THE LAST OF US: GAME VS SERIES

Ever since The Last of Us series dropped, it's been at the center of some serious fan backlash —and not for the right reasons. Sure, the production quality is solid and visually it looks great, but for many fans of the game, the show totally missed the mark on what made the original story so powerful. The suspense, the danger, the infected —all of that takes a backseat in favor of constant emotional speeches and slow-burn character drama.





One of the biggest points of controversy has been the casting, starting with Bella Ramsey as Ellie. From day one, fans were skeptical —not just because she doesn't look like the game version, but because she doesn’t quite capture that unique mix of toughness, vulnerability, and raw charm that made Ellie such an iconic character. And it’s not just her. A lot of viewers feel like the rest of the cast doesn’t really fit either. The choices seem more focused on ticking boxes for diversity than on staying true to the characters fans fell in love with.

That leads straight into another major criticism: the woke tone of the show. For a lot of gamers, it feels like the creators forced in a social agenda that waters down the gritty, survival-focused nature of the original story. There’s barely any action, the infected show up once in a blue moon, and the whole thing starts to feel more like a prestige drama trying to make a point than a faithful adaptation of a beloved game.

In the end, HBO’s The Last of Us left a lot of fans disappointed. Not because it made changes —because changes are expected— but because of what it chose to change, and how it seems to use the game’s name as a platform for something entirely different.



In this video, they reimagined game Ellie as her version from the show.

In this one, they compared the actors with the characters from the game.

And here, they suggest alternative actors who actually look more like the original characters.

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7 DIFFERENCES #63

New edition of the "Spot the 7 Differences" game, where your goal is to find the seven changes I've made to the image on the right as quickly as possible. A photo by Ian McLean that's sure to distract you just enough to add a little extra difficulty.



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THE HARD BULLET EXPERIENCE

About three months ago, we featured a post on Hard Bullet, a VR game that pushes violence to unimaginable extremes. This video someone just sent me is a perfect example of how incredibly fun it can be when placed in the right creative hands.



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7 DIFFERENCES #62

Since May of last year, I haven’t shared a 7 Differences entry with you. Way too long. Today, I felt like making a new one. I love playing with erotic images, tweaking them, and changing small details for you to spot as quickly as possible. You know the drill: 7 differences.



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HARD BULLET: KILLER VIOLENCE AND CREATIVITY

Hard Bullet has sparked divided opinions among critics. On one hand, it’s praised for offering creative combat mechanics, realistic physics, and total freedom to experiment with weapons and environments. Players enjoy precisely that chaos: brutal and "fun" ways to take out enemies, like an over-the-top action movie pushed to the extreme.

On the other hand, the explicit violence doesn’t go unnoticed. The graphic executions and dismemberments have drawn criticism, questioning whether the exaggeration borders on unnecessary or grotesque. Some see it as simple over-the-top entertainment, while others criticize it for taking violence one step further in the virtual reality context.

Ultimately, Hard Bullet positions itself as a sandbox game where creativity and violence go hand in hand, and that inevitably generates debate.




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GET OFF YOUR ASS AND DO SOMETHING USEFUL

People are quick to criticize without stopping to consider what they’re actually watching. This latest video, where a man is "playing" with a lightsaber, has received its fair share of criticism, being labeled as "useless" and "pointless." But what really is useless?

What people seem unwilling to understand is that activities like this are not only fun, but also have real benefits for the body and mind. Hand-eye coordination, reflexes, physical exercise—it's all there, even if they can't see it at first glance.

How many of those critics play video games, surf, skydive, or mountain bike? All these activities have something in common: they don’t seem “useful” at first glance, but each one brings something valuable, whether physically or mentally. But do we really need everything we do in life to have a “useful” purpose in the traditional sense of the word?

People still learn fencing today, even though sword fights are a thing of the past. The same goes for these kinds of games. It’s a creative way to exercise both body and mind.

Just because this man is doing that doesn’t mean he’s not doing something "useful" with his life. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t work to support his family, maintain personal relationships, or neglect other things that others might consider "useful."




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GLORY HOLE❌ BLOODY HOLE ✅

Convincing Your Grandma to Record a Video for the Internet and It Goes Viral



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