I’m an addict and alcoholic. 7.5 years sober. Video games at one point became the only way to keep the nasty thoughts I would have when I was drink from dominating my mind; something semi-mindlesd to keep the hands and senses busy, something external to dominate and control, something to fight (literal demons, often)…

I’m gonna go ahead and guess none of this is actually hypothetical, and I’m going to stand in solidarity with you.

I didn’t start drinking while gaming in any serious way until Demons’ Souls came out. I was twenty-seven at the time.

I’d been drinking since I was twenty-one, and tended to be a heavy drinker when I did…

Still can’t believe they got Witcher 3 playable on Switch. That’s some absolute techno wizardry. 

So Mario Kart Tour has been the latest high school fad of late. As a teacher, I’ve had to quash quite a few games in class. It seems to have a short shelf life, though. Now that the novelty’s worn off, I don’t see it nearly as often. That’s for the better, I think, since parents are probably still paying for Fortnite s…

MGS3 is probably the best game in the entire series imo. But i also rate MGS5 as the worst and the biggest disappointment of this generation. 

Sibling’s visiting this weekend, so might finally get Silent Hill 3 finished (putting us halfway through our slow playthrough of the series).

Finished off Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, which was tremendous fun. This is easily the most playable of the series so far, though as always with MGS games there’s this weird dichotomy between how mega elite the protagonist is supposed to be and how incompetent I am as a player. So despite several attempts, I only m…

As I’ve played through MGSs 1 to 3 over the last year or so, I’m really looking forward to getting on to MGSV.

With last week’s horrible tyfoon (I wasn’t near Tokyo so it was pretty mild here thankfully), I mostly spent the three-day weekend gaming and doing household tasks. A friend and I bought Remnant From The Ashes and we got waaay into it. It’s always easier to get into a game when you’re doing co-op but that’s giving…

Yep, because Europeans have never ever done anything bad to people of color ever

You are free to use it, as I stole it from Malcolm X and think it really drives home its point.

Brack’s statement concerning Blitzchung’s statements “having had nothing to do with their decision” is about as full of shit as it gets. They absolutely kowtowed to China, and now they’re trying to reverse course amidst a firestorm of pushback.

Here’s the thing: corporations absolutely have the right to associate…

Cancelling my WoW Classic subscription was crushing. For the first time in months, if not years, I was having genuine fun with a multiplayer game again. I quickly met some friends, ran a few dungeons, and got almost to level 40.

This argument that you should support Blizzard to support the rank and file workers is bad one. The people making the decisions at the top need these employees more than the employees need Blizzard.

FREE HONG KONG

They’ll be sooo roasted on blizzcon, if the open mic thing is still there

Sure, we can vote with our wallets. But we’ll be out-voted.

Absolutely true, and I think most people know that. But I’d rather do a little than shrug and do nothing. So I cancelled my WoW subscription, which was pretty tough since it’s how I spend 90% of my game time since Classic came out.

And in 5-10 years Blizz can be a China-first company, if that’s what they want.  Go for…

Well I know I’ve found my line. It’s a shame because I was really excited for Blizcon and shit but the only way businesses are going to learn to not bow to China’s authoritarian whims is if the customer base punishes them greatly for it. Some mouthbreather is probably going to come in to the comments with the tiresome…

How’s that boot taste?