Recent content by FistsOfTinsel

Okay, for the single hardcore gamer living in an apartment whose primary interest is gaming, then, yes, I can see how consoles are just "crap PCs". But really, is this anything new? However, not being able to think of a "single reason" why one would want a console displays a failure of...

The WHO hasn't "linked" cell phones to cancer. By putting them on this list, they've merely said that it merits further investigation - essentially, they've said they can't rule conclusively that cell phones DON'T cause cancer. A better sourced article is here...

Every time I see "Crow Reboot" in the headlines here, my brain reads it as "Crow T Robot".

I might almost get riled up over this if public video game arcades even existed in most cities anymore. It may as well be a ban on the construction of hitching posts.

This had nothing to do with Diablo. It didn't mention clicking, health & mana meters, skill trees, loot or palette swaps. Oh, you mean there was a story to all that?

If you already have cable, HBO (at least via Comcast) is only $10/month for the next 6 months, and you can cancel at any time. So, $30 for 10 episodes - seems like a reasonable price to be able to watch the series now, in full HD (as opposed to waiting for Blu-Ray or downloading lower-fidelity...

These "mature themes" are never going to happen in AAA titles; just get over it. The economics of making the big blockbusters is such that they can't afford to piss anyone off, and that means it's going to be kiddie fare indefinitely. If you want mature themes, you're going to have to go for...

Super Mario Bros came out in 1985. In 1986, Dark Castle [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCkbp4wurW0] came out on the Macintosh. It pretty much had the sound effects you hear in this video, and it kicked ass. Mario's sound effects are certainly iconic, but ask anyone with a Mac in those days -...

Um, why are we donating money to raise $150,000 to produce a promotional documentary for a venture that has already raised $15 million with virtually no overhead? I think Mojang Specifications is more than capable of paying for their own marketing, thank you.

I think the article misses an important point: Books that get made into movies are chosen because they are exceptional; the likelihood that lightning will strike twice (that you'll get a director/acting combo that is equal to the notable literary work) is pretty low. But it has happened...

You fanbois realize that you're not the audience for this, right? Do you think the producers are going to make their money back from comic book fans? It's a Broadway musical, first & foremost. The source material is incidental - it's just an excuse to stage spectacle. I'm no fan of...

But what does hermeneutics say about reading subtext into features that exist solely because of the medium? For example, would you read into the fact that all of Citizen Kane is not shot in color ("Kane's manachean view of the universe is expressed by the fact that he only sees those around him...

Oh, I completely understand the point of the game. I also see that it's a woefully incomplete alpha release, which is fine, but in my world, one doesn't pay for alpha software. My hours of playtime are far more valuable to me than saving $10 or $20 by having to pay more when the game is...

"Yikes, it's night!" Really? Night is the only time I go down into the mines; it's always night down there anyway, as far as monster spawning goes. My typical duty cycle is: Days are for plant maintenance & base construction, nights are for mines. And, in fact, materials are too rare. I...

Don't get too excited - you're being oversold again. "Survival" mode, is about as challenging as surviving your way through 2 year old's birthday party. The monsters are easily avoided, and death poses very little danger (since it's easy to store all your stuff in chests back in your lair) and...