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Consider this a pre Spooky Season sampler for @thisweekingeek.net #LooseCannon we've got a whole slate of titles ready for yall over the next few weeks.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 08/07/2026

Check out @dethphasetwig.bsky.social review on tomorrow's @thisweekingeek.net show and look forward to a more in depth discussion with Alex, @birdmanguelph.bsky.social, and myself later this month.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 08/07/2026

So now that the embargo is lifted my thoughts of #ACBlackFlagResynced is it's AC Black Flag with a fresh coat of paint. And that's not a bad thing. It's still fun to be sailing your ship around the Caribbean and then welcoming a bunch of clueless guards into your 100th "murder bush".

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 06/07/2026

So as of last week I have had my hands on #ACBlackFlagResynced more detailed thoughts on Wednesday when the full embargo lifts.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 04/07/2026

We are so back baby. #JojoFriday is back this Fall. Seems they listened to our cries and we're getting everything we wanted. youtu.be/gCzOb1mV2TY?...

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STEEL BALL RUN JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 2nd STAGE | Official Trailer | Netflix Anime

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 03/07/2026

Yeah 4 with Digital Circus. Which that ending cements it as one of the best pieces of media of the 2020's in my eyes. No ending is (usually) perfect but I felt what was said at the end was perfect.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 03/07/2026

I feel like Iron Lung was an opening salvo for what has become a revolution and evolution in Hollywood. Finally after a decade+ of the town thinking YouTube people can't make movies we've gotten 3 solid features in a row being successful.

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Chef @chef033.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

[growing increasingly desperate] p-please get with the program. you're losing, it's inevitable, ai is the future, please stop fighting. we are losing so much money please stop fighting.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 20/06/2026

Suffice to say #TheAmazingDigitalCircus is a show that I absolutely have fallen in love with and think absolutely nails the landing and will remain as a testament to letting diverse people create diverse stories that speak to them because there are others who are in that same boat.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 20/06/2026

I'm way happier now that I fully understand my pansexuality and my clear male identity. Am I a bit effeminate at times sure but I'm genuinely solidified in who I am and that wasn't where I was some 4-5 years ago. You might be in a deep dark hole today but that's not where you're going to be forever.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 20/06/2026

Then there's the reveal that our characters aren't the real people they thought they were. They're just copies of them from a tumultuous time in their lives. So we get the message of don't worry this time will pass and you will be able to get through it. It made me tear up because it's true.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 20/06/2026

Especially during Pride Month this show tackles many different levels of mental health that can arise from people who are LGBTQ+. While these conditions aren't entirely exclusive to the group it does very much connect to us strongly. I know I've had to tackle a few of these things myself.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 20/06/2026

It's a fine line; I think empathy can come off as pity and it needs to be accepted with a mutual understanding of each other. Because Jax keeps everyone at an arms length he doesn't have this mutual understanding and it's only Pomni who can break thst barrier. Finally.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 20/06/2026

So we dive really deep into Jax's backstory and how he doesn't feel comfortable being open about his feelings and his guilt about hurting his mother. When he is open he feels defensive whenever someone is being empathetic to him. He doesn't want pity but he desperately wants to be understood.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 20/06/2026

So now that everyone can watch it, last week I went and saw #TheAmazingDigitalCircus #TheLastAct in theaters. And I have spoiler filled thoughts so heads up and don't read the thread below if you don't want to see spoilers.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 16/06/2026

Would help if the Grammer in that reddit post was a bit more coherent. But seems like the usual stupid internet drama.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 15/06/2026

It's the Final Wrap up of #SGF2026 the highs the lows it's a little less than 2 hours of grabbing here finishing out a SGF that had the games despite them all coming before GTA and presenting some of them in a messy light.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 15/06/2026

Missed this from about a week ago but this was an amazing experience to record and one of the best discussions we've ever had.

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Ceinwen Langley @ceinwenlangley.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I know Calvin’s dad is already having a moment, but every terrible “outsource precious and fleeting moments with your children to tech so that you can spend more time on your work” pitch makes me think of that one strip I never really cared about as a kid, but care a lot about as an adult.

The Calvin and Hobbes strip where Calvin asks his dad to come play in the snow with him. His dad initially says no, because he has to work. Then, angry at himself, his Dad goes out to build a snowman with Calvin. As the Dad works into the night to make up for it, we see Calvin’s mum lifting him up to give one of the few, if only, kisses he ever gives his dad in the Calvin and Hobbes run. His dad is content. It’s a textless comic, and it’s lovely.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 11/06/2026

Sometimes as an adult saying just screw it and having a good time with loved ones is better than you not being around them.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 08/06/2026

Physical Edition owner and the discount doesn't seem to be applied when I go to get the Switch 2 version. Don't know if this is just a Nintendo end thing or a your end thing?

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 05/06/2026

New @thisweekingeek.net #LooseCannon this was a really fun one to record some big filling in the gap movies we selected.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 05/06/2026

Couldn't agree more. Even though Orange Man's government (from last term) has already leaked my SSN and that shit is out there forever so I just have to keep an eye on my credit report for the rest of my life I guess.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 05/06/2026

Yep they have clearly co-opted it because anyone worth a damn creatively doesn't want to touch AI with a five foot pole.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 03/06/2026

If it wasn't a filmmaker who I frankly think has maybe one or two more films in him I would be probably more up in arms. Still mad but less mad than I would be if this was a super young filmmaker doing it. AI can totally fuck right off regardless just kind of "okay grandpa" response to him doing it.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 03/06/2026

Day 1 of #SGF has begun with a bunch of early indie game showcases and last nights Sony State of Play. So I hopped on with @dethphasetwig.bsky.social to talk about all of it. More coverage coming up all through the rest of the week. thisweekingeek.net/blog/2026/06...

