With E3 over until next year and all the information of everything has been given out and there is nothing left to do or talk about, forever. If only that were true. There are still things happening and games to play.

Entertainment

• Jessica Jones: Season 3 - I only watched one episode but it was good. When I get some time I'm looking forward to watching some more. Too early for a rating... NA/10
• I rewatched a bunch of the Giant Bomb E3 shows. Those show run for hours so I didn't have time to watch much else. If you have limited time I would recommend the Phil Spencer interview. 10/5

Games

• Mutant Year Zero: A Road to Eden - This game is a lot like XCOM and for that I both love and hate it. The game play is very similar especially since you end up dead and done with the encounter with in one turn. I took a break from it since I was stuck in one of these loops and it was just frustrating as all hell. When I get stuck like this I typically just back off for a while because I'm normally stuck in a certain mindset or strategy and taking time off from the game lets me clear my head of these. I definitely plan on coming back to this game.
• Into the Breach - This game is tough. It is very good but it is very tough. I am playing on 'easy' and still not making much progress. The mechanics are a bit tough for me but I want to keep playing the game and learning how to do it better.
• Ori and the Blind Forest - I'm a little late to this game but let me tell you something - this game is pretty good. Since I don't get into platformers I passed on this game when it came out but certain "conditions" were met that made me interested in playing it. The conditions being that they showed stuff about the sequel at E3 and I signed up for Xbox Game Pass. Truly enjoying this game when I am not struggling with the platforming but I am into the game enough that I want to continue with it.

News

• Elon Musk - This guy is notable enough that he should be more supportive than divisive. If somebody tweets out a photo of someone else's art, for no apparent reason, the creator deserves credit. Other media such as music, movies, publications, etc. have strict rules about giving credit where credit is do. His argument that someone can find that information in seconds without him posting feels like a farce. What should I Google "that photo Elon Musk tweeted". Sure would have been better if he had named the artist, not that he had to link to the artist's Twitter or other presences, and at least acknowledge the person.
• EA "surprise mechanics" - A loot box is just that no matter what name you use. Loot boxes aren't inherently bad but how they are monetized in some games is. Don't try to use words to change this. Take action by making them fair and reasonable.
• Amazon Game Studios layoffs - First and foremost, best wishes to any of those affected. It sounds like they have a little bit of time and hopefully it works out for them. Makes the future of Amazon's game development feel questionable.
• Destiny 2 Stadia crossplay - Apparently Stadia player can only play with other Stadia players. I didn't expect there to be crossplay with consoles but I assumed Stadia gamers would be able to play with PC players. Makes me wonder if there is a technical reason for this or some weird business/contract issue.
• The Division 2 gets the Gunner specialization - It's great that this game is still getting new stuff but it just doesn't do anything to make me want to go back. They need to add something more substantial to make me pick the game back up.
• Mass Effect 2 in First Person - Well, those PC moders will do about anything. I didn't need one more reason to play this game. Alex Navarro of Giant Bomb is doing his Mass Alex series with this game currently and every time I watch an episode I think about starting another play-through myself.
• Tifa's 'endowment' - Why is it such a big deal that they changed her breast size? The character model looks fine. They did the same thing to Lara Croft and I didn't see this issue come up.

Closing Arguments

Phil Spencer's presentation sold me on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Despite thinking the name isn't great, the service feels like a good value to me. The down side is now my backlog looks infinite. I probably downloaded almost twenty games and I had to put a hard brake on myself to not start them all at once.

Given the price point of $15 for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate I find Ubisoft's Uplay Plus to be questionable. Ubisoft has good catalog on PC but I'm not sure it compares that well with Microsoft's across both PC and console.

Well, Chuck and I recorded another episode but he has yet to post it. So...

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