Actually I called her out specifically for sort of trying to brag about thinking she was shutting down other's arguments when she did no such thing, then I proceeded to explain logically and without direct insult why she was wrong. If you think that's toxic, I'm not really sure what to tell you...except to offer my…

"Nope. If I say "the media is full of shitty portrayals of trans people", and someone says, "Hey, here's this instance of a non-shitty portrayal", that doesn't invalidate my point. It's not a zero-sum thing."

"This is literally just off the top of my head, here"

If I could simplify what I'm saying here...if she took 100 games and studied them all for misogyny/sexism, this woman would put a (1) in the sexist column for some games, but when she came across one that doesn't fit her narrative, it wouldn't get a (-1), nor even add one to the other column. It would just be a zero…

Sorry but, bullshit. I can't tell you how many games I've played where you're a male protagonist and your male partner/friend/brother/squad mate gets captured by the enemy and you have to save them. (countless and that's the problem) That's what a male damsel looks like, it would only be sexualized if the protagonist…

No, it actually does negate the bits she talks about. "In comparison to...what" is what I found myself asking over and over while watching one of her videos. She's complaining about being able to drag around female corpses while ignoring the fact that you drag around male corpses too in plenty of games, usually to…

I hear you, but I did speak for myself. I advised people to not make the mistake of lumping such a large demographic. I won't be held even partially responsible for the mistakes of others; both the threats/misogyny and the logical mistake of people trying to classify a gigantic demographic as if it acted as one. I…

Nah, I think it's on you to not group us together by one shared hobby and expect me to apologize for someone I've never even met just because they like video games too. It's not like I signed up for some exclusive club here, I just happen to like games. The failure is completely with your logic, and not my refusal…

I'd rather people just not try and lump us together in the first place. I refuse to accept the burden of speaking for, or apologizing for..other gamers just because we have the same hobby. That's like sins of the father x 100. That's like saying people that watch football should apologize and speak out when some…

Let's get this straight, you expect the demeanor on Kotaku to match that of a college class, you teach a class on gaming and gender/race/sexuality issues, and still pretend that gamers are one demographic with a hive mind?! What in the actual fuck is wrong with you? Specifically....you. When you start saying that the…

Contrast this Steam sale/Humble Bundle setup with what happened to software developers for the last 20 years prior. #1 An indie developer wouldn't have a shot in hell at getting his title in most major retailer outlets, of which there were hardly any. If you wanted a title at some of the software stores where I grew…

Exactly my take, I don't think he meant to actually hit him, just scare him but he definitely was not trying his hardest to avoid him either, not at all. If you "didn't mean to kill someone" but did something incredibly dangerous that had the potential to (and did) you are either getting manslaughter or negligent…

That's quaint that you think something has to be in a newspaper to be journalism. Print is dead.

No no, I feel that is a perfect mix of things to be. You don't have to be self loathing to dislike what your government is doing, that's an absolutely absurd notion and does not pass a basic logic test. I can sense some of the pressure of nationalism in what you say that reminds me exactly of when I was one of the…

Xkcd sums up your post perfectly. http://xkcd.com/1357/

Well, I understand the logic, but what appears to be your opinion is actually just false. "$60 is enough for the game, period" The correct economic answer is "whatever the market will bear" If enough people think $60 + 15/mo is worth it, and this sustains their business model, then THAT is what the game is worth,…

Fish aren't biting today it seems.

Smite>Dota2>HoN>LoL

I know you're just joshing him but it's highly unlikely that you would ever see anything on a gaming website that isn't a first world problem. To game these days you need a pc or console, (or handheld I suppose) money to spend on games, a living situation with access to internet, and to read this article you'd have…

Lol, your whole post tries the exact same thing I just chastised you for, framing your opinion as if it was fact. We're done here. And that IS a fact.