Nuclear Monster

Author: Jack Slater

  • Nootropics Are Bullshit

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    Eurogamer’s Chris Bratt has a great investigative article and video on the bullshit around supplements. Specifically one that targets people playing games. It’s called GodMode and it is a “nootropic” from Scott Miller, yes the one that used to work for Apogee and 3D Realms. Here’s part of Chris’ interview with Scott, where Scott goes…

  • Never Stop Sneakin’ Now

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    I honestly can’t believe how much Never Stop Sneakin’ looks like it gets right in its pursuit of pursuing the joy of Metal Gear Solid’s past while parodying MGS’ spirit. The cutscenes, music, and characters are such good and ridiculous parodies of the original Metal Gear Solid, but the new stealth gameplay is a real treat…

  • They’re Right About One Thing

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    Amos Barshad, writing for Grantland, has this fascinating tale of the gangs of young t-shirt vendors outside of Fenway who created an empire by selling a simple but true shirt that says “Yankees Suck.” I don’t like the Red Sox, but we can all agree on disrespecting the Yankees.

  • Your Portable Denial-of-Service Launcher

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    Garrett M. Graff has this article for Wired about the Mirai botnet denial-of-service attack, saying that it was powered by angry Minecraft server operators and players: As the 2016 US presidential election drew near, fears began to mount that the so-called Mirai botnet might be the work of a nation-state practicing for an attack that…

  • You Can Get Over It with Bennett Foddy Today

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    Bennett Foddy’s torturous game of uphill ruination is finally available to everyone today. I still love it, and hate it, as you do. Here’s what I said about Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy back in October: A few months ago I saw this short video clip that Bennett Foddy posted on twitter of what looked…