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'Microsoft has no place being accomplice of a genocide:' Arkane union workers demand Xbox maker sever ties with Israel Arkane Studios' STJV section in France has published an open letter in support of the Palestinian-led BDS movement.

'Microsoft has no place being accomplice of a genocide:' Arkane union workers demand Xbox maker sever ties with Israel

YouTube video by Japanalysis The Billionaire CEO Who Escaped Arrest and Left Japan in a Box

Great retelling of the Ghosn (ex-Nissan CEO) story, something that was totally covered up by the Japanese media.
Proof that Japan can be a smidge CCP-ish when it wants to be!

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Yeah if I hop in the car now I’ll be back for lunch! 😂

Nintendo Today told me theres a cool Splatoon pop-up store selling exclusive treats.
The location:

Oh wow they finally put Weathering with You on Disney+ in Japan! (Award winning anime movie)

-Japanese only
-No subtitles

FFS. Disney Japan are actually worse than Amazon Japan sometimes.

Sigh, another Game Key Disk where you have to download most of the game to play it.

The same one in Japan is the equivalent of $1300 lol

YouTube video by BBC Archive 1981: Will the DELOREAN Motor Car be a Success? | Newsnight | Retro Transport | BBC Archive

TIL: The DeLorean was built in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland (UK) thanks to getting £100 million in subsidies to build a factory there. 😲

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Unfortunately, I think the US consumers will be in the toughest spot, Europeans on the other hand 😎

I think you’ll be playing you CARDS right by doing that. It’s the KEY to a happier life.

Went outside. That was a mistake.

Re: people who complain about game key cards.

Can you sell key card games?
Can you lend them to a friend?
Can you sell eShop games?
Can you lend eShop games to your friend?
Can you sell eShop games at a yard sale?
What happens when you buy a physical PS5/XBX game?

I think you get my point.

It’s the 5th of August.
I live in Japan.

Just, stop. Please.

Apple Intelligence really needs to hurry up with its ChatGPT integration.
I just want one-touch translation for web/email.
Ai is really vital for Japanese/English translation because of how context is so important.
Instead, we are still stuck with basic Siri translation from 2011 🤦‍♂️

Sequels/follow up movies that came out decades after the original:

Bad:
Ghostbusters 2016
Naked Gun 2025
Matrix Resurrections 2021

Good
Mad Max Fury Road
Blade Runner 2049
Top gun Maverick
Mary Poppins Returns

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The reviews for Naked Gun 2025 are confirming my worst fears, that all the best jokes are in the trailer and there are none in the actual film.

Adding that to the “hey don’t make sequels to classic films decades later” list.

hey if you're still on twitter because you think your customer base is there, no it isnt

Coming to everything except Xbox on Sept 25

Coming to everything except Xbox on Oct 24

Damn that sounds like a helluva podcast, I’ll have to check it out!

These are only available individually in Japan all three together would cost around $31.05 USD (1600yen each)

Nintendo UK rep here. Quick question. What’s a Virtual Boy?

Funny monkey Kong

OK, please tell me I’m not the only one who thought this, but the sound mix, sound levels, and music itself was absolutely awful in this part. I really don’t know what they were thinking.
Thankfully, it’s only this small part of the start of the game.

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In one week I saw 3 films:
1. Sinners
2. Mission Impossible 8
3. Superman

I saw them in that order, and coincidentally that’s how I rank them from best to not best.

They had just restocked the Pro controllers when I went to get DK! 👍🏼

The rumours were true, the download cards no longer contain cards. It’s just a sticker you peel off the back. Boooooo.
Let’s Donkey! 🍌 🦍

I wonder if that British guy finally got a Switch 2?

Random combini finds:

ZeniMax Union Responds to Microsoft Canceling Unannounced MMO: 'A Future Has Been Stolen From Us'

Following a wave of mass layoffs that impacted an estimated 9,100 employees at Microsoft, many of whom were in its Xbox gaming division, the union of employees at Xbox subsidiary ZeniMax have responded with a statement explaining the current employment status of its members.

YouTube video by Nintendo World Report TV Do You Actually Own Your Switch 2 Game Key Cards?

I’ve signed the petition but there are bigger problems for game preservation than game key cards. Have you watched John’s excellent explanation youtu.be/vDvTKAEbQ1A?...