Already begins eh? This project may have been a bit misguided from the start
Riot Games lays off roughly 80 employees from 2XKO team
Riot Games lays off roughly 80 employees from 2XKO team
'Overall momentum hasn’t reached the level needed to support a team of this size long term.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Already begins eh? This project may have been a bit misguided from the start
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Oh, you're watching the "Big Game" for the ads? How simple-minded of you, how disgustingly consumerist. Hope you enjoy your bitcoin-funded AI soda pop or whatever!! Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to this 30-minute Nintendo Partner Direct that concludes with a Fallout 4 port for Switch 2
February 9, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Oh, you're watching the "Big Game" for the ads? How simple-minded of you, how disgustingly consumerist. Hope you enjoy your bitcoin-funded AI soda pop or whatever!! Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to this 30-minute Nintendo Partner Direct that concludes with a Fallout 4 port for Switch 2
Finished reading the "Hush" storyline (Batman #608–619).
Arguably Jim Lee/Scott Williams/Alex Sinclair's best work, with a pretty mediocre script by Jeph Loeb.
I felt like the story was constantly building to something that doesn't go anywhere exciting. And Hush himself is actually a huge loser.
Arguably Jim Lee/Scott Williams/Alex Sinclair's best work, with a pretty mediocre script by Jeph Loeb.
I felt like the story was constantly building to something that doesn't go anywhere exciting. And Hush himself is actually a huge loser.
February 9, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Finished reading the "Hush" storyline (Batman #608–619).
Arguably Jim Lee/Scott Williams/Alex Sinclair's best work, with a pretty mediocre script by Jeph Loeb.
I felt like the story was constantly building to something that doesn't go anywhere exciting. And Hush himself is actually a huge loser.
Arguably Jim Lee/Scott Williams/Alex Sinclair's best work, with a pretty mediocre script by Jeph Loeb.
I felt like the story was constantly building to something that doesn't go anywhere exciting. And Hush himself is actually a huge loser.
Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 on Switch are pretty horrendous to play with the terrible gyro controls. Felt this way when 3D All-Stars released and playing SMG2 yesterday confirmed how awful it feels.
No clue why they didn't patch in mouse controls for Switch 2.
No clue why they didn't patch in mouse controls for Switch 2.
February 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 on Switch are pretty horrendous to play with the terrible gyro controls. Felt this way when 3D All-Stars released and playing SMG2 yesterday confirmed how awful it feels.
No clue why they didn't patch in mouse controls for Switch 2.
No clue why they didn't patch in mouse controls for Switch 2.
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Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Concentration camps:
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."
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NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
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Baldur's Gate 3 (PS5) $52.49 via PSN. https://ow.ly/2oYP50Yb7RL
Critics’ Choice Sale via PSN. https://ow.ly/qZma50Yb7RK
Critics’ Choice Sale via PSN. https://ow.ly/qZma50Yb7RK
February 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Baldur's Gate 3 (PS5) $52.49 via PSN. https://ow.ly/2oYP50Yb7RL
Critics’ Choice Sale via PSN. https://ow.ly/qZma50Yb7RK
Critics’ Choice Sale via PSN. https://ow.ly/qZma50Yb7RK
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What the Epstein Regime is doing to Cuba is simply unconscionable.
I don't think enough people understand that the US forces every country to abide by the embargo and sanctions via its military, financial, and legal power. The ramp up in December has made the situation significantly worse.
I don't think enough people understand that the US forces every country to abide by the embargo and sanctions via its military, financial, and legal power. The ramp up in December has made the situation significantly worse.
Good article on the misery that the US is inflicting on everyday people in Cuba. What Trump is doing is just an intensification of six decades of US economic warfare. apnews.com/article/cuba...
As US block of oil supply deepens energy crisis, Cubans ask: What more can we sacrifice?
Cubans on Friday are facing a worsening crisis as U.S. efforts to block oil supplies take a toll. On Thursday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned of further hardships, leaving many anxious about...
apnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
What the Epstein Regime is doing to Cuba is simply unconscionable.
I don't think enough people understand that the US forces every country to abide by the embargo and sanctions via its military, financial, and legal power. The ramp up in December has made the situation significantly worse.
I don't think enough people understand that the US forces every country to abide by the embargo and sanctions via its military, financial, and legal power. The ramp up in December has made the situation significantly worse.
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And yet the most recent polls conducted on this have between 25% - 38% of Californians opposing the bill to tax billionaires more, and Gavin Newsom himself opposes it.
bsky.app/profile/fake...
bsky.app/profile/fake...
