Thanks for watching this episode of Angry Video Game Nerd! ExpressVPN Raycons RAID: Shadow Legends Vikings: War of Clans Ridge Wallet.

Game bad. Shitload of fuck. Fake laugh-cry. Alright I'm gonna destroy the game now.

Greenscreened footage of game cartridge being nuked

There. Saved you the time.

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Sounds shady.

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>If only it was as easy as cut/pasting an image and using the magic wand to remove the background and be done...

Sounds like a nightmare.

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It's funny how even regular people are joking in comments that first lines of the actual review sound like he'll try to sell them ExpressVPN. Immediatelly after the previous advertisement. If your product couldn't be separated from your advertisements - than probably there's something wrong with your product.

Thanks, to keep with the BTS theme, here's the original: https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-in-white-dress-shirt-wearing-eyeglasses-3814446/

My steps: https://imgur.com/9FYBex0

Didn't want to use an old photo of James so screepcapped his BTS video (thus quality is worse than the photo), flipped it, draw a mask around his face, adjusted curves to better match the photo.

Because in his video he is not lit from the side and the model is (you can see it on the clothes), I duplicated the face layer, reduced it to the part of the face that would be lit from the side and adjusted curves for that layer.

Maybe someone will find it interesting. Oh, and I did it in Gimp.

Worst of all is that ExpressVPN is actually a Hong Kong based VPN with a shell office in the British Virgin Islands. I would never trust them with my data after July 2020. But James doesn’t care, that’s for sure.

>But, first

the message from our sponsor

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>Hey! The guy who likes the sponsors here.

You know, I wonder if people have emailed Cinemassacre's favorite sponsors like ExpressVPN, Raycon, etc to let them know about this huge mess of plagiarism. They don't give a shit if people are good people but theft of content? They might not like that.

They'll probably advertise the next Rex Viper music video at the beginning right before shilling for ExpressVPN: But first, definitely don't forget that the next Rex Viper single drops next week, set your reminders and stay tuned for the sneak preview and a special message from Rex Big Rigs after the episode! Speaking of sneaking, did you know that governments and corporations are out to harvest your data...

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Stop questioning this. Do you want him to SUFFER?! Do you want the muh kidz to STARVE?! Buy ExpressVPN, Raycon earbuds, Ridge Wallet, and spend as much money as you can in RAID: Shadow Legends. Bimmy is such a nice guy who always avoids drama, after all!

I watch it through ExpressVPN which directs muh traffic to a node of some else who has already watched the episode, which means my view isn't counted because that IP has already been registered by YouTube. Just kidding, I don't watch that crap.

"C'mon, James! It's podcast time! Get your Mortal Kombat hat on, turn on your ExpressVPN, grab your Raycon Earubds and your Old Fashioned, and we'll pick up a dozen Big Macs for me on the way to the studio."

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Does your friend have a four-leaf clover collection? Do they always wear a denim vest? Do they use ExpressVPN to watch movies in other countries? Does your friend always talk over everybody else? When your friend sees a group of people discussing a movie do they join in by saying, "Hey everybody, I haven't actually seen the movie but I'll give my thoughts anyway!"

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"¡Muy Bueno!" as El Loco Bandito would say.

The set was impeccably decorated w/ relevant things like a tape measure (assuming to test Mike current mood), Muh Dragon in Muh Dreams Head, muh Harrur filmz poster, 4 leaf clovers, ExpressVPN, etc.

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He did the same thing for R.O.B., the Board James finale, and I think even one of the Bugs Bunny episodes if I remember correctly. It seems like the only time that he "engages" with the fans is to explain that no, you guys didn't get it, I'm actually a really hard worker with lots of talent who's very far ahead of the curve. Now let me tell you about NordVPN".

They won’t because they have a simp army and their sponsors know it. There sponsors are already scum, RayCon, ExpressVPN, RAID ShitShadow.

Is there any chance they would face legal action? It’s unbelievable that assholes always get away with their shit.

He sort of did, I can kind of remember the conversation.

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ME: James, I love you!

JAMES: Mmm.

ME: Can I stay here with you forever?

JAMES: Nah.

ME: But why? Don't you love me too?

JAMES: Uh, yeah. (Nervous chuckle and smile)

ME: Then why can't I stay?

JAMES: No time.

ME: You mean it's not my time yet?

JAMES: Uh huh.

ME: Alright, well, see you James!

