Ya got me Nintendo!

Image: "Nintendo Switch 2 System"
from  Nintendo Website

 

 Byline: Diamondnzeruff: Author, writer, gamer and content creator

 

If there's one thing Nintendo is gonna do is take a new generation of gamers and SNATCH EM UP and turn them into lifelong fans and while I hold NO LOYALTY to any company, I can admit that lately they have been making the right moves at the right time.

While Playstation is currently making catastrophic moves with their decisions to go fully digital, breaking up with Kojima on the collaboration of Physint, sending out emails telling gamers to remember that we own nothing and having to pay $7.85 million as a part of their PSN Digital Games Settlement, Nintendo is not so quietly showing that they hear gamers desires and are ready to deliver as shown by their TWO Nintendo directs with one being strictly dedicated to the 40th anniversary of “The Legend Of Zelda”

It opened with Zelda music and I immediately started crying! Not only did they show gameplay

I Saw a Cool Animation Film: Predator-Killer of Killers

Image: ScreenShot from Google info about
Predator: Killer of Killers

I was looking for something animated to watch... and to my surprise I found "Predator: Killer of Killers" on Hulu/Disney+. It was an hour and thirty minutes of great animation.

The concept of the film was interesting and a little confusing—but developed as you watched the movie.  I won’t give away what some might call “spoilers”, but

It's September. What's on your checklist?

 

ChatGPT/Adobe Express AI Image:
"September Checklist"

It is September, and we are about to head into the last quarter of the year.  Do you have you check list ready?  What Check List?   You know… End of Year stuff like:

·       Make sure the car is somewhat ready for the cold

·       Get your cold blanket out or make sure your winter coat is available and ready

·       Get a few extra canned goods

·       Find out if the power and electric people got

Interesting Things about Social Security

 

Image created with Copilot & Adobe Express:
"Let's talk Social Security"

Social Security and its benefits are often discussed during the political season.  I thought it would be interesting to look up information about the program.  The links below go to some facts and statistical data concerning the program.  Yes, it was borrowed from; but they say the money was paid back—with interest.  Personally, I don’t think they should have ever “borrowed” from it in the first place. But things are as they are.

It is also interesting that Republicans are always trying to privatize it.  (That, and the US Postal Service.)  In my opinion, and the questions for me are: if it wasn’t any good, as they sometimes claim, then why would you try to privatize something that had no value?  And, who is asking you to do it?

It irks me when they try to make a dollar off of everything.  Somethings were meant to be a service for the people for the general welfare of all.  With most things, I am sure improvements can be made but all in all I think it is a great help to many Americans.   Anyway… see the links and descriptions below.  I hope they are helpful.

1.      The History/Background.  This link talks about the history of the Social Security Trust Fund and investments.  It also talks about issues policy makers have with current practices.  Social Security – Background

2.       The Big Borrow.  This link covers and discusses the time in 1982 when they (lawmakers) “borrowed”

Let’s Talk about the GTA Leaks

 

Image made with ChatGPT: "Leaked Game Info"

Byline: Diamondnzeruff: Author, writer, gamer and content creator.

 

By now I’m sure everyone has heard about the hacker “Cyberleek” leaking Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) content; but if you haven't here's the timeline.  On August 18th (my momma’s birthday!) Cyberleek released video footage of gameplay (the protagonist playing basketball and driving a car) and a picture of the full map of GTA 6. On their website there was a manifesto that had 3 demands of Rockstar Games:

 

1. “Thou shall not sell digital preorders.  No consumer shall pay for a game through digital storefronts before release and independent review. Physical preorders for tangible media remain permitted”
2. “Thou shall not sell fake single-player DLC. No publisher shall sell access to single player content already present in the base game files the consumer purchased” Basically, don't lock content behind a paywall.
3. “Thou shalt preserve single-player content. Any game featuring single-player content must include an offline fallback state. When server support ends the publisher must release a final patch that unlocks all single-player content for local, indefinite play”. No shutting down the servers, offline play should be available since we purchased the WHOLE game! 

Then, on Aug 19 they uploaded gameplay of someone using a taser and a few seconds of a cutscene. Then again, some knife combat.

