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Nielsen beginning to track what individual shows we watch on Netflix (and Hulu, and Amazon Prime)

Ben approves.

How many fucking shows could you have saved with this metric already in tow, Nielsen? Are you responsible for Rubicon being cancelled? Is that completely unconnected? I want to be indignant! Apoplectic! About you just finally getting into tracking streaming services. And I don’t give a good god damn if my anger is misguided or not.

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‘Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’ will have a New Game Plus mode, as all futzing games should

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Back in the day when I actually wrote things, I wrote about how every fucking game should have New Game+. It was a seminal piece in the world of Gaming Journalism™, and I’m glad to see that Ubisoft clearly a) read the piece, b) agreed with the piece, and c) put my obvious policies into practice.

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‘XCOM 2’ delayed until February 2016

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I’m selfishly happy about this one. I wasn’t sure if I was going to have a gaming PC up and running by the time XCOM 2 dropped this Fall. Or if I would have the time in my gaming schedule to accomodate the title. But February of next year? Sign me the fuck up! Sorry to those of you who are saddened by this news. I feel you, I’m just not like, you know, with you.

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‘The Shield’ is getting remastered in 4K widescreen

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Sometimes I forget about how much I fucking loved The Shield. Before Breaking Bad, before Justified, before Mr. Robot, this show was the one that produced white-knuckled, ass-clenching tension in me. And now it’s being remastered in 4K widescreen, which is optimal reason to selfishly watch it again show it to my wife!

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Cosplay: Peggy Carter and Steve Rogers are the power couple we deserve

‘Final Fantasy 15’ confirmed for 2016. Date Announcement Event coming in March

Holy shit. The Great Wait will be over in 2016. SquareEnixFolk have announced that FFXV is indeed dropping next year, and they’re commemorating its release with a special event in March. To announce its release. Okay!

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‘The Force Awakens’ LEGO Commercial: Hear BB-8 speak

Hey! Do you love LEGO? Do you love The Force Awakens? Do you want to hear what BB-8 sounds like? Yes? Yes? Yes? Holy Tits!, this is the perfect commercial for you.

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Watch: Check out how futzing fast a space probe is in comparison to a plane

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I say goddamn. A space probe is simply not futzing around when it comes to. Well. Probing space.

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Cosplay: Genderbent Vincent Valentine from ‘Final Fantasy VII’

Art: Yoshi’s Island is a gorgeous romp for a Shy Guy as envisioned by Victor Peña