JAMES: Time for Rental Reviews! But first, I wanna talk to you about this vdeo's sponsor, ExpressVPN. If you're not familiar, a VPN is a Virtual Private Network. It's basically a service that encrypts your Internet data, and gives you additional protection from ad companies, and protection against hackers. It doesn't just work on computers, but alsophones and other devices. You open the program, single tap, and it's on! Simple as that. You can even customize the location you're appearing in. I'll pick, uh, Switzerland! Heard they had good chocolate. And, boom! It's that easy. I use ExpressVPN, because privacy's important, keeps my information anonymous, and safe from third-parties. Also, it's less than $7 a month, with a 30-day money back guarantee. Take back your Internet privacy today, and find out how you can get 3 months free, by clicking the link in the description: That's /cinemassacre, for 3 months free with a 1year package. Again, visit And now, on with the show.

ME: What the FUCK!?

(Comes back to life)

Yeah what the fuck man? I just went on YouTube and you can literally buy or rent both of these movies on there. It's not like Netflix is the only option. It's just a shameless excuse to advertise and sponsor NordVPN covered in lies. Fucking scumbag!

I'd really like to know how many they actually sell, and what kind of person would buy them. They probably sell way more than we would think. There are a lot of dumb people out there who will buy them just to "support James".

On Amazon there is 39 reviews https://www.amazon.com/Best-James-Mike-Monday/dp/B016058RUI

Most of them are 5-star reviews. That is just sad. You could just click on the J&MM playlist and have every single episode play. I like how James' claims these are for fans of physical media. Ha! Are you kidding me? It is more for fans of bottom of the barrel cash grabs. $20 for 20 episodes of a "show" that James' puts no effort into. A lot of episodes aren't even worth watching for free! I couldn't imagine paying for them. $20 to see James and Mike suck at a game because they put no effort into learning the games at all. "Comix Zone sucks! It is too hard for me" "Shadows of the Empire for N64 sucks! It can't be beaten in less than an hour with no effort, and we can't be bothered to use any common sense while playing"

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I am really grateful to Cinemassacre that I can use ExpressVPN to access the Hungarian version of the Raid Shadow Legends website where I can make a purchase by whipping out my Ridge Wallet so that I could easily access my debit card (which is full of cash now thanks to a sweet loan from Upstart). The game's music sounds awesome in my Raycon earbuds and I can see all of the characters very clearly thanks to my Warby Parker glasses. Later tonight, while admiring my Displate metal poster, I might actually have a glass of wine to celebrate the end of the work week ... something which I wouldn't otherwise have access to without my Bright Cellars subscription.

There should be a video where James and Mike compare dick sizes. Hell, throw in the Screenwave guys and see if they have dicks too. Judges will be Erin and everyone else in this subreddit. The great Dick-Off of 2021 sponsored by NordVPN.

I think a better way to look at it might be, as a consumer, having the information necessary to make a decision on these products

I have a need for a VPN. If I didn’t know any better, I would see the pricing for ExpressVPN or whatever James is shilling, maybe compare prices to NordVPN which is also shilled by youtubers, and decide between those two, and of I’d use the youtuber’s discount code for a FREE MONTH or SPECIAL PRICING

I would have to go out of my way to learn about alternatives or to seek out why one VPN is better than another, which is what I did but not what a lot of people do. I don’t even think James would research this topic — no time

I see g fuel mentioned and it’s similar. “It’s a powdered energy drink? I like energy drinks, I wonder if it’s any good!” - most teenagers (it seems)

Raycons - everyone wants Bluetooth headphones and knows about the AirPods. I shopped for my set using graphs and descriptions from an audiophile site, but if I was still younger and more impressionable, yeah, I’d probably just listen to my favorite youtuber instead of some random guy objectively testing the sound quality of every set he can get his hands on; no time to research a purchase before I make it

Studio ‏: ‎ Screenwave Media

That really should have been a major red flag. As well as Producers‏: ‎... Justin Silverman

I would love to know how much money these sponsors end up making from the promotions. We make fun of ExpressVPN a lot but I don't recall them being on a recent video, I wonder if they pulled out. And I would be shocked if that dumbass wine subscription service gets another shoutout, they probably lost money.

Plain normal shorts with 2 pockets?

In case you don't know what those are

It's in the browser tabs during the ExpressVPN ad at the beginning, around 20 seconds in. I wanted to see if there was anything embarrassing there like a porn tab or something, but then I happened to see the YKWBS thing.

