Strongly agree (although I’ve no real interest in seeing a remaster of Point of Impact, I’d vastly prefer Revenge). Anyone who believes Paradise is a better game than Takedown is high. It’s arguably a better game from a technical perspective, but as a Burnout racing title Paradise is a hot mess. Going from Takedown’s…

It’ll be funny, with 6v6 PVP alongside 4v4, to see how quickly 6v6 demolishes 4v4 entirely. It’ll just be frustrating if Banner remains a 4v4 activity.

The problem is that the people who care about rolls are more likely to care about PVP. PVE can be run successfully with any damn weapon at all... but people who enjoy PVP will be a lot more choosy about what to use, especially so long as Bungie are so ass about balancing perks (for instance, if unique rolls were a…

Now PVP is just HCR and stupid crouching swords. It is, if anything, even MORE annoying and predictable than D1 PVP with sniper snipers, shotgun snipers, and twenty-foot melee strikes.

It’s finally time to begin to ask if it’s appropriate for Luke Smith to step aside and allow someone else to run the game. Studios make mistakes, but Bungie’s problem since year one has been an absolute lack of desire to take the players seriously... and finally with D2 that’s all coming home to roost. Can’t spend…

I loved the way the story handled Luke. However, I absolutely despised the unnecessary “epilogue” mission after the almost note-perfect final mission. It felt like the biggest middle finger to the audience I’ve seen in a game. What a great campaign marred by such an extraordinary dick move.

Burnout Takedown, Otogi, Armed and Dangerous.

If Banner has reinforced anything for me about D2 Crucible, it’s that Control is brooooken. Asymmetrical maps (the Emperor’s palace is pure comedy, they should just rename the one point to A/B instead of pretending they’re two separate points) and predictable spawns mean you’re either going to get stomped or beat the…

I’m just not entirely sure why it’s newsworthy. Professional hypocrisy would be newsworthy to me, as would criminal wrongdoing— but “people are better in their personal lives at talking the talk than walking the walk” isn’t really surprising. I’m sorry for her suffering, and I hope she can move on and have a healthy…

My shortlist would be NHL 95, Tecmo Bowl, MVP 2004, and Coach K’s College Basketball. Out of those my heart REAAAAALLY belongs to Coach K, because there’s nothing better than picking St. John’s and absolutely destroying people with Felipe Lopez (although Iverson is a beast in that game as well, nigh-unguardable). Ah,…

My picks:

Is Shiny Red Something still in development, or is this it... just a crash mode? I mean, it’s better than nothing, but World Tour, man. Come on!

To be fair, Cabinet appointees almost NEVER get rejected (on either side, in any administration). And a lot of that is due to the opposition party knowing that they’ll receive the same latitude next time THEIR candidate wins the Oval Office. Say what you want about Carson— he’s utterly unqualified to lead HUD, he’s a…

Why wouldn’t you just want to do the technical adjustment (Shift and double click in Windows LR) to fix the white balance so there’s no clipping, and then adjust to taste (if you reeeeaaally feel it’s necessary)? Blowing everything up and going by eye is kind of a terrible idea from a workflow standpoint. It’s like…

Depends on budget. If you’re just getting into the game, go with the ecosystem that is most common among your friends and peers. You’ll get better advice, be able to borrow more lenses, and have more fun shooting and less worrying about your gear. But if you have the money? Buy an A7RII. I mean, sure, if you are…

Wait, you what? A six year old crop sensor that was originally positioned toward the bottom of Canon’s prosumer end, and you’re comparing it to the best (without question, it’s a universal consensus) low-light still and video full frame sensor ever created? Everyone’s tastes are different, but lololol that’s an insane…

River City Ransom, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, A Link to the Past.

I’m glad you found a way to enjoy the game, Kirk. I’m still waiting for it to click for me. I put in three hours, and nothing. I’m planning on laying off it for a while in hopes I’ll fire it up fresh and suddenly everything will click. I think it’s the lack of any narrative cookie that’s getting me down about it...…

I just prefer to use the Hopper app. It lets you set trips and dates, and checks daily for prices— it’ll give you the same estimates this will, but it will also update you directly when it finds an unexpectedly cheap price. Managed to find a RAGBRAI flight for about $220 off the standard price with it, even though it…

To be honest, this deal isn’t that great. They’ve had $35 through Dailyboxdeals or whatever at least twice in the last two months, and it’s just an online code you get immediately. Just keep an open eye and you’ll find a better deal. $38-40, while definitely less than MSRP, is a pretty average day-to-day price.

To be honest, this deal isn’t that great. They’ve had $35 through Dailyboxdeals or whatever at least twice in the…