iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

It's been a year since this post, so here's an update! The key takeaway remains the same. However, compared to a year ago the US market has seen slight upticks in reported new video game purchase frequency. 41% of US video game players buy at least 1 new game quarterly, compared to 36% a year ago.

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

NEW: Why did Grand Theft Auto VI take 8+ years to make? How did Rockstar's culture change along the way? I went to Scotland and interviewed the company's top developers for this exclusive Businessweek cover story. Inside the making of the biggest game of all time: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

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The Making of Grand Theft Auto VI

Grand Theft Auto 6 is expected to be biggest video game blockbuster ever. Here’s the inside story of how Rockstar made it.

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Rob @darkri.com · 12/10/2026

The day Trump dies, I will take it off and celebrate. Doesn’t matter how or why. It’ll be such an amazing day regardless!

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Bulbapedia @bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net · 12/10/2026

Today is the 13th anniversary of Pokémon X and Y, first released worldwide for Nintendo 3DS on October 12, 2013! The first games of the sixth generation, they are the first Pokémon games on the Nintendo 3DS. bulbapedia.b...

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Rob @darkri.com · 11/10/2026

The best Pokemon Movie frfr

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Dan Stapleton @danstapleton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

When Pete Hegseth is executed for his numerous war crimes (including but not limited to hundreds of murders on boats in South America and over 100 Iranian schoolgirls) I do not want to watch. I just want to know it happened.

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MLB @mlbbot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Max Muncy's 19th career #Postseason home run 😤

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Rob @darkri.com · 07/10/2026

Her evidence being 3 games that would have come out under Phil lmao

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X Button @xbuttonshow.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Seriously considering pre-ordering this as a gift for myself for Christmas. The kits are only $20 and you get the parts to make three of them. You can’t lose.

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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

IF we take it back. Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Remember Kamala!

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Rob @darkri.com · 01/10/2026

Gears E-Day and Fable are the final songs of the Phil/Sarah era of Xbox. Glad to see E-Day getting such great reviews!

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MLB @mlbbot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Phillies force a Game 3!

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Rob @darkri.com · 30/09/2026

ABS with the save lmao

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MLB @mlbbot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A 447-foot #Postseason Schwarbomb 💣

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Nintendo Force Magazine @nfpublishing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Work is complete on Nintendo Force Magazine's 86th issue! patreon.com/NintendoForce Sign up as a patron before tomorrow to get on the mailing list!

Front cover art for NF Issue #86, featuring the Ocarina of Time Switch 2 remake.

The front side of NF #86's double-sided poster, featuring art from the Ocarina of Time Switch 2 remake.

The reverse side of NF #86's double-sided poster, featuring art from the Switch 2 version of Monster Hunter Wilds.

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Rob @darkri.com · 28/09/2026

God, I love this so much. This brought me joy I haven’t felt in years lmao

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Rob @darkri.com · 26/09/2026

Nintendo’s CRT filter is so good. The games all look blown out without it. Especially love the curved corners.

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snowbikemike.bsky.social @snowbikemike.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

“We’re gonna need a bigger sign.” ⛵️🦈

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Rob @darkri.com · 22/09/2026

They need more money to pay for Kojima

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Nintendo Wire @nintendowire.com · 21/09/2026

Wii and GameCube games are now playable at 60 fps on iOS devices without JIT. buff.ly/GtiPkZz

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Greg Miller @gameovergreggy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Come watch me raise hell in @doublefine.com's office today until they agree to Costume Quest 3! twitch.tv/doublefine

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Bungie @bungie.net · 21/09/2026

Today, we’re sharing more about the future of Bungie, including our plans for Destiny, Marathon, and how we’re changing the way we work. youtu.be/asnrQ1UoBQM Read more on Bungie.net: bung.ie/bungiefuture

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IGN @ign.com · 20/09/2026

Hideo Kojima reveals what happened with Sony in his first interview since PlayStation ditched Physint. Our exclusive interview: bit.ly/4r7JEXe

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Rob @darkri.com · 18/09/2026

You’d have to be a complete dumb fuck to allow Meta this much access to your personal documents and information.

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Max Scoville @maxscoville.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Welp. Starting in November, I will no longer be employed by IGN. It's been a hell of a ride and I cannot understate how much of an honor and a privilege the last 11+ years have been. This was a dream job, but the best part of IGN is, was, and always will be the people.

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Rob @darkri.com · 15/09/2026

To this day, I still don’t understand people freaking out over a free album they could just ignore.

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Rob @darkri.com · 15/09/2026

Harrison Ford continues to be robbed

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kodos23.bsky.social @kodos23.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

He also didn’t really say that bsky.app/profile/matp...

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IGN Creators Guild @ignunion.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We are tired of posting statements like these.

Today was an awful day at IGN. We were blindsided by the layoff of four union members and many more people across the organization who contributed years of their careers to making IGN an unparalleled voice in games and entertainment.

With each successive layoff, core parts of IGN’s operation continue to be stripped away. Today, IGN has decided to do away with many of our talented producers, editors, hosts, and other crucial roles, both within and out of the union. How many layoffs will occur before we no longer recognize the company we work for and the content that we make?

While we recognize the challenges the media industry is facing as a whole, it is difficult to understand how laying off valuable employees better positions us to meet those challenges. In turn, remaining employees bear additional workloads worsened by anxiety over the ever-looming threat of another layoff.

We are devastated, angry, and heartbroken for our colleagues.

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 14/09/2026

IGN's ownership chooses busiest time for games media in years to lay a bunch of people off: aftermath.site/ign-layoffs-al...

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Bo Moore @usebomswisely.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

My team had a huge content day today on IGN, covering the launch of Valve's Steam Frame. So this seems like a good time as any to say that I was affected by today's layoffs.

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Rob @darkri.com · 14/09/2026

IGN laid off fucking Brian Altano? Talk about a brain dead decision.

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 14/09/2026

btw Kanye did a song Heil Hitler and no one stepped in to oppose his tour(s), which is ongoing. In fact, Kanye is scheduled to perform at one of the stadiums Macklemore has been stopped from being at.

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Rob @darkri.com · 14/09/2026

Wow, fuck Ed Sheeran.

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Rob @darkri.com · 12/09/2026

I’m whelmed. At least the franchise isn’t dead.

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Rob @darkri.com · 12/09/2026

I would solely use a Time Machine to go to old concerts

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The video game industry has always been volatile (I published Press Reset in 2021!) but the skeleton key to understanding the current state of things is this: Big games now cost 10x to make what they did 15 years ago but most do not generate even close to 10x the revenue. Simple as that

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Rob @darkri.com · 10/09/2026

Is this a recession indicator?

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Rob @darkri.com · 10/09/2026

The biggest gaming news tonight

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Blessing Adeoye Jr. @blessingjr.com · 10/09/2026

It really feels like PlayStation lost sight of that balance between successful games and beloved games this Gen. They're heavily chasing after one, and it's not working.

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shindigs @shindigs.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is THE iPhone that will make me happy

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