The Godfather of PlayStation podcasts (PSN: longislandviper). Writer of four indie games. I own
@LastStandMedia
& co-own
@LillymoGames
. NY Jets & NY Isles fan.
@pewdiepie
You had nothing to do with the tragedy that has unfolded, nor did you ask for your name to be invoked by a crazy, violent person.
Every individual is responsible for his or her own actions.
Be well.
US prices of PlayStation consoles at launch, inflation-adjusted:
1995: PlayStation - $511.07 ($299.99)
2000: PlayStation 2 - $452.21 ($299.99)
2006: PlayStation 3 - $779.23 ($599.99)
2013: PlayStation 4 - $451.15 ($399.99)
PlayStation 5 will cost $499.99. Perfectly reasonable.
PlayStation 4's best-selling exclusives are:
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Spider-Man
God of War
The Last of Us: Remastered
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Gran Turismo Sport
In six weeks, Animal Crossing: New Horizons outsold all of them save Uncharted 4, which it will surpass in a few weeks.
Needless to say, if
#KateSteinle
murdered an illegal immigrant in cold blood and got away with it, San Francisco (and Oakland) would be on fire tonight.
Strange watching the same people who tried to destroy my life over a joke about my girlfriend defend a guy whose "jokes" are infinite orders of magnitude worse.
It's almost as if the rules totally change depending on who you are.
This is the puritanical world you wanted. Enjoy!
@GameOverGreggy
This temporarily brought me out of Twitter-for-promotion-only retirement.
I knew Portillo well, but more than that, I knew what he meant to you. It was a fun bond to bear witness to, and I'm glad to have known him. His cute, cross-eyed look was classic.
I'm sorry for your loss.
After 12½ in California, I'm peacing out.
I'm headed to Richmond, Virginia, where I'm gonna buy a house and hang out with my family.
And yes, CLS is coming with me. Nothing changes!
More info:
@gaywonk
I watched some of Crowder’s videos about your work, and I was certainly taken aback by some of his language.
But maybe you should just compete on the market with the rest of us, and let your ideas do the talking?
That would certainly be the most convincing way for you to “win.”
@walmarthelp
It’s hysterical that you found a Tweet you weren’t even tagged in, but haven’t answered the eight or so Tweets I’ve sent tagging this account about damaged goods I keep receiving over the past few months.
I see CD Projekt thought they could tell jokes on the Internet.
*takes a final drag of a cigarette, grabs holster and sheriff’s star*
Not ‘round these parts.
My biggest takeaway from today's Bloomberg report is just the utter disrespect Sony internally showed Bend after Days Gone.
Absolutely insane to think you should put that team back in serfdom after they released a great, AAA title.
Also: No one wants a remake of The Last of Us.
I feel heartbroken for the hundreds of people at Naughty Dog that toiled for years on The Last of Us: Part II, just to have a scorned ex spoil all their hard work with devastating leaks.
It's a middle finger to series' millions of fans and to ND's employees alike. It's wrong.
@GeorgeTakei
That you’d bring up “Jews” as a specific example of a group Chappelle wouldn’t tell offensive jokes about proves 100% that you didn’t watch the special and have no idea what you’re mad about or talking about.
@realDonaldTrump
For the love of all that is holy, WE DO NOT WANT WAR.
Be honest with the American people, Donald: If we go boots on the ground in Iran, it will require a draft, thousands of Americans will die, and who the fuck knows how many Iranians will die. A lot.
Enough. No more war.
@drjuliashaw
Trans women can be treated as women by society, which is great! But they nonetheless have male bodies and thus have a litany of innate strength and speed advantages that biological women simply don’t have.
It’s unfair to biologically female competitors. Biology is biology.
@MrAndyNgo
It’s always strange when the “anti-fascists” use overtly fascist tactics, like beating up journalists.
It’s kinda like they’re actually fascist??????????
I’m sorry you were assaulted. It’s unacceptable. Violence has no place in civilized society. None.
I just paid my student loans off completely, and am officially debt-free for the first time in my adult life.
I feel a thousand pounds lighter.*
* - Figuratively, of course. I've done nothing but eat pasta, chicken cutlets, pizza, and bagels for the last week.
BioShock is one of the very best games of all-time.
BioShock 2 is underrated and under-appreciated.
BioShock Infinite is fantastic.
All three will be free for PS+ users in February. You have literally no excuse to not play them. Unless you're scared of awesome games. You baby.
