My gut reaction was to side with Notch, but after reading more into the matter (links provided in comments), I can definitely see Bethesda's side in this. The Elder Scrolls series is immensely important to Zenimax and Bethesda. They HAVE to protect it. It may seem obvious to us that "Scrolls" is not "The Elder…

@Totilo, I think this rant is kind of dumb. Is 8 out of 10 any less arbitrary than 9.9 out of ten? 3 out of 5 stars? A+? All attempts at assigning an objective value to a subjective opinion are flawed. Why gripe so much about this particular one? To me, a review of 9.9 translates to "nearly perfect", which is a…

I've been thinking that semi-spherical (a.k.a. Imax) screens are the true next gen in video displays; not 3D. An Imax screen would be way more immersive. Imagine playing a game like Battlefield 3, and rather than your view being constrained to a small box in front of you, you could, out of the corner of your eye,…

I own and play both consoles (currently playing Gears 3 and Demon's Souls), but I am an Xbox fanboy. The Xbox is just so damn user-friendly. Shit just works. Playstation makes me jump through hoops and waste precious time updating firmware and games. I guess if you're a fanboy just to be a fanboy, that's dumb, but…

Yes, that is an excellent way to put it.

I agree. Even if it is early on, that still seems like a big plot point. This post was not a good idea.

I own both Bad Company 2 and Black Ops. Both are good games, but Bad Company just "feels" better. It feels more organic.. if that makes sense.

I am sad that I will never own this. :(

When I first started getting really into Guitar Hero, I felt like I saw those damn colored notes flying at me everywhere. And when i was really into Oblivion, whenever I saw some flowers I'd be like "ooh herbs!" Never did I really think that virtual things were real though.

Bravely Default? Sounds like a Tea Party economic plan. ZING! Edit: Damn, someone beat me to it!

You better not lay a finger on my Skyrim! Delay everything else all you want, but touch Skyrim, and my future dual-axe wielding orc warrior is gonna have a bone to pick with you. And it'll be one of your bones, if you catch my drift.

I'm not sure if this is an issue for CoD, but I know for other games that if you don't buy the map pack, you get screwed because it won't allow you to enter games of people who do have them. Which severely limits your ability to play online. So it's almost like having to buy another online pass.

Whether connected to slavery or not, can't we all agree that planking is really stupid?

I've never played the original XCOM games, but they appear to be isometric turn-based RPGs. This reminds me of another classic isometric turn-based RPG that made the leap to first-person: Fallout. And I think we can all agree that was a successful transition.

So do they also not carry games which require Steam? Or is it only cloud gaming services they're worried about, and not just digital stores?

Cut. It. Out.

It's a technical trade off. By making character's bodies the same, it allows Bethesda to easily create hundreds of randomly generated NPC's by simply changing the texture of the skin, and randomizing the facial features. Also, it allows them to make one set of armor for each gender, rather than having to model it…

I want to know how femshep finds the time to put on so much eye shadow.

I know I'm being nit-picky, but it annoys me how characters in this game (and the last) hold shields in their hand instead of on their forearm. It just looks off to me.

The people deriding the use of the iPad as a teaching device must either not be parents or don't own an iPad. They say "I'd take my kid outside and play" being all holier than thou. Have you guys ever had to keep a kid happy while in the doctors office waiting room? Or while waiting for the waitress to bring your…