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In Other News – 23 November 2016

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Ion thanksgiving

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving over in the US of A. You know, the day we eat turkey and stuffing, gather with family and talk about all the things we’re thankful for before going out the next day to punch an old woman in the throat for that good deal on a new TV. So, here’s a twist – what are you thankful for from this year? 2016 was a real sucker punch of a year, but some awesome things happened, too. Right?

In Other News: LEGO is coming for your Nintendo Switch, Blizzard is keeping this perspective and we can always do more.

Here’s the news we didn’t post today because we were too busy avoiding giving Al any more sick burns.

News

PSA: Save-Breaking Bug Found In Pokémon Sun & Moon May Be Related To Save Editing Tool
Titanfall 2’s first free DLC drops Nov. 30
Lego City Undercover is one of the first confirmed Switch games
Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Editions and Preorder Bonuses Detailed
Riot looks to finalize eSports streaming deal with MLB – report

Stuff

Majora’s Mask Fan Film Created By VFX Studio
A Boba Fett Star Wars Movie Was Very Close to Being Announced – Report
Overwatch was Blizzard’s first first-person action game, but this job ad suggests it won’t be the last
The game industry could be doing more for charity, says Democracy 3 dev

Vidja

The War Within – Highlights

WATCH DOGS 2 (Honest Game Trailers)

7 Video Games With Insane Hidden Details

The Movies

Pray to SILENCE in this first trailer for Martin Scorsese’s long-awaited passion project!
Video review: True Memoirs of an International Assassin
Midweek Movie Mouth-off: what movie did you just not “get”?
The future of STAR WARS movies may lie in anthologies, not episodes

Last Updated: November 23, 2016

65 Comments

  1. Andre Fourie

    November 23, 2016 at 16:01

    • Lord Chaos

      November 23, 2016 at 16:04

      Bunny!!!

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      • Andre Fourie

        November 23, 2016 at 16:05

        Don’t start!!!

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    • Andre Fourie

      November 23, 2016 at 16:06

      Porras should know this meal, I’m told.

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    • HvR

      November 23, 2016 at 16:12

      • Andre Fourie

        November 23, 2016 at 16:13

        I hate chicken.

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        • Lord Chaos

          November 23, 2016 at 16:13

          That’s not chicken…

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          • Ottokie

            November 23, 2016 at 16:14

            It’s a tunnel chicken

        • Ottokie

          November 23, 2016 at 16:13

          GASP’s

          *in subtitles*

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      • Lord Chaos

        November 23, 2016 at 16:13

        So much WIN!!!

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      • Andre Fourie

        November 23, 2016 at 16:15

        Thats just fucking nasty.

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        • Lord Chaos

          November 23, 2016 at 16:16

          You should try it.

          *Hides

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          • Ottokie

            November 23, 2016 at 16:16

            Rather take the hide off

        • Pariah ???

          November 23, 2016 at 16:17

          I logged in just to reply to this.

          You have no taste buds if you think THAT is nasty. What’s next? Well Done Steak? Seriously, nothing comes close to a good chicken pap and cabbage. Except adding Chakalaka.

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          • Andre Fourie

            November 23, 2016 at 16:18

            That’s not chicken. Its rabbit. Because I own rabbits.

          • Pariah ???

            November 23, 2016 at 16:20

            Oh. Well rabbit is delicious… Tender, soft, lovely. Better than chicken. O_o

            Don’t cook your rabbits. They’re your pets. But like cattle, there are entire farms farming rabbits for food. If you don’t eat those rabbits, then you shouldn’t be eating any meat at all.

          • Lu

            November 23, 2016 at 20:58

            I agree with Gollum. We had a rabbit farm at one point. Meat rabbits are an entirely different breed of nasty, bitey red eyed creatures. Pet bunnies are also way too tough for the rotisserie.

