Xennial Memes
Comic panel in the style of Tintin. A drooping, bearded man in a blue sweater slumps over a table and says in a speech bubble: "What a year for the games industry, huh?" A blond young man in a tan coat answers in a second bubble: "Captain, it's January". A white dog sips from a beer glass.

Captain, It's January: Games Industry Edition

A Tintin and Captain Haddock panel jokes that the games industry has already had a rough year, even though it's only January. Gaming layoffs, but make it Xennial.

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Comic panel in the style of Tintin. A drooping, bearded man in a blue sweater slumps over a table and says in a speech bubble: "What a year for the games industry, huh?" A blond young man in a tan coat answers in a second bubble: "Captain, it's January". A white dog sips from a beer glass.

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