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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 14/10/2026

Solel has to be the most incompetent ruler in Fire Emblem history. It's your tournament, you idiot! You can stop it any time you want!

Solel: that musician... Who is she? Isn't this in violation of the rules?

Solel: Er... Indeed. Well, we shall watch and see how all this plays out.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 14/10/2026

Castlevania protags of the past were of a very different type, for sure.

Simon Belmont, muscle bound, cracking his whip as he walks down some stairs.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 13/10/2026

Btw, go read Hickman's Avengers/New Avengers, including Infinity and Time Runs Out, and then enjoy Secret Wars. It's so damn good.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 12/10/2026

Blair disobeys orders and boards his fighter to hunt down Hobbes. In the end, it's a 1 on 1 duel between the two, all the while, Hobbes is calling Blair "old friend" and saying they were destined to be enemies.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 12/10/2026

And then, during a critical time in the war in Wing Commander 3, it's discovered that Hobbes was actually a spy the entire time. A pilot discovers him sending a coded communique back to the empire, and she's killed for it. Hobbes steals a fighter, and takes off back to the empire.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 12/10/2026

Across multiple games, Christopher Blair flies with Hobbes, and the two grow to trust each other as teammates. Hobbes receives tons of suspicion and hate from other pilots in the Federation, but Blair defends him.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 12/10/2026

Just thinking about the greatest video game betrayal in history: Hobbes, your Kilrathi wingman in the Wing Commander series. Hobbes, a soldier in the Kilrathi Empire, defects to the Federation's side after witnessing the brutality wrought by his own people during the war.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 11/10/2026

Finally reading Redcoat, and even early on, it does that thing that I love: intertwining historical figures into a wacky, fantasy/sci-fi story. It's the same thing I loved about Assassin's Creed.

Cover for Redcoat #3, featuring SImon Pure, the main character an an immortal, and a young Albert Einstein as his sidekick.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 10/10/2026

It's #RandomGameSatuday again. For this week, here's my Japanese PC big box copy of Ys: The Oath in Felghana. Easily one of the most gorgeous box art designs in gaming (though a lot of the texture is lost in this photo).

My hand holding a copy of the Japanese PC release of Ys: The Oath in Felghana

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 09/10/2026

LMAO, fucking Guy Gardner. It's so hard to dislike this fucking doofus.

Guy: Narf...is....AWESOME. Actually, I'm his teacher...so I'm awesome.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026

I love how much time Absolute Superman spends on Clark reforming supervillains and helping them heal. He's not just punching heads off and throwing them into black holes. He hugs them, listens to them, reads them poetry, enrolls them in addiction treatment and has faith that they can change.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026

I was rereading the first 10 issues of Absolute Green Lantern last night, and I can't believe I originally missed how on-the-nose Sinestro's big reveal line in issue 7 was. Get it?! Sinestro? Sinister? Left hand?? Ugh, I can't believe I missed it before!

Sinestro standing in a full page spread, saying "...and I find myself walking the left-hand path"

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026

Just set up the SFC display stand for the loose carts in my collection. It looks SO much better now.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026

Unlimited started with a 6mo lag, and then went to a 3mo lag. Paying a couple extra bucks a month for a 30 day lag sounds like a deal I can't pass up.

The Marvel Comics app will offer two subscription tiers. The Base tier is $9.99/month (plus tax) or $69.99/year (plus tax) and provides access to the full Marvel Comics digital library, with the latest issues available as soon as 3 months after their print release. For fans who want the latest issues sooner, the Ultimate tier gives access to new comics as soon as 30 days after their print release in addition to the full library. Ultimate will be available for $12.49/month (plus tax) or $99.99/year (plus tax).

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026

Looks like you should be okay. You'll get refunded a prorated amount for the remaining unused time on your sub.

Will I be refunded for the remainder of my Marvel Unlimited subscription?
Yes - all active Marvel Unlimited subscriptions will be eligible for an automated, prorated refund for the remainder of their unused subscription term on or around 11/16/2026.

Please allow 3-5 business days from this date for your subscription refund to be reflected on your chosen payment method.

Members will have their library access continue for Marvel Unlimited – free of charge – until 12/7/2026, with opportunity for Marvel Unlimited subscribers to import their libraries to the Marvel Comics app following the launch on 11/16.

Need assistance regarding your refund? For subscriptions made through Marvel.com, please contact Marvel Customer Support at help.marvel.com or by phone at 1-844-362-7835 by 12/31/2026. (Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CT).

For subscriptions purchased directly through Google or Apple, please contact your respective app store for further assistance.

Note: Marvel cannot assist with billing inquiries where you have signed up through a third party and Marvel is not responsible to you for any charges you incur where you have not cancelled them in accordance with those third party processes.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026

Looks like Marvel is sunsetting the Marvel Unlimited app in favor of a WEBTOON run Marvel Comics app. I don't know if this a good thing, as I've never used WEBTOON, but I sure hope my subscription transfers over seamlessly.

Hi Nayan,

Earlier today the Marvel Comics app Powered By WEBTOON was announced. With the launch of this exciting new service from WEBTOON also comes the announcement that Marvel Unlimited will be sunset on December 7, 2026.

