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Luis Aguasvivas

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Game critic at popmatters.com, member of the New York Videogame Critics Circle. Bylines: Game Informer, Ars Technica, other places.

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Just when on thinks that the internet can't be redeemed something so amazing is created that single-handedly makes one have hope not only for the media but also for humanity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyDS...
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@joshuafoust.com I'm really interested in hearing your thoughts on this new @jacobgeller.bsky.social video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPiL...
Analyzing Every Torture Scene in Call of Duty — All 46 of Themwww.youtube.com Pain destroys one’s world, and, in that silence, torturers impose the myth of the state’s legitimacy. | Sign up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/jacob-geller / Buy a Nebula Gift Card: http://gift.nebula.tv/jacobgeller BUY MY BOOK: https://www.lostincult.co.uk/howagamelives Watch my Nebula-exclusive baking video: https://nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-making-a-blackberry-peach-pie-and-trying-not-to-think-about-torture-with-jacob-and-annie Watch THIS video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/jacob-geller-analyzing-every-torture-scene-in-call-of-duty-all-46-of-them Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JacobGeller Merch: https://store.nebula.app/collections/jacob-geller Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacobgellervideos Twitter: https://twitter.com/yacobg42 Listen to the Something Rotten podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6IwFIGcSlhbFLaTsOqf7a8?si=f67e7ad225a14792 SPECIAL THANKS: Cameron Kunzelman for additional voices: https://x.com/ckunzelman Alex Adams for additional background information Hat Man and Nebula Studios for graphs and motion graphics AFGuidesHD for allowing me to use their gameplay footage: https://www.youtube.com/@AFGuidesHD Iavor Todorov for additional background information SOURCES: Torture and Democracy by Darius Rejali How to Justify Torture: Inside the Ticking Bomb Scenario by Alex Adams Anatomy of Torture by Ron Hassner Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? by Michael Sandel Serial Season 4 – Guantánamo: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/podcasts/serial-season-four-guantanamo.html U.N. Convention against Torture: https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments-mechanisms/instruments/convention-against-torture-and-other-cruel-inhuman-or-degrading Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture: https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/publications/CRPT-113srpt288.pdf Wait, There’s Torture in Zootopia? by Casey Delehanty and Erin Kearns: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/abs/wait-theres-torture-in-zootopia-examining-the-prevalence-of-torture-in-popular-movies/4C630F7B231053B66DC436EF598F2E32 Guantánamo by the Numbers– ACLU: https://www.aclu.org/issues/national-security/detention/guantanamo-numbers Report on Guantanamo Detainees: A Profile of 517 Detainees Through Analysis of Department of Defense Data by Mark Denbeaux, Joshua Benbeaux, and John Gregorek: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=885659 Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship by Hannah Arendt: https://themontrealreview.com/Articles/Personal_Responsibility_Under_Dictatorship.php History of Guantanamo Bay– CBC News– The National: https://youtu.be/Y-_1-UcjB98?si=zVUFv8H18dFnI7Ni Every Torture Scene in Call of Duty– MrSp3ctre: https://youtu.be/b7bAaI9hRyw?si=r65RjdTWhKzlaHEP Policing in Japan: A Study on Making Crime by Setsuo Miyazawa Media shown: Call of Duty: 2, 3, 4: Modern Warfare, World at War, Modern Warfare 2, Black Ops, Modern Warfare 3, Black Ops II, Ghosts, Advanced Warfare, Black Ops III, Infinite Warfare, WWII, Black Ops 4, Modern Warfare (2019), Cold War, Vanguard, Modern Warfare II (2022), Modern Warfare III (2023), Black Ops 6 Music Used (Chronologically): Multiplayer Menu Theme (Infinite Warfare), Multiplayer Menu Theme (Black Ops), Downtown Sniper Soviet Tension (Call of Duty 2), Third District (Katana Zero), Captain Toad Goes Forth (Super Mario 3D World), Polina’s Vengeance (Vanguard), Multiplayer Menu Theme (Modern Warfare 2), Multiplayer Menu Theme (Ghosts), Pripyat (Call of Duty 4), Furnace (Control), Olympus Mons (Infinite Warfare), Embassy (Modern Warfare), Afterlife (Infinite Warfare), Collateral (Modern Warfare), Smooth Talking (Nocturnal Spirits) Additional music and sound effects from Epidemic Sound Thumbnail and Graphic Design by https://twitter.com/HotCyder Description credit: “Torture and Democracy” by Darius Rejali
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Friendly Juneteenth reminder that boosting VIDEO GAME OF THE YEAR supports not just me but all the other Black writers who made it possible
VIDEO GAME OF THE YEAR is OUT NOW from Abrams Books! Experts and newcomers alike can enjoy this epic look at more than 40 years of gaming history. Critical essays, stunning artwork, and extra picks from more than 75 guest writers. Order VGOTY today: https://linktr.ee/jordanwminor
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Truly incredible Nintendo Direct! It seems foolish, but in a year of so many horrible things, its important to enjoy the little things.
Luigi is a GOD!
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Feels wrong without the Toriyama artwork. I'm still hype though.
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This is a piece about Against the Storm—but it's also about shock doctrine capitalism, late victorian holocausts, and the theft of cultural artefacts. It's the work of a few months, and lord knows I don't have the highest writing output...so I really hope people read/share this one!
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The Dames 4 Games Showcase released earlier today! Dames 4 Games is a group that helps foster a community for women gamers and game devs! Their showcase has interviews with women who work in games, and trailer for new games from female developers www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejYh...
Dames 4 Games 2024 Summer Showcasewww.youtube.com Dames 4 Games is building a vibrant community where women can connect, collaborate, and champion each other's achievements. Check out all of the wonderful ti...
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We're proud 🌈 to present the 4th Queer Games Bundle, with 500 games, TTRPGs, comics, and more from LGBTQ+ creators around the world. For the price of one AAA game, you can directly support queer artists today. Buy it here for $60 (or $10+): ✨ itch.io/b/2506/
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I won't buy a Switch 2 (or whatever it will be called) if it doesn't include backwards compatibility.
It's absolutely essential for the Nintendo Switch 2 to have backward compatibility, letting one of gaming's greatest libraries live another day. My latest column for PCMag www.pcmag.com/opinions/nin...
Nintendo Switch 2: Backward Compatibility Could Be the Killer Appwww.pcmag.com If Nintendo continues to support Switch games, the Switch 2 will debut with one of the best libraries in video game history.
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I blame my Catholic school education for this.