Recent content by chiefohara

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    EA Exec Says Its Games Are "Too Hard to Learn" For New Players

    Quoted for Truth. Girlfriends have often wanted to game with me but they find the controls far too difficult. For someone who hasn't played before picking up a modern console controller for the first time can be overwhelming. Ironically i tend to pull out my old Nintendo and start them off...
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    Game Theory: What's Wrong with the AVGN?

    My first time watching Game Theorists. I have to admit i enjoyed it, i thought it was going to be a swipe at James Rolfes work but it was quite a nice homage to the character. I watch a lot of videos on the Escapist and i'd like to offer some constructive feedback. You need a persona...
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    Ebola Cannot Be Halted or Slowed Any Time Soon, Says New Study

    The problem with Africa is health services and logistics. Liberia has 50 doctors in the entire country. 1 doctor to 70,000 people. Add to that lack of education (people have attacked health workers and hospitals because they think Ebola is a man made virus out to kill them) Along with burial...
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    Ireland commision Mario and Sonic Stamps

    You'd get them for less than 5 dollars... but i know what you mean.
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    Ireland commision Mario and Sonic Stamps

    Mario, Sonic, Pacman and Space invaders are featuring on new Irish Stamps. I don't know how many gaming stamp collectors are out there but i said i'd share the link with ye http://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2014/1016/652794-stamps-post/
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    What is It Worth to Sega to Settle Aliens: Colonial Marines Suit?

    Lawyers are goddamn parasites. Always were and always will be.
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    Wolfenstein: The New Order Review - I Know What I Reich

    Playing return to castle wolfenstein now and fecking loving it! thank you Jim!
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    Wolfenstein: The New Order Review - I Know What I Reich

    I'll wait for it to come down in price or maybe save it for when i pick up a PS4. I am however downloading return to castle wolfenstein on my steam account as we speak because the review hit the nostalgia in me big time
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    Report: Nintendo Founding Family Seeking to Sell Company Shares

    Thanks for the clarification. I didn't know that.
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    Report: Nintendo Founding Family Seeking to Sell Company Shares

    I got it from the article the thread is based on. "While Nintendo's stock is presently taking a hit, the video game company has $8.6 billion banked in terms of cash and equivalents, and has no debt as of September 30, 2013."
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    Report: Nintendo Founding Family Seeking to Sell Company Shares

    8.6 billion in the bank!? 300 million loss over the Wii U.... Chump change. Can't say that Nintendo are too pleased at the founding family's timing in this affair however...
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    Report: Amazon Android Console Set to Launch This Year

    Not something thats appealing to me, especially at that price, but i guess they have something else up their sleeve or planned for it. Android games are not worth a 300 dollar pricetag by any means
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    Last Japanese Soldier To Surrender Dies At 91

    No man is responsible for the crimes of his father. Besides there were plenty of atrocities committed by the allies as well. The bombing of dresden being one particularly thorny one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Dresden_in_World_War_II ps i know you didn't want links but...
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    Last Japanese Soldier To Surrender Dies At 91

    What war crime did he commit? His last order was a lawful order and he followed it to the letter. The reason he spent his last years teaching children as opposed to rotting in a jail cell is because he committed no war crime.
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    Last Japanese Soldier To Surrender Dies At 91

    George Bush and Tony Blair are war criminals, people still defend them. This man followed his last order to the letter. Like it or not he committed no war crime.