Mike Straw

🎮Executive Editor @InsiderGamingIG

Other: @FalseFinishHQ

Sports coverage: @MikeStrawSports

Email: [email protected]

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Our next Insider Gaming Showcase comes to you in January.

Presenting New Year, New Games 2027 - an event focused solely on games, DLC, expansions, and updates coming in 2027

Submissions are now open until November 25

https://t.co/K8oLX1egKr

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Some teams want to win championships; some are just content with selling tickets and merch and getting people in the building.

It seems clear which type of organization the Buffalo Sabres are.

Wonder if/when we start see trade requests from top players

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@_716nick but maybe worse?

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MOTN, I expect. Excited to bring the kids with me. They've become hooked on ESW shows.

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Special thanks to Whit3 Crayon for sponsoring Mance Warner vs. The Blade at #ESWWrestleBash XVI!

Tickets are still available via the link below through tomorrow night.

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Even Vegas caught on that, when facing Buffalo, especially if UPL is in net, there's a high chance of 3 goals again

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@olivercopp Oh, trust me. I'm in the same boat.

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It just keeps getting bigger. GTA 6 has surpassed $1 billion in presales a week before launch.

GTA 5 reached that mark in the three days after release.

https://t.co/oTcfvUzL6J

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@Cade_Onder Me, sitting here at 36

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@cea_brandon They are fantastic. But, they don't sponsor so they don't get full logo placement! haha

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Nothing like a late-night session of Goldfinger and Good Charlotte while having a couple of drinks and building newsletter templates.

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"addresses". But, somehow, people like this will still get paid money.

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Dianna Russini addresses her absence from NFL media.

🎥: @BetUS_Official

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@itshugoa I've watched it on repeat. Just a monster

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There's never been a bigger clean hit

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This is the hardest clean hit I think I've ever seen. Chychrun absolutely plastered Cousins

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I love to see this. Insider Gaming showcase participant Hope in the City from @LoftySkyGames is OUT NOW on PC and Xbox Series X|S, including Game Pass.

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! 20 Years ago today, November 11, 2006, the PlayStation 3 launched in Japan.

It was released in North America 6 days later, on November 17.

The console sold 87.4M units in its lifespan, rebounding from a poor launch. What memories do you have of the PS3

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@EvolveTom Started wtih Open Your Eyes and bounced around

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LAYOFF UPDATE: With the news over the past couple of days, we're just under 13,000 known jobs lost in the games industry in 2026. The real number is likely around 14,000.

176 different companies and at least 40 studio closures.

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You can get all of this data, including resources to help you find your next job in the industry, at https://t.co/GJNg0nJoH0

It's ad-free and simply here as a resource.

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LAYOFF UPDATE: With the news over the past couple of days, we're just under 13,000 known jobs lost in the games industry in 2026. The real number is likely around 14,000.

176 different companies and at least 40 studio closures.

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LAYOFFS: Mobile studio Fortis Games is shutting down. The abrupt closure will see up to 440 people lose their jobs just before the holidays.

https://t.co/eLvSt5j5WM

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A pass is backward if it doesn't go forward

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Jaguars and Bills gave up more for Jessie Bates and Amani Hooker than the Vikings did for Kirk Cousins.