I'm a big RLM mark, but I think their fans are a very loyal group to those guys. They're not shilling RAID: Shadow Legends, MeUndies, Audible, or ExpressVPN at us. They've never been fake "Like, subscribe, and hit that bell icon" unless it was in a more joking matter. They have a patreon, but they're not shilling it. They just put out amazing content on a timely basis and tend to stay away from internet drama ( the Shatner thing withstanding, that's more on RLM fans and Shatner's twitter guy being fucking nuts).

Wow, there's a lot to unpack here:

• Even the Halloween edition of the AVGN theme is heavily compressed, dynamically speaking, reinforcing that the Screenwave guys are winging it
• I knew the opening line was going to lead into an ExpressVPN ad; even his sponsor pitches have become predictable
• Blaming COVID for a subdued special seems like a longshot, given episodes such as the Berenstain Bears probably required a minimal crew (James + one other person?)
• The delivery of "what were they thinking?!" seems more contrived than ever
• That crowbar joke really needs to fuck off
• The only part that made me laugh was the bad voice acting, and wasn't part of the script nor James' delivery

James' heart just isn't in this anymore. I hope he wraps up the Nerd at episode 200 and focuses on something about which he's actually passionate.

Oh look! I apparently said one wrong thing that I apologized for afterwards, and now this guy wants to show up at my house and rape me lol. It's very hypocritical that you're talking about me stalking and obsessing over Cinemassacre when you're literally admitting to searching through my post history in order to pull up incriminating information on me in an attempt to slander me. I'm here because I enjoy posting here. You're here because you're being a sad person that's consumed with a petty grudge over something completely unimportant. Is this the result of your poor upbringing with your father that you admitted to in a video?

https://www.bitchute.com/video/FmYBOh63y5FJ/

Hopefully, they'll tie it in with ExpressVPN so that you can use your favorite UAE-flavored spy network to listen in on advanced Red Viper tracks.

"Get ahead of the curve with muh advanced listening apparatus: Raycons and extremely trustworthy ExpressVPN today!"

It won't be a game review. It will be 30 minutes of Bimmy saying NordVPN is ASSSSSS and was programmed by Fred Fuchs. Screenwave will create a 2-frame 360p animation of Super Mecha Death Christ while Bimmy extolls what a shitload of fuck NordVPN is and why you should totally use his promo code for ExpressVPN to keep your private data safe from Hackers, Governments, and Corporations.

James Rolfe: The Ed Wood of Youtube Gaming! He works super fast and cheap by shooting videos within record time so he can these out in 3 to 4 weeks & be sure to shill out to Raycons & ExpressVPN to stay on top of the algorithm! The longer videos put him on top despite obvious padding & filler like all Youtube Sellouts!

Thing is, at least Doug is self-aware. His ads are all comic sketches that try to keep his audience engaged whilst mocking the very fact that he's making them. Meanwhile, the only reason James's ads provide a modicum of entertainment is because his ExpressVPN catchphrase is such a meme.

No. But I aware aware of a far more serious problem…….having my unencrypted data stolen by slobs and Mike. That’s why I choose to use ExpressVPN.

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Thanks for watching

The issue isn't the product placement itself, it's the way it's handled. You said movies have product placement, they do. But the movie doesn't ever suddenly stop and all the characters start promoting ExpressVPN for five minutes before resuming the movie. The sponsors would be much more tolerable if they were incorporated well into the content, but they're not. Other youtubers have done it well, James can too.

No time for sponsors with effort, I guess.

I predict episode 200 will harken back to all the great Nerd moments of the past. So, Shrek and Gengar travel to Las Vegas and crap in the top toilet tank. James suddenly livens up and shows his true passion because now it's time for the 180 second NordVPN spot. The NES Punk drops in for a long long segment where they argue over the gold cartridge that got broken. James falls asleep but Pat bravely carries on for another 20 minutes of comedy gold. Erin Plays pops in to promote her new series "Old video games you've seen before on other channels." The episode kicks off with a new Rex Viper cover of "Theme From A Summer Place."

Chapter 169: Working on the movie

Yep, a lot of fuckin' hard work. You'd have to ask a squirrul for permission just to film it. I am ded. FOKIN. Serius. What a shitload of fuck. Mmmhm yep, great memories all around but it was a real pain in the ass to burry it in my filmography as, yeah, it sucked. But it was that special kind of suck where you have to be in the right mood, like Nic Cage's Vampire Kiss. Yeah, mmhmm. I was inspired by muh favourite movie It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, of which we discussed about in Chapter 123 in great dee-tail; also Rocky and Wayne's World, where the Nerd is a superhero, and has to find the shitty game to play it for the fans. It's bahd, but it's meant to be bahd, so ya know for a first attempt it's alright, but hey Adam Wingard, how bout dat cameo you turned down?

