Navin Chetty
GAMER |Passionate follower of pop culture - trends in movies, gaming, entertainment and politics |offering insightful perspectives on current events
- Waiting Three Decades for the Terminator 2 Game We Deserved open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Kotaku sold! The woke-pocalypse claims another gaming giant after Polygon & Giant Bomb’s epic wipe. Deadspin’s kid-smearing blunder & preachy hot takes tanked these sites. Can Keleops save Kotaku or is it game over? #Gaming #WokeMedia medium.com/@nchetty_696...
- 🎮 Skippable boss fights. Media that claps for them. Hollywood writers who’ve never held a controller. And Wall Street execs chasing "engagement." How did gaming become a theme park ride for people who don’t even play? #Gaming #Polygon open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- The Perfect Problem: How Hollywood’s Sanitized Heroes Are Ruining Gaming — and Why We’re Being Gaslit About It open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- My Girlfriend Wanted to Date Lara Croft — Not Host Her TED Talk open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Mods are bad now? Only when gamers like them, apparently. Stellar Blade broke the press—and all it took was a cow bikini. Let’s talk about it 🧵👇https://open.substack.com/pub/navinchetty/p/pc-gamers-tantrum-over-stellar-blade?r=4i2yer&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
- The Democratic Party’s’$20 Million Code Name-“SAM” (Speaking with American Men)The NYT Says the Party Is Studying Men. Maybe Try Talking to One First. open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- The Punisher, mesmerized by its skull logo, Now, Disney’s bringing it back for Daredevil: Born Again, but they never should’ve messed with it. The skull’s for everyone—not the woke mob or any side. Let it stand. #Punisher #MCU medium.com/@nchetty_696...
- When comics were all grit & vengeance. The Punisher front and center, Nick Fury puffing smoke, Kingpin looming large. No multiverse, no fluff—just raw justice, bullets & attitude. 90s comics hit different. #ThePunisher #NickFury #Marvel #ComicBookNostalgia
- The Punisher, mesmerized by its skull logo, Now, Disney’s bringing it back for Daredevil: Born Again, but they never should’ve messed with it. The skull’s for everyone—not the woke mob or any side. Let it stand. #Punisher #MCU open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- The Decline of Pop Culture: A Millennial’s Take on Why Nothing Feels Cool Anymore open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Remember when pop culture had soul? I’m looking back at ‘80s-‘90s Mauritius summers—Atari, DBZ, and all—wondering why today feels so bland. Let’s find the next big spark! #PopCultureDecline #RetroVibes #WhatHappened open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- UK judges lift Chagos injunction, Trump backs deal securing Diego Garcia amid Iran threats. But Olivier Bancoult’s fight for Chagossian justice is ignored. Mauritius must act. #Chagos #Trump #Bancoult #UK #Mauritius open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Is Sweet Baby Inc. a grassroots studio or a Canadian government psyop? A bombshell report from Gothic Therapy uncovers ties to a mysterious founder and state-backed influence in gaming narratives. Gamers are pushing back—hard. Dive into the controversy! open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- The gaming industry’s gone from fun to fractured, hijacked by identity politics and left-leaning ideologues. But players are fighting back, demanding a centrist check to restore balance. Here’s how gamers are reclaiming their space. #Gaming #CultureWar open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- My latest op-ed dives into the art theft accusations, fan backlash, and the identity crisis plaguing this “extraction shooter that no one asked for.” 👇 #Marathon #Bungie open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- In Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | Lumière, light and dark are your guides. The music is part of the entire experience in this game. #Gaming #Expedition33 youtu.be/LpNVf8sczqU?...
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s soundtrack is pure magic! From Lorien Testard’s epic score to Alice Duport-Percier’s haunting vocals, it’s the heart of 2025’s top-rated RPG. Dive into how a small team made a massive impact. #ClairObscur #Gaming open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - Full Behind the Scenes open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Gamers are leaving traditional media behind! Check out my take on the decline of Polygon, Kotaku, and Giant Bomb as they head to the graveyard, while YouTube rises. #Gaming #MediaShift open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Lords of the Fallen 2.0 is a redemption story that speaks to gamers’ hearts. Hexworks & CI Games listened, delivering a Soulslike worth revisiting. LegendaryDrop’s video, reacted to by Asmongold, nails why this matters. #LordsOfTheFallen #Gaming https//open.substa...
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 redefines gaming with indie brilliance, shattering the AAA canvas. A small team’s masterpiece exposes the industry’s creative bankruptcy. Read why this RPG is a revolution! #Expedition33 #GamingRevolution open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- This week’s gaming roundup is ! From Marathon’s trust troubles to Lords of the Fallen’s epic comeback and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 stealing the RPG crown—here’s why the industry’s at a turning point. Plus, a sunburned gamer’s hot takes.#GamingNews #RPG #GameDev open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Marvel Rivals’ Season 2 dropped a cheeky surprise! The unannounced "butt patch" has Wolverine & co. looking extra thicc, and the internet’s losing it. From memes to meta, here’s why this glow-up’s the real MVP. #MarvelRivals #BootyBuff open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Emma Frost’s Rivals Debut: Hotter Than the Discourse It Sparked open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows was supposed to save the day. Instead, it’s a $400M mess, and now Tencent’s got a piece of the pie Check out my posts and continue reading open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Ubisoft’s #AssassinsCreedShadows: cultural missteps & monetization woes reflect a company in crisis—debt, shareholder revolt, UAE lifeline. Is this the end for a gaming titan? Share your take! #Ubisoft #GamingNew open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Opinion: Gaming’s Great Divide—Neil Druckmann and the Art of Missing the Point open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Monster Hunter Wilds and Steam dominate by staying true to their roots and respecting players. While others chase trends, they refine what works. Read how this philosophy breeds success: #MonsterHunterWilds #Steam #Gaming open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- The Misadventure of Mischaracterization: A Counter to Amanda Marcotte’s DOGE and Gamergate Narrative open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- The Rise, Fall, and Feathered Fiasco of Angry Birds: SunnyV2’s Analysis Meets Asmongold’s Sass open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows: A Misadventure in History and Representation open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Yasuke Simulator: The parody game roasting Ubisoft's 'accurate' Shadows, and journalists are big mad. Gamers? Loving it open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- In the Ukraine conflict, the numbers don’t lie: for every Russian soldier lost, Ukraine sacrifices 17 of its own. This isn’t just a statistic—it’s a damning indictment of a Western strategy built on delusion and denial. open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Eastern developers are reshaping our gaming landscape with immersive gameplay and striking aesthetics. My library now resembles an anime convention—a sign of a global shift in innovation. Read on to see how Eastern games are setting new standards. #Gaming open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Western narratives are crumbling as Russia rewrites the rules of modern warfare and global power. Dive into my latest op-ed to uncover how drone strikes, economic resilience, and strategic realignments are shaping our future. #Geopolitics #Russia #Ukraine open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Big Ballz is back—rehired by DOGE to take on USAID’s spending spree. #BigBallz #DOGE #USAID #ElonMusk open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
- Gaming enthusiast | Industry critic | Lover of great stories & escapism. Breaking down the rise and fall of gaming giants like EA, the uglification of characters, and why John Riccitiello’s legacy is a cautionary tale. 🎮🔥 #Gaming #EA #Microtransactions open.substack.com/pub/navinche...
