For the last 10 years we have suffered a media blitz of black sexual predation, only as a scapegoat for actual white criminals. From Roman Polanski or Stephen Collins, they've all enjoyed the million dollars with of whiteness in criminal defense. Our next Potential Predator is Republican Matt Gaetz, who road the MAGA wave into public office. Gaetz is now in a legal battle for potentially having sexual contact with a minor through the website and app Seeking Arrangements, as well as transporting the minor across state lines for sexual favors. Could this be midterm theater of some kind or will an actual conviction be the result?

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These are the games I would recommend based on each genre

Fighting:
Rivals of Aether(Switch, Xbox one ,Steam) If you like smash bros then you will like this game

Platformers:
Celeste (All Platforms)
Super Meat Boy (All Platforms) If you like Super Mario then you will like both but meat boy it is way more difficult

Endless Runner
Super Meat Boy Forever (All Platforms) if you like temple run you will like this game

Third Person shooters
Rogue Company (all Platforms)

Racing:
Hot Shot Racing (All Platforms) If you like the old racing games like Daytona USA then you will like this

I'll put more in the thread if i can think of more

I started it and haven't gotten through much of it because errands called, but I'm definitely finishing part one when I get home. Part two I'll probably finish later on tonight or tomorrow because I have a lot of things going on. I'll be back, of course a solid percentage has been spoiled but I'm still gonna watch.

This is something that has bothered me for some time now. Cities across the US have such strict gun laws that it makes it damn near impossible to own a gun legally, especially for black families. If they made it easier to access and own guns, crime rates would go down. Do you think a criminal would post up on a house if there was a chance the man inside had guns? It would be too risky. The reason crime is so high in the city areas is because criminals know people lack proper protection and this tends to hurt black adults the most, this is especially true for places like Chicago. I have heard stories of men going outside the state lines to obtain guns just to protect their families and getting the book thrown at them when they are caught using it for the very reason they bought the gun in the first place. And I know damn well white people don't get the same treatment for doing this either.

All US citizens, no matter where they live, should have the right to keep and bear arms in their own property at the very least. I want to see something changed about this, especially for black Americans. I feel like these laws were set in place not to "keep people safe" but to keep black families unsafe. It makes no damn sense that a city can tell someone they don't have the right to protect their home, their family, or their property. It never sat right with me.

Maybe I am missing out on the finer details here but it just never felt right.

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The education system has always been ran and operated by white racist, no difference than the law enforcement in this country. You look at the statistics of who's the main people they hire as teachers, it's overwhelmingly white females. How many do you think are suspected white supremist?
I've always believed in black students being taught by black teachers, Latino by Latino teachers and asain by Asian teachers.. Ect.
You put suspected white supremist in authority position over black people, what other outcome would you expect?.. Duh

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Tupac Amaru Shakur, better known by his stage name 2Pac and later by his alias Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Considered one of the most influential rappers of all time, Shakur is among the best-selling music artists, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide.

About 13 years ago, Demon’s Souls launched on PlayStation 3, intriguing, challenging, and captivating players. Directed by FromSoftware’s Hidetaka Miyazaki, the action-RPG specialized in deliberate combat, unpredictable environments, and mysterious storytelling. FromSoftware has continued to evolve its formula, from Dark Souls to Sekiro: Shadow Die Twice, inspiring throngs of fellow game makers in the process.

Hidetaka Miyazaki and FromSoftware’s latest creation, Elden Ring, innovates on the core Souls formula in exciting ways. The forlorn open world of the Lands Between invites players to explore in any direction. A summonable mount allows for faster, more vertical traversal. Famed author George R.R. Martin has even partnered with FromSoftware to dream up the fantasy world players will delve into. It hits PS4 and PS5 February 25.

Lucky for us, Miyazaki-san took some time away from Elden Ring’s final stretch to chat about the game itself, his thoughts on accessibility and artistic collaboration, and even a bit about his time with the co-op fun of It Takes Two.

