If EA was a good publisher, when they didn't feel like hosting it anymore they'd release the server code so people can host it themselves.

Since your asking: I like the TressFX hair.

He isn't reviewing the game, just reporting his experience with his personal rig. This is the review. http://kotaku.com/5986619/tomb-raider-the-kotaku-review

The penalty would be more severe depending on the time investment + repeated offenses. I'd let ya go with six pack of beer for the first offense. :P

From what I understand, if I town in fact is abandoned, you can hijack the region and revitalize it. Which might be a fun thing for some Mayors. Come in after a failed Mayor and set things back on track.

Wasn't Haytham the antagonist? #corrections

Yeah, I'm skipping this title until the price drops at least 50%. The fact that so much content is behind micro-transactions and dlc at launch unless you get the 33% marked up "Digital Deluxe" version is just ridiculous.

Easy fix: only neighbor people you know IRL. That way they know their actions will have real life repercussions. :)

Being a snob about coffee is completely optional. I love the good stuff, and drink it black. Anything "cheap" just use cream and sugar to taste and don't complain aloud about it.

"form of bullying" depends on if the one being puffed consented to it or not, or was puffed by a friend or an antagonist.

I hear you, it would be annoying. From what I hear pro-athletes also hate trying to maintain their level of focus during TV timeouts, but they probably understand that's where a lot of their income is coming from.

I'm not a developer, so I'm talking out of my ass a little when I say I don't think it would be that implausible to pause the game on the server end, maybe with a 30 sec warning. When the game is paused the streamer or broadcaster could switch over to their sponsors.

I can't believe Xbox or Sony doesn't capitalize on it. Just because they are games not on their systems doesn't mean they couldn't cash in on having some sort of streaming broadcast on their console. I also believe devs are going to have to work in commercial time outs so viewers don't miss any action.

What if Zelda was a girl?

Exactly, the market that still watches broadcast TV is entertained by people bidding on storage units. :P

I truly believe G4 could have saved itself from its gaming demise if they would have embraced eSports.

Never going to happen, and it won't matter. People who enjoy watching this sort of thing know where to watch it and know how to put it on their TV. They won't be calling to nag their cable providers or content providers to provide this sort of thing on broadcast TV.

This brings to mind Neal Stephenson's Kickstarter campaign, Clang. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/260688528/clang.

Well, if Sony rested on their laurels they could easily become the most hacked system of the next-gen.

Sleek is the last word I'd use to describe Mario's design..