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Finding Frankie Review (Xbox)

Gaming Furever - Furry Game News - Mon 14 Apr 2025 - 16:10

What happens when you mix Mirror’s Edge with the movie The Running Man and throw in killer animatronics? You get Finding Frankie: A surprisingly decent, if short, mascot “horror” game that doesn’t overstay its welcome, but has some little issues that prevent it from being anything more than just an OK entry into the ever-growing Mascot-Horror genre.

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Furgeddaboutit is New Jersey’s new furry con after the disgrace of Garden State Fur The Weekend

Dogpatch Press - Mon 14 Apr 2025 - 04:57

Furgeddaboutit is coming to New Jersey on May 2-4, 2025. Info: Furgeddaboutit.org. There’s also The Big One furmeet. More about this shortly…

Many New Jersey furries have been demanding more honest events while protesting Garden State Fur the Weekend, the corrupt convention with a history of favoring nazi-furries. This has new developments.

  • How often does a community create not one, but two alternative events to make up for a toxic one?
  • Ever seen a con struggle to deny a toxic reputation — while officially operating on a pro-nazi site?

How Garden State Fur the Weekend disgraced itself

The problems with Garden State Fur the Weekend go back to its founding in 2020. Their May 2024 launch could have been a chance to set things right. Instead, if you attended, you were exposed to the management escorting Fox News cameras while they filmed nazifurs praising Trump on national TV. This was a surprise to innocent attendees and performers on stage who were NOT happy to find themselves in the crosshairs of hate. GSFTW issued excuses, and critics were banned from con groups for complaining, but nazifurs are still welcome at the con today after boasting about this on Kiwifarms.

It was part of a parade of mismanagement with ongoing reporting:

  • January 2024: First article before the con. GSFTW was engaged and had a fair chance to answer, but broke their promises.
  • October 2024: During and after the con, there was more deception, like switching a Chair who “stepped down” to owner.
  • December-now: Monitoring thread where the con will not stop lying. (LONG!)

Con staff tried in vain to hold management accountable and avoid endangering attendees. It led to repeated staff revolts, losing guests of honor and artists, resignation of two chairs, and condemnation by other cons, but nothing could bring honesty. Now GSFTW will always be Nazi Con to those who saw it happen.

I’m so beyond disappointed by GSFTW 😔 I was so hyped for an NJ con and now it’s overrun by Nazis and Nazi sympathizers. It’s a shame because I had fun (besides being 🍇’d but that’s a separate issue) and had high hopes. But I refuse to support a con that allows hateful people

— Ghøstwere ⭐ (@ghostwere.bsky.social) December 4, 2024 at 7:51 AM

Curious Florida and Indiana connections

After Garden State Fur the Weekend lost many staff, many of their key people come from Florida, for some reason. (Like their third Chair in a year.) They are still appealing to the community as if they are a typical local con that deserves support.

Cons raise funds for charity, and Furgeddaboutit picked Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge. The New Jersey-based charity displays a commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on its home page.

Garden State Fur the Weekend picked a charity based in Indiana, for some reason. It has a mascot, @cryptogroundhog, who predicts cryptocurrency prices and solicits crypto payments.

Charity from Furgeddaboutit helps baby skunks in New Jersey — GSFTW would support a place in Indiana.

[Editor note: updated to omit a detail about websites that is calculated for drama that doesn’t deserve to be fed.]

Guest of (dis)honor

Garden State Fur the Weekend had to get replacement guests for ones who quit. NIIC the Singing Dog stepped up, bringing the same kind of baggage as GSFTW’s owner… NIIC had gone on the Furry Raiders podcast. That’s for nazis to reach other nazis, and nobody else; a very dubious move to excuse, especially when moving on to support a disgraced convention now.

