The Oscar nominations were announced yesterday, and for the most part, nobody seems to care. That’s par for the course these days, with the exception of last year, when they nominated Oppenheimer, a legitimately outstanding movie that people loved. (And even that wasn’t much of a bump.) As someo...
Read MoreYou’ve seen The Game Awards (or maybe you haven’t; I don’t think a lot of gamers bother with those anymore), but now, you can see The Real Game Awards! The Real Game Awards is the first step taken by Stuttering Craig, the host of Side Scrollers and co-founder of Screw Attack, in his Take Game...
Read MoreThe Game Awards are making a play for respectability. The video game awards show is known for nominating games for sociopolitical reasons rather than their merit, sales, or popularity with gamers, and often snubbing games that many thought would be a shoo-in for recognition. This year, it was assume...
Read MoreThe 199 is getting mainstream attention. Today, British broadcaster Piers Morgan had Gary from Nerdrotic and the Critical Drinker as guests on his YouTube show, Piers Morgan Uncensored, to discuss the Oscars with correspondent Ava Santina and commentator Esther Krakue, who were in the studio. The de...
Read MoreOur betters are proving to be anything but again, at least by their own superficial standards. At last night’s Academy Awards (for which the ratings are not yet in – I believe those are usually revealed on the Tuesday after the ceremony – but I’ll assume most didn’t watch it), an upset occ...
Read MoreThe Golden Globes aired last night, and nobody seems to care who won or lost, if they can even remember who was nominated. But the biggest story comes from a tense moment between host Jo Koy and music superstar Taylor Swift. During his monologue, one of Koy’s jokes was about Swift attending NFL ga...
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