Spirit of Jazz
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Just in case of what exactly? Why tread lightly around hate groups? And why is a gaming podcast not an appropriate time to slam prominent figures in the industry? This is a really bad subject to play devil's advocate on.
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Just in case of what exactly? Why tread lightly around hate groups? And why is a gaming podcast not an appropriate time to slam prominent figures in the industry? This is a really bad subject to play devil's advocate on.
Like Luckey is low key supporting a hate group have some fucking spine and call the situation for what it is as opposed to waffling. I don't expect some smackdown but if you're covering the news don't dance around it.
I like Jeff B but dawg was talking some dumb shit on the Beastcast, like borderline good ol' boys shit.
Fuck this bullshit "fairness" people espouse, I don't have to pretend these off brand white supremacists have anything of value to contribute or that their viewpoints are legitimate.
I like Jeff B but dawg was talking some dumb shit on the Beastcast, like borderline good ol' boys shit.
Fuck this bullshit "fairness" people espouse, I don't have to pretend these off brand white supremacists have anything of value to contribute or that their viewpoints are legitimate.
Glitchesarecool
Member
Usually around Thanksgiving.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Yeah
It's like
It's one thing to be a Republican and tow that line, and tow that line publically.
It's another to try and quietly fund/start a hate group, using a known white supremacist forum to siphon donations from, and using a known racist bigot(Milo) to 'vet' for you because you're too afraid to show people your true bigotry.
There is no treading lightly to that. There is no 'He's young', there is no 'That's just his politics'. If Luckey came out and said "i'm republican" that's one thing. That's fine. You support a xenophobic, racist, sexist, deranged idiot, that's on you. But trying to fund a hate group quietly, hoping nobody notices? Fuck off with the talk of 'Well he's young, it's his politics'. Nah. Nah. You don't get to devils advocate 'ignorance' for that.
I guess you're right. I just don't care enough about it to want to hear them slam him
just ignore the idiot, don't give him attention because that's what he and his group wants and buy a PSVR instead, now that sounds like a plan
Because you are tech reviewer and not a moral compass for the consumer. Phil Fish literally wrote to a person "kill yourself" but people are still gonna review SUPERHYPERCUBE and so they should. A reviewer should not let his personal morals interfere because we don't have the same morals. If you don't want to buy the product or want to write articles about the person I 100% support that but not in the terms of a product review.
Also where do you draw that line?
Game company treats their staff like shit, do you review?
Game company has a person that beat his partner on staff, do you review?
Game company has a accused rapist on staff, do you review?
Game company has a convicted rapist on staff, do you review?
and so on.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
In this case though
They chose to talk about this.
If a developer decides to stop development on a game for the Oculus, are you going to call them a terrible developer? "Suck it up you're just a game maker, and that's all you do. Go make your game for the Oculus."
If someone chose not to review the Oculus, after this, that's fine. Just like if a food critic choosing not to review Trumps Steaks, then nobody should be coming in saying 'You're a food reviewre, it's your job. Go review that steak, or you're a terrible food reviewer.'
And this is something you just can't ignore. That is why we are where we are, because people have been ignoring racist bullshit all this time. You either speak out, or you're complacent in your silence.
Facebook for example, I'm pretty sure they didn't say shit about this. And that's a fault on them.
Those are all horrible things, and all of those do deserve a protest when it comes to the game. Company treats their staff like shit? Don't give their game publicity. Company has a rapist on the staff? Talk about it. Maybe not in the review, but a separate op-ed.
tryagainlater
Member
Giant Bomb review whatever the hell they want so I don't see the problem with other sites being selective about what they review if they have moral qualms with the creator.
kingofthedead45
Member
So my girlfriend downloaded the cbsn app on ps4 and was showing me this segment on "allo"
The news anchors turn to their CNET correspondent, Jeff backlar. Needless to say I flipped out. It was glorious to see little jeffy be all professional talking to the news anchors.
