Jurassic

the seasons in Diablo 3 are still going---- yep, I jumped into that yet again with a new character; already completed the "challenge rift" to start him off with a few million gold and resources, of course.  It's been a few months since I last played this.  
 
...but of course later today or some time this weekend it will be Stellar Blade time as well.  It doesn't take up that much space, at least compared to the typical bloated mainstream game these days (ah this modern era where almost no one in the industry cares anything about compression)... Stellar Blade is 30 gigs.

VGM Friday.
 

 
 

Not the Hex Girls! 
 
 

Now you done gone and got Zatacon excited.
 

About to get on a plane to Japan. This should be fun.

Man these Foghorn Leghorn memes...

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-22/embracer-group-reveals-plans-to-split-into-3-companies/.210088

I recently found there's alternate "star moves" in Streets of Rage 4 that are unlocked in that brilliant Survival mode... I got Shiva's and someone else so far; usually Shiva is one of my regular picks so that is more fresh on my mind at the moment... his alternate is that cool move he does as a boss character, where he summons 1 or 2 ghost clones of himself as backup....and of course this gets extra crazy in Survival since there's a powerup you can get where your star move also summons missiles from the sky.
 
Yeah, randomized "Survival" mode in beatemups should just be a standard thing from now on.... it is one of the greatest new ideas anyone has added to the genre.  
Random vid I just searched that has some good info/commentary about the greatness (and features the legendary main man Shiva)
ohhh I didn't realize "Fly Kick" was THAT damn good.... oh yeah that's getting picked next time for sure...

There's an indie game that I've really enjoyed playing called En Garde!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1654660/En_Garde/
 
It's currently on sale, and I bought it at that sale price. I regret not buying it a full price. It's an awesome and short little game that I smiled through all the way to the end. It can be fun to play with a partner or close friends watching, and it's charming way to distract yourself if you're alone too.
 
Please do check it out!

DSP is on the same boat as LTG: everyone knows what they're getting with their content, so there's basically no point in switching gears to become "respectable gamers"

DSP getting upset over casual matchmaking and blocking anyone that beats him.
 

Shoutouts to Rooflemonger for getting shoutout by Ed
 

Takeaways from the final day of jury selection in Trump’s historic hush money trial:
 
 

Takeaways from the final day of jury selection in Trump’s historic hush money trial:
 
 

Takeaways from the final day of jury selection in Trump’s historic hush money trial:
 
 

Takeaways from the final day of jury selection in Trump’s historic hush money trial:
 
 

60 year old dusty double cheese farts.