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PlayStation Blog: Congratulations on the warm reception to Elden Ring’s Closed Network Test! What reaction from fans and press stood out to the team most following this extensive hands-on test?

Hidetaka Miyazaki: Thank you! Overall, we saw some relatively good reactions from the network test, which was nice. I don’t tend to look at the raw user reactions; that can be a little scary. I typically get filtered feedback that comes down through various sources on the team, both on our side and the publisher side, so I get to look from a more holistic view.

As to what was particularly valuable, we mostly found things that we tend to take for granted as game developers and might consider obvious. Stuff that the users found difficult to figure out or didn’t gel with them immediately were helpful pieces of feedback. For instance, regarding the new summon pool mechanic, users can place their signs and have them collected into a group of available players to summon. Things like this weren’t immediately apparent to players, so this sort of feedback was beneficial in fine-tuning these features.


There’s not one specific area from the network test that players overlooked or a part of the game that we want to push on them. Mainly, we want players to feel the importance of the level of freedom that we’re focusing on this time. We want them to enjoy the game in their own way and feel liberated in this new open world that they can explore at their own pace.

If possible, we want players to try and steer clear of spoilers or guides and go in with a completely fresh, open mind and enjoy that initial sense of adventure. That’s how we’d want to experience the game if we were going into it for the first time. And that’s how we hope our players can experience the game comfortably at their own pace with this new sense of wonder.



What were your biggest lessons learned in making a sprawling open world game?

There were two major challenges we faced developing Elden Ring. The first was expanding upon the level of freedom. More so than our previous games, Elden Ring has a vast world with an open overworld, so we were faced with the ordeal of how we maintain our gameplay style while offering a renewed sense of openness. So with elements like balancing the player’s exploration alongside boss fights, the order of progression that players go through the game, and the progression of the events themselves throughout the map–trying to expand on player freedom while balancing all of this was a significant challenge. But we learned many great lessons attempting to achieve this.

Another challenge making an open world game is the tempo and pacing of the player’s progression, essentially trying to balance how the player paces themselves as they explore this vast open-ended map and how that factors into the scope of freedom and progression they provide. So we also learned some valuable lessons while making adjustments in that regard.



In what ways have Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice impacted your philosophy on developing Elden Ring?

I’d have to say that, considering Sekiro’s development overlapped with Elden Ring’s to an extent, there’s nothing that directly came through from that project. But there were several indirect examples there. For instance, the enemy stance break mechanic in Elden Ring is similar to Sekiro’s successful posture system. We even referenced Sekiro’s player traversal for the horse mounting system and how you traverse the map in Elden Ring.

Also, in terms of the narrative and how we tell character stories, Sekiro was a lot more direct than our previous Souls-like titles. While we’re still maintaining Elden Ring’s world with a sense of depth and a fragmented narrative–we’re still upholding our storytelling philosophy–there’s more focus on human elements and drama than before. We definitely took some inspiration from how Sekiro handled that and tried to apply the good parts to Elden Ring.



Is there any advice you have for newcomers coming into Elden Ring, whether that’s a suggested class or playstyle?

In general, I’d like new players to feel unpressured and that they can approach the game at their pace. I don’t want to enforce any playstyle or particular route because I’d like them to experience that sense of freedom. And I realize that while we offer games with a high level of challenge, we design them in a way that feels fulfilling to overcome. But I don’t want new players to worry or stress about that difficulty too much.

This time in Elden Ring, we have many options at the player’s disposal to confront challenging situations and use their cunning to outsmart enemies and bosses. They can come back to something later when they’re at an impasse so that they can have this freedom of progression and not have to bang their head against a wall over and over. They can figure out what to do and how to approach it again, at their own pace.

Like our previous games, we have multiplayer elements, but the barriers to entry have lowered to make it a lot more accessible. So we hope players take full advantage of that.

As for a starting class, it’s entirely up to the player. It’s an RPG, and they can approach it however they like and choose whichever looks the coolest to them. But I would recommend against choosing the naked one (known as the Wretch). As before, it’s probably the most difficult starting class!