          • Andre Fourie

            November 24, 2016 at 06:59

            The only reason they are “bitey” is because they are kept in mesh cages (from what I have seen), with no flooring. They get hock sores from the flooring. There is no interaction with humans except for getting killed. They are bitey because of fear and mistreatment. Our Vet phoned me to come fetch a meat rabbit someone picked up next to the road with a bad infection. Ended up being the sweetest bunny I ever had the pleasure of fostering.

          • Lu

            November 24, 2016 at 07:58

            Yeah some of the farms I’ve seen were absolutely horrible.
            We would pet our bunnies every time we fed them – it keeps them calm. We had wood panels and a ton of straw to prevent them hurting their feet, as well as nesting boxes for them to give birth in. It’s partly the reason we had to close down – we couldn’t keep up with the bulk farms. That being said the afrikaans term “Mal soos ‘n haas” has legit roots. Some would flip out and smack the food from your hand, or maul your arm. I’ve been bitten more by seemingly friendly rabbits than I have by dogs.

          • Andre Fourie

            November 24, 2016 at 08:17

            When rabbits reach puberty, they sometimes go crazy, especially the females. That’s why we advise everyone to neuter/spay pet bunnies as it calms them down. The problem with rabbit farming is that it mostly gets done inhumanely with deplorable conditions. If done humanely, then yes, its a sustainable food source. Its hard for someone who has them as pets to admit, because they are such awesome pets. Not for children though.

          • Lu

            November 24, 2016 at 08:28

            That’s interesting. In heard the same thing happens with ferrets when they mature. Sadly most people are too lazy/cheap to care for the animals they’re farming.

          • Andre Fourie

            November 24, 2016 at 09:05

            Well, neutering rabbits are very expensive. R800+ for a male and R1500+ for a female. They are tricky little animals, but so sweet once they fixed. Nothing beats when a rabbit licks your face. for them that is the ultimate affection.

          • Lu

            November 24, 2016 at 09:22

            Yeah I rate you need to be a pretty specialized vet to pull that off. I’ll habd in my man card but that is damn adorable.

          • Lord Chaos

            November 23, 2016 at 16:22

            And… how many rabbits do you have?
            They’re clearly going at it like… well… rabbits. 😛

          • Andre Fourie

            November 23, 2016 at 16:23

            My rabbits are fixed. Most of them raised from babies. I have 9.

          • DragonSpirit009

            November 23, 2016 at 16:24

            BUNNIES!!!

          • Lord Chaos

            November 23, 2016 at 16:24

            Clearly the vet did something wrong. 😀

  2. Andre Fourie

    November 23, 2016 at 16:03

  3. Ottokie

    November 23, 2016 at 16:04

    Thanksgiving ey…

    I am thankful this day is over.

    http://i.imgur.com/rzh0WSU.jpg

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  4. VampyreSquirrel

    November 23, 2016 at 16:04

    Not sure what I’m thankful for.

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    • Ottokie

      November 23, 2016 at 16:05

      That the internet is not off today, or any other day for that matter

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      • VampyreSquirrel

        November 23, 2016 at 16:09

        lol I can actually live without the internet for long (not extended) periods of time.

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    • miaau

      November 23, 2016 at 16:19

      Off the top of my head, undead squirrel minions?

      nice place to rest during the day?

      Awesome black cloaks?

      Flying?

      Daylight savings time?

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      November 23, 2016 at 18:43

      Ass kisser!

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      • VampyreSquirrel

        November 24, 2016 at 08:38

        At least I don’t have Zactlee disease like you!

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  5. miaau

    November 23, 2016 at 16:18

    While I normally scoff at such traditions, like Halloween, I think this one is important. Not the black Friday or the turkeys or the food or the family.

    I think it is important to, once in a while, reflect on what you have and do not have. Familiarity can sometimes lead to an acceptance of things as the norm, I should have a nice Mercedes or house or whatever, that is normal Right? No, sometimes one must sit and consider: All people have different standards and acceptance norms.

