Kirby’s Last Snack
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Absorbing info and spitting out thoughts. Primarily media, entertainment, tech, film, TV and video game industry discussion. Sometimes vague, often sarcastic. Veteran Nintendo and Warner Bros. stalwart.
Yeah… nah. Get out of here with this crap. All game devs are not using AI and most are definitely not avoiding paying voice actors by using AI so big money-making publishers can squeak out a little more profit. Talk about throwing away a lot of the good will your game and dev had in one fell swoop.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
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“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Yeah… nah. Get out of here with this crap. All game devs are not using AI and most are definitely not avoiding paying voice actors by using AI so big money-making publishers can squeak out a little more profit. Talk about throwing away a lot of the good will your game and dev had in one fell swoop.
Great news with Ghosts basically matching the PS4 predecessor which had more favorable conditions. Seems like a huge success for the series, developer and Sony, to the chagrin of awesome woman protagonist haters online. 😉
Ghost of Tsushima launched in July 2020 (if you'll recall, stuff was happening at the time that significantly boosted gaming), and the PS4 installed base at the time was significantly higher than the PS5 is today.
Like, anyone with "concern" about this title should be looked at with a side eye.
Like, anyone with "concern" about this title should be looked at with a side eye.
October 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Great news with Ghosts basically matching the PS4 predecessor which had more favorable conditions. Seems like a huge success for the series, developer and Sony, to the chagrin of awesome woman protagonist haters online. 😉
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With one week in market, the US sales performance of Ghost of Yotei was basically flat to that of Ghost of Tsushima.
It did great.
It did great.
October 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
With one week in market, the US sales performance of Ghost of Yotei was basically flat to that of Ghost of Tsushima.
It did great.
It did great.
Items from her mom’s closet? Like… a giant snake? 😲
Apple Martin, who's now in college, said she often uses items from mom Gwyneth Paltrow's closet and admits she didn't have a "normal" upbringing.
Apple Martin on Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin's parenting: 'Shouldn't be entitled'
Apple Martin, who's now in college, said she often uses items from mom Gwyneth Paltrow's closet and admits she didn't have a "normal" upbringing.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Items from her mom’s closet? Like… a giant snake? 😲
Very sad to see. Keaton is a legendary star. Rest well.
Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)
Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'
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October 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Very sad to see. Keaton is a legendary star. Rest well.
My better half just started playing this yesterday and it’s already great. Well deserved!
Ghost of Yotei was the #1 best selling game in Japan this week!
It sold 120,196 physical units at launch on PS5
It sold 120,196 physical units at launch on PS5
October 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
My better half just started playing this yesterday and it’s already great. Well deserved!
Did this person not research David Simon for the assignment? 😅
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Did this person not research David Simon for the assignment? 😅
No film is “ruined“ because it gets turned into a franchise. Folks need to set aside their hatred for franchises (which tend to fund their favorite new non-franchise films) and focus on the why they love the original movie(s) that spawned said franchises.
Food for thought: What is the worst franchise made from the best movie?
15 Great Movies That Were Ruined By Becoming Franchises
These classic films should never have gotten sequels.
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October 9, 2025 at 3:55 AM
No film is “ruined“ because it gets turned into a franchise. Folks need to set aside their hatred for franchises (which tend to fund their favorite new non-franchise films) and focus on the why they love the original movie(s) that spawned said franchises.
Great video game industry sales and health insights from Mat, as usual. Very curious to see how the holiday season goes with higher prices and other factors.
August 2025 U.S. Video Game Market Highlights Thread from Circana - NBA 2K26, Mobile, and Nintendo Switch 2 drove 11% spending growth in August when compared to a year ago, helping lift total projected spending across video game hardware, content and accessories to $4.7B.
October 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Great video game industry sales and health insights from Mat, as usual. Very curious to see how the holiday season goes with higher prices and other factors.
Double digit declines for Xbox and switch 1 aren’t surprising but PS5 is certainly concerning. Was there something this time last year that would make that decline less severe?
Hardware - Monthly hardware spending increased by 32% when compared to a year ago, to $312M. Nintendo Switch 2 sales were able to offset double-digit percentage declines across each of PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and Switch.
October 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Double digit declines for Xbox and switch 1 aren’t surprising but PS5 is certainly concerning. Was there something this time last year that would make that decline less severe?
Oh so it wasn’t Mario Galaxy movie related. Even better!
Nintendo has just revealed a fresh version of yesterday's mysterious animated short film that featured a toddler taking their first steps — now with a small army of Pikmin visible.
Nintendo Reveals Mysterious Animated Short is Indeed a New Pikmin Tease
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October 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Oh so it wasn’t Mario Galaxy movie related. Even better!
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Does this guy have any knowledge of anything? He’s either the most uninformed, oblivious person in the world or one of the worst liars. Gee, I wonder which? 🤔
Mike Johnson: "Federal workers, it's my understanding that the law is that they would be paid. There is some other legal analysis floating around. I haven't yet had time to dig in and read that."
October 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Does this guy have any knowledge of anything? He’s either the most uninformed, oblivious person in the world or one of the worst liars. Gee, I wonder which? 🤔
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I spent the last week combing through reports and speaking with analysts about where EA's studios and most well-known franchises will likely fit under its new owners - and how that massive debt will potentially influence the way EA handles them
www.polygon.com/ea-deal-pred...
