Yes, there's a huge difference between movie acting and theater acting. Think of how the audience experiences both media. Actors in movies don't have to project their voices or exaggerate their movements because the camera provides closeups and the mic boom provides clarity in sound. Movie acting can be and is more…

Portal was released in 2007, 3 years after Steam officially launched. It didn't do fine without Steam - it didn't even exist yet! HL2 ushered in Steam use. Your claim that the series did "fine" before Steam is debatable, and most likely plain wrong if you just compare sales and features. The user base was mostly…

Like I said, Valve titles require Steam, and in a useful way. EA titles didn't require Origin until they just decided to take back whatever cut they were giving Valve. I'm hating on EA because Origin is a money grab, and does nothing for the community it services other than impose restrictions. Steam has plenty of…

Why would you want that when all Valve games launch and use Steam anyway? You gonna tell me you don't run Steam, yet run Origin? There's literally no reason unless you started PC gaming 2 years ago, and only EA titles. Origin is nothing but a boost to EA's bottom line. They've done close to nothing to extend the…

They recently fixed the vote discount to 85%. It's 75% right now. A good deal even if it loses the vote.

They don't need to, as it's not that price on Amazon right now. It's also a Steamworks game, so you could've bought it back then to register on Steam.

I did vote for Dishonored, although I believe it will get a daily as well (I have no proof, it's just an educated guess). You shouldn't be calling people morons for voting for the games they want to buy. That's the whole point of the Community Choice. Just hang in there. Remember, the sale continues until the 22nd.…

A good amount of the non-season pass DLC for Borderlands 2 is 66% off as well, including both the Mechromancer and Psycho class packs, and the Creature Slaughterdome.

While GMG is pretty good for sales now, I can't see Valve being too disappointed about it. My entire GMG library consists of Steam keys. It all trickles back to the king =P

Your statement is proven false by the existence of Steam and its popularity. You can require Internet while still being less restrictive, a la Steam's indefinite Offline mode. You can "rent" games indefinitely without worrying about the company saying "no more" (Steam is 8+ years and counting).

You have no evidence to base that premise on. The cloud is a "vile corporate construct?" Sorry, I didn't see that tinfoil hat before. I think I'll just move on now...

You could get a 8800GTS in late 2006 for the price of a console (~$350-400, IIRC) and put it in just about any PC with PCI-E to match the performance of the 360 or PS3. So I'll give you that 1 year advantage (for the 360 - PS3 gets maybe a month), but nothing more. The next generation may hold out a bit longer because…

I don't have to reply about what the OP said. I found your post interesting so I replied to it, specifically.

If the game is good, then the game is good. You're pulling that 50% out of your ass. It's a FPS, and moreover it's Source. The engine is nearly topped out on 360/PS3. The new paint physics in Portal 2 was downgraded for consoles, but it was intact for the most part. How much AI do you think will be in the game? You…

You may be up to date with PC building, but your grasp of the details is lacking. The game uses the Source engine - shit's like 10 years old. A sub-$150 GPU will push Source into 60+ fps territory. They're also shifting workloads to the cloud, which means even less strain on your hardware. A $400 PC running this game…

Newsflash - the 360 didn't (and still doesn't) run Oblivion on max settings. You almost had an argument going there.

If he didn't try to squeeze the acronym into a mnemonic device referencing peanut butter, none of this arguing would even be happening. GIF is a *graphics* format, so why didn't he just keep it simple? 'Cause peanut butter, that's why. Well, I don't like peanut butter as much as him, so I couldn't give a damn. Shitty…

The game's already been delayed several times, and if it wasn't because of the whole Greece prison issue, it was because he couldn't handle the stress of developing and all the comparisons to WarZ. He was avoiding work well before this venture. Also, he probably wouldn't be able to afford this trip if he wasn't hired…

This is basically why the guy freaked out and is now climbing a mountain instead of helping make a game. The guy couldn't handle the pressure of moving from modder to dev. Not that I'm saying I could, but there are plenty of devs that don't retreat from their job responsibilities and get their games done.

NWN was designed to be modular to allow players to create their own campaigns, characters, items, etc. Apples and oranges.