I must confess, I've felt sad all day over what happened in Paris.
Watching a structure like that burn is like watching history burn. It's fucking awful. The events it witnessed, the stories it could tell. So many generations came and went.
Losing any piece of it is a tragedy.
I just want to be 100% clear: I'd vote for Kanye West over both Joe Biden and Donald Trump, literally any day of the week.
I don't know what that says about me, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, or Kanye West, but it's true.
Kotaku, Polygon, etc. were all over the accusations leveled against storied games writer Chris Avellone last year, but say nothing after he released an extensive statement in his defense and filed suit against his accusers for libel.
Maybe do some reporting, guys. What happened?
As you know,
@PAX
cancelled Sacred Symbols' PAX West panel without explanation, weeks after confirming it.
PAX refuses to give refunds to members of our audience who no longer want to attend due to our absence.
So I'm gonna refund 20 of you out of my own pocket.
Details below.
Microsoft has been making incredibly smart, forward-thinking moves with Xbox One. Game Pass. Backwards compatibility. Open cross-play. New studios. Now this whole pay-as-you-go bundle rumor.
Anyone who thinks the Xbox brand is down for the count is kidding themselves. For real.
@GameOverGreggy
I don’t know if this will get me muted, but I think you need to embrace the fact that you have a baby dick instead of running away from it, and the unique energy that can bring you and your brand.
I don’t understand why some “games media” types come at me like this. Totally unprovoked, out of left field, and utterly unhinged.
If you hate me so much, why are you obsessing over me and my work? I don’t get it.
I know some people say to ignore it, but sometimes you hit back.
@HardDriveMag
If the idea behind this Tweet was to solicit histrionic responses from games critics who pretend like they're war correspondents, then in the immortal words of Gold Five: Stay on target.
Spider-Man on PlayStation 4 made more money in its first month on the market than any PlayStation exclusive in the nearly 24 year history of the brand, across all six core pieces of PlayStation hardware.
@BernieSanders
Because pro sports teams in private leagues can pay their athletes millions, that means taxpayers can pay teachers more?
What are you talking about?
I was surprised to see you polling so badly this time around, but now I get it. You seem like a nice man but you speak gibberish.
I noted it on the most recent episode of Sacred, but...
The Last Stand event in PA made me feel like I belong to something again.
Being thrown away by many of my old friends is something that will admittedly always stay with me and cause me pain.
But I truly feel at home, now.
With so much vitriol dominating our lives, remember that change begins at the local level. And I’m not even talking about politics.
Thank your cashier. Hold the door open for someone. Say hello as you walk by a stranger on the street.
Like negativity, positivity is contagious.
CD Projekt is forecast to net $500 million in profit for its fiscal year.
It gives 10% of profits to its employees as bonuses.
They employ roughly a thousand people.
In that situation, the average bonus is $50,000/person.
Median per capita income in Poland is ~$5,000/year.
@ewarren
You’re living in a dream world if you think the electoral college is going anywhere.
Regardless of whether you approve of it or not, you will never in a million years get state legislatures or federal legislators to vote in the numbers necessary to change it.
Literally never.
I’m pleased to announce that Colin’s Last Stand has acquired a 49% share in Lillymo — the Canadian studio that created Twin Breaker, the game I wrote — and that I will be the dev’s Chief Creative Officer and Lead…
I want to buy 10 people a new video game of their choice if they lost their job due to Coronavirus. It's a small gesture, but one that I hope will help take a few folks' minds off of the world for a little while.
That's it. That's the Tweet.
Details below.
<3
I'm glad there are people out there that know their history.
Probably half of all western-sold Vitas can trace their provenance back to Podcast Beyond, IGN PlayStation, and PS I Love You.
You're welcome. =D
"A riot is the language of the unheard."
This MLK quote has circulated endlessly to justify riotous violence. But it misrepresents his stance.
From the same 1966 60 Minutes interview:
"I would hope that we can avoid riots... Riots are self-defeating and socially destructive."
Game prices are going up $10 next-gen, which is exactly what I've been predicting for at least a couple of years. I'm just glad that it's not $20, like I was getting a bit nervous about.
Inflation is real. Cost of game dev is skyrocketing. $70 is a reasonable price of admission.
@Neil_Druckmann
There are some people out there that are completely unhinged. It's sad.
Y'all made a powerful game with near-unrivaled production value. People can like it or hate it or anything in between, but I personally think y'all did great.
Enjoy it. Don't worry about these knuckleheads.