Eh . . . sure, some people can get over the crummy graphics of older games and enjoy them. I mean, GOG.com is a thing after all. Of course, beyond the crummy graphics you also have to deal (at least some of the time) with archaic game design, outdated controls, and bad UI; yet even so people can find some enjoyment…

Yeah, people are blind to the flaws in Overwatch for some reason. I mean, the fact that loot boxes received almost no coverage prior to the game’s release is insane. Kotaku and other sites used to make big deal about a paid game having microtransactions but even though I follow video games news pretty regularly I had…

The other gripe I have is, my free-time is more limited now that I’m a husband and a father. 

When Internet access becomes cheaper, more available, & overall faster for everyone, it makes sense to have games out there with lengthy, sustained support.

The biggest issue I see with “games as a service” is there is only so much time consumers can put into games. I mean, take a game like Destiny. When I was playing Destiny I didn’t have time to play anything else. Eventually, even if Destiny hadn’t had several flaws that drove me away, I would have needed to put…

Not a pro so I guess take my opinion with a grain of salt but Marvel just seems like a poorly designed card. Anything that can be played that early and allow you to play a huge mana card for free just seems like a bad idea in my opinion. There’s a reason high cost cards have high costs.

Honestly, given how long Magic…

OMG IT’S JUST A SKIN! Is there anything people won’t get offended over? Ah, why do I ask? I know the answer to that question.

So apparently we could never do a Star Spangled Tracer skin since you know she’s British and not American and that would be cultural appropriation? Except by the (il)logic of the politically…

No, I’m sorry, sequels tend to take the base framework of the original and significantly expand on it. ME1 to ME2 saw massive changes to how ammo and powers worked just to start. Andromeda made several changes from ME3 even though the game was a bit disappointing.

Destiny 2 is really more of an expansion. We’re not…

Overwatch is successful because it is designed by a big name studio, is well designed, is fun, and got a huge positive marketing blitz. Seriously, the fact that no one in the press complained about loot boxes prior to release, or at least it was on the down low because I follow video games news nearly every day and I…

I’d say Paul Tassi hit the nail on the head in this article:

I know some hardcore fans will be all salty about this but it really is the best move. If Raids are going to be so important to progression, they needed to be more accessible to the player base. The notion that in the 21st century I would need to rely on a third-party to do something that the game itself is perfectly…

Not a big fan of Ailes or Fox News but the kind of sentiment displayed here and in the comments is disgusting. You all wonder why there is so much partisanship and division in this country? Try looking in a mirror.

While I understand the many problems with scored reviews, in a situation like this I feel it would be really helpful. Would this game rank higher or lower than Fates and Awakening?

This is why I was skeptical of the Switch and remain so. The portability feature sounds amazing at first glance but I think for many of us if we stop and think of it, how often would we really use it? The answer for many I think is, “almost never”. I know in my own life I wouldn’t. We don’t fight over the TV in my…

If people are willing to pay, why not? I have to admit the idea of paying for a decent teammate to partner with me doesn’t sound terrible. Don’t think I’d ever do it mainly because I just can’t bring myself to care about multiplayer that much, but it’s not a terrible idea.

I don’t 100% agree with the charge that…

Maximum Nexus Level increased to 29

Hmm, some reports now that this is a hoax . . . http://archive.is/A1DM5

Eh, you make some good points but I still think Luke has a point. You spend 700+ hours playing a game and you’re going to tell me, “Eh, it wasn’t that great, I wouldn’t recommend you play it.” Then what on Earth were you doing for 700+ hours, I mean, 700+ hours! That is an absolutely ridiculous number. My number 1…

I honestly wonder about that but I’m not aware of any information that would answer that question one way or another. Given that our brains operate differently, could that have some effect on esports? It’s possible but not a given.

Still, it really shouldn’t matter. I don’t understand why feminists, who are supposedly…

You know, transgender ideology already doesn’t make sense. I mean, taken to its logical ends we have absolutely zero means of telling men and women apart. My wife I’ve been married to for years and have children could come up to me tomorrow and tell me she’s a “man” and I would just have to accept that I’ve been…