Mathew Paget

Further proof that The Game Awards are NOT the Oscars for video games. The organization does not care about people who make games. It's a glorified E3 trailer showcase.

couple thoughts on z-a:

1) bad graphics do not equate to a bag game and complaining about bad graphics does not equate to criticism. dig deeper. i beg you.

2) pokemon is not targeted at 30+ y/o men. it's fine if it doesn't spark the same joy it did when you were 4. its called getting older.

No, Nintendo and Pokémon did not patent ‘summoning characters and making them battle’ Is that even allowed?

I dug into that recent Pokémon patent on @theverge.com in the interest of getting some facts straight www.theverge.com/games/779062...

Oh nice! And I'm glad you're enjoying it. If I was actually in Vancouver proper and not an hour away, I'd come meet up with you. I hope you have a great time!

What the heck are you doing in my neighbourhood?

YouTube video by GameSpot I Was Wrong About Elden Ring: Nightreign...

I've unlocked every achievement, completed every remembrance, and defeated every Everdark (so far).

After 100 hours, I still can't get enough of Elden Ring: Nightreign. Easily my game of the year so far.

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He had that Denzel in him

I worked at HMV. Chinese Democracy, Black Ice, and Death Magnetic came out. What a silly fucking year. Here are three that feel perfect to me. "You Are The Best Thing" is one of my favourites.

Gossip in the Grain (Ray LaMontagne)
Worrisome Heart (Melody Gardot)
808s & Heartbreaks (Kanye West)

Bluesky is wild. They were like "Everyone hated Twitter, right? Let's do that again"

Hot dogs in tortillas for me, stuck them with toothpicks to keep them closed while I microwaved those bitches with cheese

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 Review - You Win Some, Lose Some Though it trips up a bit in its Career mode, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 still manages to deliver a marvelous game of skate.

They brought me back for one more mission... because they needed the best. The game has changed but the players are the same.

My Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 review: www.gamespot.com/reviews/tony...

This is a lame, compassionless take

Man… I don’t know why I expected more compassion from this industry but WOOF

Don’t listen to the meanies! Scarlet and Violet are phenomenal Pokemon games.

One of the best modern Pokemon games held back by its performance. I really hope folks give it a second chance, and maybe even dip their toes in competitive before writing it off.

Game development isn’t easy to understand, but the trades of cinema weren’t either at one point. The Oscars helped me as a kid see everything that went into movie making and appreciate these individuals coming together to create art.

There’s absolutely a way to do this for game development.

The problem with The Game Awards is that I honestly don’t believe anyone that works on it truly cares about the art and work that goes into video games. They just want to play and consume them. The Oscars is all about honouring the people, from those behind the scenes to the stars on the screen.

2024 was a great year! After a number of great years of therapy, it was the year I manifested and discovered who truly mattered to me and my life! Thank you to everyone who does!

I am so sorry, Seth. It takes a lot of strength to ask for help, and even more I'm sure for what you and your wife are both going through. You'll both be in my thoughts! Please take care of yourself during this, too.

Hellllll yeah, dude! So stoked you watched it 😁

First time?

Have thought about A Different Man almost every waking minute since seeing it. WATCH THIS MOVIE! It's spectacular.

A Different Man is the type of film that almost always ends up being one of my favourites… one where my insides fight to make sense of how they feel, only to war indefinitely and never come to a true consensus of Feelin’ Good or Feelin’ RAAAAGGGGHHHHH!

Ultimately feelin’ alive

so now you're lucyjamesgames everywhere but bluesky, i gotta put a frickin' period in it

A review of In a Violent Nature (2024) Oh fuck, not the woods... nothing good ever happens in the woods It's like one of those 10 Hours Of Forest Sounds videos on YouTube, but every now and then, you hear someone get brutally murdered.…

I haven't stopped thinking about In A Violent Nature since I saw it last week. I'm a sucker for anything Canadian, including strolls through its wilderness, so I loved the slow-and-steady pace between each gruesome kill.

Letterboxd review:

A review of Conclave (2024) Paid for the whole seat, but I only needed the edge. I thought Ralph Fiennes was going to pull out a silenced pistol at some point. For a movie where it’s just Catholic dudes talking in rooms, it sure...

For a film that's about old Catholic dudes talking in rooms, Conclave is a phenomenally fun time.

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