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The only thing that irked me was the whole "people worked hard on this so you have no right to criticize it." People worked hard on those NES games Pat. You have no right to give any of them less than 3 stars.

Chapter 1,367: How the AVGN Movie wasn't the success I was hoping for despite YEARS of filmmaking with muh 'home movies'. I feel I could've added more harrur elements to the movie, but overall, the backlash from the fans wasn't what I was expecting. But hey, ya know, ya move on with your Rex Viper career next.

By the way, before we continue with this grippling lifestory, this book is sponsored by NordVPN....

>Doing a torrent might also create a honeypot for the slobs to gather IP addresses and hassle the ISPs of people seeding the movie too.

Tired of slobs trying to track your IP or steal personal information? Try ExpressVPN, with discount code "SLOB" to get 70% off and tickle our taints!

I see you are also a collector of the Screenwave TCG. But do you have all five pieces of Big Ryan, the Electron God?

I'll trade you an ExpressVPN Secret Rare trap card for a mint Kieran the Caveman effect monster card.

Just watched it, not the worst episode but pretty close to it. Hate the new theme song with all the swearing removed and the lyrics changed to be about ExpressVPN. James attempting to play the game on an iPhone 3G was funny, but the rant about different iOS/Android versions and how he supposedly misses the iPhone's headphone jack clearly wasn't written by him. But it nosedived the moment he starts the Zoom call with the Irate Gamer, who completely dominates the rest of the video and it never recovers.

You know what's BEEEEE ESSSSSSS???

Ads that block the end of a Youtube video. Like, what the fuck? How did this get made into a feature on a website as popular as this? Let's say you have a classic clip from some movie, and the punchline is at the end, it makes the video, right? Well too fuckin' bad, you're getting thumbnails for Elsa and Spiderman videos shoved in your fuckin' eyes, like get that shit outta my face! Let me watch the damn video!

This episode of You Know What's BEEE ESSSS is brought to you by ExpressVPN, or as I like to call it, Express PEE PEE N

Makes me wonder why these companies pay to be advertised on a youtube channel. Like 99 percent of people skip them or if they watch them it is just to see the skit they make out of it like on rental reviews. I would say nobody is watching these ads and thinking "hmm eh? I've never heard of that. I'll have to sign up right now using the link in the description!" Honestly even if I was interested in something like ExpressVPN and saw it at the beginning of rental reviews this is what would happen. I would watch the episode then afterwards type ExpressVPN into google find their site and sign up there. I wouldn't even think to click the link in the description. Idk it just seems like these companies are wasting a lot of money on advertising. I always found it funny when Crunchroll would sponsor a channel because then the youtuber who has absolutely no interest in anime has to sit there and pretend like they love it and claim they are currently watching "random anime" and it is their new favorite show. One time H3H3 did that shit, said him and Hila was watching some dumb ass anime. Ha ha, you know there is no way in hell they are sitting around watching fucking anime together!

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Sigh… wow.

It’s been brought to my attention that my previous comment contained some factual inaccuracies. As if I’m not aware! Some fans of the assholish variety took this as an opportunity to criticise me. Heh, the internet eh, what are you gonna do? Someone is always unhappy!

However, in this case, I did nothing wrong and have literally nothing to apologise for. As a practical matter of life, I had no time to write the comment fully, as I was playing with muh kids. As such, I outsourced some of the writing of the comment to an unnamed screenwave intern (named Newt). He’s since been fired - nothing but bad memories!

Going forward, I will be more carefully vetting the slobs who assist me in writing my comments. Thanks for reading, and make sure to sign up for ExpressVPN!

This hopefully fixed it. I'm sorry about that.

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Let me know if there's still any issues.

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I think it should work now. I'm really sorry about that guys. Let me know if this doesn't work and I'll resolve the issue.

Pretty sizable Kindle sample here https://www.amazon.com/Movie-Making-Nerd-James-Rolfe-ebook/dp/B0BMDPK4Z8

Did you know that instead of just ripping the MPEG-2 files off his recorded DVDs, James recaptured the game footage back in real time through a camcorder? There's the efficient way, and there's the over-engineered and worse way. I think James likes thinking outside the box too hard because it seems brag-worthy to show off his "innovative" video creating techniques. The problem is that the straightforward solutions are just better.

