Nathan Grayson's saved articles

Now it’s a Christmas game

My buddy, for christmas, said I could have some of his unclaimed Humble Bundle codes. I looked and there was Undertale on steam! I asked why he didnt use it. “I’m not into horse games.” he replied.......what do the steam reviews on this game currently say! Read more

PUBG seems ripe for the kind of edited television presentation that made poker blow up on ESPN about 10 years ago. Trimming the fat and interspersing gameplay with info about strategy, background on players, and then focusing on the last ~5-10 players once the circle tightens could be a really interesting viewing… Read more

Cheating is a developer problem.

Fix your shit.
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It’s sad to hear a country singled out like this, but even sadder to ring true. On the other hand, we cannot use the same moral standards everywhere, specially because the particulars and complexities of a country like China. Not that it makes it acceptable or justifiable, it’s just a bit more understandable. And… Read more

I understand why a lot of people were skeptical and disappointed when this was revealed to be the Portal-related game that was teased. It’s not Portal 3, therefore BOOOOO. I can respect that. Read more

Ugh, More red zone propaganda. It can’t hurt you, it’s just an illusion. A lie spread by the house hiding media. Just run out there and see for yourself, there’s nothing to fear. Read more

The thing about PC gaming, is that it is what you want it to be. I have a gaming laptop that I also use for work, and I hook it up to my 55 incher in the basement, controller in hand, for that “console-like” couch gaming. Read more

Consoles going for more PC-like architecture was one of the best things to happen to PC gaming and it’s only been getting better. We’re past the janky, no controller support ports of yesteryear and couch gaming on PC is being better supported as a result, finally. There are still bad ports and still some devs that… Read more

Good. Nazis suck. Read more

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN Read more

Mental health should be dealt with delicately but lines should also be made clear and deliberate from the get-go. If someone expresses they have suicidal thoughts, yes, resources should be given to the person (such as directing them to Twitch’s mental health page), but anything beyond that should not be handled by the… Read more

There’s actually a really interesting documentary that just came out in Quebec. A rich start-up founder’s son threatened to commit suicide on Twitch and later actually followed through. His dad then produced a film trying to figure stuff out. It’s far from perfect, as there’s a big gap between the perspectives of… Read more

If someone is going through a mental health crisis, unqualified streamers assisting them seems like something that should be outright disallowed by Twitch.
As it said in the article, these people are not trained to handle these situations. Most of them are just people playing video games and chatting for… Read more

Dat ASCII Read more

if only they had more liquor options...(also more space, that place is CROWDED) Read more

Oh shit, just down the street from my work. Guess I gotta make my way to Brewcade this season (even though I much prefer the Coin-Op Game room on 4th in terms of boozing and retro gaming) Read more

Technically several. I think they ran out of yetis.
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This needs a TeamFortress2 crossover. Saxton Hale once fought a yeti.
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Sorry, Jeff: everyone’s worst no-limit nightmare is six Symmetrae. Read more