ESO has also had the benefit of multiple patches, updates, overhauls and additional content to correct some of their mistakes from year one. Even though I have some serious qualms with ESO’s structure, I do think the game has interesting stories to tell and does a fine job within the confines of its narrative…

Can't fairly say. I wager it's based more on accidental racism and sexual references than things being awesome.

The decks have to be registered online for use in competitive play. The manufacturer will let you know if yours is one of the affected decks, and proceed as the article stated by shipping you two decks in exchange for the one illegitimate one.

Yes, that’s the right attitude to have. Rather than wanting the state to do better, to be better, encourage policies that will enable parts of the state to not look like a transplanted section of Eastern Europe post Slavic breakup, we should spit on it and its sizable PoC population, and just say fuck ‘em.

Agreed. I think the two biggest things that kill it for me is how many cars are stashed behind brutally hard weekly challenges, and the, to me at least, obnoxious city tracks. I think the cross country and dirt events are better than ever, but I groaned every time I saw another even for the towns, especially when they…

Agreed. I think the two biggest things that kill it for me is how many cars are stashed behind brutally hard weekly…

This is a silent mechanical. Much quieter than the usual Cherry switches.

This is a silent mechanical. Much quieter than the usual Cherry switches.

Velocifire VM01. The Outemu switches are a different critter from the Cherry switches, but it’s only 41 bucks and is about as no frills as it gets while still being a good board to type on. I have the wireless TKL, which I swear by.

Moonlighter is an interesting choice for this initiative. The game controls a treat on a controller, but on KBM, less so. In fact, they only patched in proper KBM for the PC version after the fact.

Makes sense to me. Between MS’ studio acquisitions and increased momentum for Play anywhere, the XOXO or whatever it may be called is almost certainly on the horizon. Sony holding back to build a stable of titles for the next launch makes perfect sense.

Because it’s a solution looking for a problem. It’s a conspicuous consumer machine for the kinds of people that would have friends around to show off their fancy new gadget that makes a pre-made cocktail, rather than have friends around and fix drinks from their cabinet with a Boston shaker and a bare modicum of…

Cheap as fuck, large close communities, and a surprisingly high number of Black Republicans. Fact of the matter is that once you’re here, it’s hard to move elsewhere. Not that it matters, every state hates black people, much like every state hates the poor, just to varying degrees.

Maybe it just shows up more with Bethesda because of the similar structuring of their games, but this isn’t a complaint I hear leveled at, say, Call of Duty, which is running an engine which has only been built and iterated upon since 2005, rather than replaced. I totally get the reluctance to move away from Creation…

We all have our methods, I suppose. My foolproof technique is to cook them on the grill at about 350 for 6 minutes on the first side, then 5 on the other. When I flip I put my scallops or shrimp on if I’m doing a surf and turf, then go start up the bearnaise. Pull the steak and seafood, rest the steak while finishing…

I feel like there might be some bias there. Personally, I found the Eagle Rare I purchased to be harsher than I would expect for a 10 year statement, even at that relatively low price, but I could also have gotten a bad bottle. Personally, that’s what kills me about the crazy premium priced booze. You could spend a…

Personally I’d say PVW, no contest. JWB is excellent, no doubt, but it’s way too expensive for a NAS blend, and I personally found that the smoothness gave way to a muted palette that lacked the sophistication of other premium single malts I had tried. Sadly, PVW is way, way, waaaay too dang expensive, owing to the…

If you like the premise but dislike the presentation, might I recommend Tokaido? It’s an easy going set collection game about gathering experiences as you travel across a majestic winding road in Japan. It’s got gorgeous art and a zen-like approach to gameplay. It’s a pleasing game where despite being competitive, and…

This is probably going to be my one video game purchase for the fall, and I’m all in for indulgent nostalgia carrying me through until next year, when publishers are apparently lining up to wail on my poor wallet almost all year.

I and my Tony Jaa-kun dakimakura demand you take that back.

I’ve got one of those in the garage with a busted screen I saved from the curb. I keep meaning to strip it down for parts, since the display is both somewhat expensive and tricky to source on account of HP using multiple manufacturers for the display component, each with their own specific fitment issues.

A shame. I wonder if they could have survived if they had pivoted to art books and other physical collectible media for games over conventional guide books?