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He/Him Co-Founder & Editor-at-Large @skyboxcritics.bsky.social SkyboxCritics.com https://www.patreon.com/c/skyboxcritics Writer @ IGN, GameSpot, Kotaku, etc. Podcaster | Singer | Drummer http://linktr.ee/ribnax | Inquiries: [email protected]

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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · Nov 25

Hey, everyone! I'm Brian Barnett. I am a singer, drummer, songwriter, & video game critic, podcaster, & guide writer

I write for @ign.com, GameSpot, @kotaku.bsky.social, etc, & was full-time on the IGN Wiki team for a bit

Community is incredibly important to me, so I try to build it wherever I can

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Will Borger @edgarallanbro.bsky.social · 3h

The video is still cooking, but my words are hot and ready. I reviewed Absolum for @ign.com. It's an exceptional beat 'em up and a middling roguelite. I enjoyed it, but I wish it hadn't wasted so much of my time forcing me to get my numbers up to progress. Death to RPG elements in action games.

Absolum Review - IGN

An excellent beat ‘em up let down by a roguelite structure that doesn’t serve it.

www.ign.com

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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 16h

That… is a good point. Some of them certainly are. 🫠

Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 22h

Nah, you better roll this back and reinstate the app

Felipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 23h

You cannot be fucking serious

SCOOP: Apple Quietly Made ICE Agents a Protected Class

Internal emails show tech giant used anti-hate-speech rules meant for minorities to block an app documenting immigration enforcement.

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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 22h

I keep saying this, but where are the "we need guns to defend against tyranny" when MASKED PEOPLE ARE GRABBING PEOPLE OFF THE STREET WITH NO ID, WARRANTS, ETC.?

When a tantrum-throwing orange toddler sends the military into American cities?

This is what you've been preparing for, so WHERE ARE YOU?

run DanAmrich.exe -verbose @danamrich.bsky.social · 23h

Today, a sitting President is trying to send military forces into US cities to quell...peaceful protests.

The National Rifle Association, which repeatedly shouts that it needs its pew-pews to fight a potentially tyrannical government, is silent.

Hypocrites? Liars.

As suspected. But.

a man wearing glasses and a leather jacket is sitting at a desk in a laboratory .

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Lucas White @hokutolucas.bsky.social · 23h

new review time folks

yooka-replaylee is a very fun video game, but the updates and changes came with a significant cost

Shacknews @shacknews.com · 1d

Yooka-Replaylee review: Changing the tune

Yooka-Laylee is back, in a way that seems to distance itself from its roots.

dlvr.it

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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 22h

Good, then you SHOULD die.

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Dr Nick @nmwilkinson.bsky.social · 1d

Asking homeowners for permission would kill the burglary industry

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

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

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Skybox @skyboxcritics.com · 2d

The latest episode of The Skybox Podcast is now available on demand! We talk about Final Fantasy Tactics, Hades 2, and... Bop-It: The Video Game?

Check it out on Patreon : www.patreon.com/posts/ep-13-...

Or Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7dHe...

Ep. 13 - Final Fantasy Tactics, Puzzle Quest, Hades 2, & Bop-It OR "Getting Donuts From The Newcastle Big Boy" | Skybox

Get more from Skybox on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 4d

oooooooh imma gonna have to find that one

thanks nick!

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Antony Johnston @antonyjohnston.bsky.social · 4d

And somehow, the sky hasn't fallen, there's no economic catastrophe, Europe's green lands aren't suddenly all covered in panels. Wouldn't it be nice if all those people who wailed about how green energy is terrible and spells doom changed their tune to match reality? Well, a boy can dream.

Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 6d

#Solar becomes main source of electricity in the #EU for first time. More than half of the EU’s #electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from #RenewableEnergy
www.independent.co.uk/tech/solar-p...

Solar becomes main source of electricity in the EU for first time

More than half of the EU’s electricity in the second quarter of 2025 came from renewable energy

www.independent.co.uk

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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 4d

No idea if he will ever see this, but I want Lewis Pullman to know that his portrayal of Sentry & the Void have instantly skyrocketed those characters to #1 for me in Marvel (past Spidey)

It is CRAZY powerful to see myself on screen after SO many years of watching movies & shows

So much love 💟

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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 4d

Just straight up stopped turning on

Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 4d

Anyone have issues with their
@audiotechnicausa.bsky.social turntables?

I got one for my wife for Christmas, it was NOT cheap, was highly rated, and it just... stopped working

Really sucks because we just got new vinyls we cant listen to

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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 5d

"Delita, what are you planning on doing with the princess?!"

"You would let her down, Ramza. Ultimately, you would desert her. I'll do no such thing."

Owls die, Jack. @phosfate.bsky.social · 5d

Okay, wait, this may be it...
soundcloud.com/speederthehe...
...but it's blocked from here.

Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (RPG Battle Version)

I just want it to be clear that I claim no credit for making anything I upload here. I only upload things here to use them on an app site called Roll20.net. If anyone has an issue with something I hav

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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 5d

The segmented spine weapon in this movie is so awesome

Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 5d

F A C T S

Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 5d

Dang, really?

You don't have a link do you? I really need to hear this

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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 5d

Fuck apps - build websites.

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 6d

New from 404 Media: Google removed an ICE-spotting app too. Called Red Dot, an immigration support group on the ground in Chicago told me it was using it. Google now removed, just like Apple did with ICEBlock after DOJ pressure. Google calls ICE vulnerable group
www.404media.co/google-calls...

Google Calls ICE Agents a Vulnerable Group, Removes ICE-Spotting App ‘Red Dot’

The move comes as Apple removed ICEBlock after direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials and signals a broader crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

www.404media.co

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Yourson Smells @tailboi.bsky.social · 5d

fuck gavin newsome but making states choose between local vs federal backing is a really effective way to combat the Trump Shit and more people should do it.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 5d

I literally hate to give Newsom credit for anything, he's a snake when it comes to transgender issues, but he's legitimately doing a good thing here.

www.latimes.com/california/s...

Newsom threatens to cut state funding to universities that sign Trump’s political compact

The White House asked nine major universities, including USC, to commit to President Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Califor...

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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 5d

GIVE. ME. KEANU. CONSTANTINE. IN. JAMES. GUNN'S. DC. UNIVERSE.

IGN @ign.com · 5d

Keanu Reeves has issued an update on the on-again, off-again Constantine 2, which the actor hopes will end up green lit by DC Studios. bit.ly/3IRUwXv

“Hopefully, They Like It, Too” — Keanu Reeves Has a New Draft of the Constantine 2 Script and He’s Taking It to DC Studios

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5d

On October 3rd, I’m asking you to register to vote.

zohranfornyc.com/register

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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 5d

NOOOOO Mike

"Weeeeeee're nooo straaaangers to looooooooooooove"

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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 5d

Ooh thats cool

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Brian Barnett | Ribnax @brianbarnett.bsky.social · 6d

Dang, that is nuts.

Occasionally someone will walk past it, and I just don't open the door.

But if I'm feeling saucy, I will open the door, point to the sign, and say, "didn't you see that sign? Also, there's no solicitation in this neighborhood"