Arisold
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Took some time to unpack a few thoughts on Expedition 33.
Watching what I thought was a "pretty good" game get transformed into A Cultural Object has been disheartening.
So I have some thoughts on glitz, glamour, and respectability...
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8027631...
Watching what I thought was a "pretty good" game get transformed into A Cultural Object has been disheartening.
So I have some thoughts on glitz, glamour, and respectability...
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8027631...
The Attempt To Escape From Pain Creates More Pain
Lord forgive me, I'm blogging. I can't help it! Many years ago, I got some advice from a writer who I deeply respect, James Howell, and he told me that criticism needs to proceed confidently. Don't...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Took some time to unpack a few thoughts on Expedition 33.
Watching what I thought was a "pretty good" game get transformed into A Cultural Object has been disheartening.
So I have some thoughts on glitz, glamour, and respectability...
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8027631...
Watching what I thought was a "pretty good" game get transformed into A Cultural Object has been disheartening.
So I have some thoughts on glitz, glamour, and respectability...
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8027631...
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Controversy erupts in the Korean Peninsula after Mr. Beast hired 100 children to do Fortnite dances at the DMZ
December 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Controversy erupts in the Korean Peninsula after Mr. Beast hired 100 children to do Fortnite dances at the DMZ
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This year MinnMax is using our reaction stream for The Game Awards to raise money for the Somali Museum of Minnesota.
People aren't "garbage".
Please donate/share to help the museum's mission of connecting Minneapolis with the beauty of Somali art, dance, and history. www.givemn.org/story/12p1xe
People aren't "garbage".
Please donate/share to help the museum's mission of connecting Minneapolis with the beauty of Somali art, dance, and history. www.givemn.org/story/12p1xe
December 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This year MinnMax is using our reaction stream for The Game Awards to raise money for the Somali Museum of Minnesota.
People aren't "garbage".
Please donate/share to help the museum's mission of connecting Minneapolis with the beauty of Somali art, dance, and history. www.givemn.org/story/12p1xe
People aren't "garbage".
Please donate/share to help the museum's mission of connecting Minneapolis with the beauty of Somali art, dance, and history. www.givemn.org/story/12p1xe
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They should do an all muppets one too
December 2, 2025 at 1:36 AM
They should do an all muppets one too
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the game starts with an extended conversation about grief and lost love and regrets on the eve of a festival of death. and midway through the conversation, as you're walking atop the city roofs, you pause and maelle says: remeber to press Y to use your grappling hook
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
the game starts with an extended conversation about grief and lost love and regrets on the eve of a festival of death. and midway through the conversation, as you're walking atop the city roofs, you pause and maelle says: remeber to press Y to use your grappling hook
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i know i’m a broken record on this but $40 for Xenoblade 3 is “run don’t walk” shit. the best game of 2022, yes including Elden Ring
Switch digital Black Friday cyber deals:
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US eShop buff.ly/ElwTnF4
Amazon buff.ly/n7vaa5N
Best Buy buff.ly/AmnpsQ1
GameStop buff.ly/icuVplk
Humble buff.ly/WDtjYNj
Target buff.ly/zZESvUe
Walmart buff.ly/zuFhDLY #ad
November 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
i know i’m a broken record on this but $40 for Xenoblade 3 is “run don’t walk” shit. the best game of 2022, yes including Elden Ring
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Closest thing you'll see from me maybe ever to a personal essay about a video game vgbees.com/im-great-at-...
I'm Great At Baby Steps Because I Walk Like That In Real Life - VGBees
CW: medical talk, surgical talk, bones, car accident In late May, an uninsured Lexus driver ran a yellow light and pulled in front of me...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Closest thing you'll see from me maybe ever to a personal essay about a video game vgbees.com/im-great-at-...
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Abandoning our trans sisters and brothers and pretending we're not a beautiful nation of immigrants is a losing strategy and I'm moved to tears that this is so evident tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Abandoning our trans sisters and brothers and pretending we're not a beautiful nation of immigrants is a losing strategy and I'm moved to tears that this is so evident tonight.
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imagine a musou game with zero electric guitar in it
November 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
imagine a musou game with zero electric guitar in it
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what if we had the hot dog for when you go vote instead of a sticker, like in australia
November 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
what if we had the hot dog for when you go vote instead of a sticker, like in australia
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For real though, a story like this could only happen in America, where literally everything is for sale. You can buy a World Series championship, the US Presidency, anything you want!
November 2, 2025 at 4:30 AM
For real though, a story like this could only happen in America, where literally everything is for sale. You can buy a World Series championship, the US Presidency, anything you want!
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I’d just like to thank my lord and savior, Satan, for guiding my bat and the Dodgers to the victory we all deserved and were promised thanks to many blood sacrifices.
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I’d just like to thank my lord and savior, Satan, for guiding my bat and the Dodgers to the victory we all deserved and were promised thanks to many blood sacrifices.
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Been trying to decide if I care who wins or not and ultimately... yes, turns out my lifelong hatred of the fucking Dodgers is, indeed, lifelong.
November 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Been trying to decide if I care who wins or not and ultimately... yes, turns out my lifelong hatred of the fucking Dodgers is, indeed, lifelong.
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Using the toilet will advance the main story. All optional quests and scenes will expire once you do this. Make sure your equipment is ready.
October 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Using the toilet will advance the main story. All optional quests and scenes will expire once you do this. Make sure your equipment is ready.
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Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
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lol this cop pissed himself
Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
October 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
lol this cop pissed himself
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[standing at 40-yard line, addressing crowd]
"POOP–"
[mutes mic, takes two steps, nods at line judge]
"POOP IS–"
[mutes mic again, has lengthy inaudible conversation with line judge as both teams mill about anxiously]
"POOP USED TO BE FOOD."
[signals timeout]
"POOP–"
[mutes mic, takes two steps, nods at line judge]
"POOP IS–"
[mutes mic again, has lengthy inaudible conversation with line judge as both teams mill about anxiously]
"POOP USED TO BE FOOD."
[signals timeout]
October 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
[standing at 40-yard line, addressing crowd]
"POOP–"
[mutes mic, takes two steps, nods at line judge]
"POOP IS–"
[mutes mic again, has lengthy inaudible conversation with line judge as both teams mill about anxiously]
"POOP USED TO BE FOOD."
[signals timeout]
"POOP–"
[mutes mic, takes two steps, nods at line judge]
"POOP IS–"
[mutes mic again, has lengthy inaudible conversation with line judge as both teams mill about anxiously]
"POOP USED TO BE FOOD."
[signals timeout]
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this is worth seven minutes of your time. i've never been prouder to give somebody my vote
The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:57 AM
this is worth seven minutes of your time. i've never been prouder to give somebody my vote
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The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
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No Kings includes DraftKings
October 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
No Kings includes DraftKings
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fuck ice airing commercials during dynamite, let em know:
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HBO Max | Feedback
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October 2, 2025 at 3:46 AM
fuck ice airing commercials during dynamite, let em know:
help.hbomax.com/us/Feedback/
tbsnetwork.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/req...
help.hbomax.com/us/Feedback/
tbsnetwork.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/req...
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I swear to god Team Cherry could fuck your bitch and some of yall would say thank you, claiming it’s part of their grand design.
September 27, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I swear to god Team Cherry could fuck your bitch and some of yall would say thank you, claiming it’s part of their grand design.
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Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"
Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians
Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"