Though I get why people are upset about this, the ultimate cause is obviously insufficient supply — if the game stores sold their limited stock for normal prices (and maybe they should!), it would just sell out instantly and then most people would still have no way to buy it. One side effect of demand-driven pricing…

I like “James Bone,” whether intentional or Freudian.

Thanks. =) I personally don’t get their continued insistence on assuming all comments are in bad faith unless explicitly approved, nor the idea of an approval system based on random whim, as most other sites have done fine without such a system. I used to be able to comment openly on Kotaku, now I can’t. But,…

This is Gizmodo where my comments don’t count, but I actually liked The Flash, despite half the CGI being quite dodgy — it was well-cast, Ezra Miller does a good job of being both self-deprecating and heroic, Keaton is Keaton and therefore fantastic, it didn’t even bother me that much that the villain retread was so…

The original was not a particularly good film — usually the Hollywood remakes take a non-English arthouse film and try to make it more palatable to American audiences, but not only is this one not worth remaking, it’s not clear what they’re going to add other than recognizable actors. I’m a bit baffled by some of the…

I do think that interview casts a lot of light on the situation — I understand why some people are upset, but I also think some have unreasonable expectations of what the producers of a show like the Oscars can do to perfectly, optimally ensure representation on such a complex production for a live TV show in a…

It’s kind of astonishing to see how quickly conservatives have done an about-face on everything they previously claimed to believe in, particularly using the power of big government to punish corporations for exercising free speech in the name of “freedom, free speech and small government.” Because of course they…

“First, obligatory JKR is a bigot and by playing this game you’re (the general you, not the author here) basically saying you care more about playing a video game than anto-trans bigotry.”

I think it depends on what you’re looking for. Ultimately, delivering the setting so the diehard fans can squee “I’m in Hogwarts!!” is the game. Whatever you do beyond that -- and there is lots to do that’s very Harry Potter regardless of whether it’s what you’re looking for -- doesn’t really matter that much for a…

A few valid points amid a lot of nitpickery... I mean, of course they had to adapt the way the spells worked in the books/movies to make it work as a game. As for the Ancient Magic thing, think about the whole point of the franchise — Harry Potter. He was otherwise an anonymous Hogwarts student who, shockingly, turned…

We’ve already seen instances of art created by actual artists being accused of being AI generated, and the image above that was “called out as an AI-generated image by fans” was similarly identified as such by some random dude, with no suggestion of evidence. It seems to now be that if something “seems like AI” that’s…

I agree with the pretty much universal “Yeah that’s a bad idea” feedback you’re getting, but I will also add that with any kind of competitive game based on deck building (be it cards or a game like Clash Royale), SO many of the people you’re playing just picked one of the flavor-of-the-week “this deck is so OP lol”…

I ran into Ego for the first time yesterday, and was very amused -- I think it’s great that they’re playing with the format and in the end, not taking the game SO seriously that they can’t throw in little stunts like this.

Yeah, I play both CCGs (digitally mostly) and PvP mobile games, and card upgrades are a staple of the latter, whereas growing your collection and finding synergies is really what CCGs are all about. Snap has grown on me, though I expect I will shortly hit the wall where the people I’m going up against will have…

Yeah, as I’ve played it more it made more sense, in that the card progression is really just a sparkly thing to make you feel like you’ve progressed, whereas getting new card unlocks is the only true progression in the game.

I’ll admit I’m not quite getting on the hype train for this game yet... the mechanics are fresh for sure, but I think it’s the relatively meaningless upgrades that are sapping a lot of the energy for me, and to some extent the game mechanics themselves. Unless I’m missing something (I haven’t played it a ton yet), the…

So now we’re just browsing Reddit and quoting whatever thread looks good? I expect this sort of thing more from those random gaming sites that feel like AI-generated clickbait repositories than Kotaku. (Note, the “three tweets = a trend” article style that is also very popular also sucks.)  

I don’t know why they think they need this extra step as a security precaution when their existing tactic of simply not allowing anyone to log in seems to be working just fine.

Right, but you’re talking about getting the whole thing for free for season 1, and then having to buy the Premium Pass (or grind) to get new heroes beyond season 1 — which is still ultimately cheaper (if the Premium Pass is around $10) for quite a while than Overwatch was at $40. I can’t see people who like the game…

I don’t entirely get the uproar over the gated heroes. When Overwatch came out, you paid $40 and got the game and all the heroes. When Overwatch 2 comes out, you can pay $40 and get the game and all the heroes (if you’re a new player — existing players get everything already). Only now you can play it for free and…