Topics of discussion
Opening discussions:
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– Tenga
– Japan’s PM: I’m so lonely I befriended a cockroach
∟No, Japan’s prime minster did not make friends with a cockroach, despite what you may have heard
– Japan’s AI goldrush faces backlash as data centers sprout up in urban areas
∟Opposition to data centres grows in cramped urban Japan
∟Japanese Government Official Joined AI Data Center Press Conference From Love Hotel
– Texas Attorney General brags about AI Datacenters
∟Uses AI to brag
∟Flock Camera fines man while he was out of town
∟Flock CEO says to get over privacy
∟4th Amendment says fuck off
∟Bernie Sanders may introduce a bill to ban Flock cameras
∟Everybody liked that
∟Texas Attorney General also brags about fining Facebook
∟But it is just surveillance wrapped up in child safety
∟The provisions look good on paper
∟But the requirements to roll them out are too steep
∟At least Discord is trying to avoid the biometric data
∟But it doesn’t mean it won’t get leaked
∟Brazil Wants Discord to Pay $97 Million and Expand Age Verification Digital ID
∟Discord could fight this but they won’t
∟YouTube is being sued over misleading creators
∟Once again, to protect children
– Pickups
– Reminder that we’ve spent a week boycotting Playstation
∟PlayStation Blackout Organizers Respond To Intense Scrutiny
∟Sony Reminds PlayStation Players They Don’t Own Digital Games Amidst Boycott
∟They argue customers couldn’t assume they own a digital game
∟Digital PS3 games no longer work
∟Lifelong customers are leaving
∟Rumblings at Gamescom show the boycott is working
∟It’s working
∟Sony’s allies are abandoning them
∟The boycott is trending
∟Their marketing is absolutely cringe
∟The will feel our wrath
∟Just like every defunct gaming company did before them
∟The Witcher 4 is allegedly pulling out of Playstation
∟Some are saying Sony is going to postpone over this
∟Huge if true
∟Meanwhile, XBOX is eating Sony’s lunch by embracing physical
∟They’re giving the best of both worlds
∟It is worrying that the license is revokable
∟The only safe future is physical
∟Meanwhile, GTA had their extended look on Netflix
∟Doomers don’t think we can overcome GTA 6
∟Rockstar addressed the leaks
∟But their words are hollow
∟You’re not making the game for us, you’re renting it
∟Breaking a long tradition of collection and ownership
∟They represent the worst of the industry
∟They’re DMCAing people for just talking about the game
∟Grand Theft Auto VI gets new extended look gameplay trailer
∟Seems Extra Emily made a cameo
∟The game is locked at 30 FPS
∟At least GTA 5 came with shit
∟Shilling games journalists show up to pretend to care about gamers
∟Real gamers call them out
∟The wokeness of this game will shock people
∟Especially considering where we came from
∟Cyberleek claims the build he had was recent
∟And full of bugs
∟People are concern trolling that Cyberleek is grifting
∟By doing exactly what he said he would do
∟And burning millions worth of his coins
∟GTA 6 Leaks Could Be Over As Cyberleek Withdraws $250,000 And Leaves Memecoin To Crash
∟He rated the game a 9/10
∟Rockstar is chasing ghosts because of Cyberleek
∟They would rather spend millions on finding the leaker than to print copies of the game
∟We don’t need Cyberleek to win, we just need Rockstar to lose
∟Discord is going to be forced to betrayed us
∟By court order
∟The vast majority of people in the net leaked nothing
∟For now, they claim they haven’t been served
∟But also that they will betray us
∟Meanwhile YouTube is allowing them to DMCA content that doesn’t show the leaks
∟And appeals are being rejected
