The whole point of the ‘basket of deplorables’ comment, in context, was that beyond the proud racists, anti-Semites and misogynists, there are other groups of Trump supporters that needed to be listened to and engaged with. The talking heads on cable news seized on the phrase and isolated it from that context.

It predates the downloadable only games you discuss, which I also love (shout-out to Shadow Complex, Pac Man CE, Super Meat Boy, Braid, Castle Crashers, Fat Princess, Splosion Man, Pixeljunk Shooter among many others), but I remember when Luigi’s Mansion was criticized for being too short, when it was in fact nearly…

I was literally chortling ‘Ho ho ho’ to myself as I glanced down and saw your comment.

The last two letters may not be necessary. Remember how Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade highlighted how the letter ‘J’ did not exist in Classical Latin? There are problems with this in the movie, but J and Q are more modern letters and may not be a part of the cypher in the new Zelda game.

The point of the slideshow you linked to is that she is NOT heavily retouched.

The generous spirit of this statement, and its clear-eyed awareness and acknowledgement of the issues involved and not just the animus, as well as the seriousness given, recently, to the possibility of ethics violations, is truly impressive. In the past, there was a defensiveness in response to criticism that…

Does the algorithm maximize diversity? Clearly, six bean burritos would cost less and provide more calories, as well. That said, the algorithm came up with a more appetizing order, for sure.

Two of my absolute favorite games of the past generation not only failed to define the era of the 360, PS3 and Wii, they take place within the framework of the sad drift to irrelevance of once great studio Rare Ltd. Viva Pinata for me was the first Xbox 360 game that just looked perfect, in the way that only a handful…

I don't think they've ever matched the songwriting and energy of Funeral, but this song is up there for me. I'm hopeful for Reflektor, that it will have the sustained power of Funeral. I've long hoped they will move past that feeling, and I won't hold it against them if they don't, because Funeral renewed my hope for…

OK, so I bet wrong... I also had a Windows 7 phone (which was actually great in every way, except for the dearth of apps which was decisive) and a Zune, which was amazing, so much better than anything competing with it, other than the fact that it wasn't able to build enough market share to survive (truly the betamax…

The entire album is phenomenal. That gloriously cheesy guitar solo near the end of Giorgio on Moroder that's as funny as it is effective? Audio, Video, Disco has a dozen of those moments, and does for prog what Daft Punk's blockbuster album does for disco, but with a trickster's smirk and unfortunately none of the…

I'm only moderately into sports, though I used to follow them more closely. But even at the height of my interest (I just don't have the mental bandwidth right now, and I don't have cable or an antenna or enough of an internet connection to really watch much video, as I'm tethered to my phone and usually at throttled…

They're good because of Owen's background in journalism and especially sports journalism, which is ultimately about revealing the humanity, and developing a storyline, in what could easily just be a bunch of numbers, and because of his willingness to touch on his own experiences. He's Kotaku's secret weapon.

I do appreciate not being limited to the TV, but I truly do prefer it. I have a 3DS, and I love it, but having sold for a pittance my Wii to my ex when it was still a wildly popular platform, so that they could be gamers in both their homes, I miss playing Nintendo games on the big screen. And I prefer the precision…

Sheperd's jump into the sea and conversation with Leviathan was amazing, I couldn't believe there was so much awesome packed into an optional quest.

Dulce et Decorum est the death of this game, but great to see a link to a Michael McWhertor story. Would love to see the Mega Man FPS concept explored in a more appropriate manner.

Prisons are unable to prevent prisoners from obtaining cell phones, which can be used as hotspots. I'm not sure how you would keep your hotspot hidden, but there's probably a way. My favorite thing about this post is the reference to the prisoner as "Mr. B" which makes him sound like the patriarch in a 70's or 80's…

Thank you for writing this up... Nintendo & Intelligent Systems will probably never get credit for how amazingly brilliant this concept is, but at least you've called attention to it. I love how it combines that awesome meta-ness with such a down-to-earth scenario, but then calls attention to the inherent creepiness…

Quake with fear, children... for soon comes the day of the Taco-flavor Doritos Taco Loco.