If you might wonder if this nazifur stuff was mistakes or accidents, and you feel like excusing people for not knowing what they were doing over and over, check out what GSFTW did next…

ah I see that the jersey fash con found some entertainer for their venue after most jumped ship. NIIC, yeah I’m aware of that name. One would think given optics alone, why involve yourself. but then again hmm, yeah that tracks. Tell me GSFTW, how’s that whole “removing of nazi furs” going for ya?

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— Kojak (@kojakcoyote.bsky.social) January 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM

Official alt-right channel on Rumble

Garden State Fur the Weekend just opened a channel on Rumble, weeks before their next scheduled con. It’s definitely them. It uploaded videos before or at the same time as their other official channels.

Rumble is alt-tech; a would-be YouTube competitor listed by Media Matters this way:

Rumble — Extreme, right-wing video-sharing and web services company

Founded by Canadian tech entrepreneur Chris Pavlovski in 2013 and backed by various high-profile right-wing figures, Rumble plays an important role in the alternative digital infrastructure that caters to the extreme right, including far-right figures that have been banned on mainstream platforms for misinformation and hate speech. The platform is rife with QAnon content and other dangerous conspiracy theories, harmful medical misinformation, misogynistic and anti-LGBTQ hate speech, and white nationalist and antisemitic rhetoric.

A pro-nazi platform. After a year of controversy about supporting nazis and denying it… what were they thinking?

As deliberate as a Hitler salute

Searches of Rumble found zero other furry conventions using it. Results for “furries” are full of hateful attacks labeled “freaks”, transphobia, etc. Most channels titled Furry are for scammy, clout-chasing reuploads. There is no sign of any legitimate fan presence on Rumble. GSFTW has 2 followers there.

Making the channel accomplishes nothing but aligning with outsider malice, and giving a Fuck You to people who oppose nazis. Instead of pretending to care about fixing the reputation, GSFTW embraces it as surely as going on stage and throwing a Sieg Heil.

Remember that they recently welcomed back the nazifur who praised Trump on Fox News and boasted about it on Kiwifarms.

You don’t need to be exposed to bad management when you can pick events that leave no doubt that nazis are not welcome.

CHOOSE BETTER: Furgeddaboutit.

Furgeddaboutit has unique bona fides named on their site. It may be one of the only cons created by multiple pre-established groups, joining together with a common cause for the community.

Two of their Guests of Honor are Gadget and Gizmo, New Jersey fursuiters who met through their jobs as character mascots, designed and built their fursuits, and use professional mascot experience to entertain.

Their charity, Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, has long history. It was started in the 1950’s by Betty and Jim Woodford, dedicated conservationists. Generations later, the family legacy lives on in a team and network who don’t just nurse injured/orphaned wildlife back to health for release, they also provide educational opportunities. They worked with the furry fandom in 2016 by teaming up with fursuit makers to build a mascot, Scout the Red Fox, who will be at the con.

Learn more and register at Furgeddaboutit.org.

The Big One furmeet

A two day event where there will be panels, fursuiting, dances and more.

The Big One is a furmeet rather than a full-fledged con, and they aren’t in competition with Furgeddaboutit, the con supports them. The Big One is supported by the former staff artist of GSFTW and many New Jersey furs. It comes from Pawsouls, the former PR lead for GSFTW, who joined the second wave staff revolt and went on to make a new event as proof of commitment to community.

Learn more about The Big One here.

You have the knowledge and options, and now the rest is up to you.

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Mother Machine Review

Gaming Furever - Furry Game News - Sat 12 Apr 2025 - 12:48

Have you ever started playing a game as a gremlin and looked at almost every interactable and wished you could eat it? WELL, do I have good news for you. If you can pick it up in Mother Machine, you can eat it, and that may be my favorite part of the game, trying to dodge small enemies attacks and grab them to gobble them up, or finding a glow slug on the ceiling and farting my way up to grab it, so I too can glow. Mother Machine is good fun with friends, and I definitely recommend trying to get a full party (up to 4). The more the better!