How has the ongoing discourse around game difficulty and accessibility impacted the way you’ve tailored and maintained FromSoftware’s trademark difficulty in Elden Ring? Was this something your team has been trying to be more mindful of?

Yes, we have. It’s a valid discussion. I feel like our approach to these games, not just Elden Ring, is to design them to encourage the player to overcome adversity. We don’t try to force difficulty or make things hard for the sake of it. We want players to use their cunning, study the game, memorize what’s happening, and learn from their mistakes. We don’t want players to feel like the game is unfairly punishing, but rather that there’s a chance to win a difficult encounter and make progress. We understand that Souls-like games are regularly associated with impossible levels of difficulty with high barriers to entry. But we try to design the games to make the cycle of repeatedly trying to overcome these challenges enjoyable in itself. So we hope that with Elden Ring and the new options it provides, it will be a success in that respect.

In Elden Ring, we have not intentionally tried to lower the game’s difficulty, but I think more players will finish it this time. As I mentioned, the player’s level of freedom to progress through the world or return to a challenge later are all elements that I feel will help people get through the game at a more leisurely pace. Also, there isn’t a focus on pure action. The player has more agency to dictate their approach against, for example, the field bosses in the overworld and how they utilize stealth in various situations. We’ve even reduced the number of hoops that you have to jump through to enjoy it in multiplayer. So we hope the players embrace that idea of receiving help from others. And we feel like the overall clear rate will go up this time because of these things.

Since there is a snowstorm coming to nyc it is the perfect time to finish the games that i have been to busy for like i have so many games that i start then move on to the next one due to boredom or frustration
Playstation 4:
The Last of Us 2
Resident Evil 2
Celeste
Crash 4

Xbox one:
Resident evil 4

Nintendo switch
Crash Bandicoot Trilogy
Super Mario 3d all stars
Resident evil revelations

Steam :
YS Origin
Batman Arkham city

Am i the only one that have a lot of game to finish ?

Considering the media hoopla concerning Biden's plans on nominating a black woman as Supreme Court Justice, and with American culture being more accessible to blk folks than American politics, I really don't see this nomination meaning much in large scheme of things. ...But maybe I don't know what I'm talking about.

How Mexico’s Real Life Cartels Recruit Drug Mules On Grand Theft Auto Online​

Grand Theft Auto online is home to real-life cartel members, not just the virtual kind.
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Mexico’s drug mafias are finding meth mules inside one of the world’s most popular games, as indicated by a previously unreported case in Arizona.​

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Grand Theft Auto players know what it’s like working for a Mexican cartel. But they do so from the comfort of their own bedroom.
What many don’t realize is that real-life cartel recruiters are playing the game and recruiting players for real-life work. Last year, Mexican police revealed youngsters were being recruited by drug cartels over popular video games, including Grand Theft Auto Online, though there was little in the way of evidence.
According to a case unearthed by Forbes, it appears the U.S. has gathered evidence that GTA Online really is a recruitment tool for Mexico’s narcotics cartels.
In November last year, Customs and Border Protection officials in Arizona were inspecting a Jeep Cherokee when they found nearly 60kg of methamphetamine, the government said. When they asked the driver, Alyssa Navarro, what her story was, she said that in January that year she had been playing Grand Theft Auto Online when she met a man who called himself “George,” according to a search warrant unsealed late last week. After getting to know each other within the game, Navarro said they eventually started talking on Snapchat and later met in person in Phoenix, investigators claimed.
The suspect said that George asked her over Snapchat whether she’d like some work as a “runner,” shipping electronics so they could be sold in Mexico, telling her she could be paid as much as $2,000 a trip depending on how big the load was, according to the government filing.
Federal investigators obtained Snapchat messages from Navarro’s phone in which George promises “a lot of money” and offered the use of a truck, believed to be the same Jeep in which she was apprehended.

