Jonathan Ore
@jonore.bsky.social
Senior writer & editor for CBC News online. Won't stop talking about video games. One-time guest on the Giant Bomb @nite couch. Bio & contact: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/author/jonathan-ore-1.3300194
David does great work covering the CDN games scene and has damned fine journalistic instincts, which is rare in the specialist press world. Hire him!
David Carcasole@slybowser.bsky.social · 2w agoSo while editors can expect me in their inbox, I'll also say: if you're looking for a writer who is more than capable of independently handling a daily news grind, writing longer features and interviews, reviews, guides, or anything else you may need, reach out at davidcarc96@hotmail.com
First off, what a cool looking game. Can't wait to play. Second, the interview where the game's creative director is asked "on Steam? What's that?" "it's a purchase game?" and "is there any chance it could go on Roblox?" is a real snapshot of where gaming's at.
Brad Shankar@bradshankar.bsky.social · 6h agoVery cool seeing @kittencupstudio.bsky.social on CP24 talking about @capycastaway.com this morning. We need more mainstream coverage of games like this!
In Gaza City, a funeral for 112 family members takes place 3 years after their deaths | Family members say they dug through rubble with their hands when excavators weren't available www.cbc.ca/news/world/g...
After 3 years of searching for remains of 112 relatives, families in Gaza City finally lay loved ones to rest | CBC News
Nearly three years after more than 100 of their relatives were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, surviving members of the Abu Sharia and Hasayna families say they're relieved to be able to ...
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“People are reading all sorts of things, emails, texts. They might read things on Twitter, social media ... But it's really this deep engagement over sustained periods of time with things like books, novels, long articles, where we're seeing that real decline.” www.cbc.ca/radio/thecur...
Struggling to get your kids to read a book? Here are some tips | CBC Radio
New data suggests kids and teens today aren’t reading for fun the way older generations did. What do young people lose when they don't spend time with a good book?
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Former CTV News chief anchor Lloyd Robertson dies at 92 www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Former CTV News chief anchor Lloyd Robertson dies at 92
Canadian journalist Lloyd Robertson, who covered everything from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the 9/11 terrorist attacks during 35 years as chief anchor of CTV National News, has died. He was 92.
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Orange sleeves were mandatory. (Dragon Shield mattes for people who care about such things)
WestJet flight attendants are officially on strike as of Sunday after their union and the airline were unable to reach a deal for a new contract. Follow live updates here: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
WestJet flight attendants go on strike after airline, union fail to reach a deal | CBC
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Transactions speak louder than words.
VGC@videogameschronicle.com · 5d ago"We’re going to cautiously move this forward" - Sony says it hears the PlayStation disc backlash but will continue its plans. CFO Lin Tao said its focus was on trying to "engage the gamers" in "the future digital ecosystem". www.videogameschronicle.com/news/were-go...
Police Got A Username Based On Skyrim Wrong And Sent An Innocent Man To Prison: "A Subtle Mistake That Changed The Course Of My Life"
How A Misread Username Based On Skyrim Turned Into A Disaster
A single underscore led to a wrongful conviction
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At the risk of sounding like a broken record, here's another zinger from @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social! This week, she looks at how institutional knowledge is being disregarded and undervalued across major game studios to the detriment of workers.
Game Developer@gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 6d agoIf knowledge if power, why are game companies setting it alight?
This is really neat, and I'm sure it happens elsewhere but I can't remember the last time a game did a promo with a conservation group? \\ ht @bradshankar.bsky.social @mobilesyrup.com mobilesyrup.com/2026/07/28/g...
Gameloft Montreal supporting Nature Conservancy of Canada in Disney Dreamlight Valley
Players can buy a special charity bundle to get a cute bear companion, with proceeds going to the conservation charity.
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After laying off Battlefield 6 devs, EA boss Andrew Wilson's bonus rose $8m to $38m last year, thanks to the game's success across "all milestones" www.eurogamer.net/ea-boss-38-m...
For the wrestling fans here, this is the equivalent of getting "future endeavour'd" on a studio level
Rebekah Valentine@duckvalentine.bsky.social · last wk.got a statement from Xbox on this and, woof kotaku.com/double-fine-...
Auto-complete and auto-correct introduce more errors than they fix these days, it seems.
My take is movies intended for a general audience shouldn't be trying to adapt novels, classic poems or other longform literature because a feature film's ideal length cannot possibly be enough to encompass the original work.
I think about this video by @arbitorian.bsky.social about once a week. It's ostensibly about people getting mad about space marines but it's actually a wider discussion about pop culture and fandom and identity: youtu.be/x4oW6CzIsIE?...
Why do People LOVE to HATE Primaris Marines? And why RAGEBAIT is so common in Warhammer.
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"The prevailing theme was that the health-care system is broken." www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
1 in 10 emergency doctors are leaving Canadian ERs, a new survey shows. What's behind this 'alarming exodus'? | CBC News
One out of every 10 emergency physicians in Canada have left their specialty, while the vast majority of others are reducing their hours or taking time off to manage burnout. The findings, part of a s...
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I wonder if the idea of this comes from, "If we're going to build these characters and areas in full 3D we have to justify spending 2+ hours in every location" ? We don't need to learn more about Zozo, folks.
VGC@videogameschronicle.com · last wk.A Final Fantasy 6 remake is a difficult prospect because it would need four or five games to do the story justice, Final Fantasy 14 director Naoki Yoshida says. "I understand the feelings of the players, but you’ve got to think about it," he says. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-final...
I think more wrestling matches today should end after the first successful finisher
West answer: C&C Red Alert East answer: Soul Calibur Joke but not really answer: Bioshock
headfallsoff@headfallsoff.com · last wk.what's everyone else's fab examples of once massively popular and influential landmark titles in especially western games from back in the day that have just been forgotten and abandoned completely now. mine is black and white
I hope this is the case, but I also wonder if they'll go "you can buy classic games on the PlayStation Store!" and say that's all we need.
Gary Whitta@garywhitta.bsky.social · last wk.Obviously the next PlayStation won’t have a disc drive but it will presumably also be backwards-compatible with PS5/4 so do you think Sony will at least release some kind of add-on drive so people can play their old physical games on it?
