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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Star Fox (2026) OST added to Nintendo Music music.nintendo.com/en-US/playli...

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Cheap Ass Gamer @cheapassgamer.com · 30/09/2026

S.H.Figuarts VENOM (GAMERVERSE) Figure Pre-Orders Start Oct. 1st.

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GuileWinQuote @guilewinquote.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Saying "hardware" instead of "console"

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

LEGO Icons - Dragon Ball: Shenron & Goku Set goes up on LEGO Store on Oct 4th ($179.99) buff.ly/rTDY2O1 #ad

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Knoebel @knoebel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

First images of the Lego Dragon Ball Shenron and Goku set leaked online. 1764 pieces, $180, November.

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SPiNDLE @spindlesong.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

the new haircut for Otti, a bit messy, but what do you think!

An illustration by Spindle of the character Ottilie, a woman with short brown hair standing in front of a mirror, checking out her new haircut that her gf, Asimov (sitting on a bed in the back) cut

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The Nintendo Museum cube swells

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VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 26/09/2026

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said he feels “fantastic” about Xbox’s remaining roster of studios and IPs and called recent “streamlining” of the business “great to see”. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microso...

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Microsoft CEO says ‘streamlining’ of Xbox business is ‘great to see’ | VGC

Executive says he’s feeling good about Xbox’s remaining studios and IPs…

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Character designs by Steve Purcell for The Curse of Monkey Island (canceled), dir. David Carson, Lucasfilm

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Iris/アイリス 🏳️‍⚧️ @irisdescentbird.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

funniest rom hack reasoning of all time

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’m quite certain that he’s no more fit to command a whale-ship than a St. Jago monkey. In fact, tell him from me he’s a baboon.

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old roadside pics @roadside.xor.blue · 26/09/2026

vic's drive-in sign, wenatchee, washington, 1987

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J.B. @bazoink.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The most important Kirby character finally receives their first amiibo figure

My hand holding the box for the Kirby Air Riders Chef Kawasaki amiibo.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 25/09/2026

Everything and everyone thinks Ed Sheeran's complicity to genocide is an embarrassment, now down to the weather itself. Even funnier is that the billionaire that pushed him into this situation still cancelled his shows. Pathetic. www.cnn.com/2026/09/25/e...

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Ed Sheeran’s concerts at Robert Kraft-owned Gillette Stadium canceled over weather concerns amid Macklemore drama | CNN

Ed Sheeran’s weekend concerts at Gillette Stadium have been canceled due to weather, the Robert Kraft-owned venue said Friday, as controversy continues to swirl around the tour and Kraft’s role in get...

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Artist Ryker @snipe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Were it so easy. Oil on wood panel, 11”x 14”

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Knoebel @knoebel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Bitch, I'm a N-Gage guy.

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Castlevania 40th Anniversary An Orchestral Concert announced - Coming to Tokyo, London, and Los Angeles in Spring 2027 www.konami.com/games/castle...

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VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 24/09/2026

Starfield 2 will likely never happen because the first wasn't "anywhere near successful enough", a former lead designer says. A sequel could have learned lessons from the original and led to something closer to the original vision, he believes. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/starfie...

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Starfield 2 will likely never happen because the first wasn’t ‘anywhere near successful enough’, former dev says | VGC

A sequel could have been much closer to the original vision…

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Zoë Hannah is bisexual @zoehhannah.com · 24/09/2026

i love writing except for when i'm doing it, thinking about doing it, or thinking about having done it

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Prince of Persia The Lost Crown game trial available for NSO members (Sept 24-Sept 30) buff.ly/lJqrlvf

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Pip Wren @lollibeepop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A joyous fat bear week to all 🐻

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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

That's cool. I'm sure all the BitReactor devs that were furloughed weeks before launch are gonna see some of that $50 million... right? Residuals are standard in other creative industries. If the people who actually made the game got their share of the profits, we wouldn't be in this mess.

