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As CEO Ryan Cohen is promised billions as a reward for explosive growth, GameStop employees claim they were barely given notice about closures
GameStop starts 2026 by closing hundreds of stores as CEO gambles on $35B payday
As CEO Ryan Cohen is promised billions as a reward for explosive growth, GameStop employees claim they were barely given notice about closures
www.polygon.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:01 PM
As CEO Ryan Cohen is promised billions as a reward for explosive growth, GameStop employees claim they were barely given notice about closures
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NEW: Nintendo of America and contracting firm Teksystems are facing two new labor complaints from workers
Details are light, but the companies allegedly violated workers' rights to engage in concerted activities around unionizing or similar acts
No comment so far
www.gamefile.news/p/nintendo-t...
Details are light, but the companies allegedly violated workers' rights to engage in concerted activities around unionizing or similar acts
No comment so far
www.gamefile.news/p/nintendo-t...
Two new labor complaints filed against Nintendo and contracting firm Teksystems
Nintendo of America settled a prior labor complaint in 2022.
www.gamefile.news
January 8, 2026 at 9:10 PM
NEW: Nintendo of America and contracting firm Teksystems are facing two new labor complaints from workers
Details are light, but the companies allegedly violated workers' rights to engage in concerted activities around unionizing or similar acts
No comment so far
www.gamefile.news/p/nintendo-t...
Details are light, but the companies allegedly violated workers' rights to engage in concerted activities around unionizing or similar acts
No comment so far
www.gamefile.news/p/nintendo-t...
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Who needs an actual police force when americans will police themselves.
Exercise your First Amendment rights. Be peaceful in your protests. Don't take the bait.
January 8, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Who needs an actual police force when americans will police themselves.
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'Avowed' is coming to PS5 on February 17th alongside anniversary update. Already on Xbox Series, Game Pass and PC.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:14 PM
'Avowed' is coming to PS5 on February 17th alongside anniversary update. Already on Xbox Series, Game Pass and PC.
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Federal agents shot two people in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday afternoon, just one day after a killing by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent sparked national outrage.
theintercept.com/2026/01/08/f...
theintercept.com/2026/01/08/f...
Federal Agents Just Shot Two People in Portland
The shooting came just one day after an ICE agent in Minneapolis shot and killed Renee Nicole Good.
theintercept.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Federal agents shot two people in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday afternoon, just one day after a killing by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent sparked national outrage.
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The United States was responsible for the massive production of opium (used for heroin) in Afghanistan between 2002-2022.
The CIA and US Special Forces ran the largest drug cartel. When they left, production collapsed (Not that you should hand it to the Taliban or anything)
The CIA and US Special Forces ran the largest drug cartel. When they left, production collapsed (Not that you should hand it to the Taliban or anything)
January 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The United States was responsible for the massive production of opium (used for heroin) in Afghanistan between 2002-2022.
The CIA and US Special Forces ran the largest drug cartel. When they left, production collapsed (Not that you should hand it to the Taliban or anything)
The CIA and US Special Forces ran the largest drug cartel. When they left, production collapsed (Not that you should hand it to the Taliban or anything)
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Ah, I just read that the ICE terrorists even pulled the Israeli tactic of prohibiting official medical aid from reaching their victim. They didn't quite massacre the ambulance like Israel often does, but the effect is similar: ensure the injuries they cause mean death or permanent maiming.
January 8, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Ah, I just read that the ICE terrorists even pulled the Israeli tactic of prohibiting official medical aid from reaching their victim. They didn't quite massacre the ambulance like Israel often does, but the effect is similar: ensure the injuries they cause mean death or permanent maiming.
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Switch 2 sales slowed over Christmas compared to Switch 1 in many Western markets, including the US and UK.
A 'senior Nintendo employee' attributed the dip to a “complicated economic landscape”, higher prices, and “the absence of a major Western game”.
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A 'senior Nintendo employee' attributed the dip to a “complicated economic landscape”, higher prices, and “the absence of a major Western game”.
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Switch 2 sales slowed over Christmas, down 35% in the US compared to Switch 1 launch | VGC
Various European markets also saw a decline follow record-breaking launch…
vgc.news
January 8, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Switch 2 sales slowed over Christmas compared to Switch 1 in many Western markets, including the US and UK.
A 'senior Nintendo employee' attributed the dip to a “complicated economic landscape”, higher prices, and “the absence of a major Western game”.
vgc.news/news/switch-...
A 'senior Nintendo employee' attributed the dip to a “complicated economic landscape”, higher prices, and “the absence of a major Western game”.
vgc.news/news/switch-...
