Dan Stapleton
@danstapleton.bsky.social
Retired. Formerly IGN’s Director of Reviews, EIC of GameSpy, and Reviews Editor at PC Gamer. Dad (so expect dad jokes). Careful: you might hear some opinions.
Parents of formerly picky eaters: does it get better gradually, or is there a switch that goes off in their heads where they will suddenly voluntarily eat things other than pasta with no sauce and baby carrots?
November 10, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Parents of formerly picky eaters: does it get better gradually, or is there a switch that goes off in their heads where they will suddenly voluntarily eat things other than pasta with no sauce and baby carrots?
That’s Iron Man done - and he’s eager to roll right into Captain America. This kid blew through the entire Batman animated catalogue pretty quick so I think he might have the stamina do basically the whole MCU on a tight timetable.
This was the first Marvel movie I've watched with my son (though we saw Superman together in the theater a few months back). I guess now I've gotta speed run him through the whole MCU (or at least the good ones) before this time next year.
November 10, 2025 at 3:07 AM
That’s Iron Man done - and he’s eager to roll right into Captain America. This kid blew through the entire Batman animated catalogue pretty quick so I think he might have the stamina do basically the whole MCU on a tight timetable.
Finally watched Fantastic Four: First Steps and was entertained. I liked how detached it is from the MCU - literally in its own universe. If only they'd taken this approach with a few more movies (X-Men, Blade, etc) before mashing it all together in Doomsday.
November 9, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Finally watched Fantastic Four: First Steps and was entertained. I liked how detached it is from the MCU - literally in its own universe. If only they'd taken this approach with a few more movies (X-Men, Blade, etc) before mashing it all together in Doomsday.
Went to Costco the other day and right by the entrance they had a 98" mini-LED TCL TV for $2,000. It had me looking at my 85" QLED and trying to come up with a way of justifying that one to my wife.
...so far I'm coming up empty.
...so far I'm coming up empty.
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Went to Costco the other day and right by the entrance they had a 98" mini-LED TCL TV for $2,000. It had me looking at my 85" QLED and trying to come up with a way of justifying that one to my wife.
...so far I'm coming up empty.
...so far I'm coming up empty.
Reposted by Dan Stapleton
The grand jury refused to indict felony charges so DOJ brought a misdemeanor. The trial jury acquitted—note: that means that every single person on the jury voted for acquittal. There wasn’t even a single vote to convict. joycevance.substack.com/p/prosecutor...
Prosecutors Can Indict a Ham Sandwich, But Can They Convict?
What happens when you indict a ham sandwich?
joycevance.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The grand jury refused to indict felony charges so DOJ brought a misdemeanor. The trial jury acquitted—note: that means that every single person on the jury voted for acquittal. There wasn’t even a single vote to convict. joycevance.substack.com/p/prosecutor...
Nancy Pelosi should've retired so long ago that her successor should've been looking to retire right around now.
November 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Nancy Pelosi should've retired so long ago that her successor should've been looking to retire right around now.
While I agree that the POV of someone who doesn't like a given genre isn't valuable to a fan of that genre (which is most of the audience for a review), there's no rule that fans must be the *only* ones allowed to review anything. No single review is for everybody, which is why we need lots of them.
Wild opening paragraph, maybe you shouldn't be the one reviewing a Warriors game then
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
While I agree that the POV of someone who doesn't like a given genre isn't valuable to a fan of that genre (which is most of the audience for a review), there's no rule that fans must be the *only* ones allowed to review anything. No single review is for everybody, which is why we need lots of them.
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Nintendo’s embargo for Age of Imprisonment stipulated that reviews could not cover ANY non-public story details. None.
Avoiding spoilers or surprises is one thing, but we simply could not agree to such a broad restriction, so we decided to hold our review until launch.
ign.com/articles/hyr...
Avoiding spoilers or surprises is one thing, but we simply could not agree to such a broad restriction, so we decided to hold our review until launch.
ign.com/articles/hyr...
Where Is Our Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Review? - IGN
ign.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Nintendo’s embargo for Age of Imprisonment stipulated that reviews could not cover ANY non-public story details. None.
Avoiding spoilers or surprises is one thing, but we simply could not agree to such a broad restriction, so we decided to hold our review until launch.
ign.com/articles/hyr...
Avoiding spoilers or surprises is one thing, but we simply could not agree to such a broad restriction, so we decided to hold our review until launch.
ign.com/articles/hyr...
Okay I'm doing it: gonna get me an induction cooktop.
Anybody have recommendations? Wirecutter recomments Bosch and I messed with one at the store today that seems good.
Anybody have recommendations? Wirecutter recomments Bosch and I messed with one at the store today that seems good.
November 3, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Okay I'm doing it: gonna get me an induction cooktop.
Anybody have recommendations? Wirecutter recomments Bosch and I messed with one at the store today that seems good.
Anybody have recommendations? Wirecutter recomments Bosch and I messed with one at the store today that seems good.
Catching up on Gen V season 2 and it occurs to me that Hamish Linkater is actually an extra large Peter Dinklage.
