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In-depth analysis and opinion pieces on games, their designs and their narratives.
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Money's a lil tight right now so making my services more widely available.
Audio editing/mixing/mastering for YouTube, podcasts, albums/EPs, etc.
If you want me to write for your website or consult on a piece you're writing yourself, I can do that too.
Lemme know if you're interested!
Audio editing/mixing/mastering for YouTube, podcasts, albums/EPs, etc.
If you want me to write for your website or consult on a piece you're writing yourself, I can do that too.
Lemme know if you're interested!
Goddamn. Beyond the prescience of the politics here, as I get older I find myself in absolute awe of people like McKellan—those who have developed such a mastery of their craft, studied and practiced for so many decades. That mastery, that dedication is enough to put a lump in my throat!
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Goddamn. Beyond the prescience of the politics here, as I get older I find myself in absolute awe of people like McKellan—those who have developed such a mastery of their craft, studied and practiced for so many decades. That mastery, that dedication is enough to put a lump in my throat!
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Anyway, Microsoft's gaming products are subject to a boycott from the BDS movement, due to Microsoft's ongoing support for the IDF. Bethesda is owned by Microsoft.
nogamesforgenocide.com
nogamesforgenocide.com
No Games For Genocide
The games industry is complicit in genocide. It’s time to divest.
nogamesforgenocide.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Anyway, Microsoft's gaming products are subject to a boycott from the BDS movement, due to Microsoft's ongoing support for the IDF. Bethesda is owned by Microsoft.
nogamesforgenocide.com
nogamesforgenocide.com
Almost as if my videos and online presence don't represent the entirety of my being
Pls don’t take this the wrong way, when I watch your videos I’m like “wow this guy is super level headed, a fantastic writer, and makes really great points,” then on here it’s the most contrarian ass opinions I’ve ever seen
February 5, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Almost as if my videos and online presence don't represent the entirety of my being
When the chance exists to play a game of this kind that somehow isn't total horseshit... but you have to play it on a system that is
February 5, 2026 at 2:25 PM
When the chance exists to play a game of this kind that somehow isn't total horseshit... but you have to play it on a system that is
Whenever I struggle to motivate myself for work I remind myself that this is the new hustle culture
Self Termination
YouTube video by Insect Warfare - Topic
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Whenever I struggle to motivate myself for work I remind myself that this is the new hustle culture
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labour have lost the beano. there's no coming back from this starmer must resign
August 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
labour have lost the beano. there's no coming back from this starmer must resign
I'm the cheeriest cunt about
I've never met someone who doesn't like the N64 who seems happy
February 5, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I'm the cheeriest cunt about
Friendly reminder that Xbox is still a BDS boycott target! It's important, and it has been moving the needle!
February 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Friendly reminder that Xbox is still a BDS boycott target! It's important, and it has been moving the needle!
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there have been many, many more egregious and awful bans on this website but this is perhaps the stupidest just from like, a business perspective
free dril
February 4, 2026 at 4:07 PM
there have been many, many more egregious and awful bans on this website but this is perhaps the stupidest just from like, a business perspective
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I need you all to know I have watched this video One Hundred Times and I can't stop laughing at it
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I need you all to know I have watched this video One Hundred Times and I can't stop laughing at it
I need you all to know I have watched this video One Hundred Times and I can't stop laughing at it
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 PM
I need you all to know I have watched this video One Hundred Times and I can't stop laughing at it
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The most securist surveillance company hired a third party cyber security firm to help them out with their 100% secure system that has totally never ever been hacked.
February 3, 2026 at 7:59 AM
The most securist surveillance company hired a third party cyber security firm to help them out with their 100% secure system that has totally never ever been hacked.
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oh shit oh fuck
February 2, 2026 at 10:08 AM
oh shit oh fuck
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loss
February 1, 2026 at 11:49 PM
loss
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Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
Kinda wild that so many of the big conspiracy theories people were laughing at a couple of decades ago were just real huh
February 1, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Kinda wild that so many of the big conspiracy theories people were laughing at a couple of decades ago were just real huh
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⚠️ NEW VIDEO ⚠️
2025 was another amazing year for indies but there were too many that didn't get anywhere near as much attention as they deserved.
