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Author Archives: robsimple
Highlights & Massive Shites: Gaming in 2014 (The Good)
Howdy y’all, remember when I used to moan about video games all the time, instead of video games journalism? Let’s do that again. 2014 was a pretty bare bones year for me in terms of new releases, so I really … Continue reading
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#GamerGate Origins: Conspiracy, Corruption & Canoodling
[Note: This article is beginning to gain some traction, and as such I feel compelled to make clear that I in no way profit from this blog, nor do I ever intend to; at least not from this article. The … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Current Affairs, Gaming, The World at Large.
Tagged GamerGate, greg tito, internetaristocrat, jeff gertsmann, jim sterling, john walker, kotaku, max temkin, mundanematt, phil fish, polygon, quinnspiracy, robert florence, rock paper shotgun, RPS, stephen totilo, TFYC, The Escapist, totalbiscuit, zoe quinn
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Let Me Tell You Why I Like: Batman & Robin (1997)
[Originally published over at Vulture Hound.] Growing up with a face like mine, you learn to get used to things other people instinctively find repulsive, and for that reason I consider myself better equipped than most to objectively re-appraise films … Continue reading
Posted in Films, Reviews
Tagged Alicia Silverstone, Arnold Schwarzeneger, Bane, batman, batman and robin, bullshit, Christopher Nolan, films, George Clooney, Joel Schumacher, Tim Burton, Uma Thurman
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Let Me Tell You Why I’m Right: How Nintendo Won The War Without Picking Up A Gun
For the last couple of months, I’ve been toying with the idea of picking up a WiiU. People who’ve been following my bullshit for a long time will probably be aware of my unguarded hostility towards Nintendo and their dogged … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Current Affairs, Gaming, Reviews, Shopping
Tagged Assassin's Creed, Halo, Kinect, Mario, Microsoft, Nintendo, Phil Spencer, PS4, sonic, Sony, Ubisoft, Wii, WiiU, Xbox One
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Five of the Worst Films Ever Made (That You Need to See)
[This article was originally published over at Vulture Hound. Go check ’em out.] Idiots will often tell you that there’s a fine line between genius and insanity, usually as a way to excuse their saying or doing something incredibly stupid, … Continue reading
Posted in Films, Reviews
Tagged cinema, clue, cluedo, cult classic, eurotrip, Film, JCVD, nicolas cage, Punisher, street fighter, Tim Curry, underrated, van damme, wicker man
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Boring Anecdotes About My Sad Life: The Day The Whole World Went Away
I don’t usually write about personal stuff on my blog because I worry it will create a jarring disconnect between all my half-baked social commentary and poor man’s Seanbaby jokes, but I remembered this story the other day and I … Continue reading
Posted in My Weird Life, Story Time, The World at Large.
Tagged anecdote, bullshit, creepypasta, da fuq did I just read, garfield, story, tom waits
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Thank You, MPAA; Stalwart Saviours of Purity and Moral Fibre
Did you just look at that poster? You did? Well, congratulations: you’re fucked, now. According the the ever-vigilant eye of the Motion Picture Association of America, the above poster for Sin City 2 was deemed ‘too risque’ for having the … Continue reading
Posted in Advice, Current Affairs, Films, The World at Large.
Tagged 300, bullshit, censorship, eva green, films, jessica alba, magic mike, movies, mpaa, sin city 2, wolverine
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Highlights and Massive Shites: Gaming in 2013 (The Bad)
You know that thing where something is in fashion, then it goes out of fashion, then you wait a while for it to come back around and it’s in fashion again? That’s what I’m doing with being fashionably late. So, … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming, Reviews
Tagged bullshit, capcom, Dead Space, EA, Fist of the North Star, gaming, Ken' Rage, Koei, pc, ps3, Remember Me, Square-Enix, Tomb Raider, Video Games, Visceral, xbox
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Search Term Serial Killers II: This Time it’s Custodial
Many moons ago I published a list of all the terrifying, confusing and occasionally sexy things people typed into Google to arrive at my humble internet abode. As well as sowing seeds for the start of a beautiful friendship, it … Continue reading
Still R.O.B. 