The Commerce Team does not get paid to promote deals, ever. I've gotten one set of Steam codes since I started working here, and I gave those away on Twitter.

I'd like to mention that, for those who remember, the Trade Caravan unit existed in the long-revered Civilization II. It allowed you to move it other cities to establish trade routes between those cities exchanging available resources that would vary in income based on the rarity of those resources. You could also…

No one will ever top Sega for console names.

We're all familiar with the etymology behind "Xbox"—it's a truncation of "DirectX Box."

>doesn't matter if it's good, that is not how success is measured

Smartglass requires Live Gold to work. So, like almost every other "feature", it's behind a paywall, which costs extra.

I really enjoy how, even though it's focus is completely rhythm, It feels like your doing it with the RPG fighting element. I'm not a huge fan of music games.. I enjoyed elite beat agents, and some rock band with friends/family.. but I'm quite confused at why I'm so smitten with theatrhythm. It's definitely not my…

Yeah, DLC is one of the best innovations in modern gaming. I know a lot of people still think it is a scam, but I think DLC is living up to its potential. The ability to prolong the lifespan of your favorite game is invaluable. I only wish developers and publishers would make DLC for older games, like Knights of the…

And after that Kojima still has to make some more Metal Gears.

I am growing more and more tired of this Pacific Rim = Evangelion.

The only Pokemon game high IQ enough to be worth playing by anyone over the age of 13.

Search your heart, you know it to be true.

Yes, because Evangelion is the first giant robot vs monster anime ever. But I bet the ending to this will be easier to understand than Evangelion's!

Amen, man. This guy friggin' rocks. His design... his typing... the fact that he's a damn haunted sword; he's quickly becoming my most anticipated Pokemon for this gen.

I love how half the discussions down here are "HURRR MORE INANIMATED OBJECTS NINTENDO ISNT TRYING ANYMORE" when Honedge is, of all the inanimate-object Pokemon out there, one of the most badass and actually plausible inanimate-object Pokemon out there:

Fairies beat dragons because they're not fairies as in little fluttery people-butterflies, but fairies as in fairy tales, and in fairy tales dragons always lose. Butterfree rip off? Bud, I hate to break it to you, but there's been a butterfly/moth in most generations. All generations if you count Volcarona in the 5th…

I laughed so hard at that one. I can understand someone maybe being uncomfortable of the way religion is in the game, sure. But having to stop and turn it off solely because of a fake baptism...when the rest of the game and prior Bioshock games have consisted of the KILLING people....well, that just made my day.

Exor is not pleased... he auditioned for the part... they said he was great.

Hmm, I wonder if their discussion was

You don't have to read the articles not completely devoted to games you know? It's a choice, just like your bitching, so stop it.

The Prison Industrial Complex, War on Drugs, and the fact that America is #1 in the entire world for highest incarceration rate of it's own citizens per capita would like to have a word with you about that idea...