The problem’s existed a lot longer than 15 years, but otherwise, yes. It’s definitely, erm, evolved. Sure isn’t any less horrifically creepy no matter what form it takes.

It’s not just JRPGs, either. I’m suddenly remembering the opening of Mass Effect 3, in which the Reapers destroy...Vancouver. Bwaaaaaaam. (Got some rivalry going on with the province next door, BioWare?)

So if this article has been around since 2018, how long has “be” been missing from “because it might stressful”?

Hate to break it to you, but the live action Beauty & the Beast made well over a billion dollars worldwide.

Every time I see phrases like “the publisher’s love of secrecy” I think of a friend of mine who works at the Redmond office and is under such strict restrictions on computer access that he has no way to work remotely, ever. I had no-fuss work-from-home access while I was working IN HEALTH CARE.

The tweet that made me bounce off his feed in a big damn hurry was the one where he asserted that if sex was actually painful/not good, a species just wouldn’t survive.

Yeah, I saw that video thumbnail and went, “Wait, is that Andy? ...OH!” And then much about Outside Xbox suddenly made perfect sense. :)

I look forward to him playing Will and Jill Coulson next.

(By the way: is there any chance of getting me out of the greys one of these days? I’ve been a real girl over at Kotaku for years, I swear!)

Oof, no joke. That trailer was spectacular. My other favorite from TOR was the one for Knights of the Eternal Throne, which still gives me chills. (This poor kid.)

LONG before. Hell, I remember when there was a Nintendo store over at Bellevue Square back in in the ‘90s. My parents didn’t let me have a gaming console back then, so the only time I actually went into said store was to get free tickets for a screening of Star Wars over at Crossroads. They were doing it as a…

After all, as I was once told: Duct tape is like the Force. It has a dark side, and a light side, and it binds the universe together.

It really, really is.

That is a TERRIBLE decision on Ubisoft’s part, and incredibly disappointing. Guess it saves me some money, but oof.

I’ll just unironically hit play.

The brutal truth is that _nobody_ can yell loud enough for these games without the risk of injuring themselves. I’ve heard stories from voice actors about leaving sessions for games like this with bleeding throats, vocal cord injuries and/or the eventual loss of entire parts of their vocal range. It’s not easy or…

Entirely possibly.

They basically got the contestants from within school-bus distance of the studio where they filmed it (Kaufman Astoria in NY, also home to Sesame Street), so sadly most of us were out of luck. I did get to come from out of town and see it filmed once, though, and you can bet I yelled that at the top of my lungs. ;)

Bonus fun: the game’s rated T. Maybe that’s a fine line where age is concerned, but still, chances are the parents aren’t paying a whole lot of attention to what their 12-year-old is doing.

All I can hear in my head after that introduction: