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The how can he be a sell out? Sound to me like he never "Sold in" to begin with and was only ever loyal to cash.

Successful YouTuber, reviewer and streamer "Angry" Joe Vargas has been accused of getting, let's say, inappropriate with a partnered Twitch Streamer, VA and Overwatch pro team coach WookieMonster aka Queen of the Feeders during PAX East in 2018. Rich of ReviewtechUSA put out a couple of videos that explain the situation in more detail than I can and with neutrality, but here are the links to WookieMonster's Original Statement (This may have been edited since the original posting), Angry Joe's official Public Response and Rich's vids below; 1st Video (Before Joe's Reponce) 2nd Video (After Joe's Response) So, what do I think. There's not two sides to these stories, you know "He Said, She Said". It's usually three. "He said, She Said, and the Truth". Call it the Eye of God. That knows the truth in detail, but the truth is something we humans aren't great it. It's been over two years, the facts can get diluted by both parties in that kind of time, whether it be twisting the truth, careful wording, not remembering correctly or just flat out lies. A lot of people are criticizing and debunking WookieMonster's story because of that two year gap, but it's not always easy to come forward with stuff like this, history has shown this. I also find it unlikely that she's doing this for publicity as I don't feel Joe's YouTube content over the past couple of years has been as popular as it used to be, but I think his Twitch audience may have gotten bigger. But still, it would have made more sense to make a name for herself at Joe's expense if she came forward back then. Also, as Rich said, in 94% of sexual assault/harassment cases, the victim is telling the truth. However, this seems unlikely for Joe as well. He normally presents himself as a fairly progressive, modern man that doesn't really suit the personality profile of someone would behave this way, epically in public. His response is also very clear, clean and calm, but with a tone that indicates how seriously he's taking this. He's angry, but not frightened, and means he has full confidence in what he's saying. On the contrary, there's just a few things about WookieMonsters statement that bother me. It feels like she's describing more how she felt about his actions, rather than a more clinical description of his actions, if you what I mean. It's quite possible to feel threatened without actually being under threat, and that I think is how the Eye of God would describe this. She's aso backpedalled somewhat (apparently) of some parts of her statement, and that discredits her original recollection somewhat. Because God is an asshole, he won't spell it out, but I do think the aforementioned filter of the human mind and more recent events surrounding sexual harassment with others coming forward has prompted this and made her look back and maybe not see this in full clarity or context. I believe Joel may have flirted with her, maybe tried his luck a little, but I don't there was a deliberate attempt to harass her and make her feel uncomfortable, but that doesn't mean she didn't feel harassed and uncomfortable. I don't want to vindicate nor crucify Joe over this, what I want is the truth to come out and justice to be served, whatever action that entails. That's just my thoughts, what do you think?

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Honestly, I wouldn't call him a sell out. He had already made millions streaming games and was offered a sponsorship deal worth more millions to still stream video games and, that's business. So I wouldn't call him a sell-out for accepting an offer anyone of us would have taken, I'd call him a lucky little shit for getting into the position he ended up in to be made such an offer in first place.

The subject of Key Resellers has come up a few times on these forums, like here and here, and I'll say the same thing I always say. These should be avoided, as tempting as they are.

That game has not been announced. As far we know, it doesn't even exist. All they're offering at launch in GTA5...again.

