Former Google/AI reporter @CNET. Past bylines: @nytimes, @washingtonpost & @tomsguide. @newmarkjschool alum. @aaja @sajahq & @NYVGCC member
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My review of the @modretro M64 is live.
Overall, I think a beautifully designed piece of kit with a wonderful controller. But the graphical experience needs more refining.
tomsguide.com/gaming/modretr… via @tomsguide
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As a games journalist, I've received my fare share of promotional items. I've never once put them for sale, because I feel doing so is unethical. I may give stuff away, however.
Influencers, on the other hand... don't uphold that same rigor.
A rare Silent Hill: Townfall collectible sent to influencers is being auctioned on eBay with bids over $3,000
The seller says it came directly from Konami and they "do not need it," sparking backlash from fans
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Yeah this is another good point. Most of the time, PR checks with you to see if it's even okay to send.
At CNET, I'd ask my editor before agreeing.
So, this person who put it up on eBay agreed to take it just to sell it (most likely).
It's really disappointing to see people doing this type of thing. This person said, 'I don't need it,' but was quick to fill out the form or reply 'yes' to the email to get this rare item.
If I don't want something, I just decline and let someone else have the opportunity.
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Even if the Senate goes 51-49 for Dems, in reality it'll be 50-50, due to Fetterman.
thehill.com/homenews/campaig…
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"I literally had $5,000 to my name and that $5,000 was supposed to pay my mortgage on my house. So what did I do? I used that $5,000 to send the team to Dallas... They won in Dallas, the next weekend they went up to San Francisco and won again, they won $50,000 in prize money and my cut was $5,000 and I paid my house payment." - @JasonBWLake
Jason Lake put half a million dollars of his own money into his brand @Complexity in the early 2000s and wore a tie throughout events to make esports look more professional at a time when many teams didn't even wear jerseys.
A true pioneer of esports.
The clip is from "compLexity: Redemption", while the quote comes from @Thorin's Reflections series. I highly recommend both if you're interested in one of the most fascinating stories in all of esports.
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Unless you're under the age of 14 and don't know how the world works, don't pirate games. The industry is already filled with F2P GaaS titles with micro transaction hell. No developer deserves to have their content stolen. Especially Remedy.
ign.com/articles/one-of-the-… via @IGN
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Our boy @LeaderGrev is in the latest People Make Games vid.
piped.video/kKwpp-Bn8jI via @PeopleMakeGames
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I finally made a YouTube video about my bad experiences with Chris Hansen. I know you can't really criticize him on this app, but I'd appreciate it if you watched the video before yelling at me. piped.video/watch?v=kc8K_tSZ…
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Jaw-dropping documents from our lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history” motherjones.com/politics/202…
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Bro, no way lol
404media.co/meta-tests-muse-… via @404mediaco
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Legendary crash out on the audiophile subreddit. Brilliant.
teddit.net/r/audiophile/s/HJ…
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Israeli forces have killed at least 5 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn, including two young children and a 31-year old mother.
🚨 BREAKING :Palestinian student Mais Khamis Bazazo was killed by a tank shell fired by Israeli forces in Gaza while returning home from school.
Mais, a student at Ain Al-Hilweh Al-Zahraa School, had just taken part in the school’s theatre program before leaving for home.
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Imad retweeted
Here’s my #Control #Resonant story, one of the best video games of the new season. It appeared in the Sunday New York Times, part of an autumn arts package called The New Season. #DavidLynch
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I believe this is the first time Luckey has acknowledged if Anduril has sold to the IDF. Certainly a sensitive subject given the destruction that's occurring in Gaza... and why critics are quick to jump on ModRetro.
It was inevitable.
Angry Twitch streamers are trying to cancel other Pokemon streamers because ModRetro "arms the IDF", "kills Palestinians", etc.
The funny thing is that while I do personally support Israel and the continued existence of a Jewish state, neither Anduril nor ModRetro have actually sold anything to them. Twitch/Amazon, on the other hand...
Nothing screams low-information voter quite like pleading with people to Stand with Palestine and Stop Genocide by subbing to their Twitch, lmao
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I asked Hideo Kojima what happened. Sony canceled Physint over a Zoom call.
washingtonpost.com/style/202…
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