Words of Paradise

With the news almost exclusively revolving around Helldivers 2 this past week, it seems Sony has seen the damage they've done and are doing their best to walk it back. But do we believe them? What do we think of the new James Gunn Superman images? All of this and more today on CounterCast

Helldivers 2 has captured gamers the world over, but in the midst of a new announcement for steam users, many players are dropping the game. Why? Watch and find out, and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!

There has been crazy discourse about women and bears, which we'll get to the bottom of. In the meantime, Alyssa Mercante used a game developer to further her culture war narrative, Helldivers 2 has angered their ENTIRE fan base, and more!

Wizards of the Coast is going ALL in on a virtue signaling event for Magic: The Gathering that will quite literally break the game, all in the name of marginalized voices in the LGBTQ community. What are they doing? Watch and find out, and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE

With Stellar Blade being a massive success, Kotaku has learned they can't write hit pieces on the game any longer. But what they can do is attack the fans, and minimize the grievances many people have with the ongoing situation. What did they say? Watch and find out, and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!

Stellar Blade has launched, and developer Shift Up seems to have gone back on their word of releasing it uncensored, Afroman has dropped a Hunter Biden diss track, there's more updates on Deadpool & Wolverine, and more!

Kotaku really just tried to pretend they haven't spent months getting angry at gamers for enjoying Eve's look in Stellar Blade, by writing their own article showering her with praise. We see through the grift. What did they say? Watch and find out, and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!

Nerdrotic recently revealed his press pass was yanked from San Diego ComicCon. Was this an honest mistake, or is something more nefarious afoot? Watch and find out, and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!

Casualties of war. The new game, Tales of Kenzera: Zau, released yesterday, to plenty of controversy due to Sweet Baby Inc's involvement in the game. However, this game is a little bit different, as it does have all the merits of a good game, calling the ongoing boycott into question. Should we play it? Scrap it with the rest? Watch and find out, and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!

Kotaku Editor In Chief, Alyssa Mercante, has decided to go after my friend Hypnotic, threatening a defamation lawsuit. Despite the fact that nothing he, nor any of us, have said would constitute as defamatory. What did she say? Watch and find out, and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!

Deadpool & Wolverine, AKA, Deadpool 3, is set to release this summer. With a new trailer releasing yesterday, it's time to break it down, explore what it has to offer, and see if it can do the impossible. Save the MCU. Do you think it will succeed? Watch and find out, and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE

We have a massive panel today to talk about everything right and wrong with nerd culture. From a review of Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, to the ongoing struggles of Warhammer 40k, D&D, and MtG, to the awful trailer that is Transformers One. It's a big, bad week for nerds.

Doctor Who star, Ncuti Gatwa, continues to play the recent Hollywood game of identity politics and race baiting, claiming that we celebrate "white mediocrity" while people of color need to be PERFECT to get ahead in the world. Let's debunk this Marxist nonsense right now. So watch and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!

There has been so much I didn't get to cover in videos, that this stream gonna get WILD. One Punch decided to hire Rick and Morty creator for it's movie. Warhammer 40k discourse is vomit inducing, Libs of TikTok is goin' OFF. And so much more.

Wizards of the Coast CEO, Cynthia Williams, is leaving the company after a DISASTROUS two year run while being in charge of Magic the Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons. Why is she leaving? Well, we can only speculate, but watch and find out. And don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!

Kotaku did what Kotaku does best. Write a pointless, pandering, political ideology driven article about a video game where it doesn't matter. This time with Hades II, and how important the body positivity is. What did they have to say? Watch and find out, and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!

Anime Voice Actor, Daman Mills, has faced serious accusations of predatory behavior towards minors, with plenty of evidence. However, despite the ousting of Vic Mignogna in the #kickvic movement, AnimeExpo is protecting Daman from a slew of concerned attendees who fear for their safety in a display of sheer hypocrisy. What is being said? Watch and find out, and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!

Stellar Blade is the subject of yet ANOTHER Hit Piece made to trash both the game, and gamers excited for the game, with everyone jumping at the chance to grift on the GamgerGate 2.0 gravy train. This time focusing on the "science" behind the male gaze. What did they say? Watch and find out, and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE! Article: https://www.inverse.com/gaming/stellar-blade-the-male-gaze-sweet-baby

Kotaku Editor In Chief, Alyssa Mercante, is openly lying again, this time about how she isn't paid to bring traffic to her own website. A website that is only paid via ad traffic. Is she lying? Or just that clueless? Watch and find out, and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!

The Audio of Blackrock CEO, Larry Fink, has been released, and he is VERY angry that DEI and ESG are being rejected by the common folk. Is this a win for the Culture War? Or are we celebrating too early? What did he say? Watch and find out, and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!

The Live Action adaptation of fallout is HERE! And it's...ACTUALLY GOOD!? Unfortunately it can't all be good news, Capcom is up to their same old tricks. All this and more on this weeks episode of CounterCast! Also, be sure to subscribe to my lovely panel of guests!

Capcom's official localization team on Twitter is being DESTROYED for their take on western translations of their Japanese Games, leaving many gamers fuming. Fans are clearly upset that Capcom doesn't know what the customers want, and they're letting their voices be heard. What do they have to say? Watch and find out, and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!

This time around we're just going to do a chill stream with a "Just Chatting" vibe.

Even the mainstream media is rejecting the Star Wars Outlaws story trailer, calling it "Shockingly Bad." Going on to criticize the same things the general anti-woke crowd criticized, including the character design of the main character, Kay Vess. What did they have to say? Watch and find out, and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!

Tomb Raider has a new TTRPG on the horizon, and they've taken it upon themselves to remind you all about the horrors of colonialism. Despite the fact that...no one alive today has ever participated in colonialism. What did they have to say about removing escapism in favor of "The Message"? Watch and find out, and don't forget to SUBSCRIBE!