    I am thankful that I have a semi-healthy family, two doting daughters, a sometimes doting wife ( 🙂 ), some pets and a house on the rapid end of being paid off. I say this because I consider what I have against the majority, not just in this country but in other countries too, and I realise that I am above the norm and must not take what I have for granted. That said, we should not be made to feel guilty because we have and others do not. It does not work that way either. I just have a renewed appreciation of what I have.

    the old story, heard from many of our grandparents: there are starving children in (insert remote country here) that would be grateful for a toy like that.

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    • Lord Chaos

      November 23, 2016 at 16:19

      tl;dr

      Just kidding, some very thoughtful reading.

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      • miaau

        November 23, 2016 at 16:20

        Yeah, thanks. I do get a bit preachy sometimes.

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        • Lord Chaos

          November 23, 2016 at 16:23

          I’m thankful both my kitties wait for me at the gate every day I get home

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          • miaau

            November 23, 2016 at 16:24

            That is awesome! Used to be like that for me too, but now the cats wait in the wings.

            3 year old daughter comes to the fore….. with much noise and meaning… Daddy’s home!

          • Dresden

            November 23, 2016 at 16:33

            Mine as well! They sit on both the pillars adjacent to the gate like sphinxes to greet me.

  6. DragonSpirit009

    November 23, 2016 at 16:20

    I’m thankful of…. *thinks* Nope, not that. *thinks again* Nope, not that either.
    This might take awhile!

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    • HvR

      November 23, 2016 at 16:20

      Dogs?

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      • DragonSpirit009

        November 23, 2016 at 16:22

        Of course I’m thankful for my dogs. Except when they poop in the house. But that’s an automatic thankful XD

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    • Ottokie

      November 23, 2016 at 16:20

      CAKE!

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      • DragonSpirit009

        November 23, 2016 at 16:23

        Thankful for the job… not the cake itself XD

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        • VampyreSquirrel

          November 23, 2016 at 16:33

          We’re thankful for the cake… though we need to make a plan to get some 😛

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          • Lord Chaos

            November 23, 2016 at 16:34

            The cake is a lie.

          • DragonSpirit009

            November 23, 2016 at 16:37

            Those who’ve tasted it know it’s not XD

          • VampyreSquirrel

            November 23, 2016 at 16:37

            Only for ppl that aren’t in the CPT area.

          • Lord Chaos

            November 23, 2016 at 16:38

            I’m sorry, but I’m attached to my front teeth. 😛

          • HvR

            November 23, 2016 at 16:43

            We detach them to better suck off the icing from all the free cake

          • Lord Chaos

            November 23, 2016 at 16:46

            That’s what she said?

            Ok, I just gave myself nightmare fuel. O_o

          • DragonSpirit009

            November 23, 2016 at 16:51

            I think you gave everyone nightmare fuel!

  7. For the Emperor!

    November 23, 2016 at 16:36

    That ME pre-order stuff is not so cool really…says the Grinch…

    http://www.lyricsmode.com/i/bpictures/big/14262.jpg

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  8. VampyreSquirrel

    November 23, 2016 at 16:51

    • Dresden

      November 23, 2016 at 16:57

      Hahahaha!

      Reply

  9. 40 Insane Frogs

    November 23, 2016 at 17:06

    I’m thankful for a good gaming year. 2016 may be remembered for other eventualities (cough… God-emperor Trump, the stupidity and insanity of FeesMustFall, Jacob Zuma’s still president etc.), but as a gaming year it’s been absolutely solid.

    Thank you, gaming gods!

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    • Lord Chaos

      November 23, 2016 at 17:12

      No Mans Sky… I could go on.

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      • 40 Insane Frogs

        November 24, 2016 at 11:27

        I actually enjoy(ed) No man sky. I still put it on late in the evening just to chill.

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  10. Sageville

    November 24, 2016 at 10:02

    There have been really awesome games in 2016, too many in fact…

    I’m thankful for that…. the rest of the year can GITFS though…

    Reply

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