Started Avowed on the PS5, or should it be called “Pillars Of The Outer Worlds” ? I loved Pillars Of Eternity and Outer Worlds1/2, so I think this is going to be fun. One issue so far: the conversation text it far too small for these old eyes..

In this episode we finish-up Atari Now! (for now) to make way for something new. youtu.be/vZ8vXDmI4L0

Yes “everyone can build an app now” and when no is left who knows how they work can protect or debug them, they will all come crashing down when the inevitable AI malware hits

I think Bad Bunny got more yards carrying than all of the Patriots

January was the worst month for layoffs in Beatty 20 years and all these tone deaf AI companies can claim is even “less “ work.

these AI ads are grotesque

My favorite single image from @obsidianent.bsky.social 's Outer Worlds 2: This folding chair set-up on cliff overlook so a (not present or now dead) NPC could look at the ocean view.

Finished @obsidianent.bsky.social ‘s Outer Worlds 2 in 72 hours by talking my way into everyone collaborating and / or surrendering . It’s quite a good game but the last 1/4 is pretty difficult if you try make everyone get along.

One really interesting thing about Outer Worlds 2 from @obsidianent.bsky.social is that (nearly) every building has a restroom in a logical place and they don’t all look the same but also hardly ever factor into the story ( there is only one memorable moment in one I can recall)

Confession: I had no idea my parents were just kinda “whinging it” the whole time.

I thought I'd never have to say this, but: "Free Don Lemon"

Confession: when Ian McCullough sang “ do it clean (you know what I mean)” I did not, in fact, know what he meant.

My brother has been a programmer since he was 9 years old, helped build web 1.0/2.0, programmed web sites, games, ecommerce sites, written and published tech books, blogged, vlogged, managed developers, lead projects, etc. yet after 2 years, we still can't find a job. What the hell is happening?

It looks like Outer Worlds 2 from @obsidianent.bsky.social sold 1/2 of what #1 sold. That's unfortunate because it's a better game than the first. I can't stop thinking that it was the enormous price tag ($99 for the full version with 2 DLC packs) that held it back.

26 hours into "Outer Worlds 2" by @obsidianent.bsky.social and I've just finished the first chapter. This is definitely a game to dive into but also savor. They really have perfected the RPG where you can play in almost any style, with any set of skills, and find a way to succeed.

My advice: keep your coding skills up to date. In 4-8 years when it’s all falling apart you will be necessary

I firmly believe the events depicted in the pre credits opening of HR Pufnstuf are responsible for a good 75% of Gen-X trauma

The sound of www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyqr...

Outer Worlds 2.

"Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost" is a great documentary. I read a review that said: "It's just a Ben Stiller therapy session" and I thought "have you ever watched ANYTHING Ben Stiller has ever done? They're ALL Ben Stiller therapy sessions!"

Atari Now! January 2026 – News, Christmas, Predictions, Homebrews For All Atari Systems and More www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tf8...

My 19-year-old was just playing DJ in the car and said "Have you ever heard Stiff Little fingers?" How do I explain that the band was basically the soundtrack to my late teens? My brother, the late Brandon Crist, I used to sing this one on the way to Long Beach State www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-ep...

Replace ping pong with architecture and Marty Supreme is basically The Brutalist, just more annoying.

Atari Christmas with the Evercade Alpha www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXxe...

Re-Playing Stonekeep programmed (in part) by the late Peter Oliphant. It plays much better in 2025 than it did 2005. Dare I say, it's fun? When I met Oliphant in 2001, he felt ostracized from the game industry after it did not live-up to expectations, but I think it needs a critical revisit now.

Another set of local pick-ups. I've never seen a "Fathom" before.

In movie theater. Paramount has sponsored the pre show with commercials and all of them are for modern, fantasy, western cop shows where every character has , dusty jeans , cowboy boots, a big belt buckle and a Ford F-150.

I cancelled by regular after Xmas quest to take my team from Division 2 to the Premiere League this year as I'm boycotting the stagnation of the EA FC series, so instead I'm playing a $20 physical copy of Star Wars Outlaws and I have to say, it's fairly decent!

Christmas “Worst Game” tournament nets a high score of 21!

Christmas “Worst Game” tournament nets a high score of 20!

Evercade Alpha is quite a nice little system. @evercade.co.uk

Okay fellow Californians, I have 2 words for you on this Christian’s Eve: Submersible Pump

It's been 42 years, but 1983 will always be The Best $#*! Christmas ever: youtu.be/N9YfsN51kO0

I’m at the “I hope to one day find my books at “$1 Book-Off” state of dormant authorship.

I think what Paramount has not calculated is how little their content means to nearly anyone. It’s an easy boycott because they have hardly anything worth watching besides Colbert, and the next generation is attached to almost none of it.

Pickups

Okay, a broken jaw is SOMETHING…

Jeff dives deep into an Atari ST mystery (of sorts) www.youtube.com/watch?v=whfa...

Whomever named it “catnip” was not f*cking around.

PGA Tour for the PS4 was $5.99 so I bought it because I need to relax. The last time I enjoyed a golf game was when I played Leaderboard for the Atari ST before I could vote. PGA tour did not let me relax. PGA Tour was infuriating. How could they ruin such a simple golfing interface?

So, if you forget and leave your ridiculously large (but requisite) LCD/LED TV on by accident all night, sometimes (but not always), it will start BANGING like there is poltergeist inside, but you won't know it's from the TV, you will think it/s coming from inside your walls and...HOW IS THIS OKAY?

"The Worst Game" now gets "The Worst Box" intotheverticalblank.com/2025/12/12/t...

As "the day" approaches, don't forget, the best Christmas ever, was in 1983 (no arguing allowed) www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9Yf...

Luke and Han getting awards at the end of Star Wars makes perfect sense. Everyone we met in Andor was a spy, and needed stay that way. What better way to protect them than to publicly honor these two expendables in a room most likely filled with a few Imperial double agents?

My PS5 has been used to play the Arcade Archive's versions of Bosconian, Time Pilot and Swimmer, more than every other game combined.

Did one guy create the three best PC-XT Games? youtu.be/IsdDhCoyC6M

Teenager Greg Kuperberg wrote three fast-action arcade games for the IBM-PC in 1982 and 1983 (an almost impossible of feat at the time) and then took another path. Includes new essay on his work (video and text) and brand-new interview (text). intotheverticalblank.com/2025/12/02/i...

I recently discovered the brilliant PC-XT arcade games by Greg Kuperberg, took a deep dive into his history, scored a brand-new interview with Kuperberg, and then created this story and video about all of it: intotheverticalblank.com/2025/12/02/i... @timeextension.com #doscember #pc-xt

Atari ST advert, Nov 1985 (40th anniversary)

1971 ad for pinball machine, at...the AKRON! I only remember the wicker at the Akron.