LOS ANGELES — Playboy has released its Valentine’s Day lingerie collections, available now on Playboy.com and in the brand’s retail location at Westfield Century City in Los Angeles.

The collection includes the “Miss February” 5-piece set as a nod to the Playboy magazine cover from February 1991.

In the company’s post-magazine era, the lingerie releases “mark the continued expansion of Playboy’s owned-and-operated (O&O) apparel,” a rep noted. “Since November 2022, Playboy has successfully launched O&O lingerie, denim, velour and sleepwear.”

The “Miss February” 5-piece set includes a push-up plunge bra, corset, garter belt, thong and babydoll shorts, each featuring a heart and the brand’s Rabbit Head custom embroidery on optic white mesh and adorned with ruffle edge detailing.

PLBY Group Vice President of Design Jason Mahler said, “The Playboy Valentine’s Day Cherry Bomb collection continues to explore the Playboy Lingerie ethos of innerwear as outerwear.  Drawing on the brand iconography of the Rabbit Head, we are offering three key collections: the Icon collection has been updated with a heart motif and a metallic foil; our new Mini Bunny set with custom engineered scattered Rabbit Head embroideries; and our Miss February collection. That collection comprises five mix and match pieces that can be worn for an intimate night in or a playful night out.  To round out our offering, we have updated our core essentials collection with seasonally relevant shades of cherry red and candy pinks.”

Playboy previewed its Valentine’s Day lingerie collection at a party at The Fleur Room in Los Angeles earlier this month which was attended by Landon Barker, Beck and Charly Jordan, who played a special DJ set.

The pieces range from $33 to $135.

Visit Playboy.com for more about Playboy’s full Valentine’s Day shops for women and men.

LOS ANGELES — Industry veteran Jesse Garza has passed away, friends and family reported.

Garza, they remarked, was “known for hugs, and made a positive and unforgettable impact on this industry and everyone he ever came in contact with.”

Garza was a veteran marketer and affiliate manager, with over two decades of experience in adult and mainstream. He served as an affiliate rep for Kink.com until 2018, and was nominated as XBIZ Biz Dev Executive of the Year.

Since 2020, Garza owned the affiliate program SinnerCash, and was a partner in the MixedX platform.

Garza was also notable as a well-respected whiskey expert, consultant and blogger.

His family wanted to thank everyone for their love and support, but requests privacy at this time.

Garza’s friend and attorney Corey Silverstein has setup a GoFundMe account to assist the family with funeral and memorial expenses.

To donate to the GoFundMe, click here.

VAN NUYS, Calif. — U.S. Arcades is declaring Wednesday, Feb. 1 the second annual “National Arcade Day,” and is celebrating with a special promotion.

When visitors purchase a $20 arcade ticket, they will be awarded $25 worth of credits. These free credits can be used to watch movies, chat with a cam model or to bestow a tip.

“The response to this promotion last year was fantastic so we’re running it again,” U.S. Arcades VP Lewis Adams said. “We love giving back to the customers for all their support throughout the year.”

For the initial 24-hour period, every store with the U.S. Arcade system will be enabled to offer this promotional deal. Credits are good for 30 days, and the customer can return to the store to use them. Another entrance fee may be required, but the new credits can be added to unused credits from a previous visit.

“There is no cost to the stores for this promotion. This is our way to give the stores an opportunity to upsell their customers, and the customer benefits by getting free credits. It’s a win-win,” Adams continued. 

All stores have been mailed signage and instructions about the promotion.

There are currently 102 stores in the U.S. Arcades network throughout 31 states, with new locations set to be added throughout 2023.

Follow U.S. Arcades on Twitter and the Peep Maps store locator.

LOS ANGELES — Enrique Mudu is featured in SayUncle’s latest feature and is the company’s January All-Star of the Month.  
 
Mudu plays the role of a bartender in a gay sex club. While straight, his gay co-workers and patrons begin to tempt him.

“Following on the heels of the gay cinema brand’s first-ever – and wildly successful – all-star skinematic feature, ‘I’ll Be Hole for Christmas,’ SayUncle is pleased to introduce its second all-star installment, ‘The Bartender,’ with breakout star Enrique Mudu in his SayUncle debut,” a rep said.
 
Part One is streaming on LatinLeche and Part Two is available on SayUncle.  

Follow Mudu and SayUncle on Twitter.

LOS ANGELES — Jade Kush is the latest performer to guest on Matt Slayer’s “And Now We Drink” podcast.

In the interview, Kush talks about how she decided to start webcamming while in college. She was then recruited by an adult talent agency in 2017. Kush touched upon her work on OnlyFans, expanding into production and other topics.

“This was a great podcast experience, especially since Matt took the time to get me Midori and learn how to make me Midori Sour,” Kush said.

The episode can be found online and on YouTube, as well as Apple Podcasts and most major podcast platforms.

Follow Kush on Twitter and find her social media links here.

LOS ANGELES — Megan Daw is among the five nominees for “BBW of the Year” at the 2023 ManyVids Awards, 

“I’m proud to be named on the Top Five BBW Models list by ManyVids,” Daw said. “The girls who share this recognition with me are stunning and talented. Maybe the five of us can get together one day and make an insanely sexy miniseries.”

The ManyVids Awards will livestream on the platform Feb. 17 at 9 p.m. (EST). The full list of nominees can be found here.

For more information about Daw’s ManyVids, visit here.

BARCELONA, Spain — Sabien DeMonia is celebrating her XBIZ Exec Award win for Brand Ambassador of the Year.
 
“I’ve been nominated for XBIZ so many times; I don’t even know how many times. I’m so excited to win an XBIZ Award finally. It’s the first time in XBIZ history that a creator got awarded in the Executive Awards. For me, the biggest highlight is proving that we creators know how to be all about business and that this award is proof of that,” DeMonia said.

The 2023 XBIZ Exec Awards were announced January 14; click here for a full list of winners.

Follow Sabien DeMonia on Twitter and find her social media links here.

LOS ANGELES — John Legendary is celebrating winning at the 2023 XBIZ Awards for Best Vignette Sex Scene.

“It’s incredible to be an XBIZ Award winner, and I can’t wait to get my award. I’m so glad that I was cast in this scene, and it will definitely go down in history,” Legendary said.

The 2023 XBIZ Awards were announced January 15 at the Hollywood Palladium; click here for a full list of winners.

Follow Legendary on Twitter.

NEW YORK — CockyBoys has released the sixth and final scene from the Jake Jaxson-directed title, “Happy Endings.”

The scene features a six-man orgy starring CockyBoys exclusives Greyson Myles, Lane Colten, Trevor Brooks and Tristan Hunter, along with Cody Seiya and Shae Reynolds.

“Since we have been celebrating our 15-year anniversary, I originally wanted to make a feature that was a nod to some of the past films that have been a big part of our success over the years, like ‘The Haunting’, ‘Answered Prayers’, and ‘All Saints,'” Jaxson said. “These were projects I loved making, and in many ways defined CockyBoys as a studio.”

The director went on to praise his cast.

“I did not realize how delightful it would be working with a completely new group of guys — all relatively new to the industry, none having performed in a studio feature before, but all completely committed and dedicated to doing their best,” he said. “In the process, this cast delivered connected, sensual, and passionate performances that have exceeded all my expectations — I honesty could not be more happy and proud of what we made, and I feel confident in saying there is nothing like ‘Happy Endings’ in the gay porn canon.”

All six scenes are streaming on CockyBoys.