For example, there's also a much easier to use teleprompter system. This teleprompter is simple. It uses your phone as projector, is lightweight, is easy to set up, and comes with a remote. Likewise, instead of building that desktop tripod monstrosity, he could have just bought a smaller tripod.

Thanks for making commentary of the social variety regarding Ukraine, but before we get into it, I wanna tell you about today's sponsor, ExpressVPN. ExpressVPN is a virtual private network that gives you unrestricted access to all parts of the Internet, including the expanded library of streaming services like Netflix that are hiding content not available in your country.

I was recently looking for a VPN and found that there were many to choose from. I read reviews and compared different ones trying to find the best one. I knew from the start which one to definitely not pick. ExpressVPN.

If it wasn't for Screenwave and James I might have looked at ExpressVPN and thought it was a decent service. But because James is known for shilling trash I didn't consider it at all. I wonder if anyone else had done this where somebody wants something James is advertising so they go out of their way to get a different brand? If I was looking for waterproof shoes I wouldn't consider those ones he showed and barely dipped into a small bowl either.

Yeah you're right Bames. The videos have always been fuck fuck fuck. They've always been shot in a low-ceilinged room with glare on your glasses and a static camera setup, where you monotonically read uninspired comments from a teleprompter in one take because you have to quit at 5:40 to warm up your kids' spaghetti and meatballs. They've always had 10 minutes of ads for NordVPN at the start. Why do these assholish fans keep complaining?

You'd rather drown in gasoline than listen to this putrid diarrhea dogshit. It's like listening to Justin's morning bowel movement. It's like recording in a low ceilinged room. It's like having an arbitrary deadline on how long you can record yourself playing video games. It's like making a video about your cat. It's like wearing a bad toupee. It's like starting a band out of a midlife crisis and the overwhelming sense that you've peaked in life, that your creative energies have been drained by a fork-tongued succubus and that you'll never achieve anything noteworthy again for as long as you live. That the best you can hope for is the vacuous glory of standing on a tiny stage and playing out of tune for a crowd of deluded manchildren in cargo shorts and ill fitting video game t-shirts, they're the ones you sell your raybans and waterproof sneakers to, the proud owners of a 3 years license to ExpressVPN and ten copies of Raids Shadow Legends, the desperately deluded nostalgia addicts whose last hope in life is that you might actually make a video worth watching again... even though deep down they know you won't.

In the video he mentions he uses the overhead mic for AVGN because it allows it to always be set and ready for shooting, but mentions it has problems due to some sort of ringing or audio interference. I'm guessing the second mic (the one that was turned off) was a more reliable mic used for general videos like this one.

What I don't get though, is why he doesn't just get a lapel mic.

I hate to nearly derail the topic, but I was disappointed to see James throw in another ad. You'd think after promoting ExpressVPN so many times he would be more self-aware of it, but no.

As for the video, seeing a lot of comments talking about him pulling at fans' heartstrings. That's pretty disgusting, and a desperate attempt at getting people on his side.

They also promoted ExpressVPN which is a piece of shit. I also hate the fact that they are ready to promote the shittiest stuff ever to get some ad revenue, but no revenue, YouTube REE-fuses. Also Bimmy is trying to promote himself even though he's gone down to the garbage ever since 2010. I also think that garbage shouldn't be promoted at all.

I really wanted to watch Contra the movie because its the 26th anniversary and that is a very important anniversary. The problem is that its not available on Netflix in the United States. However, with ExpressVPN, I can easily switch my geographical location to Hungary where it is available! Now I can enjoy muh Contra movie and also be safe from hackers, governments and corporations stealing my data! Just use the discount code Cinemassacre at checkout and get a half month free...

I always sigh when James shills for some shitty game. Past how cringey it is, I always think "okay, YouTube doesn't pay much anymore, he has a family, etc" when he shills for something not related to the overall aesthetic of the video, like NordVPN or Dollar Shave Club, but given that Cinemassacre was founded on shitting on horrible games, James shilling for Raid feels like a "fuck you" to older fans who remember when James seemingly cared a lot about personal integrity

What's funny about him starting those plugs that way is that he doesn't make it the prime reason to want to buy a VPN. He focuses so much on the fact that you can use ExpressVPN to bypass region locked movies on Netflix.

