Really, that’s mostly what they’ve done with Fallout 76. We all know what a disaster it was at launch, but I don’t recall hearing about them poo-pooing negative reviews or any other public pushback on the (very justified IMO) negative public reaction. Instead, they quietly put in a lot of work to address many/most of…

Mortal Kombat II was the first one that sprang to mind. It was an absolute phenomenon and was an important milestone in the evolution of fighting games.

Very well said.

I always thought “blue” meant using profanity and talking about topics that were forbidden in the ‘60s and maybe into the ‘70s like sex and drug use rather than stuff that’s considered offensive in the way this is.

I am genuinely surprised at the relative lack of Jimmy Carr mentions in these comments. 

I especially like “nouveau-gauche,” since I’m a mark for portmanteaus.

I’ve fortunately never fallen asleep at the wheel, but when I was working as a reporter at my local NBC affiliate, we heard about a really nasty crash involving a car and tractor-trailer. Went to the scene, and the driver of the car was a guy I went to high school with. We weren’t pals or anything, just acquaintances…

The case began last August and basically claimed that anti-competitive practices by Sony allowed it to get away with charging a 30 percent commission on all sales in the PlayStation Store rather than charging a smaller amount and passing the savings onto consumers.

Totally agree. I don’t follow any streamers (I know several personally so I see it from that angle), but I do listen to several podcasts. The “How Did This Get Made” crew, for example, doesn’t foster a problematic parasocial relationship with their listeners. I appreciate that. It could have something to do with the…

Just to troll people, they should patch it out so she not only uses a Blue Yeti, she uses it as an end-address mic, and markets her podcast as being about “anything and everything.”

I guaran-damn-tee that they did pricing studies/analyses to settle on that price, but a reasoned response isn’t on-brand for someone in this space.

She apparently doesn’t realize the REASON she’s a millionaire is because of her community, the ones that are subscribing to her channel and watching her YT VODs that are giving her the ad money.

David Zaslav has made hundreds of millions of dollars peddling the absolute lowest-level, lowest-effort shit that he can shovel on whatever networks he happens to control at the time. It may be baffling, but it’s not surprising.

I started watching videos documenting the downfalls of YouTubers/streamers recently, and they’re kind of interesting but they’re often pretty samey. Most of them seem to follow this arc:

For someone like that, “broke boy” means “person who won’t pay the simp surcharge for a product” rather than the dictionary definition.

That’s good to know! I’ll keep an eye on license plates before I start emitting hate-ons at them. 😂

The “monkeys and the monolith” thing at a pump is especially egregious at Costco. It’s a very simple process laid out clearly on the pump. Insert your membership card, then your payment, and Bob’s your uncle. And if you have a Costco credit card, you can just use that for both steps! It’s not complicated, and even…

Very good point. I just checked Costco’s site and they have a bundle that includes a PS5 (the original disc version, not the slim), MW3, an extra camo DualSense, and a charging dock for $569.99.

I assumed it was a reference to this:

As I mentioned on another article, Costco and Sam’s often have great deals on Xbox and PSN cards around the holidays. The regular price is $90 for a $100 card, and they’ll knock that down to $80 at various times, including holiday shopping season.