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Cale Michael

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Writer who likes basketball and good neutral - Words @ http://www.boosterblogs.com - Reach me @ [email protected] - Links @ https://linktr.ee/XJustified Any -

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Cale Michael @xjustified.bsky.social · Oct 21

Hello bsky! My name is Cale and I write about games and esports a lot.

Currently freelancing/looking for work, but I post plenty of my writing and other projects here. (Please feel free to ignore my sports posts!)

Links: linktr.ee/XJustified
Blog: www.boosterblogs.com

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 4h

The government is shut down, people are literally about to go hungry as SNAP payments stop, and this dude is building a gold trimmed billionaire ballroom.

This isn’t going to end well.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

East Wing is gone.

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Cale Michael @xjustified.bsky.social · 5h

Just looking around at the state of... everything...

a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has a broken light bulb on his knee

ALT: a man wearing glasses and a blue shirt has a broken light bulb on his knee

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Cale Michael @xjustified.bsky.social · 6h

Sounds like a great discussion topic...

a man in a suit and tie is reading a book to a girl with the words i 'll make a note behind him

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is reading a book to a girl with the words i 'll make a note behind him

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Kazuma Hashimoto @kazuma.bsky.social · 7h

we really gotta talk about the various layers to the psychology of spending and interacting with pop culture and games and how we got here lol

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sebmal @mrdo.pro · 9h

Me When I Am Coming To Fucking Get You

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Cale Michael @xjustified.bsky.social · 7h

It blows. You can't go five minutes around here without seeing some business centered around cars (or like, a million churches, take your pick I guess.)

I had to get a car once my old one died because there is no alternative to having one that is reliable around me.

Cale Michael @xjustified.bsky.social · 7h

I’m too tired from job searching to deal with dumb pricing discourse for an entertainment space.

Cale Michael @xjustified.bsky.social · 19h

Kakeru retiring is a real bummer to end the day on.

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Scary Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 20h

You know, whatever else there is to say about DC comics firing me, I have to say it felt deeply satisfying to tell a suit, "I get it, it's important to keep the faceless mob of Nazis happy"

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tabletorgy @tabletorgy.bsky.social · Apr 17

People die, and Yuna dances When will she stop dancing

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NBA Daily News @fantasynbanews.bsky.social · 21h

Things Victor Wembanyama Did Tonight:

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Cale Michael @xjustified.bsky.social · 22h

Big fan of creators and supporting their work. Especially as more layoffs hit media spaces.

Cale Michael @xjustified.bsky.social · 23h

I got you bby

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Mike Straw | Insider-Gaming.com @mikestrawmedia.com · 1d

This isn't good and can't be allowed to happen

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Paramount has made three offers for Warner Bros. Discovery, raising the stakes for a deal that would reshape the media landscape.

Three Offers in One Month: Paramount’s Secret Pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery

A letter from Paramount’s chief executive, David Ellison, to Warner Bros.’ board of directors reveals weeks of talks between the two companies.

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Cale Michael @xjustified.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like every princessification is one wrong move from where you are getting at tbh

Cale Michael @xjustified.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes you just have to make something happen before the timer you are feeling runs out tbh.

I made the mistake of not pulling a similar trigger on that last year and am paying for it now.

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Andy Robinson @andyrobinson.bsky.social · 1d

More than 1,200 video game journalists have left major publications in the past two years, and not returned to the media, according to data supplied to VGC.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/more-th...

More than 1,200 games journalists have left the media in the last two years | VGC

According to Press Engine data, the global pool of games journalists has shrunk by 25%

www.videogameschronicle.com

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Cale Michael @xjustified.bsky.social · 1d

Writing an “actual review” for the first time in a while, and it feels weird lol

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lex luddy (ichiban appreciator) @lexluddy.xyz · 1d

Lots of ex-coworkers at TG are out of a job today.

Despite unrelenting mismanagement, these folks clocked in every day and fought against a tide of BS to produce good work.

Valnet is truly one of the worst companies in both the media and video game industries, and makes both spaces so much worse.

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Cale Michael @xjustified.bsky.social · 1d

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/thegame...

TheGamer website suffers widespread editorial layoffs | VGC

It’s the latest in a series of job losses across games media…

www.videogameschronicle.com

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Cale Michael @xjustified.bsky.social · 1d

I like how as soon as we do this, there are more layoffs...

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The Ghost of Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 1d

If anyone who was laid off from TheGamer today has a piece they were working on and need a home for, Skybox wants to hear from you, and we pay pretty well.

We can't make up for you being laid off, but we'll do what we can.

Jade King @konayma6.bsky.social · 1d

Valnet unfortunately let go of the entire TheGamer features team today alongside several other staff members.

Many incredibly talented and hard working writers I've had the pleasure of working with over the past several years.

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Massoluk @massoluk.bsky.social · 1d

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Cale Michael @xjustified.bsky.social · 1d

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Timesphere | Podcast on RSS.com

Every week, Cale and Scott talk about the most interesting stories in games, esports, and other creative spaces. From Pokémon to Twitch streamers and everything in between, Timesphere is a show about ...

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Cale Michael @xjustified.bsky.social · 1d

While I work on some other stuff for today and beyond, the new episode of Timesphere went up yesterday!

@counterscottgo.bsky.social and I discuss early reactions to Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Battlefield 6, and the future of console gaming. Give it a watch or listen!

youtu.be/LM_qiu4mXFg

Pokémon Legends Z-A and Battlefield 6 Are Here! - Timesphere Podcast

YouTube video by Timesphere

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