IV is the definitive version of Civ. V is good, but it over-simplifies certain areas of the game and the no unit-stacking makes late game combat on any map above small a tedious slog.

I think you made the right choice, and controversy is always a difficult thing to deal with. My opinion Kotaku's editorial leadership and the way this situation is being dealt with just changed significantly., for the better.

I posted this just a few minutes in response to a comment made by Stephen. I am only copying it because I think it is relevant to what you are saying and because i strongly disagree with the justifications being given by the editors for the handling of this piece, especially the handling of the deleted comments:

But the promoted comments don't automatically capture the depth of commentary and opinion an article generates. I personally ALWAYS select show "all replies" for this very reason. So what has happened is you have literally deleted hundreds of comments from readers, and those comments were, for the large majority,…

Why is Patricia Hernandez still blogging on Kotaku? This is not the first time she has conflated her very subjective and personal opinions on gender and sexuality with her role as a gaming blogger; I think calling her a journalist would be a stretch considering the majority of her content on Kotaku.

Demigod was actually pretty awesome; maybe just a little ahead of it's time, not nearly enough "gods" and not quite ready to compete with Heroes of Newerth, which most definitely was a DotA clone.

Smite actually has a decent community. So if you aren't level 30 yet, it is generally acknowledged that you are still learning and since you have a a background in MOBAs, you shouldn't have an issue...unless you can't handle the combat. I have played many MOBAs over the years and always keep an open mind when I see a…

Or you use your old OS, or Ubuntu, etc. Besides, that's software. I was merely dealing with hardware. You would also have to shell out 60 bucks for Watchdogs as well.

WHo cares what the case looks like? It has nothing to do with how games will run. Fans come with the case, the CPU comes with it's own fan and heat-sink. You could switch out that SSD drive for a 1tb driv with no change in price if you wanted storage over speed. A decent high dpi gaming mouse can be bought for 15…

It's true that the majority of older games don't take advantage of the extra cores of the i7, but the parts I laid out were selected to make the PC not only play Watchdogs with the high visual fidelity seen in the video, but to also accommodate future games as well. There's going to be a big jump in developing games…

Well, you are right, but I was looking towards future-proofing and overall performance. If I was going to downgrade the RAM and HD, I would put the money towards a top-of-the line motherboard. Never splurge on mobos, CPUs or PSUs.

Well, that's patently false. Are you serious or trolling?

I was just trying to make the budget work, and it does. I never splurge on Mobos either. I always go for the top-of-the line Asus enthusiast models at the time. But, this build will give you a top-of-the line gaming PC (when it comes to running exisitng and near-release games) for under a grand.

The build is aiming towards future-proofing, and the 100 dollars for the 770 would be better off upgrading the card down the road. The i7 is a no-brainer, not sure what your point is about that. GPUs aren't the only factor in performance and the CPU is often the bottleneck. The same can be said of the RAM. I suppose…

You can build a machine that will run this in that budget range, no problem. All items found on Amazon:

Actually, YOU just had a great idea. That is a pretty damn good one. You should contact Child's Play, Penny Arcade, etc. and see if you can get someone to try it out. I always donate to charities at convenience stores, grocery stores, etc. I would have no problem throwing a little extra cash towards a game purchase…

I'll make sure to give them the lion's share of my money if I see them on a bundle deal. Nice work.

Women know if their attracted to you within a few minutes. Everything else is just situational variables. I used to run around around a lot when I was younger (I'm in my mid-30's), got married young, divorced about two years ago and moved to a large metro area where I didn't really know anyone.

I have. Excellent game. The expansions are over-priced, but the base game is incredibly fun and the concept has broad-appeal; it's one of those games just about anyone can enjoy. It's not limited to a niche audience.

The Acer Aspire V3 is a decent deal, but I picked up the V5 version (i5 CPU with 6 gigs of ram and a 720m gpu) for 500 on Amazon last month for 530, without a rebate and free shipping. I also have last year's version with the 620m. It's on sale right now on Amazon for 570.