November 2, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Catching up on Gen V season 2 and it occurs to me that Hamish Linkater is actually an extra large Peter Dinklage.
@willsmith.fun this cannot be happening to you *again*
November 2, 2025 at 4:10 AM
@willsmith.fun this cannot be happening to you *again*
…but it might work for me.
November 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
…but it might work for me.
I roasted pumpkin seeds and my son says “they taste like yummy salty finger nails.”
November 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I roasted pumpkin seeds and my son says “they taste like yummy salty finger nails.”
Realized I’ve never actually seen The Thing. Now seems like as good a time as any!
November 1, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Realized I’ve never actually seen The Thing. Now seems like as good a time as any!
I stand... corrected?
October 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I stand... corrected?
Kinda trippy that I saw this news story this afternoon just after I'd finished chaperoning my daughter's 1st-grade class to a field trip at that very museum.
Burglars stole more than 1,000 items, including jewelry and historic artifacts, from the Oakland Museum of California this month in a major art heist now being probed by a special FBI team.
More than 1,000 items stolen from Oakland Museum of California storage facility in huge art heist
Burglars stole more than 1,000 items, including jewelry and historic artifacts, from the Oakland Museum of California this month in a major art heist now being probed by a special FBI team.
bit.ly
October 30, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Kinda trippy that I saw this news story this afternoon just after I'd finished chaperoning my daughter's 1st-grade class to a field trip at that very museum.
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
S&M's.
S&M's.
Milky Wad
Change one letter. Ruin a candy.
Mayday
Mayday
October 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
S&M's.
S&M's.
Kids’ Jack-o-lanterns came out alright! They draw the faces and I do my best interpretation of their artistic intent in the medium of pumpkin.
October 30, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Kids’ Jack-o-lanterns came out alright! They draw the faces and I do my best interpretation of their artistic intent in the medium of pumpkin.
For years people hated Steam, but they used it because it was attached to Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, etc. Eventually the client got good enough that most dint mind it running at startup.
Amazon never had a must-play game to draw people to its store and it never had a good client.
Amazon never had a must-play game to draw people to its store and it never had a good client.
I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.
October 29, 2025 at 2:42 AM
For years people hated Steam, but they used it because it was attached to Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2, Counter-Strike, etc. Eventually the client got good enough that most dint mind it running at startup.
Amazon never had a must-play game to draw people to its store and it never had a good client.
Amazon never had a must-play game to draw people to its store and it never had a good client.
Was challenged to do béarnaise sauce tonight and, by all accounts, nailed it on the first attempt.
You do *not* want to know how much butter is in béarnaise sauce.
You do *not* want to know how much butter is in béarnaise sauce.
October 27, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Was challenged to do béarnaise sauce tonight and, by all accounts, nailed it on the first attempt.
You do *not* want to know how much butter is in béarnaise sauce.
You do *not* want to know how much butter is in béarnaise sauce.
In 3 days The Outer Worlds 2 will have been out for 5 days.
Thrills, danger, and mandatory heroism—the fate of the Arcadia colony is about to be in your hands. The Outer Worlds 2 launches soon, and the countdown starts now!
October 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
In 3 days The Outer Worlds 2 will have been out for 5 days.
Watched Weapons last night - I’m not a big scary movie guy but I really enjoyed it. Good amount of spookiness, and somehow it looked like a lot of the kids in it were having a fun time despite the nature of the story.
October 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Watched Weapons last night - I’m not a big scary movie guy but I really enjoyed it. Good amount of spookiness, and somehow it looked like a lot of the kids in it were having a fun time despite the nature of the story.
It's mind blowing when you think about how the phrase "trumped-up" meant that legal charges were total BS with an ulterior motive *long before* Trump started trumping up charges against people on his enemies list. We don't even have to change the term going forward, it's just a proper noun now.
October 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
It's mind blowing when you think about how the phrase "trumped-up" meant that legal charges were total BS with an ulterior motive *long before* Trump started trumping up charges against people on his enemies list. We don't even have to change the term going forward, it's just a proper noun now.
Just dumped about 80lbs of HDDs, digital cameras, scanners, routers, USB hubs, TV tuners, DVI cables, non-functional UPS backups, and 15-20-year-old laptops at Staples (which does free e-waste recycling).
We can now start the countdown clock for the time I'll definitely need a 250GB HDD from 2012.
We can now start the countdown clock for the time I'll definitely need a 250GB HDD from 2012.
October 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Just dumped about 80lbs of HDDs, digital cameras, scanners, routers, USB hubs, TV tuners, DVI cables, non-functional UPS backups, and 15-20-year-old laptops at Staples (which does free e-waste recycling).
We can now start the countdown clock for the time I'll definitely need a 250GB HDD from 2012.
We can now start the countdown clock for the time I'll definitely need a 250GB HDD from 2012.
Tonight I'm gonna put the kids to bed and settle in to play The Outer Worlds 2 like a normal person at a normal pace with zero pressure to have opinions or create content about it.
October 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Tonight I'm gonna put the kids to bed and settle in to play The Outer Worlds 2 like a normal person at a normal pace with zero pressure to have opinions or create content about it.