Cale Michael
@xjustified.bsky.social
Writer who likes basketball and good neutral -
Words @ http://www.boosterblogs.com -
Timesphere Podcast @ youtube.com/@TimesphereShow
Reach me @ [email protected] -
Links @ https://linktr.ee/XJustified
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Words @ http://www.boosterblogs.com -
Timesphere Podcast @ youtube.com/@TimesphereShow
Reach me @ [email protected] -
Links @ https://linktr.ee/XJustified
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Cale Michael
@xjustified.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Hello bsky! My name is Cale and I write about games and esports a lot.
Currently freelancing/looking for work, but I post plenty of my writing and other projects here. (Please feel free to ignore my sports posts!)
Links: linktr.ee/XJustified
Blog: www.boosterblogs.com
Currently freelancing/looking for work, but I post plenty of my writing and other projects here. (Please feel free to ignore my sports posts!)
Links: linktr.ee/XJustified
Blog: www.boosterblogs.com
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Announcing the Inaugural KFGD Awards! Games Daily is literally NOTHING without the hard work of an entire industry -- so we’re going to celebrate the people who make the news each and every day!
Nominate your favorite sites, authors, and stories at kindafunny.com/awards!
Nominate your favorite sites, authors, and stories at kindafunny.com/awards!
a man wearing glasses stands in front of a microphone with a coca cola can in the background
ALT: a man wearing glasses stands in front of a microphone with a coca cola can in the background
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Announcing the Inaugural KFGD Awards! Games Daily is literally NOTHING without the hard work of an entire industry -- so we’re going to celebrate the people who make the news each and every day!
Nominate your favorite sites, authors, and stories at kindafunny.com/awards!
Nominate your favorite sites, authors, and stories at kindafunny.com/awards!
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Good morning and holy shit
📰 @theathletic.com
Clippers send Chris Paul home in the middle of the night from Atlanta amidst 5-game losing streak, announce parting of ways
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
Clippers send Chris Paul home in the middle of the night from Atlanta amidst 5-game losing streak, announce parting of ways
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
Clippers send Chris Paul packing in a stunning, late-night move
The Clippers announced the surprise move in the middle of the night while in Atlanta amid a road trip.
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Good morning and holy shit
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So, fun fact: licensors are notoriously protective of their brands, and will take literal months at times to ensure that every single aspect of a title is being presented properly. You can't even SNEEZE without telling the licensor.
To have Kadokawa come out and say this directly is amazing
To have Kadokawa come out and say this directly is amazing
Kadokawa stated that it did not approve of an AI dub, and Sentai stated that it wasn't aware of the dub beforehand.
Amazon Streamed AI English Dubs on Banana Fish, 'No Game, No Life Zero,' Vinland Saga, Pet Anime
Voice actors speak out against AI dubs, Kadokawa & Sentai Filmworks respond
www.animenewsnetwork.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
So, fun fact: licensors are notoriously protective of their brands, and will take literal months at times to ensure that every single aspect of a title is being presented properly. You can't even SNEEZE without telling the licensor.
To have Kadokawa come out and say this directly is amazing
To have Kadokawa come out and say this directly is amazing
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Not terribly surprised they did it without permission, but lmaoooooo
I hope this gets them snubbed for future licensing deals.
I hope this gets them snubbed for future licensing deals.
Kadokawa stated that it did not approve of an AI dub, and Sentai stated that it wasn't aware of the dub beforehand.
Amazon Streamed AI English Dubs on Banana Fish, 'No Game, No Life Zero,' Vinland Saga, Pet Anime
Voice actors speak out against AI dubs, Kadokawa & Sentai Filmworks respond
www.animenewsnetwork.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Not terribly surprised they did it without permission, but lmaoooooo
I hope this gets them snubbed for future licensing deals.
I hope this gets them snubbed for future licensing deals.
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If even around 10% of the people who followed us kicked in just $1 a month, Skybox wouldn't really have to worry about money anymore. If you'd like us to survive, we need your help.
If you're feeling generous today, consider supporting independent writing about games and movies. $5 gets you access to our Discord and our weekly Into the Skybox podcast, while $10 gets you all of that plus Skydive, our monthly deep dive podcast. But even $1 helps.
www.patreon.com/c/SkyboxCrit...
www.patreon.com/c/SkyboxCrit...
