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    Ubisoft: "DLC is Pretty Much Accepted Now"

    In other news, people widely accept E Mail, therefore they are going to love this offer I have for them from a Nigerian prince. DLC is, in theory, great. People talk about it like DLC are inferior expansions, but the reality is that DLC is just expansions with variable sizes. I think of the...
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    My daughter is named Tali'Zorah. I suppose I'm crazy : )

    Tali isn't bad. It sounds like the name of a person whose name may have been inspired by Mass Effect. Tali'Zorah sounds like the name of a kid whose identity is a homage to Mass Effect first, and a person on their own right second. Intentions aside, since I know that yours are good, you...
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    Why didn't Doctor save Amy and Rory from the weeping angel?

    Because in Doctor Who, the rules function according to what creates better drama, and the parting of the Doctor and Amy/Rory was thematically appropriate, foreshadowed, tied up an interesting character arc, and allowed the story to progress. Doctor Who is filled with enough crazy, wibbly wobbly...
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    Serious question for feminist critique of video games

    Yeah why DOESN'T she just drop her video series, learn programming, get the equiptment, get a few million dollars, hire other like-minded programmers (A field of study which itself is not female friendly, come up with a idea for an entire game, design and playtest the game, get picked up by a...
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    Sexy "Power Armor", am I 'juvenile' for liking it? (a response to recent Kill La Kill concepts)

    It's not disgusting if you understand that it is, at its heart, mild porn. It's fine to like porn. You can look at tits and enjoy it all you want, thats perfectly reasonable. If you also like the design, the aesthetic appeal and all they, hey, thats fine too. No one said that porn HAS to be...
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    I don't understand tipping culture...

    The reality is that without tips, you are causing some serious problems for the server. They are paid significantly less than minimum wage, because tipping is customary. The reason for this is because that way, servers are in theory motivated to give you exceptional service, in the interest of...
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    Why Am I A Bad Person For Like Large Breasts And Sexy Nuns?

    No your not a bad person. Lots of people like porn. Because thats what it is. Porn. Most video game contain a good deal of male-oriented porn. And if your okay with the industry being capable of aspiring to nothing more then porn, then you're fine. If you fine with every goddamn action game in...
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    Hammerpoint trying to sell a renamed The Warz on Steam

    From what ive gathered, the new War Z managed to upgrade from blatant false advertising in an unplayable game, to run of the mill advertising speak in a run of the mill crappy F2P game. Steam sells a number of bad games. They are a pretty open platform, and they are hardly assisting in a false...
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    Drone Hunting License In the Works In Colorado Town

    So next is the law that says that tanks, helicopters and planes are a nuisance, and licences will be issued to shoot down or blow THOSE up. I mean..seriously? Never mind stupid, I'm pretty sure that you can classify shooting down government owned military machines as an act of terrorism, if...
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    The Stock Superhero "One Rule", and why it's bullshit.

    I think the, "Does not kill rule" is a sort of abstract thing, less a real moral guideline that is actually appropriate, and more a bit of parable about the value of solving problems non-violently, or at least non-lethally. On top of that, it serves to teach the value of all lives, even the...
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    Poll: Who Here Has Played Bastion?

    I looove Bastion. In addition to solid, enjoyable combat and sweet art style, it has a mix of mechanics and story and metaphor at the end that made my jaw drop. The way they handle the idea of new game+, both how it is appropriate to the story, and the deeper sort of metafore underneath, was...
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    Does anyone even buy games full price on steam?

    Top notch looking indie games, I buy at full price. Because they are generally fairly inexpensive anyways, so waiting for a sale is less important. Oh, I do buy indies on sale, but generally those are the ones I wouldn't have bought at a higher price, or was willing to wait for. AAA games Ill...
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    EXP: ScrewAttack's Death Battle! - Mario vs. Sonic

    I think they gave Mario way too much credit. Now, it needs to be said that power does NOT equal coolness. If you think Mario is cooler, good on you. You have a fair point. But Bruce Lee would lose in a battle against the weakest character in DBZ, and Bruce Lee is still cooler. Who would win in a...
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    Poll: Are you actually waiting for Half-Life 3?

    Insofar as I know it will be great, I want to play it, and it will come out eventually, yes, I am waiting. In the meantime, I have a lot of excellent games to play, and waiting doesn't hurt me or anyone else.
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    Jimquisition: Gamer Guys

    You know, I'm curious. I agree with Jim, that the gatekeeping and boys club mentality has got to go. And I certainly see subtle problems of guys treating women differently, and judging fellow guys geekiness rather leniently, while applying much more strict tests to females, more frequently...