Remember the good old days when 2016 sucked?
Remember in 2016, somewhere around the summer or maybe even the spring, when everyone realized “damn, this year sucks”? Saying that 2016 sucked became a bit of a…
Author: Pat Reddick
Media Are Plural vows to spell doom for doomscrolling
Let’s be honest: It usually sucks to use social media. There are (far too many) advertisements that know too much, famous people posting bad takes, endless flows of…
Cyberpunk media you won’t be asking to refund
So, the Cyberpunk 2077 saga somehow became more of a shitshow. Sony has pulled the game from the Playstation 4 store. It is also offering refunds to anyone…
Give me cyberpunk, but make it better
So, Cyberpunk 2077 is a bit of a mess eh? Even before its release we knew the developers were dealing with crunch conditions and the game had a…
Christmas music for people who also despise Bublé
Christmas isn’t the same when you’re older. When I wrote the 2016 version of this post, I chalked that up to the retail-based musical bombardment we must endure…
Video games are too long and I don’t know how to feel
Like all the best Media are Plural posts, this one is inspired by a meme. It argues that contemporary video games are too long, the workplaces in which…
TCGs provide a fascinating multimedia experience on each card
I’ve wanted to do an article about trading card games (TCGs) for ages – before the old blog went offline, in fact – but inspiration never struck. They’re…
Kadabra returns, a weird chapter in Pokémon history ends
In this week’s event that no one had on their 2020 Bingo card, the magician Uri Geller announced he would allow Pokémon to resume using Kadabra on trading…
Waluigi needs a video game. Why not a dating simulator
When Nintendo finally lets Waluigi be the hero of his own game, it ought to be a dating simulator. I’m serious and I have good reasons for this…
The 90s, an age of weird drinks and 16-bit video games
This article about the 90s first appeared on the old mediaareplural.ca in August, 2016. Crystal Pepsi was actually available in stores. Regrettably, Pepsi discontinued the beverage a second…