i’m just ken

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Torterra concept art

Tired Pikachu

Lately you’ve been into live concerts, podcasts, and Pokemon.

Want to switch it up?

Email advertising Pokemon toys

Me in Grand Central

Zanarkand Abes symbol tattoo

gym selfie

Gym roof leaking

When I got the call that I'd be speaking to Todd Howard, I admit I was a bit floored. I've been doing this for over a decade at this point, and never in my wildest dreams did I imagine it would lead to an on-the-record chat with one of gaming's most prominent.

Sabrina Carpenter’s SNL monologue

It is impressive and upsetting how good NYC gays are at wasting your time
Like holy shit

Me writing gay stuff about love and deepspace

zack comparing this man to my V in Cyberpunk, who is made to look like me

andrew wells

New rule: never trust how you feel about your life past 9pm

There is still time

It’s bad news time!

My chemical romance dead

The real kicker was when a representative walked up to me while filming the game’s community, all lined up on the street and chittering away happily despite the bitter cold, and asked me if I could avoid showcasing any men in my coverage. I was confused, for a brief moment, until they elaborated further and told me it was to avoid fostering this perception that the game embraces gay relationships.

Everyone please join me in bullying Moises

Me holding plush mega raichus

nikki obsession

Annoyed Pikachu in hospital bed

Xbox and Sony would not show up to defend you if you were on trial, and would not know or care if you died tomorrow. If you truly wish to advocate for the impact video games have had on your life or the lives of others, you do not need to be going to bat for faceless corporations or trying to personify them by revering CEOs who don’t even make the games you love in the first place. Asha Sharma isn’t going to “save” Xbox, because the Xbox you knew and loved died a long time ago. Now, under her lead, Microsoft is dragging its flailing corpse and pantomiming Halo and Gears of War in hopes that it will distract from the real damage the company has done. PlayStation massacred its first-party output chasing live-service trends that haven’t worked out, and still hasn’t learned anything from all this carnage.

What are we defending here other than some distorted, rose-colored image we’ve made in our heads of friends we’ve never had? You don’t, under any circumstances, have to hand it to them.

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Sorry to lead with this, but have we hooked up before?

Ohhh my bad, my watch must be ahead

A shirt with Shadow the Hedgehog holding an iPod playing Linkin Park’s Papercut with the lyrics “I feel the light betray me” below

evil grin

i like c*ck

Do not cite the deep magic to me, Witch

I was there when it was written

I’m sick of this

I like c*ck

i like c*ck

captain america beach skin and he has a massive bulge

mlp turning gray

chris pratt as morgana

yukari using her evoker

Me and YOASOBI

me in the aftermath “destroy ai” shirt with the sleeves cut off

y’all are running out of shit to say about this video game i’m crying

pikachu with his flabbers gasted

supergirl poster

wha

jason gta6

gay bald and straight bald are two different hairstyles

Asmongold explains why he prefers playiong video games than having sex

Pikachu peeking over sunglasses

Strong Pokemon
Weak Pokemon
That is only the selfish perception of people
Truly skilled trainers should try to win with their favorites

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