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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 22h

Can’t wait to listen to this!

kambole campbell @kambole.bsky.social · 22h

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was a treat to be invited back to BBC Screenshot to chat to Mr Mark Kermode about film adaptations of graphic novels:

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Screenshot - Graphic Novels - BBC Sounds

Ellen and Mark investigate the relationship between graphic novels, comics and film.

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Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I am in the first @continuemag.bsky.social trying my best to put the hope in your petrol tank, as I have no money for actual petrol, and a fire in your heart, as again, I don’t personally have money for combustibles, but I would like to think we can run on the fumes for a while

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Thank you so much for coming dude!! 😭😭

Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A huge degree of difficulty topic. Really great work

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Rebekah Valentine @duckvalentine.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

reported on something that was really difficult for a lot of people for a lot of different reasons in a lot of different ways.

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

i fly out on Oct. 11 and i am CRUSHED

Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 09/10/2026

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Next week in NYC! please come hang out and see our show! look at this stacked lineup!

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

dragons dogma 2 is the best capcom game from the 2020s

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

the run animation in this game is so damn cool! so fun in general, but that's really stuck in my head

Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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Everything you could want to know about the making of Street Fighter: The Movie. The drugs. The production injuries and mishaps. The R-rated cut. It's all here.

postgame.substack.com

The Making of Street Fighter: The Movie (1994)

Original reporting featuring interviews the filmmakers and stars

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Everything you could want to know about the making of Street Fighter: The Movie. The drugs. The production injuries and mishaps. The R-rated cut. It's all here.

postgame.substack.com

The Making of Street Fighter: The Movie (1994)

Original reporting featuring interviews the filmmakers and stars

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Sawyer @par0silience.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I replayed Aawakeninf over the summer as my personal "persona summer" title (hat tip to @plante.bsky.social) and yeah, it's still a heavyweight

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

this part of the thread hit like the end of Deep Impact

InnerSpiral (the scary version) @innerspiral.lol · 05/10/2026

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Games inherit the lives their creators have outside of their work. What happens to an artform when the industry depends on those experiences while leaving people less time to have them? #blog #gaming #dreamcast

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Do you see those Blue skies?

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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

i knew i could count on you!

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Waxed poetic about that Lanterns show and how its lowest-rated episode had the most to say about a bullshit aspirational platitude.

Black excellence is a term coined, lamentably, during the Barack Obama presidency. It’s meant to celebrate the Herculean efforts Black people make to succeed despite systemic and social barriers like racism, bigotry, and all manner of invisible tripwires that make success harder. Become a billionaire like Beyoncé and Jay-Z? Black excellence. Become president? Black excellence. Become a Lantern? Honey, you just might be a Black Hal Jordan in the making. But every time I hear the phrase, my teeth itch. To me, “Black excellence” lives in the same area code as white people calling a Black man “King” as a compliment—well-intentioned, maybe, but pandering as hell.

My issue isn’t the term itself but the mindset behind it. The idea that Black people must be excellent to be worthy of celebration, status, or privilege. That mediocrity is unacceptable. That you must be exceptional on whatever sliding scale the moment demands, doing twice the work for half the validation. Black excellence is almost never self‑defined—it’s projected onto you, shaped by other people’s expectations rather than your own. It's a prison where your only solace is toxic gratitude for platitudes over self-affirmation. Having John reject that fool’s errand plight as the main hero of a primetime DC Studios series means more to me than any roadmap superhero timeline.

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Maggie Mae Fish 🐟 @maggiemaefish.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hey @designroom.site can you please get us an oral history of this dinner????

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Join us on October 13th at the @thefridacinema.org ‪‬in Santa Ana, CA for the film plus a discussion after. COSTUMES ENCOURAGED!!! Get tickets here: thefridacinema.org/movies/ginge...

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Maggie Mae Fish 🐟 @maggiemaefish.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's Halloween season, and that means Morgana Ignis (@morganaignis.bsky.social) has chosen GINGER SNAPS as the next film to be screened for my Nu-Classics series! 🎃🎬

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Sam ICE.is.scary.enough🎃 Machkovech @samred.com · 05/10/2026

holy moly this story. great stuff.

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I visited the devs of Gears of War: E-Day, and its leadership team spoke about the importance of continuity in staffing. A week later, a handful of employees, including the story director, was laid off. I wrote for @nytimes.com about that uneasy balance as attached to a game about grief.

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E-Day’s 6-Year Journey Inside the Rapidly Changing Xbox Industry

The pressure is on for the sci-fi game Gears of War: E-Day as an Xbox exclusive, with “blood, sweat, and tears” extending beyond its virtual battlefields.

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Why would anybody want a shirt of Nancy Shevell’s husband?

Misty De Méo @cdrom.ca · 03/10/2026

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As I'll take any opportunity to tell you: this is among the best-written games ever made, perhaps the best. You should play it.

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Robert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

new Quake map: "Mermaids in the Basement" for Quake Rooftops Jam + my level design notes and inspirations www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2026/10/new-...

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new Quake map: Mermaids In The Basement

Design notes for my Mediterranean rooftop village themed single player Quake 1 map.

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Maybe the weirdest thing about Nintendo is that it's selling the cheapest and least powerful hardware (which won't play GTA 6) and yet it's the face of financial and creative stability.

postgame.substack.com

'Weird Nintendo' Isn't Dead

Video game historian Jeremy Parish explains one of gaming's oddest terms

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’m loving this so much! This is exactly the sort of stuff I love hearing in reaction to the show. it’s such a small world and also every piece of art has someone who loooooves it. The best!!

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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This rules! And is also wild because I assume this means you and Tremblay were playing the same game at some point?

Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

still waiting for the Matthew Barney video game adaptations

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Ana Diaz @pokachee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

New from me: I did a deep dive and spoke to Pokemon fan game creators for @fansplaining.bsky.social. This was so hard to source, but I am humbled by the sources who took the time to talk to me about this super massive, and relatively under-examined, fandom. fansplaining.com/pokemon-fang...

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Pokémon Fangames Evolve Beyond Their Origins

For fangame creators, the work they develop and the communities they inspire are inextricably tied.

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you can find it under Newspaper Box. i wish they had better privacy features, but changing the name is the best option for the time being

holy moly! how did you come across it as a kid?

Simone de Rochefort @doomquasar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I'm so sorry for your loss. That's such a difficult experience. And very much separately, but yes, hopefully we will have another chance down the line. And looking into how we will handle recording this one!

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YES!!! YES!!!!!

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this is a great question and I'll find out!