Month: May 2021

Last week, when RJ mentioned he wouldn’t be able to be on the show this week, I wasn’t really expecting to do an episode. But, given that next Friday I get my second vaccine shot, and the weekend after is Memorial Day weekend, it potentially meant we’d be gone for possibly 3 weeks in a row. (Speaking of, we WILL NOT be doing a show Memorial Day weekend, and given reports of other people’s dealings with their second covid shot, it’s likely we won’t be doing one next week, either.)

Inspiration struck when a long time friend and listener from Germany mentioned he couldn’t call in anymore the usual way because Google pulled…well, a Google – kill things off that everyone likes. He mentioned Discord and that’s the experiment we ran with this weekend.

Turns out, it worked. Now, ANYONE can be a guest host on the show. From anywhere. If you’ve got discord on your phone or PC, you can join us on the show. Our discord server can be found at this link:

https://discord.gg/BmzKNbkQqj

Join up. And then join us every….almost every Saturday.

But yeah, the door’s open now. Anyone can be on the show with us, now. And we hope you will be.

In the meantime, Ubisoft, it’s been 2,826 days since the last Splinter Cell release (non-animated series or guest spot in another game franchise or VR exclusive).

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The first thirty minutes of this show have barely anything to do with gaming at all. It’s just the recap of a VERY chaotic week.

The rest of it has to do with Epic and Apple and everything we learned in just the first few days of that court case. And the speculation of how much more we might learn as it goes on. I wasn’t planning on paying any attention to this thing because of the companies involved but so much light was shed on everything surrounding it with Microsoft and Sony being thrown in that it was just too good to pass up. For better or worse, anyway.

Next week, we’re trying something different. Something new. And, if it works, maybe something pretty awesome. And if it doesn’t work, probably the way it fails will be awesome to see as well.

In the meantime, Ubisoft, it’s been 2,819 days since the last Splinter Cell release (non-animated series or guest spot in another game franchise or VR exclusive).

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I’ve long since stopped trying to find the magic ratio for game to value. We talked about this with Returnal and it’s price tag. And how, at $60, I was more than entertaining the idea of picking up the game. Until I found out it was $70 and apparently that extra 10 bucks was just a bridge too far. Meanwhile I’m eyeballing this collectors set of another game that runs $175.

So yeah, it’s weird to justify things. Or, at least, my own spending habits and where I find value, I suppose. Ultimately, $70 is too rich for my blood and I’ll be holding off on getting the game. And I’m actually perfectly fine with it. It’ll be discounted on some sales here and there likely over the summer and should be very reasonably priced come the holiday sales. I’m fine waiting.

Graphics cards have really helped with my “new toy” patience.

In the meantime, Ubisoft, it’s been 2,812 days since the last Splinter Cell release (non-animated series or guest spot in another game franchise or VR exclusive).

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