∟Twitter accounts are getting the same treatment
∟News is being censored
∟This is an illegal use of the DMCA program
∟Even pictures of leeks are getting flagged
∟People are saying GTA failing will destroy the industry
∟As though that is somehow a bad thing
∟Loving a game series is not justification for slavery
∟The GTA 6 Leak War Exposed Modern Gaming
– A Federal Appeals Court Upheld that Fake People Don’t Have Rights
∟Federal judge warns law is being left behind by AI sex abuse images
∟Home Possession of AI-Generated Porn Depicting Fake Children Remains Constitutionally Protected, Seventh Circuit Rules
∟Artistic Expression Must be Protected
Kickstarter/Crowd Funding news:
– Tenchi Galaxy Anime Pilot
– A rare animated film acclaimed at Sitges and Annecy
– Beyond the NES: Rediscovering 8-bit on the Japanese Famicom
Convention news:
– Dragon Ball Z theme park, financed by Saudi Arabia, to be built in France
∟Dragon Ball Z Theme Park Coming to France by Way of Macron & Saudi Crown Prince
∟Qiddiya Announces Massive Dragon Ball Theme Park In France
Live-Action Anime news:
– Live-Action ONE PIECE Season 3 Fills Out Its Cast for the Battle of Alabasta
Streaming news:
– Pan Piano Criticized for Switching From Piano Cosplay to Just Lewd Cosplay
Theater Release news:
– Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust Anime Film Gets New North American Theatrical, Home Video Releases
– Creepypasta Legend Jeff the Killer Getting the Big-Screen Treatment
– Xbox Reportedly Shopping IP Bundle to Hollywood for Movies and TV — Includes Halo, Elder Scrolls, Diablo, and More
– Pokémon is getting a movie about the card game
Series news:
Anime:
– My Crush’s Crush Anime Adaptation Announced
– Arcanadea Anime Teaser Trailer Reveals January 2027 Broadcast, Main Staff
– Dreamland Animated Series Shares First Japanese Dub Trailer, Cast, October 17 Premiere
– Red River Anime Confirms Two-Cour Broadcast, More Cast
– Baki Gaiden: Retsu Kaioh wa Isekai Tensei Shitemo Ikko ni Kamawan TV Anime Announced
– Kagurabachi Anime Casts Miku Ito and Miyari Nemoto
– The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You Season 3 Anime Unveils Yaku Yakuzen Heroine Visual, Cast
∟The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You Season 3 Anime Unveils Kishika Torotoro Heroine Visual, Cast
– Jyu-Oh Mujin Dandivine Anime Reveals 8 Additional Cast Members
– Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members
– Gacha Girls Corps Anime Adds Ai Kayano and Rie Kugimiya to Cast
– Now That I Can Control Reality With a Mouse Cursor, I’m Gonna Click Away On The Girls! gets main visual
∟OceanVeil Reveals September 11 Simulcast Debut of Now That I Can Control Reality With A Mouse Cursor Anime; English Dub of Marika’s Love Meter Malfunction
∟Imagine if he used the power for something that isn’t lewd
∟It would go from Hentai to Death Note real quick
– The Greatest Magicmaster’s Retirement Plan Anime Reveals Loki Cast, Character Visual
– Are You a Landmine, Chihara-san? Anime Music Project Releases 2nd Music Video “1, 2 Fanclub”
– I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day Anime Special Key Visual
– Azur Lane Bisoku Zenshin Getting Largely Sacrilegious
– Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru! More Chaotic Than Ever
– James Gunn & Guillermo del Toro Announced for Crunchyroll’s First Anime Future Forum
Manga:
– Maria Holic Manga Gets Sequel Series in Upcoming Monthly Comic Alive Issue
– Black Lagoon Mangaka Tells Reader to “Stop Reading” After Volume 14 Artwork Criticism
Games:
– Steam Study Finds Sandbox Games Are Among the Safest Genres for Making Money
– Xbox and EA stop sharing US digital sales data with major analyst