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Voting for the 2024 Cóyotl Awards

Furry Writers' Guild - Wed 9 Apr 2025 - 19:59

At last, voting begins! We had a lot of nominations this year and as a result, our ballot is a bit larger than usual to make room for those 2024 works with the most nominations.

Guild members can vote using this form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScRdFoobt62L0gSbJBECYDtIcakUTF9lT1qH1_98mBcuf4nmA/viewform?usp=header

Please remember to include the name and email address that we have on file for you in the guild records! Only guild members may vote.

Voting will continue through April 22, 2025. We’ll announce the winners sometime in early May, details to be announced.

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Squirreled Away Review

Gaming Furever - Furry Game News - Wed 9 Apr 2025 - 11:27

Is there anything more whimsical than watching squirrels run around in the park, finding little treasures and chirping at birds that get too close? Maybe becoming squirrels and running around the gardens yourself? Squirreled Away is a sleeper find that almost slipped by. It has plenty to praise on too, multiplayer co-op, exploration as a squirrel, adventure, and a nice little story with quests. As a player I also enjoyed achievement hunting to 100% the game, which my friends could help with while they played alongside me. We especially liked unlocking the different colors of the squirrels, and there were plenty to unlock.

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Nintendo Switch 2 Direct: Announcements, Games and More!

Gaming Furever - Furry Game News - Tue 8 Apr 2025 - 12:51

Nintendo finally showed off the long speculated Nintendo Switch 2 in a highly anticipated Nintendo Direct on April 2nd, 2025. What they had to offer surprised a lot of people, with several new game announcements, features and other info specifically relating to the Switch 2 and the future of Nintendo. There’s plenty to get excited about for gamers, both furry and non-furry!

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They Definitely Roll the Bones

In-Fur-Nation - Tue 8 Apr 2025 - 01:51

And speaking of dogs who have a different take on things, let’s join some gamer-dogs as DnDoggos — Get The Party Started. “Magnus is tail-waggingly excited to share his favorite role-playing game with his friends! They’ve picked their characters and favorite dice, and are ready to set off on the adventure Magnus has created for them. Pickles, a rough-and-tumble fighter; Tonka, a playful and fun-loving bard; and Zoey, a wise and caring cleric, are given a quest to fetch a magical dog collar from a nearby swamp. But when they triumphantly return, they soon find that the collar isn’t the only thing that has gone missing from Tail’s Bend. All the squeaky toys in town have disappeared and Squish, the mayor’s young son, has set off on his own to find them. It’s up to the Doggos to rescue Squish, track down the missing toys, and save the day!” This graphic novel by Scout Underhill is illustrated by Liana Sposto, and it’s available now all over.

image c. 2025 Feiwel & Friends

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Monster Hunter Wilds Review

Gaming Furever - Furry Game News - Mon 7 Apr 2025 - 13:04

Note: Most of this review has been written during the initial 1.000.02.00 launch

I am very new to the Monster Hunter series. I know it has been going on since the original Playstation 2 back in 2004 and I have only played Monster Hunter 4 as a demo on my 3DS. I enjoyed my time with it but was not in a good financial situation to buy the full game. I skipped over Worlds for the same reason. However Wilds came in at a time when I had some spare cash to spend and turns out I was assigned to review it! So let's boot it up and see if the series can get a hold of a newbie to the series.

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Doggie Door

In-Fur-Nation - Sat 5 Apr 2025 - 01:52

Here’s a short graphic novel we just stumbled across: Life Is An Open Door, a full-color one-shot by Mason Mendoza, with art by Alonso Molina-Gonzales. “Have you ever worked in a cramped office, looked at the exit door, and felt that urge to get up from your desk and make a break for it? Al, the working class Dalmatian, channels his animal impulses in this fun comic book short story about giving into instinct and going remote.” Check out the preview pages.

image c. 2025 Critical Entertainment

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On Your Tail Review - An Early Vacation

Gaming Furever - Furry Game News - Fri 4 Apr 2025 - 16:50

Welcome to Borgo Marina, a beautiful port town off the coast of Italy. They have everything here: shops, food, and mysteries to be solved. I’ll be your guide as we explore the scenic vistas and get to know the locals. Get ready for a very memorable vacation!

