At this point, part of what makes 2016 so terrible is the certain knowledge that many of the problems with this year are problems that are being made unavoidably apparent this year, but which will have consequences for many years to come.

I both hope, and am sure, that the cosplayer will bleed MSI of as much money as they can in this case, and rightfully so. Stealing people’s likeness/work for advertising and not fair use is a ridiculous issue all over the internet.

I do not see this.

That comic should be an automatic popup any time someone types the words “free speech” on the Internet.

Reddit is not just a mirror. It’s also one medium by which this stupidity and hate is transmitted. Yesterday someone was making fun of Thomas Friedman’s facile graph showing human intellectual or maybe emotional capacity being outstripped by our technology. I think most people thought the most likely manifestation of…

“I suppose you could go all Judgy McJudgerson on TaZzeRK for doing nothing but play a video game for six months,”

My interpretation of Mimikyu is that he basically started as a fan of Pikachu, but got so obsessed that he wants to BE the Pikachu. Kind of a psychotic fan more or less.

As a member of the Satanic Temple, thank you. We’re working hard to strengthen the separation of church and state, leveraging the so-called “religious freedom” laws in a match of political judo to protect human rights, women’s health, and so many other issues. We have multiple lawsuits going right now across the…

And now time for Trump’s Brown Shirts to swarm the comments because they have thin skins and are too stupid to realize they’re bigots and fascists. And remember, flag and dismiss, it’s the only way to keep them back in the greys. Also make sure to bring popcorn, it’s gonna be a fun night of watching bigots squirm.

Because I believe it is deeply important to report on the culture surrounding games and the people who are passionately exploring them.

I am at a point where if I see the letters S, J, and W being used together unironically, then I read it as a handy shortcut to not waste an ounce of energy on the poster.

Knew it wouldn’t take long before someone dropped the “actual job” comment...

Trumpism isn’t politics, though. It’s “PC” for people who pretend to hate “PC”, a therapeutic coddling of people who’d do better without the coddling. An excuse vending machine for a segment of white men. The KKK’s JV team. Not really politics, though. There has to be coherent policy for politics, Trumpism lacks that.

Video games occupy this interesting space where they’re both art and product, and nothing illustrates that more than the way reviews work. On one hand, reviewers (should) want to write interesting critiques that dig into whether a game does what it set out to do, and how it makes players feel. On the other hand, we…

I’ve played Cobra Club, if twitch wants to draw the line at explicit genital shots I’m fine with that. Radiator 2 is what was just pointlessly banned however.

hmph

Exactly! “Black Lives Matter” doesn’t mean that other lives don’t matter. It means that the lives of the people who are disproportiantely targeted because of their skin colour matter too. It’s bringing attention to the injustices suffered by black people, not denigrating the lives of other people.

Waiting for the inevitable Gamergater that'll defend him.