Specter_views

Explorer of virtual and cosmic realms, I find joy in the pages of a gripping psychological thriller and the vibrant worlds of anime. A gamer at heart.

[Chekgeri 🇿🇦🇿🇦 @chekgeri]

🇿🇦 We need to start a petition for this if the isn't one yet. ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽🇿🇦

[Specter_views @RAYMOND1840th]

And so our journey to a better nation begins

[Phakela🇿🇦Mthakathi @PhakelaMthakath]

4753 South African have employed in the trucking industry 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦❤️❤️❤️❤️🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦👏🏾🧎🏽📍.

[Tesura Games 👾 @TesuraGames]

🟣 OFFICIAL STATEMENT 🟣

[Spider-Man Movie @SpiderManMovie]

Who’s got next?

#SpiderManBrandNewDay is in theatres July 31. Get tickets now. https://t.co/Gm9mNYmuub

[Coupe du Monde de la FIFA 🏆 @fifaworldcup_fr]

Triple Domain Expansion 🤞🌌

#FIFAWorldCup

[Specter_views @RAYMOND1840th]

@RockstarGames The wait is totally worth it

[Specter_views @RAYMOND1840th]

@RinoTheBouncer Any, male or female so long as the game is fun and enjoyable I'll play it, dang I'll even play a game where the main character is a potato 🍠

[Complex Music @ComplexMusic]

Kendrick Lamar and his family celebrating his Whitney Alford’s 40th birthday 🎈

[lilyhops 💚🧃 @lilyhops]

i can help explain!

the male mosquitos don’t bite at all (only the females do), and the males they are releasing in huge numbers are inoculated with a bacteria that makes them completely unable to reproduce. the idea is that female mosquitos who mate with them will have no offspring, creating a much smaller next generation (the same number of female mosquitos are mating, but now only a small fraction can possibly have offspring)!!!

the fact that mosquitos are so deadly is the reason why they are doing this, because their hope is that it will result in less disease transmission going forward

[Leon Schreiber @Leon_Schreib]

The Border Management Authority has just achieved what is likely the single biggest breakthrough against the drug trade in South African history, by intercepting a consignment at Beitbridge valued at nearly R1 billion. (You read that right).

Yesterday, an intelligence-driven operation coordinated out of our National Targeting Centre identified a truck travelling through Zimbabwe to Beitbridge. Upon arrival, the BMA was ready and waiting for it. The truck was intercepted and examined through the sophisticated truck scanner on site, with a hidden compartment discovered. Working over 8 hours, the BMA patiently dismantled the truck until a substance was discovered that was confirmed to be methaqualone, also known as ABBA, commonly used in the manufacture of mandrax.

The Hawks and K9 units were called in, with 713 000 grams of the substance seized at an estimated value of R998 200 000. Just under R1 billion.

Three Malawian suspects were arrested and taken to the Musina Police Station, with the Hawks to conduct further investigations.

This historic breakthrough in the fight against smuggling and drugs vividly demonstrates that the combination of intelligence-led investigations, digital transformation, and the commitment of the BMA is systematically rebuilding the rule of law at our borders! 🇿🇦

[Synth Potato🥔 @SynthPotato]

REVIEW: 007: First Light

Uncharted meets Hitman.

007: First Light is the newest game by Hitman developers IO Interactive. Going into this, I didn’t have any idea what to really expect. Whether it would end up way more linear like Uncharted or simply be another Hitman with a new coat of paint. What I did not expect is for this game to somehow be both at the same time, and for that to work perfectly as it integrates open-level design allowing for a ton of different approaches with a cinematic feel that puts it up there with some of the best action games.

007’s gameplay feel is very similar to Hitman: World of Assassination. Things like the camera, the movement, climbing, all feel very familiar, but this game pushes the envelope massively with its combat. The melee combat in specific is absolutely sublime. It is a new take on the free-flow combat popularized by the Batman Arkham series but with a unique twist where it feels like every single wall, decoration, or item in a room is destructible. You will constantly be throwing enemies into desks, walls, paintings. It is absolutely thrilling to play and feels amazing. Often, I’d let myself get detected purely so I can wreck an entire room fighting a group of enemies. It’s that fun.

Gunplay is also by far IO’s best ever. It has a visceral feel as weapons have very limited ammo, so the general loop is run at an enemy, take their gun, use that against their buddies until you’re out of ammo and have to throw that gun at the next guy in order to get the drop on them and pick up their gun. It is consistently exciting, fun, and the closest I’ve felt to a John Wick simulator since Max Payne 3.