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Fresh Fur: New Game Releases for March 15-28, 2025

Gaming Furever - Furry Game News - Thu 3 Apr 2025 - 15:00

Welcome to "Fresh Fur!" Our weekly installment going over the newest game releases, and which ones you can expect to find anthros/furries in!

Check the list below for all the games we could find with animal/anthro influences and characters.

Major New Releases for the Weeks of March 14-28, 2025:
  • MLB The Show 25 (Switch, PS5, XSX/S) - March 18
  • 33 Immortals (PC, XSX/S) - March 18
  • RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Complete Edition (PS5, PS4, Xbox One, XSX/S) - March 20
  • Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition (Switch) - March 20
  • Wreckfest 2 (PC- early access) - March 20
  • Assassin's Creed Shadows (PC, PS5, XSX/S) - March 20
  • Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories and the Envisioned Land (PS4, PS5, Switch, PC, Xbox One, XSX/S) - March 21
  • Bleach: Rebirth of Souls (PC, PS4, PS5, XSX/S) - March 21
  • AI Limit (PC, PS5) - March 27
  • Atomfall (PC, PS4/5, Xbox One, XSX/S) - March 27
  • Hitman: World of Assassination (PSVR2) - March 27
  • Rift of the NecroDancer (Switch) - March 27
  • The First Berserker: Khazan (PC, PS5, XSX/S) - March 27
  • Disney Villains: Cursed Cafe (Switch) - March 27
  • Saga Frontier 2 Remastered (PC, Mobile, PS, Switch) - March 27
  • Rain World DLC 'The Watcher' (PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, XSX/S, Xbox One) - March 28
  • inZOI (PC) - March 28

*Bolded games have furry/animal influences/characters

Furry & Animal Steam Game Finds:

These games were found in the New Releases section of Steam this week and will be updated as more come out throughout the week!

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FWG Monthly Newsletter April 2025

Furry Writers' Guild - Wed 2 Apr 2025 - 22:51

Welcome to April! I’m a bit late, but that’s because I’m ridiculously busy and forgot I needed to post.

The most important news right now is a reminder for guild members to nominate their favorite works of 2024 for the Cóyotl Awards! You only have five more days, until April 7, 2025. Feel free to refer to the 2024 Cóyotl Awards reading list to help jog your memory about your favorite reads from last year. It’s a hard decision for sure, since so many amazing books, stories, and other works were published in 2024!

Please use this form to nominate a work published in 2024:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeCX_ImDPbzBmdieS5NuZnaaQ9TkBEdMKeuDVFDwQCaUmaY7g/viewform?usp=sf_link

Voting for the Cóyotl Awards will start on April 8 and continue through April 22.

Our other big news this month is guild officer elections. We’re very short-handed at the moment, so if you’ve ever considered running for an officer position, this is the time. Ordinarily I would direct you to the forums to post if you want to stand for a position, but at the moment the forums are down. Since they don’t see much use these days, we are considering closing the forums instead of trying to bring them back online. This might be something we’ll bring to a vote during elections, but if you have an opinion about the forums one way or another, please weigh in–in the comments here, or on the Discord or Telegram chats.

In any case, if you’d like to stand for an officer position, you can declare your intentions and give a little stump speech on the Discord server. There should be a channel up by tomorrow dedicated to guild elections. If more than one person stands for the same position, we’ll have a guild-wide vote.

This is your guilt trip friendly reminder that the Furry Writers’ Guild can only continue as an institution with the help of its members. We especially need someone with a vision and ideas for the guild’s future, and that someone will not be me. I will not be running for guild president, since I don’t feel I’m the right person for the job. But maybe you are!

