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After reading the story, I find that one of the more heinous aspects of Kuerig's anti-competitive actions is that they seem to be signing contracts with machinery and materials manufacturers that prevent other companies from buying the components they would need to make k-cups. Though the DRM...

There's nothing inherently wrong with remakes. It's just that, with Silent Hill, it feels like anyone making a Silent Hill game doesn't really understand what made the first few games great. Anyway, there already is an HD remake of HL1. It's fan-made and called "Black Mesa".

That screencap: it's like I'm playing runescape again! I'm up for this kind of copy-protection, and had a good laugh about it when Game Dev Tycoon did something similar. That said it's rather important how they're detecting pirated copies. If there's the risk of even one false-positive, then the...

I haven't played DS2 yetWaiting for the PC release, but it would make sense if they wanted to focus on improving the "worst" aspect of their game, and keeping the other (already well-liked) mechanics untouched. Just a general observation for all games, not DS2 in specific. OT: I barely...

More often then not, I've found inventory systems to get in the way of what I care about in an RPG. I turned it off in Fallout 3 during the Mothership Zeta DLCA lack of shops and permanent containers for loot does not make for an enjoyable DLC experience and never looked back. Funny enough...

I just want to address this. If the NSA had knowledge of the bug (and I'm not saying they did), then I would say that they should have reported or submitted a patch for it. From a moral standpoint, it's best for the overall security of the net, and from a practical standpoint, the potential...

That's kind of like saying that we shouldn't recognize the achievements of runners in the 50 meter dash because they exploit the shortness of the distance to sprint without worry for getting tired in the long-run. This style of all-out-sprint of speed running is just another "course" that speed...

Wait, if you're talking about revolution around the Earth's axis, it's one day, but a revolution of the Earth around the Sun is one year. Also, the only attack against viruses that I know of is vaccination.

The OS is based on Debian 7 which Skype provides a linux client for: http://www.skype.com/en/download-skype/skype-for-linux/ You should be able to install non-steam linux games on it, but not your Windows-only games. The Nvidia-only thing is a pain, but the OS is in beta, and Valve has been...

Sorry, didn't see your reply because I don't use the forums too often. Yeah, it was one of the skinny 2x4 lego pieces.

I had a Wii that sounded like that after my brother stuck a few LEGO's in the disk slot. Still worked fine afterwards. Didn't even scratch the disks. Eventually stopped playing disks a few years later, but the same brother uses it to watch Netflix now. Anyway, this is likely just the first sign...

Thank you for that correction. It irritates me that most Windows users don't understand that an operating system is not defined by its user interface. It's like saying that you don't like roast beef sandwiches because the whole wheat bread puts you off. You may never taste the meaty...

Maybe it's not as tough as you think it is. Creating more immersive controls for a player is less about actually putting in the work to make the game smarter, and more about tricking the player into thinking it is. For example, playing Zork (and other text-based adventure games) is an immersive...

If I'm watching it for its own sake, I expect the person playing to add something to the experience to make it more enjoyable. I couldn't watch a straight walk-through without getting bored quickly. That said, when I do watch straight a walk-through, it's usually to see a small section for which...

It stuns me that a publisher can have such an excellent year with both critical and commercial successes, and yet still not turn a profit. What are they spending their money on? My bet's on too much going into advertisements, but I'd love to see a breakdown of spending records. On a side...