MoKat

Official trailer for Lightyear dropped this week:

I haven't decided if Socks (the robot cat) is more cute than annoying; definitely both in some measure

MatPat: I think Gregory is a robot re-incarnation of the crying child.

MoKat: That is the most absurd FNAF theory that you have ever pulled out of your butt >.<

MoKat: *shoves MatPat into the ballpit*

Sun: -.- *bans MoKat from the daycare*

But seriously, there are a lot of things wrong with that theory.

First, the lack of a profile for Gregory can easily be explained in other ways:

1) Vanny could have deleted it when she chose Gregory as her next victim.

2) Glitchtrap could have delted it.

3) Yeah, it's possible that there was no profile to begin with if Gregory had snuck into the Pizzaplex.

The most obvious reason I don't think he's a robot is: why would Vanny be after him if that were true?

Also, this world isn't like the Fallout universe where something like The Replicated Man is technologically possible, so don't try to tell me "he doesn't know he's a robot" cuz I won't buy it.

Second, robots don't breath...and they don't need stamina bars, for that matter.

Third, Glitchtrap can control animatronics & other machines; it would be far easier to just hack him if he were a machine. If you go for a certain ending...

Fourth, Gregory has a line about not wanting to become a "meat pretzel"; a robot would not be concerned about this. Granted, this line seems to be a nod to prior events in the series, of which Gregory may or may not be aware, but it's there.

So, what do you think?

Aviators - Mechanical Instinct

Out of all their songs that were inspired by FNAF, I think this one's my favorite.

Most recent project...

Dunno if I wanna add the eyebrows now; I kinda like how he looks without them.

Well, Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Links kinda translated racing mechanics (in their Turbo Duels) by using Speed Counters that can be spent to use special skills. Perhaps a similar mechanic could be used in a tabletop Sonic game? Lateral movement could be determined by diceroll, with higher/difficult terrain being more costly to traverse.

Somebody made a multi-player mod for Security Breach...

On 2/2/2022 at 6:28 PM, TheRedStranger said:

Sega is not know to be commonly sensible, so for all we know it will be a corny reboot no one will like.

Good point, Red

On 1/3/2022 at 10:27 AM, Mike Arcade said:

Also, what is your favorite Collection or Re-release of Sonic?

The Sonic & Knuckles Collection for PC (1996) is still one of my favorites ^.^

(You can get it from GameJolt for free, BTW. You might need SEGA PC Reloaded to run it on a modern Windows system, but I thinks that's part of the package)

Interesting video in spite of its flawed bits.

(Scruffy even pointed that out after the video was made:)

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This video's gotten a bit of information wrong. For instance, the animatronic scream in FNAF 1 is not a recording of a child screaming, it's a sound clip of a woman's scream from an 80's sci-fi horror film called Inseminoid (1981). Apologies for that!

Still worth watching, IMO.

How Audio Enhances the Horror of Five Nights At Freddy's

Amtrak cancels train area train service Wednesday, Thursday [West KY Star]

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Because of the threat of the approaching winter storm,  Amtrak has canceled train service in our region for Wednesday and Thursday.

The City of New Orleans train 59 is canceled both days. It makes stops in Memphis, Carbondale, and it also stops in Fulton when there are ticketed customers for that station.

Also, the Illini/Saluki 393 run between Carbondale and Chicago is canceled both days.

Amtrak will allow customers to change their reservation during the modified schedule without any additional fees.

You can change reservations by calling 1-800-USA-RAIL.

Confirmed: the Fulton station still in operation; just not for those 2 days.

Amtrak California Zephyr from Chicago to San Francisco

Works in progress...

Darkwing 'Munk needs a little touch-up before I hit it with the clear-coat. That's okay; it's been too cold to do clear-coating outside anyway

Dale the Daring needs a lot of touch-up & I'm thinking of adding something for him to fight. is now finished.

*attaches updated pic*

I haven't run a game in years, but I did stumble across this:

What Tools Do I Use to Create Immersion at the Table?

Maybe one of these tools will sound good to one o' ya? Good advice about making sure you find stuff you want to use & prepare beforehand, btw.

{Edit: Still no patch? What's up with that? Video update...}

Original patch announcement for February:

"Burntrap" is now official.

Also, people have been talking about DLC; especially Screenrant.

Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach Mod in Among Us

Way cool mod for Among Us, and SSundee is a very mean Vanny 😁

Obviously, this video contains spoilers...