Here are the current open markets for your short stories:
The Second Hayven Celestia Anthology – Deadline July 15, 2025
Indecent Exposure – Deadline When Full
This Is Halloween – Deadline When Full
Children Of The Night – Deadline When Full
Furry/Lovecraftian/Erotic/University Themed Anthology – Deadline When Full

Please also check out the latest book releases from our members:

Space Dragons: Luxorian’s Crew, by Veo Corva. Released November 12th 2024.
Catfish and Other Stories, by K.C. Shaw. Released November 30th 2024.
Wolf Tech 3: The Alphas, by Adam Webster. Released December 10th 2024.

Happy writing!

Kate Shaw

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Croc Legend Of The Gobbos - Remastered Review

Gaming Furever - Furry Game News - Wed 2 Apr 2025 - 19:08

After the evil Baron Dante arrives at their valley home and captures the tiny Gobbos, it’s up to Croc to venture forth and free the Gobbos from the evil baron and reclaim their land. Now, I never grew up playing Croc, let alone heard of the reptile growing up outside of one small Nintendo Power ad for the Game Boy game, so I was going into this game with no nostalgia in any way and, I have to say, right off the bat? This is a fun game and one I’m surprised I never got around to playing until now.

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Her Avatar is a Beaver — Almost Literally

In-Fur-Nation - Wed 2 Apr 2025 - 01:58

We’re learning more about Hoppers, the upcoming Pixar Studios feature for 2026. It’s written and directed by Daniel Chong, the creator of We Bare Bears. The official Pixar press release goes like this: “What if you could talk to animals and understand what they’re saying? In Disney and Pixar’s all-new feature film Hoppers, scientists have discovered how to ‘hop’ human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals! The adventure introduces Mabel, an animal lover who seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world that are beyond anything she could have imagined.” Hoppers is set to hit theaters in March of 2026. Want to see some early footage? Check out the report from last year’s D23 Expo (and look for the Zootopia cosplay!)

image c. 2025 Pixar Studios

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Nintendo Direct 3.27.2025 - Furry Highlights!

Gaming Furever - Furry Game News - Fri 28 Mar 2025 - 22:22

Nintendo fans got some things to be excited about today. Nintendo came out with a Nintendo Direct on March 27, 2025 a week ahead of their highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 direct coming at the beginning of April. The direct focused on upcoming titles for the Nintendo Switch and a couple of other things. Let’s look at some of the furriest highlights!

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Lone Star Fur Con brings gritty and hopeful weirdness to Austin

Dogpatch Press - Thu 27 Mar 2025 - 02:27

Collaborative guest post submitted by Ash and edited by Patch O’Furr. Ash is a bunny, propagandist, and performance artist in Austin, TX. After you read, please vote for the Ursa Major Awards for the best furry creations of last year. Please consider the Fur And Loathing podcast for Nonfiction, featuring investigation by Dogpatch Press.

Extreme times

Lone Star Fur Con picked the right place for a furry convention. Austin has always been a haven for the freaks and weirdos of Texas. The timing is a little bit less than ideal, because furries are now in the crosshairs of reactionaries in the state government.

The convention is at Holiday Inn Midtown, a stone’s throw from the bus station shown in the opening scene of Slacker, the 1991 movie that helped spark the 1990’s independent film movement. Austin has spawned counterculture staples like Eeyore’s Birthday (an annual citywide party for 60 years), the Armadillo World Headquarters, and counterculture-turned-gentrification staples South by Southwest or ACL Fest. Austin has touted its slogan of “Keep Austin Weird” and cashed in on it in equal measure. It has been no stranger to controversy or moral panic about queer issues; Leslie Cochran, a former trans activist and politician, has a day named after him by the city and is considered the personification of “Keep Austin Weird”.

It’s been 20 years since furries ran their own con in Austin. In 2004, Texas Furry Con launched its first and last event. It was officially sponsored by Shiner Bock Beer, and a target of “infiltration” by the Something Awful forum, achieving mainstream crossover at both the most and least friendly extremes.