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Xbox Developer Direct announced, airing January 22
➡️ news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
The show will feature a look at Fable, Forza Horizon 6, and Beast of Reincarnation
➡️ news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
The show will feature a look at Fable, Forza Horizon 6, and Beast of Reincarnation
January 8, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Xbox Developer Direct announced, airing January 22
➡️ news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
The show will feature a look at Fable, Forza Horizon 6, and Beast of Reincarnation
➡️ news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/0...
The show will feature a look at Fable, Forza Horizon 6, and Beast of Reincarnation
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My Mario Products Are Coming To Nintendo Store NY & SF on February 19th. https://ow.ly/wGUc50XTs5F
This includes the Wood Block Amiibo Sets, Board Book & More Products Geared Towards Young Kids.
This includes the Wood Block Amiibo Sets, Board Book & More Products Geared Towards Young Kids.
January 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM
My Mario Products Are Coming To Nintendo Store NY & SF on February 19th. https://ow.ly/wGUc50XTs5F
This includes the Wood Block Amiibo Sets, Board Book & More Products Geared Towards Young Kids.
This includes the Wood Block Amiibo Sets, Board Book & More Products Geared Towards Young Kids.
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the obama admin expanded ICE, the biden admin expanded ICE. not sure just voting blue is helping
The only way we protect ourselves from ICE is by winning the midterms.
January 8, 2026 at 1:28 AM
the obama admin expanded ICE, the biden admin expanded ICE. not sure just voting blue is helping
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Israel is still doing war crimes in the US-endorsed war crimes experimentation camps in Palestine. The murder drones tested on the Palestinians are now "battle tested", and the continued apartheid tests yield great insights in how to suppress any group of dissidents.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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UN report chronicles intensification of decades of severe racial discrimination by Israel in occupied West Bank
GENEVA – A comprehensive UN Human Rights Office report released today details the asphyxiating impact of Israel’s laws, policies and practices on every aspect of daily life for Palestinians in the occ...
www.ohchr.org
January 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Israel is still doing war crimes in the US-endorsed war crimes experimentation camps in Palestine. The murder drones tested on the Palestinians are now "battle tested", and the continued apartheid tests yield great insights in how to suppress any group of dissidents.
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Ubisoft closes its recently unionized Halifax studio. gameinformer.com/2026/01/07/u...
January 7, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Ubisoft closes its recently unionized Halifax studio. gameinformer.com/2026/01/07/u...
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Machine Games is reportedly working on Wolfenstein 3 and a ‘Rainbow Six Siege-style’ multiplayer title.
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Machine Games is reportedly working on Wolfenstein 3 and a ‘Rainbow Six Siege-style’ multiplayer title | VGC
The Bethesda studio has previously expressed interest in a third Wolfenstein…
vgc.news
January 7, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Machine Games is reportedly working on Wolfenstein 3 and a ‘Rainbow Six Siege-style’ multiplayer title.
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No means no. Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount Skydance’s revised takeover bid, reinforcing its current plan to sell key assets to Netflix.
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WBD Rejects Yet Another Paramount Skydance Takeover Attempt
Warner Bros. Discovery rejects a revised takeover bid from Paramount Skydance, despite new guarantees from backer Larry Ellison, reaffirming its Netflix deal.
www.cartoonbrew.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:22 PM
No means no. Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount Skydance’s revised takeover bid, reinforcing its current plan to sell key assets to Netflix.
www.cartoonbrew.com/business/wbd...
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These 75 Democrats joined Republicans to "express gratitude" to ICE agents and call for greater local and state collaboration with ICE.
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June 10, 2025 at 4:27 AM
These 75 Democrats joined Republicans to "express gratitude" to ICE agents and call for greater local and state collaboration with ICE.
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NEW from Important Context:
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
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Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
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Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans
Genocide scholars say policies targeting transgender Americans match early warning signs of mass atrocity.
www.importantcontext.news
January 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
NEW from Important Context:
Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
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Genocide experts, including two past presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, are speaking out about escalating attacks on transgender Americans in the U.S.
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There's still meant to be a ceasefire btw.
But at least 414 Palestinians have been killed and 1,145 injured (that we know of) since that ceasefire went into effect, with Israel now physically occupying more than 50% of the Gaza Strip.
But at least 414 Palestinians have been killed and 1,145 injured (that we know of) since that ceasefire went into effect, with Israel now physically occupying more than 50% of the Gaza Strip.
Israel extends Gaza occupation beyond ‘yellow line’ in north, bombs south https://aje.io/nb59mu
January 7, 2026 at 12:15 AM
There's still meant to be a ceasefire btw.