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I think you are not only seeing Sharma's managerial style in these moves, but also the clear influence of people who have been desperate to treat game development as a spreadsheet venture for years at Xbox and are finally getting their chance.

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

in a week that saw microsoft give activision the reins to halo and bungie pivot back to destiny, one thing has become abundantly clear: the people in charge do not have a long-term, overriding plan. they’re just reacting. the result, when times are bad, is chaos

"Things are still very chaotic," a current id Software employee who was granted anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly told Aftermath. "While there has been an attempt to communicate to the studios, it is still entirely in bullshit corporate speak. I still don't believe they have a clear vision for the future. The only concrete thing they have communicated is they want higher profits, and they want it now. Aggressive goals are being set that would have been unrealistic even before the layoffs. ... To say the workers within Xbox have a dim view of the future is putting it mildly. We keep thinking morale can't sink lower but the obvious incompetence of Xbox management somehow keeps driving it down worse."
This mirrors shifts in strategy that have come to dominate the still-new Sharma era, including others outlined Tuesday. Rare is joining Activision, Turn 10 and Playground are fusing, and—most gallingly, considering their history—Obsidian is being folded into Bethesda to work on Fallout instead of its own original series. As with the previous round of layoffs, details betray Microsoft's haphazard approach: A Halo developer got promoted and laid off in the same week. Gears of War: E-Day's story director is out of a job days after celebrating that the game had gone gold. Hellblade developer Ninja Theory, now without a buyer after a brief glimmer of hope, is once again on the chopping block.
All of this betrays a simplistic mindset that does not accurately reflect the reality of game development: People are disposable, studios are interchangeable, and series can be traded like sports teams. Nothing matters more than franchises and their money-printing prowess. Unless, evidently, you are Hideo Kojima, in which case Microsoft suddenly has money to burn.

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This is my new favorite thing.

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Knoebel @knoebel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Undead Labs has successfully divested from Xbox and became an independent employee owned studio but has to layoff a "significant" number of employees as result of the split. www.gamedeveloper.com/business/und...

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Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 22/09/2026

Undead Labs says it has had to make a “significant number” of layoffs as part of its Xbox separation. “Their work remains part of Undead Labs and part of State of Decay 3, regardless of where their careers take them next.”

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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Xbox Game Studios started 2026 with 12 dev studios plus publishing MS has since divested XGS studios or shifted them to Activision/Bethesda. Halo Studios shipped a game in late July; its fate announced today 3 lead XGS studios remain: Coalition, Playground, InXile, all shipping games fairly soon

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J.B. @bazoink.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

God awful new YT mobile update

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor GOTY and Shadow of War Definitive Edition coming to Switch 2 eShop on Sept 30th from Aspyr ($34.99 bundle - 50% off) www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSw...

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Shinobi602 @shinobi602.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Xbox: Ninja Theory is closing down after 26 years as two separate agreements "fell through" ➡️ news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...

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Len @len.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Folding Obsidian into Bethesda really demonstrates how interchangeable we all are to the money people. Who cares about studio culture or identity, right? If I put tuna on a meatball sub I can eat two sandwiches at once.

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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 22/09/2026

Nothing will ever be enough for these people.

Microsoft gross profit for the quarter ending June 30, 2026 was $60.482B, a 15.36% increase year-over-year.
Microsoft gross profit for the twelve months ending June 30, 2026 was $225.465B, a 16.28% increase year-over-year.
Microsoft annual gross profit for 2026 was $225.465B, a 16.28% increase from 2025.
Microsoft annual gross profit for 2025 was $193.893B, a 13.38% increase from 2024.
Microsoft annual gross profit for 2024 was $171.008B, a 17.09% increase from 2023.

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Cheap Ass Gamer @cheapassgamer.com · 22/09/2026

Kirby Air Riders (S2) $50.99 via Amazon (Prime Eligible). #ad ow.ly/wQ8Q50ZIecM Target. #ad ow.ly/HfAh50ZIecP

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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The gaming industry deserves better than what Microsoft is doing to it.

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