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20 "Terminator 2" GIFs That Thoroughly Capture How Many Video Games Will be Played This Holiday Weekend.

Memorial Day weekend is usually reserved for BBQs and the beach. FUCK THAT.

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In 1991 James Cameron metaphorically plunged his hand deep into my pre-pubescent chest and pulled out my still-beating heart.

Sure, Cameron had already established himself with Aliens, Abyss, and the original Terminator, but it was Terminator 2: Judgement Day that shaped an entire generation of film makers' approach to action films. Cameron created one of the most timeless and important science-fiction films of the last half century and the film's fingerprints can be seen on countless films afterward.

Memorial Day Weekend starts tomorrow (today if you work for cool employers) and we've made the decision to forgo any beach/social/outdoor/fellow human being events this weekend. We're suffering from that most first of first-world problems: Our video game backlog is quickly turning into a shame pile. We've got half-finished games, nearly-finished games, and games we haven't unpacked from the last Steam Sale.

This is unacceptable. For the next 72 hours we will be playing, and finishing, as many games as humanly possible. Please allow these Terminator 2 GIFs to do the lion's share of justification for the decision.

Enjoy your BBQ and drunk-driving highway checkpoints, we'll be on the couch.

In 1991 James Cameron metaphorically plunged his hand deep into my pre-pubescent chest and pulled out my still-beating heart.

Sure, Cameron had already established himself with Aliens, Abyss, and the original Terminator, but it was Terminator 2: Judgement Day that shaped an entire generation of film makers' approach to action films. Cameron created one of the most timeless and important science-fiction films of the last half century and the film's fingerprints can be seen on countless films afterward.

Memorial Day Weekend starts tomorrow (today if you work for cool employers) and we've made the decision to forgo any beach/social/outdoor/fellow human being events this weekend. We're suffering from that most first of first-world problems: Our video game backlog is quickly turning into a shame pile. We've got half-finished games, nearly-finished games, and games we haven't unpacked from the last Steam Sale.

This is unacceptable. For the next 72 hours we will be playing, and finishing, as many games as humanly possible. Please allow these Terminator 2 GIFs to do the lion's share of justification for the decision.

Enjoy your BBQ and drunk-driving highway checkpoints, we'll be on the couch.

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Winter is finally fucking over and it's technically the start of summer.

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We hate the summer.

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Everyone's getting ready for the Memorial Day weekend.

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Not us,we say fuck that. Do you have any idea how deep our backlog of games is?

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Our backlog has a backlog and it's quietly killing us.

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We've got a three day weekend, and we're not leaving the house.

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We're determined. Plus, we don't even like the beach.

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Beaches are basically a combination of open sewer and blast furnace.

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Watch Dogs drops on Tuesday and we still haven't finished Wolfenstein

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So, we're posting up and going to see how many games we can beat in 72 hours.

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We expect there to be injuries.

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We expect there to be migraines.

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We don't know if we'll make it.

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But we remain determined.

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This is a fight we can win.

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Be smart, stay indoors.

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See you online.

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