Hello there, showcase survivors with emotional damage. Nintendo finally showed up after Summer Showcase week and did what Nintendo does best: pulled a bunch of old names out of the vault, polished them under expensive lighting, and watched the internet…
Hello there… showcase survivors and timeline detectives. Today we’re going through the whole Summer Game Fest orbit, because pretending this week was only one Geoff Keighley stream is how you end up with the same empty recap everyone else already…
Hello there, star hunters, Nintendo lifers, and people who are very tired of being told that fun needs permission. We watched The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and yeah, we loved it. I (Leo) loved it. Kiki loved it. Byte loved…
Hello there, dealmakers, builders, and industry watchers trying to make sense of this year’s GDC. The GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 felt different right away. There was more space in the halls, conversations didn’t feel rushed, and moving between meetings…
Hello there, localization leads and pipeline builders. AI in game localization has quietly crossed a line. It is no longer a sandbox experiment or a side initiative that only innovation teams touch. It is inside real pipelines, influencing delivery timelines,…
Hello there, exhausted developers, conference skeptics, and people staring at their travel budget wondering who this is actually for anymore. This year, something feels different about GDC Festival of Gaming. Not loud different. Quiet different. The kind where people don’t…
Hello there, industry insiders, exhausted developers, and people who watched The Game Awards wondering why it felt harder than usual to just enjoy the night. On the surface, the 2025 Game Awards were a success. Big reveals. Big wins. Big…
Hello there industry watchdogs, financially tired optimists. Today we’re looking at investors putting Square Enix on blast, Netflix shrugging at WB Games, a Prime Minister wading into Rockstar’s union mess, Saudi Arabia building a mega conference, Microsoft promising Windows will…
Hello there, award-season warriors. Today the visit the industry annual chaos bomb: The Game Awards 2025 nominations are here. And with them comes a familiar cocktail of excitement, side-eyes, and questionable jury choices. Geoff Keighley took the stage to reveal…
Hello there, creators and changemakers. This time, Kiki and Chip couldn’t make the trip, but I was there in person, representing Game Cookies at GAMACON 2025. It was a week full of talks, pitches, and meetings that showed a clearer…
