Andrew POE!

Then how are we to know someone is using the Animus? Should we presume that this was something Desmond saw between Assassin's Creed 1 & 2?

Sadly, I feel like Nintendo will get bought out one day. I'm not sure if it'll be Sony (they can't afford them) but it'll definitely be Microsoft, Amazon, or Disney that would buy Nintendo. Disney would feel more like a merger than an outright purchase though. The second Microsoft buys Nintendo (if this happens), it pretty much would be over for video games as a valid entertainment.

Gran Turismo Sport to close on January 31, 2024. https://www.gran-turismo.com/gb/news/00_3090440.html The Platinum is impossible even if you start now. What will prevent it is 91 online race wins in Sport Mode against the sweatiest of sweatlords out there. I'm not going to even bother. I tested it out and just to start a race you have to wait 10+ minutes (!) and the races vary from 5 to 10 minutes long. I will try to get the online trophies done on Gran Turismo 7 though.

Well, there goes Mediatonic ever fixing the PS4 to PS5 trophies. I imagine whatever is left of Mediatonic will just make new content and new skins while stringing people along about actually fixing anything with the game.

Jim Ryan from PlayStation is retiring in March 2024, his interim replacement is effective in October. Maybe his replacement will start PS3 backwards compatibility and start rewarding people for earning Platinums. https://x.com/jasonschreier/status/1707149244996505858?s=20

I didn't even know Payday 3 was coming this year. I need to do Payday The Heist on PS3 & Payday 2 on PS3/PS4.

I sorta feel like he was just filling out his collection lol. Still, great picks.

They don't expect it to work, but they expect your credit / debit card to work when you buy it on the Switch.

Maybe it's The Evil Within MMO? (since there won't be The Evil Within 3)

And yet Nintendo thinks they should release it instead of F-Zero GX HD like everyone online has been asking for....

I feel like 2K will buy Gearbox and we'll see a Borderlands 4 and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 2 soon after that.

It's been close to a year since I posted but I figure I pop in and brag about something. Just got my 300th Platinum trophy with God of War (2018). And @Contentious C's feelings about GOW (2018) were similar to mine but I was willing to overlook it (mostly). Mimir essentially being the boyfriend from Lollipop Chainsaw was also annoying. Still, it's an open world game and I love those to death apparently.

I saw a YT clip of MJF singing "Pennies From Heaven." That's the best fucking thing ever. Seriously.

Really? Is that even necessary? I get attacked for saying fans should have beaten up Roman Reigns on the Raw after WrestleMania yet this is acceptable? So I guess I'm supposed to enjoy the shit sandwich the WWE is serving and calling it filet mignon.

After reading the Raw results, I feel so justified in cancelling my Peacock subscription. Brock Lesnar has a hissy fit and attacks Cody Rhodes because reasons. I watched the highlights of Lesnar's attack and they pipe in crowd noises. And this is what Vince McMahon wants. ANOTHER 3 years of Roman Reigns as the WWE/Universal champion. If this were the Attitude Era or the nWo days, the ring would have been littered with trash and security would be trying to keep fans from Brock Lesnar. Cody Rhodes is being punished for daring to leave the WWE and start AEW. I bet he wished he stayed now. Wake me up when a current WWE wrestler goes out there and has a CM Punk Pipebomb or a MJF After Double or Nothing Pipebomb.

In my fantasy booking mind: HHH will show the footage of Solo Sikoa interfering and costing Cody the match to the referee that was there last night and has Reigns/Cody match re-started immediately where Cody wins. He can say to Reigns what he said when Jericho won years ago: "The win didn't happen." Reigns doesn't like it, well he can forfeit the titles. In reality: Nothing, probably something to do with the WWE draft or something with Raw changing networks due to Endeavor acquisition.

