This is going to happen after *every single* Microsoft-published video game launch from now til June 2027
Insider Gaming@insider-gaming.com · 5h agoHalo Studios Hit by Layoffs After Campaign Evolved Launch insider-gaming.com/halo-studios...
Travis Hymas
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Editor, Anime & Manga/Games and co-host of Rookie Pirate Radio podcast @ InBetweenDrafts.com Freelance, bylines @ The Young Folks, Uppercut, ButWhyTho? trapped in Salt Lake Contact: hymastravis@gmail.com he/him linktr.ee/travishymas
Insider Gaming@insider-gaming.com · 5h ago
Cannot believe I'm cheering on something like this but, uh, good job Utah
The Salt Lake Tribune@sltrib.com · 5h agoUtah won a courtroom round in its anti-gambling fight against Kalshi and other prediction markets. Will this be the beginning of the end of such betting in the Beehive State?
here's me eating crow and saying Riftbound is good actually
But Why Tho?@butwhytho.net · yesterdayRiftbound’s Vendetta Set Showcases Elegant TCG Design
Everyone's gonna whine like we didn't just have a weekend of the deepest ass in-universe cuts but in my house we put respect on Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Literally said "hell yeah" without thinking)
LevDev Quandrix Gradulate@levdev.bsky.social · 10h ago.... ????
If Stevens had won by like ten votes, the headline would be “Michigan decisively rejects the progressive left on election night”
Politico@politico.com · 18h agoProgressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
This is actually more embarrassing than the steak and sauerkraut man who admitted he doesn't use toilet paper today.
Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · yesterdayGuys like this don’t realize that they are the freak
REVIEW: ‘Jaadugar: A Witch In Mongolia’ Episode 6 – “The Mergen People”
REVIEW: ‘Jaadugar: A Witch In Mongolia’ Episode 6 – “The Mergen People”
When looking at the long arc of history, it is very unkind to women. Jaadugar: A Witch In Mongolia Episode 6 presents that truth plainly. The post REVIEW: ‘Jaadugar: A Witch In Mongolia’ Episode 6 – “The Mergen People” appeared first on But Why Tho?.
dlvr.it
Just when I think I couldn't get more mad at this stupid mechanic
LevDev Quandrix Gradulate@levdev.bsky.social · 3d agoYESSS!
100%, they just keep trying to fix something that is not broken
Shivam Bhatt@shivambhatt.bsky.social · 3d agoThis annoys me. Firion is already doing this with limitations to make it interesting. This is just five color good stuff without even an interesting ability to offset breaking commander's core identity. God forbid magic players have to make tough deck building decisions!
people say the Lee vs Gaara fight is the peak of the series, and they might not be wrong, but that obscures the fact that Lee has another fantastic moment in the Sasuke Retrieval arc that's just as good, to me. I wish Rock Lee was in a series that loved him as much as I do.
Nate Ming@nateming.bsky.social · 5d agoNARUTO
A GOP Congressman, Griffith Morgan (Virginia), has introduced a bill to strip people in Guam, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and every other US non-state territory of their birthright citizenship. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
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It's honestly pretty low on this list of reasons I wouldn't vote for this guy but it's definitely going on that increasingly long list
David Dayen@ddayen.bsky.social · 5d agoYou're not going to believe this but Gavin Newsom is taking the side of capital over workers. In this case it's tricky because he's backing the very MAGA allies his cosplaying X account claims he's fighting. www.wsj.com/business/med...
Seattle’s Number One Lil Guy, Jimothy, Is Now In Magic: The Gathering Arena
Seattle’s Number One Lil Guy, Jimothy, Is Now In Magic: The Gathering Arena
How much does the Jimothy Bundle cost? What's does it have? Here is everything to know about Jimothy's debut in Magic: The Gathering Arena. The post Seattle’s Number One Lil Guy, Jimothy, Is Now In Magic: The Gathering Arena appeared first on But Why Tho?.
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lmao the creator of multiple educational programs here admitted to being reliant on LLM for research, to the point of just straight up quoting a prompt in one of his videos, so that'd be why being devil's advocate for the Altman class probably is a bad idea
Travis Hymas@travishymas.bsky.social · 10mo agowell well well
NEW: after our coverage of this company's little scheme to use printed books to train AI, it calls it a "test of the market" and walked the entire thing back: www.404media.co/ai-company-t...
Company Offering Printed Books to Train AI Stops After 404 Media Coverage
Citing backlash, ISBNdb removed its webpages about training AI, denied ever buying, scanning, or selling a book for AI training, and said the site was a "test of market interest."
404media.co
disappointing, horrible, ruinous for the industry, but… yeah, nobody with actual power was gonna meaningfully oppose this
Chris Kerr@kerrblimey.bsky.social · 6d agoNEW: EA says all regulatory approvals required to complete its take-private merger with Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund and other investors have been obtained. Deal expected to close next week on August 4, 2026.
What a colossal disappointment. Wonder Man was the best thing Marvel's put out in several years. variety.com/2026/tv/news...
‘Wonder Man’ Not Returning for Season 2 at Disney+ (EXCLUSIVE)
"Wonder Man" has been canceled at Disney+, Variety has learned.
variety.com
I mean, we all joked about comic sans and everything, but what I wouldn't give to see it on a poster these days instead of that fucking dreadful slop font. Would go to war for comic sans, I would run through a wall for times new roman. Impact, I take back everything I said about you.
a little bit of personal lore: my culture writing career began with a cranky blog about spider-man. for Fansplaining, I imagine the end of that career, with another blog about spider-man fansplaining.com/what-spider-...
What Spider-Man Can’t Save
In which our hero contemplates a career writing about superheroes and pop culture—and imagines an ending.
fansplaining.com
oh man that Naruto card game might actually be something huh?
OKAY BLUESKY I NEED YOUR HELP! Hundreds of artists have signed @fightforthefuture.org's pledge to boycott venues that use AI surveillance like facial recognition. We want to get to 500 before a press conf in 2 weeks. Quote this and tag artists that might sign? Reskeet? do the thing!
Ban Facial Recognition at Live Events
Artists and venues take the pledge: no facial recognition at shows.
banfacialrecognition.com
Interesting that almost all analysis of Xbox in freefall completely ignores an organized boycott intended to harm the company financially. Meanwhile, multiple news stories on the home page all month about PlayStation boycotts that haven't even happened yet.
IGN@ign.com · last wk.Game Pass was supposed to be the all-you-can-play subscription service that put Xbox on top after a disastrous generation. Instead, it's a failure that's threatening to ruin the company. https://bit.ly/4pIIUau
Look, a consequence of "dudes rock" moments is that every once and a while there's a misfire, okay?
🌿@kxdyn.bsky.social · last wk.hello bsky, can someone who is an esteemed expert of hetero culture please explain to me — what in the f’ck did i just watch??