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Alex James Kane

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Writer for hire. Boss Fight Books, Fangoria, IGN, Lost in Cult, PC Gamer, Polygon, Roger Ebert, Rolling Stone, Star Wars, USA Today, Variety. backloggd.com/u/alexjkane kane.journoportfolio.com [email protected]

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Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social · Mar 19

A big update: Now that I’ve got some freelance contracts going again, I’m very much Open for Business! If you need a writer for a gaming feature, a pop-culture interview, a mock review or other games-industry consulting gig, a Star Wars expert or Fallout S2 recapper, my email is [email protected].

Some print work from my previous freelance days: an issue of PC Gamer with Cyberpunk on the cover, my book on the making of BioWare, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, an issue of Edge magazine, Fangoria issue number 2 (which contains my oral history of Friday the 13th: The Game), and Den of Geek.

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Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social · 3h

Huge congrats! This sounds incredible

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Madeleine Roux @authoroux.bsky.social · 5h

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…

Some books are just meant to be, ya know? Had to be me, someone else might have gotten it wrong. ✨

Cover reveal for STAR WARS LEGACY with Leia, Rey and Kylo Ren

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Set between Episodes VIlI and IX, Rey and Leia embark on a quest to repair Rey's lightsaber and rekindle the legacy of the Jedi.
After barely escaping the First Order on Crait, Rey and the Resistance are struggling to rebuild. Her friends need the last Jedi more than ever, but Rey feels alone and overwhelmed: Jedi tradition is built on masters and apprentices, and Rey's teacher is gone. Leia Organa tries her best to train Rey in the ways of the Force as Luke did for her so many years ago, but Leia's knowledge is limited, Rey's lightsaber is broken, and the specter of Kylo Ren and regrets from the past haunt them both. How can Leia pass the torch, when she herself is unsure of the way?
But then, the ancient Jedi texts offer a glimmer of hope: a long-forgotten Jedi temple on Tython that might hold the key to repairing Rey's saber. Rey leaps at the chance to journey there - and to her surprise, so does Leia.
Rey and Leia's nascent mentorship is put to the test when they discover the temple on Tython is filled with obscure clues to decipher and arcane trials to complete.As they work to unravel the temple's mysteries, they encounter a group of refugees living in its shadow, hiding from a First Order officer hot on the trail of two freedom fighters in their midst: With the threat of the First Order looming and the secrets of the temple yet to be unlocked, the newly forged master and apprentice must confront their pasts, reach each other in the present, and decide what it means to carry the legacy of the Jedi into the future.

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Kelly Knox @kelly-knox.com · 5h

All the Lucasfilm Publishing reveals from NYCC in one place! www.starwars.com/news/nycc-20...

Artwork of Leia Organa and Rey from the cover of Star Wars: Legacy

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Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social · 5h

Oh hell yes...

Jordan Maison @jordanmaison.com · 6h

Master & Apprentice story on TYTHON! #StarWars

Set between Episodes VIII and IX, Rey and Leia embark on a quest to repair Rey's lightsaber and rekindle the legacy of the Jedi.

After barely escaping the First Order on Crait, Rey and the Resistance are struggling to rebuild. Her friends need the last Jedi more than ever, but Rey feels alone and overwhelmed. Jedi tradition is built on masters and apprentices, and Rey's teacher is gone. Leia Organa tries her best to train Rey in the ways of the Force as Luke did for her so many years ago, but Leia's knowledge is limited, Rey's lightsaber is broken, and the specter of Kylo Ren and regrets from the past haunt them both. How can Leia pass the torch when she herself is unsure of the way?
But then, the ancient Jedi texts offer a glimmer of hope: a long-forgotten Jedi temple on Tython that might hold the key to repairing Rey's saber. Rey leaps at the chance to journey there - and to her surprise, so does Leia.

Rey and Leia's nascent mentorship is put to the test when they discover the temple on Tython is filled with obscure clues to decipher and arcane trials to complete. As they work to unravel the temple's mysteries, they encounter a group of refugees living in its shadow, hiding from a First Order officer hot on the trail of two freedom fighters in their midst. With the threat of the First Order looming and the secrets of the temple yet to be unlocked, the newly forged master and apprentice must confront their pasts, reach each other in the present, and decide what it means to carry the legacy of the Jedi into the future.

