Stephen
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Irish / LFC fan / videogames / tv / movies /fitness /politics / Electronic music Belfast, Ireland
Incoming contract extension then
David Ornstein@david-ornstein.bsky.social · 5d ago🚨 Vinicius Junior future entering crucial stage - meetings in coming days over extension at Real Madrid, free exit 2027 or join Arsenal now. #AFC all in & 26yo winger attracted by opportunity if no #RMFC renewal 🚨 W/ @gunnerblog.bsky.social @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
Worked out £9.99 a month with free month bonus. (not sure when they started this) but I'll take it.
"Belfast Fleadh will showcase music and dance from Ulsterscots, South Asian and other cultures as part of the world’s largest celebration of traditional Irish music, song and dance. "Fleadh Cheoil na héireann is expected to bring around 800,000 visitors to the city from August 2-9." [Bel Telegraph]
Who enjoys this sort of thing at any sporting event? People who don’t like sport.
A half-time show is an anti-football abomination. Players have gone through their career used to normal break. That rhythm disrupted, in the biggest game of their careers. It's of a piece with absurdly high ticket prices and Balogun controversy - Fifa ushering this through.
4 fallout games in the works. Yeehaw
Jez@jezcorden.com · 3w agoBREAKING: I spoke to Todd Howard about the future of Bethesda, and MUCH more. - Obsidian's Fallout game is GREENLIT. - New Vegas / 3 remakes confirmed. - Fallout 5 in pre-production. - Elder Scrolls 6 is hitting milestones. READ MORE: windowscentral.com/gaming/zenim...
Get fucked with this yank nonsense. Hope it gets booed.
The Athletic@theathletic.com · 4w agoFIFA has announced Justin Bieber as the last co-headliner for the World Cup final halftime show, which will be a first in the tournament’s history. Madonna, Shakira and BTS had already been confirmed to perform during the break. nyti.ms/4aKNxKV
Lindsey Graham dead and that horrible cunt McGregor popped his knee out. Great news to wake up to.
This is sound an all but it won't move the needle.
Knoebel 🛬 Gamescom@knoebel.bsky.social · 4w agoThe "Don't Kill the Disc" petition has reached 165,000 signatures. Sony went quiet on social media 5 days ago after its announcement to stop producing new physical discs in 2028. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-go...
I want to re-emphasize one part of this Xbox story: Half of the 3,200 cuts are happening today and half are happening in the next 12 months. In other words, even people who survived today's layoffs will have to spend the coming year wondering if they're going to be next.
People in Cuba already faced an ongoing economic and humanitarian crisis, largely due to a US blockade.
Cuba sees nationwide power blackout for third time in six months
People in Cuba already faced an ongoing economic and humanitarian crisis, largely due to a US blockade.
aljazeera.com
Even now there's misinformation floating around, so let me make this clear: Xbox is cutting 3,200 jobs, or 20% of the organization. 1,600 jobs will be eliminated today, and then another 1,600 (including the studio divestments) in the next 12 months. Full story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Microsoft’s Xbox to Cut 3,200 Jobs, Divest Five Studios in Major Overhaul
Compulsion and Double Fine studios will become independent; Undead Labs and Ninja Theory will be sold. Xbox will also look to sell or spin out Arkane Studios.
bloomberg.com
BREAKING: Microsoft confirms Xbox cuts. 3,200 roles reduced through FY27, with four studios being divested (not closed). No projects are being cancelled (for now). DETAILS: windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/...
Big Xbox cuts: Compulsion, Double Fine, Undead Labs, Ninja Theory spun off
Xbox's expected cuts have been revealed. It'll be the single biggest restructure in the platform's history, although no announced projects have been cancelled.
windowscentral.com
BREAKING: Microsoft is spinning off four Xbox studios as part of significant gaming cuts. Double Fine and Compulsion Games are going independent, and Ninja Theory and Undead Labs are leaving Xbox to new management. Full details and Xbox CEO's memo here👇 www.theverge.com/news/961546/...
Microsoft is selling off four Xbox studios as part of significant gaming cuts
Double Fine and Compulsion Games are going independent, and Microsoft is also selling Ninja Theory and Undead Labs.
theverge.com
A vinyl only Techno set from Joris voorn. Belter. Much prefer this than his tech house / house stuff. Live from Upclose Festival, Amsterdam by Joris Voorn on #SoundCloud on.soundcloud.com/drhV38JlkSlD...
Spectrum Radio 477 by JORIS VOORN | Live from Upclose Festival, Amsterdam
Live from Upclose Festival, Amsterdam (Vinyl set) Joris Voorn’s all-encompassing Spectrum project seamlessly merges hand curated events with stunning music and photography, allowing him to share the
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Unionized 'GTA 6' staff accuse Rockstar of growing gender pay gap, no bonus transparency and normalizing crunch. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gta-6-s...
Strange we are allowing this to be announced now when we have a massive summer ahead of us
David Ornstein@david-ornstein.bsky.social · last mo.🚨 Simon Francis already working at Al Hilal & leading transfer business; Richard Hughes expected to follow. Liverpool sporting director yet to sign + fully focused on #LFC this summer but #AlHilal operating on basis 47yo joins in due course @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/724...
New details emerge on Xbox Positron, Xbox's disc-to-digital program. If it's all accurate, it sounds like it's A LOT more seamless and powerful than people were expecting, myself included. DETAILS: www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/... 💿
New details emerge on Xbox 'Positron', Microsoft's disc-to-digital program — as it seems likely Xbox Helix will drop discs too
Xbox Helix is likely to be joining PlayStation 5 in dropping discs. A new report describes how Microsoft plans to mitigate the issue.
windowscentral.com
Sony is killing all physical PlayStation game discs. New games released after January 2028 will be digital-only www.theverge.com/games/960160...
Sony is killing all physical PlayStation game discs
New games released after January 2028 will be digital-only.
theverge.com