Sam Raimi watched Triangle of Sadness and thought, you know what, this would be even better with scream zooms

Husband(s) reveal(s)

After seeing the written lyrics, I was reminded today that Alanis Morissette was not, in fact, mad about the cross-eyed bear that ya gave to me

This implies Mario and Luigi share the last name of Mario because they're married in a system of monarchy

We report in unmoving dampness: the clouds are low, an opaque mass that has absorbed the entirety of the sky. With the clouds closer to the top of our head, we move around the world a little more gingerly, like we have a duty not to disturb the repose of the sky lake.

Why did we let this go away?

I see GOG added all-timer space sim Freespace 2 to its preservation program. I was so into this - I built mods and missions for it and posted on the Volition Bulletin Boards for years. If you yell "dive dive dive" at a Freespace 2 fan, you'll frighten them. www.gog.com/en/game/free...

You could fix several of Alien: Earth's problems by simply putting the compound underground, in some caves, instead of making it a sun-bleached White Lotus resort.

Sometimes Cronos takes you outside of its gruesome, dilapidated halls and you think wow, this is so nice

Finally watched the 4K release of Drag Me to Hell, which looked really good. Totally forgot how funny it is when Christine, confronted by the devil made corporeal, reflexively deploys "But it was my manager!"

The muddy squelches of Baby Steps might be making the best use of the DualSense speaker to date.

Some big implications for journalism, too, where reporters often mistake trending posts as a reasonable reflection of public opinion.

Who chose the fonts for Android 16? Cocomelon?

Well, now I'm thinking about a Mystique game structured like Hitman ...

Thinking of simply saying, "I predate Myst," when anyone asks how old I am.

Where were you when the Bay Area Ball Wars started?

People of Note (great title btw) is coming from a really cool team. Can't wait to see more and, eventually, get mad at them for getting songs stuck in my head and making me feel things.

There's fog outside? You mean mist clone?

Silent Gill: Aquatic Espionage Action

I think it's interesting, though not necessarily surprising, that the RE4 Remake has already sold over 70% of every commercially notable previous version of RE4 did, combined.

He's playing Silksong

A solid take on the solid Cronos

Oh, yes - but also, oh no

The eye exam is the perfect game design. That big E is a great tutorial that teaches you the basic mechanic. But it doesn't baby you and quickly gets hard as they introduce the small and blurry enemies.

Every game should be given a Door Impedance Absurdity Rating (DIAR). The rating is calculated by subtracting the protagonist weapon score (on a scale from primitive/weak to advanced/destructive) from the locked door score (derived from material, age, strength).

Not a pyjama guy, but I am an Ashtray Maze guy. 🤔

This is the game where you hide a frying pan in the back of your shirt to prevent a fatal stab wound there. Absolute masterpiece.

Control 2:

I didn't take time off for Silksong, but it may be time that ends up taken off for Silksong

"everyone does it" you are still effectively taking out a gun and firing random shots off when you do this, if you don't treat your car like a lethal weapon you are a bad person

*slams laptop shut, shattering the fragile barriers between dimensions*

I think Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is the first game this year, and likely in a while longer, that I started replaying immediately after finishing. So good.

What I really need Alien: Earth to explain is whether Boy Genius was meant to misattribute an Arthur C. Clarke quote. This is more important than the question over whether we remain human without death.

Something actually open to debate is which inhospitable planet in the solar system we should use as a dumping ground for people who want to debate human rights. I'm won over by the irony of selecting Jupiter, for its lack of grounds, much like this exercise.

We don't talk enough about how good the first Gears soundtrack is. (Go into audio settings and bump it UP from the default.)

The sign says Silent Hill, but everything points to Raccoon City

Can't even build death star anymore, because of ewok

So someone did see Lightyear?

LA friends: Going to be in and around Beverly Hills this weekend. What should we eat, drink or peruse?

I don't think there is much to gain from a remake, but they can be an interesting way to illuminate what's meaningful about the original, either in absence or in excess. The exercise isn't necessarily about one supplanting the other, but considering the distance and choices between today, then, you.

Therapist: In tough moments, think about something that fuels you Me: Banandium Gems Therapist: No

Please make the 2 hours for this before the “oh my fall backlog is too big!!!” excuses start.

Haven't really been keeping up on the news because I've spent the last 5 years building a Silksong-like that I think will be perfect to tide fans over while they wait. I'm pleased to announce it will be out on Sept. 5!

If you only ever watch one episode of Review, it should be this one.

Makes sense given half of this movie is a YouTube explainer

Has anyone used an AVR-compatible wireless rear/surround speaker kit they actually liked?

The way that last fireball is designed to trip you up on the no-damage challenge... Evil.

I keep my refrigerator on the dining room table

This might be me