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Michael Cripe

@mikecripe.bsky.social
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Freelance reporter | ✍🏻 IGN, The Escapist, Kansas City's The Pitch, & More. Second Wind Contributor. Wild Rivers #2 fan. He/Him. Email: mcripe21@gmail.com.

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IGN @ign.com · 13/09/2026
Tracer is still the face of Overwatch, despite not being featured in many major collaborations or promotional materials as of late. bit.ly/4yvUmJv
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I interviewed @pipeworksstudio.bsky.social Simon Strange about Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered! Going with “Remaster” instead of “Remake,” cutting Hedorah(!), working with Toho, and so much more. We talked about it all on @ign.com. This one meant the world.
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The Big Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered Interview: Launching Against GTA 6, Cutting Hedorah, and Staying (Mostly) Faithful to a GameCube Classic
IGN spoke with Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered senior designer Simon Strange to hear about the game fans have long pleaded for — but never thought would actually happen.
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Determination.
A 25-piece orchestra prepares to perform Undertale: The Determination Symphony World Tour at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri. Art for the show is displayed on a large screen behind them. Image captured from the audience perspective.
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IGN @ign.com · 02/09/2026
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered is the only remaster Pipeworks can confirm for now, but "a lot of stuff is on the table," and there are "a lot of conversations to be had" in the future. bit.ly/4xx9XZd
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IGN @ign.com · 31/08/2026
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Remastered will take on GTA 6 when both games launch this November, but the team behind the arena fighter said Rockstar's latest was "never part of our thinking" when choosing a release date. bit.ly/4gu7QiV
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I plan to post about Godzilla soon.
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Imran Khan @imrankhan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
So we found out this morning that everyone - myself included - from Restart's editorial staff has been let go. After like six layoffs in six years, that gif is my unfortunate reaction. Looking! For! Opportunities! I guess I'm open for freelance for a while!
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Thank you, @yachtclubgames.bsky.social. Mina the Hollower is amazing 🐭🦴
A mouse named Mina, wearing a blue cloak, poses on a square beach. The logo for Yacht Club Games can be seen in the sand.Text that says, “Total 100%.”
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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
too bad. really liked slapps. oh well. plenty of other bbq in KC! www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
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Trump asks KC BBQ owners about Patrick Mahomes' health at White House event
President Donald Trump welcomes KC BBQ owners to the White House and asks about the Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes' injury status.
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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
We've lost the plot if shows like Invincible, who prioritize annual release schedules over the show not looking like sliding PNGs half the time, become the template for how we adapt comics moving forward. That's animation as content, not art.
Kirkman wants the show to be annual. Fine. The comic is already a story that requires sifting through some bullshit to find worthwhile parts, made better by the Prime Video adaptation leaving source material arcs on the cutting room floor. It’s an entertaining show that’s sometimes fascinating. But passable animation with a carrot-on-a-stick approach to save our budget for the finale animation sequences is the wrong lesson to take from anime. If anything, it treats the show like content and viewers like mindless consumers who don’t need quality, just immediacy.
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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
More than 20 years ago. Same as it ever was.
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8Bit’s👾 @8bittanookisuit.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
There’s this random level in WarioLand 4, where the there’s a lady singing all the way through, and I just think that’s amazing, for a GBA game.
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Lloyd Coombes @lloydcoombes.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Sad to say that my role at The Escapist is up for redundancy. Looking for further roles in games media or PR, and am also very available for freelance opportunities and mock reviews!
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
what a shot
halftime show
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I have a cool interview going up tomorrow.
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🎃 Sp00py Fran J. Ruiz 👻 @radioactivejawa.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I'm working on a big feature about ARC Raiders & Marathon and want to talk to people currently playing ARC Raiders (I don't care if you're a hardcore or casual player). If you're up for a quick chat, please raise your hand. Shares are appreciate and would make my work easier.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
ICE just gunned down ANOTHER person, beating a man half to death before shooting him at point blank range. What the fuck are we doing? ARREST ICE NOW. PROSECUTE ICE NOW. I will not rest until every single one of these murderers is held accountable to the communities they terrorize.
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Hayes Madsen @solfleet.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Inverse's Gaming section is being shut down as the company "divests" from gaming content. I'm out of a job along with my wonderful co-writers. I've put my heart and soul into this job for four years. Gonna need to take time to process, but I'm now completely open for work - and boy do I need it.
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Zombies. The undead. You know, ghouls. @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.
