Judging by the reaction of the crowd, apparently a large number of people 'give a shit'.

When I saw "Final Fantasy VII" pop up on the screen I said, NO WAY! I was right.
I actually kept waiting for some crisp HD render to come bursting through the old blocky graphics or something.

Well my personal 'game of the year' is Shadow of Mordor. But I've never really been into the Dragon Age games. Tried a couple of them, they're just not for me, so I can't really say anything about the newest one.
I thought "Trending Gamer" was a pretty dumb award, regardless of recipient.
It was great to see Roberta…

November Fool's Day for me this year:
Um...I bought a board game from Amazon for my 4 year old.
Oh and I grabbed a couple games from the PlayStation Flash Sale.
And...that's pretty much it. I stay home.
I'm not going to face the lunacy for a 60Hz refurbished television, no matter how cheap it is.

I'm still on board for Xenosaga HD. We could REALLY use more support on that front over on Twitter.

My wife forgot to grab something she paid for from Wal-mart one time. She called up the store and what did they do? They grabbed the bar-code number on her receipt, checked the transaction details, looked for her on camera footage, and confirmed that she did indeed buy it and leave it there. It was waiting for her at…

This is just a more focused variation of an argument I hear all the time, which basically boils down to, "Real gamers would like all the same games I do." Did you know I'm not a real gamer because I like Plants vs Zombies? Or because Shovel Knight is one of the best games I've played this year? Or because I'm more…

Lesson of the day: Stop preordering shovels. Sure, it looked great when you preordered it. This thing ought to move a lot of dirt. But then you get it and sure enough the blade is made out of Jello and the handle is a snake. What, the Jello blade not working for you? It was working just fine at the factory, I swear.…

Big deal. So someone opposes harassment and embraces gamergate. I believe it. I've seen it. I see this claim that "only a cursory glance through the hashtag" reveals how hateful they are. Fact is, while trying to explain gamergate to a friend, I did just that and really had a hard time coming up with anything like…

You think she's not a feminist? I mean, I've read several feminists who disagree with her examples and conclusions, who say that some of the things she claims don't represent feminism. But honestly, you're going to find disagreement in any large group like that (gasp...almost like GG!)

Then just play games. I do.
My best friend does. And she is a feminist who, for example, loves Bayonetta and who took great offense to AS's depiction of the character. That doesn't stop her from playing it, enjoying it, or loving the character.

"And she's said (more than once I believe) she doesn't believe these tropes come from people twirling their mustache in order to intentionally promote misogyny."

Okay well I'm not one of the "cool" kids who knows that as a geek I'm apparently supposed to hate TBBT. I've actually seen most of it and get a good laugh at it. That said, I look at that set, and if it hadn't been name dropped, I probably wouldn't have recognized it. I certainly don't see the point of it.

Yeah it's a little generic...but it's not stupid like some of the other titles have been. Look, at least it's not Star Wars: Revelations. That has to count for something.

Wow, I can't believe Kotaku actually linked to this.

It's a good thing I don't live in Japan. Heck, here in the US, I am a sucker for new flavors of drinks, snacks, and candies. I would never have any money if I lived there.

No, no, I don't think any of them seek to "disprove" her arguments. Heck, KiteTales even says she's not there to invalidate Anita's claims, simply to offer an alternative viewpoint from another female gamer the same age. As for Daemonpro, I didn't mean to imply he's the "attack the messenger" type. He very much…

You haven't seen them, but that doesn't mean they're not there. The well reasoned and respectful ones just don't get any attention (they don't fit the narrative being sold). Rhianna Pratchett noted on Twitter a few months ago that there is a "definite fear of backlash" for anyone who even slightly disagrees with…

She could have been a footnote. The angry mob made her a headline. I've seen calm, intelligent, and even respectful rebuttals to her series...just not on any mainstream site where she's a media darling.

I'd say he's also one of the people driving the hate train. At the very least he is definitely peddling doubt and misinformation for his own gain. I keep seeing quotes where he mocked 'gamers' prior to this whole ordeal, but I can't find the source of the quote. If it's true, the GG movement is truly ignorant for…