– Ubisoft apologizes for forgetting to include the actual game in new Steam release
∟It’s just a new business strategy to increase shareholder value
∟They only uploaded the .exe file
∟They’re really embracing “you don’t own your games”
∟This shouldn’t even be possible except that Valve trusted Ubisoft wouldn’t be incompetent
∟Normally you’d only see this level of incompetence at a fast food joint
∟Ubisoft forgot the fries
– Star Citizen Live-Stream Went Horribly Wrong
∟This is what a billion dollars gets you
– Fallout co-creator says developers should study bad games as well as successful ones
– Persona 6 Producer Says Atlus Doesn’t Make Persona Games to Appeal to the Global Market
– Arc System Works Says Japanese Fan Content Guidelines’ Sexual Content Ban Was a Mistake
– Super Real Mahjong Lets Players Choose Their Censorship Level From “Showa” to “Reiwa”
∟Heisei’s ‘Huge Boobs’ Now Just Average in Reiwa
– Fortnite Adds “Suggestive Themes” ESRB Warning After Revealing Skins & Jiggle Physics
– Deka no Mosu’s PV Definitely Looking Quite Bouncy
– Classic Adult Game Isaku Getting Remake 30 Years Later With New Ero Scenes
– Fable PV Video Reveals Pretty New Look for Main Female Heroine
∟The comparison is night and day
– Atelier Ryza AI Chat RPG Ready for Companionship
∟Atelier Ryza AI Chat RPG Users Already Making the Sweet Girl Say Lewd Things
∟Atelier Ryza AI Chat RPG Devs Warn Players to Stop Making Ryza Say Lewd Things
– Mega Man: Dual Override Trailer Introduces New Character Twinkle Girl
– Silent Hill: Townfall Trailer Introduces Cast Featuring Jovan Adepo, Terry O’Quinn and Kezia Burrows
– Retro horror game Hollowbody comes to consoles this summer
– Retro survival horror game Liminal Point gets third official trailer
∟Further look
∟Slime game just cuz
– Tides of Annihilation Devs Reveal JoJo, Fate & Berserk Inspired Upcoming Action Game
Release news:
– Danganronpa 2×2 Switch 2 Physical Release Will Now Be Game-Key Card Only
– Dark Horse Announces More Vampire Hunter D, Gou Tanabe’s The Case of Charles Dexter Ward Manga
– MediaOCD throwing shade at Crunchyroll
∟Sentai also throws shade
– Right Stuf
∟Sentai Filmworks
∟MediaOCD
– Yaiba Samurai Legend Season 1 (Limited Edition Blu-ray)
Random Merch news:
– StealthWeeb.com
– OCAPodcast.com/store
– Family Mart joins forces with legendary sumo wrestler Chiyonofuji for new Convenience Wear collection
– Nike x ONE PIECE Collab Features Devil Fruit Air Max Plus Shoes and More
∟Nike x One Piece collection brings Devil Fruits to sneakers and streetwear in Japan
– ONE PIECE Card Game Reveals New Set Featuring Art From Yoshitaka Amano
– Winnie the Pooh cosplays as Yuzuru Hanyu for new plushie collaboration
– Hobonichi unveils new 2027 planners, diaries and stationery with One Piece, Suica Penguin, Hello Kitty and a must-buy Mini Techo
– Anime and Hollywood movies cross over in new Universal Studios Japan merch collection
– Atelier Ryza’s Thicc Alchemist Becomes a Beautiful Bride With New Wedding Figure
– Darkstalkers’ Morrigan Gets Huge 1/4-Scale Bunny Girl Figure
– Family Mart reveals new T-shirt uniforms, relaxes hair colour rules for staff… but is it all too casual?
Misc news:
– Police in Japan looking for who’s responsible for dumping 80 loaves of bread on side of road
– Man in Japan takes four parakeets hostage in attempt to force woman to meet with him
– Man bites woman at cherry blossom park in Japan, dies shortly after
∟And he had almost no teeth!
– Harvard Agrees to Pay $53 Million After Morgue Manager Stole & Sold Donated Body Parts
– Over a billion yen in smuggled gold found inside sex dolls by Japanese investigators