Sometimes, drug cartels try to hide narcotics in electronics equipment when shifting them across the border. But, per Navarro’s narrative as described in a criminal complaint against her, she was told to meet a contact in Mexico called Alfredo, who gave her the Jeep and said she should fill up the tank at certain gas stations along the way and take the vehicle to another unidentified individual. The methamphetamine was not hidden in electronics but in the fuel tank, CBP officers found. According to the complaint, when investigators asked if she didn’t think the job offer was odd, or too good to be true, she agreed it did seem strange, and when she was on the bus to Mexico, even asked herself, “What am I doing?” but still went ahead and met her mysterious contact.
Whatever the government thinks happened in Navarro’s case is unclear, but she has been charged with conspiracy to import and sell methamphetamine, as well as possession. Earlier this month, she pleaded not guilty. The Department of Justice had not responded to a request for comment.
Last October, Mexican law enforcement in Oaxaca said three minors had been recruited over popular mobile battle royal game Free Fire. The kids had been offered around $200 a week as cartel lookouts, according to media reports. At the time, it was also reported individuals claiming to belong to various narcotics crews, including the Sinaloa Cartel, were reaching out to children late at night on games including the online multiplayer version of Grand Theft Auto V.
Computer games have proven increasingly popular for other kinds of grooming. The explosion in the popularity of online gaming has led to platforms like Minecraft, XBox Live, or games like GTA Online and Fortnite becoming spots where many children spend time with existing friends and make new ones. The anonymity of an online gaming handle has, however, attracted predators, and the Justice Department has prosecuted multiple men who tried to hide behind online personas to coerce minors.
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If you do you are basically paying to be a beta tester for the game, wait for a game to be on sale or get the complete edition I learned that from Kingdom Hearts 3. That is how the big video game companies get you. No matter how got the games promo is, never buy a game Day one. Its not like before the Ps3/Xbox 360 where if a game was made that was it but now they sell the incomplete version in the hopes that they will fix it later which goes into another tangent that you don't own your games you have the permission to play the game that you bought so yeah never buy a game $60/$70 new day one

So I created this thread because I would love to discuss and read about some of the games that you had high expectations for, that resulted in a colossal fail. In your own opinions of course. For the games you mention, talk a bit about why it felt so disappointing. Was it pacing? Did the story jump the shark? Was it gameplay or mechanics? Let's discuss!!

Here are a couple of mine:

The Getaway: Black Monday - PS2
Issues: Mechanics were a little choppy for a then elite console. The story seemed short and underdeveloped. Voice acting was meh, at best. The overall game experience seemed rushed and disjointed in certain parts vs. more robust missions that fleshed out the story and characters a little better.

TLOU2 - PS4
Issues: Everything...No I'm only kidding....a little.
Max Payne 2 - PS2
Issues: Definitely my first bad Rockstar Games experience. Mechanics were a hot mess, story was stupid, no auto-save, rushed levels, pointless love story between Max and Mona. It was a hot mess all the way around.

What is your take on this?

I am seeing more and more men taking up feminine styles and behaviors. Things like wearing skirts and dresses, getting their nails painted, even carrying around handbags. As for the women? I am seeing more opt for business suits, flats, carrying smaller more concealed bags, and generally appearing more masculine (hiding curves, features, etc).

Do you think this is a good thing, a bad thing, or doesn't make any difference? I feel like it can be confusing for children and give them a sense of feeling like they don't belong if that makes sense. Like what if a girl wants to be feminine but sees men being this way, she might think she was meant to be a boy. It can send mixed signals. I am sure it is not as complex as this but I just have to wonder what this kind of fashion trend will do to kids growing up with it.

Any guesses as to what this hiker was doing?

Well, sadly this is a trend that has been taking lives for a good 10 or more years now. Richard Jacobson (age 21) was on the Flat Iron Trail when I guess he decided to get a picture, a selfie to be exact. He had gone off the trail to take a picture and slipped, falling to his death.


