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Something I totally forgot to talk about it in regards to all the “controversy” surrounding God of War Laufey, a common criticism that we got is that the game retconned 2018.  In that game, you are told that Fey is mortal, and only mortal.  That she did not have any god part of her at all.  It’s what made Loki so special.  He was born of a god from Kratos, and Fey as a mortal.  So how did she end…

Sony hates money.  That is what I have concluded after reviewing extensive evidence that has been given to me over the course of the last couple years.  It seems like every time they have a chance to learn from their mistakes, they don’t!  It’s almost impressive, how incapable this company is of making a better product.  Back during the PS4 era, they seemed to have it all figured out.  Everything…

I forgot this was happening until I saw stories about it yesterday from various people I follow online.  Footage from the opening night when there were supposed to be all these musical acts, but they ALL bailed, except for Vanilla Ice, who probably would do soggy cracker at this point, if there was money in it.  That dude is about as relevant as Pauly Shore, these days.  I could get into all the…

I don’t have proof of this, but it is making more and more sense, the longer I think about it.  PS5 has no games.  Now, the console itself isn’t selling.  Nothing is.  Xbox and Playstation are noticing that the sales of their products are in the toilet.  Now, both of them are coming up on new console releases, and if the rumors are true, they literally cannot delay them.  So the end of 2027 is…

Back when I was in college, getting my Bachelor’s in Journalism and Public Communication, I had a class where I walked a beat as a reporter and got stories.  Each week, we had to find a story and then follow up on it.  My beat was nothing special, but for the duration of that class, I actually did find some good stories.  My story about how a professor was deep into studying ACTUAL AI, not that…

Not sleeping in a cell bed was a form of liberation that Mary Jane hadn’t expected would be as liberating as it was, even if it was a cot.  There was the sound of the ventilation system, so the noise of Punisher snoring didn’t bother her especially much.  Come dawn, she felt a gentle hand rousing her to wake.  Looking up, she saw Elektra. “It’s time to rise, young one.” Seeing the daylight…

I hate this awful world that I live in.  I truly do.  Every day things seem to get worse.  I hear that the AI bubble is starting to pop.  That makes me happy.  the idea of rich people losing astronomical amounts of money and all that AI infrastructure having to be repossessed by banks and then them selling it just tickles me pink.  Sure, there is the fact that it will destroy the ENTIRE economy…

Let’s talk more serious business.  There are things swirling around the gaming space and as I hear what’s going on, I’m left absolutely baffled.  Why?  Because I’m starting to feel like gaming has lost the plot, and needs some course correction.  There’s a rumor that a popular leaker has gotten spread around saying that Sony literally cannot delay the PS6 to between 2028 – 2030.  They are going…

Again?!  Really?!  You’re getting upset again?!  No group of people, in all the world, needs to be told to touch grass more than gamers.  None!  Such whiny, spoiled, annoying, and stupid people I have the unfortunate situation of being associated with!  I hate that these people share a hobby with me!  I know what the normies who read my site are thinking – what are the gamers mad about now? …

One of my favorite shows that my old man and I used to watch when I was growing up was The Joy of Painting, with Bob Ross.  It was always so much fun.  Dude had this amazing ability to take an empty canvas and in half an hour turn it into something spectacular.  My favorites were always the ones where he would take some black gesso, let it drying completely, and then use lighter colors on top of…

This is actually quite an old article, but I just found out about this yesterday, and it made me smile.  I haven’t had some good old-fashioned Kotaku cringe in a LONG time.  I don’t know if they got new people or changed hands with certain writers or what, but it’s been a while since I saw cringe on this level from a site once heralded for its cringe-y takes on gaming.  Still, I couldn’t get…

Surrendering is what you do, typically, when you start a war and then lose.  The American psyche CANNOT handle the reality that we started a war against a country with teeth and who could exert absolute control over the economy, and we lost.  Five Presidential administrations have had advisors who told them that war with Iran was a BAD idea.  They were all proven right.  We went to war with Iran…

Assuming this leak is true, gaming is about to change for the worse.  Again.  For the longest time, we had games at $60.  That seemed fair.  It was spendy, but the big AAA games felt worth it.  Then you had the AA games at $30-40.  Again, felt totally fair.  Then you had the indie stuff at around $20.  That was a LONG time ago.  Now, you have AAA games at $70 and for Nintendo’s console, $80.  AA…

For anyone who is stuck in the HELLSCAPE that is job hunting right now, I’m sure there’s a concept that you’re familiar with – ghost jobs.  This is when a business posts job listings that go nowhere.  They do this for a number of reasons.  The biggest one is to LOOK like they are trying to find new people, while having zero intention of actually doing it.  More often than not, this is done to…

Haven’t had a good “Fuck AI” rant in a while.  With the left and the right being united against data centers, along with more and more companies talking about how AI was losing them insane amounts of money with no noticeable improvement to the processes they were laying people off and replacing them with, it was looking like hope was in the air regarding the destruction of this awful, creativity…

“He was coming right at me!  You saw!” That is literally the argument being made by the most pussy piece of human excrement ever to put on a badge.  And there are a LOT of those.  I am so tired of the “it’s just a few bad apples” argument when it comes to how many piece of shit cops there are.  It’s not just a few bad apples.  It’s the entire system.  A cop dead-ass said that he was threatened by…

Now that I’m done talking about all the culture war nonsense, I am back to being excited for this game.  Having Faye be in the world where Gods go when they die, the world that Odin was afraid of going to, the possibilities are limitless for what can be done.  Reportedly, the concept for this game was in development ALL the way back in 2018 with the God of War reboot.  This is not some…