We’re glad to welcome Ryan Fairchild back to the firm following a sabbatical over the past year! Ryan has rejoined the team and is once again working closely with clients across video games and digital entertainment. odinlaw.com/announcement...

#gamedevmap is pleased to recognize @xzibitatlaw.bsky.social as our Outside General Counsel. We're grateful to @odinlaw.com for transforming a passion project into a nonprofit. We look forward to gamedevmap.com becoming a sustainable infrastructure resource for the global game industry.

"Its inherent authority all the way down"

Excited to speak at #GamesBeatNext – the first B2B gaming, entertainment, tech summit in San Francisco on what’s NEXT as part of GamesBeat’s new era. Save 25% with GBN25SPEAKER, Nov. 12-13. GamesBeatNext.com

the most interesting part of this reporting is that they didn't pull him off the air for what he had *already* said, they pulled him off the air for what he was *going* to say, which, i expect, has them in quite the pickle now, because he's unlikely to be *more* conciliatory after this

Even after abusing his power to get Kimmel fired, Trump is still seething with resentment. Hopefully to the point of ill health. KEEP RIDICULING THEM, THEY CAN’T HANDLE IT.

Was very lucky to be asked to be on Devoted's Speakeasy podcast recently. Ninel is doing her best to make sure folks in the games industry are informed and equipped for anything! youtu.be/GdRUkrrwJ-w

Washington DC, according to POTUS

Shareholders should sue anyway

How does a president accept a bribe for merger approval? Don't call it a bribe. Call it a "settlement". File a frivolous lawsuit against would be bribe payor. Settle for large sum. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/07/...

So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?

something something somethings... activist judges

So... what does that mean for everything Kacsmaryk did to Biden's policies?

If your law is good when there are good people in office, but dangerous when there are bad people in office, your law is bad.

I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️ toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf

The "Orders... shall" -- The *orders* have an obligation to be issued through the governor. The orders will be in big trouble if they don't obey, I guess.

Super FOMO right now

Republicans in Congress want to cut health care for millions of people... to pay for more tax cuts for millionaires.

I posted last wk that the tabletop industry would suffer terribly under the tariffs, this is what I meant. CMON is not enormous like Asmodee, but they are a pillar of the industry. As @writualmagic.bsky.social said to me, "How does PAX Unplugged survive? Or GenCon?" www.polygon.com/gaming/56428...

Top 5 games to play when feeling protest - go!

Our second bsky post! We’re excited to welcome Veda Cruz to Odin Law and Media! Veda brings a unique mix of legal experience and game industry insight to the firm. We’re thrilled to have her on board—please join us in welcoming her to the team! odinlaw.com/announcement...

Our first bsky post! We’re excited to announce that Chrissie Scelsi has joined Odin Law and Media! Chrissie brings a wealth of experience in games, immersive entertainment, IP, licensing, and more. She’s also the president of the Video Game Bar Association. Please join us in saying hello!

When you see opposing counsel posting about "wins" for their client that breach an obligation to your client...

So, 4.5 less income, 2 less spending. Math checks out.

There are many bad things happening. There is also this dog, unaware

time to dig up the @adamkotsko.bsky.social tweet

The irony... “We have this unelected, fourth unconstitutional branch of government ... which has, in a lot of ways currently, more power than any elected representative,” Mr. Musk said. “...and it does not match the will of the people.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired ➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen ➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded ➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees ➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years Making America Great Again!

I fly often enough to be concerned about the crash, but more than that, I'm reading stories of these grieving families and ... It's just awful. Since this is Reagan, Congress needs to investigate. Hard.

I know I always hope for excitement from Nintendo announcements. Will I buy one? Yes, almost certainly, but more begrudgingly than I would like.

I haven't litigated in a while, but I remember that you have to show up... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Better idea: pass a comprehensive data privacy bill that applies across the board... and maybe *DON'T* mimic Chinese authoritarianism by creating a "Great Firewall" of apps that aren't allowed to operate here. You can actually fix things AND not abuse the 1st Amendment in one shot!

LinkedIn apparently now requires fees to keep postings up... Here is an alternative link: odinlaw.com/careers/

Hello bluesky. Do you have the ability to run M&A and corporate finance transactions with low oversight? Do you like video games and new media entertainment? Do you like remote work? www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41...

Very excited to be bringing this lawyer roundtable back again this year with @ryanjblack.bsky.social @abogamer.bsky.social @angeloalcid.com and Yan Perng! schedule.gdconf.com/session/ask-... #GDC2025 @officialgdc.bsky.social

Fuck ‘em if they can’t take a joke. (Team @anntelnaes.bsky.social) anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...

I forgot to include this one in the last post so I am including it here in its very own post.

Most of the books I consume are nonfiction. This year, they centered around four themes. First up: "world systems". Here is a sample of great reads in that category. The one that stuck with me the most is Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen.

The most personally impactful book I read this year: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl. This is not a new book - I just didn't read it in the first ~77 years since its publication. Every passage in this book is moving.

Over the next few days I'm going to post about my best and most impactful reads of 2024 (even if they were released previously).

The games industry is a neat place to work. Especially when the lawyers on the other side of something are also focused in games and not jerks.

This is a good list!

One can trace a fairly straight line through US political culture from Bernhard Goetz to George Zimmerman to Kyle Rittenhouse to Daniel Penney...one difference is that national political leaders didn't used to publicly fete such vigilante killers.

Pretty sure I should roll up a d&d character and name it Hunter deButts Maybe a rogue or ranger. CHA 18 obv

@paxtongalvanek.bsky.social look what I got in the mail! Came out amazing 🤩

I'm speaking at a lawyer conference soon on negotiating opposite firms much larger than your own. We do a lot of this in our field, but it's hard to teach. Calling #lawtwitter for teachable nuggets

Happy Thanksgiving!

This is a huge difference and a good call out. It's a pretty rare term but one which, unfortunately for devs, is growing in popularity as developers are increasingly hard-pressed to find funding at all. But yes, for developers, it should be a deal killer. Publishers should share in risk.

This is all simultaneously unsurprising and absolutely bonkers.