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BECROWNED is coming Fall 2026.
Here’s a brand new trailer.

A major demo update is coming soon.
Please spread the word 🖤

From a consumer standpoint on exclusives, completely agree. But from a business standpoint, Xbox has completely lost its identity, and I think that needs to be fixed.

Now the question is if Xbox is going to turn the dial back on exclusivity...

"Xbox Game Pass has hit its limits — defined by Call of Duty": A massive price cut is coming in 2026 After last year's wildly unpopular 50% price hike, Microsoft has reverted a ton of it. What's going on?

Wow.

... I'm really wondering about Phil Spencer's tenure as CEO of Xbox because it sure feels like a lot of that decision making is being cleared out because Asha Sharma is making a lot of good moves with Xbox recently.

Maybe just that honeymoon period of new leadership, but I dunno.

And you know which ones they are cause they’ll stalk my profile and see this post and make it about themselves lol.

Boy, if only other game companies that have been going through this by certain content creators for the last two to three years would actually do something to protect the well-being of their employees.

I'm not sure which was lazier.

The clickbait farming on resolution differences between Xbox and PlayStation during the PS4 / X1 era, or the clickbait farming on playercounts in games in the current era.

People love those numbers.

I'm currently signing sponsors for May - July on @secondwindgroup.com!

We make custom ads for every client with good placement that our audience doesn't skip.

Drop me an email at nick.calandra at secondwindgroup dot com if you want to work together!

Wouldn't be a showcase done by me and team if I didn't reach out to snag just one more world premiere game for it at the very last minute lol.

I'm currently signing sponsors for May - July on @secondwindgroup.com!

We make custom ads for every client with good placement that our audience doesn't skip.

Drop me an email at nick.calandra at secondwindgroup dot com if you want to work together!

God I hope Alex Jones is just having the worst day today... and every day for that matter.

Our talk at GDC 2026 is up on the Vault for FREE!

⭐ Game Funding: Lessons from Outersloth ⭐
- What survival means as an indie
- The origins of the fund
- Our process for evaluating games
- The Outersloth contract and explanation

Watch now: gdcvault.com/play/1035853...

I've been wanting to dig into this event for FOREVER. It was incredible to see what a ripple effect it had on games over the decades.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced: Worldwide Reveal Showcase scheduled for April 23, 9 AM PT www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hkF...

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Big week on Second Wind this week!

Showcase on Thursday! Adventure is Nigh - Season 5 reveal! New Game Arcadia today! Dokepon Marathon this Saturday!

We're cooking over here.

26 Seconds That Changed Games Forever | Game Arcadia YouTube video by Second Wind

A new episode of Game Arcadia is out now from @thejenna.bsky.social taking a look at how 26 seconds in e-sports changed video games forever!

Crave to see more of #DERELIKT? Good news! We got invited to appear in the @secondwindgroup.com Games Showcase THIS THURSDAY!🪐
See you April 23rd at 4PM ET on Youtube: youtu.be/HuXMBrj9H0E?...

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Showcase week!

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Showcase week!

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Cryo Archive today is like

I'll Take All the Friendslop, Thanks | Unpacked YouTube video by Second Wind

This week on Unpacked I wrote about friendslop as it feels like a new one is getting announced weekly at the moment... and you know what? Good. The more the merrier. They've been a net positive for the industry as a whole.

Yup

YouTube and Instagram lol

Friday night and we’ve got someone making account after account to yell at us about Rowling.

Incredible use of time.

That rumor was one of the dumbest things I had ever seen (at the time, there's been worse now).

When I challenged them on it, they just said they were "reporting what they heard" and I was like... you heard it from yourself and your friends.

Little did I know the government would do the same.

Completely handling all of the email communication for the showcase with 90+ games involved has me tapped out lol.

I always underestimate just how much logistical work it takes to set these things up, but I love it anyways.

You'll be starting to see more and more games announce their involvement with the Second Wind showcase starting today!

I'll Take All the Friendslop, Thanks | Unpacked YouTube video by Second Wind

This week on Unpacked I wrote about friendslop as it feels like a new one is getting announced weekly at the moment... and you know what? Good. The more the merrier. They've been a net positive for the industry as a whole.

Hey hey! Thanks to @secondwindgroup.com for including MinnMax in the curation of their showcase coming up on April 23rd!

Apparently we are at risk for potato sized hail today, but they didn’t say what kind of potatoes.