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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 19h

Love the jokey Alex Horne intro joke Greg Davies always does; despise him saying “little Alex Horne.” Huge laugh to cringe differential.

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

shot in the dark but do I know anybody on here who is an expert in social media marketing? writing about a particular kind of social media promotion and curious to see if it's a common practice/how it's viewed among industry professionals.

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Maddy Myers 🏳️‍🌈 @midimyers.com · 01/10/2026

if you aren't already supporting @mothership.blog, you should be. support women and queer people in video game criticism and journalism. we deserve to exist in these spaces but, at least in the case of mothership, we can only exist and pay our writers and introduce you to new writers if YOU help us.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/10/2026

From @theathleticfc.bsky.social: Head coach Jurgen Klopp has derided accusations that his German national team is “not white enough” as “complete nonsense.” He added: “There is absolutely no reason to pay attention to these people.”

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Jurgen Klopp brands accusation that Germany team is ‘not white enough’ as ‘complete nonsense’

"I have little time in everyday life for idiocy," the former Liverpool manager added during a press conference.

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Anyway if you want to support more work like this, consider subscribing to People Make Games on Patreon and worker-owned outlets like Aftermath, or even throwing little ol' me a few smackaroos 😎 www.readergrev.com/upgrade

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/09/2026

Ken Paxton, one of the Republican party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, was recorded privately telling donors that President Trump’s midterm convention had hurt his Texas Senate campaign.

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Ken Paxton, G.O.P. Nominee in Texas, Privately Said Trump’s Convention Hurt Him

Ken Paxton, one of the party’s top Senate candidates and a Trump loyalist, said that “everybody’s numbers dropped” after the event, according to audio obtained by The Times.

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Cursed thought: Lanterns doing a dupe of that vortex shot from the last episode of True Detective but its Parallax or whatever

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Developing a new theory or mindframe that might help people engaging in video game discourse in the future. I'm thinking of calling it "there are more people at games companies doing stuff than you think."

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

ok maybe I am now deadlock-curious again

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

In america, tech executives can’t say “artificial intelligence.” They have to say “super intelligence”

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ashley bardhan @ashleybardhan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

is there a better word than devastated? (shattered? fly-swatted?) anyway i've been laid off. i joined gamesradar+ as a freelancer in 2023, and the site had my lifelong admiration by the time i became a senior writer in 2024. i'll miss it lmk if u need a creepy🧟‍♀️ gurl: ashleybardhan(at)gmail(dot)com

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Picturing John turning away from Hasan after each tweet and then turning back like he's changed his mind

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Landed another pitch that's going to take forever so see you guys in 6 months

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Catching up on Lanterns and the two leads are having a tense conversation about “taking the fall” and whether they’re “square” and at this point I’m sort of like… what the fuck are you guys talking about.

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

So happy to see Stephen finally sharing his story. One great thing about the People Make Games investigation finally going live is hearing from even more people: This happened to us, this had an impact. It really validates the reporting.

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Would the reception to The Last Jedi in certain corners of the web be better if there was a 10 minute sequence that was just “Here’s Luke Skywalker being an epic lightsaber guy in his 30s before he started teaching”?

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

ReaderGrev stretch goal idea: reported story on whether I can sufficiently change my look and style to just get into Berghain on my first try

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just remembered a bad answer I did to an icebreaker a year ago

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Wonder if there's a games history preservation group that might want something like this.

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Amazing the kind of ads I've been getting since I started at Politico

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

One more share for the weekend crew The video is about Kotick's legal threats, but it's also about the challenges inherent to publishing a story about those threats. Also: there's a thread about a federal indictment that adds a twist to the Activision lawsuit story. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwp...

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Bobby Kotick vs. The Games Media

YouTube video by People Make Games

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

You know what a Wiggly Jiggly is but until you Google it you will not believe me about this.

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Only if you’re not good enough. Ive never really had this problem Just my two cents.

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Is it legal to bring an iced coffee to an interview? On this, the law is clear: No.

