iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 46m

This looks way worse than the GI Joe Classified Lara Croft figure that just came out. I don’t understand the appeal of a lot of McFarlane toys, because I feel like they always look kind of crappy, especially for the price. Their Marvel stuff has been really bad, too.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 3h

I’ve been arguing for a while now that Nintendo treats a lot of its games in the Switch/Switch 2 generation almost like live-service games, in that they’re frequently getting expansions, updates, and events. And it not only keeps people playing those games, but it also keeps them selling.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 3h

I’m probably not gonna double dip, but I’m happy to see this, and it gives me hope that Pokémon Winds and Waves will be on the cart, and not a GKC.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 13h

My oldest played “Choosin’ Texas” for me. You can insist it’s a culture war thing, or that I must have heard that at a dentist appointment or whatever. I have never heard that song in my life. Also, I expected something faster and more upbeat? Even for country (which isn’t my thing), it’s boring.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 14h

Seeing Taking Back Sunday live is a religious experience for me. I’ve seen them over a dozen times, and every time I do, it’s like it’s 2004 all over again. I saw that band for the first time, and a switch in my brain got flipped, and it’s been that way for over two decades.

A handsome redhead with a Blue alight and an MCR shirt with three of his favorite people on Earth.

Redhead with two of his favorite people, one of which is blurry.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 17h

It’s so funny going to emo shows in 2026, because everyone here is like 50 now.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What’s a poster you had in your room growing up? I know Pat Lee is a bad person (though I didn’t at the time), and I know Dreamwave produced much better artists, but this image blew me away when I saw it.

An Autobot group shot drawn by Pat Lee. Sideswipe takes up a solid 15% of it, but there’s also Optimus, Superion, the Dinobots, Bumblebee, the legs of Omega Supreme, and more.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Republican politics in a nutshell: they reserve the right to be angry about a conspiracy they made up based around incorrect facts and evidence.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Starting to vibe more with Resident Evil Revelations 2. It took me a couple tries to get into it, but I’m glad I picked this back up. Loving the Tarman-looking zombies, and the one enemy reminds me of something from the new movie.

Barry aims at a zombie busting out of a prison cell.

A bioweapon with dangly, spider-like appendages is hunched over eating someone while Barry watches on.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I love that PowerA went “how can we evoke GTA 6 as much as as possible without putting it on the box?”

A PowerA controller for Xbox with palm trees in the background and huge Miami vibes.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ah, I see that AOC is a woman of taste and culture.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“Why are people so down on AI and consumer tech, right now?”

A Futurism article about smart glasses burning people’s faces.

A Threads post about how the Muse AI was agreeing to lower prices and setup pick up times for items on Facebook marketplace, unbeknownst to the user.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

There has never been a bad Pokémon generation; they’re all good games. But Diamond and Pearl remain the worst of them all. Boring region to explore, barely any new Pokémon until later in the game, and the Pokédex is overstocked with unnecessary new evolutions with overcomplicated requirements.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I can’t believe the Bills won that lol

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Being tied at half when you’ve played like garbage isn’t bad! Go win this winnable football game, Bills.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Watched Infinity Buffet. That was absolutely bizarre stuff! Really unique angle for a horror comedy. I don’t know that I loved it, but I don’t regret watching it.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This might be the most blatant example of a professional athlete that can’t actually act hosting Saturday Night Live. Every other skit is basketball related, and when it isn’t, Jalen Brunson has like four lines.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The overarching theme of the Star Wars sequel trilogy is that fascism will come right back in a few years if you don’t completely stamp it out.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I’ve often thought that a smart Detective Pikachu sequel would be Detective Clefairy. Get Reynolds and Justice Smith back with their Pikachu, investigating a strange Clefairy that was also body swapped. Get Danny Devito to do the voice, with some callbacks to the weird Pocket Monsters manga.

An image from the strange Pocket Monsters manga that featured a loudmouth Clefairy

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It’s so weird that a live-action Pokémon movie came out seven years ago, it got good reviews, made a bunch of money, and The Pokémon Conpany just like… doesn’t acknowledge that it exists.

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Detective Pikachu's Very Interesting Investigation

ALT: Detective Pikachu's Very Interesting Investigation

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Splatoon Raiders feels like one of the most “non-Nintendo” games Nintendo has made in a while. Maybe since… Splatoon 1, come to think of it.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

One of the most acclaimed movies of the year would have absolutely gotten lost and no one would have even talked about it if Netflix had won the bidding. The creators of Obsession absolutely dodged a bullet on that.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

One of my first dates with my wife was a drive-in double feature of Iron Man and Hancock. It was my second time seeing Iron Man and the one and only time I saw Hancock. She fell asleep during the latter 😂

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

September 25th. Just saw my first Christmas commercial of the season.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I have no idea how many times I have to say that this dude’s one and only good idea was stealing a marginally good idea from the Winklevoss twins. And because he was able to outsmart those two idiots, he gets to make the worst business decisions of all time while suffering no negative repercussions.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The deck just feels really stacked right now in America. At no other point in my life has it felt like this, and it’s a palpable feeling in the air. It just feels like the overlords aren’t content with us having anything. We’re being priced out of the bare minimum necessities and smallest luxuries.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I really hate everything about the healthcare system in this country. I have not found fulltime work since being laid off in 2025. I can’t take *any* job because I have a special needs child that gets in-home therapists. Which means I need to try finding remote work. Which is back to being rare.

