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Media analyst covering the intersection of gaming & Hollywood for Luminate Intelligence (formerly VIP+) and Variety

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Survive 'til 25
Persist 'til 26
Pray to heaven 'til 27

02.01.2026 14:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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uh can someone explain what the hell is happening during this interview in the Sean Combs doc on Netflix?

03.12.2025 10:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Weapons right?

26.11.2025 08:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We did it for you Dick Cheney

05.11.2025 02:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7455    ๐Ÿ” 865    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57    ๐Ÿ“Œ 22

Nathan Drake is real

19.10.2025 12:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
16.09.2025 09:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Weaponsโ€™ Horror Film Launches Fortnite Tie-In Event From Warner Bros. After โ€˜Sinnersโ€™ Success (EXCLUSIVE) Warner Bros. is partnering with Sawhorse to bring Zach Creggerโ€™s new horror film โ€œWeaponsโ€ to four modes in Fortnite ahead of its Aug. 8 release.

Broke this ahead of Weapons hitting theaters Friday variety.com/2025/gaming/...

06.08.2025 05:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Marvel, โ€˜007โ€™ Stand Out at Summer Game Fest as Others Double Down on Gaming IP Several games such as โ€œMarvel Tลkon: Fighting Soulsโ€ and โ€œ007 First Lightโ€ repped a host of licensed IP at the 2025 livestreams.

Here's my analysis after a weekend spent at Summer Game Fest's presentations and demos. variety.com/vip/marvel-0...

11.06.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dipped out of some video game meetings to see some history at City Hall in Los Angeles, at the anti-ICE protests

Hundreds gathered right now, more streaming in. Helicopter overhead.

Entirely peaceful

08.06.2025 21:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 752    ๐Ÿ” 117    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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canโ€™t stop thinking about this LinkedIn post

26.05.2025 06:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

David Zaslav assuming maniacal control of neverending Final Destination sequels is a pretty funny bingo square

17.05.2025 05:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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this is wild. not sure any of this was written by a real person.

16.05.2025 21:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Danny Brown on โ€˜Tony Hawkโ€™s Pro Skater,โ€™ โ€˜GTA 6โ€™ and Musicโ€™s Moment in Gaming Rapper Danny Brown performed at THPS Fest to promote Activisionโ€™s โ€œTony Hawkโ€™s Pro Skater 3 + 4โ€ remake and gave a small update on his new album.

Talked to Danny Brown about gaming variety.com/2025/music/n...

12.05.2025 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

no one has ever needed a Paramount+ subscription as much as Daniel Vavra does

22.04.2025 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

youtu.be/Y66j_BUCBMY?...

30.03.2025 06:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Ubisoft Subsidiary for โ€˜Assassinโ€™s Creedโ€™ Underscores Need for IP Preservation in Transmedia Era โ€œAssassinโ€™s Creed,โ€ โ€œFar Cryโ€ and โ€œRainbow Six Siegeโ€ will lead IP portfolio for new Ubisoft company amid market rush for multimedia licenses

Ubisoft wants to oversee its own IP proliferation in the transmedia space, making it all the more important to protect top assets like Assassin's Creed. I expanded on several companies playing a big role in gaming and transmedia, including folks I spoke with during and after GDC.

28.03.2025 22:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At GDC, Industry Voices Want AI to Stay Practical In a dozen interviews, folks from Scopely, IO Interactive, Sweet Baby Inc. and more chimed in on AIโ€™s presence in gaming

I came away from GDC last week with the sense that AI is on everyone's mind, regardless of its relevance to their work in games. Here is my VIP+ analysis on those conversations, featuring the perspectives of people from Savvy Games Group, Scopely, Roblox, IO Interactive, Sweet Baby & more.

25.03.2025 21:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Guy I met for the first time at a GDC party asked me if I know someone who is an old friend of his. Not only do I know her, I am best friends with her cat

21.03.2025 04:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hmm I haven't tried ChatGPT in a while โ€” time to give it a spin and see why it's worth $157 billion

27.01.2025 21:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2992    ๐Ÿ” 468    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 68    ๐Ÿ“Œ 46

Sheridan's perception of storytelling and related rules is like a zoo exhibit where the animals are fucking everything up and the zookeepers are ignoring it because someone with blue hair walked by. I can't look away

19.12.2024 05:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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thinking about Obama watching the party bathroom scene in Worst Person, one leg crossed over the other, hand stroking chin, just taking it in

01.09.2023 10:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I DID EVERYTHING RIGHT AND THEYโ€™RE ELECTROCUTING MEEEEEEEE

29.07.2023 05:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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