Why am I not surprised that all these props are unambiguously phallic? This is far from a shock in the cosplay community that we've already exposed as a visual slave trade. This is a community in which women's revealed and vulnerable bodies are exploited and peddled for the enjoyment of entitled young men who believe…

Unmatched may be unfair - pretty much everything Williams has done is stellar. I'm not as familiar with McQuarrie but my guess is he's rivaled his own Star Wars accomplishments in other films.

Pretty much everyone but Lucas, let's be honest.

True enough, but I think removing McQuarrie and Williams from the equation would do the most damage

McQuarrie + Williams >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lucas

I think there will be consolidation among and convergence between traditional game publishers and the new mobile upstarts, but nothing will change the fact that people tend to crave a deeper experience as they play games more and more. I think this generation of casuals will follow the same pattern. In the end,…

I agree with your assessment about the lack of innovation in the mobile market, and I think your analysis of the bubble is spot on (valuations keep getting higher but actual value-creation has not grown much). The other issue, for me, is the question of sustainability in a saturated market. The whole reason…

Yes, I have several Gameloft games (because they were on sale for $1 and probably still weren't worth it), some standard time-wasters like air hockey, and some social games like Words with Friends. Haven't gotten much use out of any of them, though.

No, you're right, but Ubisoft itself is a European company. Plus, not sure the Quebecois are going to have an overwhelmingly positive attitude toward the US.

It's always fun to listen to mobile developers who tell you that console gaming is on the way out. Really? Do they really think that their dinky fucking touch games are going to replace the market for core games? Do they really not recognize that mobile games are complete fucking garbage, and their life's work is…

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I win, I believe the agreement was that you must now change your name to "M4LeFou"

So first of all, I was tired when I wrote this. I don't even know why I mentioned Windows 8. Windows 8 is probably not going to be TV-friendly because Microsoft would be cannibalizing its own XBox360 sales. Even if the writing on the wall is clear and we're headed toward a convergence of PC/console/mobile/etc,…

Sounds like Steam Box plus Windows 8 could mean goodbye to consoles, though I'm not sure how TV-friendly Windows 8 will be. Microsoft seems to be headed toward convergence between operating systems so you'd think some convergence between XBox and Windows would be a good thing, although they'd be giving up some…

I'm not saying JRPG's always have bad gameplay, but all other things being equal, JRPGs' gameplay generally does not rival that of other genres - that is to say, on its own without the "aesthetic" elements of a game, JRPG's would be soul-crushing. Imagine playing Dragon Quest VIII where your characters were all…

It makes me sad that I get no response to this, but if I'd posted FUCK JRPG'S CALL OF DUTY RULES I'd have gotten about 80

Do me a favor and draw a timeline, with the American Revolution and the French Revolution on it.

This is exactly my point. If this game doesn't go out of its way to glorify the American Revolution, then they've lost my business. So they're going to tread a thin line. My guess is they'll fail.

Interesting. I'll still be curious to see how they balance those two competing interests though.

Well you're certainly not the best on the field anymore, and Miami has you beat as far as recruiting violations, so not sure what it is that OSU's claim to fame is anymore.