Again, I have no 'then' for '96. But now: Tomb Raider.

I could not ask for a more perfect representation of the core fascist philosophy: the anti-intellectualism of moral nihilism conjoined with a lingering sense that power is all that *should* matter and any exceptions to this crude worldview must be furiously destroyed.

I have no 'then' but it's gotta be Age of Empires for me now.

I was 6 and not yet playing games, but today I would say Metal Gear Solid.

Age of Empires 2, then and now. I probably have more time in AoE2 than any other game, and yet would get destroyed in multiplayer.

2000: If we're allowing expansions: Age of Empires II: The Conquerors. If not, THPS 2. Now: Deus Ex

he just needs to say "it's not a war it's a special military operation" and we will have bingo

A college sophomore at an Occupy rally could not have generated such a grotesque outsized caricature of US imperialism

This is a morally reprehensible response from Starmer. Keeping Trump happy is the priority of his sycophants in Washington, for Starmer to claim that it is *his* first responsibility shows that he is not equal to the moment and unfit for office.

There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.

Several French government ministers have reported the unlawful production of sexualised material without consent to the police and prosecutors. The UK government, which published a high profile strategy on misogyny just before Christmas, has yet to say or do anything www.politico.eu/article/fran...

2001: A tie between Myst III: Exile and THPS 3. Now: Halo: Combat Evolved. We didn't get an Xbox until 2003, otherwise it would take both awards for 2001.

It is a little known fact that they prerecord the Jools Holland Hootenanny - all the people on screen are faking it being New Year for tv. For eg, last year’s was prerecorded June 15th, 1535, during the Siege of Munster, look carefully and you can see John of Leiden mingling with the audience.

Ah yes, Zulu, that classic film about the Battle of Woke's Drift...

Now and Then: Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast 2002 was pre-console for me so the games I could play depended on what was available on a G3 iMac.

And now we come to it: 2003, the year of Bioware's true masterpiece and my all time favourite video game: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. It was my all-timer then, is now, and forever shall be.

“Buy our home security package named after someone who was utterly destroyed by a back door break-in he didn’t see coming because he was focused solely on the front door.”

2004: Fable Now: Tie between Fable and KOTOR 2.

Another tough one, so my first two-way tie: 2005: Star Wars: Republic Commando and Need for Speed: Most Wanted. Now: Need for Speed: Most Wanted.

Four Games that defined my 2025.

2006: Probably Need for Speed: Carbon but it's hard to remember exactly. At 14 I was spending a lot more time playing guitar than gaming, honestly. Now: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

2007: Mass Effect then, Mass Effect now, Mass Effect always. It's hard to describe just how much I love that game. But if I had to pick one thing which hooked me in right from the start and has never let go: the world-building. Ok, the soundtrack too. A true masterpiece.

This year's dram for #clergymaltclub a bottle I've been eeking out for a decade or more. Merry Christmas everyone!

2008: Burnout Paradise And it still is today. An almost perfect open-world arcade racer.

2009: Dragon Age: Origins And it still is to this day, although AC: II is a close 2nd.

This one is really quite tough because there are 3 games that could have been my GOTY back in 2010 and I can't quite remember which I liked the most. If I'm being as honest as possible: 2010: Halo: Reach Now: Fallout New Vegas

Sunrise at 9.19, sunset at 15.40.

The 'We had consensus until the 60s' drivel has been pushed *heavily* in conservative christian circles for years. Which is part of the reason so many evans repeat with far-right talking points without so much as a second thought.

Religious authority: In our book we invented the Megaheresy as a cautionary tale American Christians: At long last, we have created the Megaheresy from the classic religious doctrine Don't Do The Megaheresy

2011: Skyrim Today: still Skyrim...only because I haven't yet beat Dark Souls.

2012: Mass Effect 3 Now: Dishonored However, CKII is the 2012 game I have the most play-time in by far.

There is nothing Christ-like about antisemitism. This coming just days after Bondi Beach is even worse.

2015: The Witcher 3 And I would say the same today.

2014: Shadow of Mordor Now: Wolfenstein: The New Order

2013: Bioshock: Infinite Now: Papers, Please I still really like Infinite, though, despite its many issues.

I heard there was a secret meat With paprika, and spicy heat But you don't really care for sausage Nduja ...sorry, I can delete this. I've just seen a few posts in this format and I wanted in.

Goodwin (like similar voices) is being totally dishonest about this. Despite the equal dishonesty of its headline, the Mail story shows these weren't "anti-immigration tweets", they were calls for "slaughter" and mass violence against MPs. It's incredible that this is being openly condoned.

this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.

Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah. Praying for his full & speedy recovery. And so deeply inspired by his example.

between this and evangelicalism’s tendency to downplay Jesus’ Godhood (via the sophistry of Wayne Grudem, et al) in order to shore up complementarianism (???), I’m growing worried that American Arianism with Aryan Commitments is, like, two blog posts away from coming into full existence

Utter lunacy. My wife and her friends would likely burn any restaurant that did this to the ground, and they would be justified in doing so.

Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode - no Stars (Wars or Trek), LOTR, Marvel, Disney animated or Pixar.

when a poor person uses food stamps for a steak or homeless person spends $5 on a beer, it’s seen as proof that all poor people are so bad with money that they shouldn’t be given any, ever, for any reason. $77 billion out the window, and zuck’s legacy as a safe government contract bet is secure.

Putin is a far more successful manipulator of Western psychology than he is a conqueror of Ukrainian defensive positions share.google/t4tDq7zXBj7o...

This ongoing toxic discourse has multiple real-life, everyday consequences It leads to the man sitting next to me on a bus not accepting I'm from Manchester as I have 'dark skin' Declaring, while gesturing around the bus- 'you can fool all of them, but you can't fool me' It permits open racism

The UK has gone quite, quite mad. It's ridiculous that we (just about) survived 14 years of the Tories, only for Labour to allow the madness to take hold and spread. Some of the stuff in those bullets is just breath-takingly evil. And it's not winning Labour ANY votes. Just helping Reform.

Wild how people like this, just like russians, still can’t comprehend that the Revolution of Dignity wasn’t staged. It was Ukrainians choosing freedom over fear. Imperialists and small minds always assume someone else must be pulling the strings, because they’ve never seen a nation with a spine.

The guy's literally got one leg, but that's apparently one too many for the DWP to consider him disabled www.mirror.co.uk/money/dwp-fi...