The news anchors turn to their CNET correspondent, Jeff backlar. Needless to say I flipped out. It was glorious to see little jeffy be all professional talking to the news anchors.
Holy shit it wanted to play 5 minutes of ads.
And the skip wouldn't work.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Alright, home from the big horrible music festival that is ACL! Did you guys know there's a giant fucking ball of incandescent gas in the sky that sears your body?
How was UPF?
How was UPF?
Ninja Scooter
Member
This hackmud segment....
Twin Tails
Member
Current status
I feel that we say "it was rough" on a weekly basis but it was rough. I do enjoy Jeff's enthusiasm towards that one game but we could not see shit.
I feel that we say "it was rough" on a weekly basis but it was rough. I do enjoy Jeff's enthusiasm towards that one game but we could not see shit.
Sleeping Lesson
Member
Ah, bummer. I'll still watch it of course.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Dan being confused as shit is the best part of Hackmud
SatelliteOfLove
Member
There's a bumpersticker that says "My Other Ride is a Zaku" on there.
lmao at Danny's dig against Palmer Luckey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DFYy86elIM&feature=youtu.be&t=9m51s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DFYy86elIM&feature=youtu.be&t=9m51s
BreezyLimbo
Banned
hehe
So I've been powering through Steins Gate the past few hours. I'm in chapter 3 and I don't think the story is anything special and I think the protagonist is horrible. Is this game worth it? I see alot of post that says this game is the GOAT.
I post this here coz you guys are anime.
I post this here coz you guys are anime.
Sorry for people who are not.
Yes, it's one of the best time travel stories ever. The game is one slow build up to halfway and then a non-stop roller coaster ride downwards from there. The protagonist acts like a grown up manchild for a reason. Keep playing it.
EdReedFan20
Member
I've said this before (and someone else did earlier tonight), but the best UPF games (to me) are the ones where multiple people play. When it's solo games, they can be good sometimes, other times they can just bring the show to a complete stop (excitement wise). I completely zoned out on Jeff's game.
CoolBatteryCharge
Member
It's a story that feels like it's nothing for a very long time... then all of a sudden a lot of that "nothing" will piece together and everything becomes incredible madness. I don't think it's as amazing as most people, but it's very much worth the wild ride overall.
You see Radiohead bro?
Twin Tails
Member
Listening to Jefflr, lol this PC build email.
is he still streaming?
edit: I took the initiative and confirmed myself that he is not streaming.
edit 2: ty twin tails
Twin Tails
Member
Nah, I missed it and listening to archive.
nckillthegrimace
Member
Nothing happens in the game for so long that by the time something happens, I thought it was a gag. It's a very slow build, but it's probably worth it if you have patience.
As for the protagonist's obnoxious attitude
he grows up significantly when things get more serious.
Twin Tails
Member
Ha ha.
broncobuster
Banned
About as good as your day sounds.
When you say something like that of course I'm going to read them.
It was a mistake. Don't read the comments.
LurkerPrime
Member
I need more podcast games. VICE's podcast has destroyed the fragile balance I once had.
I couldn't resist either.
Seemed OK at first, but by the end it got dark. Like, I-was-checking-for-astroturfers levels of darkness.
Far as I'm aware, there has never been an ape in North America's apricots. So, you are correct.
I couldn't resist either.
Seemed OK at first, but by the end it got dark. Like, I-was-checking-for-astroturfers levels of darkness.
Far as I'm aware, there has never been an ape in North America's apricots. So, you are correct.
Twin Tails
Member
It's always funny when I hear them compare download speeds on Steam to PSN or whatever because in my current setup, my Steam caps its downloads off for no reason at like 1/8th of my download speed no matter how much I change regions.
but PSN will go full blast. Sometimes I have to log on and off a couple times for whatever reason but once it gets going, it blitzes. GOG download rates shit all over Steam too.
but PSN will go full blast. Sometimes I have to log on and off a couple times for whatever reason but once it gets going, it blitzes. GOG download rates shit all over Steam too.
tell us a story lunar