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BruceVC

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  1. But this type of understanding is a new level of ignorance and nonsensical insight I doubt even FOX would suggest that the UK has been controlling the USA for the last 125 years. I tell you where I think its coming from There has been a rejection of the Mainstream media (MSM) for years from people on both sides in many countries for different reasons. So they get there updates from podcasts and Internet commentators and influencers. And sometimes these other sources of information peddle the most sensationalized and illogical conspiracy theories out there But if thats all you exposed to and you believe its the " truth " you would think you informed What people should be doing is referencing both the MSM and these other sources of information if they want and then using common sense about what is true or not likely I use MSM and then sites like Reuters and the Economist. And once the same story is confirmed as credible for various reasons, like an embedded journalist in the country, real events or an actual interview, then it can be trusted But you always have to be aware of context So this lady probably gets her news from some obscure podcaster that is only popular to a certain group. She wont reference or be interested in other sources of information
  2. @marelooke and @majestic This is so serendipitous, we were just talking about SOMA and I went to Steam today to check it again and its on 80% discount !!! It was fate telling me to buy it.....and I did 🥳
  3. @rjshae What do you think, is this something they not teaching you in school about US history...she did say people must just research like she did? 😱
  4. Excellent news, I have been looking forward to playing STALKER 2 for a while now but I was waiting for it to be more stable But I will wait a big longer for more official patches
  5. I remember talking about this game because I play Frictional games and I enjoy them. I played Amnesia Bunker last To be honest I forgot about it, I must add it my list
  6. I finished Alice Madness Returns after about 30 hours, its good fun for all the previous reasons I mentioned. I first played this game about 12-13 years ago and back then I couldn't defeat the end boss. I tried about 10 times and raged quit. But now I won the final battle on my 3rd try. I used a Controller this time so maybe that was the difference? Anyway this game gets 65\100 on the " BruceVC game rating system " and its recommended Then I played The Lightkeeper which is a horror adventure game where the protagonist is a WW1 veteran suffering from PTSD because of what he did in the war. He gets tasked to maintain a lighthouse on a deserted island and supernatural events linked to his past start occuring. It has some very scary moments but its very short. 3- 4 hours. But its fun for a single sitting game Then I played The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante which is a text based, CYOA where you make dialogue options and advance certain skills that give you further options and success around choices. I spent about 20 hours trying to get the right outcomes which was for me about becoming a noble and keeping my family together. I mostly failed and had to restart the main chapter several times but then at the end I reached the perfect outcome for my family but they all ended up getting killed in the riots at the end of the final chapter I had enough by then of the repetition so I stopped playing with that ending. This game is an entertaining distraction, nothing fantastic. It gets a 55/100
  7. Yes, Republicans are suppose to be the fiscally conservative party. But under Trump that definition has vanished
  8. The reality of this debt is both parties are responsible for its egregious increase https://www.reuters.com/world/us-debt-crosses-40-trillion-threshold-after-doubling-under-trump-biden-2026-08-19/ Whats the most concerning is how its doubled since 2017 and how both Trump and Biden are responsible but for different reasons which is all discussed in this link " The federal government's IOU has now more than doubled in less than a decade, from $19.95 trillion when President Donald Trump was sworn in for the first time in January 2017. Roughly one-third of that increase occurred during two years of frantic government borrowing to fund the COVID-19 pandemic responses undertaken by Trump and former President Joe Biden, while the fiscal policy choices of both presidents combined with long-running tax-and-spending imbalances account for the rest.""
  9. That link doesn't work, this one seems fine https://www.pcgamer.com/games/grand-theft-auto/grand-theft-auto-6-leaker-says-they-wont-stop-until-rockstar-and-take-two-apologize-for-anti-consumerism-and-make-a-concrete-commitment-to-do-better/ This type of outrage makes me laugh, what do we define it as? " Game espionage\gaming terrorism " Clearly a global issue and important reason for hacking that matters around a better world " They also listed three "commandments" in the manifesto—no digital preorders, no "fake" (ie, already part of the game data) singleplayer DLC, and mandatory "offline fallback states" for singleplayer games—and warned that publishers who violate them will be subject to sanction: "Cyberleek will not stop until they issue a public statement and apology with a concrete commitment to be better. Words are not enough; restitution is mandatory."
  10. Have you ever played any Dark Souls game more than once .......Mamie tell the truth
  11. I never use to replay any game unless I forgot most parts of the narrative and that normally takes 12-15 years and its mostly from 2007-2010. But now I can replay games using mods because they change and improve so much But this applies mostly to Bethesda games so I have replayed Fallout 3&4 and F:NV and then Morrowind and Oblivion
  12. I completed the Pale Beyond after about 15 hours. Its an excellent narrative survival game, no monsters or magic. Just the harsh reality of trying to survive being stuck in arctic ice in the early 20th century The first 70% of the game is all about intense decisions to ensure you have enough resources to get through winter and the game has a very good system of how you engage with your crew and how you need to gain there loyalty. So most dialogue options you have to balance between the outcome and how this will influence your relationship with the crew member The game gets a solid 70/100 on the globally respected " BruceVC game rating system " Now Im playing Alice Madness Returns. Its addictive and thoroughly entertaining with its movement and combat mechanics. The art and recreation of Wonderland is beautiful and I often stop and look at a landscape It has a few frustrating movement puzzles but once you comfortable with effective jumping its very rewarding to progress over an area.
  13. I wonder if this will ever be implemented but yes its another example of Trump throwing his toys because of the myopic and ill-conceived decision to attack Iran without clear and coherent objectives And then other countries refuse to get involved
  14. The Pale Beyond has got a really good system of how death and failure works I mentioned the game is broken into 50 turns and each turn you have to manage resources, go hunting, respond to personal requests from crew and address various health issues like frostbite and malnutrition. And at the end of each turn you feed the crew and there is summary of your current resources so you can see how well you are doing And in the beginning of each turn the game is automatically saved, this is the only way to save. And if you die you can restore to the beginning of any of the 50 saved turns but all the saves after this are deleted. Which means you can go back and make different decisions but its not completely frustrating where you have to restart I have died twice so far. First in turn 7 where I didnt leave the ship in time to create a camp on the ice shelf and the ship was crushed by the ice and sunk and then in turn 10 where I didnt manage a metric called Decorum which is about overall crew morale and it starts at 100 and if it gets to 0 your entire quest ends in failure But in both cases I restored to previous turns where I then made different choices and ensured I managed Decorum properly. Im now on turn 13 so I have a long way to go to survive but its great fun
  15. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/trump-spokeswoman-karoline-leavitt-to-leave-white-house/107031078 Leavitt is leaving. Its a shock because being Trumps press secretary must be such a great job....no stress and no need to clarify or explain much But she does have a new baby so wanting to focus on that is also a legitimate reason to resign

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