Would also like to know. I’m seeing the same thing, $49.99.

Would also like to know. I’m seeing the same thing, $49.99.

St. Petersburg was renamed Petrograd in 1914. It was still Petrograd in 1918. (“Petersburg” is a German word and you don’t want your capital city to have a German name when you’re fighting Germans. “Grad” is the Russian word for city. After Lenin’s death in 1924 they renamed it Leningrad.) It seems a rather obvious…

I pre-ordered the standard edition from Amazon months ago. I got an email saying it’s been delayed, but no details yet on when it will arrive, and nothing from Amazon to make up for it.

Louisiana: incorrect. We know Texas is better than us. And we know we're better than Mississippi. But fuck Alabama, for real.

I teach at a Conference USA school with a coach making a half-million (and we got him cheap because he fucked up in his elite-conference gig) and faculty here haven't gotten a raise in six years. Fuck these assholes.

Hey, that's me, I got screwed this week, WOOOOOOOO.

Louisiana Tech is 2-4, not 1-4. Not that it matters a shit, but, you know, journalism or whatever.

Louisiana: #1 in college football recruits per capita, #50 in quality of education. Coincidence?

Take a seemingly marginalized yet actually mainstream subculture, point out some of its benefits, claim it can change the world, and voila! You too can be a TED superstar, helping VCs masturbate all over themselves with self-love. Meanwhile nothing ever changes. Disruption!

The weirdest thing about all of this is the picture of Hattiesburg with snow on the ground.

I had a Sega CD. One word: Lunar.

We're going to get rid of Louisiana and keep Texas? Really?

For shit's sake, Kotaku, can we hire some fucking professional writers?

I am a professional historian, and I do not find this delightful.

I frequently give my college classes the "You're Not Special" speech. In light of that, I appreciated this article very much.

It's remarkable that anyone reads this article, sees there are 900+ comments, and then thinks, "I have something really important to contribute to this conversation."

Christ, it's just video games, not erectile dysfunction.

I usually scan the list daily for software deals— games, movies, etc. On a good day, there might be 8-10 of each. Lately it's been in the 0-3 range. Of course, I it may just be me being selfish, but it was always a useful and convenient resource.

The Deal-of-the-Day posting has been looking rather anemic of late. Is Kif planning to address that?

When I saw the announcement, I was like, "Sweet! Time to finally jump into the 3DS!" Then Luke ruined everything.