Anthem looks like a Destiny retread and the forced multiplayer makes it a no-buy for me. First Bioware game I will not get since the Sonic RPG. But even if I were into multiplayer games, I don’t get why everyone in the games media is losing their minds over it.

Too bad one of the creators is part of the Gamergate movement.

Energy comes from other cards. the deck runs a suite of cheap spells that generate 2, 3 energy each(ramp spells that find lands, make energy, burn spells that gen net gains in energy usually, creatures that do stuff plus create energy etc). When marvel is on the battlefield, it generates a tiny bit of energy when…

“Energy” is a type of counter for a player given by certain cards, just like poison counters, except it’s currency used to fuel/purchase effects, as opposed to something derogatory.

I’m partial to this Rod Serling quote from The Twilight Zone Companion:

Counter-point: No it isn’t. This is a reasonable repercussion.

I would like to remind everyone that this is not censorship and that Playtonic as a private business has the right to express itself as they see fit. If they do not wish to include voice work by a controversial figure in their video game that is well within their right. Jon’s free speech was not violated in any way…

As long as President Trump keeps leaving messes, yes, you will continue to see this kind of coverage.

I can solve valve’s problem: enact quality control and mod greenlight.

There are a lot of benefits, as long as you can handle the short range. Your attack is stronger (X3 or X4, I forget) and heals you every 10 or so kills. Some uses:

I’d say those games are implicitly political, in that they model systems analogous to those that exist today. Farmville functions as a managed capitalist system, for instance, giving minimal rewards for time and more for money.

Why would you separate them?

I don’t have a problem with that sort of thing when it makes sense (somewhat). But that rarely happens. Sexy time for the sake of it, only reduce the quality of a work that would otherwise be interesting. Everything should make sense in its own “ecosystem”. If something happens because it relates to other elements of…

I’m in a similar mindset. I treat anime series with the same level of criticism that I use for any other show (it’s all television, after all), so I expect it to treat me like a mature viewer that doesn’t need to be pandered to in order to keep my attention. When Game of Thrones starts acting like a creep and making…

Wrong war, pal.

God yes. When I bought dark souls 3, I got it for ps4 even though I have a gaming computer. Friend asked me why, and I told him that extra prettiness is not worth the hassle of playing on PC. I just. Want. To. Play.

Excellent points. The other problem is that the properties that are popular enough to get movies tend to already be fairly cinematic games, so just removing the gameplay aspect and turning it in to a movie leads to a product that feels less interesting than the original game. That’s more or less the problem with the…

Media critic Anita Sarkeesian, in collaboration with other activists, has published Speak Up & Stay Safe, a guide to navigating harassment on the Internet. Even if you’ve been lucky enough to never deal with harassment, it’s a great reference guide to avoid sharing too much about yourself on the Internet, and to…

That’s still something I adored about New Vegas and Obsidian/Avellone in general.