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The Prototype – Summer Game Fest 2026 – Day 1 – Indie Roundup & Sony State Of Play Discussion – ThisWeekInGeek

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 02/06/2026

I was lucky enough to have gotten early access to #FF7Rebirth on Xbox. Review in conjunction with @birdmanguelph.bsky.social on @thisweekingeek.net will be coming shortly. I'm very happy with this port sans a few small gripes I will detail in the review. Here's this beautiful shot in photo mode.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 15/05/2026

I just tell the phone assistant to do it it usually works even when I sound groggy.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 07/05/2026

Man #Mixtape is one of those experience games that is totally worth playing. It is a movie like video game but in the sense that it still does stuff that you're only gonna get when playing a video game. Obviously not streamer friendly but at the $20 price tag (for those w/o Gamepass) it's worth it.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 02/05/2026

For those wondering it's a small game called A Story About My Uncle. Steam only. Just one of those only a video game could tell this story this way type of game. store.steampowered.com/app/278360/A...

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A Story About My Uncle on Steam

A Story About My Uncle is a first person platforming adventure game about a boy who searches for his lost uncle, and ends up in a world he couldn’t imagine existed. The movement is a crucial part of t...

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 02/05/2026

THIS! As a gamer some of my top games of all time have one or two parts of the game where I literally get to the point of pulling my hair out on replay. One game on revisit I literally went how in the heck did I get pass this so easily on my first playthrough?

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 26/04/2026

New @thisweekingeek.net #LooseCannon is live. Had a great discussion with this one.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 18/04/2026

This @thisweekingeek.net #RAM is one that is close to my heart. Have a listen.

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Logan Preshaw @wickedinsignia.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Applies readily to games too. It would be so much easier for devs if gamers simply had opinions. Instead we have armchair pros who've never touched gamedev supposing that they know more about what a game needs and how it should be made.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 08/04/2026

And this doesn't even get to the fact that the game runs at 720p 60fps in menus and 30fps in battles. No Switch 2 patch (I would be shocked if it even did have one at launch). Overall I can say in its current state:

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 08/04/2026

Mega stones are 2k a pop. You get 9 free stones. All others need to be purchased. Seems like it's mostly the early game ZA stones.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 08/04/2026

Hold items are 700 to 1k VP depending on the item. You get a free Lum Berry, Sitrus Berry, Leftovers, Bright Powder, Quick Claw, King's Rock, Focus Sash, Focus Band, White Herb, and Choice Scarf (might vary depending on your first free Mon when you do the recruit tutorial idk)

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 08/04/2026

The cosmetics are basically what color do you want out of 4-5 preset full outfits do you want and the VP prices go up to 2800 VP depending on the item. No rotom earpiece thing color customization is available atm.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 08/04/2026

Membership fee is $5 a month or $50 for the year (so $10 in savings a year). That gives you access to: Storage increase of 80->1k mons Team load outs from 3->15 Access to Exclusive weekly missions that currently don't give you VP And one exclusive battle music track No premium battlepass access

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 08/04/2026

Xp for the Battlepass maxes out to one lvl per battle at 100 XP. The Premium Battlepass (for this first season) locks you out of 2 of the 3 mons you can receive which are locked to the game and can't leave. Premium battlepass is standard $10 USD. Seasons will last a little over 30 days.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 08/04/2026

Pricing of items in VP currency versus payout is atrocious. Honestly to deck out a single Pokemon from scratch is upwards of 3300 VP if you have to change every single aspect of the Pokemon. Payout for battle wins maxes out at 300 VP. And losses payout per amount of health lost from your opponent.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 08/04/2026

As a #Pokémon fan who loves VGC/competitive Pokémon battles. #PokémonChampions is absolutely worthless and in its current state a half baked live service whose economy is so in favor of GF/Pokemon Company that it feels wrong.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 06/04/2026

We do have this gem of an episode here. Some great recommendations for yall to check out. So give it a listen.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 06/04/2026

For those that missed it over the holiday yesterday, New @thisweekingeek.net #LooseCannon concluding our #TMNT Retrospective with the two Bayverse movies. Was an interesting revisit and we had a great reassessment on these two features.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 28/03/2026

Cowabunga yall. It's the second part of @thisweekingeek.net #LooseCannon TMNT retrospective. This time we talked about the 2 animated theatrical features, 2007's TMNT and 2023's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 21/03/2026

It's my one bug with Nolan's films basically you need a really good surround sound system to get even close to what he intends you to get. It got so bad with Dark Knight Rises they did another pass on Bane's voice for the home release and it is over mixed imo.

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Ken Lutz @kenreels.com · 17/03/2026

We're concluding this portion of #LOTR retrospective covering Return of the King. My first time watching the extended edition and I went and watched it in one sitting so that was fun. Have a listen for more of my thoughts and what the guys also thought about the conclusion to the original trilogy.

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