YouTube Heroes (The Jimquisition)
There’s trouble brewin’ at the ol’ YouTube Place… again. Let’s look at YouTube Heroes, a new way in which the video service aims to look like it’s doing something useful, but really isn’t.
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Wild Card (The Jimquisition)
This episode is about Ark: Survival Evolved and its DLC controversy. That’s all it’s about. There’s nothing else I want to talk about, and I definitely don’t mention any other subject but this.
Falling Out With The PS4 (The Jimquisition)
The PS4 version of Fallout 4 won’t be getting mods. Same goes for Skyrim: Special Edition. Bethesda has revealed it was Sony’s call, and that’s no good. That’s no good at all.
YOUTUBE DEAD!? AD-FRIENDLY CENSORSHIP $$$$ IN CS:GO! (The Jimquisition)
Oh look, YouTube did something that upset everybody again. As videos are being flagged as inappropriate for monetization, all eyes are on YouTube’s guidelines for “ad-friendly” content, as well as the crapshoot bots that unpredictably enforce them. Because, y’know, automated systems are great at determining context.
How Square Enix Kept Meddling With Deus Ex (The Jimquisition)
Sterling’s little birdies are tweeting secrets again, this time bringing the delectable stories behind Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’s cash-grab elements. How much warning did Eidos Montreal get about the microtransactions? Exactly why was Breach mode included? And what about the next Deus Ex game? The Jimquisition has naughty secrets to…
Mankind Derided (The Jimquisition)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is yet another victim of this industry’s unchecked avarice. It’s an ironic victim at that, given the series’ themes. So, let’s chat about the preorder bullshit and microshenanigans that inevitably dominated the game’s post-launch discussions. Oh… oh Square Enix…
A Video Discussing Whether Or Not Hello Games Lied About No Man’s Sky (The Jimquisition)
After tearing into rabid fans, compliant media, and hype culture, there is one final element to No Man’s Sky that I need to tackle – its creator. I’ve spent time thinking about this one, digging through the archives, and weighing the arguments. Despite honestly wanting to move onto new subjects,…
Delayed Reaction (The Jimquisition)
Well here we are again. No Man’s Sky isn’t even cold yet and we’ve got Final Fantasy XV filling in with the unreal hype and ludicrous “fan” outrage. Yet more messengers have been shot as a delay news story became another example of what happens when hype culture rots people’s…
Sky Hype (The Jimquisition)
I’m pretty much done with talking about No Man’s Sky (“do a Columbo, do a Columbo”) – oh, one last thing….
Loot n’ Plunder (The Jimquisition)
Overwatch is in the news again, with a loot-flavored event that has made even a lot of the game’s defenders raise their eyebrows. Let’s all just admit that no matter how much you might love Blizzard, it’s still another fee-to-pay peddler at heart.
Babysitting The Survivor (The Jimquisition)
You are feeling thirsty. You are feeling hungry. You are feeling tired. You are bleeding. You are infected. You are dead. Welcome to survival games – the neediest, clingiest, increasingly dreariest games in town.
I’m Not Saying Emulators Are Cool, BUT… (The Jimquisition)
Discussing emulation as a games pundit can be risky business – it’s a taboo subject, and you can’t be seen to endorse it even slightly. However, the existence of emulation ought to be treated more importantly and taken seriously, especially when you consider how devalued a lot of older games…