I think the monetization schemes were a necessary evolution, from the development side. As consumers it really sucks to be nickel-and-dimed, especially for supposedly “premium” experiences we’ve already paid for up-front. But with technological advances came increases in costs and budgets. In a relatively short time -…

Only takes one bad apple, right?  That kind of behavior isn’t unique to gaming, but it is amplified because of the anonymity and lack of consequences.  Some people just really enjoy being assholes.

I’m guessing he’ll be making a bunch of cameo appearances in the early stages of phase 4.  The character is an anchor to Earth for the cosmic set and, now that he’s likely the smartest guy in the room, better attuned to “Hulk Advise” than “Hulk Smash”.

I think you have an excellent point.  The MCU parallel movies work because each hero is capable of standing on their own.  They can carry their own set of movies and then come together for the crossover events.  I don’t think Star Wars has that kind of character draw, at least not outside the Skywalker or Solo…

Lady plumbers?

The Tuning Fork needs a Tuning Fork Sleeve ($6.99) and an oak Organizing Centre ($34.99) to put it in to truly spark joy. And while you’re ordering, don’t forget to add on Tuning Fork polish ($10/20 oz) and Organizer Wax ($4/lb), with microfiber applicator clothes ($12/doz). You wouldn’t want your well-organized…

The bone spurs have returned!

I have lots of respect, or maybe pity, for the players who are forging ahead and making their own fun with this title. It takes a lot of creativity, dedication, and self-loathing to build things and form a community around a buggy system with up-front cost, micro-transactions, AND a subscription service.

Technically, it is? You pay once to own it

This is a very stupid beef. That Scorsese doesn’t consider superhero films as “cinema” shouldn’t be controversial. They don’t need to be. They make billions of dollars and will be considered classics for generations. Let him smell his own farts while we enjoy something without Robert De Niro in it.

I thought that was an unsuspecting Whisperer. It looked pretty surprised when it got stabbed.

<puts on nerd glasses>

King Ezekiel was a late addition, and I feel like he had a pretty good arc that was worth sticking around for. Looks like they’ve run out of ideas for him, though. He’s probably got one more heroic act of self-sacrifice before we say goodbye.

Sure, he talks all night with a random woman over the radio, and he wants to build trust with her

I’ve never been in a hell house, but it sounds like the standard Christian MO to get young people in. It’s what I experienced from my own parents - tales of demons pulling out a girls’ hair because she listed to rock music, demons coming back to wreck the earth if you don’t go with the rapture, that kind of thing.

“Unwavering prioritization for things that matter most”. So she forgives him for skipping foreplay?

Is this why they’re selling remasters of the Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale/Planescape games? Their non-FTP game with microtransactions and subscription service is struggling to even be a game so they need to milk cash from the ones that were actually good?

IIRC, Eugene is the one who basically implemented Georgie’s book. The farming, electricity, etc. were his doing. He set all that up and taught other people how to use and maintain it.

It’s Twitter.  Everything is horrible there.

To be fair to your fairness, you invalidated your own point.  The Bush administration knew there were no nuclear weapons but used a vial of what they claimed was yellowcake that they already knew was bullshit to sell the war. There were a lot of bad intentions from a lot of bad people that agreed that was the way to…