On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, we preview both SacAnime Winter 2025 and Anime Los Angeles 2025 as well as wrapping up the year with our look back at 2024 & our predictions and outlook for 2025. Can we determine a third series/game/meme/something that will dominate the cosplay scene in 2025? What could we see from the likes of Rockstar and Nintendo in 2025 especially in the first quarter? Can we continue to build off of the wins that we had this year? And can Ryan redeem himself for the ribbons he missed out at last year's ALA when Matthew flips on him?

SacAnime - https://www.sacanime.com/

Anime Los Angeles - https://animelosangeles.org/

NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5090 & GeForce RTX 5080 Expected Pricing Surfaces Online; Flagship RTX 50 GPU Rumored To Cost $2,600 - https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-5090-geforce-rtx-5080-pricing-surfaces-online/

Google's Year in Search - https://trends.withgoogle.com/year-in-search/2024/

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Matthew's Bluesky Social - bsky.app/profile/mattykuncos.bsky.social
Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88miranda
Matthew's Coscom Profile - cosplay.com/member/41744

Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777
Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777

Nate's Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/natesgp.bsky.social
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Unfortunately we don't have our 2024 Year-in-Review and 2025 Predictions episode because Nate was sick over the weekend and it wouldn't be right to exclude him from this year-end episode. next week we’ll squeeze in both our SacAnime Winter and ALA 2025 Previews as well as our 2024 recap and 2025 outlook, then we go on break for two weeks, then come back with our recaps for those two cons.

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On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, we recap The Game Awards 2024 from the big winners and losers of the night & all the gaming announcements as well as evaulating the state of the gaming industry as illustrated by the show. Plus we discuss if any the rumors came true, look into a "betting website" if they knew anything before the show, and figure out GTA VI plays into the video game industry in 2025.

The Game Awards - https://thegameawards.com

Kalshi - Prediction Market for Trading Event Contracts - https://kalshi.com/

"Virtua Fighter REVO Rollback is working as intended LOL" - https://x.com/tkbreezy/status/1867487639458525269

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Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88miranda
Matthew's Coscom Profile - cosplay.com/member/41744

Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777
Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777

Nate's Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/natesgp.bsky.social
Nate's Instagram - instagram.com/nateb39007
Nate's Twitter - twitter.com/nateb39007
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Jeriko's Instagram - instagram.com/epicnursejeriko

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On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, we look at another fan favorite VTuber Ceres Fauna graduating in January and the pivot that COVER Corp is making from livestreaming to music. We also take grander at the 2nd NZXT fiasco, Sony eyeing Kadokawa, Crunchyroll becoming the villain once again, Studio Khara making a new Gundam anime, The Game Awards, a follow up to our discussion about the Cosplayer Survivor Support Network (well more like a singular question), SacAnime Winter 2025 expanding out, and Anime Los Angeles 2025 floor plans for Dealers and Artists Alley.

Announcement Regarding Ceres Fauna’s Graduation - https://cover-corp.com/en/news/detail/20241201-01

Mori Calliope’s Second Solo Concert Set for Hollywood Palladium - https://hololive.hololivepro.com/en/news/20241123-01-113/

Do Not Buy NZXT | Predatory, Evil Rental Computer Scam Investigated - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pomC1CfpC0

Confronting NZXT CEO Face-To-Face - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qqeMWrrxMc

Exclusive: Sony is in talks to buy media powerhouse behind 'Elden Ring' - https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/sony-talks-buy-media-powerhouse-behind-elden-ring-sources-say-2024-11-19/

Gematsu post on Twitter/X - https://x.com/gematsu/status/1859192371595849753

FromSoftware Parent Kadokawa Pushed Sony Towards Acquisition – Report - https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2024/11/26/fromsoftware-parent-kadokawa-pushed-sony-acquisition-report/

Crunchyroll Will Start Paywalling One Piece Anime Arcs Behind Premium Subscriptions - https://gizmodo.com/crunchyroll-will-start-paywalling-one-piece-anime-arcs-behind-premium-subscriptions-2000532930

New Gundam anime from the creators of Evangelion and FLCL announced for 2025 - https://www.polygon.com/anime/490581/mobile-suit-gundam-gquuuuuux-anime-trailer-announcement-evangelion-flcl

Players' Voice voting - https://thegameawards.com/brackets/players-voice

What We Might See Announced At The Game Awards (And What We Probably Won't) - https://www.thegamer.com/what-we-might-see-announced-at-the-game-awards-and-what-we-probably-wont/

SacAnime - https://www.sacanime.com/

ALA Dealers/Vendors - https://animelosangeles.org/exhibitors/dealers-hall/ | Artists Alley - https://animelosangeles.org/exhibitors/artist-alley/

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Matthew's Bluesky Social - bsky.app/profile/mattykuncos.bsky.social
Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88miranda
Matthew's Coscom Profile - cosplay.com/member/41744

Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777
Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777

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On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, we're previewing The Game Awards 2024 before Thanksgiving instead of Decemeber because of the nomination announcement stream that occured earlier in the week. We look at everyone who made it, all of the snubs *cough*Persona 3 Reload*cough*, scratch our head over the overlap of games especially at the top, and gripe over Elden Ring DLC as a GOTY nominee. And since we're pushing back the topic about gambling on anime, we let ChatGPT take the wheel and stick some odds on the top categories and look at the Golden Joystick Awards to see if there can be any correlation come December 12th.