We see so many remakes and remasters these days and, whether you like them or not, they have appeal and sell because of that. There's nostalgia, much more convenient that playing on old hardware (The PAL version of the N64 in particular is a nightmare. The reasons why I believe that's the case are quite interesting, but that's for another topic) and it introduces these games to a new generation. Again, you can hate this trend if you want and I'd understand, but most of these have had legitimate effort put into them, but not this one. On the same day a rather tidy looking remaster of SpongeBob: Battle to Save Bikini Bottom comes out, Apyre give us... this. Before we go any further, let me make it clear. This a great game, a real gem of my teenage years. I loved it on Nintendo 64 21 years ago (God, I'm old) and seeing it back on modern consoles, especially the Switch that might make it feel like a new, more intuitive experience to play, part of me cheers. The problem is how ridiculously lazy this is. I'd bet my last penny that is just the Dreamcast version with some new loading logo's for these "Developers" to wrongfully celebrate themselves with, and that's it. There's been no graphical updates, no improved textures or character models, no re-recorded sounds, nothing. Obviously it runs at a much higher resolution and frame rate than it would on old hardware, so there's a significant difference one can see, but you only notice that difference because that previous hardware is so old. Don't take my word for it, here's some footage. I waited a day to make this topic so footage would be available. Remember, this video game came out literally yesterday. Of course, a full remaster would have been much more expensive to make, and thus, more expensive to buy, but I'd rather pay $30, or even $60 for a version that's actually had the love that it deserves, rather than the $15 they want for this 20yo asset flip. I hate to say it, because complimenting EA gives me heartburn and a headache, but why couldn't we get this version EA and Criterion were peddling as a concept 2 years ago? I would maybe consider it on the switch, as aforementioned it's control would make this feel fresh, but please don't buy this on PS4. This game deserves better.

I don't know what it takes to be this stupid. How could SEGA have boiled down the success of things like the NES Classic and these other mini-retro emulator consoles down to the ridiculously simple point that "It's an old console that's smaller", and decided that was the defining element of said success.

I may do two. One spoiler free, one not. It really depends on how easy it is to explain my thoughts on the story and my I believe certain them without going into details.

And I was about to cave in and create a mixer account.

The problem is, with all due respect to @Knight Plug, people aren't understanding the difference between a bad story and an upsetting one. It's not meant to be heroic or inspirational, it's meant to be provocative and uncomfortable. I'll be preparing a more complete review for when I finish the game, but so far it is brilliant at what's trying to be minus a few issues here and there.

I kind of get the way the XBox Series X looks, it's design is born from function rather than style and is there to improve cooling and reduce fan noise. However, whilst I think your statements are a little harsh, It's difficult to say you're wrong. The XBox Series X is boring to look at and it's an awkward shape to place inside a TV table/cabinet. The PS5's design also came about in part to improve cooling, has a shape that's more likely to fit inside TV tables/cabinets despite the larger size and is far more pleasing on the eye.

Lift is Strange is one of those games that is undeniably brilliant, but you have to know what you're in for. It's not actually what I would a "game", I would describe it as an interactive narrative. There're some aspects of exploration and problem solving, but it's mostly guiding the character through a scripted story with choices to make that affect where the story goes. I won't spoil anything, but it's a superb story. I definitely prefer the first LIS over the prequel BTS for reasons that I can't really explain without spoiling them, but it's up to you in the end how you feel. If you bought the games on disk, the'll be complete, so don't worry.

Comparing to the DS4, the top is rounded rather than straight and that may make the triggers and shoulder buttons easier to use. The side grips also look a little narrower, but a little longer and that may make it easier for smaller hands to grip and for larger hands to find a comfortable grip point. There're just two things I hate the DS4. One, the USB micro connection, now it's a USB-C on the DS5, good. Second is the contours on the face of the controller between the "Share" button to the D-Pad and the "options" button to the face buttons, they make the "Share" and "Options" buttons hard to press and I'm glad to see what looks like a flat face this time. I agree with @The Blackangeland @ARx182 that there was certainly little wrong with the DS4, but there's always room for improvement and I think these subtle changes as well as the expected new tech in the controller will make this even better.

Official statement from CD Project Red: To polish and improve the game so it's 100% complete is the right reason to delay any game, but this is starting to get a bit ridiculous. This is why games shouldn't announce release dates so early. Any number of things can happen between those announments and said release dates. There has to be a point where gamers need to stop forgiving developers/publishers for these delays and start asking them if they knew it wouldn't be ready in time, why did you make that announcement and start taking pre-orders a so may long ago? For me, that time is now.