On August 20th, they released plane gameplay as well as the protagonist shooting the word “LEEK” into a wall.

And on August 21 there was a video showing supercar gameplay.

 There were reports of the hacker having a “dead man’s switch” so if he was caught it would release the entire game (tho--that image has been shown to be fake) 

If this is real and the hacker does have the entire game and releases it, I don't feel bad in the least. These leaks are coming after

The Thought of "Qualified Immunity" Should Loudly and Abruptly Go Away.

 

Image created with ChatGPT: "No to Qualified Immunity"

Qualified immunity is not law. And the thought of qualified immunity for law enforcement and other people who seemingly don’t know how to wield power should go away. Especially now.

More and more in today’s society people who have jobs that require them to handle some tiny bit of power seem not to know how to use it and and they violate people’s rights on a continuous basis.

Qualified Immunity was some “judicially created legal doctrine” that Supreme Court made up. But, The Supreme Court is not a governing body that makes laws--nor was it designed to be. So technically, rules that they create should not be considered as any type of law-- which they sometimes

Diamondnzeruff Game Review: Crimson Desert--The Love is There!

Image: Diamondnzeruff playing Crimson Desert

Byline: Diamondnzeruff: Author, writer, gamer and content creator.

The love I have for Crimson Desert knows no bounds!

If you want a game that makes you forget time exists, look no further than Crimson Desert! I’ve been playing this game for a few months now and I’m only about 160 hours in--but I’ve fallen absolutely in love with it. The first week it came out I hated that I had a job and in THIS economy that's literally insane. I’d start playing at 10 am, play for what I swear was 30 minutes; and then look up and it's 8 pm!

I’ll start with the beauty of the game. It’s so beautiful and smooth, the characters are beautiful (I love you Kliff) , the bosses are terrifyingly gorgeous, the TERRAIN makes you feel like you’re really there, be it swimming, flying or running. I feel like I’m actually IN the game!

The gameplay is outstanding. One minute you’re doing your daily’s, cooking your meals and decorating your house; the next minute you’re attacking

Senator Warnock is doing the work. 'Ban on Private Equity Firms from buying Single -Family Homes'

Wikimedia: Official Photo Sen. Warnock

I was checking out my Substack today and ran across this quick post about some of the things Senator Warnock is doing in congress. Apparently some people have a problem with it. Why? I don't know.

Some good news.

- Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock

Read on Substack

In my opinion, stopping equity firms from buying up regular (single-family) homes is the exact thing to do.  Do you realize the importance of this?  Imagine the hundreds of thousands of homes that can be on the market for regular people to buy—instead of corralled in some corporation or equity firm stockpile of property; wasting away just to

Happy Sunday!!! Mid Year Check-in… Is it time to think about 2027 yet?

 

Copilot/Adobe Acrobat AI image: "2027 is Coming"

We are in the short rows of 2026. It’s August; four months to go and then we are there.  There’s still a lot left to do in the year though.  Christmas, Thanksgiving… oh, and voting.  Don’t forget to VOTE.

You also still have time to make progress towards your goals—if you haven’t started. This  might be a great time to stop and take inventory--what can you

Beasts of Reincarnation is out and it's Awesome!...and a few words about Crimson Desert. 😁

 

Image: Screenshot- Diamondnzeruff gameplay

Byline: Diamondnzeruff: Author, writer, gamer and content creator.

 

I have been waiting all year for this game to come out! Think Stellar Blade meets Sekiro meets NeiR all wrapped in one; with an original spin on it… and a dog!

It’s so much fun! The game is beautiful, characters are beautiful, and YOU CAN PET THE DOG!! Gameplay is slightly challenging yet fun with a parry system similar to Sekiro with lots of exploration. I think that's why people are whining about it.

This exact same thing happened to Crimson Desert. Crimson Desert came out and for at least the first week all you heard was people complaining left and right about how bad it was.  And while there were legitimate criticisms that needed to be addressed, like the frame dropping for some and

Are we too relaxed about the upcoming 2026 midterm elections…or nawl?