Here are 5 of my favourite underrated titles and a montage of 129 upcoming ones, so get your wishlists ready!
youtu.be/7-bqRRN3YEY
2025 was another amazing year for indies but there were too many that didn't get anywhere near as much attention as they deserved.
Here are 5 of my favourite underrated titles and a montage of 129 upcoming ones, so get your wishlists ready!
youtu.be/7-bqRRN3YEY
January 31, 2026 at 5:03 PM
⚠️ NEW VIDEO ⚠️
2025 was another amazing year for indies but there were too many that didn't get anywhere near as much attention as they deserved.
Here are 5 of my favourite underrated titles and a montage of 129 upcoming ones, so get your wishlists ready!
youtu.be/7-bqRRN3YEY
2025 was another amazing year for indies but there were too many that didn't get anywhere near as much attention as they deserved.
Here are 5 of my favourite underrated titles and a montage of 129 upcoming ones, so get your wishlists ready!
youtu.be/7-bqRRN3YEY
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I feel like a lot of people are going to use the moment we're in, these new files that have come out that link Epstein to chuds like Moot, to be like "the internet was a mistake and anyone who believed in it was a fool."
I would offer an alternative: our enemy, namely capital, is the same as ever.
I would offer an alternative: our enemy, namely capital, is the same as ever.
January 31, 2026 at 11:15 AM
I feel like a lot of people are going to use the moment we're in, these new files that have come out that link Epstein to chuds like Moot, to be like "the internet was a mistake and anyone who believed in it was a fool."
I would offer an alternative: our enemy, namely capital, is the same as ever.
I would offer an alternative: our enemy, namely capital, is the same as ever.
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you and me are going to be arrested by these guys predictive crime ais based on crimes we havent done yet while they send each other emails that say "congragulatins on the tortore video its was. ama,ing. i rwally look for ward to the next pedo #3555 bang bang am i right. lov greg"
January 31, 2026 at 5:54 AM
you and me are going to be arrested by these guys predictive crime ais based on crimes we havent done yet while they send each other emails that say "congragulatins on the tortore video its was. ama,ing. i rwally look for ward to the next pedo #3555 bang bang am i right. lov greg"
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THE NETFLIX DEVIL MAY CRY VIDEO (From the Visionary Mind of Adi Shankar)
YouTube video by Foxcade
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 5:32 PM
OBAA is one of the staggeringly few films of this era I think people will actually remember in years to come, Lighthouse is great, Leon could be really good if it weren't for the weird sexualisation of a very young Natalie Portman and Whiplash is bad to watch as a musician
January 30, 2026 at 3:38 PM
OBAA is one of the staggeringly few films of this era I think people will actually remember in years to come, Lighthouse is great, Leon could be really good if it weren't for the weird sexualisation of a very young Natalie Portman and Whiplash is bad to watch as a musician
This might just be me being weird but does anyone else think of things as recent, forgetting that they're actually old as fuck? Like I just saw a video reference Viva La Vida by Coldplay. I still think of that as one of their recent songs. It's almost two fucking decades old
January 30, 2026 at 1:18 AM
This might just be me being weird but does anyone else think of things as recent, forgetting that they're actually old as fuck? Like I just saw a video reference Viva La Vida by Coldplay. I still think of that as one of their recent songs. It's almost two fucking decades old
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Anyway, if you need me to edit your writing/consult on a script, write for your website, do a lil mock review, edit/mix your audio, make some music for something you're working on, my DMs are open and my rates are good.
January 28, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Anyway, if you need me to edit your writing/consult on a script, write for your website, do a lil mock review, edit/mix your audio, make some music for something you're working on, my DMs are open and my rates are good.
It is *staggering* how common this is, and pretty depressing how deeply the algorithm seems to favour it. As long as it's got a flashy thumbnail and a title like "Donkey Kong Broke Me." (and optionally a dude on a green screen) it doesn't matter. People can fall asleep to it. Watch time baby
Too many video game YouTube essays aren’t doing analysis! They’re just listing every single thing that’s in the video game and explaining the story beats in the order they occur. We used to have standards! It used to be a real website!
January 29, 2026 at 5:19 PM
It is *staggering* how common this is, and pretty depressing how deeply the algorithm seems to favour it. As long as it's got a flashy thumbnail and a title like "Donkey Kong Broke Me." (and optionally a dude on a green screen) it doesn't matter. People can fall asleep to it. Watch time baby