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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

HOT TAKE: the Star Wars franchise is better suited for video games than it is for films. This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ Strategy Is Working Out Much Better for Video Games

Video games like ‘Star Wars Zero Company’ have been both critically and commercially successful

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Not not interested (but also Matt Kindt is right there)

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A better sequel to the first two films than the actual sequels!

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Raphael van Lierop 🇨🇦 @raphlife.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My nearly annual reminder that MAD MAX is such an enjoyable game and you really ought to give it a try.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

a little louder for the cheap seats in the back

One of the biggest myths is that men rape by mistake. Like, "Oh, they need consent training." But research is very clear: Sexual violence is not a mistake. It is an intentionally made decision by people who know they don't have consent. They just don't prioritize consent over things like status, power, domination, and sexual gratification.
For my research, I got a certificate of confidentiality from the National Institutes of Health, so my notes couldn't be subpoenaed. One of the reasons I call them perpetrators in my work is because every single person I interviewed confessed in that context. The first question I would ask them was, "When you received that email from Title IX that you were under investigation, did you know what it was about?" Every perpetrator I interviewed said "yes." If sexual assault were a miscommunication, you would be wondering, What have I possibly done wrong? That is not the way that any of them reacted because they knew.

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United Wizards of the Coast - CWA @uwotc-official.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

This morning, the D&D team and Magic's Studio X informed our leadership of our intent to unionize. We love the games we make and the work we do, and unionizing is how we protect that work. unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...

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Dungeons & Dragons and Studio X Join United Wizards of the Coast - CWA

Today, October 6, 2026, the designers, artists, writers, producers, and workers behind Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Duel Masters, D&D Beyond, and countless other games are uniting in soli...

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Henry Gilbert (Beloved Podcast Personality) @talkinghenry.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Skydance now owns Nick, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Comedy Central, and MTV, effectively ending US TV animation as we know it. Countless jobs will be lost, and fewer new shows will be created. An apocalyptic scenario for cartoons, yet it's maybe the 5th-worst thing about the Paramount-WB merger!

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

kid might be getting into Sonic the Hedgehog, a thought that fills my heart with dread

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rj @rj.dcellgames.com · 06/10/2026

I actually literally do not think they realize what they've done here. Sonic isn't just a game with fans. It's basically embedded in the fabric of the internet. Since I clicked the link ten minutes ago, two THOUSAND more people joined. And it only has five channels to post in and four moderators.

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Haven't been reading much Marvel lately so take this with as much salt as you'd like but long-term I don't like this for Marvel. Why wouldn't you want to control your digital platform, especially if a) you already have one that works and b) you have the resources of freakin' Disney at your disposal?

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 05/10/2026

I can’t emphasize this enough — “AI” wasn’t born corrupt and toxic. For ~75 years, it was mathematicians and scientists doing interesting, thoughtful work and trying to solve problems, making only the usual human mistakes. What “AI” did to machine learning is as tragic as what it did to artists.

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The library ghost in Ghostbusters freaking out scared me so badly (I was 4, maybe 3, at the time?) I closed my eyes every time I watched that scene for like two years. Coincidentally, that night, Ghostbusters became my favorite movie, so I ended up closing my eyes a LOT.

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

we fucking loved it, even when there was basically nothing on it, and let me tell you something else: we loved it because of human connection, human diversity, human creativity. WE DON'T NEED A SINGLE THING ANY OF THESE COMEMIERDAS HAVE MADE AND TRIED TO SELL US IN ORDER TO HAVE A GREAT INTERNET.

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

reading the first volumes of Usagi Yojimbo, which I'd never checked out before (read a bunch of the middle/later comics, of course), and man, Sakai has it dialed in from the very start, huh?

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

revolutionizing the media industry with my breakthrough innovation: sending my newsletter at a time other than Friday afternoon

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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever

A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026

Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp...

A casual Star Wars alien fella at the cantina, in a sun faded, reddish photo. Someone will be mad at me for not knowing who this is.

Phil, a balding Caucasian man, poses a model of the garthok, an antagonist from the Coneheads movie.

