I think the first reader you cite from the Times piece pretty much nailed it. The appeal of shooters is primarily about violence. You're kidding yourself if you deny it. Games can easily incorporate all of the strategic elements mentioned in the NEOgaf article, without being about bullets and killing. But that's the…

The amount of your life you'd be wasting by lining up this early would more than offset whatever bargains you get when Black Friday actually rolls around.

This was supposed to be filming on my street in Toronto a few weeks ago. Robocop was gonna be driving his motorcycle around and weaving in and out of stunt car traffic. Got up early two weekends in a row to try and grab some pics of the production, but filming ended up being cancelled both times due to weather.

Their god must be so proud of them.

Yeah, the crowd looked really frightened of the potentially harmful powder as they rushed forward and beat up the topless women. Asshole.

They can't learn it. They're too dumb.

Why would a banana grab another banana?

Considering I found the plot of the game to be silly and melodramatic, I don't really have high expectations for the movie adaptation. I'll be satisfied with some Bladerunner-esque visuals/atmosphere and some badass cyborg fight scenes.

Until we design and build robots who can design and build other robots.

I don't think there's anything wrong with enforcing a reasonable dress code in a highschool.

Wow, the zombies in that game are extra terrifying.

Being anti-abortion isn't really about the health and wellbeing of women, though anti-abortion activists often play that card to make their position seem more noble. It's also not a rational position that's vulnerable to reason and scientific inquiry. It's largely a religious, moral conviction, that won't be swayed at…

Two things jump out at me, from the passages you quote:

The author didn't call them prudes either. So what's your point?

Doubt all you want, doubters. But if you only knew what Valve is doing with entanglement...

All I know is that when I walk down my street on a friday or saturday night, it ain't the potheads who are shoving people, yelling stupid shit, starting fights, getting into car accidents and pissing and puking on every other street corner.

Yeah, but do you want to hide the fact that gaming is a big part of your life, only to reveal it later and THEN find out the guy has a weird reaction to it? Either that he thinks it's nerdy and weird, or he suddenly idolizes and fetishizes you for it? You avoid the initial awkward reaction, but only to delay it until…

Someone needs to recreate the classic Clavin and Hobbes strip with a thin man and a sectoid.

Yoga is just stretching, balance and breathing control. Kids would get as much benefit from it as they'd get from any other form of physical exercise.

The next logical step is to not release a game at all. 100% of illegal piracy eradicated!