If it's just a mini game, then why is the spider tank upgradeable?

I think this buzz about the "gender-neutral" box art is blown out of proportion. Indeed, the Dragon Age account did reveal the illustration, and Mike Laidlaw really did say an uncertain gender was intended. However, I can't agree what John (the post author) said:

Actually you can make it even cheaper. You don't need 16GB of RAM or an SSD—those don't directly (or significantly if ever) affect the visuals. My two-year-old rig has 8GB of RAM and a regular SATA drive, but I'm sure I can achieve the same eye candy shown in the trailer because my CPU and GPU can easily handle the…

This.

I feel weirdly pleased by this. I like the gaming focus that the PS4 is bringing to the table.

MOAR STARS PEOPLE.

Obviously! Unlike Banedad, Batdad isn't part of the League of Shadows. :P

Okay, so it's technically a parody because it's trying to be funny. It has a right to exist. In all fairness, maybe he (Apruzzese) did find it humorous.

Parody
noun
(plural parodies) an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect

A parody has to be humorous. Banedad may be trying, but the result is not humorous. Come on, let's not defend it. It's not good.

I'm on Steam, but I'm also outside of it. I sometimes buy non-Steam games (particularly GOG) because they have no DRM in them. With this news, I will buy Witcher 3 in GOG.

Banedad looks contrived.

Sir/Ma'am, I almost spilled my morning coffee when you said Assassin's Creed Japan. It's fricking BRILLIANT.

Well, about your original point, I'm not a huge fan of the series either because of how repetitive it is. The first was the worst offender; you had four (correct me if I'm wrong) activities that you do over and over. I think they're not bad, per se, but when done repeatedly, it's nauseating lol.

Just putting this out there:

I think the "if you haven't played it, you can't criticize it" line of argument is valid in this case. Even if GTA already has an established formula, I hear the heists in this instalment is very different from previous go-here-do-that missions that are prevalent in other GTA games.

Why would I want to get a $60 game I've heard I won't enjoy?

Because from what I've heard

Actually, the sentence still makes sense even without making "your" a contraction. "Full of crap" functions as an adjective to "yakuza games".