It’s still not a convincing one though. If it wasn’t this weapon used, it would have been another, regardless of where the perp first saw it. I’m not a fan of Activision, but this isn’t on them.

Oh, I’m not disagreeing at all. Even with all the evidence that video games aren’t the problem, it’s a convenient scapegoat to point a finger at while ignoring those who actually need to be held accountable.

Every time I think we’ve moved passed this as an argument, it pops back up. They’ll blame anything but those they should be holding accountable.

People have always blamed video games for violence, even all the way back to Columbine. This isn’t a new argument.

The IP reason is such a stupid argument in my opinion, because most of the time the company either ends up doing fuck all with it, or teases with a possible return only to say “lol jk nevermind”.

I have various lists here and there, like one for everything I have on Steam, one for Epic, one for GOG, another for games I’m playing through GamePass.
Don’t even get me started with the physical binders I have dedicated to achievement hunting, maps, and notes. So, I get it.

The Grandfather Paradox, I’m partial to that one as well.

Oh, no, no, it’s “Think of the Children”! Saving them requires actual effort.

/s

I live in the wall now.

Looking at the comments, I feel like I’m the only one who likes this game lol

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I watch Netflix on occasion and share it will my sibling, who watches it a ton. If it does go up any higher, I’m going to have to have them start paying for half. Otherwise, I’ll just have to cancel. They don’t have enough content to justify me paying anymore than I currently am. I’m mostly on Hulu anyway.

Oh man, that’s great. I can only imagine the relief you had once it was over.

I’m not sure how successful it was, but there’s a fun horror (mostly) walking sim called Apsulov: End of Gods. It’s based on Norse mythology and has a refreshing take on Loki, especially if you’re tired of everything Marvel has put out. The visuals are great too.

There’s another one called Close to the Sun that’s essentially, “what would happen if Nikola Tesla built a giant fucking cruise ship for the world’s smartest minds at the time and then everything goes wrong?”. The story is really interesting, and I’ve been hoping for a sequel.

I don’t think Murdered: Soul Suspect did very well from what I remember when it came out, but I had a ton of fun playing that game. They could have done way more as far as mechanics go, and some aspects are pretty cheesy, but I’m a sucker for detective games and trying to piece together information.

Speaking of which, The Painscreek Killings is so good. You play as a reporter who’s tasked with invesigating a cold case in a tiny abandoned town. I really liked this one because there is absolutely no hand holding when it comes to playing detective. You absolutely have to figure everything out yourself. Back when I used to stream, I had a regular viewer tell me it was their favorite game that I played, because listening to me trying to figure out the story and my next step was like listening to one of those old crime radio shows. It’s one of the few games I wish I could play again for the first time, since I know the outcome now and how everything fits together. The developer is supposed to be making another similar game, so I’m eager to see how that goes.

Mad Max is honestly probably one of my most replayed and enjoyable games that I own. If it wasn’t for Sims 3, it would have the most hours in my Steam library. For me there’s something just so cathartic about driving around the wasteland looting scrap and beating up warboys lol. And then getting some mods/trainers involved and exploring the dev areas out in the Big Nothing is great too. I’ve gotten some really great screenshots out of that game.

I wonder if they’ll bring James McCaffrey back since he and Remedy have been working together for almost every game Remedy’s made (the only one I can think of that he wasn’t in is Quantum Break). McCaffrey’s voice is so iconic as Max imo, it’s hard for me to imagine anyone else doing it.

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Regardless of where it’s seen, it’s still a bad habit we all need to break. It only perpetuates in creating division.

Man, I’ve started to see it happening between just the Millennials and the Gen-Z. I assume a good chunk of it is for rage bait/views, at least that’s what I’m hoping for. It’s so much better when we’re working together to try to better the future.

Good boy trying to help 🐶