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Hvorup, Kurt M.

@kurtofcambridge.bsky.social
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Writer/critic. Bi man, he/him. Punch Nazi scum. Personal site: kurtofcambridge.blogspot.com Patreon: patreon.com/KurtOfCambridge

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Linkandy Corn @linkara.bsky.social · 19h
So a few years ago back on Twitter, I decided to marathon through all the Simpsons Halloween specials and give thoughts on each segment, whether there was still some good stuff, whether old stuff held up, that sort of thing. People seemed to like the thread and I was asked to preserve it even...
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Peter G @kingsigy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
With a new month upon as, I’d like to remind everyone that I’m still looking for work in both film and games criticism. I would love to do reviews, videos, op/eds, or even interviews. I have plenty of time on my hands to give you great coverage.
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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Roughest 38 I’ve ever seen in my life And I say this as a 38 year old
Good lord
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Bob Chipman ("MovieBob") @bobchipman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I feel like the entire political/media class needs to be beaten over the head with a 2×4 labeled "STUFF YOUR KIDS WATCH ON YOUTUBE ISN'T ACTUALLY A MAJOR NATIONAL CONCERN JUST BECAUSE IT PERSONALLY ANNOYS YOU"
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 28/09/2026
yes
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Bob Chipman ("MovieBob") @bobchipman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
...okay, but I'm like 90% sure I HAVE never actually heard this song 🤷‍♂️ I don't think I'm class signaling, I just don't think it's "on" around me. If I have heard it, I didn't know that's what it was www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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What Some Folks Really Mean When They Claim to Have Never Heard 'Choosin' Texas'
Claiming to have never heard Ella Langley's record-setting country song 'Choosin' Texas' is similar to saying, 'I listen to anything but country.'
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Hvorup, Kurt M. @kurtofcambridge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
(need to emphasize the "FORMATIVE games, not necessarily best or favourite games" part - although there's some overlap) my9games.com/en/s/2659fb8...
An image showing cover art for nine games - Spec Ops The Line, Metal Gear Solid, Deus Ex Human Revolution, Super Mario 64, Mega Man 3, Super Smash Bros Brawl, Super Mario Galaxy, Need for Speed Most Wanted and The Beginner's Guide.
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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 24/09/2026
The Mass. Lesbian Bar story being as big as it is strikes me as a symptom of the median American conflating COVID and "woke", for whatever that's worth
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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The vast majority of creatives are struggling. Writers are leaving LA in droves. Directors are driving Uber when they aren't lucky enough to get gigs directing dubs or subs for foreign films. Recognizable actors are finding jobs they won't be recognized in. The whole industry is shitty right now.
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Bob Chipman ("MovieBob") @bobchipman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Newsom in 2028 isn't a "runs and wins" guy, even if he thinks he is. He's at most a "Runs, gets blown out early, endorses the eventual winner with 'shocking' grace and secures a powerful cabinet seat" guy.
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Bob Chipman ("MovieBob") @bobchipman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Not that it wasn't already stullifyingly obvious, but Newsom will not be President. Yes, he's running. But he's "a frontrunner" the same way Giuliani was for the Republican nomination was in 2008. He can't survive when there are 'moderates' who AREN'T Californians the base hates also onstage.
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Peter G @kingsigy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you would rather read my review, I've started posting the scripts on my personal website. I understand not everyone wants to hear my voice. www.pglagowski.com/articles/rev...
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Review: SiN Reloaded
You can always count on Nightdive Studios to provide the definitive version of older games with its remasters, which is exactly what SiN Reloaded is.
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Peter G @kingsigy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
You can always count on @nightdivestudios.bsky.social to provide the definitive version of older games with its remasters, which is exactly what SiN Reloaded is. youtu.be/YUsA9iT-Dw4?...
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SiN Reloaded Review - Barney Miller Is Back!
YouTube video by KingSigy
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026
this Point Break mask looking motherfucker
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Hvorup, Kurt M. @kurtofcambridge.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ha. Ha ha. Ha ha ha ha ha. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Haaaaaaaaaaaaa... ...Bullshit.
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Bob Chipman ("MovieBob") @bobchipman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It is NEVER more complicated than that. People in charge in politics and media are always desperately searching for The Machine That Tells You What The People Want, and they GIVE THEMSELVES OVER every time they think they've found it.