You know: about 7-10 years ago, I would've said the exact same thing. James had a drive for making videos that no other internet phenomenon seemed to have at the time.

Then came the movie. The entire Cheetahmen 2-screw up. Screenwave. The ExpressVPN buy-out. He lost his glow.

what else never gets old?

ExpressVPN!

If you're not familiar, a VPN is a Virtual Private Network. It's basically a service that encrypts your Internet data, and gives you additional protection from ad companies, and protection against hackers. It doesn't just work on computers, but also phones and other devices. 

From what I understand of it (thought its still plenty retarded imo), its basically a cheap, but stupidly effective form of clickbait.

i.e a video titled "THEY DID WHAAAATTT??? Final Fantasy VII Part (x)" where Aerith gets shish-kabobed by Sephiroth's Masamune with the "cuck face" in the video thumbnail helps drive extra engagement to a video since younger people on YT will naturally be curious why the Youtuber is making that shocked facial expression in the first place even if they have no interest in the subject matter being discussed.

Now, not every YT video has to do the stupid cuck face expression to get views, but unfortunately, its the current "meta" for growing a YT channel from scratch in 2022

(That and selling out your dignity to shill for NordVPN, Raycon, some stupid mobile game, etc.)

More people than you'd think.

With this kind of influencer marketing, it's not necessarily a matter of like, immediate conversions. People don't see their fave Youtuber do a sponsorship segment on ExpressVPN, then go right to the website and buy it.

A lot of it is more upper-funnel than that. It's about building brand awareness.

Let's create a hypothetical dude, Bob. Bob just got dinged by his ISP for torrenting the seminal erotic film Backdoor Sluts 9. He could lose his internet access if it happens again.

Bob realizes that if he wants to continue torrenting such classics of retro erotic filmmaking, his best move is to get himself a VPN.

Bob watches retro gaming and media Youtubers, and a lot of them are sponsored by ExpressVPN.

He's heard of ExpressVPN. It's the first brand that comes to mind for him, because he's seen it talked about and promoted so much. So he heads over to their website and buys it.

He might even remember that some Cinemassacre vids have coupon codes in the description, then go find and use one of those.

Influencer marketing is very, very popular right now in the digital marketing industry, because it's effective. People have a level of trust for Youtube and other social media personalities, in a parasocial kind of way.

This isn't anything new. He tends to have a template script for each brand deal, and just changes a few details for each video. For example, whenever he shills for ExpressVPN, he always mentions using it to watch something on Netflix that isn't available in the US, but is available overseas. He just changes what movie it is, and rinse and repeat.

Whenever he does those ExpressVPN plugs, he always gives special attention to the fact that a VPN can be used to bypass region locking for streaming services. The script is always a variation of "I wanted to watch *insert movie*, but it's not available on the American Netflix. So what I did was set my VPN to the UK, and it was right there ready to stream!"

Does anyone really suspect that the sponsors such as Raycon, ExpressVPN and Ridge Wallets pulled out of the channel, and that's a reason why only 1 video has been uploaded since the beginning of the year so far? Especially since the VHS Memories video didn't have any sponsored plugs, either.

I can't see any legitimate media team tolerating James' lazy behavior for as long as the Slobs have. At this point all James does is read a prewritten script and he seems incapable of doing that without (I assume) RayCon and NordVPN contracts essentially forcing him to create regular content.

After the last year it's clear to me that James and the Slobs are a match made in heaven. The only difference is that James pretends to be a wholesome, nice guy. To their credit, at least Slobwave knows they're a bunch of basement dwelling creeps and they don't try to hide it. James is, and has always been, a fraud.

Its a PR move of course. I am sure NordVPN, Raycon, Ridge, etc, took note of the decline of the channel, so in order to revive it they pulled a "nostalgic video" from their asses.

I smell a Mike cameo in the near future.

You're definitely on to something there.

First and foremost, his film making ability is not nearly close to what he believes it to be. Then we have the fact that AVGN was supposed (to Bames) to be his big "Hollywood movie break". I mean he made it in California! (exclamation points galore).

The fact that the movie was such a colossal failure should have been a reality check for Bames. But instead of accepting the truth (that he was never meant to be a Hollywood bigshot, and there's nothing wrong with that), he shifted the blame to his fanbase.

It's because of us, that his movie flopped. So he punishes us with poor content, meanwhile destroying what he took 15 years to make, his legacy and the bulk of his more-than-a-decade long fans.

