Jarred
@jarredtrost.com
Job: Engineering Manager. Interests: Politics, Video Games, Technology.
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If only Bethesda could go back in time and not make Starfield, then Elder Scrolls 6 would be released by now.
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
If only Bethesda could go back in time and not make Starfield, then Elder Scrolls 6 would be released by now.
The board has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of the shareholders. EA was purchased for $55b, which is $5b more than their market cap on the stock market. That’s a great return for shareholders, so the board really didn’t have a choice.
October 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The board has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of the shareholders. EA was purchased for $55b, which is $5b more than their market cap on the stock market. That’s a great return for shareholders, so the board really didn’t have a choice.
Every government shut down in recent history happened when Republicans controlled the House. Democrats always fund the government when they’re in the majority.
October 1, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Every government shut down in recent history happened when Republicans controlled the House. Democrats always fund the government when they’re in the majority.
Having a large spread of reviews (from 5 to 10) doesn't mean that the outliers are wrong / biased. Rather it indicates that this game is niche. If you like the niche of turn based monster collecting RPGs, it'll be more of a 10 to you, and if you don't like the niche then it'll be more of a 5 to you.
October 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Having a large spread of reviews (from 5 to 10) doesn't mean that the outliers are wrong / biased. Rather it indicates that this game is niche. If you like the niche of turn based monster collecting RPGs, it'll be more of a 10 to you, and if you don't like the niche then it'll be more of a 5 to you.
I want to know more about this half-time orange. Is there only one orange? How many people have to share it? How much time needs to pass before we can have another orange?
October 1, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I want to know more about this half-time orange. Is there only one orange? How many people have to share it? How much time needs to pass before we can have another orange?
Every CEO thinks the equity markets undervalue their company, so it’ll be interesting to see how much EA is worth in the future.
September 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Every CEO thinks the equity markets undervalue their company, so it’ll be interesting to see how much EA is worth in the future.
Missed headline opportunity: “Nintendo Ousts Bowser”
September 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Missed headline opportunity: “Nintendo Ousts Bowser”
This strategy has always baffled me. Why would anyone buy an xbox if their game library has a (nearly?) 100% overlap with PC?
September 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This strategy has always baffled me. Why would anyone buy an xbox if their game library has a (nearly?) 100% overlap with PC?
Me: apt-get update
Linux: I forgot how to get input from the keyboard and mouse, your second monitor no longer exists, and I'm rebooting to the command line until you find the magic command to fix me.
Linux: I forgot how to get input from the keyboard and mouse, your second monitor no longer exists, and I'm rebooting to the command line until you find the magic command to fix me.
September 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Me: apt-get update
Linux: I forgot how to get input from the keyboard and mouse, your second monitor no longer exists, and I'm rebooting to the command line until you find the magic command to fix me.
Linux: I forgot how to get input from the keyboard and mouse, your second monitor no longer exists, and I'm rebooting to the command line until you find the magic command to fix me.
The Knight will be a secret or surprise playable character.
August 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The Knight will be a secret or surprise playable character.
I did once, by accident.
August 27, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I did once, by accident.
I recently completed a second playthrough of this game, and I skipped all of the cutscenes. I found the gameplay and combat a lot more interesting than the story.
August 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I recently completed a second playthrough of this game, and I skipped all of the cutscenes. I found the gameplay and combat a lot more interesting than the story.
Valve's reasons for not making more Half-Life games is disappointing. They claim that they couldn't innovate on the story and mechanics enough, but isn't that exactly what a successful game studio should be doing? Keep iterating on ideas until it all comes together? Instead Valve just gave up.
August 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Valve's reasons for not making more Half-Life games is disappointing. They claim that they couldn't innovate on the story and mechanics enough, but isn't that exactly what a successful game studio should be doing? Keep iterating on ideas until it all comes together? Instead Valve just gave up.
I predicted these were the reasons why the game took so long. Maybe I should become a games analyst! 😂
My guess as to why #Silksong took 7 years to make.
1. They kept increasing the scope of the game.
2. They didn't hire enough people to deliver on the ballooning scope.
3. Hollow Knight continues to sell well, so they were not under any financial pressure to release a new game.
1. They kept increasing the scope of the game.
2. They didn't hire enough people to deliver on the ballooning scope.
3. Hollow Knight continues to sell well, so they were not under any financial pressure to release a new game.
Here we go. Silksong will have a "special announcement" on Thursday at 10:30am ET.
AND coming from me on Thursday, the story behind why Silksong took seven years to make...
Stay tuned! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XGe...
AND coming from me on Thursday, the story behind why Silksong took seven years to make...
Stay tuned! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XGe...
August 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I predicted these were the reasons why the game took so long. Maybe I should become a games analyst! 😂