The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X are finally out in the wild. Well, that’s only theoretically true. They’re officially out, but finding an available one has become a trial. Both the PS5 and Xbox Series have had bungled preorders and a terrible launch rollout. Doesn’t matter to them, but…
I’ve been told my videos are too political and that I should just stick to games. Usually, I ignore such strange criticisms, but after one of the most grueling weeks in American politics, maybe we should try it. Let’s give the totally apolitical what they want, and do an episode…
The situation in Poland: https://lgbtqpl.carrd.co/ Yes, it’s time to talk about Cyberpunk 2077 again. The game just got an incredibly short delay, and the threatening response from so-called “fans” has been pathetic and alarming. It’s weird that people who claim to love the company and its games were so quick…
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ccofoni/boglins-world-domination Boglins are back on the menu! Yes, the original line of Boglins are being rebooted as complete puppets, with the eyes and the boxes and everything. The crowdfunding for it has already been huge. The ultimate Bogologist, Jim “Not Quite Saying Boglin Boy For Gender Reasons Anymore” Sterling, brings…
Here I am playing Golden Light. It’s a game about meat. Lots of horrible, stinking meat. And eyeballs. Lots and lots of eyeballs.
The ancient debate over content creation and copyright has flared up again, this time with a wannabe Stadia director claiming Twitch streamers should pay a fee to broadcast gameplay. It was part of a larger claim that recent DMCA takedowns of Twitch videos are deserved, because apparently it’s good when…
Amnesia: Rebirth isn’t a bad game, but it doesn’t live up to the series for which it’s titled. While billed as a direct sequel to The Dark Descent, it feels further removed from that than the indirect chapter, A Machine for Pigs. It’s got some nice monster designs, and it’s…
Sega has been enjoying its 60th anniversary, and while it’s had a celebratory weekend of fun content, the occasion is not without controversy. Specifically, the release of a Golden Axe prototype from the early 2010s has been criticized by former developers. The demo was made with aggressively brutal crunch involved,…
Marvel’s Avengers has only been out for a matter of weeks and it’s already going the way of Battleborn, or Evolve, or Anthem, or indeed any other failed “live” game. The comparisons to Anthem are most apt – a cynically motivated loot-based “AAA” disaster with an embarrassing dip in player…
We’ve talked a lot about crunch and other forms of industry abuse this year. We’ve raked multiple companies over the coals for their unethical and often exploitative behavior. We will keep doing that. What do we do, however, when this nasty behavior is perpetuated by one of the “good” ones?…
Hades is excellent. Seriously very excellent. A level of excellent that has quickly seen it become one of my favorite games ever. Top notch combat, a terrific blend of RPG and roguelike qualities, amazing writing, graphics, and music. Hades’ mythological tale of family conflict is just fantastic. Easily Supergiant’s best…
Naughty, cheeky Microsoft has purchased smelly, old, dirty, old Bethesda. Obviously, it’s got Bethesda’s parent company Zenimax as well. Zenimax is a toilet. There’s plenty to talk about here, from Zenimax and Bethesda’s history as corporate bullies to the benefits Microsoft will see as we enter a new generation and…