In 2025, we’re here, we’re queer, get used to it; but some people refuse coexistence to the point of official government oppression. Texas senate just introduced the hoax-fueled F.U.R.R.I.E.S. act, “an attack on roleplaying as a form of expression” that is “deeply reminiscent of the Satanic Panic that gripped the nation in the 80s” (Rascal News.) Texas governor Greg Abbott piled on by naming furries in the same breath as trans people, as a pretext to defund public education.

News from Texas: right after a ridiculous proposal to ban furries from schools, the governor is piling on by citing furries to remove funding from public schools to pay private ones.

It’s “just politics” until they carve up education to enrich their cronies and deprive the poorest students.

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— Dogpatch Press (@dogpatch.press) March 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM

Weeks before the political news, Lone Star Fur Con’s launch was successful and large for a first time con, with over 800 members attending. They raised four thousand dollars for their charity.

Setting itself apart from other conventions that support animal causes, their charity was Queertopia: a local non profit dedicated to outreach to LGBTQ homeless people. Events organized to fundraise for the con included camp cleanups and packing hygeine supplies, while pumping the funds directly to the most vulnerable. The partnership wasn’t just one-way. One congoer named Cy said Queertopia helped them with vocal training at the con, adding “I think resources like this are very important for this community to have access to in these times.”

Austin may not ask to be a bellwether, but that’s the effect of being a punching bag for government reactionaries, and mined for fodder by alt-right media trolls. Texas governor Greg Abbott effectively declared open season on its residents with the pardon of Daniel Perry. In 2020, the far-right former Army sergeant ran a red light, drove into a crowd of protesters against police brutality, and immediately shot one, Garrett Foster. Perry was convicted for the murder, and then exposed for a history of violent and racist messages, sexually preying on minors, and owning a FurAffinity account that attracted fellow furry hatemongers to post support for his crime. The politically-motivated pardon was denounced across the country. (Dogpatch Press reports: original story and Daniel Perry tag.)

Extreme hopes

Furry groups in Austin have not been insulated from national culture war and political controversy internally. 5 years ago, one of the popular event organizers was outed as a devout neo-nazi, splintering them apart. What does a con mean in such a place?

Lone Star Fur Con’s chair, Mango, says: “We are hopefully going to bring a spark of community that the rest of the Austin and Central Texas furry community can take to heart and make into a larger, more vibrant flame.”

This goal prompts the question: how to kindle that spark with two panel rooms, a game room, a dealer’s den, and an artist’s alley? Member DJ Perrito says: “It would have to embrace the diversity and culture of the city, especially the ‘Old Austin’ — making sure it goes beyond the traditional ‘Keeping Austin Weird’ slogan people throw around”.

Lone Star Fur Con logo: It’s a bat, but it’s Texas! Austin is known for its bat colony.

Supplementing the trans and BIPOC meet ups are discussions on soda, dissertations on Batman being a furry, bad movies, and pickles. Eccentric, at times rule breaking, and weird from the heart.

A con means different things to different people. It’s a time to party, to show off, to learn, to meet friends, to relax. All of the above and more. But what does it mean now, when furry is growing and has become a queer boogeyman for reactionary movements? What does it mean to be furry, when the queer civil rights movement is on the defensive? Can we continue to pretend to be apolitical? To be apart from our fellow LGBTQ people?

There’s been a lot of discussion about the charities that cons support. With some people wanting to support more material organizations and help gain traction with causes in the area. This has reflected a change in furry culture as a whole, from being a niche subculture to a very vocal and vibrant part of the queer community. Organizers who started out in their 20’s as college kids back in the 2000’s now have years, if not decades of experience under their belt. It’s time for them to apply those skills to the mainstream, and to the community at large as well.