But at least 414 Palestinians have been killed and 1,145 injured (that we know of) since that ceasefire went into effect, with Israel now physically occupying more than 50% of the Gaza Strip.
But at least 414 Palestinians have been killed and 1,145 injured (that we know of) since that ceasefire went into effect, with Israel now physically occupying more than 50% of the Gaza Strip.
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🔴 NEW: Israel has authorized the use of electronic tracking devices on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, allowing real-time surveillance of civilians placed under administrative movement restrictions, a new IDF directive states. It applies to civilians who have not been charged, tried, or...
January 6, 2026 at 3:21 AM
🔴 NEW: Israel has authorized the use of electronic tracking devices on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, allowing real-time surveillance of civilians placed under administrative movement restrictions, a new IDF directive states. It applies to civilians who have not been charged, tried, or...
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What China is trying to do instead is position itself as global power that provides an alternative to what the US offers. It's not always better, but it's more stable.
Even when the US has intervened, China usually finds a way to work with the new government. And that works for them (for now).
Even when the US has intervened, China usually finds a way to work with the new government. And that works for them (for now).
January 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
What China is trying to do instead is position itself as global power that provides an alternative to what the US offers. It's not always better, but it's more stable.
Even when the US has intervened, China usually finds a way to work with the new government. And that works for them (for now).
Even when the US has intervened, China usually finds a way to work with the new government. And that works for them (for now).
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> US blockades Venezuela
> Kills over 100 via strikes on fishing boats
> Illegally seizes tankers going to China
> Increases sanctions on the oil sector
> Threatens anyone that gets in its way
> Bombs the country
> Kidnaps Maduro
The Economist: Why didn't China stop us from doing this?
> Kills over 100 via strikes on fishing boats
> Illegally seizes tankers going to China
> Increases sanctions on the oil sector
> Threatens anyone that gets in its way
> Bombs the country
> Kidnaps Maduro
The Economist: Why didn't China stop us from doing this?
Over the past few months China has regularly condemned America’s military deployment near Venezuela.
But aside from strong words, what did it do for Nicolás Maduro at his time of need?
But aside from strong words, what did it do for Nicolás Maduro at his time of need?
America’s raid on Venezuela reveals the limits of China’s reach
It is not a template for Taiwan but a reality check on China’s global power
econ.st
January 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM
> US blockades Venezuela
> Kills over 100 via strikes on fishing boats
> Illegally seizes tankers going to China
> Increases sanctions on the oil sector
> Threatens anyone that gets in its way
> Bombs the country
> Kidnaps Maduro
The Economist: Why didn't China stop us from doing this?
> Kills over 100 via strikes on fishing boats
> Illegally seizes tankers going to China
> Increases sanctions on the oil sector
> Threatens anyone that gets in its way
> Bombs the country
> Kidnaps Maduro
The Economist: Why didn't China stop us from doing this?
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2025's top 5 most played games on US PlayStation ranked by % of active panel that played:
1 - Fortnite
2 - Call of Duty
3 - GTAV
4 - Roblox
5 - Minecraft
Same list for 2024:
1 - Fortnite
2 - Call of Duty
3 - GTAV
4 - Roblox
5 - Minecraft
Source: Circana Player Engagement Tracker
1 - Fortnite
2 - Call of Duty
3 - GTAV
4 - Roblox
5 - Minecraft
Same list for 2024:
1 - Fortnite
2 - Call of Duty
3 - GTAV
4 - Roblox
5 - Minecraft
Source: Circana Player Engagement Tracker
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
2025's top 5 most played games on US PlayStation ranked by % of active panel that played:
1 - Fortnite
2 - Call of Duty
3 - GTAV
4 - Roblox
5 - Minecraft
Same list for 2024:
1 - Fortnite
2 - Call of Duty
3 - GTAV
4 - Roblox
5 - Minecraft
Source: Circana Player Engagement Tracker
1 - Fortnite
2 - Call of Duty
3 - GTAV
4 - Roblox
5 - Minecraft
Same list for 2024:
1 - Fortnite
2 - Call of Duty
3 - GTAV
4 - Roblox
5 - Minecraft
Source: Circana Player Engagement Tracker
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Kojima Productions is releasing its own gaming tablet and accessories designed by Yoji Shinkawa, in partnership with ASUS ROG.
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Kojima Productions reveals its most ambitious collaboration yet: A Yoji Shinkawa gaming tablet | VGC
The Death Stranding studio has designed his own ASUS portable PC and accessories line…
vgc.news
January 6, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Kojima Productions is releasing its own gaming tablet and accessories designed by Yoji Shinkawa, in partnership with ASUS ROG.
vgc.news/news/kojima-...
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