Again, my problem isn't that Cody Rhodes lost - just that WWE is expecting fans to be happy with what they did, pay their money to show up at the next Raw or at the next PPV. At this point, they just as well be back at the Thunderdome if they keep this up. Roman Reigns at the presser talked about what they are doing wasn't like McDonald's or TikTok. "We're making filet mignon." Except it's filet mignon being done terribly. WWE doesn't need Roman Reigns as Double Champion to be relevant. (Also some people on Twitter are taking it too far by wishing Reigns's leukemia would kill him. I get the sentiment and don't agree with it, but just stop watching at that point since the outcome of Reigns losing the titles won't happen. And yeah, I know wishing the crowd would riot and attack Reigns is bad and very extreme and almost at the same level - but like I said earlier, pissing off lapsed fans or fans that have been around since the near beginning isn't going to help people stick around or grow the audience)

Yes, I'm trolling. But if WWE doesn't want lapsed fans back like me....this is a great way to do it.

Before people jump down my throat about wishing people in the audience would hurt Roman Reigns.....let me explain. WWE have essentially killed ANY babyface looking to build momentum and win the title off of Reigns. Drew McIntyre is now a midcard wrestler. Edge is nowhere near the main event now. Brock Lesnar hasn't even bothered going after the titles. Now the same thing happened to Cody. He won't be in the main event spot again. He'll be in midcard feuds (hope leaving AEW where he could have been AEW Champion RIGHT NOW was worth it Cody). It's obvious the WWE doesn't listen to the fans, so the most extreme reaction (such as fans hurting Reigns) would remove Reigns from being on TV -- the thing is, the fans won't do that. They'll sabotage the show with chants or just won't show up at PPVs. We'll have the piped-in crowd noises we've gotten in the past except it's with a guy who can barely speak up in promos closing in on 1000 days of a title reign. Besides who would the WWE build up next for a title match? The Rock? MJF (seriously MJF don't sign with WWE, look at what they did to Cody)?

Partially serious. But eventually whatever audience that is left for WWE won't be back to hear Reigns drone on and on every week. It's borderline HHH "Reign of Terror" territory.

Not to be a jerk but fuck it....I hope fans at Raw tomorrow attack Roman Reigns. Don't give him a chance to speak and do his boring promos talking about how he won, etc....they should try to hurt him. Because, eventually what the WWE is doing is going to backfire on them. Oh and I cancelled my Peacock service after the finish to the main event.

Brock vs. Omos wasn't good at all. Typical “Brock just cashing that check” match. Yes, Omos got put over by Brock – but Omos just isn't that good. If it went longer, it would have been one of Omos' better matches but he's just not there yet. The women's showcase match....oof. They had dives but they were sloppy. The men's showcase match was better because the spots were absolutely impressive. Shayna Brazler got injured in the early parts of the match (at first I thought Ronda & her were just like “Fuck this” and walked out) and the finish was deflating to watch. Gunther vs. McIntyre vs. Sheamus is one of the better triple threat matches I've seen. I like how the match was focused around strikes although I didn't like them tossing out finishing moves for near falls though. Belair vs. Asuka is Belair's best match. Not as good as Rhea vs. Charlotte (which is an all-time classic), but nothing is. Wished Asuka busted out a Shining Wizard or a moonsault like her hero Keiji Mutoh, but still a great match. Yikes....Shane McMahon comes back and hurts himself on a leapfrog. It wasn't his quad, but his knee maybe his ankle. Snoop Dogg had no idea what happened and got told by the ref (or the Miz) to do an audible. Edge vs. Balor was a bit of a letdown – not as crazy as past HIAC matches. I wonder if Balor getting hit with the ladder stopping the match was out of concussion fears. I can't tell if Balor got busted open or not. At least no one dived off the top of the cage. Reigns vs. Cody is the slowest paced match I've ever seen....I'm not really a fan of how Roman Reigns does his main event matches. They feel like the same match regardless of opponent. Reigns does his moves....there's a lot of stalling and a lot of selling then interference. Then a ref bump. Then more interference. Then Owens & Zayn hit their finishers...yet the match doesn't end. All other matches (like Rey/Dom, Rhea/Charlotte, Owens & Zayn/Usos) you didn't want to end....then, that finish. Seriously, fuck Roman Reigns. I don't get why the crowd didn't start throwing trash into the ring or a few didn't jump the barricade and beat the shit outta Reigns.

What a way to blow that joke.

When Paul Heyman talks about money, you better ask him if the checks will bounce.

Or, on the flip side of it, "new company, new champion."