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Kennedy Reflects on Star Wars Fandom, Leadership Exit, and Solo Misstep
entertainment1 day ago

Kennedy Reflects on Star Wars Fandom, Leadership Exit, and Solo Misstep

Kathleen Kennedy, amid her exit from Lucasfilm with Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan set as co-presidents, discusses the Disney-era Star Wars landscape, noting a loud but small faction of fans with outsized expectations, ongoing misogynistic and bot-driven backlash, and the need to tell good stories while staying true to George Lucas’s core. She defends the approach taken, reveals a regret over Solo: A Star Wars Story being conceived too soon and its troubled production, and underscores that you can’t please everyone as leadership transitions unfold.

Ex-Bethesda Artist: TES6 and Fallout 5 Face Unwinnable Public Backlash Regardless of Quality
games6 days ago

Ex-Bethesda Artist: TES6 and Fallout 5 Face Unwinnable Public Backlash Regardless of Quality

A former Bethesda lead artist, Nate Purkeypile, says TES6 and Fallout 5 are in a no-win situation due to enormous expectations and rampant hate from fans, including threats, meaning even a game as acclaimed as Skyrim would still be met with harsh criticism. He left Bethesda partly because living up to Skyrim’s legacy and the negative fan reaction surrounding Starfield add intense pressure on the next titles.