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November is going to be a technical month, because the world has decided to force the issue. For my audience (you), I’ll be sharing some helpful YouTube alternatives that should give you 90% of the same experience with 100% less annoyance. YouTube have decided to annoy everyone once more by making it harder to block ads, so I’ll be here to guide you through how to fight back. Keep in mind I’ll be suggesting the easiest way to do this, but there are always other ways to accomplish the same goal. My recommendations are open-source software, so be assured they’re safe to use and free. Just make sure you always download them from official repositories (sites).

First on the list is a desktop alternative in the form of FreeTube. This program completely bypasses the web-based player that YouTube videos are dependent on via your browser. It requires minimal setup and you can technically use it “right out of the box”, but make sure to head over to the settings page to fine tune the parameters if you’re a little bit tech savvy to customize your experience. You can export and import your subscriptions to FreeTube, and the process is explained here.

The second one on the list is for the mobile folks. NewPipe is the “phone” alternative to YouTube and functions pretty much the same as well with a little bit of initial setup. Generally speaking, it’s a lot harder to block ads traditionally on mobile due to the fact that most users always default to the built-in YouTube app. NewPipe completely bypasses the typical restrictions watching YouTube on mobile and should give you a clean ad-free experience that’s also a lot faster.

Moving onto the gaming news stuff, there’s a bit this month albeit it being stuff I have talked already about in the past. Star Ocean The Second Story R is a remake of a popular JRPG of yesterday. It’s a pretty cozy experience and folks familiar with the franchise as a whole consider this one of the better games in the entire series due to its cast and story. Unlike recent trends in JRPGS, you should actually be able to relate and like most of the crew instead of being annoyed by them.

As a gigantic Yakuza / Like a Dragon Fanboy that I am, of course I’m going to remind everyone that The Man Who Erased His Name is going to be out for the 2nd week of November. Long time fans will probably see this game as one of the more important ones in regard to story as it is a direct sequel to Yakuza 6. For newcomers to the series, it’s looking to be a pretty good beat-em-up and you might want to try it out if you have nothing going on game-wise at the moment. Since it’s available on so many different platforms, there’s sure to be some sort of discount or deal you can get for it. I’ll be happily paying full price day 1 for it of course, cause launch sales help developer metrics (and buzz) a ton. Food for thought the next time you see a game from a developer you really like.

What better way to put all those new fancy YouTube alternatives by checking a new channel recommendation? Qxir is a somewhat lighthearted channel that deals with awkward and disastrous events in history. Some of the videos are informative while others are more humorous.

I rarely ever talk about Vtubers, cause I’m a middle aged Coomer stuck updating a website no one visits playing games about waifus. But that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate it when worlds collide and I happen to notice it. Kenkou Cross is the author of the Monster Girl Encyclopedia and worked on the design for Matara Kan. I appreciate the fact she’s a monster girl and a MILF. Maybe there’s hope for this generation after all (then again maybe not).

Summer officially has come to a close and the fall season is now in full swing. Doesn’t hurt to get one more chance at some swimwear, with artist of the month Bokuno showing us how its done. Don’t forget to check out their Pixiv Fanbox page if you really want to support them! Don’t forget to check out the Mini News page from time to time for random little updates.