Activision's patented idea of utilizing matchmaking to trick players into buying DLC is an unsettling one, but if you think that's as bad as it gets, you don't know videogames.
Let's talk about Scie...
2017-10-23 13:51:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Some folks have been lukewarm on Pinball FX3, but personally I'm digging the hell out of it.
Plus, that sort of backwards compatibility and "pay for the game you want" model is a rare and pleasant s...
2017-10-20 19:45:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Perhaps the most easily predicted Metabomb of all is finally here.
2017-10-20 12:11:10 +0000 UTC View Post
We went far too long without a Father Ted reference.
Anyway, we chat more Shadow of War, discuss The Evil Within 2, and dump on WWE 2K18 a little.
Also, you damn right we chatted a...
2017-10-19 15:24:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Videogames are hard work, and if you don't work hard to balance them alongside your wife, child, and job, you'll never git gud.
You'll NEVER take up miniature gaming, either.
2017-10-19 12:22:30 +0000 UTC View Post
This week's episode is brought to you by Sterdust, a totally original wrestling persona that WE OWN. We OWN it, WWE!
Anyway, in an industry of liars, even the good guys lie, and those lies can be go...
2017-10-16 16:47:31 +0000 UTC View Post
This game is full of crates, the crates are full of stuff, and it's free, all FREEEEEE!
No loot boxes here.
2017-10-14 22:06:27 +0000 UTC View Post
When a game is marketed to H'ardcore Gamers as difficult, it brings them smarming hotly out of the woodwork.
Good Duke Amiel is here to share some wisdom from these smug philosophers. 2017-10-12 17:41:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Gav said something great on this episode and I can't remember it for the show title quote, nor can I find it again amongst all this GREAT chat.
Rest assured though, Gav is back, and he is good...
2017-10-12 12:44:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Loot of the Rings! How does Shadow of Mordor's sequel stack up after months of controversy? Let's find out!
Don't know about Jimpressions and the new "screw you" approach to game reviews? 2017-10-11 18:57:18 +0000 UTC View Post
As Patrons, it's important you read this particular bit of news. I'm addressing an long-standing burnout problem I've had with traditional game reviews.
I want to jack the old model in, and br...
2017-10-11 14:24:22 +0000 UTC View Post
This podcast was a terrible mistake and we're all very sorry.
2017-10-10 18:10:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm often told that videogames have be a mess of greed-fueled bollocks because the $60 price tag never raised along with inflation.
This is crap. It's a myth. Games stopped costing $60 a long time a...
2017-10-09 13:34:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Listen son, I've been gaming since the early 80s...
Amiel du H'ardcore tackles Tekken and Street Fighter players who think juggling or throwing is acceptable.
2017-10-05 20:17:48 +0000 UTC View Post
On this week's classy 'cast, we discuss very specific pornography. This is a videogame podcast.
We also talk about Golf Story, Pinball FX3, and Hob, as well as lots of other stuff!
2017-10-05 13:22:14 +0000 UTC View Post
This one has... been a long time coming. The unscripted part at the end has... been a long time coming.
How long does YouTube itself have? Long enough, I reckon, to fuck up a hell of a lot mor...
2017-10-04 17:50:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Because of The Plague, your regularly scheduled Jimquisition is running late. However, we try to never miss a Monday, so enjoy a remaster!
Games get focus tested out the arse, and it can drama...
2017-10-02 13:22:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Iwata is the Ghost in the Machine now, which cements his coolness.
Elsewhere, the PS Vita has a bad time, the Atari Box is a thing, and that Assassin's Creed gold head is horrible.
2017-09-28 14:31:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Save states? In MY Fire Emblem? The Duke won't be having any of that.
Here's something that was spread across multiple Miiverse posts, because it was important to say.
2017-09-28 11:42:58 +0000 UTC View Post
On its own, Heavenly Sword is a fairly mediocre and badly animated CG movie.
Contextualized, it's AMAZINGLY awful. What they managed to do while having access to the source material is an incr...
2017-09-26 18:24:54 +0000 UTC View Post
You want a positive Jimquisition? You want praise? You don't want to hear about microtransactions for a week?
Just so happens we had something prepped. The Jim giveth as much The Jim taketh, g...
2017-09-25 15:43:30 +0000 UTC View Post
The PQ Crew asks very important Ghostbusters questions.
Also, we chat about the grind of Destiny 2's endgame, Final Fantasy IX is nice, and the Outsider dies.
Oh, and Mario's nippl...
2017-09-21 15:46:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Duke Amiel Du H'ardcore has arrived.
These are real comments, written by real people, whose "elite gaming wisdoms" are read aloud by an 18th Century aristocrat.
2017-09-21 11:31:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Patreon support has the knock-on effect of letting me continue to support others with freelance content. Here's some more, huzzah!
2017-09-19 15:19:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Sometimes, independent developers ask my advice on certain practices. I can only say what I like, but I'll say that for free.
Here are the clearest cut ways to avoid being a wanker in the freemium m...
2017-09-18 15:03:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Another collection of reviews from people you'll never know.
2017-09-16 12:02:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Björk visits the studio, remasters are happening, and there's loads of obvious Destiny 2 talk.
Oh, and we also have to confront horrible truths about sentient hat.
2017-09-14 13:22:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Bungie's FPS MMO returns, and this time it's actually good!
2017-09-13 19:18:11 +0000 UTC View Post
What happens when one Nobel Prize isn't enough?
This happens.
2017-09-12 14:36:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Tmartn and ProSyndicate were believed to have done naughty things, but they've been scientifically proven innocent thanks to FTC findings.
That IS how it works.
Oh, and just before we were rea...
2017-09-11 13:42:35 +0000 UTC View Post