If you have the time, this is a great piece on photorealism in games and the ramifications of attempting such a high level of fidelity.

Hell YES he does. Heidi Klum is a fool for leaving this man's man.

Cue the instant ostrich.

I appreciate this point. There's no exact art to IP management, and yet Nintendo and Apple seem to share a similar attitude about hardware and software control. Even Sony and Microsoft have similar attitudes with their own independent shops and platforms.

*watches video*

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I think I understand the point you're trying to make - highlighting the Western double standard between violence and sexuality (gimmicks doesn't quite fit in my opinion) - but I think you're glossing over something important here.

In the case of Mortal Kombat and God of War, yes, the excessive violence is unnecessary,…

Bleach. And no, such scenarios never happen.

Stolen, but still brilliant.

I was that spastic kid who kicked the ball into my team's goal out of reflex, and the other raging soccer moms made sure I was thoroughly crucified for it. Needless to say, the sport never held my interest much after that. Then came football in middle and high school, where my own family tarred and feathered me. Good…

I was surprised by Subspace Emissary, I didn't expect to enjoy myself that much with it. Fighting Rayquaza was cool, and I'd welcome back that style of adventure in a heartbeat.

I would argue that both are criticized pretty even handedly actually, though Nintendo evangelists put up a good fight online. The defining difference is that Call of Duty's releases highlight how little of a reason there is to purchase the same game engine annually, especially when the replay value is so high.

On the…

"Xbox One, cut me, I've been a bad boy."

You could almost say they were destined to find a new franchise this generation, eh?

To be fair, when the USSR fell and society's threads of balance were snapped, it was the organized crime that kinda helped keep everything together. Thus the high levels of corruption.

Based on what did you decide that people are "generally good" though? Because we help one another? Some might argue that as selfishness - often attributed as a "bad" thing. And what does good or bad mean in this context, anyway? Can we interpret abstract concepts like "progress" as good or bad in a vacuum? Might as…

This. When working with Spawn Labs, ping was the biggest issue when testing latency from user input from a PS3 or Xbox 360 to a PC. It didn't really take a whole lot of speed to maintain a consistent stream from the console. Network tech is fascinating, and it will only continue to influence us in the years to come.

The general attitude towards gaming is rather disdainful, I'd say. No cultured critic would dare compare Michael Bay's Transformers and The King's Speech; yet we have talking heads bring up Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto as if they represent other defining titles of the medium like The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario…

I can't even imagine the creative loyalist turmoil happening within J.J. Abrams right now.