We first want to thank you for being part of the Marvel Unlimited community who helped shape the digital age for Marvel Comics.
The team at WEBTOON have been hard at work on building this all-new digital comics experience and we are so excited for you to get your hands on it soon.

We will have much more in the coming weeks on all the exciting new features this service will bring. In the meantime, we know that with change also comes many questions and we want to ensure we answer those as best as we can for how this will impact your Marvel Unlimited history and digital comic library.

Visit the full FAQ at the link below.
A summarized version for your library and redeemed titles is below.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026

This paragraph from a Gameye post about collecting resonates with me so much.

For myself, it is about what games I love, and the memories they hold.

While I love seeing people who have combed through and gathered every official release for a console, that's just not for me. I'm not really a sports fan (aside from tennis), so you won't find many sports titles on my shelf. But my collection isn't simply a collection of "my favorites." It's a bit more complicated than that. I have duplicate copies of games, broken cases, wrinkled and creased manuals, and discs with deep ring scratches from the time my Xbox 360 got knocked over and ruined my baby brother's cherished copy of Halo 4. Which happened to his copy of Halo Reach as well, oops! Those games aren't just things I own. They're reminders of the people I played them with, the places I was in, and the moments I might otherwise have forgotten.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 04/10/2026

I've already submitted three games to Gameye's database in the last 24 hours, and I'm becoming increasingly annoyed each time I realize said game isn't in the database.

My pending submissions for the Gameye Database: Fire Emblem Musou for Switch, Hanjuku Eiyuu Tai 3D Collector's Edition, and the JP Xenoblade 2 Collector's Edition.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026

For reference, this is how it looked before (awful).

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026

The N64 display stand arrived!! This part of the collection looks so much better now. Still waiting for the SFC and Famicom stands to arrive.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026

There's an air show featuring the Blue Angels going on over the entire town today.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026

Guys, this Zohar keychain I got from Etsy is so tight, I can't handle it.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026

This week's #RandomGameSaturday is a Game Freak hidden gem: Drill Dozer for the GBA.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 02/10/2026

Been getting really into Indian snack mix lately. We went ham and got like, 8 different kinds to eventually go through.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026

FYI friends, System Shock 2 25th Anniversary Remaster is a free to own gift on Epic right now, until Oct 8. If you don't already own it, now it's the time!

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 30/09/2026

Oh my god, AI is the anti-life equation.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026

Lmao the dialogue in Fortune's Weave is good.

Bonaventure calls Cai's team a "ragtag assemblage of street urchins"

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026

"I caused irrevocable damage to my psyche by playing great video games!"

Obliterating my Mental Health with Xenoblade Chronicles

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026

Good lord I made exactly this joke back at the start of September lol

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026

LMAO, Green Lantern (2023) issue #33 is about Kyle Rayner beating a genAI obsessed, light construct wielding movie executive with his raw creativity, and that's pretty awesome.

Kyle Rayner takes out an AI obsessed movie executive with raw creativity.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026

I missed #RandomGameSaturday yesterday, so here's a late entry. To coincide with the release of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, here's my copy of Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem for Super Famicom.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026

I'm not too happy with how my Famicom, SFC and N64 loose carts are stacked in my bookcase (since you can't see the labels), so I bought some tiered display stands from etsy. They'll display much better once those have been installed in the bookcase.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026

Some views from my backyard as I was walking my dog last night. The view behind our house is absurd.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026

Hey guys, I think this dude with the forked tongue might be up to no good.

Prince Dyan looking evil with a forked tongue

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026

This line resonated with me SO MUCH.

“What I’ve learned is that people in the game industry didn’t just come here for the stability, or come here for the lifestyle; they came here because, in their head, there was no other choice, but they had to work in games. It’s just what they decided to do and they love it.”

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026

That is so sick. Reminds me a bit of the Deja Vu box art.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 22/09/2026

My keychain and half my keys fell off my key ring last saturday (thankfully I recovered the keys), but now I'm like -> <- this close to buying this Zohar keychain.

A Zohar keychain, made by a very talented designer on Etsy.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

It's finally arrived! Looking forward to starting it, but I still have to finish Onimusha!

My hand holding a copy of Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

I love the plethora of parry animations in this game. It's nuts.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

This run of Green Lantern is pretty damn good, y'all. It's a fun read. Highly recommended, especially if you're a fan of the emotional spectrum stuff from Geoff Johns' run.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026

The tragedy of Hal Jordan and Sinestro.

Sinestro: What was it?
Hal: Were we ever truly friends?
Sinestro: That's the tragedy of all of this, Jordan. Hal. We'll always be friends.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 19/09/2026

LMAO, wait, is THAT how Mongul got the Black Mercy in For The Man Who Has Everything? (from Green Lantern (2023) #21)

Kon: You're pretty good at that.

Odyssey: You have no idea. Once I stole this flower from the Phantom Zone for guy named Mongul. Now that was a challenge.

The first page of For The Man Who Has Everything. Batman, Robin and Wonder Woman visit the Fortress of Solitude to find Superman dead eyed, with the Black Mercy wrapped around his chest.

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Nayan Ramachandran @thetrin.blacksky.app · 18/09/2026

I know something about squish faces.

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