I still have a job. I survived layoffs… for now. My workload has increased, but all is well, and I’m thankful for that.

Hoping for the best for you. Take care!

No doubt. I agree. I try to stay out of things for that reason, but this was big news for a couple years and is still going on. As a gamer, it was unavoidable. The number of reports coming out of that company is concerning. But I do try to separate art from the artist when I can.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Department_of_Fair_Employment_and_Housing_v._Activision_Blizzard

Basically Activation and Blizzard with their sexual misconduct, harassment, and otherwise. Their CEO defending it. The allegations of toxic work environments, etc. It’s just not a company I support, despite the fact that I was a huge fan of their games. There’s a lot more information out there, but I don’t feel like going through it all. I’ll remove my post if you want.

Maybe I’m just being salty? I don’t think so though.

Edit: Sorry Chris, if I am out of line or didn’t provide enough info in my original post.

Fuck Blizzard

Learning python could be handy if you ever wanted a career change into a software developer :)

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Did they completely blow him off or something? Hard to know what’s really going on in a still image. That image does make me feel a little sad though.

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Yeah they keep changing the structure of the plan. Music used to be a separate package I think? That was years ago.

I wouldn’t call it fluff though :P I (initially) got it specifically for the music, and that’s what gets the most use from my family :) I guess that doesn’t make it any less fluff for you though. I agree that it should be a separate package.

This price increase sucks though.

Yes it does :\ Lucky for us it doesn’t seem to affect the family package. They raised the price on that last year.

Here’s hoping they don’t raise the price of that plan too.

Yeah, I can’t disagree honestly. The Disney+/Hulu/ESPN ad free bundle is like $20/month usd.

You probably can, but I’m lazy ;) I like it. Got the family one so everybody in my house can use it. We listen to a LOT of music on youtube music in my house, and a few of the others like watching cooking shows and silly junk on youtube. There’s some pretty decent content. You can get by with ad blockers and stuff, but since I use the music app in my car and at work I prefer not to deal with all that.

For most people, there’s probably not much reason to pay for it.

Edit: Not happy with the constant price hikes though. It seems like the bump the price by a little every year or two.

I don’t think so. Where did you see that?

Lightguns don’t but newer technology does. Guns these days just use cameras and they work fine. There’s no technical limitations here.

But I do appreciate your comment because that was an actual thing for a while, so completely relevant.

Timespinner: A really solid Metroidvania - very similar to older Castlevania games. It’s on sale for just under $6 USD. Great deal. I got a solid 28 hours out of the game and loved it (tho, if you race to the end it isn’t super long but still good for the price). Don’t sleep on it for that price if you like the genre, and are itching for that old school Castlevania feel. An actual hidden gem IMO.

Broforce: Not a hidden gem, but a hilariously fun side scrolling shooter like Contra that you could play with a few friends (and levels going up and down, not just running to the right, plus destructible environments that you can use to kill your friends for laughs). $3 USD, hard to pass up even if you only play it for one drunken night with your friends. We all had a lot of fun with this. Maybe too much fun.

Toukiden 2: This game has been sitting at full price for years. I could never understand why. It’s a Monster Hunter style game with a full open world for single player, but multiplayer gameplay for boss battles similar to MH. I had fun with it for a bit but I have been waiting for it to go on sale so I can play it with some friends. Significant sale at $23.99 USD compared to the usual $60 USD and it doesn’t happen often. It’s worth looking at. I enjoyed the few hours I played a lot, but I couldn’t tell you how good it is overall. Reviews seem good.

Grim Dawn: Others have already mentioned this one. It’s the successor to Titans Quest, and perhaps the spiritual successor to Diablo 2. Supports mods, which is great! Stash enhancements, character editors, etc. It’s an ARPG game similar to Path of Exile and Diablo. Story is decent, there’s some cool mechanics and choices matter type stuff, but even with those you can still play with your friends. You can get the game with expansions (totally worth getting) for around $21-$25 USD. Great deal and you’ll be supporting a great company, Crate Entertainment takes care of their fans and keep supporting the game.

Whatever happened to gun games on consoles in general? Duck hunt was great when I was a kid, and later we had games like Time Crises. I miss those.

I would love Max Payne 1 & 2. I googled it for fun and found this: https://investors.remedygames.com/announcements/remedy-entertainment-enters-agreement-with-rockstar-games-for-new-max-payne-12-project/

I won’t hold my breath, but I’ll be happy if it happens.

I haven’t seen a specific time, but today will be the last day :(

Such a great app, I will miss it.