 

ChatGPT AI Image: "Too Relaxed"

I’ve been hearing and seeing people on the internet(s) being very concerned to near anxiousness about the upcoming November 2026 midterm elections. Which, Tuesday, November 3, 2026, by the way, is ‘Election Day’ in the U.S.

Some are saying people are way too calm and disengaged at this point of an election year. Yes, it is August 2026.  And, November is right around the corner, but maybe people already no what they are going to do.  That is my hope. Maybe they are opting out of all the frantic activities that go on and are avoiding all the lies told during this time every election season. 

My belief is—if politicians did their jobs, and kept their constituents informed, they would not have to worry about raising so much money to get re-elected.  The work and progress made along with them reporting and telling them what they actually did, would speak for them.  But nobody

PlayStation Blackout--‘PSBlackout’…Are you FINALLY ready for gamer solidarity?

 

Copilot/Adobe Express AI generated: "PSBlackout"

Byline: Diamondnzeruff: Author, writer, gamer and content creator.

Have you heard? PlayStation users are planning to organize a weeklong protest (PSBlackout) from Aug 23 to Aug 30, 2026! (Due to PlayStation getting rid of physical games and IGNORING all of the backlash.)

Gamers have complained publicly, they’re getting insane levels of negative comments on all of their posts (and rightfully so), and people are cancelling their PS plus memberships.

Even Sony posts not related to PlayStation are facing backlash (again rightfully so!), and they’re still ignoring us.

Gamers have said enough. For one week, gamers will protest!

1.     We will not sign into PlayStation;

2.     we won’t make any digital purchases nor;

WUCHANG IS GETTING A SEQUEL!!!!!!!!!

 

Image created with Copilot/Adobe Express AI: "Wuchang Sequel"

Byline: Diamondnzeruff: Author, writer, gamer and content creator.

I’ll never forget how y'all bullied me about Wuchang! Was it difficult? Yes. Were there kinks to be worked out?  Well yeah. Did I call her a turtle? YES …BUT I CALL EVERYONE SLOW!

I even called the flash slow while playing Injustice!  It’s just my thing! I also called her a cuntknuckle and a cocknugget …but I don’t actually think she has knuckles coming out of her hoo-ha nor do I think she has tiny nugget sized peters!

I actually adored that game. Yes, it was another souls-like game during a wave of soulslikes coming out back to back. But they managed to stand out and make her special!

I was used to putting all my RUNES INTO STRENGTH; but, due to the difference in the skill tree and the gameplay--I actually had to level up my brain and become a better gamer.  The bosses were incredible, the game was beautiful (and so was Wuchang) and my favorite part…

Gamers Unite!... And, I’m sorry Nintendo

 

Copilot/Adobe Express AI generated: "Gamers Unite!"

Byline: Diamondnzeruff: Author, writer, gamer and content creator.

It's been 3 weeks since PlayStation announced that they are ending physical disc production and despite social media flooding them with RIGHTFUL criticism, they've held strong on their stance. With every post they essentially say “we don't give a damn about what you want. You're gonna take what we give you and LIKE IT” and the only hope we have as gamers is to speak with our wallets.

Though I love Xbox, even they are moving towards digital only, with Project Helix being rumored to be digital only.  And, with them testing a “disc-to-digital” feature on the Xbox one and series X.

You know who hasn’t done that?...

Why is it that we pay for water…that we cannot drink? Should this be an election issue?

 

Copilot/AdobeExpress AI generated: "People Paying for Dirty Water"

More and more places are now handing out notices about water supplies you are paying for, but you can't drink.  And, we as sleepy Americans are walking around and just going along with whatever they say, as if it's normal.  Why?

 

Years ago, you could drink the water--safely from an outside water hose.  You could even have your own well in your yard without a problem.  Now, you pay higher prices for water that you can't even drink. 

 

Why can we not drink the water?

 

Many of the problems with water are caused by industrial waste, run off from hog and chicken farms, and possibly illegal dumping or ALLOWED dumping into our water ways and systems.

