I’m still working (retail) and don’t have a lot of time to play. Get home at 6, and after everything is said and done, it’s usually around 9 or so.

Personally I find personalities I wouldn’t otherwise get along with in real life to be part of the challenge of Animal Crossing. I don’t make an effort to get rid of everyone that isn’t like me on the island, instead I try to, well there’s no way to put this that isn’t lame but- “Learn to see the beauty in each of…

I’m still not real clear on why Dark Mode is such a big deal. I mean I like it, and for the most part I use it when it’s available. But didn’t everything have different theme choices 20 years ago? I remember RealPlayer skins being a thing that didn’t require an OS update. It just seems like a fancy new name for…

Man, a good reminder that Rory has really had to deal with a lot of shit.

you are correct. i have no room to talk, i’m an achievement whore in games.

The Gamers™ are upset again... 

Exactly this.

“Easy mode is too easy" sounds like the correct difficulty for an easy mode. It sounds like the issue is more with normal mode, at least a particular boss in normal mode.

I appreciate easy/story mode. I’m here to have a good time (that means not doing the same fight over and over), enjoy the story itself, and then move on to the next thing. So in the case of FF7, I’m actually happy to hear this...

What the fuck are you ranting about?

Sir, this is an Arby’s.

Is this satire? If not, yikes. 

As gamers are, as a whole, a thoughtful, inclusive, and reflective group, I expect this change (one that in no way negatively impacts anyone at all) to be received with open arms and thunderous applause. Hooray for gamers!

Or maybe Pokemon (and Nintendo) fans eat up whatever Nintendo and The Pokemon Company feeds them?

People always like to ignore one simple fact: neither Sony, nor Microsoft can get away with fuck-ups as easily as Nintendo does. And Ninty loves to exploit this fact.

I really like Joshua’s writing. So I hope he lands somewhere solid. A place where an herb can’t tear up foundations.

I’m going to miss this website. I hope Tim and Jason are getting ahead of Kotaku’s impending destruction and looking for better jobs.

Okay but where can I find yall now

But I’m a maladjusted narcissistic manchild with the emotional maturity of a toddler, and my self-worth is based upon my accomplishments in videogames, why can’t developers craft and curate content to specifically match my needs and wants at the expense of other players or the developers themselves?

The thing is, one person’s tongue-in-cheek humor can be another person’s mocking. Humor is subjective; just because you react to it that way doesn’t mean another person does. Just based on that, they’re fine enough examples.

Another good change in the naming of difficulties is making it clear who the difficulties are intended for.  Playing Gears of War 4 recently I think the names were Easy, Normal, Hardcore, and Expert.  But what I liked was each had a description.  Easy is for people new to shooters, Normal is for people new to Gears,…