The Irony is that, without posts on popular blogs like this, great/interesting fan projects would never be seen by anyone that doesn't visit gbatemp.

How long do you think you could hide this even if Kotaku weren't posting about it? If Nintendo is interested in closing it down, they will. Whether that means now, in an early phase, or (arguably worse) when it's closer to completion doesn't really change how they're going to feel about it.

(It's a joke.)

You ever think that maybe there's a good reason as to why it's coming later? Like maybe they need longer to optimize it? I highly doubt Rockstar is just sitting there twirling around in their chairs being like "FUCK U PC GAMERS!!!" so take a breather there, pal.

because the mechanism the points the laser probably cant move as fast as moving a mouse at a comfortable sensitivity

I don't think you have a grasp on what comment moderation is. It's the removal of comments that involve personal attacks, threats, etc. Or graphic images. It has nothing to do with claims of "censorship", as you can see in both threads by looking at the variety of comments and opinions that are still there.

OK, but this post is about the internet hate machine, which is very large. This post is not saying that everyone calling for transparency in journalism is also sending death threats to women, but it sure is condemning the latter group. (And I'll go ahead and say it: if anyone reading this has sent death threats, feel…

You want us to be Dan Hsu? Or you want us to be transparent (as we have been) and ensure we try to avoid, and in the worst case disclose all possible conflicts of interest as Stephen promised we would do when he addressed this all last week? I don't know what else you're asking for from Kotaku.

Fuckin' A right

Not everything has to be an overt "LOOK AT THE OBJECTIFIED WOMAN! ISN'T IT AWESOME" type message. There is subtext, and context.

"I won't watch this; now let me criticize it!" - the most reasonable form of criticism known to humanity

You seem to be misunderstanding how the sheer volume of things effects the perception of people. You're right, most people aren't actively going "HAH! This stripped is being treated like a sex object. I love when women are basically lamps with tits" - but it does normalize women being nothing more then background…

Every time another one of these is released, I have to remind myself not to look at any of the responses or comments to it before I burst a blood vessel. "No women gave a fuck about gaming pre-2005"? I am endeavoring, ENDEAVORING not to sink to his level of rhetoric right now.

Thanks, Twitter, for reminding me why I play in closed parties online and don't talk to other gamers.

That's not even an excuse. You just wait, I bought Revengance for $5. There was no excuse that said "Oh it's short so it's perfectly a-ok if I pirate it", you are only justifying bad behavior over something stupid.

have you ever played a platinum game? they are literally designed to be played through multiple times

...No, it doesn't.

The fundamental question is why should my game appeal to a female crowd rather than just appeal to a human crowd?

They are not "Creators." They design a mass-produced product, and a few minor tweaks to models and writing isn't going to change the result much. It's no different than insisting that motorcycle manufacturers make seats that, while slightly less stylish, are less injurious to ladies' va-jay-jays.