Phil, a balding caucasian man, points at some CG on a CRT computer monitor, as a younger man looks on. The screen shows a model of a dinosaur attacking a jeep, while there's an actual physical model of that event in the foreground for reference.

an isolated shot of a star wars vehicle. Sorry, I don't know star wars lol

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Jeff Passan Bot @jeffpassanbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

FINAL: White Sox 7, Astros 3 One day after receiving a letter from Pope Leo XIV offering "abundant blessings," the Chicago White Sox have won a playoff series for the first time in more than two decades. They went to Houston and absolutely ran the Astros. Cleveland awaits next.

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

calling out to my Final Fantasy 14 people! The Switch 2 port feels like a great opportuity for casuals like me to (finally) see what this is all about, but boy, is there a lot of UI for that tiny screen. Anyone have any tips for some handheld-friendly layouts?

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I am largely a Let-People-Enjoy-Things-er, but a really well-written takedown of a film is a piece of art in and of itself.

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Digger sounds like it's not a very good movie, but everyone's reviews are wildly entertaining. Hope you're all having fun!

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

PAC's (Neville's) NXT title reign marked my favorite period of wrestling and the stuff that made me a real fan. What a unique talent; what a devastating loss.

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

oh we've read all the Dog Mans, too — I don't even mind them as much as most parents, I think (even if I find the later ones weirdly depressing) — but yeah.

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hilo by @juddwinick.bsky.social and Zita the Spacegirl by @benhatke.bsky.social are still the load-bearing books of my kid's childhood, but we're on our third read-through of @timprobert.bsky.social's Lightfall series (even though they don't understand it all), so that's going on the list, too.

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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The BEST part of getting old (and there are many) is that you can ABSOLUTELY miss something wildly popular. Zooshas just flying by while you’re admiring someone’s sensible shoes or whatever. Bliss.

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

jrpg where the party members are the pilgrims from The Canterbury Tales

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The Amityville Jordan (1979) @jackal27.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

You can’t even comprehend how important Eien ni Hen’s work is to the fan translation community. Romancing SaGa, Fire Emblem, Sakura Wars, Tear Ring Saga, Glory of Heracles, Dragon Force II, Dark Half, Beyond Oasis, Psi-O-Blade, Arabian Nights, and so much more. What a loss. Rest in peace.

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

you know this list is wrong because it's not The Venture Bros. listed 100 times

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Jaya Saxena @jayasaxena.com · 25/09/2026

Wait you guys are getting job interviews?

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

you know this list is wrong because it's not The Venture Bros. listed 100 times

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

gaming-wise Star Wars is in its best shape since, like, LucasArts's heyday in the '90s, which is extra interesting given the overall state of the franchise atm

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Sweet Shop @sweetshop.app · 24/09/2026

Welcome to our comic shop. The doors are open. We're so glad you're here.

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I fell off my comics habit for a few years, and in that time it seems like Mad Cave and Ignition Press stepped up in a big, big way? just banger after banger after banger.

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Justin Theroux as the Master Codebreaker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. He's gambling; a fancy space lady is blowing on his large dice-like cube, presumably for good luck, while another pretty, Conehead-like woman hangs off his shoulder.

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TAHK0 @tahk0.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

sega canceling sonic? that’d be like if microsoft didn’t know what to do with halo, laid off a bunch of people, and gave it to activision

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Max Gladstone @maxgladstone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Pokemon Company has printed so much 30th Anniversary that the scalpers are crashing out, prices are collapsing, kids are actually opening good cards! And there is Joy! Sweet Joy! Joy in Parent Town!

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I think the correction at the bottom gives away what happened here ("controversy" is good for SEO + a writer thought they'd found something but it was just bad data; once that mistake was taken out there wasn't a real story left).

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

we desperately need a wave of creator-owned comics journalism sites, like we're currently seeing in games (ie Aftermath, Rogue, Rascal, Jank, Mothership, etc.)

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Dan Schkade @danschkade.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Trouble at the charity gala

Bruce Wayne in a tuxedo glances over his shoulder as he dashes away

Bruce pulls his bowtie out like a parachute ripcord

Bruce's tuxedo pops like a balloon, revealing the complete Batman costume underneath, cowl and all

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Christopher Gates @chriswgates.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I bought a sketchbook and am trying to draw one stick figure comic a day and it's the most creatively fulfilling experience I've had in like two years

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