It was like 10 people
February 8, 2026 at 1:42 PM
And yet the most recent polls conducted on this have between 25% - 38% of Californians opposing the bill to tax billionaires more, and Gavin Newsom himself opposes it.
bsky.app/profile/fake...
bsky.app/profile/fake...
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How is this real?
I guess Steinbeck was right: “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”
I guess Steinbeck was right: “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”
February 8, 2026 at 1:31 PM
How is this real?
I guess Steinbeck was right: “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”
I guess Steinbeck was right: “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”
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Are there any good social media sites anymore?
Bluesky is getting absolutely roasted on Twitter for their treatment of Palestinians which is really ruining their snarky meme campaign to get people over here and couldn’t happen to a worse company
February 7, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Are there any good social media sites anymore?
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Hokkaido has only truly been part of the Japanese mainland for the past 150 years. Who lived there before its colonization by the Japanese? And how do the island’s indigenous people, the Ainu, fare today?
The Colonization of Hokkaido: How a "Foreign" Frontier Became Japan - Unseen Japan
How a mysterious frontier island peopled by "barbarians" became one of the four main islands of Japan - and how the original inhabitants suffered as a result.
buff.ly
February 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Hokkaido has only truly been part of the Japanese mainland for the past 150 years. Who lived there before its colonization by the Japanese? And how do the island’s indigenous people, the Ainu, fare today?
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Here it is: A piece I've been working on since September. I spoke with a ton of folks from across the many eras of Fallout – from Tim Cain and Todd Howard to Jonathan Nolan and Walton Goggins – to tell the definitive oral history of Fallout bsky.app/profile/game...
Fallout has gone from a small side project to a worldwide phenomenon. We spoke with many of the people behind the various eras of the franchise to tell the story of the series in their own words.
This is Game Informer's oral history of Fallout: gameinformer.com/FalloutOralH...
This is Game Informer's oral history of Fallout: gameinformer.com/FalloutOralH...
February 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Here it is: A piece I've been working on since September. I spoke with a ton of folks from across the many eras of Fallout – from Tim Cain and Todd Howard to Jonathan Nolan and Walton Goggins – to tell the definitive oral history of Fallout bsky.app/profile/game...
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Granblue Fantasy: Relink Owners Can Purchase an Upgrade in Order to Play Endless Ragnarok. With the Upgrade Kit, you can carry over your existing saved data and continue playing without starting over. Cross-platform upgrades are not supported.
Closed Beta Sign Up. https://ow.ly/ZKbn50Y9L29
Closed Beta Sign Up. https://ow.ly/ZKbn50Y9L29
February 6, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Granblue Fantasy: Relink Owners Can Purchase an Upgrade in Order to Play Endless Ragnarok. With the Upgrade Kit, you can carry over your existing saved data and continue playing without starting over. Cross-platform upgrades are not supported.
Closed Beta Sign Up. https://ow.ly/ZKbn50Y9L29
Closed Beta Sign Up. https://ow.ly/ZKbn50Y9L29
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U.S. citizens who have had violent encounters with federal immigration agents testified before Congress on Tuesday. Amid harrowing testimony by victims and the brothers of Renee Good, congressional Democrats offered promises of accountability. Not a single Republican lawmaker showed up.
US Citizens Describe Being Shot, Harassed, and Threatened by Immigration Agents
“My own government attempted to execute me — and when they failed, they chose to vilify me,” testified Marimar Martinez.
buff.ly
February 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
U.S. citizens who have had violent encounters with federal immigration agents testified before Congress on Tuesday. Amid harrowing testimony by victims and the brothers of Renee Good, congressional Democrats offered promises of accountability. Not a single Republican lawmaker showed up.
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the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
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The Verge on Xbox releases: www.theverge.com/tech/874303/...
-Halo: Campaign Evolved tentatively targeting Summer 2026
-Gears of War: E-Day in 2nd half 2026
-Kiln in April
-new Starfield content soon
-Fallout 3 remaster in active dev
-new Xbox controller this year (more in 2nd post)
-Halo: Campaign Evolved tentatively targeting Summer 2026
-Gears of War: E-Day in 2nd half 2026
-Kiln in April
-new Starfield content soon
-Fallout 3 remaster in active dev
-new Xbox controller this year (more in 2nd post)
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
The Verge on Xbox releases: www.theverge.com/tech/874303/...
