I also recall there was some game website's infobabe in the actual game itself, and this was never really disclosed or talked about how having someone who's meant to be covering and reviewing your content in a non-biased manner is now part of the product.
A large part of why people refused to get gaslit was also because for at least the 5 years prior to GG you had journalists shitting on gamers and calling them every -ism and-phobia in the book and crying about how there wasn't enough hecking minorities in games or conventions because they were all Huffington Post/Vice/whatever other SJW blog rejects. You also had controversies with the integrity of journalism beforehand, from Driv3rGate where journalists were praising that game despite it being a turd, The whole Gamespot/Kane & Lynch scandal, and then all of the journalists bitching about Resident Evil 5 being set in Africa because you had to kill black zombies despite the fact that it wouldn't make sense for there to be large numbers of white zombies and if there were in that game they would bitch about that too and in that case rightfully so.
Very true. There will be some pain but it is necessary. Argentina's apparently beating expectations for 2025 after their recession.
sci fi in general is dead. Star Trek worked in the late 80s early 90s because Americans had hope for the future. Star Wars is dead because Lucas films is ran by a moron. The only sci fi with any cultural relevance is 40k. I heard the expanse is good, but it isn't main stream. Maybe they should make a movie or game?
because that would require attention and continued spending, not just dumping paper in an old mine.
if you ignore the austin powers fuckbot, the whole MUH EARTH wank for PR, the deus ex machina, reapers "beyond comprehension" letting said deus ex machina dock with the fucking citadel right in the middle of a space battle, especially when they already know everything from assimilating illusive man, fucking cereal killer kai leng... but sure, 99%.
because mass effect was shepard's story, and that story ended in 2012, not necessarily in a good way.
Every fake account increases their number of “users.” Their stock price moves based on their number of users. Tbey give a damn in that they actively want the scammers making a million new accounts a day. Every social media company is a massive financial fraud.
fair point.
I don't remember the austin power's fuckbot. Muh earth was retarded. The deus ex machina and the citadel docking was the ending that was bad. Kai leng was also retarded. Ok so like 75% of the game is good. I liked how the Krogans and the space gypsies were handled.
Bioware should've spent time making a new IP while they were working on dragon age Inquisition. Something not high fantasy or high sci fi. Mass Effect Andromeda killed whatever good will was left in the brand. Dragon Age Vailguard killed whatever good will that was left with Bioware.
Don't worry, venture capitalists and wokies are currently working overtime undoing that by making the franchise about women and blacks instead of cool space battles, mechas and eldritch space demons.
You also had the whole shitshow with Brad Wardell, where they breathlessly covered every single second of that controversy, declared Wardell guilty in everything but name (we had one particularly noisome journalist imply that because he chose to fight it in court he was super guilty, in what I can only describe as the kafkatrap to end all kafkatraps) , only for Wardell to win the trial and have his accuser's charges thrown out with prejudice, so she can never again attempt that shit - whereupon much of the journosphere pretended nothing ever happened.
Raid is backup for your hardware, not your files. If you accidentally delete a file, or it gets corrupted, raid does nothing to help you fix that. For backup you need redundant copies, ideally in multiple locations
In the end, for Hollywood/Game Industry writers, ideological purity and adherence trumps skill and good ideas.
The Dark Brotherhood quest line in Oblivion was pretty good. He wrote that. However, he wrote Fallout 3 and 4's awful mainquests. In my opinion, if you're going to write for video game RPGs then you need to be DMing a tabletop RPG at least 1 group if not multiple. Good for team building and writing.
Dierdre Bardoff said:Published March 29, 2025, 7:30 a.m. ET
She’s going to need a re-brand!
The woman who received “instant karma” after berating a President Trump supporter on the subway — and then face-planting on the platform after trying to grab his “Make America Great Again” hat — is an increasingly “agitated” creative director for several luxury brands, The Post has learned.
Alberta Testanero, a 55-year-old dual Italian-American citizen, went viral for the caught-on-video incident on the 6 train in Midtown last week after branding the MAGA fan “uneducated” and a “racist.”
Testanero was lambasted after accosting the MAGA hat wearing man on the subway and then trying to snatch the chapeau. x/ImMeme0
Testanero has gone off the deep end when it comes to politics, a former colleague claimed.
“She and I stopped being friends a while ago, as she became extremely liberal and very agitated,” the one-time coworker told The Post.
“I see nothing has changed, but now she’s gotten into the extreme, doing things like this,” the coworker said of the subway incident, adding that Testanero was known to argue with Republicans and frequently call out people she deemed “racist.”
A freelance creative director and branding specialist who has worked with posh outfits like Tiffany & Co., Coach, Bergdorf Goodman and Kate Spade, Testanero prides herself on “maintaining the highest standards,” according to her online profiles.
The creative director declined to comment when reached by The Post. Max Lakner/BFA / Shutterstock
“An experienced team leader, I have a keen understanding of the relationship between corporate strategy and creative vision,” the Murray Hill resident and Fashion Institute of Technology alum boasts on her LinkedIn. “No matter how large or small, I approach every project with enthusiasm always furthering brand vision and maintaining the highest standards.”
On a Facebook account apparently belonging to Testanero, she shared a family photo of the Obamas and a bizarre image of “Joe” and “Barack” friendship bracelets.
The lefty art designer publicly called out the MAGA fan, wagging her finger in his face while aboard a northbound train around 11:30 p.m., according to a video that has since racked up more than 5 million views.
Other straphangers encouraged Testanero to leave the Trump supporter alone. x/ImMeme0
“If you f–king voted for Trump, you’re a racist!” Testanero yelled at the man during the March 19 incident.
The young man laughed, asking how he could be racist and arguing he is indeed “highly educated.”
“Oh, are you?” Testanero responded. “Then why are you wearing that hat? Only uneducated people wear that hat.”
Some bystanders urged Testanero to leave the guy alone. “That’s why he won, because of people like you,” a rider chimed in.
Testanero’s face plant on the subway platform after trying to snatch the MAGA cap was called “instant karma” by one observer.
When the man got off the subway at the 28th Street station, Testanero lunged at and chased him, trying to grab the hat before she fell face-first onto the filthy floor.
Social media users slammed Testanero as the “perfect definition of the left.”
“This is a great example of brainwashing,” one Instagram user said. “A hat should not elicit a deeply emotional response. Step out of your echo chamber once in a while.”
Testanero did not respond to inquiries and refused comment when The Post showed up at her Madison Avenue apartment building Friday morning, telling the doorman to turn the journalists away.