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Kansas City Food Not Bombs @fnbkc.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
PUBLIC STATEMENT Regarding KCPD's disruption of our weekly meal share on 1/4/2026
On Sunday, January 4, KCPD arrested two members of food not bombs kc during our weekly meal share on trespassing charges. KCPD forced all FNBKC volunteers to leave the area and dispersed anyone arriving for our meal, under threat of further arrests. The police cited a loitering ordinance, alleging that members were blocking the public sidewalk. 
For over 13 years, Food Not Bombs KC has been sharing 60 - 100 hot meals, groceries, and other supplies freely in the same public area on the sidewalk. Last Sunday was the first time we were unable to do so. Despite police disruption, we distributed what food and supplies we could at another location, though many of our neighbors were shooed away by police presence and were unable to find us.  We intend to continue sharing with the community, as dozens of our neighbors rely on the food we share every week. Food is a human right. We have the right to public spaces, and the right to demonstration. We have covered the bond for our volunteers who were arrested during our meal share. 
Any support you can share will help us cover any additional fines, legal costs, or more bonds paid should KCPD continue to escalate.
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404 Media @404media.co · 07/01/2026
NEW: At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality. Our latest:
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DHS Is Lying To You About ICE Shooting a Woman
At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality.
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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
about once every three or four years someone asks me to write something about Kansas City and i always get very excited www.ign.com/articles/ste...
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Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day Gets a Massive Mural Advertisement... in Downtown Kansas City - IGN
Steven Spielberg and Universal Studios would like you to know that Disclosure Day is on the way, and they're letting you know about it with a massive, buildingside mural ad. But rather than setting it...
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Mary Kenney @marykgames.com · 04/01/2026
my husband put up a bird feeder for me and now I’m extremely pissed at all the birds who aren’t visiting
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Rollens and I have entered the unpacking phase of our move. @maxinfernogames.bsky.social’s A Little to the Left soundtrack has us *locked in.*
The A Little to the Left vinyl sits on a table while the record plays lovely tunes in the background.
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Leslie Odom Jr.'s The Christmas Tour came to KC over the weekend, and I got to see the show (and write a review). Dude.
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Rollens and I recently had what were supposed to be some nice pictures taken but what really matters is Nova got to see chickens for the first time.
A dark brown and white boxer mix dog stares longingly at a flock of chickens out of frame.
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Brock Wilbur @brockwilbur.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Doing my annual viny fundraiser for those unhoused and hungry in the KC area. Rare/well-loved items up for sale through the Discogs website, and every dollar goes directly to area organizations. Looking for something for yourself/friend in the soundtrack/rock world? www.discogs.com/seller/riots...
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Buy Vinyl Records and CDs from riotsmile at Discogs Marketplace
Check out our shop on Discogs, the biggest online music marketplace in the world, and add some gems to your collection!
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Brock Wilbur @brockwilbur.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Conversely, I'd like to offer up a very recent example of @rianjohnson.bsky.social using studio embargo notes to say something very cool, human, and most notably _respectful_ of the craft, skill, and love of the people who write professionally about art.
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
“The point of a game is to play a game.” - Rollens on why she likes Donkey Kong Bananza and not The Last of Us.
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Wait I don’t understand why isn’t it working. #DWTS
An iPhone text conversation. The sender is attempting to vote for Andy Richter for the current season of Dancing with the Stars. Replies show the sender’s votes are not being accepted.
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Kansas City is filled with so many amazing people.
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
WHAT DOES IT MEAN
Princess Peach fights off an army of Ninjis while standing on a giant roulette wheel in a bright, colorful room. Image captured from The Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer.A zoomed-in image of a giant roulette wheel in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.Mario fighting King Boo on a giant roulette wheel in Super Mario Sunshine.Charlie Day surrounded by a wall of papers covered with red lines in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
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daryl "rupert pumpkin" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
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"AI is the world's most expensive and energy-intensive plagiarism machine. I think there's a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit." - Vince Gilligan on why he hates AI
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
I am not sure I can properly enjoy a video game unless I am given the freedom to control a Little Guy.
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
ZOHRAN MAMDANI.
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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
GODZILLA -0.0 (Godzilla Minus Zero) title reveal announced www.youtube.com/watch?v=msII... VFX, Written, Directed by Takashi Yamazaki Produced by TOHO CO., LTD. Production: TOHO Studios / ROBOT VFX: Shirogumi
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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
NEW: I spoke to original Halo devs about that ICE Halo post One: "abhorrent” Another: "Using Halo imagery in a call to ‘destroy’ people because of their immigration status goes way too far, and ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation” www.gamefile.news/p/halo-ice-d...
