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- Comment on The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Official Trailer | Only in Theaters July 2 2 hours ago:
I’ve been off the superhero train since before End Game but these Fantastic Four trailers are really doing it got me. It feels a lot more “grounded” and I like the setting/aesthetic a lot.
Can’t believe I’m saying it but I might go see a Marvel movie
- Comment on women are the devil 8 hours ago:
Yeah, I wouldn’t even care about the publicity that comes with it.
- Comment on women are the devil 10 hours ago:
Not a fan of her or her music but publicity aside, I’d jump at the opportunity if I were in her shoes!
- Comment on $666 edition of Doom includes game box that, itself, plays Doom 1 day ago:
Limited edition stuff like this is never priced for the masses
- Comment on YouTube age gating an Onion video 1 week ago:
Well…the title
- Comment on How Ubisoft spent $2.1M on influencers to secure the launch of Assassin's Creed Shadows 2 weeks ago:
Shill has primarily been used as an insult for the past 50 years in the way I’m defining it here. I don’t believe you’ve never heard it used to mean that.
one who acts as a decoy (as for a pitchman or gambler)
Literally on that same page.
a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.
www.dictionary.com/browse/shill
a person who publicizes or praises something or someone for reasons of self-interest, personal profit, or friendship or loyalty
www.dictionary.com/browse/shill
someone who helps another person to persuade people to buy something, especially by pretending to be a satisfied customer
dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/…/shill?q=…
shill n informal, US (person planted to lure customers)
- Comment on How Ubisoft spent $2.1M on influencers to secure the launch of Assassin's Creed Shadows 2 weeks ago:
A shill, also called a plant or a stooge, is a person who publicly helps or gives credibility to a person or organization without disclosing that they have a close relationship with said person or organization, or have been paid to do so.
- Comment on trapped in the middle with u 2 weeks ago:
Big Bang?
- Comment on How Ubisoft spent $2.1M on influencers to secure the launch of Assassin's Creed Shadows 2 weeks ago:
If someone starts off saying “this is a sponsores stream” then yes, that is correct. It’s illegal to not disclose when media is an advertisement in most of the world. I’m pretty sure it’s against the TOS of most streaming sites, too.
- Comment on START STOCKPILING 2 weeks ago:
Moon’s haunted.
- Comment on How Ubisoft spent $2.1M on influencers to secure the launch of Assassin's Creed Shadows 2 weeks ago:
A shill doesn’t disclose that they’re being paid to promote a product. The secrecy is what makes them a shill
- Comment on How Ubisoft spent $2.1M on influencers to secure the launch of Assassin's Creed Shadows 2 weeks ago:
Yes, someone who promotes a product while hiding the fact that they’ve been paid to promote the product. Streamers generally say “this is a sponsored stream” to avoid lawsuits.
- Comment on How Ubisoft spent $2.1M on influencers to secure the launch of Assassin's Creed Shadows 2 weeks ago:
Plenty do, yeah. Though to the marketing team, all streamers are influencers
- Comment on How Ubisoft spent $2.1M on influencers to secure the launch of Assassin's Creed Shadows 2 weeks ago:
Sponsoring streams isn’t even close to the same thing as hiring shills
- Comment on Michael Mann Says He ‘Just Finished’ ‘Heat 2’ Screenplay and Handed It to Warner Bros.: ‘Any More Than That, I Can’t Talk About’ 2 weeks ago:
I just looked it up - Heat was completely original but then Mann collaborated with another writer on a novel called Heat 2
- Comment on Millie Bobby Brown, the Netflix algorithm queen who lives on a farm far with more than 45 animals 2 weeks ago:
YES. Tales From The Loop nailed the vibe. This movie does not
- Comment on Millie Bobby Brown, the Netflix algorithm queen who lives on a farm far with more than 45 animals 2 weeks ago:
I cannot believe they turned Simon Stalenhag’s beautiful art into generic Hollywood action slop
- Comment on Please let Pillars Of Eternity's surprise turn-based mode spark a wave of turn-based updates for all other games 3 weeks ago:
Turn-based games are incredible when you frequently have to pause. When it’s slow at work I’ll occasionally play a turn-based game (Cobalt Core most recently) because I can walk away any time if I get a call. It also makes me feel so bad when I’m playing an unpausable game and my dog waddles up looking for attention. Not a parent myself but my dad friends had to put real time games down for awhile when their kids were born.
- Comment on Ubi, it's $70 and people are vary of your mile wide puddles that drop 75% in price after half a year 3 weeks ago:
“doesn’t have to be downloaded” is a basic requirement of a game for you in 2025?
- Comment on Here's a free lo-fi Prince Of Persia game with bonus Nazis from the maker of Canabalt 3 weeks ago:
“lo-fi”
- Comment on In Warning Sign for Hollywood, Younger Consumers Are Choosing Creator Content Over Premium TV and Movies 3 weeks ago:
They’re long, formulaic, and somewhat predictable because of that
Watch better movies lol
The length of movies isn’t what’s wrong with most films, bad writing is. And there’s tons of movies with great writing out there. They didn’t just stop making good movies when Disney started dominating - you’ve just become less exposed to them
- Comment on Good to exercise at home instead of gym? 3 weeks ago:
I have a friend who got VERY fit mainly with Beat Saber.
I have another friend who did the same with Supernatural (the game, not the show)
Weirdly, they’re the only two people I know who got in shape with VR…and they have the same first name.
- Comment on Why do we even do mens vs womens sizes for clothes? 3 weeks ago:
Are women who fit into the clothes you describe not women?
- Comment on Jason Bourne Movie Rights Leave Universal (Exclusive) 3 weeks ago:
The 4th one is about some special agent who got exposed at the end of the 3rd movie or something. It didn’t have Matt Damon so it didn’t have my interest. Such a clear money grab
- Comment on Jason Bourne Movie Rights Leave Universal (Exclusive) 3 weeks ago:
There are 3 Bourne movies and there will forever only be 3 Bourne movies
- Comment on Day 246 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games l've been playing until l forget to post Screenshots 4 weeks ago:
Shit like this is why people pirate. Not saying you should do that but IMO it’s a legitimate reason.
I’m already paying you money for a SINGLE PLAYER game and you want me to pay MORE with my data? Fuck off, Ubisoft
- Comment on Palworld Update 0.5.0 Adds Crossplay Across All Platforms, Blueprint Upgrading, Photo Mode and More 4 weeks ago:
You can absolutely make amazing builds but pretty much everything is rectangular. I am NOT knocking Satisfactory at all, it’s one of my favorite games… Valheim is just way more flexible
- Comment on Palworld Update 0.5.0 Adds Crossplay Across All Platforms, Blueprint Upgrading, Photo Mode and More 4 weeks ago:
Satisfactory building didn’t frustrate me by any means but it’s a far cry from Valheim in terms of flexibility.
That said, I don’t think it needs to be. You’re building rigid, utilitarian factories and can basically fly - no need for fancy staircases or angled walls!
Man now I just really want to play Valheim again
- Comment on Palworld Update 0.5.0 Adds Crossplay Across All Platforms, Blueprint Upgrading, Photo Mode and More 4 weeks ago:
After valheim, every base building game I’ve played feels so bad and limiting!
- Comment on An official Elder Scrolls Oblivion remake will release as soon as next month, claims report 5 weeks ago:
I’ve always wanted to play Oblivion but couldn’t get past the graphics so I’m on board to buy it when it goes on sale in a year