It’s quite possible, but there are extreme, extreme fans out there for everything who cross remarkably disturbing boundaries. I could see this happening, particilarly in a case where she’s been vilified by his earlier children and other big fans. I wouldn’t be surprised if it were a bit of both.

I don’t think one can assess any kind of mental decline based on a single news article. And your pointing out that Gail has good reason to be wary is much appreciated.

Although I’ve come back to add that I kind of bristle at the idea that if there is a seventh game, it was entirely invented as D&D. If you want to call this a seventh kind of game, then it’s the same kind of game that the Brontës (yes, those Brontës) were playing when they created Angria and Glass Town.

It seems like she is having mental health issues, but that doesn’t mean most or all of what she’s saying is happening isn’t true. Considering her neighbor found a FUCKING TRIP WIRE in front of her door it sounds like she is mostly sound of mind. Also we are just on the internet, we’re not evaluating her as doctors.…

This is all very weird, and very sad. I’d love to hear his kids’ side of everything, if they ever change their minds about going on the record.

Good article, though sad... Either Gail is becoming paranoid and delusional, or she’s been continually victimized since Gary’s death. Either way, my heart aches for her.

Kind of scary to think that these guys who condemn Gail as a woman involved in a space they see as for men were a kind of proto-GamerGate.

Cecilia, you are undoubtedly the best working games journalist out there.  

Really? That’s not a good answer.

The idea was to design collaboration and socialization into the gameplay. Neither version has every Pokemon so in order to catch them all you have to do some trading with people who have the other version. But it’s kept going mainly because it means they get to sell two (and sometimes three) games for the development…

Slightly different rosters of selectable Pokemon. It’s meant to encourage the trading aspect of the game, as one version alone is unable to Catch ‘Em All without trading.

Money.

EVO is the company in charge of the biggest fighting game events in the world. That’s why Street Fighter V was released so early, so Capcom could enter it into the main EVO competition that was taking place 3 months from then.

Japanese women aren’t attracted to muscular guys in speedos, though. They like pretty boys with either bright, puppy dog eyes or slim, brooding eyes.

It is, but it isn’t. Brothels exist, but they’re not allowed to be called brothels or advertise that you can pay for sex there. Most of them are called massage parlors.

I did like that the models were very well aware of just how stupid and hyper sexualized the game and series is, a light punch does trigger all the cleavage and ass to shake on female fighters.
Keeping this series going is a waste of time, why not just make an actual new franchise? Start fresh and more up to date,…

Thing is most fans of the game would pick it up even without the sexy gimmicks - It’s a slightly worse, more batshit insane Virtua Fighter.

You could point out that the apology itself was deleted because of backlash.

And this is why DOA really doesn’t have a great serious fighting game image.

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