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@kyary: retrofit is pretty solid so it's a good library to use

Looking forward to a more Dynamic Giant Bomb! I think given the very temporal nature of a lot of games media, rotating in more limited series with contractors seems to be the call.

I do agree, as someone who regulars the website - I wish there was a text post (and in general more TLC for website content beyond the forums) - not all of us are twitter/FB users

Dang, gonna miss all 3 of you. Your voices have been a regular podcast mainstay for over a decade. All the best on your future projects!

I'll send you an invite - always down to run rings around Halo

We worked ourselves into a shoot

Thank you for all you do GB crew (both front and back staff)

Keep up the good work.

This is an awesome duder! If you need additional help in developing, let me know!

Not sure how 'hot' they are, but here's mine (hot takes seem like attention-seeking exercise - yes I acknowledge the irony/hypocrisy of my post)

• Xbox 360 is the greatest all-around home console that has been made so far - and yes, that is despite the RRoD screwups. (This coming from someone who's been playing video games since the NES/Mega Drive days)
• Conversely, MS convincing us (me included) that paying for online services that were once free is one of the worse things that's happened - especially in a world where Steam exists.
• Dualshocks were never a great layout - easily outclassed by the time the OG Xbox and GC controllers were out (or anything with off-set sticks)
• The terms 'overrated'/'underrated' are lazy terms that don't explain anything
• The phrase 'it's not perfect' is an awful phrase that often is used to insincerely acknowledge perceived flaws while hiding or hand-waving potential criticism
• As much as I enjoy CoD4 etc - the gear/weapon progression system it popularised one of the worst things to happen to multiplayer gaming. It's unbalanced and rewards hours played over skill learned
• GoG is the only store that has done digital games 'right' - i.e. no DRM
• 'Free games' on PSN/Xbox are glorified rentals
• Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad is one of the best co-op games ever made (talking about the co-op experience more than the game quality)
• If lots of people have a 'hot take' about something...it's not a hot take (I'm sure what I've written can be included in this)
• Not enough time is spent on reviewing the technical quality of the final product - outside of Digital Foundry. That's not to say other criticism is not valid, but the pendulum has swung hard the other way leading to a lot of hand-waving of serious bugs and quality-control issues with games.
• Review scores are fine as long as it's a 5-point scale or less.
• VR has better uses outside of gaming than within gaming
• Weapon degradation rarely enhances a game and often is a lame crutch for padding out 'gameplay'
• The point above also addresses games with lots of crap to collect - lame padding that rarely benefits the player
• Day of Reckoningseries was the last set of great wrestling games post No Mercy

• What kind of issue are you running into?:
  • Videos don't play when logged in (no play button). Works when not logged in
• Any specific videos where it’s occurring?:
  • Seems like any of them
• Browser where issues are occurring (have you tried another one?):
  • Firefox
  • Brave works if I disable the ad-blocking
• Are the issues the same in incognito mode or when you disable extensions?:
  • Yes with Firefox - disabling those extensions seems to not work
• If not, what extensions are you running?:
  • uBlock Origin, https everywhere, privacy badger, disconnect, decentraleyes
• Have you tried switching from HTML5 to Progressive streaming? Did this help your issue?:
  • No, cannot load the controls
• Have you tried switching from Auto quality to one of the other options? Did this help?:
  • Audio-only player work
• What’s your IP address (in case it’s an Akamai issue)?:
  • 64.99.227.115