Daily reminder that Russia is a terrorist state. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attack

Ukraine said the video - showing a terrified civilian being hounded by a remotely-controlled drone - amounted to a war crime.

bbc.co.uk

One in five of us is basically a traitor, oof. 🫠

Polling Canada@canadianpolling.bsky.social · 6d ago

"I would vote in favour of Canada becoming an American state" All: Disagree: 72% Agree: 20% Agree Among: Central Prairies: 27% Alberta: 24% BC: 20% Ontario: 20% Quebec: 18% Atlantic Canada: 14% NDP Voters: 32% CPC Voters: 31% LPC Voters: 14% Research Co. / July 22, 2026

The newly independent Double Fine is laying off staff today, three weeks after Xbox divested the studio as part of its massive restructuring.

I was merely googling for “duskbloods network test”, and this is what the algorithm wants me to see: (img below) It’s no secret why gaming, political, and any sort of discourse has gone to the dogs. The emotive CAPS and ham acting are camp though.

This extraordinary post from Microsoft's head of comms appears to be in reference to an Xbox lay-off narrative by Fox News and others that does not appear to be grounded in reality

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN, 2002)

Wtf 😂

Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · last mo.

New Captain America skin for ‘Marvel Rivals’ has been released 🇺🇸

Pushing aside ownership/access stuff - when it comes to internet downloadable games, something we've had for more than 20 years now, outside of Steam, they don't stick with me. They fade away into a menu or even become inaccessible. There is choice paralysis - like a rom list - for me.

It's really interesting how negative this year has been for hardware and platforms I typically have enjoyed. The DLSS5 thing earlier this year was awful, the situation at Xbox? Also terrible. Now PlayStation is coming to an end.

Happy Canada Day @sonyplaystation.bsky.social Rather than our employees and their families enjoying a relaxing and fun Canada Day, they are expressing concerns by messaging VGP management and ownership

Congrats to the folks at @velanstudios.bsky.social for crafting a wonderful remake of Star Fox 64. Super fun and stunning presentation. Love the cut scenes and lighting.

BREAKING: Several Xbox studios, including Compulsion, Ninja Theory and Double Fine, are negotiating with Xbox as they try to avoid closure. Some or all could spin off. Lots still in flux as many studios remain unsure about what's happening. Here's the latest: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Studios in Microsoft’s Xbox Division Brace for Closures

The studios, which include Compulsion Games and Double Fine, are in active negotiations with Xbox and may be given the chance to go independent.

bloomberg.com

What can I even say about Xbox? From the moment the 360 era ended, it’s just a worsening shitshow. Hell, 360 still spawned the red ring of death and the beginning of the Kinect. Maybe it was always a disaster. One that katamari’d into something worse and worse.

The industry is being whipped around based on the whims of Asha Sharma's AI psychosis

Remembering this and simply laughing

Supports the N64 Controller

Lbabinz 🇨🇦@lbabinz.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Star Fox (Switch 2) releases June 25, 2026

'Godzilla Minus Zero' director Takashi Yamazaki's message to fans: "I'd love to create something all the Godzilla fans [enjoy] once again. I'm working hard every day to make that happen" "Honestly, it's difficult, but a lot of fun at the same time. I promise it's going to be a great movie"

This game is absolutely stunning. Super nice to wind down with. @wombatbrawler.com #castnchill #switch2

Sony announces Bloodborne is getting a 24fps update.

Ben Fritz@benfritz.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Sony announces at CinemaCon it's making an R-rated animated movie based on the video game Bloodborne

Pixar’s scrapped film ‘BE FRI’ reportedly had a similar tone to ‘KPop Demon Hunters.’ A former staffer claims Disney felt “little boys couldn’t see themselves in it,” allegedly saying, “We can’t have a girl power movie.”

Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, which was rightly condemned by the West, has led to it occupying 20% of the country. Israel has announced a buffer zone, a second zone, and additional evacuation zones that would amount to 19% of Lebanon's territory. Yet that's just "keeping control"

Rami Ismail (رامي)@ramiismail.com · 4mo ago

So it's an illegal invasion with the goal of expanding Israeli territory by land theft. Imagine the BBC writing with this cowardice about any other invasion. It's time to admit the BBC cannot be trusted on providing objective and fair coverage on Israel, and instead operates as purely propaganda.

Thanks to AI, Google has become perhaps the largest source of misinformation in the world. This one is just completely made up!

Not that it should be a surprise at this point, but allies of the US view China more favorably than the US under Donald Trump. Although fwiw, a poll like this was unthinkable during the first Trump term.

POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 5mo ago

The 21st century is more likely to belong to Beijing than to Washington — at least that’s the view from four key U.S. allies. The shift in attitude appears to be driven by Trump’s disruption, not by a newfound stability in China. 🔗: www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

According to the ruling laid out by a Delaware judge today, Krafton's CEO learned that Subnautica 2 was going to generate enough revenue to earn the developers a $250 million bonus payout, then asked ChatGPT for help getting out of the deal. Here's the whole story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Judge Says Krafton Must Rehire Fired ‘Subnautica’ CEO

Ted Gill, former boss of Unknown Worlds Entertainment, had sued parent company Krafton for breach of contract

bloomberg.com

This is one of the most chilling things I've heard from one of these guys. Like, good lord.

X2Y@x2y.tech · 6mo ago

SAM ALTMAN: “People talk about how much energy it takes to train an AI model … But it also takes a lot of energy to train a human. It takes like 20 years of life and all of the food you eat during that time before you get smart.”

Support For Increasing Trade With The European Union: All: 🔵 Support: 77% 🟡 Oppose: 13% Liberals: 🔵 Support: 88% 🟡 Oppose: 7% NDP: 🔵 Support: 77% 🟡 Oppose: 13% Conservatives: 🔵 Support: 72% 🟡 Oppose: 21% Read it for free here: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/canadians-...

Canadians Support EU Membership, While Rejecting American Statehood

Strong majorities support looking overseas for new trade opportunities in the face of American belligerence

canadianpolling.substack.com

Playing #FF7Remake for the first time. Looks fantastic on Switch 2 - I am really blown away by the character performances and action choreography so far. The gameplay is a bit of a mixed bag for me though. Some sections are quite the slog and don’t feel organic to play.

Counterpoint: In fact, I do this all the time. I live in a tiny rural town, and the closest movie theater is one town over, I like taking my spouse out on dates, we get dinner and a movie and it's great. So yeah, he's wrong.

The A.V. Club@avclub.com · 7mo ago

"You’re not going to get in the car and go to the next town to see a movie," says Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos

Saw this, and it's 1000% true Tim's was bought out years back. Not even a Canadian company anymore. And they changed everything on the menu!! You can't even get breakfast after lunch anymore, it was LITERALLY A BREAKFAST SHOP! they tried to make it into a shitty sandwich/pizza place no joke

Wrapped up the main quest. A little slow in the opening acts, but the last bit makes it worth it. Nicely executed prequel to TOTK. Having a Warriors game not drop frames like crazy is something I needed to get used to. It feels bizarrely smooth at first. 😁 #ZeldaAgeOfImprisonment