Their blockbuster title “Sound of Freedom” is, curiously enough, a story intended to be a hagiography of Tim Ballard, a man with numerous sexual misconduct allegations

And now they’re making a movie about “King David”. Don’t even get me started on that creep.

It’s still nice. Honestly, the reciprocation of appreciation/affection is its own glamour filter. The girl who thinks I’m hot is made hotter as a result.

Guy who is extremely confident he will not go bald.

As for the concern about markets, I think it’s exaggerated. Nobody in their right mind is expecting to keep their assets in foreign banks if they pursue a war of agression.

Glances at the US and Venezuela

Glances at Israel and… everyone else

I’ve got a mixed bag of neighbors and we mostly avoid talking politics. If they’re hosting the bbq, I’m not sure why you’d complain. Seems like they’ve got no grudge against you

I don’t think e33 is unreasonable.

For any individual award, sure. It’s an arbitrary decision of taste and people can agree to disagree.

When you’re stacking up all the awards on a single game, you’re effectively ignoring the rest of the releases for the year.

The only issue I have is sandfall shouldn’t count as an independent game

I’m more disgusted with giving “Best Indie” and “Best Debut Indie” to the same title. Why even have two categories at this point? It isn’t even the studio’s debut title.

Similarly, three “Best Performance” nominees to the same title. You know what you’re doing and it’s not evaluation or recognition, it’s just promotion.

But then these awards gave Pretty Derby the Best Mobile Game and FFT: Ivalice Chronicles (a thirty year old remaster!) Best Strategy, so whatchagonna do?

Game awards have always been glorified ads.

Whether you go to the Silksong, KCD2, Death Stranding, Dispatch, Arc Raiders, or any other games subreddit that was nominated for any award about half the comments saying E33 is trash, overhyped, and their game deserved to win instead.

Nine awards is a lot. And this is after they swept Golden Joystick. It’s a fine game. It’s just not the only game.

“We’ve picked one game and we’re giving every award to that game because it’s the best game at everything and have you played the game yet? You should it’s so good it’s just the best at everything.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler_Interactive

Kepler Interactive was founded in September 2021 at the initiative of former Ubisoft employee and French entrepreneur Alexis Garavayan, who had previously co-founded the video game investment fund Kowloon Nights. Self-described as a “super developer” publishing group, Kepler was born out of an alliance between seven independent studios to “pool their resources and knowledge”:

Hedge Fund ass publisher. Come on, guys. The Gaming Awards have always just been sponsored content and you’re getting hoodwinked because you don’t recognize the sponsor this time around.

“His erect member throbbed, red chaff lines glowing with the heat of his passion, in the dim light of the monitors glow. ‘Why yes, I would like to learn more about Horny MILFs in my area’ he growled, before clicking the large pop-up banner and snuggling his succulent ass cheeks into the gaming chair”

“It’s so hard to make friends”

“What are your neighbors like?”

“Idk, I’ve never talked to them”

I used IAU for the few instances I banked gold as a hedge. But I’ve never held longer than a year and it’s never outperformed by overall portfolio returns.

It’s just not a good long term investment.

The problem isn’t female leads, it’ trash-tier writing.

Worst part about the sequels was the compulsive need to regurgitate elements of the prior series.

• Empire is back, kids!
• Death Star Plus
• And we’re back on Tantoine again
• Harrison Ford again
• Getting killed by Discount Darth Vader to buy time to escape the Knock Off Death Star
• Only a direct hit on the main loud farting sounds

There’s so much lore from the books and the games and the toys and the cutting room floor of the original movies. And they had a ton of good ideas at the outset. A storm trooper who defects? A six foot tall super trooper in mirror armor? A Sith Lord who isn’t stoic and morose, but hot headed and self-destructive? These are cool good ideas!

Shame they got drowned out in Disney fueled nostalgia.

Like the capitalists want “uneducated” masses

Capitalists have historically needed liberal universities in order to reproduce, both as asset managers and as propagandists. The modern turn towards “AI can do everything” is a real vulnerability in the material working of the system. The Professional Managerial Class has been a major pillar of modern capital since the Cold War Era. Dissolving it to save a few bucks is a serious blunder.

Only question is who steps up to take advantage.

Oh cool, you’re a real person under here

Chinese businesses in the textile district have long operated within what investigators call the “Prato system”, marked by corruption and irregular practices, including labour and safety abuses as well as tax and customs fraud.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organized_crime_in_Italy#Largest_crime_groups

Real “I’m shocked to discover there’s gambling going on in the casino!” energy in these allegations.

Mafia families have a long and storied history of partnering with state police and prosecutors to rub out rival gangs and cartels. And given Meloni’s own mafia connections, combined with regular press criticism of the same, I can’t say I’m surprised to see her government rediscovering religion on anti-mafia policing as her polling numbers sag.

Without the mafia designation or Chinese cooperation, Tescaroli’s case in the China Truck trial relies on the fragile scaffolding of Italian procedure, and the willingness of translators to show up.

Who do they have running this investigation? Kash Patel?

Sino-Soviet split is over, bro. You aren’t going to wish it back by shitposting.