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    D&D 5th Edition Gets Digital With New Fantasy Grounds Packs

    Cool to see Wizards trying to step into the 21st Century at long last, but this is a really bad way to go about it. I've run a couple of online groups before, and over the course of a few years. The cost of Fantasy Grounds made getting a full group together immensely difficult, especially when...
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    Japan Says America's Godzilla is Too Fat

    Near pointless news article point aside, I'm happy just to talk about my boy Godzilla. I'm actually really liking the new look, I'm surprised. Also this is the first I've seen of what looks like Rodan. I'm thinking the film plot seems to be about luring Godzilla into the city to battle with this...
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    Kojima Sees Games' Cultural Impact Resulting from Sensitive Subjects

    Metal Gear has always generally had something to say and presented it well on more than one occasion. I'm not sure why some folks here are acting like Kojima has never handled anything serious before, because his games have done that more than most. Is it to do with Metal Gear Rising misleading...
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    NSA & GCHQ using webcams and Xbone camera to spy into homes

    http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/27/gchq-nsa-webcam-images-internet-yahoo A lot of information, so I'm not going to repost it into this thread. There is quite it bit there, so make sure you've got some time for a proper read of all the information. It seems that a lot of our...
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    What should gaming developers do in terms of feminism and self-censorship?

    It's bad times really. There is enormous pressure on developers to self-censor at the moment from the media (Polygon and Kotaku probably being the worst offenders) in order to appease an outside and increasingly unreasonable political movement. I think the majority of the criticism thrown at...
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    I'm finally gonna play Dark Souls...advice?

    Remember your equipment is more important than your levels. Go RIGHT up the cliff-face when you reach Firelink Shrine. Your starting class doesn't matter much. Pyromancer starts the lowest level, which means it's the most malleable class. The Master Key is the undisputed best starting...
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    Do's and Don'ts of a Dungeon Master?

    Tons of good stuff here. I'll mention 2 brief things; 1) Don't over-prepare. Many of the others have said, but your players WILL go off the railroad occasionally. Don't waste your time preping the details weeks in advance. Just get the framework of your campaign up and wing it as best you...
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    47% of Australian Gamers Are Female

    To be fair, the study is lacking in any detailed classification. I'm just glad to see folks here showing critical thinking and not just accepting the statistics as presented. "Gamer" is too broad a term and the fact it's the hot, trendy thing at the moment makes me even more skeptical. It's...
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    The Movement Axed By DC Comics

    Can't say I even heard of this one, speaking as someone who only has casual knowledge of ongoing cape comics. So how was it, to those who did like it? A political based comic is always going to be a mine-field. Was a pretty even handed look at things, or was just the author preaching at...
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    Interactive Pokemon Twitch Feed Attracts Thousands of Players

    Capturing pokemon is not a simple operation and usually comes down to some extreme luck (or in the case of Oddish, bad luck). The whole thing has been hilarious to watch, I joined in back when it was about 10,000 or so and watching it explode and get harder and harder to manage is fantastic...
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    Obsidian Delays Pillars of Eternity

    Is anyone surprised here? Most folks said that sounded ambitious as soon as they told us. Not much to add that hasn't been already, this is Obsidian, they need all the time they can get to do their Q&A right. I'm happy for them to delay a bit if it means getting the job done properly. This...
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    Microsoft Exec Snaps Back at Fan Over Xbox One Resolution Issue

    Damn right. It's a pretty sad state of affairs for this new gen. I understand the need to limit the next graphics step-up due to ballooning costs, but that should mean that the focus ought to be on making the next-gen experience smooth and fluid.? That doesn't take the same time art assets...
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    Games Workshop is Dead! Long Live Games Workshop!

    It's certainly not looking good for the long term. First post made a good point, I've got a relative with contacts inside GW and the word has been that the Overlord is just riding this train off a cliff and planning on making out like a bandit at the last moment. If I remember right, it was a...
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    Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor Gameplay: High Fantasy Assassin's Creed

    Pre-Alpha my ass. Not fallin' for that line of bullshit again after the Rome 2 fiasco. You weren't kidding about the Assassin's Creed thing either, I swear they've pinched the same engine and animations. Having eagle-vision on top of everything was the icing on the cake. Although, there seems...
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    Candy Crush Studio" Banner Saga Complaint Is To Fight "Real Copycats" - UPDATED

    The silver lining here: Think of all the free press The Banner Saga got out of this! Being serious though, that's really damn shitty. How they can just claim to own the words "candy" and "saga" is beyond nuts. The copyright system has seriously got out of control here. Artists aren't being...