Stealth makes up a significant portion of First Light’s gameplay, and it’s very much an evolution of Hitman. The opportunities system returns, where a set of objectives can be followed for a unique mini-story, and these feel a lot more integrated into the levels in a way I have never seen done before. Basically, IO managed to have that linear, cinematic feel applied to every single path you decide to take in a mission, with unique dialogue, NPC reactions, and locations all changing depending on the path you choose to tackle an objective. I’ve never seen this level of cinematic feel be applied to a game that can be played this open-ended. Often, objectives that felt linear would turn out to actually be one of many possible ways to tackle a specific scenario.

Bond’s gadgets are all tied to his watch. You choose two of these to bring into each mission, and they affect which paths will be available in any mission. Some will make distracting guards much easier, while others open up doors. One of my favorite abilities in this game is Bluffing. If you get caught or can’t find an alternative way, Bond can begin making up a story in order to get past guards. This is an absolute genius mechanic, and Bond always comes up with a story that makes sense in the context of the mission and location, adding further to that immersive feel.

007 brings in some major set-pieces. They are VERY high octane, high adrenaline, and often just insane. It’s as close to playing a new Uncharted that I’ve felt since Uncharted 4 while still keeping that core open-level feel from Hitman. Being both cinematic and still fun to play and experiment with on replays, they seriously nailed these big moments, especially when it’s all going down and the classic 007 theme kicks in. It never gets old.

The narrative in 007: First Light is quite unique from anything James Bond I’ve seen. This is an entirely new take and origin story. Think of it like Batman Begins for James Bond. This Bond is only 26 years old and at the very beginning of his career. However, as the game goes on, he becomes more and more like THE James Bond that we all know and love, and the way it’s tackled feels so natural and genuinely compelling.

Patrick Gibson delivers a seriously strong performance. He manages to be consistently hilarious with his quips, yet nails that masculine charm that James Bond should always have. Its themes feel very current to our modern-day and current world. 007 has a lot to say on the human spirit and AI in specific. This game does its training sequence in quite possibly the coolest way I’ve seen a tutorial done in a video game. The way cinematics flow into gameplay always felt perfect and really creative. I especially loved the side cast of characters, in particular John Greenway, who is both Bond’s mentor and also his biggest doubter. Their connection through the story really got me, and I absolutely adored where that went.

If you’re concerned about this story not feeling 007 enough because they chose to go with such a young James Bond, you have no reason to worry. They nailed it. I’d say it’s IO’s strongest narrative to date and a fantastic story overall that wraps up perfectly. I hope we see a lot of sequels to this. It deserves it.

My only real flaw with 007 is that I found one of the game’s major levels to be too linear for my tastes. It’s in the late-game and overall came across as a strange stop to the strong momentum the game has up to that point. Thankfully, the game quickly followed up that level with one of its best, so it’s overall very minor in the grand scheme of things. The game also ran perfectly and looked gorgeous on my PS5 Pro, holding a consistent 60FPS with PSSR outputting a gorgeous, sharp image at all times.

FINAL VERDICT

007: First Light feels like the game IOI has wanted to make for their entire existence. Everything they’ve learned with the HITMAN franchise is applied here while carving out its own new identity. I think this is just the beginning of what is hopefully an amazing series of James Bond games.

If you love games like Uncharted or Hitman, then you’re guaranteed to love this as much as I did. I see this game being held up as one of the peak stealth games of this era, like MGSV.

007: First Light - 9/10 - MUST-BUY

Special thanks to IOI for providing an early review copy.

[Intern @gamingskew]

The GTA VI mapping community deserves serious respect.

Using only trailer footage, screenshots, lighting analysis, road alignments, and environmental details, they’ve managed to reconstruct huge parts of the world with incredible accuracy.

This level of dedication is unreal.

[MAGA Voice @MAGAVoice]

One in a billion video 🚨 A meteor just crashed into a Volcano as the volcano was erupting. HOLY SH*T

[𝘚𝘏𝘈𝘞𝘕 ❌ @ShawnIsShady]

How did Eminem get dog walked on a song he spit one of the coldest rhyme schemes of ALL TIME on?

Learn rap 💀

[Specter_views @RAYMOND1840th]

Can't wait #wolverineps5

[Insomniac Games @insomniacgames]

📺 See more of Marvel's Wolverine on Tuesday, June 2! #WolverinePS5

[Insomniac Games @insomniacgames]

📺 See more of Marvel's Wolverine on Tuesday, June 2! #WolverinePS5

[Dan Bilzerian @DanBilzerian]

Who controls the media?

