Well, again, often that different dynamic is brought about through fictional elements like sapient but non-human characters. Racial issues can be divisive and I think, more importantly, they can come across as contrived in which case they break the fourth wall by drawing parallels to the real world that are not at…

I'm not sure that's true, you can easily have a black character without him or her being a "token" black character. But I agree that it's not productive to call for "diversity for the sake of diversity" if it doesn't add anything to the game world. That said, I was specifically talking about the main characters of…

I see a fundamental problem with the racial criticisms I see levied against video game characters over and over again, because I see the attitude as self-contradictory. By suggesting that there should be more main characters of color in video games, people essentially concede that the race of the main character does…

I swear everyone who I've talked to on Kotaku about Disney is married or in a long-term relationship (as am I). I think this merits investigation.

I'm just happy to live in a world where we can have intelligent historical conversations about fictional Disney Animated Classic timelines on the internet

Are you fucking kidding me? I would happily martyr myself being thrown from the roof of a castle to save the innocent townsfolk and above blonde bombshells from the tyranny of the Beast. It's kind of tough to take on a cursed 9 foot tall wolf-man in fucking martial combat, I'm a hunter not a goddamn MMA fighter.

Tell you what you nail three broads that look like that at the same time and then we'll talk about who's compensating

So first of all, this article is about publishers, not developers. SE and CDProject are both publishers, however. That said, I'm not sure what Square has done to impress you in the years since FFX but it certainly has not impressed me.

These are good points, and I appreciate you bringing them up, because I glossed over them as I read through the article. The anonymous internet is inherently negative, so letting your ego get tied up in it is ultimately self-destructive. For every fan you find, 3 detractors will find you. I suppose if you're an…

Confession time: Sometimes, when I criticize a video game, I AM criticizing the people who play it.

Seriously, Square Enix? 10 years ago or today?

This is exactly what I was going to say - Activision creates (or, more likely, purchases) an interesting or well-crafted IP and proceeds not only to milk it, but to absolutely bleed it to death. They often pump out sequels with little incremental steps over the original formula, and sometimes they get outright worse.

Paternalist

I don't think the professional video game journalists are trying to take a jab at Zynga by mentioning one of their more popular games.

ARE YOU A PROFESSIONAL SEX BOT OR NOT? DO I FUCKING WALK AROUND AND - NO SHUT THE FUCK UP

David Cage is going to shock the world when he announces that this is actually a tech demo for a first-person shooter wherein Kara rebels against her robot-raping overlords.

Oh good, so they can sound AND look like a twelve year old when they're calling me a pussy

But then they'd be taking jawbs

Correct; most people don't even realize that the entire US agricultural sector is actually just a Zynga game.

Will people die of cholera and snake bites?