieval Lesbians to push an LGBTQ+ Agenda once again." Again: the content is irrelevant to get access to the Tax Credit... it just needs to be a video game. "Which means taxpayers helped bankroll the development of this game under the justification that it contributes to “culture.”" Mmm... I think you'll be surprised of how many things your own government bankroll without asking you first. This is kind of how government works? You basically and influence it with your voting. And again: it's considered "culture" because video games are considered "culture", not for the specific content. Content, again, is irrelevant (remember Carmageddon...). "Everything referenced here is public information. My tipster is in Italy, and many of these Italian websites have some... hurtles to jump through for foreigners to view." Thanks God! It means that it's transparent. Also: yes it's an italian website, for a measure meant for italian video game companies paid by the italian contributors. "This is a pretty wild discovery because it shows that the project didn’t just 'appear' out of nowhere. It was approved, subsidized, and backed by a government cultural funding program." No it's not 'wild': you just discovered that video games can get government subsidies, and they get massive ones all over the world. Probably most games you love and play got some kind of government support, even massive AAA stuff. Also: yes, this project appeared out of nowhere, got funding from a publisher (without funding = no Tax Credit), got access to the Tax Credit. That's the correct sequence, not the other way around. Also, while you can get a nice boost from the Tax Credit, you still need to invest money or get a publisher / investor on board. If the game doesn't sell, you're still making a huge bet and have a massive risk: you'll lose money. TLDR: Are government subsidies for video game production (and also, cinema, art, music etc...) good? We can discuss it, it's another topic and it's an interesting one. Did this game get access to the italian Tax Credit for its content: not at all, it got it because it was a video game, content is not relevant. Does this game exist or was because it got or to get the Tax Credit? No, it exist because a publisher invested into it to make a profit. Under the Italian Tax Credit you got both a new Carmageddon, an hot visual novel coming from us (unannounced!) and the 'medieval lesbian simulator'. It means it kinda works...

@buckadeath Oh what a day! What a lucky day!

Bro thinks they can just Mad Max a couple million barrels of crude through the deserts of Oman every day

Legitimate military target Peter Thiel

.@marattin Commenti?

@CarloCalenda Anche calenda prontissimo a servire

L’attacco di #Trump all’ #Iran e’ un pericoloso azzardo se non sostenuto da una strategia chiara per il dopo che non si scorge. Tutti vogliamo che il regime assassino di #Teheran crolli, non credo che questi attacchi randomici di Trump avranno l’effetto sperato. In Venezuela tolto Maduro è rimasto un regime in cambio di petrolio. Non è un precedente rassicurante.

@vonderleyen Are you high?

Following the ongoing situation in Iran, I am convening a special Security College on Monday. For regional security and stability, it is of the utmost importance that there is no further escalation through Iran’s unjustified attacks on partners in the region.