 

Who should pay for this?  Industry and the polluters who are causing the problems.  THEY should pay for the cleanup.    All that concentrated waste from big company farms are a problem.  What happened to individual farmers?  Or the organic farm which is able to

PlayStation Has Lost THEIR DAYUM MINDS!

 

Copilot/Adobe Express AI generated: "People Not Pleased"

Byline: Diamondnzeruff: Author, writer, gamer and content creator.

 

I’m sure everyone has heard already but if you haven't, PlayStation has decided to go fully digital and get rid of physical games in 2028. Everyone is pissed, even die-hard PlayStation fans are pissed. They're getting blasted online in every comment section of everything they post and for good reason!

Too long have we as gamers allowed these billion-dollar companies to get away with FUCKING us. They raise game prices, they raise console prices, everything is a subscription and gaming, which used to be a fun, affordable pastime has slowly become a luxury hobby that people are starting to be priced out of! At the very least, when you had a physical game, you OWNED that game, and you could then play it as long as you wanted, as many times as you wanted and even share the game with others. That's how I think a majority of us got our first games.

PlayStation is trying to take that away from us!

In 2028 they will be all digital. That means

Are We Ready for the 2026 Mid-Term Elections?

 

Copilot/Adobe Express AI generated: "Progressives trying to help Democrats"

The 2026 Mid Term Elections are coming, are we ready?  My survey says…. We’re getting there.

In my opinion by it being July 2026…there should be way more activity from the Democratic side.  Not more calling me, and texting me on the phone asking for money.  But more telling people what you are going to do to make their lives better.  Oh, and how you’re going to impeach the GIC (Grifter in Charge) and all of his minions. 

I want to see the same energy Democrats put into disparaging Progressives put towards calling out Republicans.  To me, it just doesn’t seem like it’s the same. When you talk about progressives that you are supposed to be allied with—you come with all the noise.  But when you talk about Republicans, you get real quiet like

The Beach Belongs to Everybody.

 

So this article is going to be a rant.  It's about returning to the people what belongs to the people-- equally. And first things first... The BEACH!

There was a time when people had a "thought" of equality; but now greed has taken over and things are out of alignment. The rich people seem to want everything for themselves and nothing for everyone else. This is where a proper dose of what's is called democratic socialism should be prescribed.

We cannot continue to let corporations and rich individuals rule. 

The White House Looking Real Sketch After the Trump the Grifter Teardown

 

Getty/PBS Image: White House 

Have y’all seen the White House lately?   It is truly sad that one baby-man with too much time on his hands, can’t find shit else to do but cause pain and destruction.  The White House looking crazy all because he wanted to add a ballroom that nobody asked for and definitely wasn’t approved by Congress. 

It is a testament of all the weaklings surrounding him in the Republican Party.  Day by day Trump’s government demonstrates its inability to actually govern.  And that is what we need to call it from now on to distinguish it. “Trump’s GOP government” aka “Trump GOP gubment”.  Because different from other administrations, his has a distinct brand of incompetence mixed with failure.

I recognize that there is some corruption in all administrations—but the Trump GOP gubment is grossly so. It is sad to see a nation with so much potential be so cruel because of power hungry--imbecilic

Things Democrats Can Do Right Now Without Republican Help

I was just listening to a few things on social media about things happening in the political realm. It is very odd that Republicans have control over everything; and yet have the gall to say Democrats are the cause of their lack of ability to govern.  It’s you Republicans.  You are the problem of your own incompetence.

 However, the thought did come to me to me that there are things Democrats can work on even without the help of Republicans. Things Democrats can do all by themselves.

Democrats can work on how they conduct their primary elections

Democrats can work on how they treat progressives and others who they need votes from and maybe, be more of an ally than a backstabbing coworker.  If you  know you are going to need votes from people out side of the party, then act like it.  Stop chasing votes from MAGA and other Republican voters that you'll most likely never get; and recognize those who your supporters are.

Democrats can work on introducing the concept of Ranked Choice Voting

Instead of under cutting progressives or Democratic Socialists who, for some reason, want to still be in the Democrat Party, maybe consider implementing Rank Choice Voting.  That way you can clearly get a