And he's going to keep on doing it until the last fan unsubscribes and the last ExpressVPN referral is activated.

"In 2006, there were a bunch of real basic episodes that we might be forgetting about, like McKids, Wally Bear, and Double Dragon III. Those ones were so basic they would hardly even be accepted as full episodes by the current standards I've set." Makes sense, those classic episodes wouldn't qualify for a check from ExpressVPN and Raycon, which renders them worthless. Bimmy hates his legacy. All he cares about now is maximizing his ratio of income to effort.

Hey Just an heads up for yall .. Mike Matei embraces your memes .. ;)
this is from a stream a few minutes ago
https://www.bitchute.com/video/67TtqzQMtgAU/
Mike references Brown Bricks

https://www.bitchute.com/video/VgFNbmWdMLRM/

here before you all start making up conspiracy theories ..
Mike Matei gone sexual .. though editing ..

That guy is pretty creepy, I had a run in with him in the Youtube comments. Basically he started harassing me because I repeated info that I had heard from a Mike and Bootsy video that Bootsy held a world record in some Atari game. (Red Baron?)

I did just discover these gems while Googling him, though.

https://www.bitchute.com/video/ekzqryJITaVK/

https://www.bitchute.com/video/3KdemIhonBIW/

>Fair. I don't want to be that guy... but I am.. so there's no hard evidence then? Now I'm not saying he didn't do that, but I would like to see something before I call him out on it.

Correct. There is no hard evidence. Strictly speculation. I wish I could recall the details at the time.

I believe the movie was entirely funded by fans. To my knowledge, James didn't invest a single dime. He never was transparent on where the money went. A couple of areas that never sat right with me:

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1. The fundraiser generated $300k in cash. I've seen better movies with much smaller budgets. Maybe misappropriation of funds?
2. James is a high net worth individual. Why couldn't he pony up any funds? To make matters worse, he's still generating revenue from the movie. As of today, at least 768 people have purchased off Amazon. With a $20 price tag, that equates to $15,000+ dollars. That is 100% profit for him. Source: https://www.amazon.com/Angry-Video-Game-Nerd-Movie/dp/B00PSLIQ9I

This whole situation never sat right with me. He is a lazy, unmotivated, self-centered piece of crap. I don't support him in any way.

Meh...nothing lasts forever.

I've pondered before about doing a YT series myself, but then I come to my senses and realize sooner or later, I'd be saying the same stuff over and over again or worse, be one of those talentless hacks or commercial sell out shills who simp for Raycon Dollar Shave NordVPN Lands Earbuds in every goddamn video they make!

Plus, if you don't feel like making content, then what's the point?

this actually would have been pretty funny and ballsy, if it was just an hour long ad for ExpressVPN with james spending 60 mins discussing 60 movies he needed to watch but were not available on netflix and then listing out which country they were each available in (instead of being an hour long ad for whatever stupid video game they are making)

Yeah, inferior product but the name recognition alone will get the customer because they're spammed on so many high profile youtube creators. Raid shadow legends, Squarespace, honey, NordVPN, TheManKit? i think, even the now deceased Coolest waterbottle.

Today's NordVPN is manscaped by Raid Shadow Legends, one of the biggest mobile role-playing games of 2019 and it's totally free! Currently almost 10 million users have joined Raid over the last six months, and it's one of the most impressive games in its class with detailed models, environments and smooth 60 frames per second animations! So what are you waiting for? Go to the video description, click on the special links and you'll get 42069 silver and a free epic champion as part of the new player program to start your journey! Good luck and I'll see you there!

Following "muh algorithm!" is for hack content creators.

Its why we see all those cringe AF "Raid NordVPN Ridgelegends" sponsor ads.

There's no love, no passion in what they do!

REAL content creators let the quality of their work do the rest!

Just as another example, David F. Sandberg has put some excellent shorts on his YouTube channel (ponysmasher) and grew from them to doing genre films like Lights Out, up to a major superhero movie in Shazam!. His tutorials are also quite inspiring. This may well be another path James could have taken.

(Caveat: I stopped watching AVGN even before the movie, and only dropped in for Monster Madness now and then. I didn't know about the movie until it was out, bought it on gog.com and was just disappointed with it, but that's another post.)

I wonder how much business RidgeWallet and other sponsors like NordVPN and Raycon actually get from those ads? I hear those ads usually pay the channel pretty good but I just can't imagine them getting much business from those ads.