Get more from Skybox on Patreon
A worker-owned games (& other) media site.
www.patreon.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
If even around 10% of the people who followed us kicked in just $1 a month, Skybox wouldn't really have to worry about money anymore. If you'd like us to survive, we need your help.
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When writing this piece, I kept thinking back to this Instagram post I saw from a trans woman the other day. This is what I'm talking about. Watch this:
December 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
When writing this piece, I kept thinking back to this Instagram post I saw from a trans woman the other day. This is what I'm talking about. Watch this:
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We can triple revenues over the next 5 years while cutting costs by 75% using AI. I will provide no further detail on how for the former, and it's eliminating people for the latter. There's my 2025 gaming executive pitch please give me my $2M bonus plzkthx.
December 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
We can triple revenues over the next 5 years while cutting costs by 75% using AI. I will provide no further detail on how for the former, and it's eliminating people for the latter. There's my 2025 gaming executive pitch please give me my $2M bonus plzkthx.
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Fujimoto either wants a woman to beat the shit out of him or be a woman himself and either thing inspiring him is extremely good. So many people watch porn and make extremely boring art or no art at all
on twitter right now they are speculating that the writer of chainsawman and firepunch may have watched porn at some point
December 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Fujimoto either wants a woman to beat the shit out of him or be a woman himself and either thing inspiring him is extremely good. So many people watch porn and make extremely boring art or no art at all
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The other thing about the OU student who wrote the bad essay on God-given gender roles is that she herself is rejecting those religious ideals about femininity by going to college, playing a sport, and having a mother who is a media personality and lawyer for Jan 6ers. Trad for thee but not for me
December 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The other thing about the OU student who wrote the bad essay on God-given gender roles is that she herself is rejecting those religious ideals about femininity by going to college, playing a sport, and having a mother who is a media personality and lawyer for Jan 6ers. Trad for thee but not for me
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Crunchyroll's feedback form is here, if you're looking for it. And for the record, you can submit feedback even if you don't have an active account: help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/req...
December 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Crunchyroll's feedback form is here, if you're looking for it. And for the record, you can submit feedback even if you don't have an active account: help.crunchyroll.com/hc/en-us/req...
Not sure if there will be a Timesphere this week! Scheduling issues with the holidays and some other stuff popped up.
Definitely won't be live tomorrow morning if something does happen, but I might have something else in the works.
Definitely won't be live tomorrow morning if something does happen, but I might have something else in the works.
December 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Not sure if there will be a Timesphere this week! Scheduling issues with the holidays and some other stuff popped up.
Definitely won't be live tomorrow morning if something does happen, but I might have something else in the works.
Definitely won't be live tomorrow morning if something does happen, but I might have something else in the works.
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Yes, flood CR's feedback line too with requests to
- stop using AI to closed caption dubs
- keep their current subtitling software (Aegisub. Not the one they are switching to)
Please!
- stop using AI to closed caption dubs
- keep their current subtitling software (Aegisub. Not the one they are switching to)
Please!
Good job, guys. See if you can't make similar results happen for No Game, No Life and Vinland Saga.
Getting close to time to start asking for the same kind of fervor for AI generated closed captions as well. You can fight this, it CAN work.
Getting close to time to start asking for the same kind of fervor for AI generated closed captions as well. You can fight this, it CAN work.
BANANA FISH no longer has an English dub on Amazon
December 1, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Yes, flood CR's feedback line too with requests to
- stop using AI to closed caption dubs
- keep their current subtitling software (Aegisub. Not the one they are switching to)
Please!
- stop using AI to closed caption dubs
- keep their current subtitling software (Aegisub. Not the one they are switching to)
Please!
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Happy old year
December 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Happy old year
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Also based on screenshots, the Spanish AI dub is still on the platform.
So yeah.
Nothing is fixed. The problem is still inherent.
So yeah.
Nothing is fixed. The problem is still inherent.
December 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Also based on screenshots, the Spanish AI dub is still on the platform.
So yeah.
Nothing is fixed. The problem is still inherent.
So yeah.
Nothing is fixed. The problem is still inherent.
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BANANA FISH no longer has an English dub on Amazon
December 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
BANANA FISH no longer has an English dub on Amazon
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anyway please loudly and exuberantly support websites that are writing things you like to read.
December 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
anyway please loudly and exuberantly support websites that are writing things you like to read.
