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Bridget was never that important narratively to Guilty Gear’s (albeit nonsensical) story. So I think her having a moment of realization in her arcade mode is a perfect way to move the character forward. Honestly I think this is a fantastic transition (no pun intended) for the character as it does feel like a natural… Read more

I appreciate your input, but to me, that’s a bit like saying “we have all the Ed Wood reels in somebody’s basement, let’s not put more work into this trash director and his trash filmography.” Read more

This is super cool. I hope that more obscure systems, like the Gamate or the Watara SuperVision, will follow suit. In the context of game preservation, they’re probably more in danger of being lost to time than any of the Game Boys.
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In my opinion, you can tell whoever made the decision to go live with this update is very out of touch with the playerbase. The damage control we see now could have easily been mitigated with some feature focus just before releasing. Now it’s probably a couple sprints of crunch to get the vocal community and… Read more

I started a discord server called Ancients of VRchat* last year (basically it was originally aimed at older (by internet standards so 30+ )people  , although at this point anyone over 21 can join ).There’s 4000+ members now . I’m finding it interesting as to how they’re reacting to this .Some are cautiously…

Sounds like their biggest problem is just a complete lack of communication/interaction with their userbase. This whole thing sucks but I am sympathetic to the needs of stopping hackers and malicious actors, however springing this on the community with a one day notice? When they knew mods would be caught up in it?… Read more

I understand the need to crack down on malicious actors, but this seems like throwing out the baby with the bathwater. Read more

However you feel about Keffals, this is an attack on trans people by some of the worst people online, including Kiwi Farms. And Twitch is just gonna allow themselves to become their weapon. Read more

“I don’t think civility politics works when I’m engaging with people who don’t even view me as human,” she told the Washington Post earlier this year. “ Read more

Touche lol
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Between that Bloodborne demake and stuff like this, I’d be happy with more of this kinda thing if we’re gonna just be seeing remakes all the time. Read more

I’m very upset I’m now just hearing about this. Steam’s algorithm failed me here as I’ve been searching for coop games to play with my friend, and this game never appeared. I hope it’s good.
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Honestly today was the biggest point in favor of the “we need more imagination/variety” argument. Read more

It is good to see that Gotham Knights continues its efforts at being as confounding and uninspiring as possible with its marketing. Read more

the AAA game industry is so full of wonders! We have guns! Space! Guns in space! Troy Baker! GO VIDEOGAMES! Read more

#ReleaseTheButtholeCut
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May the boulder continue rolling, this rules. Read more

“Black” in this instance specifically refers to an African-American woman.

believe me, i’m aware of Elena, Laura, and Pullum Purna, but they’re Kenyan, Brazilian, and Saudi Arabian respectively. it’s different.

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The gaming industry and gaming community as a whole has always had issues with fully recognizing women and people across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum as human beings who deserve all of the respect and privileges afforded to cis-het men. Read more