Whatever the industry, it's never great when a handful of people own more of the things

If you work at EA and want to talk privately about your feelings about the sale to Saudi Arabia you can reach me anonymously at [email protected] or via Signal/WhatsApp at +12673263042.

It’s official: EA is going private. The leveraged buyout will be financed by a staggering $20 billion of debt, which likely means some *aggressive* cost cutting is ahead for EA in the coming months and years. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

Broadview Police have opened an investigation into an attack from federal agents on a CBS crew at Broadview, per BPD Chief Mills.

Went to a Target tonight, and does anyone know why Target locks up the men's underwear and socks but not the women's? Surely women are also shoplifting socks and underwear?

Actually, now that I think about it, that’s not true: I *do* know of a theology that is essentially predicated on this idea. Namely: The divine right of kings, a theology the American Revolution specifically and passionately rejected.

The Haters won. But the Table of Success is forever. tableofsuccess.hellgatenyc.com

Will this make the Fortnite folks think twice about throwing every damn pop culture thing at the wall for a quick buck? I'm guessing no.

New official statement from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about the shooting that took place at one of their churches Michigan: “Places of worship are meant to be sanctuaries of peacemaking, prayer and connection. We pray for peace and healing for all involved.”

BREAKING: Mayor Eric Adams is dropping out of New York City's mayoral race. nypost.com/2025/09/28/u...

It’s great to have a Portland-based reporter like @caseyparks.bsky.social to ground the news in reality www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Every so often I get updates for a game I backed on Kickstarter 10 years ago, and I can't decide if it's absurd or lovely that they keep posting updates

Attempting to cook duck sausages I had in the freezer and I should just stop trying to cook meat, I straight up do not know how

Megaton: EA is close to a $50 billion deal to go private, WSJ reports www.wsj.com/business/dea...

Musk, Bannon and Thiel were all named in new files turned over to congressional investigators from the Epstein estate.

JERUSALEM (AP) - In 'unprecedented operation,' Israeli army takes over mobile phones of Gaza residents to carry Netanyahu UN speech live. @apnews.com

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Dozens of delegates from multiple nations walk out of UN hall as Israeli prime minister prepares to speak.

Kind of stunning how a foundational part of the modern video game industry is being banned for kids in major markets and it's getting minimal attention internationally.

Hey, neat www.irishnews.com/news/norther...

Scoop: A small batch of layoffs quietly hit 30 Rock as NBC News Group cleaves off MSNBC and CNBC, with deeper cuts still expected to come. Details in @status.news: link.status.news/3IjYTKV

"It actually was never meant to be an institution. It was always meant to be a couple of queers that got together and wanted to be radical, and the most radical thing that they could do at the time was caring about each other."

On today's stream it's @rcmacleod.bsky.social , @papapishu.bsky.social and @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social to talk PlayStation announcements, Microsoft news, Airpods, Remasters (good and weird) and much more. Join us today at 4PM EST www.twitch.tv/aftermathdot...

full story washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/09/25/amazon-refund-billion-prime-ftc/?itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f004

Possibly notable that investor pressure on Microsoft has intensified Earlier this month, NorthStar, a "socially responsible" investment group said it joined a coalition owning $7.3b in MS stock to push for "accountability" regarding MS' deals with the Israeli military www.sec.gov/Archives/edg...

"The decision has not affected Microsoft’s wider commercial relationship with the IDF, which is a longstanding client and will retain access to other services" but still!

Playing Is This Seat Taken? feels different when you live in DC aftermath.site/is-this-seat-t...

BREAKING: Starbucks just announced a $1 billion restructuring and will close 59 unionized stores — nearly 10% of union locations. It includes the Roastery in Seattle, one of its busiest shops. CEO Brian Niccol made $100 million in four months last year.

Basically, we have a lot of young people that have only ever known a world flattened by viral content, where everything is constantly getting noticeably worse all the time, and understand that mass violence gets the same reaction that a meme or shitpost does and view them as basically the same thing

NEW WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened. This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

Worker-stewards at Bluestockings Cooperative on New York’s Lower East Side allege that they were given no advance warning that the 26-year-old bookstore would shutter, while its co-owners say that they had no choice due to the store’s precarious financial situation.

Sometimes you read an article that makes you feel like... idk... 15 years ago, some of us got on an express train and saw what was on the tracks ahead. And now we're on a call to the people on the slower train, now approaching, and they cannot comprehend the landscapes we describe as familiar.

My god for a second I thought they were going to announce another Last of Us remaster

Not against a remaster but oh how my heart leapt in confusion when I heard them say "Deus Ex"

Really fucking up the credibility of the "An official website of the US government" header

Here it is, my last piece for @eater.bsky.social: my treatise on the last 20 years of food culture, and how food turned into fandom. I really hope you read it. www.eater.com/food-culture...

Important to remember: Luigi Mangione has *two* simultaneous criminal prosecutions against him, one state and one federal. The order referenced here, and the sanctions it threatens, only applies to the federal case.

OK this is a religion angle I'm deeply intrigued by

Cool cool, meet me in the trans men-only bathroom I guess? 🫠

“Two ICE detainees were killed and one person was injured at a Dallas ICE facility Wednesday morning and one shooter is dead, police sources tell WFAA.” Local breaking news coverage here:

By checking the Amtrak website at what I guess was exactly the right time, I have managed to find the one train ticket to travel our busy and populous Northeast corridor for *less* than it would cost to fly instead of *more*, and my fury at our senselessly shit rail system knows no bounds

I love Silksong a lot. But it's full of stuff that bugs me. I wrote about punishing games, the nature of being a "game pervert" and how personal friction can be for @aftermath.site aftermath.site/silksong-pro...

Calling all freelance fact-checkers! We're in need of some fact-checking assistance during the first week of October—hit us up if you're interested in fact-checking a very fun project. Email Chris ([email protected]) for more details.

following charlie kirk's death and the right's open embrace of cancel culture, the gamergate 2.0 mob has kicked its efforts into overdrive, targeting dozens of devs and personalities. this has resulted in an avalanche of harassment, but relatively few firings compared to the 100+ in other sectors

EXCLUSIVE on Game Developer. We dug deep into the last two years of life at ProbablyMonsters—a period marked by mismanagement, alleged surveillance, and a CEO who "loves to talk shit." If you don't know ProbablyMonsters, it's the company where Firewalk Studios began work on Concord.

In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, YouTube says it will reinstate creators it banned for COVID and election misinfo, and blames Biden officials for the bans (Ashleigh Fields/The Hill) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink

BREAKING — Notices for the Disney+ price increase went out at noon ET today, confirming my scoop from last night. Details: www.vulture.com/article/disn...

Absolutely gutting to learn of the closure of Bluestockings, a hub for so much of my activist life in NYC, where I had readings and book launches and just met up with my friends. A huge loss for the community and the city www.bluestockings.com

Can the memeification of propaganda withstand Nintendo's lawyers?

this story has everything. Streaming to survive cancer. Steam scams. Crypto. Behold 2025 and all its horrors

This just in from Sinclair: "Beginning Tuesday night Sinclair will be preempting 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming. Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show's potential return."