I’m a bit late on this article, and I apologize for it. Moving on.
We started the stream off with a brief walk down memory lane, where Soda and Chieftain reveal some of the silly stuff that was a thing in their childhood (and my own, to a degree, ironically.) Soda lead the topic, talking about the lack of seatbelts in the reverse facing backseats in cars, playground equipment that would bake the skin off your arse if you slid down that slide in the noontime sun, and even drinking from the hose! Ultimately, Gen X survived some wild things, if Gen Alpha were to see it happen in this era.
The next topic we dove into was a revelation that Bungie had announced a crossover DLC of Destiny and Star Wars. Chieftain almost immediately launched into a rant on how this was an affront to both franchises. Frankly, I agree, and this announcement simply tells me that Bungie is desperate to try and stretch out the already expired lifespan of Destiny 2. All of us see the announcement for what it is. A shameless money grab.
Shortly after, we jumped into the following topic: HBO Failed to learn from the mistakes of Naughty Dog, copyright striking The Critical Drinker for his critical review of The Last of Us Season 2. This was some main villain stuff, for real. Neil Cuck-Man really congratulated HBO for nailing the death scene for Joel. The whole reason I never picked up this series was simply put, I knew exactly how the show would play out. Not really the finer details, but I knew the main plots already, considering I knew the game plot… I predicted that this season would start off with some blood soaked golf, and I was right. The ratings are flowing exactly how I expected as well, with the ‘every day viewer’ dropping out right after the death of their favorite main character. This show can’t be carried by the actors remaining. I’m calling time of death, dear readers.
Jon Voight made headlines that we decided to cover, and apparently, he’s the source of the plans to save Hollywood through tariffs! Hollywood wants that governmental protection by forcing studios to pay more if they want to use workers outside of the US to produce our movies. It’s a sound plan, really. The conversation devolved into general conversations surrounding the tariffs, taxes, and so on, and didn’t stay centered around Hollywood and Voight, honestly, and I don’t think anybody would be surprised at the ADHD charged topic this had become.
And FINALLY, we discussed something of a recurring topic: Polygon being bought out, and then laying off 90% of their staff. This is a continuing sign of the collapse of the mainstream game’s media. Gaming Journalists are living on borrowed time, and the approach of the demise of their industry is on the express train here. Honestly, I called this a year or so ago, and I had said it would be Kotaku, but it seems I was off target, just a bit. I don’t know if I get to count this, but it’s absolutely a win for gamers. We don’t need or want the yellow journalism of these people.
What did you guys think of our thoughts in last week’s show?
Topics Discussed This Live…
LOE TOPICS:
- GEN X SURVIVED SOME WILD STUFF – SODA N CHIEF’S MEMORY LANE
- BUNGIE HITS THE PANIC BUTTON: DESTINY 2 X STAR WARS
- HBO DID NOT LEARN FROM NAUGHTY DOG: COPYRIGHT ABUSE
- JON VOIGHT PLANS TO SAVE HOLLYWOOD
- POLYGON’S DOWNFALL: VALNET LAYS OFF 90% OF THE STAFF
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