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Announcement: Ryan Fairchild Rejoins Odin Team - Odin Law and Media Odin Law and Media is excited to welcome Ryan Fairchild back to the firm! Ryan Fairchild, Attorney Ryan’s practice focuses on video game developers and content creators. His passion for video games de...

We’re glad to welcome Ryan Fairchild back to the firm following a sabbatical over the past year!

Ryan has rejoined the team and is once again working closely with clients across video games and digital entertainment.

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Brandon Huffman, Gaurav Mathur, and Connor Richards at the Game Developers Conference in March 2024.

#gamedevmap is pleased to recognize @xzibitatlaw.bsky.social as our Outside General Counsel.

We're grateful to @odinlaw.com for transforming a passion project into a nonprofit. We look forward to gamedevmap.com becoming a sustainable infrastructure resource for the global game industry.

"Its inherent authority all the way down"

GamesBeat NEXT - November 12-13, 2025 in San Francisco GamesBeat Next is where senior leaders meet to set strategies, forge partnerships, and unlock opportunities at the intersection of games, entertainment, and

Excited to speak at #GamesBeatNext – the first B2B gaming, entertainment, tech summit in San Francisco on what’s NEXT as part of GamesBeat’s new era. Save 25% with GBN25SPEAKER, Nov. 12-13. GamesBeatNext.com

the most interesting part of this reporting is that they didn't pull him off the air for what he had *already* said, they pulled him off the air for what he was *going* to say, which, i expect, has them in quite the pickle now, because he's unlikely to be *more* conciliatory after this

Even after abusing his power to get Kimmel fired, Trump is still seething with resentment. Hopefully to the point of ill health.

KEEP RIDICULING THEM, THEY CAN’T HANDLE IT.

Before You Sign That Publishing Contract… Watch This | Ft. Brandon Huffman | Devoted SpeakEasy Ep36 YouTube video by Devoted Media

Was very lucky to be asked to be on Devoted's Speakeasy podcast recently. Ninel is doing her best to make sure folks in the games industry are informed and equipped for anything!

youtu.be/GdRUkrrwJ-w

The Washington Monument as depicted in the video game Fallout 3

The US Capitol as depicted in the video game Fallout 3

Washington DC, according to POTUS

Shareholders should sue anyway

Paramount settles Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit with $16 million payout and no apology | CNN Business CBS News parent Paramount Global has agreed to pay $16 million to resolve an extraordinary lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump over a “60 Minutes” news report last fall.

How does a president accept a bribe for merger approval?

Don't call it a bribe. Call it a "settlement".

File a frivolous lawsuit against would be bribe payor.

Settle for large sum.

amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/07/...

So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?

something something somethings... activist judges

So... what does that mean for everything Kacsmaryk did to Biden's policies?

If your law is good when there are good people in office, but dangerous when there are bad people in office, your law is bad.

The cover spread from a one page zine printout. The left (back cover) features images of a scale and gavel, with notes on First Amendment and filming rights, and the advice to “shut the fuck up.” On the right is the cover, a megaphone with the title text “PROTEST SAFELY.” Behind it are faceless protestors. The subtitle notes, “A brief collection of tips from around the internet.”

A spread from one page zine printout. On the left is an illustration of a protestor with the title “What to Wear,” including a helmet, goggles, ear plugs, gloves, a mask, a backpack, and layers/long sleeves/pants. Each have additional notes explaining their use. On the right is “What to Bring,” featuring illustrations of a backpack, money, water bottles, a mask, a granola bar and bag of trail mix, a first aid kit, folded shirt and pants, and an ID, with “DIY Defense” listed underneath it showing one protestor using a luggage case, one holding a trash can lid, and one using an open umbrella as a shield.

A spread from one page zine printout. On the left is “Protect Your Identity,” advising to cover up identifying features, avoiding photography of protesters, deactivating biometric phone-unlocking tools, and writing emergency contact and counsel numbers on your arm. On the right is “Be Like Water,” the motto of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, and the text “BEWARE THE BAIT” with images of a palette of bricks and a masked man holding a crowbar toward a protestor with a sign, “Psst, free crowbar?” encouraging the reader not to engage with traps and undercover agents.

A spread from one page zine printout featuring the hazards of protest opposition, including tear gas, rubber bullets, and LRAD sound cannons and flash bangs. Caution tape images accompany the text explaining the dangers of each, how to flush out eyes that have been maced/etc, and how to extinguish a gas canister with a traffic cone.

I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️

toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf

The "Orders... shall" -- The *orders* have an obligation to be issued through the governor. The orders will be in big trouble if they don't obey, I guess.

Super FOMO right now

Republicans in Congress want to cut health care for millions of people... to pay for more tax cuts for millionaires.

CMON will stop ‘all future game development’ and lay off creatives More than $26.1 million in board game products still await delivery to backers

I posted last wk that the tabletop industry would suffer terribly under the tariffs, this is what I meant. CMON is not enormous like Asmodee, but they are a pillar of the industry.

As @writualmagic.bsky.social said to me, "How does PAX Unplugged survive? Or GenCon?"

www.polygon.com/gaming/56428...

Top 5 games to play when feeling protest - go!

Announcement: Veda Cruz Joins Odin Team - Odin Law and Media Odin Law and Media is excited to welcome Veda Cruz to the firm! Veda Cruz, Attorney of Counsel Veda brings a unique blend of legal and game industry experience, combining her work on transactions, int...

Our second bsky post!

We’re excited to welcome Veda Cruz to Odin Law and Media!

Veda brings a unique mix of legal experience and game industry insight to the firm.

We’re thrilled to have her on board—please join us in welcoming her to the team!

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Our first bsky post!

We’re excited to announce that Chrissie Scelsi has joined Odin Law and Media!

Chrissie brings a wealth of experience in games, immersive entertainment, IP, licensing, and more. She’s also the president of the Video Game Bar Association.

Please join us in saying hello!

Bonkers

What is the bluesky equivalent of a subtweet?

a stuffed bird with a black headband is standing in front of a picture Alt: Sam Eagle, the muppet, shifty eyes

When you see opposing counsel posting about "wins" for their client that breach an obligation to your client...

NYT: House passes budget-slashing spending bill that sets up Trump agenda. The GOP-backed legislation... calls for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and a $2 trillion reduction in federal spending over a decade

So, 4.5 less income, 2 less spending. Math checks out.

A ridiculous golden retriever lays, on his back, clutching a dog toy between his front paws, bottom teeth exposed as though smiling

There are many bad things happening.

There is also this dog, unaware

time to dig up the @adamkotsko.bsky.social tweet

Musk’s DOGE Announces Millions in Cuts to Education Dept. Amid Legal Pushback Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team said that it had “terminated” 89 of the department’s contracts, apparently targeting its research arm.

The irony...

“We have this unelected, fourth unconstitutional branch of government ... which has, in a lot of ways currently, more power than any elected representative,” Mr. Musk said. “...and it does not match the will of the people.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...