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Ooh, fun, weasel words. But unless you can provide a source on that, please forgive me for actually doubting that claim. Which is why people aren't motion control as the primary control scheme for games that require high degrees of accuracy. But hey, let's forget about IR technology entirely...

The sarcasm here is palpable. Palpable enough for me to cry "Gimmick!" What's next, games with emotionally involving storylines and plots? Those'll never catch on. Just give me a gun and a bad guy and let me shoot him in the face; that's all I need from my games.

Ah, true, I did forget those. I kinda just lumped them in with joysticks in my head since they serve the same basic purpose (8-directional movement).

Since a lot of people are using the word "gimmick" like it's a bad thing, let me take the time to enumerate a lot of different gimmicks that have come about specifically during the video game era (c. 1960- ) in rough chronological order: -Arcade Gaming -Local/Hotseat Multiplayer -Trackballs...

I honestly think BioWare should implement this, as well as the option to skip the cutscenes as well. Then, they should put this on a button--let's call it the "Start" button--and make it so that whenever the button is pressed, you beat the game. Button == Awesome, yes? We shall call it the "Skip...

Hmm, here's a thought. Actually, here's a few of them: -Most games get returned shortly after they go on sale because of the lack of content. Increase the singleplayer content from a 9-hour ordeal to something that can last a bit longer, or give players an incentive to actually play the game...

Psychic asphyxiation: OK Bodily mutilation: Just fine Incest: No problems here Horrible, grisly aftermath of torture: Acceptable Murder via firearms: A-OK Global genocide: Positive confirmation of family values Gratuitous T&A: Perfect family bonding time Same-sex marriage: WON'T...

"Hello, this is tech support, what seems to be the problem?" ... "Pardon? Your government won't work?" ... "Have you tried turning it off and on again?"

If you haven't yet, you might want to check out Shadow Isaac's Let's Play [http://gigglesquee.blogspot.com/] of Dragon Age 2 (it's still ongoing, and not all in one place, yet). It pretty much points out how weak all the writing for the game's dialogue, is. OT: Strong words coming from...

This guy [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2058921/Chris-Birch-stroke-Rugby-player-wakes-gay-freak-gym-accident.html?ito=feeds-newsxml] did. So, no, it's not a common occurrence, but it does happen.

Not to mention how Sega pretty much shattered all concepts of brand loyalty releasing add-on after add-on for their systems and then only releasing four games for that add-on, abandoning it, and releasing a new add-on to expand the "power" of their machine. That, and how the PS2 utterly crushed...

Yeah, editing was a fairly big issue this time around, at least from what I saw. Most of these reviews still read like drafts, especially when it came to phrasing ideas and transitions. Spelling mistakes are a little more acceptable, since ideas can still be conveyed through them despite the...

I haven't played SWTOR or WoW, but a game where roleplaying is possible does not need "consequence of choice" or "options on character morality;" a social environment where you play with other people works just as well, and people use that social environment to roleplay with other people...

Sho, getting this up for any last-minute, hastily written pieces to be sent in. Also for any news on what happens now.

Another developer pegs the used game market as the second coming of Satan, more news at eleven. Here's an idea: if they're really that strapped for cash, why don't they just scale back the cost of actually developing games? Sure, it might mean they put out a few smaller titles instead of big...