You’re reading what you want to read and getting a different tone than I am. He wasn’t justifying this by pointing out Naughty Dog and CDPR, he was using this as a moment to remind us that even our favorite studios are not the angels we think they are. The paragraph where he mentions the other studios is sandwiched…

Yup, only Asians know Kung-Fu. 

I'm not defending bthe white savior shtick but isn't your suggestion just racist stereotypes?

Well, he wasn’t much of a white savior anyway considering he failed at his one job.

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“Also hearing a lot of players were entranced by Butler’s unique aroma and animal magnetism. Several asked if they could move in with him and just marinate themselves in his powerful, masculine splendor.”

This was the most slap on the wrist thing that could have happened. I mean at least the SEC are punishing people instead of letting an entire industry walk.

Given how accurate and synchronized their dance is, I wouldn’t be too sure of the resulting fusion...

Let me ask my wife to jump up and down for me. Will report back.

What is embarassing is their reaction 

Agreed. Given the target audience, I can sort of understand the “oh holy fuck, we’d better get on this with the quickness” nature of the response, but jiggling breasts are not a new thing in games as a whole.

I particularly like this bit, though: “When asked how something this seemingly elaborate gets unintentionally…

I mean, it’s not Dead or Alive gratuitous. 

Yeah fuck those players. They can go be gainfully unemployed the rest of their lives and walk funny. Losers should’ve learned to throw a ball.

I blame the injury on the airbag not deploying during the Carr crash.

Rigorously testing one’s random curiosity is the foundation of science.

...and the original design looked liked a 30 or 40 year old woman.

Cause in the same vein, your telling a large portion of society that being a woman comes down to a limited portion of traits.

“Unfemale” is not a thing. Go the hell outside and look around. You’ll notice that women come in more than one shape.