# SKG, Thnickles, New Retro Gaming Scam, FPGA Neptune & More - Ramble 119

> In this episode I talk about the latest happenings in the Stop Killing Games campaign, a man making some thick coins (for some reason), a new LLM-powered scam targeting retro gamers and OSS users, an official Xbox 360 dashboard update, Microsoft layoffs, the return (again) of the SEGA Neptune & more!

- Canonical URL: https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/2025-07-04-skg-thnickles-new-retro-gaming-scam-fpga-neptune-more-ramble-119.html
- Published: 2025-07-04
- Author: Rees (ctrl-alt-rees)
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYffb1mYsnI (48:49)
- Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 UK (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/uk/), unless stated otherwise below

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYffb1mYsnI

In this episode I talk about the latest happenings in the Stop Killing Games campaign, a man making some thick coins (for some reason), a new LLM-powered scam targeting retro gamers and OSS users, an official Xbox 360 dashboard update, Microsoft layoffs, the return (again) of the SEGA Neptune & more!

## Chapters
* [00:00 – Stop Killing Games](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYffb1mYsnI&t=0s)
* [11:55 – Thnickels..!?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYffb1mYsnI&t=715s)
* [16:14 – New Scam Targeting Retro Gamers / OSS Users](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYffb1mYsnI&t=974s)
* [20:25 – New Official Xbox 360 Dashboard Update!?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYffb1mYsnI&t=1225s)
* [26:25 – Mass Microsoft Layoffs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYffb1mYsnI&t=1585s)
* [33:12 – The SEGA Neptune Is Back… Again!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYffb1mYsnI&t=1992s)
* [39:18 – Rees’s Non-Copyright-Infringing Pieces](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYffb1mYsnI&t=2358s)
* [43:38 – Video Of The Week](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYffb1mYsnI&t=2618s)

## Original Video Links
Episode Links:
Stop Killing Games: [https://www.stopkillinggames.com](https://www.stopkillinggames.com)
Thnickels: [https://thick-coins.net](https://thick-coins.net)
Nathan Adams on LLM Scam: [https://bsky.app/profile/dinnerbone.com/post/3lsu6m67flk2p](https://bsky.app/profile/dinnerbone.com/post/3lsu6m67flk2p)
Xbox 360 Dashboard Update: [https://www.theverge.com/news/693631/microsoft-xbox-360-dashboard-software-update-ads](https://www.theverge.com/news/693631/microsoft-xbox-360-dashboard-software-update-ads)
Microsoft / Xbox Layoffs Latest: [https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-june-2025-tracking-the-situation-as-it-happens](https://www.eurogamer.net/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-june-2025-tracking-the-situation-as-it-happens)
Romero Games Announcement: [https://bsky.app/profile/romerogames.bsky.social/post/3lt2io5pmfk2v](https://bsky.app/profile/romerogames.bsky.social/post/3lt2io5pmfk2v)
SEGA Neptune FPGA Console: [https://www.gf1neptune.com](https://www.gf1neptune.com)
BTTF Turns 40: [https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/03/back-to-the-future-at-40](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/03/back-to-the-future-at-40)
25 Years Of Diablo 2: [https://gamerant.com/diablo-2-25-year-anniversary-blizzard-arpg-builds-genre](https://gamerant.com/diablo-2-25-year-anniversary-blizzard-arpg-builds-genre)
WinUAE 6 Released: [https://www.winuae.net/2025/07/03/winuae-6-0-0](https://www.winuae.net/2025/07/03/winuae-6-0-0)
DOOM On Elliptical: [https://www.xda-developers.com/doom-exercise-machine](https://www.xda-developers.com/doom-exercise-machine)
Copilot Beaten By Atari 2600: [https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/not-to-be-outdone-by-chatgpt-microsoft-copilot-humiliates-itself-in-atari-2600-chess-showdown-another-ai-humbled-by-1970s-tech-despite-trash-talk](https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/retro-gaming/not-to-be-outdone-by-chatgpt-microsoft-copilot-humiliates-itself-in-atari-2600-chess-showdown-another-ai-humbled-by-1970s-tech-despite-trash-talk)
Video Of The Week (RandomGamingInHD SteamOS Bad PC Ports): [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlgqYDSpPc8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlgqYDSpPc8)