Who knew something like taking a selfie could be so dangerous? (I am pointing to myself right now cause I heard of this too damn often!)

More than 250 people worldwide died attempting to take selfies from 2011 to 2017

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Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Late last summer TBA conducted a Business Broadcast where he discussed the legitimizing of black money (Onlyfans/Manyvids) through legislation and the internet. Shortly after The Professor followed up with dissecting the British Opium Wars of Asia. With both broadcasts in mind I was able to recall a British movie I enjoy called LAYER CAKE, starring Daniel Craig who would later become 007. In the film Craig plays a drug lieutenant looking to get his weight up in the UK so he can corner the market as a pharmacy titan. As the movie continues, Craig's character get pushback but does gain a share of the market, I'm not going to spoil it for you. With that said, A portion of the black teens of today have bought into the idea making (their own) money, and squaring up so they can ride of into their own retirement as a boss. They are not wrong, I just wish enough OG's were alive and well off to pass on game about squaring up as well as scaling business.
I have very positive outlook on how powerful and prosperous the future of black empowerment will be.

All I can do is shake my head...

"They Also Look At Me Like 'Hey, What Am I Doing In Here And You Out There'? Then They Always Go Crazy When They See Me Outside."​

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The image they made for this story... WTF is wrong with some of us?

this nixxa...

“Hey, true story, I promise you. I went to every zoo in the world. I’ve been to every zoo in the world. And every time I go to the gorilla section, they look at me like, ‘Hey man, where your fur at?’ Nah, for real, for real. That’s how they look at me. And then they also look at me like, ‘Hey, what am I doing in here and you out there?’ Then they always go crazy when they see me outside. I promise you. I promise you.”

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Do you believe in bad omens?
This is fitting when you consider Biden's approval ratings and all of the bad press he's been getting. He will be a one-term president and when he's replaced with a Rep. our iron is going to be tested. Be on the ready people.

A snow-covered bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed Friday morning, just hours before President Joe Biden was expected to visit the city on a previously scheduled trip to discuss infrastructure.

No fatalities have been reported, Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said in a news conference at the scene.

There had been 10 "minor injuries," Fire Chief Darryl Jones said, and three people were transported from the scene. None of the injuries were life-threatening, he said.

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This man is a hero he saved these two beautifl little girls from a burning building. It is insane to me that we give rich people awards for song this is the guy. I hope his wife apprechiates him this is a god. This story should be plastered everywhere. If he has a gofundme i hope the black community supports him and recognizes wha

Taharka Bey had an interesting conversation with Min. Paul Scott about the state of Hip-Hop, and what happened to the consciousness in rap music. The first few minutes is music, but the conversation begins around 16:15.
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Yesterday The Hill posted a short clip where they invited Pamela Denise Long of Newsweek. The Hill acknowledged The Black and Blue fracture and Pamela stated her case as a Native Black American (DOAS). This clip specifically describes most of the New Black Media talking points. However, I don't understand her politics but don't let that discourage you all from taking a peek at this.

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I don't care what genre it is, I want to hear your suggestions for who YOU think has the greatest discography of all time. I would like to do one for group and one solo. Whenever we agree upon the artists I'm going to make a poll for each, and I also plan on doing an article to show love. If you have any additional suggestions feel free to let me know.

Let the games begin!

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Unhinged Kanye doing it again. From Jesus and love for his lost mother to rage against his soon to be former wife and family and toxicity. Of course, it being Kanye I'll give it a listen, but I really think it's time for this guy to be sat down. Of course no one is going to challenge him because he's a billionaire.

They been milking GTA 5 for like 10 years now. People are STILL throwing money at that game and I don't get it.

I remember when there was talks of GTA 6 back in like 2015... then 2016... then 2018... We are now in 2022 and people are still thinking "this will be the year!". I feel like they are just stringing people along at this point. Is Rockstar hurting for money or something right now? It makes no sense that they would keep putting their top game on the back-burner other than greed and knowing people are still throwing money at them for GTA 5 has intensified them to be lazy.