I played a lot of games this year. These were my favorites. — I played a lot of games this year. These were my favorites. A few others I enjoyed playing: Bugsnax Dicey Dungeons Tacoma Talos Principle And a few that came out in 2020 I haven’t gotten to play yet, but am excited to try: Umurangi Generation The Pathless Embracelet Paradise Killer …

In no particular order. Tell me what I’m missing! — In no particular order. Tell me what I’m missing! Weird West The first game from a new studio led by Arkane Studio’s former co-founder and stocked with Prey and Dishonored veterans. That’s pretty much all I need to know. Deathloop

Featuring: Outer Wilds, Sekiro, Death Stranding, and more. — 10. Outer Wilds Full disclosure: I never finished this game, and likely never will. Outer Wilds is a beautiful, unique, transformative experience… but unfortunately it’s not that great of a game. For the first 5 or so hours, I was sure this was going to be one of my all-time favorites. The mysterious…

Honorable Mention: Yoku’s Island Express — Honorable Mention: Yoku’s Island Express I bought this game on a whim, hoping it would occupy my time on a long flight without being a huge commitment like every other video game seems to be today. The pinball gameplay was a perfect fit for the Switch, which, because it separates your hands more than a…

10. Mini Metro — 10. Mini Metro I don’t follow video game composers — except one. Disasterpeace first got my attention with Fez, of “Indie Game: The Movie” fame. Fez doesn’t have much going on: You can jump, you can shift your perspective, and you need to collect stuff. That’s pretty much it. Disasterpeace’s soundtrack elevated what…

Facebook is undermining its revenue model with its new approach to video, but it could pay off in the long run. — For years, Facebook has denied that it’s a media company. Sheryl Sandberg, COO; Chris Cox, CPO; and Mark Zuckerberg, cofounder and CEO, have all flatly said that Facebook is a tech company. But over the last few years, that position has become less tenable. Now, it seems that Facebook has…

Despite Facebook’s financial success, 2016 probably won’t be a year that Mark Zuckerberg looks back on fondly. — Out of everything that happened in marketing this past year, perhaps nothing was more symbolic than digital advertising spend overtaking TV ad spend. For more than half a century, TV had been the primary advertising medium for marketers. …

Based on what I remembered first. — Based on what I remembered first. The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare Bilott was proud of the work he did. The main part of his job, as he understood it, was to help clients comply with the…www.nytimes.com The White Flight of Derek Black https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-white-flight-of-derek-black/2016/10/15/ed5f906a-8f3b-11e6-a6a3-d50061aa9fae_story.html

Fake news is already damaging Facebook’s reputation. Could it also hurt the company’s bottom line? — For months leading up to the election, a slow trickle of angst surrounded Facebook’s fake news problem. After the stunning election of Donald Trump last week, that trickle turned into a deluge of anger. “Facebook, in Cross Hairs After Election, Is Said to Question Its Influence,” wrote The New York…