“He also dismissed Goryachinka’s Grandmaster title as a product of her playing in a supposedly manly way, with ‘a very strong endgame.’”

This is what I discovered when I worked there for a short time. Was nice to be around some people the enjoyed games..but that was all overshadowed by how hallow the work was and how strangely corporate a ‘boutique’ gaming store felt. I never understood why people stuck around there.

It’s sad that this is the saving grace and not the cherry on top. I think the only thing the community collectively agrees on is that the mechanics feel great and hearken back to the original feel of the series. It’s like after all of these years all we’ve been given that is salvageable are fundamental mechanics and a…

“The idea is that because there is so much cosmetic content in MCC, new or returning players may not want to spend a bunch of time grinding to access it all.”

That’s the perceived limiting factor..how difficult it will be to get cosmetics.

The distinction is that the calculator is a tool. It’s not going to replace your understanding of math. Same can go with Photoshop as heavily featured as it is. Dalle and the likes are full on replacements. The limiting factor is how well you can describe what you want (not much more difficult than learning how to…

“Except that Human Beings are themselves just biological machines”

It’s strange that we continue to apply the machine-body metaphor in this way where we give the machine precedence over the body, even though it is the machine that is derived from nature.

Humans are not biological machines; machines are physical…

“This then becomes a problem because this fake-stereotype is then broadcast to millions, many of whom might not have the opportunity to experience Black people in person from which they can derive actual, truthful experiences, and then these harmful stereotypes are nurtured and spread, which ultimately leads to the…

The implication being that it’s to be condemned as blackface is? I don’t think a connection is needed for this practice to be criticized.

Taking a historically slender female superhero and making them buffer...

Heavy risk...but the thighs.

“blend of games I didn’t know I wanted”

Seriously! Definitely gonna try it out. It’s a shame Kotaku cut Highlight Reel. I can only imagine how many clips would make it to there.

Haha yeah sorry, I should’ve put that in quotes or something to illustrate I meant it figuratively. The photos were cool though!

I agree with the classic cyberpunk tropes and orientalism especially with the hats (“Get it? These are Asian robots...”), but I’m not so sure the developers had an obligation to explain the history. Sounds like the choice for the location was very much inspired from the perspective of a cat. It’s also a fictional…

*Booing*

“Walmart loved this post”

That could still trigger a retroactive action which would make its effect not much different than if using it proactively during character creation. Personally, I don’t think diversity is something that should be streamlined with software and be by the numbers. It’s very easy to fall into the trap of going for a…

This is still not it. It’s not that simple. To have this human right implies a state/federal level involvement in the process. No one is trying to prevent a woman from performing an abortion herself. It’s the implementation of that at a societal level. That means it’s institutionalized and becomes funded by tax…

“and why those courses are being used for the 8 Deluxe DLC.”

Yeah that’s exactly what I said could be happening in my OP. Can’t believe that’s actually the case.

I’d argue the community doesn’t consider a mobile game as a true successor regardless of whether the main team is working on it (hence this article). They’re…

The mobile game? You sure you’d consider that a major release?

This is the kind of mentality that keeps Nintendo pumping out remasters and “deluxe” versions at full price. You’re forgetting that MK8 Deluxe is still the same price it launched at and still the same price it launched at on the WiiU nearly a decade ago. For all we know, content for 9 is was pulled into DLC or these…

I think the poster (and the people interpretting it in the comments) is subconsciously conflating Bungie’s expression with the displeasure of hearing it over Twitter. Essentially a misuse of the platform with regards to what Bungie is here, which is some entity. Wanting an entity to not respond about realworld…