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Bob Chipman ("MovieBob") @bobchipman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If "STREET FIGHTER" is a hit they should immediately follow with a "FINAL FIGHT" movie. For you GenZ kids: It's about an MMA champ who becomes mayor and saves his city by punching crime. Lots of fun supporting parts as well 👍
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Final Fight Beat 'Em Up Action with Haggar
ALT: Final Fight Beat 'Em Up Action with Haggar
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Bob Chipman ("MovieBob") @bobchipman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Like... after Hagar, she's the *most* inherently-interesting character in "FINAL FIGHT," conceptually (on a curve, it's a 90s beat-em-up where everyone is pretty arch); I feel like IF it was a movie it would be an ideal one-and-done where the "coolest" people could then be in "STREET FIGHTER 2"
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Bob Chipman ("MovieBob") @bobchipman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yeah if it's ME and I'm trying to be Kevin Feige for Capcom movies "reading the room" for where things are going long term? I make Poison a *significant* part of a "FINAL FIGHT" movie and put serious thought into the casting on expectation that she's a breakout character.
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Len @len.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I'm sure they're going to tell the shareholders they can do Fallout and Elder Scrolls on alternating years. Which they probably know is a lie, but that will be the next CEO's problem.
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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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Erika Ishii @erikaishii.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I was already honored to be a voice in their game, but now I’m DOUBLY grateful to have @doublefine.com’s continued support as they unabashedly celebrate our collab! (And please don’t worry. While my success & public joy seem to be upsetting to some, I feel like I’m getting to live my dream life!)
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Bob Chipman ("MovieBob") @bobchipman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Help these people with their dog, please, if you can 🙏 www.gofundme.com/f/training-f...
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Donate to Support for Murphy in Lieu of Euthanasia, organized by Jenna Speck
Murphy is a two-year old lab mix that I adopted when he was four months old. We r… Jenna Speck needs your support for Support for Murphy in Lieu of Euthanasia
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Mark Cousins @markcousinsfilm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Important to amplify stories like this. Prejudiced right wing media organisations - you will be subject to the law. Brava/o to all who stand up to them.
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🏳️‍🌈🎃Brendan Agnew🎃🏳️‍⚧️ @blcagnew.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Angry RE "fans" driving Cregger away from ever doing a franchise film again after he delivered the most critically acclaimed video game movies ever that's also a giant smash hit at the box office is why studios should not give a shit about "the fans."
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NEWS: I don’t like transphobes and here is a short list of why. 1) They are full of shit.
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Harper Jay @dreamcastaway.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Over at @aftermath.site today, I'm talking Trails, side quests community service, policing, and finding inspiration in art. I don't necessarily think art or games can change the world but they show us better possibilities. They help us imagine. So! Anyone want to start a Bracer's Guild?
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Screw It, I'm Starting A Bracer Guild
The Trails in the Sky series has always understood that the big heroics aren’t the only thing that make a hero.
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ToonHive @toonhive.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Lizzie Freeman, the voice of Pomni on ‘The Amazing Digital Circus’, wears the viral Pomni shirt previously worn by Drake: “I wore it better.”
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Matt McMuscles @mattmcmuscles.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How very "the most fascist thing you could possibly do" of you.
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Hvorup, Kurt M. @kurtofcambridge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I feel this entire thread. I'm sorry you're going through it - know that you're not alone. VERY much speaking from experience.
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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Everyone in media seriously entertaining the "we accidentally created rogue sentience" premise should be deeply embarrassed, resign from their job and never practice journalism again. It's 100% bullshit and almost no one in media is pushing back on it.
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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
3) The "we accidentally made the Terminator" messaging is absolute nonsense and is a distraction of fictional harms so people don't point their fingers at the actual harms the AI industry is currently doing.
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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
2) The "we accidentally made the Terminator" messaging is about forcing government regulation. Why would they want regulation? Because it will strangle open source AI allowing OpenAI and Anthropic to maintain a cartel-like duopoly because these companies have no path to profitability.
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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
There are 3 things happening with AI messaging right now and they're all true at the same time: 1) The "we accidentally made the Terminator and need to slow down" messaging is about reducing their burn rate without scaring off investment because these companies don't have a path to profitability.
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Kathryn Brightbill ✒️ @kebrightbill.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ultimately, the fact that Hasan is as dumb as a brick is all the reason Dem politicians need for keeping him at arm's length. Being dumb as a brick is also why it's silly to want a Joe Rogan of the left, because Joe Rogan's whole thing is being a credulous idiot, and that only works for the GOP.
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John “Danielle” Phipps @magitekdad.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The lack of a disc here is pretty hilarious
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Hvorup, Kurt M. @kurtofcambridge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I can't have been the only person not to know that there is (was?) a FROGGER game show on Peacock, right? And that they decided on Wipeout as the frame of reference (which... y'know, fair enough)? www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jx1...