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✨️Angel Facts✨️ @angelic.style · 25/09/2026

the conversation over Iced Coffee isn't about iced coffee it's about the social contract breaking down younger ppl have seen that employers are not upholding their end of the bargain (stable career) so they're not bothering to uphold theirs (playing the stupid corporate social games)

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Largely, this is a good list, but with a clear anti-animation bias. The lack of Bob’s Burgers is really bad, but Bluey deserves to be in the Top 10, and you won’t convince me otherwise. The writing is excellent, and its cultural impact will far outlast most of the shows listed here.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Since I don’t have Game Pass on my phone anymore, I’ll gladly scoop up the occasional free game. Wish the screen wasn’t so small, though.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Was planning to start up Resident Evil Requiem after beating Pragmata, but I remembered that I started Resident Evil Revelations 2 not once, but twice, and never stuck with it. So, I decided to go back to that one instead! I really enjoyed the first one, so I hope this one grabs me.

Barry Burton in a prison-like area in Resident Evil Revelations 2.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Lmao, everything about GTA 6’s launch is so stupid.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Annnnnnnd it’s gone. Dammit. I just want Motormaster.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

When I was in like fifth grade, we had an assembly that had mimes onstage doing the kinds of things you’d expect from mimes. But the part I remember so distinctly is that they spoke. And the lead mime made a big deal, unprompted, about how they don’t find jokes about mime deaths to be funny.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Played a little Pokémon Legends: Arceus for the first time in ages, and I sometimes forget how pretty the game can be.

A Pokémon Trainer stands in a snowy field under a starlit sky. A crescent moon appears above a tree on the left.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Oh yeah. I can’t wait for this to show up in my next DCBS order.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Speaking strictly in terms of the movies and not video games, if they were casting Fawful in a Mario movie, I feel like you gotta go with Patton Oswalt.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I do think there actually is an Xbox strategy right now. Phil Spencer and Matt Booty were given blank checks to buy any and every studio they wanted, while offering zero oversight, leading to unprofitable games that took ridiculous time to come out, as Game Pass essentially killed the brand.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It’s almost like large scale acquisitions and mergers are inherently bad, and they lead to countless layoffs of middle class workers while enriching a very select few at the top. If only there was another entertainment industry that could do well to learn from this lesson. Ah, well!

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The Games That Made Me This was really tough. Would have loved to include Super Smash Bros., and maybe Sonic the Hedgehog 2. And realistically, I could have so much more Pokémon, like Pinball, Gold, and Puzzle League. But I think these 9 games probably had the biggest impact on young Marc.

Pokémon Red, Super Mario Bros., Donkey Kong Country, Super Metroid, X-Men, Turtles in Time, Spider-Man, Super Mario World, and Ocarina of Time.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The thing about Mamdani is that he’s very smart about handling Trump. People can act betrayed about this, but Mamdani is doing the exact same thing the dictators around the world have been doing: playing Trump’s ego. If you tell Trump what he wants to hear, he’ll give you everything.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I know it’s only preseason, but the Pittsburgh arena in this Sabres/Penguins game is ridiculously empty, holy crap.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Dammit. That really sucks. Daredevil: Born Again has been one of the best things to ever come out of Marvel TV. Hopefully we see Cox just move on to something else Marvel related from there. Maybe it’s time to assemble the New Avengers…

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt kicked things off. Super Metroid and Donkey Kong Country shaped my passion. But Pokémon Red completely broke my brain. I wouldn’t write about games if not for Pokémon. Before, I always wanted to beat the games I played. But I never wanted Pokémon to end.

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Pokemon Game Boy Battle: Pidgey & Charmander

ALT: Pokemon Game Boy Battle: Pidgey & Charmander

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Credits rolled on Pragmata. That was a hell of an ending. Very interested to see how Capcom turns this into a franchise, but I’ll definitely be back for the next one.

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Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My unpopular opinion about A New Hope is that it’s better than Empire Strikes Back. It’s the best Star Wars movie, because it does so much to immerse its audience in this galaxy, and Han coming back to save Luke is one of the greatest scenes in cinematic history.

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Osama Dorias @osamadorias.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Did Sony cancel Physint because they only want Digint games now?

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