Moonbilge, As Foretold

Happily Married Father of Wookiees | STAR WARS Obsessed | Artist | Gamer | Dudeist Wizard | Twitch Streamer | Screen Printer

[Moonbilge, As Foretold @moonbilge]

And Yoda Wept…

(and drooled)

[EA Star Wars @EAStarWars]

Get your squad ready: New gameplay trailer for #StarWars Zero Company drops during #SummerGameFest! Tune in June 5 at 2pm PT here: https://t.co/nsqCdS5nke

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[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

‘BACKROOMS’ director Kane Parsons says he would get “no enjoyment” out of using generative AI on any project — “It defeats the purpose entirely for me.”

“I think I'm in the same boat as most well-adjusted people. If I could snap my fingers and make generative Al disappear forever, I probably would.”

(Source: https://t.co/LA3K1o9KjK)

[YoDanno #DragonlanceDragonlance @YoDanno]

A kender entering your camp is the fantasy equivalent of clicking “Accept Cookies.”

🖼️ Larry Elmore - That’s A Lot Of Kender

[The Best @TheBestqueenx]

This experiment is the best reminder that most of what we worry about never actually happens.

[Ronilf @Ronilfgames]

Saturday night fun starting with a throw back in game type to one of the first styles that i remember playing @homm_golden_era

@TCCCreators @NeXTChApTeROnX @RageNationX @gfx_garage

#Twitch #Twitchtv #TwitchStream #PCGaming #DadGaming

https://t.co/pTplPJ9SF5

[Moonbilge, As Foretold @moonbilge]

@YoDanno I’m going all in on Raistlin…

[Moonbilge, As Foretold @moonbilge]

@PlayApex Gibby skin when?

[Guillermo del Toro @RealGDT]

Made by humans for humans.

[YoDanno #DragonlanceDragonlance @YoDanno]

I love Dragonlance (shocker, I know).

Love Dark Sun too.

I’d love to do a one-shot with this.

Anyone else?

Picture it…

The Cataclysm never ended.
The gods abandoned Krynn completely.
Arcane magic consumed the world.
Dragons rule the dying deserts beneath a crimson sun.

[QQTs @QQTsLive]

I made a thing for when I stream Apex. The replay takes your minute-to-minute location and stitches them all together in a path, and adds events like kills/deaths/knocks/etc. It will show this automatically after each game on OBS for all your viewers. AMA.

[Dudes Posting Their W’s @DudespostingWs]

This is what the older generations should try and do more often

[Guillermo del Toro @RealGDT]

This was done with tight resources and endless effort and imagination. Humanware!

[Hawklorddragon @cimerians]

“The Fellowship of the Ring” Mike Ploog 1978
#70s #Bakshi

[Wholesome Side of 𝕏 @itsme_urstruly]

Just for the record, I should have to *opt in* for AI, not opt out.

[Lost Internet @LostMemeArchive]

No Man’s Sky launched so badly that it became one of gaming’s biggest disappointments.

Then Hello Games spent years quietly fixing it with free updates.

The comeback got so insane that fans crowdfunded a billboard outside the studio just to say thank you.

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

J.K. Simmons reunites with Spider-Man at the Mets vs Reds game.

[Will of The Force - Will Diamond @Will_ofTheForce]

The poster art for The Mandalorian and Grogu has been outstanding. Going to need a full wall in my house dedicated to these because these all scream classic Star Wars 👏

ANNDD they are all human made?? Magnificent work all around 🙏

#starwars

[Matt Jarbo @mjarbo]

I think people are looking at The Mandalorian & Grogu box office in the wrong way.

It is expected to open with around $102 million domestic over the four-day Memorial Day weekend and $165 million worldwide.

Is that huge by Star Wars standards? No. It is not anywhere close to what the sequel trilogy opened with.

But this movie was also not made like one of those movies.

The reported production budget is around $165 million. On top of that, Disney received more than $21 million in California tax credits for making the movie there, which brings the actual production cost closer to $145 million.

And then there is the marketing conversation.

Obviously marketing is not free. Disney still spent money promoting the movie.

But those marketing expenses also come with tax benefits, and more importantly, Disney was not just advertising a movie. They were advertising Grogu.

They were advertising toys, clothing, LEGO sets, collectibles, Disney+, theme park tie-ins, and an entire merchandise line built around a character who was already making them money before this movie was released.

More than 13 million Grogu toys were sold in his first two years alone. The Mandalorian franchise has reportedly generated over $1 billion in merchandise sales.

So the idea that this movie has to earn some giant Star Wars number at the box office before Disney can consider it successful feels a little ridiculous.

This is not Solo, where Disney spent a fortune trying to convince people to show up for a movie the audience clearly was not asking for.

This is a lower-cost theatrical movie built around the most marketable character Star Wars has introduced in years.

Does it still need to hold well after opening weekend? Of course.

But with a production cost closer to $145 million after tax credits, a $165 million worldwide opening weekend, marketing that supports an already profitable merchandise brand, and Grogu continuing to sell damn near everything Disney puts his face on...

Yeah, I would be shocked if we do not get another Mando and Grogu movie.

[Culture Crave 🍿 @CultureCrave]

‘Return of the Jedi’ was released 43 years ago today