PocketLunch㊙️
Riding, Driving, Racing, Gaming & Horology. I ain't here for a long time, but I am here for a good time. Chaos observer. Following/RTs/Likes ≠ Endorsements.
- No one should feel bad about blocking YT ads. 😆
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- "...An international monitor said it has seen no evidence to support the claim by a senior United States official who accused China of carrying out a series of clandestine nuclear tests in 2020 and concealing activities that violated nuclear test ban treaties."
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- Interesting development. publichealth.jhu.edu/ivac/resourc...
- Recommending a $2 million USD Richard Mille RM 75-01 Flying Tourbillon Sapphire watch as a Valentine’s Day gift was an interesting, if not a delusional, choice. 🤣🤷
- "...The strongest advantage of the Naxtra sodium-ion battery lies in its performance under extreme cold conditions. According to performance data, the battery delivers discharge power at –30C that is 3X higher than comparable lithium iron phosphate systems."
- "...Leading chip making engineer Xu Zhenpeng said the United States no longer offered the freedom that researchers once expected - a key reason for his decision to continue his work in China."
- "The panic from the NADA is of course expected because it’s a wake up call,” said Robby DeGraff, Product & Consumer Insights Manager at AutoPacific. “The products of today’s Chinese automakers (whether ICE or EV/NEV) are undoubtedly compelling, impressive, and enticing to even the American consumer”
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- "...Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC)'s Seoul office recently sent a Researcher to Nexon's headquarters and is securing materials on the paid item sales structure and probability disclosure methods of "Maple Training."
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- Reposted by PocketLunch㊙️Sony on Generative AI in video games: english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/6...
- Reposted by PocketLunch㊙️Full statement on possibility of a Switch 2 price increase. - No impact on current FY, ending March 31. - If memory price surge lasts through next FY, it may impact profitability. - Would assess and respond at that time, regarding need for Switch 2 price increase.
- People: ha ha tech sell off, these tech companies deserved it. 😄 Same people: why is my 401k tanked? Damn stock market! 🤬
- Reposted by PocketLunch㊙️Last night, Trump posted a video to his social media platform that contained a racist clip showing Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys. It's still up:
- "...Yum Brands said Wednesday it’s targeting underperforming Pizza Hut restaurants in its system. Pizza Hut has more than 6,000 locations in the U.S."
- $TTWO went down from the last 2 earning calls regardless of them beating estimates, so I expect the same this time which it did. Difference is GTA6 is on the horizon & almost all positions I saw are still strong buy because of that w/ target at $275~$300 range. Now trading at $195, easy money. 🫰😎💵
- This week, Take-Two Interactive shares are down more than 20% despite the company smashing Q3 estimates and reaffirming a November release date for Grand Theft Auto VI. Why? Because the stock market doesn't understand video game development. My latest column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
- I like this guy...🤣🤣🤣 $AAPL
- Wuthering Waves immediately jumped to rank 1 in Japan's PlayStation Store with the 3.1 update, beating Genshin's ZiBai Lantern rite update & Zenless Zone Zero's "Loli" 🤭 Angels of Delusion update.
- According to leakers, this is the internal email the CEO of Kuro Games sent to the dev team after yesterday's Wuthering Waves 3.1 launch. Game's problem isn't quality, but the file size of the game is getting out of control. Many are quitting, especially mobile, because they don't have the storage.
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- Reposted by PocketLunch㊙️I'm reading a story like this multiple times a week now and it really says something that these scientists and engineers keep citing freedom as a reason to leave the US and go back to China. www.scmp.com/news/china/s...
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- Reposted by PocketLunch㊙️Seems unlikely Sony will increase the PS5 price this year based on its comments. Looks like it'll be relying on GTA and PS+ to offset costs "We intend to minimize the impact of the increased memory costs on this segment going forward by prioritizing monetization of the installed base to date."
- Sony says it is positioned to secure memory through 2026, intends to "minimize the impact" of ongoing RAM shortage and avoid PS5 price increases ➡️ www.gamesradar.com/hardware/ps5...
- "... ProbablyMonsters reportedly has laid off an unknown number of employees shortly before announcing its newest game Nekome: Nazi Hunter. The company appears to have laid off workers in two waves just weeks apart from each other."
- "...U.S. job openings fell to the lowest level in more than five years, another sign that the American labor market remains sluggish. December openings came in lower than economists had forecast." ⚰️
- The entire /r/cryptocurrency is on suicide watch. 💀
- "...A fast-growing social media app is in the spotlight at a technology conference in Qatar's capital. UpScrolled has seen a meteoric rise in downloads. That was triggered by the sale of TikTok in the US"
- Reposted by PocketLunch㊙️89% of Japanese artists consider generative AI “a serious threat” to their livelihood, large-scale survey shows automaton-media.com/en/news/89-o...