Furry creators who travel internationally to US conventions may want to hear this warning from Comic con. If you travel on a tourist visa and accept any form of compensation, like a hotel room for guest appearance or sketches for cash, you could be detained by ICE. comicon.com/2025/03/18/f…

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Consider the cost of doing nothing, when conventions now include a risk of having artists detained by ICE if they cross borders for cons. Congressmen in other states are taking steps to defund colleges if they have furry clubs, and right-wing media is pushing hateful propaganda like the debunked litterbox hoax, while threatening ambushes on camera at our events. You can prepare now or be taken by surprise.

In a midcentury Holiday Inn in central Texas there was a furry con. Where the queer community banded together for a party, and raised a bunch of money for a homeless charity. The charity helped people in that community, as well. It’s those ties that will make or break us as things unfold. It’s the relationships that we build now that will determine the future of queer movements in America. The furry community can either step into history or have it thrust upon us. An example was made in Austin, Texas. The former freak repository of the state had a glimmer of what the future could be.

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Another Brick at the Mall

In-Fur-Nation - Thu 27 Mar 2025 - 01:59

If you’re not big on collecting exclusive toys, you might not be familiar with the Be@rbrick series of collectible anthro-bear figurines, created by the MediCom Toy Company of Japan. Well now, they’ve stepped things up even further by teaming with Dreamworks Animation to bring us the new Be@rbrick CGI series, which premiered on Apple TV+ this month. According to Animation World Network, “Be@rbrick follows Jasmine Finch and her bandmates as they pursue their dreams and inspire others to do the same. But it won’t be easy to do when living in a world where everyone’s role is chosen for them and where the painted-on look you receive when you graduate from high school determines who you’ll be for the rest of your life. Jasmine realizes that in order for her world to change, she and her friends will have to make it happen themselves.” More interesting stuff: “Meghan McCarthy (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Centaurworld) serves as developer, showrunner, executive producer, and writer. Alex Almaguer (TrollsTopia) is the supervising producer, with Taylor Orci (Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts) serving as story editor, and Athena Hofmann (Amateur) serving as line producer. Timbaland serves as executive music producer.” That’s a serious line-up of experienced talent for a new show. Check out the article over at Billboard, which includes an interview with Ms. McCarthy and an exclusive trailer.

image c. 2025 Dreamworks Animation

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Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land Preview

Gaming Furever - Furry Game News - Sat 22 Mar 2025 - 10:56

It’s dark and foreboding. A group of 6 stand upon an elevator as they ascend up some kind of ruined tower dotted with eerie glowing crystals. Unfamiliar architecture lies crumbling and decaying as it surrounds them while they proceed upward. Whatever purpose this structure served, whatever splendor it held, has long since been lost to the ages. All that remains now are debris and buried secrets. What is this place? Who are these people that make the perilous trek toward the top?

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PAW Patrol World Review

Gaming Furever - Furry Game News - Sat 22 Mar 2025 - 10:43

As I’ve stated many times, I grew up in an era when games for kids were well made, not rushed out, and designed so that everyone could enjoy them and that, lately, it seems games geared towards a younger audience have really been lackluster as of late, basically relegated to shovelware. Paw Patrol World, when I first saw this game, I thought it was going to be the latter but, to my surprise, it turned out to be the former. Yeah, this is honestly one of the better games for kids, for that matter a licensed game, that I played in a while!

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Little Girl, Big World, Lots of Animals

In-Fur-Nation - Wed 19 Mar 2025 - 00:07

We’ve been missing out on the TV series Jane over on Apple TV+, but now thanks to Animation World Network we’ve found out Season 3 is coming soon — April 18th. “The mission-driven series for kids and families is inspired by the work of ethologist and conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and a United Nations Messenger of Peace. Ava Louise Murchison (Reacher) stars as Jane Garcia, a nine-year-old budding environmentalist on a quest to save endangered animals. Using her powerful imagination, Jane takes her best friends David, played by Mason Blomberg (Shameless), and Greybeard the chimpanzee on epic adventures to help protect wild animals all around the world.” Take a look at the trailer over on YouTube also.

image c. 2025 Apple TV+

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