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Frogger | Official Trailer | Peacock Originals
YouTube video by Peacock
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Bob Chipman ("MovieBob") @bobchipman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Counterpoint: I am in fact confident that I am smart enough to regulate people whose sole professional qualifications are apparently participating in groupchats about Harry Potter fan-fiction and replying "yes" to what sounds like an unpleasant gangb*ng invite
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i’m just ken @shepardcdr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Now that EA's been acquired by the Saudi PIF, sources tell Kotaku company execs are swearing its new "partners" won't make creative decisions, but queer fans who found belonging in Dragon Age, Apex Legends, and The Sims are mourning that their favorite games have gone somewhere they can't follow.
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EA Tells Devs Its Saudi Arabia Owners Won’t Make Creative Decisions, Queer Fans Don’t Buy It - Kotaku
BioWare, Sims, and Apex Legends fans found belonging in games they feel they can no longer support
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Hvorup, Kurt M. @kurtofcambridge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hell with it, let's do one of these for favourite video game villains. Text document screenshots this time:
Screenshot showing rankings of video game villains. In the top-most "S" grade category, the list includes Zinyak, Micah Bell, Alcina Dimitrescu, GLaDOS and Ryuji Goda. In the next section titled "A", the list includes Jon Irenicus, Andrew Ryan, Frau Engel, The Master, Anders, Akira Nishikiyama, Dutch van der Linde, Handsome Jack, Wheatley, Liquid Snake, Vaas, Albert Wesker, Kane from Command and Conquer and Gruntilda the Witch.Screenshot showing rankings of video game villains. In the top most "B" category, the list includes Sephiroth, Deathshead, Colonel Volgin, Agent Ross, Second Sister, Gristol Malik, Frank Fontaine, Vergil, Bowser, Ganon, Dr. Wily, Raul Menendez, Mr. Jefferson from Life is Strange, Xehanort, M. Bison, Seishiro Munakata, King K. Rool, King Dedede and Andross.Screenshot showing rankings of video game villains. Continuing in the "B" grade category, the list includes Dr. Breen, 343 Guilty Spark, Dahlia Gillespie, Shao Kahn, Neo Cortex, The Beast from Infamous 2 and The King of All Cosmos. In the "C" category, the list continues with Ridley, Dr. Eggman, Kessler, Vamp, Andre Richardson, Pagan Min, Shang Tsung, General Shepherd and Vladimir Makarov. The "D" category continues with Skull Face, Shinnok, Alduin, Imran Zakhaev and The Jackal.
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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 16/09/2026
We are joining Macklemore in donating to the people of Palestine with another $10,000 to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund, which will help aid families amid the ongoing genocide. We encourage our followers & anyone with the means to join if they can: pcrf.net
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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It'd be really funny if on season 3 of The Pitt they need someone to come down from pediatrics and it's George Clooney.
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Hvorup, Kurt M. @kurtofcambridge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Inspired a bit by @kevin0bauer.bsky.social, I took to TierMaker and put together a list of game protagonists. So here that is...
Screenshot from TierMaker, showing portraits of various video game protagonists in rows attached to colour-coded, grade-based rankings. At the top "S" rank is Madeline from Celeste and Arthur Morgan from Red Dead Redemption 2. Screenshot from TierMaker, showing various portraits of video game protagonists in rows attached to colour-coded, grade-based rankings. In the bottom most "D" tier is shown Bubsy Bobcat, Duke Nukem, Rad Spencer from Bionic Commando and the Master Chief from Halo.
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Hvorup, Kurt M. @kurtofcambridge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I have, up to this point, basically managed to avoid Ed Sheeran's music. Never had anything personal against the guy (at the time), just never listened to it and felt no reason to. The bits and pieces I've picked up these past couple days have me convinced I really dodged a bullet there. Yeesh.
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Hvorup, Kurt M. @kurtofcambridge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Free Palestine Fuck Robert Kraft (...see Ed, it ain't that hard)
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Peter G @kingsigy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Genuinely astonishing to write “Fuck Palestine” and somehow not realize you’re the bad guy.
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jenny tightpants @jtp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"the author of that harry potter story leads an insane cult that's captured much of the media in this country" is a different person if you're in the UK or the US
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🎃Autopsy of Ashley Lynch 🔪🎞️ @ashleylynch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
There's a lot of moving parts in the whole Ed Sheeran story but my favourite takeaway is that cowardice is expensive.
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Pop Arena @poparena.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I do love to see a coward eat shit. Free Palestine.
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