Ultima Online provided a good reason not to.

Its been going back and forth for a while but the video game workers need to figure out which entertainment union they can join with and branch out from. Probably the FX union.

Interesting piece - thanks for a good read and some sincere contrition. Sorry you were put in that spot to begin with. That said, the confluence of subjects in this article makes for some odd alert suggestions:

The speed of my eyes continuously rolling backwards after I read this paragraph could’ve generated enough energy to power an entire city.

The list of dumb shit we take part in because we’re young and stupid or need to eat/pay rent is pretty long. Nothing we can do about it now except recognize what it was and work to make sure we don’t get suckered into things like that again. I’ve been in some *cringe* work events or college class projects that I should…

It took Alienware so long to get around to this because they couldn’t hear the news due to the loudness of their overpriced hardware’s fans. Rumor has it that a power supply failed this week and they heard about both this and the pandemic for the first time.

Agreed. Despite two different dictionaries (one of which is great for catching up with slang) saying that it just means silly and goofy, the author thinks it’s off limits because some bronies have coined it? Idk. Kinda sus.

So going to preface this before I say what I’m about to say because I know someone here will immediately go to “Oh you’re just being a douche on the internet”, which... well, saying that already has put that in their mindset but we’ll sort that out later:

I have been following this whole thing on reddit long before it ever hit the news. For anyone interested this is what happened;

I want Geocities and MySpace to ban Trump just to pile on.

Let’s move past the usual “I’m not up on every single video game cultural discussion so I’m going to make fun of it by pretending anyone with knowledge of it is an idiot” discussion that tends to surface around her around streamers. Yes people like these people. Yes there’s probably something you don’t understand…

I come here for stuff like this and absolutely enjoy it. It just seems like there must be some way where we could both get what we want (Me: read the article, You: not read the article) without them taking it down.

Yeah, it was part of a pre-order bundle, then they extended it. It was supposed to go through till today, but they closed it early (just a day before I ordered, *whew*). Not sure why, but the deal said “while supplies last” so I guess they...stopped lasting.

The problem is that Hector is far too damn OP to be put in the game.

Do you have any proposal for a replacement? We need something to describe the genre, and while “metroidvania” might not be an accessible word, it’s at least a functional one. “Exploration adventure” maybe? That’s unfortunately close to the so-generic-it’s-useless “action-adventure” genre, but it’s the best I can come…

I refuse. Me and the sixteen people who have recommended it thus far have connected on a deep and meaningful spiritual level. We’re stronger now than we ever were before alone. Not even your lack of appreciation for my comedic genius can stop us now.

I know just how to spen- aww... it’s already up!

Oh well! Easy come, easy go. Such is the way of the internet celebrity.

I got an aggressive-aggressive letter once. It punched me in the face when I opened it and then spit on me before proceeding to run off with my fiance.

Now it’s a Christmas game

Sometimes I forget you’re Australian, and then I read a phrase like “jungle teds” and then I’m like ohhh yeah.