He made a career of the indiscriminate slaughter of villages of women and children. “Poor decision making in battles” is an unnecessary little smirk of apologia for a war criminal.

Speaking of “shockingly bad taste”… wtf Kate?

it’s important to accept that games may draw upon histories and cultural references that don’t align with the white Christian canon. Magic systems that might seem incomprehensible to a western audience can make perfect sense in the context of Buddhism, a religion practiced by roughly 500 million people. The Yakuza…

Why does it have to be a celebrity again? Do test audiences really show that viewers turn in to daytime game shows because of celebrity draw (that existed prior to their hosting), and not just because either (A) it’s on, or (B) they enjoy the game? Gimme a break, there’s probably any number of struggling LA actors…

Wow, and they really did not disappoint, did they? Good call :) 

It’s tough, because some socialists do believe that certain lifestyles or purchases are intrinsically inappropriate.... as demonstrated by the many self-identified socialists that are taking issue with his purchase! But, you’re absolutely right, that socialism need not condemn anyone for using any or all of their…

Presuming that meta critic scores reflect most people’s feelings about a game is a logical leap. Kotaku has for years been clear that they don’t buy into numerical scores in general, and Metacritic in particular, and plenty of readers and players agree. I’ve played games, I’ve loved some, I’ve hated others, and I’ve…

So TLDR you didn’t solve the mystery about who stole your office chair? Click bait at its worst :(

I’d be a LITTLE more critical of this than that. As a small team, it is even less likely than with a large studio game that the individual creators good-faith believed the characters were vetted by someone else. Those 12 people used Korean as a window dressing, but amidst all the other little details they labored…

You’re a good writer with good taste and always had a good head about dealing with the commentariat, 10/10, will miss.

“Shit rolls uphill” is really the only way to keep companies accountable for the corporate culture they foster. Sometimes there’s a direct chain of causation from shitty leadership down to shitty employees, sometimes a shitty employee is just shitty in their own right... but the expectation that shitty employee…

When people tell you that something bothers them, “I don’t believe you” is a shitty response, and “not only do I not believe you, other people believing you annoys me” is even shittier. The world doesn’t revolve around the feelings you have or the perspectives you understand alone. 

The “post pandemic” in the subheading had me fuming, seriously it’s like a race lately to see who can forget the lessons of the last year fastest . 

My dude, if you have never shattered a glass jar by pouring hot oil into it, boy do I have news for you!

I was about to dunk on you for doubting a Jason Schreier scoop, but… actually, he’s not on this byline, so I guess doubt away!

The real curse was the friends we made along the way. 

You thought two cages in a Ferris wheel was an anti-suicide measure? Or, you thought an edgy disingenuous comment about suicide would be attention grabbing?

Korone is not bad dog, Korone is BMW! Korone is Volkswagon! Korone is Mercedes Benz! 

I don’t play TitanFall, but saw a YouTube piece a while back describing the issue. Didn’t sound like standard DDOS:

What is the “modification of character model” issue in PUBG? Since that’s overwhelmingly the reason for most of the bans… is that like being invisible, or….?