25 FNAF Security Breach Easter Eggs

*bump*

So, who's played FNAF Security Breach...or at least have seen gameplay?

I've been watching Markiplier's playthru (part 1 can be found here at YT)& it's kinda interesting.

{Edit: Also, any thoughts about MatPat's recap of the series?

{Edit: Yeah, I forgot this had 2 parts; part 2 can be found here, but ~ 1st 4 minutes is a promotional thingy.}

Interesting Film Theory here:

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Now that everyone has seen the trailer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness that premiered after the credits of Spider-Man: No Way Home, we NEED to talk about it. There is a lot to take in - from other worldly monsters, mysterious teenagers, and the Scarlet Witch. Today we are going to figure out what exactly is going on in this movie and what EVERYONE has been getting wrong about the villain of this story. Let's dive in!

Blizzard is in the news again...

Activision Blizzard confirms 37 people "fired or pushed out" in wake of lawsuit [GameIndustry.biz]

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Activision Blizzard has reportedly "fired or pushed out" 37 employees and disciplined 44 more since July last year in the wake of a slew of misconduct allegations, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal.

That number is an increase on the 20 people that had "exited" the company by October last year, and the further 20 that had faced disciplinary action, as shared by EVP for corporate affairs Fran Townsend.

According to WSJ, the updated figures were slated to be released in December, but were held back by Bobby Kotick over concerns that the number could make the company's workplace issues seem bigger.

Activision Blizzard Pushes Out Dozens of Employees Over Workplace Misconduct [The Wall Street Journal] Can only see part of this story; stupid paywall >.<

Also:

Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Billion in Cash [Yahoo! News]

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Microsoft, the maker of Xbox, has purchased “Call of Duty” producer Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in cash in a megadeal that values the video game producer at $95 per share.

The deal, which has already been approved by both company boards, will make Microsoft the world’s third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind only Tencent and Sony. Microsoft will soon have 30 studios in house. The deal, which is subject to typical regulatory review, is expected to close in fiscal year 2023.

On 1/16/2022 at 1:14 PM, Mike Arcade said:

but by MK9 does this leak mean that we could see a Re-Release of Mortal Kombat 2011?

I wouldn't rule it out. Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath Kollection -did- have the MK9 skin packs

Nintendo's Entire 2022/2023 Year Just LEAKED... (New Hardware, MK9, Donkey Kong, Metroid DLC & MORE)

{Edit: one commenter tried to explain the Fire Emblem bit...

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"Echoes" is the name of the Fire emblem re-release series, so when a leaker says there will be a Fire emblem Echoes release in 2022, that would mean they are re-releasing an older game from the series, not necessarily that they're re-releasing the first echoes game from 3ds (Titled Shadows of Valentia). So it could realistically be a remake of any FE game (the fans have been hoping for a remake of 4 since 3 Houses' release)

On 1/5/2022 at 3:05 AM, Mike Arcade said:

It's great to see a group of fans give this game a love letter in this Re-Dub, hopefully if Bloody Roar gets revived, they can all voice these characters again one day

Yeah, it's good to see that somebody's giving the series some love after Konami bought out Hudson Soft.

2 hours ago, Mike Arcade said:

Granted, I suck using them, but still.

I do too

But it was still an interesting video ^.^

{Edit: was this pun intentional?}

2 hours ago, Mike Arcade said:

A handy video on how to use an Arcade Stick

'Spider-Man: No Way Home' becomes first pandemic-era film to break $1 billion at global box office [CNBC]

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The co-production between Sony and Disney is now the first film to surpass this benchmark during the pandemic and has also claimed the title of highest-grossing movie of 2021.

No Way Home Destroys Another Narrative: China [Odin's Movie Blog ~17 min.]

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Spider-Man: No Way Home has been breaking the pandemic narrative from the start...now it is breaking an even bigger narrative...the supposed "need" for China for massive box office gains

*applauds*

Wake up, Hollywood! You don't need to kiss the CCP's butts!

Matrix Resurrections ENDS Franchise After Embarrassing Box Office DISASTER [Geeks + Gamers]

The producers announced they have no plans for any more Matrix films. After this trainwreck, I'm glad

Rotten Tomatoes gave it 65%

Nice. I vaguely remember Ultraman; a quick search showed me that the series is still on You Tube.