Did People Really Want An Irate Gamer Return?

So apparently, Chris Bores is back and he’s bringing the Irate Gamer with him.

A new video was posted on Bores’ old channel (formerly the IrateGamer channel before undergoing a name change to the CB Network before settling on the quaintly-named CHRIS-TUBE) in which Bores dies at Super Mario Bros and throws something at his TV before declaring “I’m back.”

The Irate Gamer, for those who don’t know, is a “review” show where Chris Bores portrays said Gamer who is always angry… er, I mean, IRATE at all the bad games he has to play. In an effort to be different from that other guy who is always angry at all the bad plays he has to play, he also gets irate at all the fan favorites too. If you really need more details on this fellow, there’s already a blog that touches on Bores’ body of work in much more detail than I’d care to look into.

I suppose the question remains is there an audience for the return of the Irate one because I’m not sure I’ve encountered anyone who had been wondering why there hasn’t been any new Irate Gamer videos as of late. Hell, I had completely forgotten about the poor fellow until a visit to said blog had made me aware of said video.

This is simple “hating” for the sake of “hating.” Unlike other people, if I genuinely hate something, I would not be calling attention to it. That’s why certain pieces of business will never get touched upon here. But Bores has always been that oddity that people found offensive, but I found mildly amusing for all the wrong reasons.

But in any event, hide your Skylander toys. Because the Irate Gamer is coming back whether you want it or not.

Now, if only we’d get through IG’s History Of Video Games in a more timely fashion…

WWE Survivor Series 2002

(2024 Note: For those wondering where the recurring term FUCKING BIG SHOW first started, I present you Exhibit A… that is all.)

You know, I was going to skip this one and save it for a later time, but since I don’t want to have another huge gap in the sequential posting of these old shows, I may as well do this one now. This show has significance to it, as it is the first show to feature the brand-new Elimination Chamber gimmick; a (storyline) creation of Eric Bischoff which combines aspects of the Royal Rumble, Survivor Series, and Wargames. The hype for this thing was something fierce and this would’ve been the first time people would bare witness to the final product.

Now I honestly don’t recall if I ever did a predictions sheet on this one; chances are I might not have, so unless it’s mentioned in the old commentaries of the day, I may never know what I originally thought of this show back then. Would’ve been nice to know, but in any event… here we are.

Survivor Series 2002. Let’s get started.

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The Beginning Of The End Of Wii Shop

Well, it’s come to this. The end of an era… or rather, the beginning of the end.

Today marks the end of Wii Points; from this point forward, Wii owners will no longer able to procure additional Wii Points so that they can purchase games from the Wii Shop, thus obstensibly killing Wii Shop. From this day forward, the only purpose of Wii Shop is to spend whatever points you have left over and eventually download all your purchases to your Wii or SD memory card before the Wii Shop eventually closes shop for good next January.

The beginning of the end of an era, indeed.

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