Recent content by aliengmr

The ESRB is one of the reasons congress didn't start legislating content in games. The industry showed it could police itself at a time when the industry was still young and had the perception of being for kids. Games being protected speech was not a concept back then and the industry wasn't...

No, they certainly do not. And while they aren't a complete backwater, they aren't that advanced militarily. Maybe Japan, but that's a big maybe. They have nukes and yes, they have missiles but even hitting the lower 48 (the biggest target) is far beyond their current tech. See, when launching...

No. It just further validates a practice that should not happen. Its really easy to give in to fear, we (the US) did, and what we got out of it was even less moral standing than we had, which wasn't much post 2003. We lost so much more than we gained. The problem with this fake scenario is...

Han Solo just knows that sometimes you have to shoot first. Seriously I never thought poorly of Han for blasting Greedo when I was a kid. It just made sense to me, obvious bad guy, is obvious. Literally everything about the Endor space battle. Its really one of those sequences where...

I felt the same way about the "SJW" thing. What, to me, started out as some label for a unicorn-esque internet denzien that I personally never really saw came to include even moderate views. Views that I either didn't oppose or agreed with. And I think I spent considerable time trying convince...

I don't understand why, but for some reason Airframe by Michael Crichton always ends up at the top of my most enjoyable list. I guess I like Crichton's style. Though I don't enjoy all his books, but I do really really love how he wrote. Also liked Metro 2033, and Roadside Picnic was really...

I somewhat disagree about Kotaku at least in a post GG sense. I don't care about Gawker though. When it comes to covering games, I've seen improvements with Kotaku. The shift away from preview coverage to post launch coverage is very positive in my opinion. As is their scoring system that...

This I disagree with. Before I kind of thought you had a point with this but it sort of dawned on me yesterday that not having a unified message or leader ultimately means you can't actually pursue any real change. It has also given legitimacy to the worst among you. Aurini speaks for GG just as...

Funny, it hasn't stopped GamerGate. Want a reason? Censoring opinions in response to the censorship of games that is not happening now, or will happen ever. GamerGate has made clear that having certain opinions will have undesirable effects. Why? Because GG can't handle criticism. Just the...

A) Probably shouldn't be developing games in the first place. B) Capitalism C) More Capitalism D) Common problem regardless of any supposed "collusion". Prove that its happening. Certainly doesn't help in the visibility department. Way to do your part for Indie...not? gaming...

I guess Steam doesn't exist in this future? You are working under the assumption that the corrupt media is the only way to get noticed and they aren't. Its entirely possible to never go to these websites at all and still find out about games. They aren't this massive wall. And what about...

Jack? is that you? I kid. Seriously, What about the open letter condemning harassment? Are you expecting some sort of mass apology be given to a man that hasn't been relevant in years? In internet time that's like an eon. I would argue its the systemic harassment that led to the Gamers...

The fame "angle" might have been applicable in the beginning but towards the end the guy had gone crazy.

Well, minus their intentions and a legal means to do anything in the US. Both got harassed and threatened and only one was an actual threat.

People seem to be forgetting just how angry Jack Thompson was. The media was probably wise not to talk about his death threats, as Jack was out to sue the shit out of everyone. Thankfully he lost his license to practice law. That doesn't make the death threats okay, but that dude was losing his...