A little background from someone who has been getting too into chess Youtube:
Bongcloud is basically a really bad move that Hikaru uses as white to force black to take the initiative, and then he will attempt to defend and hope that black makes a mistake he can punish.

Man...if only there was a theater option where we see the movie on a big screen but easily social distance at the same time...

I don’t believe I knew a single person who was hyped for BFV including myself. Something just seemed off about. I’m glad I waited until the last moment to be honest, there’s a ton of content and I’m really enjoying it.

Yeah . There was like a 6 week period where the game was in a good place. 

I always end up catching ANOTHER loach and it is ALWAYS looking at me with reproach.

If you’ve never played Nioh or shy away from Soulslike experiences, I can’t stress enough that Nioh 2 is worth checking out. It’s an incredibly smart game that rewards you for your time and patience.

Jason does it again. His highest profile target yet

My 80's high school yearbook club called, they want their captions back.

Say what you will about Favreau’s *excellent* Iron Man in 2008...

There’s absolutely no use in postulating when we literally have no visuals, so I am going to stay cautiously optimistic.

The are changing weapon unlocks to push more towards “booster” micro transactions. (Arguably temporary P2W)

No, not really meant to criticize the author. More meant to criticize the situation whereupon developers are asked to change their product post release and feel they have to provide a justification for why they won’t.

Big fan. That’s why I read Kotaku.

That’s totally fair. If a writer wants to criticize a game for not featuring gender representation, that’s totally fine. That’s valuable journalism, and it helps you make the informed choice I discussed in my original post.

Was it?

If a game or developer does not align with your politics and you feel strongly about it, then don’t buy the game. By all means, take a stand. Sign an online petition stating that you’re not buying the game because it fails to give equal representation to women. If you want to enact real change and enough people feel…

“Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters”: .. I was interrupted from a particularly brutal morning hangover to be invited to this with a friend, but mostly her friends whom I didn’t know very well. If you haven’t seen it (don’t see it), it’s literally Hansel and Gretel as adults dressed up like X-Men exploding maggot-filled…

In Bob Chapman’s review of Uncut Gems, he spends the first minute of the post-promo video just repeating the phrase “Academy Award Nominee Adam Sandler”, because there’s a reaaaaal good chance of that happening and we’ve all gotta get used to that...

I don’t think it’s possible to talk about the year in games and not talk about Fortnite, whether you love or hate the game. The BR craze was huge, impactful, and culminated with one of the most influential games of all time.

Thanks, that was lovely. By everything I saw and read Rene was a lovely, gracious man who fully appreciated the hand life dealt him. If there is a true testament to the man’s talent it’s his theatrical/film/TV resume. The guy was in EVERYTHING from “M*A*S*H" and "Brewster McCloud" to “Mod Squad,” “The Bob Newhart…