Man, Microsoft just needs to do nothing but compare the Xbox One to the Xbox 360. The XBO has bulldozed its predecessor in every possible metric. Yeah, Microsoft is technically #2 in the race, but in this situation, it’s like being the second guy to find a gold mine.

They don’t care. At all. It’s telling that for all of Apple’s fad chasing they couldn’t care less about VR, frankly.

It does, but another thread King is exploring is what drives a rational person to do irrational things. King really doesn’t make any bones about it: The Omega Men are terrorists. And King doesn’t justify their actions, but he does make it clear why they think these actions are acceptable.

It’s kind of amazing this series not only got published, but wasn’t routed to Vertigo. It’s been excellent so far, and an interesting companion piece to “The Sheriff of Babylon”, his Vertigo series.

I can see it being a problem in the sense that streamlining PC and XBO development must be severely tempting to multiplatform devs. That said, though, MS is also trying to streamline porting to their consoles, soooo

One touch I liked were the bonfires, little micro-outposts that are strategically important but not a full-fledged base, and the fact that they need different strategy and tools.

Because it was inoffensive family viewing. You might as well ask why Disney Channel sitcoms are so popular.

I suspect the whole reason Fox backed this show was somebody just wanted to make a TV show where the main character was a complete, hilarious shit to everybody.

Well, he’s sucking Trump’s metaphorical cocktail weenie to be Veep, so I’m guessing he’d make that literal.

Innaritu is an even bigger dickhead than you think. He started out as a DJ and an adman in Mexico, made a fortune, and basically took up filmmaking as a hobby. So all this stuff he’s saying? MARKETING PAP.

I honestly don’t think the FF being spiked was a movie-driven decision. The book’s sales just were not there.

Crystal is instructive: Who’s she’s had sex with is more important to her role in the MCU than her royalty or her powers. I read a whole bunch of old-school FF over and over again and realized I had no idea what her powers were supposed to be, recently.

If you pay attention, the loading screens mention one of the tribes worships a god name “Krati.”

Generally people with weird family issues introduce them gradually, one step at a time. Think of it as the frog willing to sit in the water as it gets warmer and eventually boils.

He is probably not fucking his sister, but, uh, yeah, this is not a guy who should get married.

Well, if North Korea attacks, and Korea reunifies, an economy China is in direct competition with will have to pay for the rehabilitation, medical care, and reconstruction of millions of people. So maybe China won’t pitch in so much.

No matter who wins, I’m voting for the Democratic nominee, but Jesus Christ, Bernie supporters. Stop whining about how the Berniebro isn’t a thing and fucking do better.

To be fair, an aircraft carrier is basically a small island that can move. It’s an amazing feat of engineering and infrastructure. Trump’s wall would not be.

The issue is that if you’re using video games as your method of storytelling, that makes gameplay a storytelling tool. If you don’t use gameplay well, then you’re selling your story short. “Gone Home” works because you’re solving a mystery (just not the mystery gamers expected to solve); “Firewatch”, I think, fails…

Yup, like I said, you have to compromise. That said, that’s a two-way street.