Actually, I recall seeing somewhere that the definition of a mass shooting is something like 3-5 victims (doesn’t have to be fatalities). By that measure, I’m actually shocked the number of shootings isn’t higher

Esp for the block of gamers who only ever bought the yearly COD installment to get at the multiplayer. I always enjoyed playing through the story every year, but the rest of my friends were on MP from the get. There was always some catch-up time for me, but I really thought the story mode is what I was actually paying…

Also, the last thing I read about MassMutual’s fine said it was a failure to supervise a bunch of their staff, not just Gill. The initial reports were worded to make it sound like he was the reason for the fine. He was just the most notable member of the group.

Really? I thought this show did its supporting characters justice better than most. Everyone makes their deliberate first impressions on the viewer, and then we got to see their motivations and a little bit of what made them the way they are.  

Have you tried one of those dedicated game controllers for the left hand that has a thumbstick for movement, but with hotkeys along the top?  I was thinking about trying for the easier movement while still giving me the precision aiming of the mouse

That’s interesting. My first reaction after reading about your friend was that he actually got a bargain. All that stuff for less than he would’ve paid for just the console via scalper...which was almost the only way you could get a launch console.  And it’s all under warranty.

It doesn’t “force” the consumer to do anything.  You can always elect to skip a month

And really, limiting purchases to one unit mitigates the scalping worries pretty effectively

Nobody wants regulation while the value is going up!

Their primary function is to increase shareholder value. What that entails will vary with the company, but for a huge corporation like this the CEO would hire and oversee a team of executives that manage each unique part of the org. Kotick’s job isn’t to make compelling games. It’s to oversee and motivate the group of…

“You.  Have you ever kissed a girl?”

Thanks for posting this...TIL

Who benefits from the these bot accounts?  It doesn’t contribute to a streamer’s bottom line, nor Twitch’s.

If they’re going to include a killstreak like Bombardment, could they at least make it lethal for the team that launches it too? One of the things that I never quite understood (but totally exploited with my own team) is being able to have one team member call in any kind of air support on a target while the other…

Is there that much suspense over something with a 50/50 probability? Can we expect the NFL to take this idea and run with it with a military flyover for the coin toss at the Super Bowl?

Seriously, fuck this game. Fuck the Raven devs who took it over from IW. Fuck Activision for birthing a golden calf and then making decisions that indicate they’d like to send it to the butcher. But most of all, fuck the community around this game for not doing more to stand up for it.

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Don’t forget pedophiles (we’re talking about Catholics, here)

Your description of Shailene Woodley seems pretty on-the-nose. She looks like she makes her own soap from leaves and berries she collects on her thrice-daily nature walks.

I’m waiting to see how her legal case pans out before I take Salon Selectives to court for not being able to hold the shards of my broken ceramic pot together