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in my experience, like 90% of indie game coverage at Bigger Sites comes from the heart and any "data-driven decision making" would kill it immediately so it baffles me when people think we're not passionate about this stuff
yeah the harsh reality is that we do take a chance on small games no one's heard of a lot more often than anyone thinks we do. but literally no one reads the articles, which then reinforces to the powers that be that they're not worth doing. I don't know how to solve that problem!
I've been doing this all year but indie journalists have the same issues as indie games. Unless it's a big name, nobody cares.
December 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
in my experience, like 90% of indie game coverage at Bigger Sites comes from the heart and any "data-driven decision making" would kill it immediately so it baffles me when people think we're not passionate about this stuff
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yeah the harsh reality is that we do take a chance on small games no one's heard of a lot more often than anyone thinks we do. but literally no one reads the articles, which then reinforces to the powers that be that they're not worth doing. I don't know how to solve that problem!
I've been doing this all year but indie journalists have the same issues as indie games. Unless it's a big name, nobody cares.
November 2025 Indie Game Wrap-Up: The Best New Indie Releases and Demos You Can Play Now - MonsterVine
From gothic roguelites to rhythm adventures, November 2025’s indie lineup is packed with creativity. Discover 13 standout indie games and demos releasing this month.
monstervine.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:31 PM
yeah the harsh reality is that we do take a chance on small games no one's heard of a lot more often than anyone thinks we do. but literally no one reads the articles, which then reinforces to the powers that be that they're not worth doing. I don't know how to solve that problem!
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Hahaha, right?! Or what about mandatory disclosures for the discrepancy between the salaries of the CEO and their lowest paid worker? That would be so funny, right?! Let’s do it as a funny joke!!!
"Why stop at AI use? We could have mandatory disclosures for what shampoo brand the developer uses" — Epic boss Tim Sweeney says Steam should ditch its AI generated content disclosure. https://bit.ly/4a193vt
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Hahaha, right?! Or what about mandatory disclosures for the discrepancy between the salaries of the CEO and their lowest paid worker? That would be so funny, right?! Let’s do it as a funny joke!!!
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Also, to be clear, when a trans instructor at OU is being punished and targeted for quite fairly grading a terrible essay, it’s bizarre to see academics online debating the rubrics.
That’s…not the problem.
That’s…not the problem.
December 1, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Also, to be clear, when a trans instructor at OU is being punished and targeted for quite fairly grading a terrible essay, it’s bizarre to see academics online debating the rubrics.
That’s…not the problem.
That’s…not the problem.
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Has this been posted yet
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Has this been posted yet
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“We only listen to judges who agree with us” gotta say I don’t think the judge will agree with that
KARL: Did you know about the judge's order when you issued your order for the planes to continue?
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
KRISTI NOEM: This is an activist judge. We comply with all federal orders that are lawful and binding.
November 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“We only listen to judges who agree with us” gotta say I don’t think the judge will agree with that
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Just got hit with a $3500 vet bill, so taking the opportunity to remind folks that I'm available for all kinds of consultancy work, including stuff like mock/silent reviews, which I legit LOVE doing.
Details here:
www.lukeplunkett.com/consulting-2/
Thanks!
Details here:
www.lukeplunkett.com/consulting-2/
Thanks!
November 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Just got hit with a $3500 vet bill, so taking the opportunity to remind folks that I'm available for all kinds of consultancy work, including stuff like mock/silent reviews, which I legit LOVE doing.
Details here:
www.lukeplunkett.com/consulting-2/
Thanks!
Details here:
www.lukeplunkett.com/consulting-2/
Thanks!
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We hit 500 reviews!! Faye will get her pretzel! That said, what we really want is for the reviews to turn "overwhelmingly positive." that means we need 15 more positive reviews to tick it up from 94% to 95%. So if you haven't reviewed the game yet, your vote makes a heck of a difference! Go go go!
Don't forget: If you've played and enjoyed Demonschool, please do leave a review on steam! We want to hit that "overwhelmingly positive" threshold. And remember, if we do it by the end of the month (5 days!), Faye gets a pretzel~ store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
November 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
We hit 500 reviews!! Faye will get her pretzel! That said, what we really want is for the reviews to turn "overwhelmingly positive." that means we need 15 more positive reviews to tick it up from 94% to 95%. So if you haven't reviewed the game yet, your vote makes a heck of a difference! Go go go!