It’s a shame to see Jason Schreier leaving Kotaku, his investigative journalism is second to none in the gaming journalism industry. At the same time, it’s absolutely the private equity owners’ fault and they’ve let every bit of talent walk out the door across their many websites.
@nessisonett Personally, I cannot believe that he has been at Kotaku so long as his in depth investigative pieces seemed slightly out of place sandwiched between articles on how the patriarchy have made The Sims an extension of anti-feminist expression and one on the top five badgers seen in Switch games.
I look forward to finally seeing his second book and he won’t be out of work for long; he recently had a piece on FF7R in the New York Times so I’m sure he’ll be fine.
@Thrillho The ones that own Kotaku are the company behind Gawker. The Hulk Hogan lawsuit was surely the beginning of the end for that conglomerate. I don’t really get all the Kotaku and ResetEra hate to be honest, it cancels out the other side so it’s necessary in a way.
@nessisonett I don’t mind Kotaku on the whole but it sometimes seems they need to churn out constant articles so quality can be pretty variable. It’s also an utter nightmare to read on mobile without any Adblock.
They’ve had some great people on there like Tim Rogers and Patrick Klepek but loads of their staffers I really don’t like.
I'm thinking of getting a couple of art books, specifically Dana Schutz's recent work, when it's out, and an older book of hers. What do you reckon, for those of you who are familiar with her, worth getting? Any other artists with books showcasing their work that you would recommend?
"Even in the face of death, the samurai stands unwavering, for honour is a blade sharper than steel".
A post by @ralphdibny in another thread about Metal Gear Acid (or Ac!d to give it it's proper title) reminded me that the second game was one of the few I owned on the PSP and came with this wonderful accessory.
I remember nothing else about this game other than using this gave me massive headaches.
@Thrillho thanks for the shout out. I managed to find a copy of this game a couple years back with a sealed unused solid eye, still haven't played it yet though.
The prototype solid eye looks like it was made of plastic and looks way more comfortable than the one it eventually came with:
Seeing as it's been reported that Zelda breath of the wilds labo VR mode can be viewed through a ps vr headset (I believe), I've been wondering if metal gear acid 2 could be played the same way on a hacked ps TV as I think it uses the same split screen image that labo VR uses
@ralphdibny No worries! It’s a game that has almost completely eluded my memory other than for that peripheral. I can understand why they want for cardboard as the costs for the plastic one must have been pretty high for such a niche thing for a niche game.
I played the absolute hell out of Peace Walker on my PSP though
@Thrillho peace walker is brilliant, probably going to replay it soon, can't work out if there is a second playthrough/new game+ type jobby on it like the previous games though. otherwise I'll have to start a new save which I'm not keen on because I remember it being fairly beefy/lengthy game
McVities now do strawberries and cream flavoured chocolate digestives. They’re strangely good and I would recommend. That’s if you’re a person who likes strawberries dipped in chocolate of course.
@nessisonett I do love strawberries and cream and chocolate digestives, but not so sure that they all belong together. However, I'll take your word that they're good. Kinda want to try one now.
@crimsontadpoles It’s just come to me what they remind me of - those strawberry creams out a tin of Quality Street or Roses. It’s that kinda fondant taste but it works pretty well.
@crimsontadpoles@nessisonett So, I had never heard of “digestives.“ And if you’d have made me guess, I was thinking is was some kind of laxative bar or a gastrointestinal treatment product that is disguised as a sweet or candy to help ease its consumption. That’s got to be the most unfortunate product name ever. I don’t want to think about what happens to the product after I swallow it. What’s next, McVitie’s bowel treats and fecal confectionery?
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
@Th3solution Y’know, I’ve never thought about why it’s called a digestive. They’re basically a staple food over here, it’s the go to biscuit for dipping in tea.
@nessisonett My digestive biscuit intake has shot up over lockdown. Getting through a pack and a half a week. This could be because no one else in my house is a fan so I get total dominion over the biccies.
Now I may be an idiot, but there's one thing I am not sir, and that sir, is an idiot
Here in Italy "digestivo" refers to the bitter liqueurs for the same reason: they were marketed as a kind of stomach-settling, postprandial medicine in XIX and first half of the XX century.
I should try and look for some amaro/digestives combo: what type of biscuits would pair better with an artichoke liqueur?
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