-Halo: Campaign Evolved tentatively targeting Summer 2026
-Gears of War: E-Day in 2nd half 2026
-Kiln in April
-new Starfield content soon
-Fallout 3 remaster in active dev
-new Xbox controller this year (more in 2nd post)
-Halo: Campaign Evolved tentatively targeting Summer 2026
-Gears of War: E-Day in 2nd half 2026
-Kiln in April
-new Starfield content soon
-Fallout 3 remaster in active dev
-new Xbox controller this year (more in 2nd post)
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PS5 shipments top 92.2 million
PlayStation 5 has shipped 92.2 million units worldwide, Sony announced in its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2025.
PlayStation 5 has shipped 92.2 million units worldwide, Sony announced in its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2025.
PS5 shipments top 92.2 million
PlayStation 5 has shipped 92.2 million units worldwide, Sony announced in its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2025.
www.gematsu.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:06 AM
PS5 shipments top 92.2 million
PlayStation 5 has shipped 92.2 million units worldwide, Sony announced in its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2025.
PlayStation 5 has shipped 92.2 million units worldwide, Sony announced in its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2025.
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NEW: Epic intends to offer the Epic Games Store on the next Xbox
"We definitely plan to be on the new hardware for Xbox, because, unless their policy or stance on it changes, they are telling us they’re going to welcome that."
www.gamefile.news/p/epic-has-m...
"We definitely plan to be on the new hardware for Xbox, because, unless their policy or stance on it changes, they are telling us they’re going to welcome that."
www.gamefile.news/p/epic-has-m...
Epic has many plans for its game store, including launching on the next Xbox
Plus: Horses' Epic Games Store roadblock, revisited.
www.gamefile.news
February 5, 2026 at 1:18 AM
NEW: Epic intends to offer the Epic Games Store on the next Xbox
"We definitely plan to be on the new hardware for Xbox, because, unless their policy or stance on it changes, they are telling us they’re going to welcome that."
www.gamefile.news/p/epic-has-m...
"We definitely plan to be on the new hardware for Xbox, because, unless their policy or stance on it changes, they are telling us they’re going to welcome that."
www.gamefile.news/p/epic-has-m...
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Reminder that if you're a BDS boycotter, Blizzard is part of Microsoft, and Overwatch is very much a Microsoft product.
February 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Reminder that if you're a BDS boycotter, Blizzard is part of Microsoft, and Overwatch is very much a Microsoft product.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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I swear to god yall have got to stop playing/promoting Roblox
Roblox has debuted a tool for players to AI-generate interactive in-game objects, promising "full scene generation" is coming. The news follows a share price plunge after the debut of Google's Genie world-generation tool. https://bit.ly/49Xdmaz
February 4, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I swear to god yall have got to stop playing/promoting Roblox
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jeffrey epstein's apparent association with the likes of bobby kotick, steve bannon, and peter thiel – and his fascination with game design as a means of controlling others – paint an unsettling picture
![If you’re not already seeing the pattern, it’s clear that Epstein and his associates saw games as mechanisms for profit, coercion, and control, a throughline that persists in his association with two key figures in Gamergate and the surrounding bedlam: Peter Thiel and Steve Bannon.
Based on available files, Epstein expressed interest in Thiel and his surveillance company, Palantir, as early as 2012, but correspondence between the two began in 2014. Then, in May 2016, Epstein messaged Thiel saying that he "would have gladly share[d] your expenses for the gawker suit" and invited him to dinner with Noam Chomsky, of all people (it is unclear if this dinner ever took place). That suit, of course, led to the collapse of Gawker Media and the sale of its many sites – of which Kotaku, a major Gamergate target (and the former employer of all five members of Aftermath’s core staff), was one. This would send ripples through the worlds of media and journalism for years to come, leading to a press defanged by the threat of legal annihilation.
The next month, shortly after the June 2016 referendum that kicked off Brexit, Epstein emailed Thiel, saying "brexit, just the beginning" and then, in response to Thiel asking what he meant, "return to tribalism. counter to globalization. amazing new alliances. you and I both agreed zero interest rates were too high, and as i said in your office. finding things on their way to collapse, was much easier than finding the next bargain."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5gdejlhcswjbzraadoltdpps/bafkreiao37med33tdxi7743wqz627lyzzfpfl2istut75g64cl763k6xea@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 9:28 PM
jeffrey epstein's apparent association with the likes of bobby kotick, steve bannon, and peter thiel – and his fascination with game design as a means of controlling others – paint an unsettling picture