Ugh, he made an illustration for Legacy of the Wizard, which is my favorite NES game, but money's a bit tight right now and it's really not his best work...

I actually kinda want that self-loathing shirt. No luck finding it on Google Shopper, though...

I agree, except that almost every issue tackled by videogames is done in a hamfisted manner and, while we should expect them to do a better job, we shouldn't hold our breath.

And you make some excellent points. It's so good to see people use their brains. -___-

Did you watch the video? Can you give an alternate perspective on the distinction he makes? Does adherence to Social Darwinism, when taken to its ultimate conclusion, not lead to disregard for human life?

Some of the discussions here remind me of this video I saw yesterday.

Not sure if you're from the UK, but in the US she would probably have said it was "awesome," which is an equally overblown superlative that we use constantly.

Did they meet in the middle and settle down in Hawaii?

I'd say with Dark Souls there are two big things you can do to make it easier. #1 is to allow yourself to camp & grind/farm souls for a few hours in the Undead Burg just so you get some techniques down & your level up.

Re: Nathan Myhrvold, I'll just leave this here. [www.npr.org]

Remember when we were supposed to care about bogdan raczynski?

I was only quoting the official description. If anyone has the inherent right to define the nature of a body work, it's the person who did the work.

someone at the Escapist obviously thinks they're reviews. Here's the description off the site: "Zero Punctuation is The Escapist's groundbreaking video review series starring Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw. Every Wednesday Zero Punctuation picks apart the games so you don't have to. Called 'hilariously cutting ... first…

We call 'em gas house eggs in Detroit... at least my family does.

I agree.

Wow, this completely flew under my radar. I am definitely gonna check it out.

"a copy of Pitchfork."

I probably talk about Vanquish too much around here, but that's because it really impressed the hell out of me. It took the basic Gears of War formula and shot steroids straight into its testicles.

"Hoshino! Wanna get some girls?"

Play again for the first time: Maybe Quake, although I still play it and love it. Bangai-O Spirits, too.