Meta owns:
Facebook
Instagram
WhatsApp
Messenger
Threads
Oculus / Meta Quest VR
Meta AI

Meta is controlled by Mark Zuckerberg who is jewish

Alphabet owns:
Google
YouTube
Android
Gmail
Chrome
Pixel phones
Nest smart home devices
Fitbit (acquired in 2021)
DeepMind
Gemini AI assistant/model family
Waymo — self-driving cars
Verily — health technology
Calico — longevity research
Wing — drone delivery

Alphabet is controlled by Larry Page and Sergey Brin who are both jewish

Tic Tok
U.S. algorithm, cybersecurity and infrastructure is controlled by Oracle

Oracle is controlled by Larry Ellison and he’s jewish

Hookup Apps

Match Group owns:
Tinder
Hinge
OkCupid
https://t.co/piiSIKCUS4
Plenty of Fish
Meetic
The League
BLK
Archer
OurTime
Was founded by Barry Diller who is jewish

Grindr
Was founded by Joel Simkhai who is jewish

Bumble
Was founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd who is jewish

Porn

Onlyfans
Owned by Leonid Radvinsky who is jewish

Vixen Media Group owns:
Blacked
Blacked Raw
Vixen
Tushy
Deeper

Founded by Greg Lansky who is jewish

Aylo/MindGeek Owns/owned:
Pornhub
YouPorn
RedTube
Brazzers
Reality Kings
Digital Playground
https://t.co/qkqIK03f0k
Sean Cody
Tube8

Solomon Friedman is the owner of Aylo and he’s jewish

Gamma Entertainment owns/operates:
Adult Time
Pure Taboo
Wicked
Girlsway
many affiliate studios/platforms

Founded by Karl Bernard who is jewish

Movies/TV/News

Warner Brothers Discovery owns:
Warner Bros. Pictures
HBO
CNN
DC Studios
Cartoon Network
Discovery Channel
TNT
TBS
Max (formerly HBO Max)
Adult Swim
HGTV
Food Network
Animal Planet

Warner Brothers is run by David Zaslav who is jewish

Disney owns:
ESPN
ABC
Marvel Studios
Lucasfilm
Pixar
20th Century Studios
Disney+
Hulu (major controlling stake)
National Geographic

Disney is run by Bob Iger who is jewish

Paramount Global owns:
Broadcast & News
CBS
CBS News
CBS Sports
Local CBS stations
Film Studios
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Animation
Paramount Players
Cable Networks
MTV
Nickelodeon
Comedy Central
BET
VH1
CMT
TV Land
Smithsonian Channel
Logo TV
Pop TV
Streaming & Premium
Paramount+
Showtime
Pluto TV
Major franchises/IP
Top Gun
Mission: Impossible
Star Trek
South Park (licensing/streaming arrangements)
SpongeBob SquarePants
Transformers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Paramount Global is controlled by Sheri Redstone, who is jewish

Comcast owns:
* NBCUniversal
* NBC
* Universal Pictures
* Peacock
* MSNBC
* CNBC
* Telemundo
* Sky (Europe)
* DreamWorks Animation
* Xfinity

Comcast is controlled by Roberts family who is Jewish

AI/Data Centers

OpenAI/ChatGPT
Run by Sam Altman who is jewish

Palentir provides advanced data integration, surveillance, AI, and analytics infrastructure used by military, intelligence, law enforcement, and major corporations. Its platforms help organizations combine massive amounts of fragmented data into real-time operational intelligence for warfare, policing, logistics, cybersecurity, manufacturing, and decision-making, making it one of the most strategically influential data and defense technology companies in the world.

Owned and operated by Peter Thiel and Alex Karp both jewish

Oracle owns:
Oracle Database
Java
MySQL
NetSuite
Cerner
Sun Microsystems technologies
It’s important because it owns core infrastructure software that powers governments, banks, hospitals, corporations, and large parts of the internet. Its control of technologies like Oracle Database, Java, MySQL, and Cerner gives it enormous influence over the backend systems modern society depends on.

Owned by Larry Ellison who is jewish

[Frankie Stockes @realStockes]

Days after bee venom was found to kill cancer…

[UGO & The Big Steppers @UGOOOTWEETS]

Kendrick Lamar Records & Achievements Before the Drake Battle

17+ Grammy Awards before 2024
57 Grammy nominations before the battle
First rapper ever to win a Pulitzer Prize for Music: Won the Pulitzer for DAMN.
Multiple classic albums:
good kid, m.A.A.d city
To Pimp a Butterfly
DAMN.
- To Pimp a Butterfly broke Spotify streaming records in 2015
- HUMBLE. became his first solo Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- 11 Grammy nominations in one night at the 2016 Grammys
- Ranked among the greatest rappers alive by Billboard and Complex before the beef
- Performed at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show before the Drake beef
- He is one of the few rappers respected equally by critics, mainstream audiences, and academia.

[Physics-astronomy @Physicsastronmy]

The James Webb Telescope detects 700 galaxies inside this black hole