Recent content by SurfKansas

Actually, there aren't two beginnings. The paradox is in assuming that there the two activities are independent. If the question had been "what is the probability that a box with a gold coin contains another gold coin?", the answer would be 1/2. The participant perceives themselves to be a...

It's easy to point the finger at IeSF here, but there is another silent party just as culpable. The game publishers could very easily adjust their terms of use to prevent this from happening by inserting a clause that prohibits use of IP in for-profit tournaments that segregate based on gender...

Dear Blizzard, Please update your terms of use to prevent use of your IP in any tournament that segregates based on gender. Sincerely, The 21st century

CD Projekt might have an argument with that point.

We just said goodbye to out pet rat of three years last week. Yup, this arc was a bit difficult to read.

I can imagine the thoughts that went through Zynga when looking at him for the position... Spearheaded anti-consumer policies. Total disdain for his customers' concerns. Has the ability to trigger naseua in all gamers who hear him speak. This is JUST what we are looking for!

As a self-proclaimed PS4 fanboy, I actually hope the XB1 sells really well now. Microsoft got it handed to them for being anti-consumer, they listened to the consumers, and hopefully, the consumers vote with their wallet to show support fo consumer-friendly products. I have no plans for...

Well, I'm not seeing any trophy notifications, so.... success?

The world is online now. Your ability to use games you purchased can never be impacted by factors outside of your control, because no game server will ever be down. This is the forward thinking mentality that gave us two of the most "smooth" PC gaming launches of recent years -- Diablo 3 and...

Like Windows 8.

MSFT stock was trending up in advance of the XBox announcement, and has trended down since. Gamestop's stock has plummetted in the last week. Sony's stock is trending upwards across this time frame, with a significant 1 day boost after the Xbox reveal. This indicates that Sony is in a great...

No, you'll see the Xbox 360 continue to exist, even as they fail to successfully launch the next generation Xbox One. Because unlike the XBone, the 360 will actually let people, you know, play games.

This is awesome, Microsoft! Now I can store my games in the cloud, which provides awesome protection from those annoying little discs that can accidentally get loaned to friends or sold at Gamestop.

The biggest difference in this is seen in price-pointing on games after early-adopted phases. PC games tend to get discounts much quicker. Console games are priced with re-sale in mind. If this system cuts out re-sale, the shelf price new had better be at least 15% - 20% cheaper between XBone...

So, what's the likelihood of Gamestop either not carrying the XBone, or only stocking it in limitted quantities compared to PS4. (Same for Best Buy and Amazon, both companies that are making much more off of pre-owned sales now then they were at the time of the 360 launch.) If retailers have...