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June 14, 2021
The “Microsoft, You Majestic SOBs” OUTER WORLDS 2 trailer.
This is… this is perfect. It is a beautifully self-aware deconstruction of the typical AAA videogame teaser release, despite the fact that it came out under the imprimatur of Xbox; and it utterly fits the heavily satirical worldview of the first OUTER WORLDS, despite the fact (again) that Obsidian got acquired by Microsoft. This trailer has managed to somehow make me excited for the sequel despite the fact (one last time) it told me it was aiming to do just that, with a cynicism so pure, so clean, that I am refreshed.
Whoever came up with this trailer deserves a raise. And free wings on Friday night.
Introducing an adventure you can’t have yet.
— Xbox (@Xbox) June 13, 2021
Start anticipating The @OuterWorlds 2: https://t.co/vKpCf0M0h7 | #XboxBethesda pic.twitter.com/L0WftOOZht
Tweet of the Day, So Do I, Tycho…
…so do I.
New PA for your Monday! https://t.co/ZtrQGruKYX#pennyarcade pic.twitter.com/hX1v9ZKPVt
— Gabe (@cwgabriel) June 14, 2021
June 13, 2021
Tweet of the Day, I Suspect Elephants Are Pre-Sapient edition.
We really, really need to work out what to do about elephants, long-term. And higher primates. And cetaceans. And octopuses, since I’m going through the Uplift list.
What's that elephant saying? A new, easily searchable database decodes more than 500 of their signals. https://t.co/1W1BxAg97o
— Scientific American (@sciam) June 12, 2021
Via @CalebHowe.
I am not very excited for E3 this year.
It was nice hearing about the new Bethesda RPG, but the stuff I want to know about mostly involve DLC. I’d like updates on Cyberpunk 2077 and Outriders, and maybe some clarity about Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2. I’m not getting any of that this week.
And, God help me, I don’t want to know about new Mass Effect or Dragon Age titles. Not until Bioware gets its head on a swivel. After a certain point, you’re just enabling its bad behavior; and I think we reached that point a while back… what? Yes, I bought the remaster. It doesn’t make me wrong, just slightly weak.
Patreon Microfiction: Ill-Chosen From The Slain.
Nobody ever asks the warriors if they want to go to Valhalla. The people in ‘Ill-Chosen From The Slain’ will likely regret that, at some point. It’s a shame I have no burning urge to write military fantasy fiction…
Patreon!The Bethesda STARFIELD teaser trailer.
STARFIELD has a new game engine, too. But is Bethesda… allowed to do that? I mean, how long have they been using the current one?
I kid, I kid… or do I?
Moe Lane
PS: Of course I’m going to buy it. It’ll come out on 11/11/22, so you’ve got time to preorder.
June 12, 2021
Book of the Week: Boundless (The Lost Fleet: Outlands Book 1)
I don’t want to reward the publishing company’s bad behavior by pre-ordering the Kindle for Boundless (The Lost Fleet: Outlands Book 1) for fifteen bucks. I truly do not. But… new Black Jack series by Jack Campbell, damn their eyes. I’m stuck.
Bastards.
Back from Galactic Con!
Short version: very useful information was gathered and I sold enough books to make back my table fee. Actually doing it gave me some insights on the entire process, I got a bunch of business cards and hopefully new readers out of it, and I now appreciate the value of art in a display. Notes were taken. Lessons were learned. I had a good time.
And man, but I am tired.
Moe Lane
PS: My Amazon site is here, in case somebody’s using one of those business cards to check me out now.
