Twitch Meltdown, D&D Wokeness, DEI Dying - Fandom Pulse Daily Briefing

Nov 19

Fantasy Fans Mock The Cover Of Gail Simone's First Ever Prose Novel, Red Sonja: Consumed

Gail Simone released her first novel, Red Sonja: Consumed, this week through the fantasy and science fiction imprint Orbit, a subsidiary of the Hachette Book Group. However, long-time fans are mocking the cover art as a lazy job from the publisher.

Movies & TV

Dozens Of Financial Advisors Warn Corporate America That DEI Initiatives Are A "Liability"

Nov 19

Dozens Of Financial Advisors Warn Corporate America That DEI Initiatives Are A "Liability"

Dozens of financial advisors warned corporate America that in the wake of Donald Trump being elected the 47th President of the United States that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies are now a “liability.”Fandom Pulse is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

Video Games

Remedy Reveals Sweet Baby Inc. Infected 'Alan Wake 2' Has Only Sold 1.8 Million Copies, CEO "Not Happy" Game Isn't Profitable

Nov 19

Remedy Reveals Sweet Baby Inc. Infected 'Alan Wake 2' Has Only Sold 1.8 Million Copies, CEO "Not Happy" Game Isn't Profitable

Remedy Entertainment finally provided another sales update for the Sweet Baby Inc. infected Alan Wake 2 game and shared that the game has only sold 1.8 million copies in total. Fandom Pulse is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

Comics

Hypergamouse Shocks Indie Comics World With Hyper-successful Kickstarter Reaching $100K

Nov 19

Hypergamouse Shocks Indie Comics World With Hyper-successful Kickstarter Reaching $100K

Indie Comics has a new champion in Hypergamouse, a humorous comic strip highlighting the socio-sexual hierarchy made with cute representations of anthropomorphic mice. The Kickstarter crowdfunding of the book is fast approaching $100,000 in raised funds as it gets to its final week of funding.

Tabletop Games

Diversity & Dragons Exposes Anti-White Male Bias In D&D 2024 Player's Handbook

Nov 19

Diversity & Dragons Exposes Anti-White Male Bias In D&D 2024 Player's Handbook

The new edition of Dungeons & Dragons has long-time players fleeing the tabletop gaming system with the woke changes Wizards of the Coast is making. Now, the YouTube channel Diversity & Dragons confirms the new Player’s Handbook contains even more subversion of the classic fantasy game.

Video Games

The Twitch Adpocalypse is Here: Over 10 Big Companies Rumored to Flee Platform As Hasan Piker and Allies Try to Shift Blame

Nov 19

The Twitch Adpocalypse is Here: Over 10 Big Companies Rumored to Flee Platform As Hasan Piker and Allies Try to Shift Blame

Twitch creators woke up to a surprise this past week, as they discovered that advertising revenue generated by their channels was significantly lower than expected, with some reporting decreases as high as 95%. It has now been revealed by Richard Lewis that more than 10 companies have opted out of advertising on Twitch, dealing a major blow to the platf…

Celebrity

'Star Wars' Actor Mark Hamill Announces He's Quit X For Blue Sky, Minutes Later Posts On X

Nov 19

'Star Wars' Actor Mark Hamill Announces He's Quit X For Blue Sky, Minutes Later Posts On X

Mark Hamill, known for playing Luke Skywalker in Star Wars and voicing the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series, announced he will no longer be using the social media platform X following the election of Donald Trump.Fandom Pulse is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

Video Games

Rumor: 'Dark Souls 3' Remaster In Development

Nov 19

Rumor: 'Dark Souls 3' Remaster In Development

A new rumor alleges that FromSoftware is developing a Dark Souls 3 remaster. Fandom Pulse is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

Movies & TV

HBO's ‘The Penguin’ Review - Not Quite a Morality Play

ArtGainz

Nov 19

HBO's ‘The Penguin’ Review - Not Quite a Morality Play

Fans are raving over HBO’s The Penguin. The 8-episode first season offers a compelling look at the iconic comic-book villain, portraying him as a twisted man with a twisted conscience, torn between his personal ambition and his carefully crafted facade as a ‘man of the people”.