“In 1989, parents’ concerns for their children’s video game habits were at an all-time high. One eclectic inventor thought he had the perfect solution: Homework First. It was a literal lock that blocked the cartridge slot of the Nintendo Entertainment System. Was Homework First the ultimate solution to Nintenditis? Learn the story behind the first parental control system for video games.”
“Gaming Historian provides a history of the ESRB’s creation. In the early 90’s, there was a growing concern from the public about violent entertainment. When the government began seeing footage of graphic video games, they stepped in with an ultimatum for the industry: Regulate yourselves, or we’ll do it for you.”
Yes…They’ve been obsessed with pixels and ideas for a very long time.
The old assertion…”It’s threatening children”…as usual.
Sad fact…none of these outraged zealots even knew what they were talking about…
…Their arguments have subsequently fallen apart, as more research has been done on the very question of psychological effects of video games on kids.
“It’s finally here. I’ve spent 4 days with the Sony PlayStation 5 and had a chance to cover much of the hardware. It’s truly a next generation system but it has some issues that need to be addressed. Please enjoy my full review of the PS5”
“Doomsday for Hollywood has come and it came from one company. Disney essentially cancelled theaters for the rest of 2020 and the rest of Hollywood will follow suit. Shutting down one of the main streams of revenue. This is only one of Tinsel Town’s troubles.”
01) Naughty Microsoft Bought Smelly Bethesda (The Jimquisition)
“Naughty, cheeky Microsoft has purchased smelly, old, dirty, old Bethesda. Obviously, it’s got Bethesda’s parent company Zenimax as well. Zenimax is a toilet.
There’s plenty to talk about here, from Zenimax and Bethesda’s history as corporate bullies to the benefits Microsoft will see as we enter a new generation and the Xbox Series faces off against the PS5.
“The PlayStation 5 is proving difficult to order, and neither Sony nor retailers have helped. Pre-orders were meant to go live on Thursday, September 17th. Instead, they just sorta went live whenever, and the result has been anarchic.
Because nothing in the so-called “AAA” industry is ever simple, customers simply trying to reserve a console have been confused with weird lockouts, surprise listings, and Sony’s failure to communicate information.
I’m thinking…a massive portion of the human population is unemployed…economies are in the toilet…Sony does not know what the future has in store, for them and their new console…This is likely why they put the breaks on production and distribution.
They’d have possibly been better off waiting for all of this to be over, instead of dumping a console on the market…for which support is in question.
Sounds crazy to say that about a PS5…but nobody is going to make and publish games they cannot profit from.
01) Crusader Kings 3 IS A PERFECTLY BALANCED GAME WITH NO EXPLOITS – Making Money By Divorcing!!
“Crusader Kings 3 / Crusader Kings III Is the latest entry into the crusader kings series and it is set to release in the next few weeks. The Developers have given me early access to the game to record this gameplay footage and show off my favourite features in the game! We will be following the life of the duchess of Tuscany who will be making money by divorcing her husband over and over again as well as turning the wedding celebrations into prestige that can be used to fight wars or just become the most famous person on the planet! So sit back and enjoy this divorce simulator which has been disguised under the name of a grand strategy game CK3! I loved playing CK2 and I am excited to be able to show off this next in CK3! But is this new game Crusader Kings 3 a perfectly balanced game with no exploits or is making money by divorcing overpowered! Well lets see what The Spiffing Brit has to show us today in Crusader Kings III
So sit back and watch as the spiffing brit tests to see if Crusader Kings III is a perfectly balanced game with no exploits or if the Becoming Famous Challenge is broken!! How can you even Become Famous and prestigious in CK3 without doing any big achievement! What strange Strategy game exploit is this! Also featuring an Unlimited gold thanks to a gold exploit!
This video game exploit video will be jam packed with a best bits funny moments montage style of editing similar to that of Valefisk, Robbaz and RTgame. So sit back relax and grab a cup of tea to enjoy with the spiffing brit!”
01) New Generation, New Nonsense (The Jimquisition)
“We’re fast approaching a new generation of consoles, and we don’t even know what they’ll cost or when they’ll come out. But we DO know that Sony might allow you to preorder one from them if you’re very good.
As we hurtle toward next-gen in a year where people literally don’t have money, we’re already drowning in total nonsense. Because this is the game industry – straightforward behavior and sensible commerce went out to lunch years ago.”
I’m still on my PS3…and happy enough with it, but…yeah…Maybe a PS4 will finally be affordable?
The invitation only pre orders for PS5, sound crazy.
01) Does the NES Have a Secret Master System Port?
“Ahhh, yes, the NES, a think of blocky curiosity. On the bottom of the NES is a rectangular insert, and behind that lies, well, an expansion slot. This video explores the NES expansion slot as well as some of the rumours surrounding it.”