Somehow I have a copy of the first couple seasons of AVGN on my Plex. I think they were from an Amazon video rip? I think I just looked up AVGN in Radarr (r/radarr) and it figured out the rest

You can also rip the episodes (on youtube) yourself via a handy application called youtube-dl. No time to explain how to use it right now, but there is documentation available and various scripts on subreddits like r/DataHoarder

Not sure if this is equally as good, but for all the "memes" I create here I use PhotoPea: https://www.photopea.com It's some PhotoShop clone I assume, that works in your browser. Been working good enough so far for me, you might wanna check it out. It's free.

I figured I'd try a trial run at this. If people want to watch it right now with others from the subreddit (assuming anyone wants to anyway) go here: https://cytu.be/r/TheCinemassacreTruth

I set a few trailers, a little short, and an intermission video to run first to give maybe at least a few people time to see this before it starts.

The movie itself will start in about 20 minutes.

It's a free-to-play PC game called Nano Man "for" the Pico-8. Here's a link to the Pico-8 website if you want to play it. Nano Man is to the right of the player in the center. You don't have to download anything, just click the game and you're playing.

You might really dig the website--it's a really neat idea and some of the games on it, particularly this one, are solid.

Cool. I live in Jersey now, so that works for me. I look forward to checking it out in 2020!

I'm sorry Ryan was a dick to your mom...that's most uncool. Can't abide by that nonsense.

Thanks for your answers and, all bullshit aside, if you need/want any assistance with this new con, I've done good amount of work in the industry, writing both for and about games. I've also done a ton of PR work...some in the industry and some in local government. Check me out here.

Whatever, at least the ads are actually useful.

I've been looking at my European Jord watch, waiting for the 200th episode to drop on my secure internet connection thanks to ExpressVPN.

Heck, I even got my Ridge Wallet ready to buy whatever Cinemassacre is promoting. Honestly, I hope there's a knockoff Omaha Steaks service to give me an excuse to pop the cork my wine subscription (whatever that was called).

“Didn’t wanna wake muh kids soI watched this new movie muted with subtitles”

“How did you have time though?”

“After spending until 9:40 being with muh kids finding five of ‘um leaf clovers muh wife allowed me to watch a movie”

“Did you download it?”

“Mmm hmm yep. And I downloaded ExpressVPN.”

Here you go, this is essentially how James would view the history of the channel.Word of warning, it's a pretty hefty read.

He got set up with a bunch of sponsors for his videos. Great for james cause money. But they posed a new problem in that he now needed to make 2 videos a month. Most youtubers who I watch make videos first, and then hook up with a sponsor for the video last. But James seems to have signed like a 1 year contract with ExpressVPN forcing them to make so many videos.

So yeah, the way it's set up is very stupid, but if he's making videos the way I think he is, then he's just walked into the room, sat in the space made for him to sit, loads the script up, records his lines as much as he can for the day and leaves.

He's cutting the time spent writing scripts, memorising lines, setting shots, adjusting lighting etc etc so that he can get the 2 videos out to fulfil his brand deals. Add to that he's getting people to write for him sometimes who just aren't funny and/or can't capture the AVGN humor.

a KKK slasher film? what in the hell?

Controversy over the confederate flag demands that the government
make a decision. While some see the flag as a sign of hate and others
see it as a sign of Southern pride, one all powerful corrupt government
man simply sees it as a sign of poor white trash. When the order is
given to take down all confederate flags, hoards of confederate zombie
soldiers rise from the dead in search of cheap beer, sourmash whiskey
and redneck women. Will the hair brained scientists succeed in
destroying these decaying soldiers or will the South, led by its whiskey
soaked leader, General Zack Daniels, finally rise again?

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https://www.amazon.com/South-Will-Rise-Again-Various/dp/B002JF316E/

The Sega VHS video broke my will. At that point, after watching that miserable excuse for "entertainment", I knew Cinemassacre was dead.

They'll probably find Bimmy's skeleton in 200 years still sitting on that goddamn couch wearing a time-worn ExpressVPN shirt, shattered Raycon ear-buds laying nearby having fallen out of his desiccated ears, and a Ridge Wallet covered in rust laying on the rotting floor.

I was subscribed since 2007.

I'll always die on the hill that NC is as good now as he was 10 years ago. Which means different things to different people. Let's just say I've only done the ExpressVPN code to support a YouTuber once, & NC was the one I chose.