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Andrew Bluett @drubie.bsky.social · Jan 3

Saw a bunch of people doing 2024 Media Threads last year, so I think I'll do a 2025 Media Thread. I'll do my best to log everything that I started and finished this year.

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 11h

Lisa wheeling in a lifeless Bart saying MOM, DAD, BART’S DEAD!

BART popping to life and saying DEAD SERIOUS ABOUT GOING TO ITCHY AND SCRATCHYLAND

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Scott Frerichs @kaiserneko.bsky.social · 11h

Young furries, do not buy this repulsive slop

Support actual furry artists if you want silly furry merch, they're out there and they're happy to oblige, and you won't be feeding a machine looking to capitalize on your subculture

Corporate shitposting needed to be smothered in the crib, istg

Spazzy 📎 @spazzy.bsky.social · 13h

Between this and the Spirit Halloween masks, it's amusing but also the nightmare of furry going mainstream. 💀

Gross furry shirts at Spencer's. s: @R0rek (X)

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Andrew Bluett @drubie.bsky.social · 18h

Tens of thousands of people are going to lose their jobs. Love or hate them, EA is a major tent pole of the industry. This is going to have sweeping repercussions for everyone.

Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 18h

Analysts ponder what's next for EA after $55B buyout

"EA will likely split into sports and non-sports divisions, with some operations potentially relocated to Saudi Arabia. For studios, this means freedom from earnings calls but closer oversight from investors pursuing geopolitical objectives."

How the EA buyout diverges from the playbook

Analysts explain how the high-risk leveraged buyout will impact Electronic Arts and the video game industry.

www.gamedeveloper.com

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 1d

with zero notice given to anyone who had ever worked there, and who have now lost any of their work not already archived

Aftermath @aftermath.site · 1d

GameZone, a website dating back to 1994, has had its archives wiped:

aftermath.site/gamezone-video...

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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 1d

Letitia James and James Comey have the best lawyers on earth and will almost certainly be fine. The fact that there’s a zillion stories about them and virtually none about NSPM-7 - which affects countless ordinary people - really says something about who the media writes for

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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 1d

trying to figure out how this fits with rfk's theory that covid was “ethnically targeted” to spare ashkenazi jews and i think the answer is just that rfk is a giant antisemite.

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Besides linking Tylenol in pregnant women to autism, RFK Jr. now says circumcision is part of the reason why kids are autistic.

"Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism, and it's highly likely because they're given Tylenol. None of this is positive..."

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Frank Cifaldi @frankcifaldi.bsky.social · 1d

Collectors! Store owners! Hoarders! Help us out! @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social is looking to source copies of this 1985 NES pack-in poster for fundraising reasons, and we need them asap. We already cleaned out eBay. Note that they need to be the ones that say copyright 1985, as pictured! Can pay!

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Liam Robertson @liamrobertson.bsky.social · 2d

Ubisoft scrambling to ensure that they don’t accidentally publish something cool.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 2d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Joel Zombied 🎃🦇 @velodus.bsky.social · 3d

Their commitment to making sure I never see this movie is commendable

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 3d

Disney promoting AI slop posters at the ‘Tron Ares’ premiere

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Micah @rincewind.run · 3d

Gavin Newsom fucking sucks, part MCXVII

he still has until the end of the week for the rest of the bills so unfortunately it’s time to suck it up, call his office, and politely ask this living hairpiece to do the bare minimum to protect the most vulnerable among us

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 3d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Time Extension @timeextension.com · 3d

After Seven Months Of Work, Kingdom Hearts Mobile's Mini-Games Have Been Translated Into English.

After Seven Months Of Work, Kingdom Hearts Mobile's Mini-Games Have Been Translated Into English

The games were originally dumped back in July 2024

www.timeextension.com

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Andrew Bluett @drubie.bsky.social · 3d

Blitzball

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Aidan Moher @aidanmoher.com · 3d

Did you know I’ve got a starter pack of awesome people who make awesome video game books and magazines?

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Andrew Bluett @drubie.bsky.social · 3d

Final Fantasy X Update:

a cartoon character holding a basketball in her mouth

ALT: a cartoon character holding a basketball in her mouth

media.tenor.com

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VGDensetsu @vgdensetsu.bsky.social · 3d

I wrote a long article about Rieko Kodama, her career at Sega, the evolution of her company, the games she worked on (including some canceled games and/or games for which she is not credited), the status of women and working conditions in the video game industry, etc.
vgdensetsu.net/riekokodama/

Illustration: a portrait of Rieko Kodama with some of the games she has worked on. The dominant colors are yellow, purple and red. Counterclockwise from top left: Rieko Kodama, Alis and Lutz from Phantasy Star, Sonic in a maze, Alex Kidd and his motorbike next to Flicky on a waterfront pier, Joe Musashi and his dog near the Statue of Liberty facing a skyline, the three playable characters from Golden Axe seen from behind on the edge of a cliff, and one of the flying ships from Skies of Arcadia.