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Walking around the house saying “this is hawkmerica, don’t catch you tuahing up”

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gita “the formalist” jackson @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

finally watching this! Vitally important reporting from @leadergrev.bsky.social but also a very thorough explainer about legal challenges and corrections if you’re interested in that youtu.be/kKwpp-Bn8jI?...

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Inside Bobby Kotick's Campaign Against the Press

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I will never not click on this when it pops up on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6jC...

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The Rapper

YouTube video by home planet video

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It was such a blast going on Aftermath Hours to talk about my story with PMG! Also, you might be able to see/hear the exact moment a bat flew into our window because my dog very loudly freaks out, and then keeps jumping into my lap for the rest of the episode.

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Better Call Saul below Black Mirror is 🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫 Deadwood below Game of Thrones!!!!

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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🧵Thread from one of the original reporters of the WSJ investigation here, again reiterating that their work was never corrected or altered, despite Kotick/Clare Locke pressuring other outlets to consider it "debunked".

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Kirsten Grind @kirstengrind.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is an incredible investigation showing how former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick weaponized our WSJ investigation into him to silence other news media over many years (linking our OG reporting below)

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Riley MacLeod @rcmacleod.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Finally got to watch this, and cannot express enough my admiration for Mikhail for so carefully and exhaustively bringing the threads together, and for PMG for publishing a story so many games journalists are familiar with but, as the story explores, might be nervous to talk about publicly

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'll have more to share with paying subscribers (!!!) within the week, but really appreciate the response to the video so far. If you have questions or feedback or anything, please give me a shout! And if you'd like to pay to support ReaderGrev, now you can ⬇️ www.readergrev.com/p/bobby-koti...

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Bobby Kotick vs. the games media: watch my new investigation

After nearly two years, my

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Jeremy Peel @jeremypeel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A lot of journalists want to try and leave the games industry a better place than they found it, and find certain forces pushing against them. But PMG really exemplifies that mindset. I'm so impressed that they let nothing stop them. The doggedness of it!

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Chris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Had a few of these in my time, usually demanding I remove sentences like 'Bobby Kotick has been accused of enabling harassment at Activision Blizzard' from stories covering the publisher during his time at the helm. Truly, the actions of someone with no skeletons in their closet.

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

hit send on the newsletter and realized I left in a "tktktk" right at the top lmao

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Keza MacDonald @mackeza.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Oh this is a good story from @leadergrev.bsky.social and People Make Games. Real gnarly journalism stuff. That this can happen under US libel law - which is famously protective of the press, in contrast to much more restrictive UK libel law - says a lot. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwp...

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Inside Bobby Kotick's Campaign Against the Press

YouTube video by People Make Games

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Rhiannon 🇵🇸 @rhithewitch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Currently watching this but yeah all my Kotick coverage was taken down after a legal threat. Actually why I was looking into setting up my own archive the other day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwp...

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Inside Bobby Kotick's Campaign Against the Press

YouTube video by People Make Games

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Maybe now I can finally win Esports Journalist of the Year

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Lewis Gordon @lewisgordon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A few thoughts on the 2026 triptych of game-literate movies: Resident Evil, Backrooms, and Exit 8. It seems to me that a new cohort of filmmakers raised on video games has finally figured out what elements of the interactive medium work on the big screen. 🎁link: giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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How gaming is changing the movies

Directors raised on video games have finally cracked how to translate them to the big screen — by focusing on their logic rather than their stories

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James Hell Brooks @kleinman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We finally found a way to get liberal elder millennials to watch TikToks

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Mikhail Klimentov @leadergrev.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For nearly two years, I've been investigating a pattern of ominous legal letters sent to journalists by defamation counsel representing Bobby Kotick. That investigation is finally live. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKwp...

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Inside Bobby Kotick's Campaign Against the Press

YouTube video by People Make Games

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Chris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’m really happy that @leadergrev.bsky.social and PMG are getting this story out and I urge you to watch it.

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Carolyn Petit @carolynmichelle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

OMG OMG OMG someone finally reported on it! Thank god!

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