Speaking for myself, the reason I'm incensed has less to do with "serious business gaming" and more to do with Gamestop making female gamers look bad. Yes, child gaming prodigies are rare, but given all the Gamergate-related misogyny in recent months, hearing about a 10-year old girl kick ass in Smash Bros was…

I got a lot of flak for defending Enter the Matrix back when Electronic Gaming Monthly hosted their forums on gamers.com (this was like a decade ago). EGM, regretting their cover choice for ETM right before its release, bashed the game every chance they got until the end of the year. I thought the game, while flawed,…

Legend of Legaia was SO underrated. Although I didn't quite finish it (my rental period ended RIGHT at the final boss, and I lost my save file shortly afterward), it was surprisingly fun RPG. I liked its fighting system, even if it made regular battles a bit long, and Legaia also had a decent enough story to pull you…

Many players thought the level design was bland, the graphics sucked, the game was very hard, and the controls were kind of weird, and they're mostly right. What kept me hooked were two things: the extremely fun hand-to-hand combat, and the intriguing storyline (far better than Halo's if you ask me).

I took a snapshot when I spotted one near a pizza restaurant. Otherwise, no one would believe me.

Well, I found this, regarding the SC2 fandom, but...

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmess…

The only major TPP thread in teamliquid seems more amusement to how absurd the chat has become instead of being irritated that TPP exists at all. Who's been complaining about it?

I can't speak for the League of Legends players, but I haven't seen much grumbling in the Starcraft forums I visit (mainly reddit). Source?

Nashville has an excellent arcade called "Game Galaxy", which is filled to the brim with retro arcade games, pinball machines, fighting games (which most Dave and Buster's don't have), and modern console setups for newer fighting games that aren't Super Street Fighter IV. The place is run by people who're passionate…

I did do my homework, and I have plenty of sources to back up my claims. For simplicity's sake, the below link covers most of it.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/specialf…

The value of a college education has shrunk in the last three decades, thanks to ballooning tuition costs, and no proportional increases to minimum wage…

Because the last time I checked, CEOs aren't supposed to steal money from their workers, and flee from the country, smart ass.

Late reply, but anyway...

In terms of pure physicality, you're right. Pro sports is on the opposite end of e-sports, since you have to worry about injuries (which isn't a concern for gamers beyond carpal tunnel syndrome). However, with the long training sessions, the low likelihood of success relative to the massive…

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You're right. French students pay some funds, but hardly the thousands in tuition most people in the states have to deal with. Sometimes, I forget how ballooning college debt is a uniquely American problem.

No worries. I get where you're saying. By the way, your English is fine. Better than many native speakers, if you ask me. I didn't think you sounded too callous (less so compared to other posters), but given the nature of the internet, the tone of conversations can be misread when arguments get heated. Still, no hard…

No offense, but the "if it ain't beneficial to society, we should mock it" argument could span any form of entertainment from the beginning of society to now. It helps people erase stress/boredom from their lives, which would be even more tedious otherwise. If you truly believe that philosophy, you might as well…

Well how do "you" define work, if you don't mind setting aside your obvious condescension for a few minutes?

Not necessarily in my case. The pay's not great, but the benefits are decent enough. I would try other work, but the job economy's still pretty weak, despite Wall Street's optimistic claims (not many callbacks…

And what would you prefer Hyun and others do? Work a meaningless 9 to 5 for companies who don't give a crap about its workers, like the majority of us? Please...enlighten us on what constitutes a "real" job.

E-sports is not much different from pro athletes making money from throwing/catching/hitting/kicking a ball for…

Are you sure that quote was from Abrams? His involvement with "Lost" was mostly nil after the first season, once Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof took over. They were the ones who tried to piece together the mythology Abrams left behind.

Interesting enough, if Abrams was more involved, "Lost" would have been even less…

The first Mass Effect is a VERY acquired taste compared to the more streamlined sequels. It's more exploration heavy, the combat is flawed in many ways, you have to understand a lot of the ME universe through bits of dialogue and codex entries, and the Mako...well, you have to use it for yourself. The game and plot…

To be honest, I thought DMC3's story did a decent job with the story. It's not groundbreaking by any means, but DMC3 gave players a better glimpse into Dante and Vergil's relationship, with enough hints about how they broke into different, dangerous paths with their lives, and expanded the thinly presented mythology…

If you...are thinking...about snapping at your teammates...DON'T.