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Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 3d

Our news editor @kerrblimey.bsky.social has some advice for developers and PR reps looking to navigate the press slalom:

A quote from an article discussing how to engage with journalists that reads:

"No matter how cordial our correspondence, there might come a time when I have to report on you, your product, or your company in a way you no longer find beneficial or flattering. That is the job. Reporters are not an extension of your marketing department. We are not there to promote you, your product, or tailor headlines to meet your specific needs.

"Acknowledge this before you agree to an interview. Let the truth wash over you like a salve. You'll be better off for it."

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🌿Gin 🌿 @ginwilliamsart.bsky.social · 3d

Artists do NOT accept payment. Always send an invoice.

DO
NOT
ACCEPT
PAYMENTS

Gilbert #NewDeal4Animation @discord12395.bsky.social · 8d

This is a warning to every artists and clients using PayPal: Leave the note blank or send invoices. Apparently even saying "commission" makes them trigger happy. #SaveSpeech #StopPaypros

And continue the pressure by calling PayPal. Helpful link here: anti-censorship-campaign.carrd.co#phonescript

@Inker_comics: I JUST GOT FUCKED UP REAL BAD [shared a screenshot of his suspension from PayPal]

@MrQuessos: [quote tweeting @Inker_comics] If you are going to pay an artist via PayPal, please DO NOT include ANYTHING related to commission or nsfw in the payment description. Whether out of ignorance or innocence, you could screw up someone's job.

Mastercard

Phone (US): 1-800-627-8372
1-800-307-7309
US option selection: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1
Phone (outside US): 1-636-722-7111
Aus: +61 1800 120 113
UK: 0-800-96-4767
All region numbers here (and here )

Stripe

California: 888-926-2289
US: 877-887-7815
France: +33 805-11-19-67

Paypal

Phone (US): 1-888-221-1161
Phone (outside US): 1-402-935-2050
UK: +44 (0203)-901-7000

Visa

Phone (US): 1-800-847-2911
US option selection: 1, 1, 2 or 1, 1, 3
Headquarters: +1 (650)-432-3200
Aus: +61 1800 125 440
Phone (outside US): click here

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Todd in the Shadows @shadowtodd.bsky.social · 4d

New ep! TRAINWRECKORDS: "Eye of the Zombie" by John Fogerty! Yes, zombies. No, I don't know what the album cover is.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjxh...

TRAINWRECKORDS: John Fogerty's "Eye of the Zombie"

YouTube video by Todd in the Shadows

www.youtube.com

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Andrew Bluett @drubie.bsky.social · 4d

Oh...

Oh I need this.

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Aid1043 @aid1043.bsky.social · 4d

After 7 months of work, my latest project: a full English patch of Kingdom Hearts Mobile! You can play all 8 of these previously-lost mini-games, in English for the first time.

There's puzzle games, card games, rhythm games, and more, and even canon lore!

More info: youtu.be/dWJEfN3W6Iw

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Andrew Bluett @drubie.bsky.social · 4d

There are those who said this day would never come.

What have they to say now?

Tron's evil twin brother Troff @tonygoldmark.bsky.social · 4d

At LONG last it's @vaultdisneypod.bsky.social #151! In our belated fourth episode of Patreon Request "Month" 2025, I'm joined by Laura Barry, Sam Barry and Kit Quinn as we cover @arthurcrane.bsky.social's request for WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT! escapefromvaultdisney.libsyn.com/who-framed-r...

Escape From Vault Disney: Who Framed Roger Rabbit

It's our fourth episode of the increasingly-inaccurately-titled Patreon Request "Month" 2025, and in the longest official episode of this podcast to date, the randomizer is going all the way back to 1...

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Tron's evil twin brother Troff @tonygoldmark.bsky.social · 4d

One of the most commonly-misunderstood things about "Disney Adults" is our feelings towards Disney executives.

I have yet to encounter a "Disney Adult" who doesn't absolutely LOATHE Disney executives with every last fiber of their being. That's what happens when you do the research.

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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 4d

A text from my mum. The general population appear to be losing their minds

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Andrew Bluett @drubie.bsky.social · 5d

Hullbreaker Horror Furby?!

Fuck I might need to get that SL now

Andrew Bluett @drubie.bsky.social · 5d

I think the mobile game at least flirted with that, but I don't care enough about mobile games to even watch the fandub.

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