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Alex Kain @tdcpresents.bsky.social · 5h

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Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social · 16h

Este estudio estara iniciando con talento Mexicano y Latinoamericano para vincular animadores de varios paises y ifrecera estudios a un animador Mexicano por cda ciclo escolar durante una decada entera.

Animated Antic @animatedantic.bsky.social · 22h

Guillermo del Toro and Netflix have announced plans to form a new stop motion studio that will be both a studio and a school to push the medium forward and will develop plans to make Del Toro's next stop motion project after Pinocchio. I'm very hyped to see what this leads to!

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Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social · 22h

Battlefield 6 feels *incredible.* Man. I think I'm gonna be using the DMR + Medic combo a lot.

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Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social · 22h

She's perfect

Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social · 22h

So great!

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 1d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social · 1d

The way it's used in Romulus is so "Look, kiddos! I read the Wiki!"

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 1d

Humble Games Bundle: Cosmic Mysteries & Noir Realities ($10 for all) buff.ly/Yyw3mri #ad

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Elizabeth DeLoria, Pope of Chili-Town @yourdadloves.me · 1d

God I love Mass Effect.

a screenshot from the mass effect 3 citadel dlc of the dialogue wheel. One option said "I will end you." The other says "I will end you painfully." There are no other options.

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Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social · 1d

There are just too many apps! At least with email, you give out maybe one or two at a time...

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Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social · 1d

The end of the workday can't come soon enough!

Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social · 1d

Doctor Loomis out there like: "Stand aside, Sheriff! That man is exercising his Constitutional right..."

Brian Lynch @brianmichaellynch.bsky.social · 1d

At one point, Blumhouse owned HALLOWEEN and THE PURGE and could have made a great Halloween-On-Purge-Night-So-Michael-Myers-Can-Do-Whatever-He-Wants movie.

Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social · 1d

Had a dream I was hanging out with the Goo Goo Dolls (maybe I was interviewing them for an article?), and their bass player went on this long, in-the-weeds rant about why the acoustic guitar is an inherently superior instrument compared to the electric six-string. He may have been onto something.

Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social · 1d

Hell yeah! Congratulations

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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com · 1d

For TIME I went long on the bumbling white men at the heart of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, EDDINGTON, and THE MASTERMIND.

How the White Savior Became This Year’s Cinematic Punchline

Several of this year's notable movies, including, One Battle After Another, Eddington, and The Mastermind humorously critique the political role of white men.

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 1d

On Monday, Yacht Club Games delayed the much-anticipated upcoming game Mina the Hollower.

On Tuesday, I visited their studio and saw the game. It made for a rare glimpse at why a video game gets delayed and what "polish" actually means.

This week's column:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Why 'Mina the Hollower' Was Delayed

Yacht Club Games hasn't given a new release date, but the delay shouldn’t be more than a few months

www.bloomberg.com

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skele-tuna 💀‼️ @artbytuna.bsky.social · 1d

Mattel did NOT hold back with this one

A monster high doll as a xenomorph from alien

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Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social · 1d

"I gave up frogging years ago..."

Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social · 1d

Top 4 games of 2025 so far

Avowed, Obsidian. Iridescent skeleton with a sword.

Golden Tee Arcade Classics. A golf course viewed from the green.

Whisker Squadron: Survivor, sort of a Star Fox 64 homage with roguelike elements and a synthwave vibe.

Battlefield 6 key art. Soldiers surviving a flaming New York City.

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Alex James Kane @alexjkane.bsky.social · 1d

Sure hope this isn't a Copilot thing

Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · 1d

Halo art director leaves studio after 17 years with ominous message alluding to discontent

www.eurogamer.net/halo-art-dir...

A promotional Halo Infinite image showing a close-up of Master Chief's helmet held by his side while a lush landscape of lakes and mountains is visible in the background.

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Fabraz - Demon Tides & Bubsy 4D @fabraz.bsky.social · 1d

Sure was crazy when we just dropped the Demon Tides demo like that... What's that? WE JUST LAUNCHED THE BUBSY 4D DEMO TOO?!

Live on Steam right now, go check out what we've been cooking up with the bobcat.

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