Ubisoft Layoffs, DC Comics Lying, Anime's Rise And Fall - Fandom Pulse Daily Briefing

Dec 04, 2024

We’re just seeing the beginning of the collapse of AAA woke video game studios. Ubisoft is the first to fall.

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Comics

Comic Industry Expert Questions Whether DC Comics Lied About Absolute Batman #1 Sales

Fandom Pulse

Dec 4

Comic Industry Expert Questions Whether DC Comics Lied About Absolute Batman #1 Sales

DC Comics made a post to their official blog claiming Absolute Batman #1 was 2024’s bestselling comic, but they’re being called out for potentially lying by both numbers provided by Bleeding Cool and comic industry expert Thinking Critical.

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Video Games

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot Appears To Hint That More Layoffs Are Coming To Company After It Shut Down 'XDefiant'

John F. Trent

Dec 4

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot Appears To Hint That More Layoffs Are Coming To Company After It Shut Down 'XDefiant'

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot hinted that more layoffs are likely coming to the company after it announced it shut down XDefiant and were laying off around 300 people.Fandom Pulse is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Video Games

Rumor: 'Avowed' Art Director Has Support Within Xbox And Won't Be Fired Despite Advocating For Illegal Race-Based Discrimination

John F. Trent

Dec 4

Rumor: 'Avowed' Art Director Has Support Within Xbox And Won't Be Fired Despite Advocating For Illegal Race-Based Discrimination

A rumor claims that Matt Hansen, the Art Director for Avowed at Obsidian Entertainment has support within parent company Xbox and Microsoft and won’t be fired after his reprehensible and hateful comments.Fandom Pulse is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Tabletop Games

Lorcana TCG Boss Defends D&D Designer Who Attacked Gary Gygax "I Believe In Your Crusade," And Says He "Wept Openly" In Anger Over Donald Trump's Win

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Dec 4

Lorcana TCG Boss Defends D&D Designer Who Attacked Gary Gygax "I Believe In Your Crusade," And Says He "Wept Openly" In Anger Over Donald Trump's Win

The treatment of Gary Gygax by modern Dungeons & Dragons designers has set the internet ablaze this last week after the situation went viral. Now, Disney Lorcana TCG (Trading Card Game) designer Leo Glass has chimed in to defend Wizards of the Coast’s Jason Tondro for his statements libeling Gygax as “misogynist.” He’s also said he “openly cried” over the election of Donald Trump as President.

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Video Games

Former 'World Of Warcraft' Team Lead Speculates That Xbox Is Writing Off 'Indiana Jones And The Great Circle' Due To Lack Of Marketing

John F. Trent

Dec 4

Former 'World Of Warcraft' Team Lead Speculates That Xbox Is Writing Off 'Indiana Jones And The Great Circle' Due To Lack Of Marketing

Former World of Warcraft Team Lead Mark Kern aka Grummz shared his expert opinion that Xbox and its subsidiary Bethesda are already writing off Indiana Jones and the Great Circle due to a lack of marketing.Fandom Pulse is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Movies & TV

The Rise and Fall of the Western Anime Scene

Brian Niemeier

Dec 4

The Rise and Fall of the Western Anime Scene

If you are reading this, it’s a near certainty you’ve encountered Japanese animation, or anime. It’s also a good bet that your introduction to the mediuam came through the Pokémon craze of the 90s, Toonami’s afternoon lineup, or a Studio Ghibli film.

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Video Games

YouTuber Warns That Gamers Should Not "Plunge Gaming Into An Era Of Debauchery And Degeneracy"

John F. Trent

Dec 4

YouTuber Warns That Gamers Should Not "Plunge Gaming Into An Era Of Debauchery And Degeneracy"

YouTuber Dreadroberts warns that gamers should not “plunge gaming into an era of debauchery and degeneracy” in order to give wokists and leftists an L.Fandom Pulse is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Books

Government Librarians and BookTok Activists Call For Amazon Boycott To Punish Jeff Bezos For Not Endorsing Kamala Harris

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Dec 4

Government Librarians and BookTok Activists Call For Amazon Boycott To Punish Jeff Bezos For Not Endorsing Kamala Harris

BookTok and government librarians have worked to try to order an Amazon boycott after Jeff Bezos failed to endorse Kamala Harris after the election, acknowledging it will likely hurt independent authors in the process.

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Video Games

Ubisoft Shuts Down 'XDefiant' About A Month After Executive Producer Claimed Company Had "NO Plans To Shut Down"

John F. Trent

Dec 4

Ubisoft Shuts Down 'XDefiant' About A Month After Executive Producer Claimed Company Had "NO Plans To Shut Down"

Ubisoft announced it was shutting down XDefiant as well as closing multiple studios including in San Francisco and Osaka that were working on the game resulting in around 300 layoffs.Fandom Pulse is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Movies & TV

'Barbie' Director Greta Gerwig To Adapt 'The Magician's Nephew' As Part Of 'Chronicles Of Narnia' Netflix Deal

John F. Trent

Dec 3

'Barbie' Director Greta Gerwig To Adapt 'The Magician's Nephew' As Part Of 'Chronicles Of Narnia' Netflix Deal

Star Trek: Discovery actor Jason Isaacs has allegedly revealed that Barbie director Greta Gerwig plans to adapt C.S. Lewis’ The Magician’s Nephew as part of her Netflix deal.Fandom Pulse is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

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Ubisoft Layoffs, DC Comics Lying, Anime's Rise And Fall - Fandom Pulse Daily Briefing

Comic Industry Expert Questions Whether DC Comics Lied About Absolute Batman #1 Sales

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot Appears To Hint That More Layoffs Are Coming To Company After It Shut Down 'XDefiant'

Rumor: 'Avowed' Art Director Has Support Within Xbox And Won't Be Fired Despite Advocating For Illegal Race-Based Discrimination

Lorcana TCG Boss Defends D&D Designer Who Attacked Gary Gygax "I Believe In Your Crusade," And Says He "Wept Openly" In Anger Over Donald Trump's Win

Former 'World Of Warcraft' Team Lead Speculates That Xbox Is Writing Off 'Indiana Jones And The Great Circle' Due To Lack Of Marketing

The Rise and Fall of the Western Anime Scene

YouTuber Warns That Gamers Should Not "Plunge Gaming Into An Era Of Debauchery And Degeneracy"

Government Librarians and BookTok Activists Call For Amazon Boycott To Punish Jeff Bezos For Not Endorsing Kamala Harris

Ubisoft Shuts Down 'XDefiant' About A Month After Executive Producer Claimed Company Had "NO Plans To Shut Down"

'Barbie' Director Greta Gerwig To Adapt 'The Magician's Nephew' As Part Of 'Chronicles Of Narnia' Netflix Deal

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