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Halo co-creator says ICE’s Halo-themed recruitment ad “makes me sick”
Another Halo maker says ad "ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation." ALSO: A developer whose game just launched on Xbox slams Microsoft’s silence
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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
I reached out to The White House and asked about its use of AI-generated Halo imagery. White House Deputy Press Secretary Kush Desai just responded to me, and it's insane. I've removed the paywall. Please share and subscribe if you can. www.patreon.com/posts/exclus...
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[Exclusive] The White House Responds To Its Use of Halo Imagery: 'Yet Another War Ended Under President Trump's Watch' | Alyssa Mercante - Video Games, Internet Culture & More
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Your Buddy Eric Switzer @epicswitzer.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
After 6 years with TheGamer, Valnet has decided to shut down features and lay off the entire team, including me. I don't know what's next for me but I intend to stay in games, whether that's at another outlet, consulting, or PR. If you have any leads, I'd appreciate any help
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Blessing Adeoye Jr. @blessingjr.com · 08/10/2025
Cowards and bigots
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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Makoto Yukimura was worried that Vinland Saga's farming arc and "I have no enemies" moment was a gamble that readers wouldn't like. I told him about the J. Cole meme from the Kendrick Lamar and Drake rap beef. This is how he reacted.
o9: To give more color on that, Thorfinn’s famous declaration that he has “no enemies” has become a meme in the west—used affectionately, especially during the high-profile rap beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, through J.Cole reaction images in social media posts, and as a shorthand catchphrase in anime circles. How does it feel to see such a pivotal moment in your story take root in popular culture in this way?

Yukimura: (Laughs) First of all, I feel very happy that it has turned into such a phenomenon—my work turning into a meme—because it means that my intention to make what I’m trying to say in the story into a short, compact sentence was successful. People won’t remember if it was a really long sentence or something very complicated.If “I have no enemies” has become a meme and people remember it, then maybe people will understand what I’m really trying to say through the story, which is that humans are immature, but we can mature. To become mature is to become kind. This is the foundation of what I’m trying to say, but it really has to be much shorter for people to remember. But it does give me hope that people remember these short phrases as memes. Then, one day, it will click in their mind what I was trying to really say in the first place.
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
So long, Bowser.
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
OK I'll watch Hacks.
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
I sat down with Ripple Effect's Christian Buhl and Matthew Nickerson to talk all about how Battlefield Studios has spent the last few years preparing for the launch of Battlefield 6. You can see everything they had to say about playing on console, leaks, goofy skins, and more at @ign.com.
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'Secretly Console First' – Ripple Effect Talks Building Battlefield 6 and Lessons Learned from Battlefield 2042 - IGN
We sat down with technical director Christian Buhl and senior console combat designer Matthew Nickerson to learn more about how BF Studios worked to shock life back into EA's classic shooter series wi...
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Tom Marks @tomrmarks.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
For no reason in particular, reminder that now is always a great time to donate to Trans Lifeline if you have the means: translifeline.org/donate/
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You will soon receive a confirmation email to the account provided.

We work hard to make sure that every dollar you give goes toward care and support for all trans people. We've logged thousands of hours of talk time on the hotline, and we've distributed over a million dollars to trans people with our microgrants. With your help, we will continue these lifesaving services until the day we are no longer needed.
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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Cowards for not doing a Sunshine movie first. I want to see Mario go to JAIL.
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Rogue @rogue.site · 02/09/2025
Rogue.site is now a reality! Thank you to everyone along the way who helped make it possible. If you like what you see, and want more of it. Consider pledging your support with a subscription. Your funds will go to support independent games journalism written by humans, for humans.
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Ad-free video game news, guides, opinions, history, culture, previews, interviews, and reviews written by humans, for humans
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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
I am looking to chat with people who have been disparagingly featured in Zack “Asmongold” Hoyt’s content. I would like to see how this affected you, especially if you can provide ample receipts and clear timelines. Please signal boost this anywhere you’d like, as I’m not on Twitter anymore.
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Michael Cripe @mikecripe.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
I met the wonderful Satoshi at Toadstool Cafe yesterday. He is the first (and likely last) person to ever pop quiz me on what “F.L.U.D.D.” stands for. Of course I had to get a picture with him. #TeamSatoshi
Satoshi (left) and Michael (right) at the Toadstool Cafe.
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