EA's purchase was the largest leveraged buyout in history. They borrowed so much to make the deal that they now owe $18-22 billion. The layoffs will cut to the bone and the monetization will define new levels of greed. They're gonna be wiping out entire franchises and making kids pay $200 to get playable Kobe and Jordan in NBA LIVE.
We are not prepared for how much they will attempt to bleed their players dry.
Hats off to doctoral student and podcaster Zhong Shu in Beijing, China, who did this fascinating and smart interview with Christopher Nolan about THE ODYSSEY yesterday, originally posted to Bilibili.
A great listen/watch.
There is some kind of mass psychosis that has convinced millions of people that the United States was the only country in the world that enacted protective measures in response to the global pandemic that occurred in 2020
while i can appreciate that new talent deserve to be given a shot at the biggest stage for Dota 2, I think that taking away mainstays that have worked to make dota what it is for years shouldn't be snubbed in the process
Purge has not missed a ti since ti3-and he should be ther
🚨🎥 TMZ's Harvey Levin calls the attacks on Dr. Anthony Fauci "one of the most heartbreaking things" he’s witnessed in government, comparing the push to jail him to the fear and persecution of the McCarthy era.
Alan Ritchson says Hollywood action space needs more everyday protagonists like Indiana Jones who was a professor not just military or ex-military heroes.
Alan Ritchson: One thing I'm trying to do is hark back to the '90s, when you would get protagonists like Indiana Jones, who was a professor and an archaeologist. This was not a government-trained CIA operative.
My production company has deals split across town, and we're working hand in hand with a lot of studios to develop the future action space. Weirdly across the board, everybody is making content where the main character is former military or current military.
I want to tell stories with protagonists who are more on their heels, less invincible, and less trained. It'll create a whole new sea of content where audiences can see themselves on screen.
We need stories where protagonists are everyday people like plumbers or electricians caught up in extraordinary circumstances, but not necessarily prepared for it.
Maria Sten: Totally agree. Excellent.
recommended the odyssey to my grandma and i just found out she unknowingly went to see it in 4DX 😭😭 she called me saying the movie was fine but why did it need to have shaking seats and wind in her face talking about was i trying to kill her shfjfdhwj