Almost prefer not knowing this rather than learning a sequel to one of my favourite games was screwed over not once but twice by different sets of greedy corporate executives, and hundreds of people’s jobs were caught in the middle of it
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Almost prefer not knowing this rather than learning a sequel to one of my favourite games was screwed over not once but twice by different sets of greedy corporate executives, and hundreds of people’s jobs were caught in the middle of it
Fully on the bandwagon
Just bought it, doing that next!
Attempted a perfect playthrough. Out now on Switch 2, currently under $5 on most platforms. Very cool experience. youtu.be/mtC1D1pv7Dw?...
The Exit 8 is unnerving and brilliant
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Would love to know how many of those creators taking $8k/month have condemned Democrats for being lock-step with Republicans on Israel/Palestine.
On one hand Democrats can't be unilaterally disarming when money is what dominates the airwaves. But at the same time the restrictions and check-ins these creators are agreeing to, for this money, is detrimental both to the creators and the audience consuming the content.
Yeah I played that demo a couple weeks ago, lots of fun. Picking it up this week.
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Going to be doing more gaming videos on the 2nd channel as a mental palate cleanser between political content on main. Latest video is on the really fun Prince of Persia roguelite. youtu.be/Pbk1PpoUqbY?...
Going to need more from @mark-carney.bsky.social and other world leaders than a strongly worded letter. Cut this fucking country off completely and lock up any Israeli official that sets foot on your soil.
Great to see this, loved the demo
Just want to honour @steveboots.bsky.social contribution to Canadian political commentary. He’s been a positive force, a fantastic educator, a genuine person, and he’s decided to retire from it to go back into teaching. Watch his last video and show him some love. youtu.be/AcI-JEzlCao?...
You’ve been an awesome and positive force. Totally understand and respect the decision, you will be missed. Good luck man!
Pierre Poilievre's Return Met With Poor Poll Results & Trump-Style Culture War Garbage youtu.be/31w4DCF7sTc?...
Both Sword of the Sea and Rogue Prince of Persia ending up on my hard drive within 24h with PS+, both fantastic so far. Gear of War reloaded, Kirby expansion, Snake Eater, and Shinobi all before the end of the month. Then September is insane.
It’s almost September so now every game is releasing all at once 😵💫
I'm the master of dabbling. Only a handful actually get finished, but I'd finish a lot more if I didn't work
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That’s me every morning since March 2020
Lol no worries. Expedition 33 definitely making my top 10 this year
It appears once the union rejected the government’s back-to-work bullshit Air Canada execs folded immediately, faced with a unified front of labour and supporters. Big lesson here.
That's 2025 and yes
I'm going to do it for myself just as a matter of public record for how god damn awesome Animal Well is, and Concord was.
Is it too late to do a video on my 2024 games of the year 😅. The list and blurbs have been ready since January but then Trump was inaugurated and motivation evaporated
Grabbed this on Switch a few days ago and really enjoying it 👍👍
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What incentive do executives have to pay workers properly if they know the government can just come in and force people back to work? Disgusting move by the Carney govt.
Considering I haven’t I would say no. There have been a couple references but nothing pivotal that wasn’t already touched on in the original series
I skipped it but after seeing how good this is I’m planning to check it out
Agreed 100%
It’s ridiculous how good this new season of Dexter is. Makes suffering through large parts of seasons 5-8 all worth it.
Best stadium in the game #bluejays
Celebrities Call Out Other Celebrities For Being Cowards On Gaza youtu.be/7yAestJSSgA?...
Rational National's breakdown on the b.s. media coverage of Nova Scotia's handling of fire season & restrictions on being in the woods. It's a very rare occasion in which I praise our current Premier, but I 100% agree this was a good call! Catch this video, folks. Good coverage of the bad takes!
American-Owned Canadian Media Manufactures Outrage Over Nova Scotia Wildfire Restrictions youtu.be/GgcgD-RsdQs?...
Consistently feeling like I don't have the mental or emotional capacity to constantly read about, watch, process, and cover the level of depravity that is going on in this world. The best people doing this work have coworkers and support systems that I simply do not.
Would’ve absolutely bought this at $70 cdn. $114 is insane and I hope the sales reflect that.
Chris Cuomo Falls For AOC Deepfake, Then Doubles Down On Embarrassing Himself youtu.be/FPq0vYh5zLM?...
Chris Cuomo has to be one of the biggest dumbasses of our time
Bill Burr Addresses The Absurdity Of Billionaires youtu.be/VxRuE1ZVtM8?...
Considering you’re happy Trump got what he wanted without having to give up anything it sure sounds like he’s your man. He ain’t mine.
Giving in on the DST just 2 days after Trump demanded it, and then getting nothing from that concession, is a failure and loss of $7B in revenue that Canada is owed.
Your approach utterly failed, you can’t negotiate with someone who violates his own trade deal. At least put the Digital Services Tax back on.
Trump Reacts To Canada's 'Palestine' Announcement In The Most Predictable Way youtu.be/imwUKLQwasI?...
Jumping into this one right after I'm done with Raidou. Been watching reviews and its approach/systems sound genuinely unique for the genre.
