Matt Paprocki

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Freelance games journo: Rolling Stone, Playboy, Polygon, IGN, Forbes, and many others. Game collectors, Godzilla fan, pro wrasslin' devotee.

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"The media ecology, at the minute, is so vast and so over-saturated, that things lose meaning"

The Challenge Of Teaching Game History In The Age Of Minecraft, Netflix And ChatGPTwww.timeextension.com "The sad news is that we have to force students to check it out"

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look at all that tax fraud

Maybe when you name your secret Christian nationalist group something that a Bond villain would have rejected, you should realize you’re the baddies and you can’t force people to like you. www.propublica.org/article/insi...

Inside Ziklag, the Secret Organization of Wealthy Christians Trying to Sway the Election and Change the Countrywww.propublica.org The little-known charity is backed by famous conservative donors, including the families behind Hobby Lobby and Uline. It’s spending millions to make a big political push for this election — but it ma...

Trying to find a mobile game to occupy a little free time each day and it's just remarkable how 90% of these are exactly the same. Doesn't matter what the license or style is, you just wait for like six different numbers to go up or pay to make it faster. Zero strategy.

This was more difficult than I expected!

Quiz: Can You Match These Consoles With Their Controller Ports?

Can You Match These Consoles With Their Controller Ports?www.timeextension.com Can you tell a Master System from a 3DO? Test your knowledge...

I've seen UHF some 20 times, and this rewatch was the first time I ever caught the "Supplies!" line when they find Kuni and his crew in the supply closet. Masterpiece

I was looking for something to dig into and chose Resident Evil Revelations 2 and two things come to mind early - one, I don't know if I ever played this before, and two, holy crap what a difference from the first game.

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A camera that you plug into your computer. Like the camera itself, not some puny cable. Yes, the whole camera goes into the computer because it is a camera and PC card! Toshiba PDR-2, 0.3MP from 1997. Shown with a IBM ThinkPad 760XL. #ShittyCameraChallenge

While the game selection is anemic, they're all solid games. Mostly though, it's the build quality that impresses me most. It's heavy with some incredible speakers, superb screen, and solid joystick.

Not really connecting with The Bear this season. Five episodes in and I just kinda feel... nothing? Sticking with it, but eh.

This should be the norm: www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/dr...

Dragon Age: The Veilguard's difficulty options will let you turn off death entirelywww.pcgamer.com Death: It's not great. But now there are options.

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Just arrived. Much excite.

Dunno if other people who play with inverted controls have this issue, but in certain games my brain can't decide whether it wants inverted or not (Luigi's Mansion, in this case). Both feel right and the switch in my head keeps getting flipped.

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One week until the LRG rerelease of Ninja Five-O launches. For now, here is a tiny sample of the strategy guide I'm creating for the collector's edition to get you hyped up:

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HA HA HA

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When you're a good little boy who gets to go on the coin ride outside the supermarket

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Random: This Custom Controller Is The Coolest Way To Play Super Monkey Ball (Image: @drtomtilley)

Random: This Custom Controller Is The Coolest Way To Play Super Monkey Ballwww.timeextension.com Dr. Tom Tilley strikes again!

Needed something to fill time before Luigi's Mansion Friday, so went with Resident Evil 5. Only played it once prior. I know it's divisive, but I had a good time. I miss action games like this.

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Kids today do not know the horror of getting gamepads to work well with PCs in the olden days

Screencap from the movie Fear. Can you identify what game he's playing?

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Pre ordered these when they first came up months ago and I'm so glad they're finally here. It'll make playing 7800 stuff so much easier.

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NOTE: DO THIS BY TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY even if you've already filled in other form from your notifications. Also note, they've instigated a requirement that your text input must be at least 100 characters. Of course, they tell you this *after* you've entered your OTP, forcing you to do that again...

'You only have until June 26, 2024 to say no to Meta taking your personal photos and words and using them to train their generative AI. Here are step-by-step directions for opting out.' Link: deborahcopaken.substack.com/p/11-steps-t... #Privacy #Meta #Facebook

11 steps to keep Meta from stealing your data to train AIdeborahcopaken.substack.com You only have until June 26, 2024 to say no to Meta taking your personal photos and words and using them to train their generative AI. Here are step-by-step directions for opting out.

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Reading a fun story about the brief heyday of CD-ROMs and I stumbled on this throwaway line that will make any modern freelance journalist cry bitter tears. www.fastcompany.com/91128052/his...

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I'm delighted to report that the Pizza Hut box from 2021 that lets you play an AR version of Pac-Man still works.

Under Paris: A perfectly ridiculous killer shark flick that satisfies the sub-genre's basic requirements without much in the way of surprise, but makes great use of the location for tension.

I've finally found a Godzilla film I like less than Final Wars, which is a huge statement given my disdain for Final Wars: www.doblu.com/2024/06/22/g...

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire 4K UHD Reviewwww.doblu.com Godzilla x Kong is worse than a disgrace, and sinks to previously unknown levels of awfulness.

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SLIGHT update to add New SMB to the 3DS column (thanks to back compat). Just now realizing that a Switch and a 3DS will give you access to every game on this list.... except Galaxy 2, which you still need a Wii/Wii U for!

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My goodness, I need this Ghostbusters / Gremlins art mashup and I bet you do too! ghostbustersnews.com/2024/06/18/g...