10 months ago I was in the parking lot of the veterinary cardiologist crying tears of sadness. My Boxer, Daisy, had been diagnosed w/serious heart disease at just 3 years old. Today I cried there again, but out of joy. Defying all odds, she is CURED. Normal ♥️ size/function! 🥲

South Park is back! And I legit LOL'd at Trey Parker's very intentional sports-cliche joke quote. that THR absolutely did not acknowledge and instead just left it there with no explanation. 😂

Random thought:. Jason West really peaced out with his Call of Duty millions after he left Respawn. Never came back with another studio or anything. Good for him. Dude earned an early retirement and comfortable life after creating a multi-billion-dollar franchise.

Happy 8th birthday to my soul dog, Daisy! She is the best four-legged companion I could ask for. Here she is 1) Thinking a lawn gnome peeking up from above a gate is another dog, 2) enjoying a birthday Pup Cup from @saltandstraw, 3) spotting a squirrel, 4) hanging with Lily. ❤️🐶

Oh wow Ozzy really did just want to do that last show. Glad he could be celebrated by his friends and metal peers while he was still with us. RIP.

What's left for GTA to satire when real-life is just GTA? 😂 . (pic via Reddit user /u/ActionOrganic4617)

I've been genuinely excited about Fantastic Four so far, but Marvel has dropped SO MANY trailers & little clips that it's kind of backfiring on me now & I'm wondering if Marvel's getting desperate because the movie is bad?. I sure hope not, but the thought has now entered my mind.

I was dialed in on the @OoniHQ this weekend. 👨‍🍳🍕

ICYMI last week, this is a special one.

Here's this week's Next-Gen Console Watch, where we discuss why Donkey Kong Bananza is the Nintendo Switch 2's first true killer app:

I turned from my desk to find Lily the Silly Labrador Puppy very much living up to her nickname. 😂

I try not to toot my own horn too often, but this is a REALLY GOOD episode. I am confident y'all will enjoy this conversation if you give it a listen on your preferred podcast service or click the YouTube link in the quoted post below. Here's to the next 700 Unlocked episodes!.

Unlocked 700 is here! @vicious696 joins us to talk to former OG Xbox executive @gregcanessa – aka the creator of Xbox Live Arcade. Greg shares FASCINATING behind-the-scenes stories from the past + keen biz-side insights on what's going on with Xbox now:

Unlocked 700 is in the books. We should have it for you tomorrow. I hope you have as much fun listening to it as Parris and I did participating in it (hint: it was REALLY fun). 😎.

OK I watched the Mortal Kombat 2 red band trailer and I'm already in, @noobde. Karl Urban? Fatalities? Say less LOL

The video is REALLY good and shows off a lot of the absurd things that only *cough* invincible humans would try. Shout-out to @NickMeteorain for bringing his skateboarding (both game and sport) love and knowledge to this preview.

We have our first hands-on with the new EA Skate. game on IGN today (link below). It looks fun, but this part stopped me cold. I was like, "Wait, can we go back to this? I have MANY QUESTIONS" 😂:

I only got about 30 minutes in last night – I just landed in Ingot Isle. But I can see how fun this is going to be. Bananza makes it IMMEDIATELY clear that you're welcomed and encouraged to smash anything and everything. 😜.

LFG!

PSA: Unlocked 700 is delayed a bit (i.e. it won't be out tomorrow morning at the usual 6am PT), but I promise it'll be worth the wait for old-school Xbox fans. Once I have an updated publish time I'll let y'all know.

I recently posted about not going to movie theaters in a year because nothing inspired me to do so. This summer has been a VERY different story. So far I've seen F1 & Superman in IMAX (& loved both!), and I also want to catch Fantastic Four, Naked Gun, & Nobody 2 in theaters too.