Civ VII Dev Layoffs, Disney AI Witch Hunt, Hollow Knight Massive Gaming Success - Fandom Pulse Daily Briefing
If I’m counting this right, we got TWELVE articles out today. I think that might be the Fandom Pulse record for most content. Got some great wins last night, American Amanda Anisimova made it to the US Open women’s finals. On top of it, El Salvador won their first match in their World Cup qualifier round. Is this a sports blog now?
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2K Games Confirms Layoffs At 'Civilization VII' Developer Firaxis
2K Games, the parent company of Civilization developer Firaxis, confirmed that it laid off an undisclosed number of employees just months after Civilization VII’s release.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Bishop Barron Rebukes Virginia Senator Tim Kaine After He Claimed Rights Derive From Government
Virginia Senator and former Vice Presidential candidate Tim Kaine recently claimed that rights derived from government and he was promptly rebuked by Bishop Barron.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Disney Lorcana TCG Rocked By Scandal As Company Blacklists Artist Over Using AI
The AI witch hunts are going further, now encapsulating the world of trading card games, specifically Disney’s Lorcana game. Artist James C. Mulligan has been a long-time oil painter, but he has now been accused of using AI at Anime NYC, resulting in his work being blacklisted from future Disney work.
Angel Studios And Wonder Project Reveal First Look At 'Young Washington'
Angel Studios and Wonder Project revealed a first look at their upcoming film Young Washington as well as announcing additional casting and the fact that the film has gone into production.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Netflix's 'Tomb Raider: The Legend Of Lara Croft' Cancelled After Season 2
Netflix’s Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft will not continue after the show’s upcoming second season.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Hollow Knight: Silksong Becomes Gaming's Biggest Surprise Hit of 2025 With Over 562,000 Peak Players
Hollow Knight: Silksong has taken the gaming world by storm, reaching an incredible peak of 562,814 concurrent players on Steam within hours of its September 4th launch. The metroidvania sequel instantly became the 18th most-played game in Steam's history, proving that quality indie games can still dominate in a market flooded with overpriced AAA releas…
Culture Commentator Lauren Chen Accuses Biden Administration & US Government Of Political Witch Hunt And Theft Of Savings
Culture commentator Lauren Chen, who ran Tenet Media has broken her silence and accused Joe Biden’s administration and the United States government of a political witch hunt and theft of savings.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Kickstarter Blasts Out Pornography Advertisement Encouraging Users To Subscribe To "After Dark" Smut List
Kickstarter has had a pornography problem for a long time, but now, for the first time in recent memory, the website is actually encouraging the proliferation of smut on its platform with a new “Kickstarter After Dark” initiative it’s emailing to creators.
Legendary Reveals Cast For Its Upcoming 'Street Fighter' Film As It Signs New 3-Year Distribution Deal With Paramount
Legendary Entertainment and Capcom revealed the cast for its upcoming Street Fighter film as it not only went into production, but after a three-year deal was signed with Paramount to distribute their films including Street Fighter.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Paramount Promises "Authentic And Exciting Experience" For Its Upcoming 'Call Of Duty' Film
Paramount announced it has struck a deal with Microsoft subsidiary Activision to develop a Call of Duty film.This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
Men: More Than The Sum Of Their Product
The defining crisis for young men today isn’t economic. Nor is it political. It’s not even cultural in the narrow sense.
The Mirage Of Anti-Woke Opposition
There is a common belief in contemporary discourse that there exists a unified front against what is often labeled “wokeness.” This belief does not hold up to closer scrutiny. In reality, very few people are opposed to the ideology itself. That ideology being, definitively, Cultural Marxism.