Druckmann Getting Desperate

Druckmann Getting Desperate

The Death Cultists behind the slow motion train wreck that is The Last of Us Part II tried plying outraged fans with the stick. Now they try the carrot. That's ubiquitous voice actor Troy Baker getting trotted out to shill this hate letter sold to fans as a game. Such obvious…
May 11, 202026 Comments
Predictable Bastards

Predictable Bastards

The Last of Us II debacle continues vindicating commentators who predicted that this disaster would gain traction in the gaming scene. If you're among the growing ranks of normal people who couldn't care less about AAA video games, the short version goes like this: Unauthorized footage surfaced online confirming rumors that…
May 8, 202041 Comments
Sausage Roll Indeed

Sausage Roll Indeed

The gamer scene has been in an uproar over a story that broke over the weekend concerning The Last of Us II. For those who aren't familiar, it's the sequel to a game that gained some popularity during last decade's zombie fad. Rumors had been swirling for years on 4chan…
April 30, 202023 Comments
The Past as Battlefield

The Past as Battlefield

As the twenty-first century enters its third decade, we leave behind a landmark phase of the culture war that has raged hot and cold since before many of you reading this were born. The recently concluded stage of the battle for Western civilization saw one side drop its mask and…
February 21, 202014 Comments
We All China Now

We All China Now

Quite out of the blue, China suddenly revealed to the world that it now enjoys global hegemony over all entertainment. On Sunday, Blizzard, the company behind Diablo and World of Warcraft, stripped a Hearthstone champion of his title and prize money for making a pro-Hong Kong statement. The AAA game…
October 10, 201921 Comments
The Marvel Heresy

The Marvel Heresy

Another day, another beloved IP despoiled by woke corporatism. Last night, Mister Metokur broke the following cringeworthy yet inevitable news: Read more on the impending Marvel heresy here. The second paragraph is the most telling, as it's an unabashed piece of brand management. It's Marvel's megacorp owners trading on the…
October 1, 201935 Comments
Post Millennial Attacked

Post Millennial Attacked

In the aftermath of game developer Alec Holowka's suicide, the Post Millennial published an article which shredded the claims by confessed witch Zoe Quinn that precipitated the tragedy. On August 28, 2019, game developer and activist Zoe Quinn issued a multi-post Twitter statement detailing abuse allegedly suffered at the hands…
September 10, 201911 Comments
#ZoeBodyCount Sparks #GamerGate 2?

#ZoeBodyCount Sparks #GamerGate 2?

The man in the picture above was accused of sexual assault by conniving Jezebel Zoe Quinn. Are the allegations true? We'll never know because he's dead now. Game developer Alec Holowka killed himself on Saturday morning. His suicide followed his public drumming out of the industry as a result of…
September 2, 201923 Comments
The Curse of Fandom

The Curse of Fandom

There are those who describe the fandom phenomenon as the circuses part of the bread and circuses of our age. That's not entirely accurate. Ancient Roman plebs didn't worship the gladiators sent out to distract them from their empire's fall. In the crumbling American Empire, geek culture has been deployed…
March 29, 201921 Comments
Bloodlines 2

Bloodlines 2

Late last week, Paradox Interactive "leaked" news that cult hit action-RPG Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines was getting a sequel following a fifteen-year hiatus. Many fans of the original Bloodlines found the news surprising to say the least. After all, the first game flopped due to the publisher flubbing the launch,…
March 26, 201913 Comments