Tech & Hobbies
Games, industry critique, entertainment takes, and random niche stuff I find interesting. My digital ramble zone.
๐ฎ game thoughts
41 articles in this category
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I finally played the 'AAAA' Game
game thoughtsYear 3 of Skull and Bones proves this pirate game has zero future. It is a tangled mess of hostile UI, boring gameplay, and pure live-service delusion.
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9 Kings short review: A restrictive early access mess that barely justifies half price
game thoughts9 Kings is just another typical early access indie game with terrible UI, lazy unit buffs, and awful pacing. It is barely worth the half price.
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The long overdue death of Destiny 2
game thoughtsSony is officially pulling the plug on Destiny 2. Between a massive $765 million write-off, clueless developers, and a delusional playerbase, Bungie had this coming.
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Deep Rock Galactic: when shouting "Rock and Stone" into the echo chamber no longer works
game thoughtsShouting Rock and Stone can no longer hide reality. Rogue Core is a fundamentally barebones ยฃ25 Early Access asset flip that betrays its co-op roots.
๐ฑ tech talks
57 articles in this category
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The biggest idiot of the AI bubble
tech talksMicrosoft is burning $100 billion to boil the planet and keep OpenAI running. The great AI grift continues as top-line revenue is just recycled Azure credits.
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Sony just dropped a 765 million Bungie bomb and pivoted to AI
tech talksJim Ryan bought Bungie for $3.6 billion and bailed. Now Sony is eating a massive impairment loss while pushing generative AI to distract angry investors.
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Metaโs $2 billion Manus panic-buy implodes
tech talksMark Zuckerberg tried to paste over his failing AI roadmap by buying a dime-a-dozen API wrapper for $2 billion. Then China completely vapourised the deal.
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Toei Games and the Ticking Clock on Bandai Namco
tech talksToei has announced their own games division. Bandai Namco is now officially on borrowed time, using Xenoverse 3 to mask a dangerously thin pipeline.
๐ฌ entertainment
7 articles in this category
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Breaking News: Apparently Only Men Can Be Abusive in 2026
entertainmentWhy do UK ads like "Enough" and "Stop It Now" still paint men as the enemy in 2026? A look at how these government campaigns erase male victims and why this one-sided narrative is actively dangerous for society.
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Infu5.2d: A Nuanced Deep Dive into the Tapestry of My 100% Organic Human Thoughts
entertainmentI (100% organic human), take a look at the peak of 2025's SOTA LLMs writing capabilities.
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I Just Watched - Superman (2025)
entertainmentThe big one is here. James Gunn's Superman has landed, tasked with rebooting an entire cinematic universe. Itโs a colourful, messy, and overstuffed film that gets a lot right, but itโs also completely undermined by one of the most baffling acts of character assassination Iโve seen in a blockbuster. I just watched it.
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I Just Watched - Venom: The Last Dance
entertainmentThe billion-dollar, brain-eating trilogy is finally over. Venom: The Last Dance is here to cap off Tom Hardy's chaotic double-act that critics hated and audiences paid to see. I just watched it.