Until the deal closes, Microsoft has no authority to fire Kotick. If Activision’s leadership chooses to give him the boot that’s one thing, but MS has no power here yet.

Capitalism--when conducted without force or threats--is inherently ethical. The real problems emerge when private businesses make deals with governments, yielding laws that force customers to buy their products or services, hinder competitors from entering the market, or put taxpayer dollars in the hands of private…

Nothing messed up about it. And for Activision employees, who, if the vocal ones are accurate, tend to suffer from some pretty shitty work environments at times, making the move to Microsoft will undoubtedly make their lives better.

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Marvel has already committed to Deadpool 3, and its R rating. The MCU has to deepen itself, and that means going into the dark corners of the world with characters that fit well in those places. 

First, “mansplaining” is nothing but a derogatory term to demean a person based on their sex and gender rather than actually addressing their argument in a mature, logical fashion.

Yep. That's 52¢ per track. I'd wager there's at LEAST that much worth of fun too be had in each of those tracks. Probably a lot more. 

Microsoft crapped the bed at the launch of the Xbox One, but they very quickly righted the messaging and delivered great games, hardware, and user friendly OS and features.

If you wouldn’t describe the Xbox One as a powerful system within the context of its time, then you need to revisit what else was out at the time: the Wii U and the PS4. PS4 was marginally more powerful, but Wii U was dramatically less powerful than the Xbox One (any version). And yet, at that, all three systems…

It’s extremely weird that so many people continue to say that these are different versions of the characters, when the actors and the producers of the newer shows and movies have themselves said that these are the SAME characters. If they weren’t, there’d be no reason to cast the same actors, and there’d have been no…

I think the fact that the tone of the Netflix shows and Agents of Shield doesn’t fit neatly into the Disney Plus vein is actually a *good* thing. The world feels bigger and rings with more verisimilitude when it has many different, seemingly contradictory facets that don’t overlap as much as people expect--just like…

This post is mindless drivel from a drooling fanboy in mommy’s basement. As an owner of all systems last gen, I will categorically say that you, sir, are full of shit. The Xbox one is a powerful system that still does a great job at playing games that look nice and play well.

Well, I agree that it’s fair to say mental illness is not a valid response alone. I agree it’s usually (but not always) a separate issue. And of course I think there’s really no question that we need to have improved access to mental health care. Things are and have been improving in that area a lot over the last few…

Let’s start at the top, shall we?

In fairness, it’s perfectly valid to refuse to live in fear. Where it goes off the rails is people who interpret that as meaning they’ll do absolutely nothing to protect themselves and those they care about against getting sick. Simple logic makes it clear: taking precautions for your health is rational, it’s not fear.

I don’t think it’s about *either* of those things. It’s foremost about us as a culture and in our education systems doing an utterly shit fucking job teaching our young people to honestly and logically engage with their emotions in a productive, positive manner and to deal with disagreements rationally rather than…

Although I despise guns and have never wanted to own one, you are incorrect on several points.

It’s neither. This kind of asshole would have killed these people regardless of what weapon he had to use to do it. He may or may not be mentally ill, but whether he is or not is irrelevant: no one ever, EVER has a right to murder someone else.

The real problem is that fans think they have a right to demand that artists create what’s acceptable and censor themselves if they see it differently.

People are missing the most obvious and effective approach: stop buying at launch. Wait for it to hit $20 or less, by which time it'll be patched up the wazoo, so you'll pay less AND get a better experience. It's not like there's a shortage of things to play while you wait.