In the world of video game adaptations, few franchises are as eagerly anticipated as Fallout making the leap to the small screen. The beloved post-apocalyptic RPG series from Bethesda Game Studios has captivated millions with its rich storytelling and immersive open worlds. Now, Amazon MGM Studios is bringing that universe to life in an eight-episode […]
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Brandon Sanderson Shakes Amazon And Makes Them Renegotiate Their Audible Audiobooks Bad Business Practices
Brandon Sanderson did more this week than just create a crowdfund for his Words of Radiance leatherbound books which raised more than $17 Million as of this writing, he also took on the mega-corporation of Amazon against their bad business practices impacting thousands of authors via their Audible Books. Amazon is a near monopoly in […]
Indie Military Fantasy Book Doomsday Recon By Ryan Williamson And Jason Anspach Blows Up On Amazon
Doomsday Recon by Ryan Williamson and Jason Anspach has made an auspicious start on Amazon. The new world of book publishing is truly among the independents, those publishing books on Amazon, serials on Substack and Royal Road, and putting projects on crowdfunding sites. It has an entire ecosystem of creators who have completely bypassed the […]
Amazon Prime Video’s Lord Of the Rings: The Rings of Power Crew Caught Spreading Lies About Season 2
When fans of the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings learned that Amazon Prime Video would be making its own show, The Rings of Power, which was loosely based on the late author’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, there was much trepidation among the fandom. Amazon went out and spent over one billion […]
Vox Day’s Epic Fantasy A Throne Of Bones Deplatformed By Amazon
Last evening, Hugo Award-nominated editor, bestselling fantasy author, and acclaimed publisher Vox Day revealed on his blog that Amazon had suspended his ability to re-publish his fantasy book, A Throne Of Bones. The author has been critical of Amazon’s business practices over the last several years as well as deplatformed from several other major corporate […]
Nicolas Cage May Reprise His Role In Amazon’s New Spider-Man Noir
Spider-Man Noir, an alternate version of Peter Parker from the Marvel Noir universe (Earth-90214), first appeared in “Spider-Man: Noir #1” (February 2009). Created by David Hine (co-writer), Fabrice Sapolsky (co-writer), Carmine Di Giandomenico (artist), and Marko Djurdjevic (costume design), this iteration of Spider-Man is set in New York City during the Great Depression in 1933. […]
After Madame Web Box Office Bomb, Silk: Spider Society Fires Every Writer And Shifts Focus To A Male Audience
Amazon has reportedly fired the entire writer’s room for Silk: Spider Society and nearly everyone else involved in the project other than the showrunner, Angela Kang, and one executive producer just a day after the disastrous opening of Madame Web. Silk: Spider Society is going to be the first show from Sony set within their […]
Amazon Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Changes to Prime Video Subscriptions
In a recent turn of events, Amazon finds itself entangled in legal woes as a proposed class action lawsuit emerges following a significant alteration to Prime Video subscriptions. The e-commerce behemoth stands accused of misleading its loyal Prime subscribers, sparking outrage among users who were taken aback by the unexpected shift in their viewing experience. […]
Elon Musk Warns Amazon Is Killing Creativity With Its Draconian ‘We Power’ DEI Restrictions
Elon Musk warned in a tweet on X that Amazon Studios’ newly introduced We Power initiative, touted as a beacon of inclusive storytelling, is killing creativity with its draconian DEI restrictions. This meticulously crafted set of guidelines, under the guise of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), has set off alarm bells due to its effective […]
Discord Drops 20% Of Staff As More Tech Companies Pink Slip Their Employees Due To Inefficiency
Discord, the popular chat app, is the latest tech company to conduct major layoffs, cutting 17% of its workforce. CEO Jason Citron framed the move as “sharpening our focus” and improving efficiency, but the troubling trend of ballooning headcounts and subsequent job cuts raises questions about the company’s direction. “Today we are making the unfortunate and […]
Amazon Drops 35% Of Twitch Workforce As Execs Leave And Competitor ‘Kick’ Offers Recent Layoffs Jobs
Amazon’s live-streaming platform Twitch is looking to slash about 35% of its workforce, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The impending layoffs would affect about 500 workers, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. The publication said the layoffs could be announced as early as Wednesday. The job cuts come after a series of executive departures at the […]
Massive Layoffs Coming To Amazon Prime Video After Disastrous Rings Of Power First Season
Amazon Prime Video has announced sweeping layoffs, affecting “several hundred roles” across Prime Video, and Amazon MGM Studios. This decision comes in the aftermath of the costly and ill-fated first season of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Let’s delve into the details surrounding this major shake-up within the streaming giant. Senior […]