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What the EA deal could mean for BioWare, The Sims, and more
The $55 billion deal would take the publishing powerhouse private
www.polygon.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I spent the last week combing through reports and speaking with analysts about where EA's studios and most well-known franchises will likely fit under its new owners - and how that massive debt will potentially influence the way EA handles them
www.polygon.com/ea-deal-pred...
www.polygon.com/ea-deal-pred...
My guess is a Super Mario Galaxy movie promo but potentially featuring the little secret Pikmin. Maybe there is a Pikmin galaxy in the movie? 🤔
Nintendo just released another 'Close to You' video, and they show the Pikmin on the new video!
It's right now on the Nintendo Today app!
It's right now on the Nintendo Today app!
October 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
My guess is a Super Mario Galaxy movie promo but potentially featuring the little secret Pikmin. Maybe there is a Pikmin galaxy in the movie? 🤔
Currently playing through Kirby and the Forgotten Land on Switch 2 after beating Donkey Kong (haven't completed all of the post-game content yet though). The game is somehow even better now. With this and Silksong coming in days, I'm set for September. Hoping Metroid Prime 4 is an Oct/Nov title!
a pink kirby and a red kirby are in a video game
ALT: a pink kirby and a red kirby are in a video game
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September 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Currently playing through Kirby and the Forgotten Land on Switch 2 after beating Donkey Kong (haven't completed all of the post-game content yet though). The game is somehow even better now. With this and Silksong coming in days, I'm set for September. Hoping Metroid Prime 4 is an Oct/Nov title!
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Completely caught up on SLOW HORSES and now I need seven more seasons.
a man wearing glasses is sitting in a dark car
ALT: a man wearing glasses is sitting in a dark car
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July 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Nice. Sony sneaking one of their (multi-platform) titles in amongst all the Microsoft titles for the top selling PlayStation games.
July 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Nice. Sony sneaking one of their (multi-platform) titles in amongst all the Microsoft titles for the top selling PlayStation games.
That's what it wants us to think. It's actually testing this species long-gestating project - cutting-edge spider cloning technology - in anticipation of plans to build an army large enough to take over the entire planet.
“Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, a spider is at work building an elaborate, fake decoy of itself. In its web, it busily goes to working crafting its doppelgänger out of leaves, debris and dead prey insects…”
#scicomm
#sensoryecology
#falsesignal
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#scicomm
#sensoryecology
#falsesignal
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Spider Builds Fake Spider Decoy
The new spider, thought to be a member of the genus Cyclosa, might build these decoys as part of a defense mechanism to confuse or distract predators
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July 27, 2025 at 5:41 AM
That's what it wants us to think. It's actually testing this species long-gestating project - cutting-edge spider cloning technology - in anticipation of plans to build an army large enough to take over the entire planet.
Seeing Fantastic Four tonight after having to cancel our Thursday screening plans. Excited to see a calm and collected sci-fi story superhero film. If this hits with me, it will be three in a row for great and likely unique feeling CB films this year. 👍
three people in fantastic four costumes are sitting on a couch in a living room .
ALT: three people in fantastic four costumes are sitting on a couch in a living room .
media.tenor.com
July 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Seeing Fantastic Four tonight after having to cancel our Thursday screening plans. Excited to see a calm and collected sci-fi story superhero film. If this hits with me, it will be three in a row for great and likely unique feeling CB films this year. 👍
Bibi is a monster and needs to go. He and his cronies know what they have been doing and are just evil. This is why real reporting from both large-media journalists and smaller independents is so important in revealing what is happening to many who ignored or didn't notice before.
The girl – Zeinab Abu Halib – died Friday as her mother tried to get her to a hospital in southern Gaza.
Five-month-old baby dies in mother’s arms in Gaza, a new victim of escalating starvation crisis | CNN
A 5-month-old Palestinian baby suffering from severe malnutrition died in her mother’s arms in Gaza Friday, one of the latest victims of a starvation crisis that has generated international outrage bu...
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July 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Bibi is a monster and needs to go. He and his cronies know what they have been doing and are just evil. This is why real reporting from both large-media journalists and smaller independents is so important in revealing what is happening to many who ignored or didn't notice before.
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The first-ever footage of ‘COYOTE VS ACME’ was exclusively revealed at #SDCC today.
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'Coyote vs. Acme' Reveals First Exclusive Footage at SDCC 2025
'Coyote vs. Acme' debuted its first official look to audiences in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con 2025.
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July 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The first-ever footage of ‘COYOTE VS ACME’ was exclusively revealed at #SDCC today.
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It's like the early days of the Internet! You know, before corporations, marketeers, extreme political view-touting grifters and gatekeepers became the prominent voices online. Broad reaching social media platforms are partially to blame.
“Wikipedia is this economic anomaly. In many ways, it’s sort of magical that people will just volunteer without explicit economic incentives to create artifacts that are meant to share knowledge with everyone in the world”
July 26, 2025 at 9:56 PM
It's like the early days of the Internet! You know, before corporations, marketeers, extreme political view-touting grifters and gatekeepers became the prominent voices online. Broad reaching social media platforms are partially to blame.
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New images of Coyote vs Acme!
July 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
New images of Coyote vs Acme!