I believe many freemium devs even refer to them as "whales".

There are absolutely ways to have a free-to-play game work really well without trying to goad people with addictive personalities to waste money on your game, and PvZ2 is an excellent example of that, but there's also the argument that people are willing to…

It has been 2 CoDs since my last CoD and I'm not going back. So glad I cut that cord.

Except when they post your physical address online along with the death threats. Don't act like people should have thicker skins, that's more than fucked up enough for me to leave my home.

Yes, "Gamergate", where somehow, a perceived conflict of interest in gaming journalism means that gaming journalists aren't allowed to practice journalism and report on a developer getting doxxed and subsequently receiving legitimately terrifying death threats.

If I hadn't already played the game to 100% completion on PS3, I would definitely pick this up. It is SUCH a good game. It does so many cool things that GTA should try its hand at, like exciting hand-to-hand combat, some RPG-lite elements and more fluid parkour-like movement (oh, and meaningful collectibles!).

No... no, I'd feel stupid to introducing/thanking a virtual character for their fake performance.

"I am experienced and this is stupid."

"I'm old and I feel stupid."

Does this work?

Why does his criticism need counter-arguments? Why do we need to be like "OH BUT VIDEO GAMES AREN'T REAL!"

He's pointing out a common gaming trope in an effort to teach people something interesting. You can stop acting like it's come under attack.

Better graphics on a PC?! WHO KNEW!?

Someone need to alert Itagaki about this.

ALL THAT DIFFERENT DESIGNS

"My problem, is that these heavy animations tend to feel like input lag. Your button press initiates an animation, rather than an action." Can't agree more.

I would buy it

Platinum Games for next Star Fox confirmed. With new adventures, and combos to make !