I wonder how long it will be before somebody does research into the psychological effects of long term VR use. The temporary "wild eyes" you mentioned could be some kind of indicator that the brain is having a hard time adjusting from VR mode back to reality. I wonder if it's worse the longer you are in VR.

He is technically a pirate, but since he isn't distributing his pirated goods on the internet it basically doesn't matter in terms of getting banned by an ISP or whatnot.

I don't understand why this is so scandalous to everyone. The Uncharted games have always come out only on Sony platforms, and MS wants to have a similar franchise that's exclusive to their platform. So, they struck up a deal with Squeenix to make that happen with Tomb Raider. Nobody is bashing Naughty Dog or Sony…

Hardline is the video game equivalent of a TV show like Justified or movies like Bad Boys. It's like a typical Michael Bay summer blockbuster movie. It's just a popcorn flick. It's not serious, AT ALL.

It'll settle out of court for way less than $5mil.

I only agree with you if you are talking about a piece of media that was specifically made as propaganda to try to brainwash people into a certain belief system. I suspect that isn't the case here.

Planescape Torment does have a sequel (at least in spirit) called Tides of Numenera, from the guy who made the original:

When I play a game that takes place in ancient Rome, I am completely disassociated from people who believe in Zeus, but that doesn't stop me from enjoying it. Entertainment/art isn't just about reinforcing your own worldview, it's also about gaining exposure to (and perhaps appreciation of) worldviews that are…

Well, in terms of being convicted of a crime and going to jail, he might have a point. I mean, there's a reason we have murder in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree as well as "less severe" versions of killing someone like "involuntary manslaughter".

Here's one thing to consider: I got an email from Gamestop that says they will give you a 50% discount on PS4 TLOU if you trade in your PS3 copy. That makes it $25. If you never played the Left Behind DLC, like me, then you could either pay $15 to get the DLC or $25 to get the PS4 remaster which comes with the…

You're kidding right? I know Nintendo has the image of being a kids company and they do market towards that demographic, but there are very serious Smash Bros and Mario Kart players out there. They have big tournaments at various game cons and stuff. It really wouldn't be that hard for Nintendo to have a checkbox…

The reason people hate the blue shells and lightning is simple: In online competitive games, a player should always have a way to defend themselves against attacks. It's perfectly fine if the game is designed so that the defensive maneuver is difficult to pull off and takes a ton of practice to get right, but there…

I'm a software engineer at EA in a non-senior position, and that average sounds about right to me.

Around 100 years ago in England there were 2 "types" of football, Association Football and Rugby Football. In colloquial terms the British called them "Soccer" and "Rugger" respectively. "Soccer" is a shorthand nickname for "As-soc-iation".

Either he raped her and he's now lying about it, or he scorned her and broke her heart and she's accusing him of rape to get back at him.

Doesn't that mean you have to hate Zenimax, too? They are claiming that the work and research of Oculus is really their own.

Well, the thing is that laws only REALLY matter if they are actually enforced. If this law was in the books, but the local cops didn't know about it or enforce it, then it wouldn't be worth going through the legal costs of getting the law changed. My question is, why now? There must be some politician that wants to…

The consequence is that the people who think that Donald Sterling is sub-human now see Josh Olin as a bigot sympathizer, and being that he's in a PR position it makes his company look bad (or atleast they perceive it that way), so they went on damage control, fired him, and disavowed any connection with what he said.

Speech never has been free of consequence, and it never will be. Your words affect the way other people think of you and act towards you, and that's a consequence. If a poet's beautiful words move people to tears, that's a consequence. If a general's words rally a country to war, that's a consequence. The words…

First of all, when the criminally insane are submitted to an asylum, they aren't put in there for a finite amount of time. They don't say, "You're going here for 13 years and then you are free to leave." You go to an insane asylum until the people who run the asylum decide you are no longer insane and fit to return…