What Could This Mean? Two Israeli Human Rights Orgs Make Big Announcement youtu.be/lhH5qBBPYrQ?...
Good read. When the screen is in the chaos I created I’m rarely bothered by a framerate dip, it just means I’m winning
Cutting minor fees for car owners to distract from the massive cuts to the public is some real Doug Ford shit
One of the more honest moments of reporting from a mainstream platform on this genocide, in how Israel consistently deflects criticism while purposely making it worse.
South Park Humiliated Trump, And The White House Responded youtu.be/1Lt_-lptPOI?...
Thanks for bringing that to my attention
okay how did you do that
Discussions of unions/union-busting, a worker co-op, and workers rights are central to the story. I was really impressed by just how well-written and funny the dialogue is, and there’s a lot of it to engage with if you want to do everything.
Promise Mascot Agency touches on workers rights, trans rights, shits on NFTs, it’s funny. You play a disgraced-yakuza in an open-world driving/management sim where the mascots are real and it’s very Japanese (style, location, v/o) but developed in the UK. Engaged me long enough for the platinum.
Only one YT comment about the Nahobino on the shelf
I Rejected Jubilee's Invite. Mehdi Hasan's Debate With Lunatics Is A Reminder Of Why youtu.be/RJ4oZpMSaII?...
Platforming anti-trans hatred and climate denialism has only made people more hateful and dumber about both those issues. ‘Sunlight is the best disinfectant’ only works if people aren’t complete morons, unfortunately we don’t live in that world.
I personally don’t think that making fascism appear more common than human decency is a good thing
Got to say I’m feeling pretty validated with my decision and reasoning (from last year)
Worth mentioning it’s still on the PS Vita store if you have one, and only $5
Blown away by just the opening hour of Vagrant Story, does not feel like a 25y/o game. Storytelling and cinematic direction are well ahead of its time, would do well as a remaster.
Good game, overlooked. Yes it drags near the end but then just stop playing it, the hours up to that point are unique and worth the experience.
This is correct. Any candidate cynically “triangulating” on trans kids is a non-starter, and now is the time to say so. There’s still so much time to advance candidates that DON’T suck.
“He Doesn’t Know JACK”: Pierre Poilievre Gets Roasted By Independent Challenger youtu.be/QEJm3xPkXgs?...
Not to take away from the fact that of course a thousand people worked on this. But in terms of what he heads up, it’s the most *fun* and most engrossed I’ve been in any Kojima-led game by far.
Rolled credits. Kojima’s best game.
Only got a couple hours in, meaning to go back to it. Loved Three Houses though appreciate Engage’s direction as well.
New background element
Bro Podcasters Admit Trump Duped Them, Back Zohran & Bernie youtu.be/8KJyNxRSVuM?...
Currently shedding the Liberals from my audience with this video. The truth hurts.
Mark Carney Receives Honorary ‘Fell For It Again’ Award youtu.be/rHvrDGHbYcA?...
Enjoyed FF16 & Remake but would love to see a big budget FF attempt a true turn-based system again.
I was first excited about this series when I heard David from Six Feet Under was going to be playing a serial killer. I’m in for life
New Dexter series is getting positive reviews, so I guess we’re doing this yet again
Raidou. I did download P5X but I can’t bring myself to get into a gotcha
Death Stranding 2 has achieved the monumental task of getting me to ignore a new Atlus game in my collection for the last month
If you have a platform and your public statements on political issues are more focused on and morphed by annoying twitter accounts and reddit threads instead of the realities of what has/is happening, it's time to take a step back and reanalyze just what the hell you're doing.
Republicans Try To Blame Canada For Wildfire Smoke Without Mentioning Elephant In Room youtu.be/4Q2P85RimBM?...
Yes it has to hit 5 innings, it still seems insane lol. At that point why not just make every game 5 innings if that's all that truly matters.
Learning they can just decide to *end* an MLB game early if it rains, and whatever the score is it's final. Incredible
New Data Shows WHY Zohran Mamdani Is So Popular youtu.be/xg5LZf54WoI?...
It’s just so obvious that it’s exhausting. Reporters are being way too timid with this, they should be quoting Epstein’s own words to Trump at every opportunity and in every report:
And @mark-carney.bsky.social is now planning to cut public sector funding to give more money to this. What could go wrong
Thanks for the support! 🙏
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You're referencing a Nintendo of 11 years ago, back when they cut prices on their older games. Also: bsky.app/profile/davi...
Ah yes that’s Forgotten Land, already had that one. Im talking about Star Allies, the first Kirby release on Switch 1 still at full price lol
Yeah it’s $10 cheaper but only on Amazon which I’m trying to avoid as much as possible, and there is a convenience to digital for games my son plays.
Yeah I’m not looking forward to see how much games are increasing by. Pretty much need to buy every switch 1 game I want before August.
They’re priced well for normal people who buy 1-3 games a year but priced horribly for people like me who want to play everything
Went to buy my son a Kirby game from 2018 and that thing is still full price $79. Nintendo is evil.
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Instead of asking ‘Do you think billionaires should exist?’ reporters should start asking ‘Do you think homelessness should exist?’