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- China is the only country on earth with a "No First Use" nuclear weapon policy in place. Don't know why China became part of the conversation. If US & Russia only have the same amount of China have, the world is already a safer place. Give them a call when you guys lowered yours to 600...🤷📞
- Interesting how pretty much every physical game shows around the world is a success and bringing in record attendance & exhibitors, but US being the second largest gaming market on the planet by revenue can't host even one cause no one from their own industry literally cared. 😅🤷
- "...a huge mistake on Lithuania's part to think that if we offered something ourselves and were the first to do something, the world would suddenly appreciate it. Well, we tried in this case, we have the Taiwanese Representative Office, but the world did not appreciate it, no one appreciated it," 🍿☕
- "...The massive rocket and its convoluted ground systems, have cost US taxpayers in excess of $30 billion to date. A rocket that is so expensive it only flies rarely will have super-high operating costs and ever-present safety concerns precisely because it flies so infrequently."
- 🍿📸 "...the Dalai Lama had received from other controversial figures in the past. In 2009, the Tibetan spiritual leader spoke at an event for NXIVM, the abusive sex cult whose leader, Keith Raniere, was convicted in 2019 on seven criminal charges and sentenced to 120 years in prison."
- Everything hinges on Take Two GTA6's success. Will it actually hit $300?? 🤞🤞 #TTWO
- Reposted by PocketLunch㊙️It's often difficult to convey the scale of the games industry in China and how the companies developing the titles are often involved in multiple industries, but this article does a great job. A must read.
- A Sea of Remnants studio visit offers a rare glimpse inside NetEase – as well as a revealing look at how China has perfected the art of monetization in free-to-play. bit.ly/46irhFQ
- Reposted by PocketLunch㊙️i went on a cover trip! i made this video about said cover trip! expect more to come! it still feels crazy to say all this and be here doing this work. but hey, please check out this video interview about how IO built its Bond.
- In the latest video for our 007 First Light cover story, we talked with the team at IO Interactive about how they designed their version of James Bond. Learn how the studio went back to Bond's roots here: youtu.be/s5TNqd1QcHs
- The funny part is when said "Authoritarian Regime" was VOTED into power via a legal Democratic election process BY the people. Then I ask, my dear readers, is the system flawed OR the people in said system? 🤷 Thought provoking. 🤔
- Wake up honey, new gamer freak out just dropped. 😆
- Roblox announces new AI tool that enables players to generate interactive in-game objects and promises "full scene generation" after Genie hits stock price www.gamesindustry.biz/roblox-debut...
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- "...The timing is unfortunate, as it comes the day after studio founder and Rockstar veteran Leslie Benzies issued a formal response after being named in the Epstein files recently released by the US Justice Department."
- I got in at open for $207 & I thought it was not bad. Take Two really is hitting $200, f me...😭🤣🤷 $TTWO
- "....China will ban hidden car door handles from January 1, 2027, citing safety concerns. The new rules require doors to have both interior and exterior mechanical releases and could influence global EV design as China asserts itself as a standards-setter."
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- Take Two after hours trading up around $10 pretty much right after the call. Many kept their strong buy position even before the call, I guess mostly cause the stock pretty much tanked just a few days ago & retail bargain hunters are buying?
- Reposted by PocketLunch㊙️Strauss Zelnick: "Generative AI has zero part in what Rockstar Games is building" with GTA 6, although the company is using AI tools. www.gamesindustry.biz/strauss-zeln...
- Reposted by PocketLunch㊙️Chinese auto market reaches 51% EVs. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 electrek.co/2025/08/29/e...
- Reposted by PocketLunch㊙️In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
- "Total player spend up by 6% to $1.16 billion, total player hours down 14%, free games deliver "uplift of 40% in Steam CCUs"
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- Reposted by PocketLunch㊙️Official data from Nintendo provides some clarity on the weak holiday narrative: In Japan, Nintendo Switch 2 holiday shipments were up 37% compared to the Switch 1's first holiday. In the Americas, Nintendo Switch 2 holiday shipments were down 19% compared to the Switch 1's first holiday.
- ANALYSIS: At 17.37 million units sold-in, Nintendo Switch 2 sales remain well ahead of Switch 1, launch-aligned, despite a slightly softer first Christmas in some markets, including the US. vgc.news/news/nintend...
- Reposted by PocketLunch㊙️Epic Games announces Fortnite collab program to bolster store sales
- Read a comment online about how "witnessing Democracy being cannibalize by Democracy itself while everyone continues to believe "this is not who we are!" is certainly interesting". The "product" came out of the "system", either you believe in the system or you don't. 🤷
- Wake up honey, new gamer freak out just dropped...
- Sony has patented a system to use AI to generate individualized podcasts featuring its biggest characters and mascots. bit.ly/4acNhTV
- "...The Paris Prosecutor's Office said it raided the premises as part of its year-long investigation into the platform #Grok breaches of people's image rights by using Grok to create non-consensual sexualized images of women and children"
- Take Two $TTWO dropped 6%+ off the gate. Will it actually go below $200?! Earning call at 4:30 EST. Tomorrow will be fun. 😆🍿