The Game Awards - https://thegameawards.com

Meet our 2024 Accessibility Nominees - https://thegameawards.com/news/meet-our-2024-accessibility-nominees

Here are all the Golden Joystick Awards 2024 winners - https://www.gamesradar.com/games/here-are-all-the-golden-joystick-awards-2024-winners/

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Matthew's Bluesky Social - bsky.app/profile/mattykuncos.bsky.social
Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88miranda
Matthew's Coscom Profile - cosplay.com/member/41744

Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777
Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777

Nate's Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/natesgp.bsky.social
Nate's Instagram - instagram.com/nateb39007
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On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, Matthew attempts to lead an episode while trying to watch the Mike Tyson and Jake Paul fight where we discuss another battle of Intel vs AMD, PS5 Pro scalpers having a bad day, the continued exodus from Twitter/X over to Bluesky, the proposed tarrifs under the Orange dude winning the election & how that may affect your hobbies, the decision of said fight, the Game Awards trying to shoehorn Elden Ring DLC into the GOTY category, and dual announcements of guests of both SacAnime Winter 2025 and Anime Los Angeles 2025. Plus a tease of next week's episode involving betting odds on all things anime and video games - if you have any suggestions on what you want to see made into betting odds, email us at [email protected] or hit us up on social media!

Get It Together, Intel: Core Ultra 9 285K CPU Review & Benchmarks vs. 7800X3D, 9950X, More - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXLY8kEdR1

RIP Intel: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU Review & Benchmarks vs. 7800X3D, 285K, 14900K, & More - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-lFgbzU3LY

New 9800x3d + MSI Tomahawk X870 burned up? I guess that's why it wouldn't POST - https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1gqaryi/new_9800x3d_msi_tomahawk_x870_burned_up_i_guess/

Update on the burnt 9800x3d controversy - https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1gr4jgx/update_on_the_burnt_9800x3d_controversy_with

Bluesky is seeing an exodus of unhappy X users following the election - https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/12/bluesky-is-seeing-an-exodus-of-unhappy-x-users-following-the-election/

FAQ | The Game Awards - https://thegameawards.com/faq

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Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88miranda
Matthew's Coscom Profile - cosplay.com/member/41744

Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777
Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777

Nate's Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/natesgp.bsky.social
Nate's Instagram - instagram.com/nateb39007
Nate's Twitter - twitter.com/nateb39007
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Jeriko's Instagram - instagram.com/epicnursejeriko

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On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, we look at the Cosplayer Survivor Support Network that gives a report card score to Convention Harassment Policies with one convention that has us scratching our head as well as an essay that challenges the phrase "Cosplay Is Not Consent."

Cosplayer Survivor Support Network - https://cosplayer-ssn.org/index.php 

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Matthew's Bluesky Social - bsky.app/profile/mattykuncos.bsky.social
Matthew's Instagram - instagram.com/mvm88miranda
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Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777
Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777

Nate's Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/natesgp.bsky.social
Nate's Instagram - instagram.com/nateb39007
Nate's Twitter - twitter.com/nateb39007
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On this episode of the CaliConBlogCast, we look back at the LA Dodgers winning the World Series and if Gwar Gura buff is real. Plus a follow up to Victoria Brightshield's graduation from NijiEN, the Vatican goes full anime, and an update to the new new Madoka Magica movie.

Our look into the Cosplayer Survivor Support Network will be published next week as we are going on a break for Veteran's Day weekend but also cool off from a combination of personal issues and real-world dilemas stemming from a certain result two days ago...

World Series: Ice Cube performs 'It Was a Good Day' ahead of Yankees vs. Dodgers Game 2 | MLB on FOX - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcqfx4LKKkY

Victoria re-clarifies her reasons for leaving NijiEN - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTdF8skzX3Q

Vatican unveils anime pilgrim mascot for Jubilee 2025 to engage pop-culture youth - https://catholicherald.co.uk/vatican-unveils-anime-style-pilgrim-mascot-for-jubilee-2025-to-engage-pop-culture-and-youth/

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising- | OFFICIAL TRAILER: SIDE Homura - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxTenVJOw_o

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Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777

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Nate's Instagram - instagram.com/nateb39007
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On this episode, we talk about the move from X/Twitter to Bluesky after an exodus due to new rules around blocking and what your content can be used for. Plus discussions about VTubers, Ado on tour in 2025, and we figure out our six games that'll go into our Game of the Year conversation.

Half a million users flee X for Bluesky after block feature changes - https://readwrite.com/users-flee-x-bluesky-block-feature-heres-how-to-migrate/

CCB on Bluesky Social - bsky.app/profile/caconblog.bsky.social

Ironmouse on Bluesky Social -  bsky.app/profile/ironmouse.vshojo.com

hololive production x Round1 Collab in the USA and Japan - https://hololivetoday.com/news-list/hololive-production-round1-usa-and-japan-featuring-furyu-plushies

Victoria Brightshield Graduation Announcement - https://x.com/NIJISANJI_World/status/1849314908711907719

【✨TTT 1st Anniversary announcement💐】 - https://x.com/NIJISANJI_World/status/1849994496597164222

Ado Returns for Second World Tour, “Hibana,” in 2025 Powered by Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/announcements/2024/10/24/ado-music-hibana-world-tour-2025

L.A. residents prepare for traffic nightmare due to World Series, major events this weekend - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHD_xwsxB8k

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Ryan's Facebook - facebook.com/ryusan777
Ryan's Twitch - twitch.tv/ryusan777

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Nate's Instagram - instagram.com/nateb39007
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We are now on Bluesky Social! Find us at caconblog.bsky.social or go to our Linktree to find a link to the hottest new social media that at least our founder was on way before the migration away from a certain one letter social media service...

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