Found the game on Steam. What's immediately very weird is that is a part of series of "Endless Fable" games (I think there's 4 of them at this point, this being number 3), but it appears this Switch listing ditches the sequel tag completely. Maybe they don't intend to bring the other games to the Switch. It doesn't look like anything special, just point and click adventure/horror game with puzzles. It's got mixed reviews on Steam, so that's a good sign and is lower rated than the other Endless Fable titles. The Scottish setting does grant an extra point for me, but from I can about the story it could have been set pretty much anywhere and doesn't really connect to the setting in a very meaningful way. Overall, I'm not really interested in it, but that shouldn't put you off if you like the look of it. I'll add the trailer in here in just in case you wanna take a look.

June 17nth 18:54 local time.

I hate to be pedantic, but this isn't gaming related and should be moved to general discussion @DC.

It is a fascinating picture, and thanks again for sharing it. I'm not sure how that would happen, but I suspect it's more to do with weather patterns rather than volcanic activity. A humid, high pressure weather front being forced up the mountain for that moisture heavy air to cool at high altitude then sink back down?

Sorry about the clumsy "EDIT" on that post @The Blackangel, I had to try to get that in before the editing window closed, so I ended up rushing a bit.

I'm very sorry to hear that. That really does sound amazing and it's such a shame you're unable to do that now. All can offer is that you did get to enjoy these things while you could. On to Yellowstone though. This Volcano isn't normal in that it has not formed as a result of molten rock being diverted from a tectonic boundary, It has formed above what geologist calls a "Hot Spot" where a convection current in the earths mantle has broken through the surface. Iceland and the Hawaiian Islands were formed by the same phenomena. In geological terms, it's actually quite a young formation that's only existed for around 2.1 million years. In that time, it has had three caldera forming eruptions, making an average gap of around 600,000 years between them. Considering that the last eruption was around 640,000 yeas ago, that's why scientist keep a close eye on this. Despite that, the odds of an eruption in our lifetime is very slim because they're giving several tens of thousands of years for estimates. Using the word "overdue" isn't really accurate. It could be hundreds of thousands of years until it blows and it would still make sense. All that's sure is that will blow... someday. EDIT: Started typing before your edit. I have heard of MT Pele. It's not in Hawaii, (Unless there is another Mt Pele I don't know about) Erupted on the ise of Martinique in 1902 in a even eerily similar to MT St Helens. The nearby town of 40,000 inhabitants was all but wiped out. One of only 2-3 survivors was a prisoner protected from the debris filled pyroclastic avalanche by his underground cell, but he wasn't shielded from the heat of the said pyroclastic surge and was badly burned. Apparently, after the eruption he was toured in a freak show as "The Man Who Escaped Hell." And yeah, Mt Fuji is a remarkable natural beauty.

Yellowstone is another bucket list for me. A volcanic crater big enough build Tokyo inside and still have room to spare. Within that though, is one of the most beautiful natural habitats on earth, so there're several reasons to visit that place. But God's, please do me a favour and not give us a VEI8 event until after I'm dead if you don't mind? Thank you. The last VEI8 event was at Lake Toba in modern day Indonesia around 70,000 years ago and that did almost wipe us out, so as unlikely as it is in our lifetime, it's something to fear. Sadly, when it comes to Mt St Helens, you're not completely correct. You have to fill out a pile of liability forms almost as tall as the mountain itself to get any ware near the crater because the volcano is still active with a risk of steam eruptions and the ground is very unstable. It's young earth, left from the eruptions in the 80's. It's not gonna blow it's top like it did in 1980 for a long time, talking hundreds of years, but it's still a dangerous trip.

The Ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum. I've been fascinated by Geology and Volcanology since I was a kid and find the Romans to be an interesting lot, so the chance to explore both passions and see where the most famous volcanic event in human history happened would be a dream come true. Hopefully I'd be allowed to climb Mt Vesuvius and see the other volcanic site in the area as well.

Whilst I fear @Crazycrabmay be right and Sony will use pricing to really dangle the digital version in everyone's face, I will still buy the version with a disc tray. Until digital goods are blessed with the same consumer rights as physical media, I will not abandon discs.

June 15nth 11:42 local time.