The problem with not "catering exclusively" is that even if a character would happen to be female, the character would be seriously lacking if the only difference was appearance and the pronouns that people use. People interact with women differently than men, and that would be all the more pronounced in a mobster…

I agree 100%. If they actually built a solid story around a female character in a "male world", it would bring a really different and interesting spin on the game. It could incorporate the struggle to gain respect and constantly have to prove your capabilities. Having to be more strategic and ruthless to make up for…

This article made me cry in the middle of the office. What a lovely tribute to an amazing individual.

I hope they take a long time. I'm perfectly happy with the PS3, I don't want to have to buy another console.

Would it be so bad for Nintendo to become a software-only company? Personally, it wouldn't bother me to play Mario or Zelda on a Playstation, as long as the game designs maintained the same high quality. It's frustrating to buy special hardware to play only a handful of IPs anyway. Both the Wii and the DS were huge…

That is one tasty analogy.

The Bioshock character had identity as a man which affects how the other characters interact with him. Listening to the "diaries" left everywhere, the people in that fictional setting obviously interact with women in a different way than men. So no, having a female character would not have been exactly the same…

If you can customize a character's race and gender, then the character is essentially raceless and genderless. You are basically painting a shell, not defining a character.

Step 1 - Game A comes out featuring the tough male protagonist and the female eye candy. Critics say its fun to play.

The difference:

Well-stated!

The intention of the publishers might be to primarily combat the major stores, but it still affects all used sales. The value of a used copy is reduced, period. And, in those cases where certain publishers are allowing Gamestop to print their own vouchers with used sales, it actually gives Gamestop an edge over peer…

You are assuming there's only one way to sell used games. Many people also sell them through peer to peer services where both people actually get a decent deal.

I'm worried that I'm not going to like this game because it's not a genre I typically enjoy, but I want to because it's gorgeous. I will at least give it a try.

I would like a Wii U remake of the wavebird controller. It's still the most comfortable controller I've ever used. A key detail would be that it would be a stand-alone controller and not one that awkwardly plugs into a Wii remote like the classic controller.

I like this idea. I haven't played Infamous 2 yet because I wait for almost all my games to drop to the $20-30 range, but I enjoyed the original Infamous. I didn't care much about the story or the karma system, but they nailed the movement. I think it's a game that could be reskinned in a lot of ways that would be a…

Did you read the article at all? I'm aware of how used games sales work, I'm discussing the new arrangement where Gamestop is able to print DLC codes for their used purchases, therefore allowing publishers to make money of used game sales. Everything you said is irrelevant.

This is not surprising whatsoever.

I think Apple will eventually scrap the Apple TV and replace it with a much more powerful device that runs on the iOS platform. iOS basically does for Mac OS what consoles did for computer games:

"you'll hear a memorable chime"