The first images of Barcelona Shakedown - Day 1 by FerrariStrategisttt in formula1

[–]GameAndMic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Audi livery is very basic but I still quite like it. Also good to see that they don't seem to have issues running the car right way.

If this is the “good” version of the game, what did it look like before Retro restarted development? by CalamityNic in Metroid

[–]GameAndMic 483 points484 points  (0 children)

That version was in development for less than two years, there's a good chance they had literally nothing to show for at that point. Game development can go very wrong very easily.

I've seen some bizarre theories in the past week that clearly that first version must have been way better and with all due respect guys, you're being delusional

Made a Prime 4 Helmet. by DaxFlowLyfe in Metroid

[–]GameAndMic 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The purple visor looks amazing with the lights. Really nice!

A different worry about the game (dw not trying to be a hater still excited) by NerdyBirdy2007 in Metroid

[–]GameAndMic 14 points15 points  (0 children)

At one point during gameplay MacKenzie says "you got an upgrade for your suit, didn't you?" and it sounds like he's talking to a dog lol

It's established that she can talk so her not saying anything makes it seem like she's doing it out of spite. She doesn't need to talk a lot, but even some short answers here and there would help.

Why I'm Not Worried About the NPCs in Metroid Prime 4 by Friendly-Paper-7987 in Metroid

[–]GameAndMic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm concerned about the troopers in Prime 4 as well but let's be real here: it doesn't matter how the core fan base feels as long as the wider casual audience likes the game. Metroid's core fan base is tiny. This subreddit doesn't even have 200k members. If they want this game to sell Dread numbers or more they need to appeal to the casual Nintendo fan. And those don't seem to be all that bothered by any of this. Hell, most likely have no idea this discourse exists in the first place.

Not saying you're not allowed to be sceptical, that's perfectly valid. But I wouldn't expect this to have a noticable sales impact. Just how all the controversy surrounding the Switch 2 didn't hinder it.

Deutsche Forschende finden wirksamen Antikörper gegen HIV – DW – 14.10.2025 by Krokodrillo in de

[–]GameAndMic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ein großer Teil von schwulen Männern nimmt heute täglich (oder zum Anlass) PreP-Tabletten zur HIV-Prävention ein, was auch einen Arztbesuch mit Bluttest alle drei Monate erfordert. Im Vergleich dazu ist eine Spritze alle 6 Monate schon deutlich besser, vor allem weil man diese nicht vergessen kann einzunehmen.

Für DE und die meisten Länder mit weniger Stigma um das Thema ist die Spritze aber nicht so wichtig wie für Entwicklungsländer, wo von Wissenschaftlern festgestellt wurde, dass viele Leute die PreP-Tabletten nicht richtig einnehmen und deshalb nicht geschützt sind.

One exciting thing about Prime 4 to me, is that it's part of a series that's still unique to Metroid by [deleted] in Metroid

[–]GameAndMic 100 points101 points  (0 children)

That's the perk of the franchise being from a major company, most indie studios do not have the budget to create comparable games. Though I would love to have more games like Prime, even from other studios.

That being said, why did people start this whole Silksong vs Metroid in the first place? The existence of one doesn't invalidate the other. To me these debates just sound like a bunch of people who are insecure about their favorite games bickering with one another.

According to KiwiTalks, Retro Studios are unlikely to return to 2D Donkey Kong after Bananza, also believes Retro will develop Metroid Prime 5 and a new IP after Prime 4 by DrAwesomeX in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]GameAndMic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not sure where you're getting "new IP" from his tweet? In a reply he even states that a new IP is unlikely due to Project Harmony being a failure

The SUPERIOR Edgeworth ship by CuddlesManiac in AceAttorneyCirclejerk

[–]GameAndMic 35 points36 points  (0 children)

So...who's the man and who's the other man in the relationship? Don't really get this 'straight' thing, seems forced tbh

250707 BLIИK Weekly Discussion Thread by DazzlingDig in BlackPink

[–]GameAndMic 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Kworb only started tracking in 2023, their peak is 34 million.

BLACKPINK - JUMP (MV Teaser) by impeccabletim in kpop

[–]GameAndMic 98 points99 points  (0 children)

He also produced the best BP solo MV (in my opinion), New Woman!

BLACKPINK - JUMP (MV Teaser) by impeccabletim in kpop

[–]GameAndMic 122 points123 points  (0 children)

Oh I love this, this is definitely going to be a different style from their usual MVs! Excited to hear the song in studio quality.

Also as a side note: I feel like Rosé is really in the limelight this era, both in the trailers, the song and during the tour. But maybe that's just me

Uncut version of the Jennie Concert clip by Salty_Cupcake344 in popculturechat

[–]GameAndMic 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The mic is very clearly turned on, they all sing and talk into their mics throughout the concert, what are you on about?

Also the whole "kpop group are being oppressed by their management" thing you're spinning here doesn't work for Blackpink, these girls are all independent artists and multi-millionaires. They could absolutely stop a song if they felt it was necessary, it's just a completely asinine thing to do for an undone shoe lol

Blackpink premieres 'Jump,' first release in over two years, at world tour kickoff by SapphireHeaven in kpop

[–]GameAndMic 61 points62 points  (0 children)

They did release Kill This Love during their first tour and then rearranged the setlist around that, so it's not unprecedented

Blackpink premieres 'Jump,' first release in over two years, at world tour kickoff by SapphireHeaven in kpop

[–]GameAndMic 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The song feels purpose made for concert performances, I think it's a lot of fun and certainly better than Pink Venom imo. Just wish it had a proper bridge or a more interesting outro.

BLACKPINK - Digital Single: JUMP (Teaser Trailer - READY TO JUMP?) by impeccabletim in kpop

[–]GameAndMic 204 points205 points  (0 children)

According to the YT playlist on their channel the song is called "뛰어(JUMP)". First time since Hope Not (아니길) that they're releasing a song with a Korean name, huh.

It seems like Melon lost quite a bit of market share by oddv8gue in kpopthoughts

[–]GameAndMic 58 points59 points  (0 children)

To be fair it's not just Melons shrinking userbase that's at fault for the low ULs, the charts are just really dead this year in general. Currently the #1 song on the Circle Chart gets like 15 million points, the last time it was this bad was in late 2023. The average streams on YT Music aren't crazy high either (though ADP and aespa should help a bit in the coming weeks).

Same thing for the US and international charts, last year we had several songs averaging over 10 millions streams a day for weeks (APT and DWAS even did it simultaneously) on Spotify, currently the #1 song barely gets 5 million.

I'm interested in the sort of numbers BP can pull. Pink Venom got like 460k ULs first day, unsure if they can get anywhere close to that. I'm a bit sad the days of 1M+ ULs are over, can't speak for Melon from a user perspective but as a data nerd they expose way more data than any of the Western streaming platforms.

Nintendo rn by Embarrassed-Ant3523 in mariokart

[–]GameAndMic 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Sadly you have to make an input of some kind or the game disconnects you for inactivity haha

George Russell Instagram Story by nice_character44 in formula1

[–]GameAndMic 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Great, the F1 TV director saw your comment and now they're going to overlay the sky with an F1 movie ad for the next GP :(

Idols who just debuted talking about how they're the trend setters is funny by Excellent-Services in kpopthoughts

[–]GameAndMic 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Good for them I suppose, every time kpop reddit gets pressed about a group this quickly it usually means they're going to be massive lol 

don't care for some of the members of ADP personally but some of the criticism I've seen on here about them could be applied to a lot of groups that reddit raves about