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I'm surprised Gina hasn't been in a ton of b-movies since she lost her Disney gig. She hasn't gotten a role since 2022 and no future prospects either.

Between Granblue and Tekken I can't dedicate time to SF6. Fighting games have strange cycles; either a bunch of games come out at one time or existing games get DLC with no new releases for the foreseeable future. I do plan to get back into SF6 when Akuma is released.

This is crazy, didn't think graffiti artists would get this organized:

Embracer is in deep shit. Their endgame was to get a $2 billion investment from the Saudi sovereign wealth video game fund. They thought they could gobble up enough companies that eventually they'd be too big to fail, but the deal fell through. https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/14/23831768/embracer-group-saudi-government-lord-of-the-rings-investment-deal-collapse

Vince announces a new business deal. *Sound of breaking glass* Suddenly, a team of lawyers run down the ramp throwing copies of the wall street journal into the crowd.

And to think, the judge's decision for Trump's civil fraud trial is expected to happen before the end of the month. Anyone else think that Trump's attorney, Alina Habba, has tried really hard to look like his wife?

I assume Trump will go on a rant about it at his next campaign stop. His "speeches" are gibberish at this point.

Can't wait to get back into Tekken!

I plan to get Tekken 8 on PC sometime next week.

After exiting “The Daily Show” in 2015, Stewart signed a deal with Apple to host a show for the company’s streaming service. But that show came to an end last year due to creative differences. Jon will only be hosting on Mondays while an interchangeable group of comedians tackles the rest of the week. He will also be the executive producer.

Tekken 8 reviews are up:

River City Girls 2 had a good roster of characters, becoming more distinct through leveling up.

Third Strike and Super Turbo will always be special, and MvC2 is fun. Though I believe Garou needs to be on the list as peak SNK representation.

Speaking of Willem Dafoe, I really should see Life Aquatic again. I like these criterion vids because it is an interesting way to pick actors' brains about movies.

Iowa is the center of Trump country, it isn't a shock. It might create a snowball effect in other states too.

Notorious arcade gamer Billy Mitchell settles suit over Donkey Kong world record https://www.courthousenews.com/notorious-arcade-gamer-billy-mitchell-settles-suit-over-donkey-kong-world-record/

DSP is participating in a documentary by Mike Clum, the same guy that did a documentary on boogie2988 a couple of months ago. Mike made it clear that he will be kicking over a lot of rocks to make it interesting.

The lore is deep enough in SF that it will never need guest characters. For SF6, there is enough personality and guest characters would just throw off the narrative. Funnily enough I actually avoided MK 1 because of all the guest characters that were previewed in the season pass.

An interesting article from gizmodo highlighting the future prospects of AI being utilized for game development: https://gizmodo.com/in-2024-ai-will-spark-an-indie-video-game-renaissance-1851140374

I am planning to play the pixel remasters this year. I have seen some mixed discussions about them but they sound like an improved experience over previous versions. Currently I am playing 8-bit Adventures 2, it has a great retro aesthetic with plenty of modern features in the battle system and character upgrades to make it fresh. Given the current state of video game marketing, there should be much less video game journalists. Almost none of them do interviews or visit game development studios anymore, so 90% of video game journalism is just reviews and speculation anyway.

One last dunk on Billy Mitchell to ring in the new year:

Happy new year everyone! I don't plan to party tonight, just having steak and beer. I usually watch the Twilight Zone marathon. Too many oddball things to tackle before I go back to work.