I don’t think they cared so much. Game Genie only altered local games that you already owned most likely. The only financial harm you could argue is that someone might rent and beat it in a day, rather than buy

People who cheat at online games are fucking scum. I don’t understand how it amounts to any sort of fun at all.

“Because its [sic] fun to rage and see streamers cry about how loaded they are and then get them stomped anyways.”

Ya know, I often envy Today’s Youths and the things they have access to (Twitch/streaming as a viable job, endless choices in great games, mindblowing graphics, etc.) that weren’t really around when I was in high school. Then you read articles like this and appreciate the things that *weren’t* around.

An epidemic? No, not yet at least. Is the market oversaturated with loot boxes? Definitely.

What bothers me the most about loot boxes are the boxes themselves. I don’t feel much satisfaction getting random loot compared to actually racking up enough kills, collectables, etc. to earn a new skin or modification. I don’t…

This was shocking to me too- and then I remembered that the “liberal media” doesn’t really exist and never did.

That underwear is heinous. All the production values poured into that shot and my man is wearing a manky pair of tighty-whities? No excuse whatsoever. And no, no man has ever tried to worm his willy through the ridiculous little slot. We pull the waistband down and hook it under the convenient orb-weighted flappy sack…

Here’s what suppressors do. They reduce the ambient sound level from 15-40 decibels. That is actually pretty significant considering decibels work on a logarithmic scale vs linear scale.  They function similarly to the muffler on your car through the use of baffles within the suppressor body. You can still hear the…

Which is weird because there’s heavy trans subtext to the Matrix what with both of the directors later coming out as transgender and the book Fight Club was based on was written by a gay man who was mocking toxic masculinity. Something I bet the “fans” you’re describing would blow a gasket over.

One of the primary criticisms leveled against Rick And Morty fans is that they mistakenly valorize Rick as a sort of uber-nerd, a shit-talking asshole who’s too smart to abide by normal social rules. Rick is always right, and when he isn’t, he still comes out on top, probably with a catchphrase and an episode-ending…

I think your language argument for the pronouns is tenuous at best considering we are part of a culture that has a rapidly adapting and evolving vocabulary and grammar rules. I am sorry these seem to offend your sense of grammar, but it is not up to you to dictate someone’s use of grammar. Good argument though.

In the English language “they” is both singular and plural and has been used as the “singular they” for around 700 years. It’s why the phrase “they are” can refer to both an individual or a group of several. The idea that it only refers to groups of people is a modern misconception largely pushed by “grammarians” who…

And what happens when someone points out how wrong you are, with sources, while calling you the fucking moron that you are?

First, what is your issue with someone’s preferred pronoun? Why does it matter to you?

Agreed. Most of my vet friends do not support it and they swing conservative. The general consensus seems to be that Trump has no right to tell them who can/cant have their backs in a fight. If they can prove that they can make it on the field, they deserve to serve their country.

Not to wade into the conversation at the very end here, but Let’s Plays are not necessarily commentary on the work. Most of them are commentary on the actual playthrough. If Felix was playing the game and critically evaluating the game itself while playing it, that would be commentary. But that’s not what he’s…

The thing is, Let’s Plays and Streamers have always been in sort of the “look the other way” legal territory of copyright laws. Their work can be very easily argued to be not distinct enough to be considered their own thing, especially since they aren’t offering critique or criticism (which IS protected as their…

If Pewdiepie believes his video falls under fair use, he’s welcome to take it to the courts to test that theory. However a 2 hour long Let’s Play of a “Walking Simulator” game where 99.99% of the experience is recorded would have to have a LARGE amount of material added for the purposes of critism, review, and etc. to…

I don’t know which side is right, but just want to clarify — the H3H3 case was specifically concerned with a criticism of someone’s video, using short excerpts from that video to give context for those criticisms. This case is about Pewdiepie streaming an entire game and apparently enjoying it in its intended form,…

You raise a good point about retroactively removing permission for use of content—but disassociation efforts between corporate interests (like commercial products) and individuals are pretty well-established in law.

While we’re in somewhat new territory in terms of disassociating a product from a given streamer…