Yeah, my perspective on this changed a bit over the weekend after talking to my brother-in-law, who is a recently-laid-off programmer with 20 years of experience writing code and managing other coders, and we were both pretty surprised that he has been having difficulty finding a job in the months since.

Just to play devil’s advocate here, the fact that they’re giving all the laid-off people six months’ worth of pay and healthcare is probably something that could have been mentioned a bit further up in the article. One might even say that is a more noteworthy bit of information than the fact that a random emote…

Even when you can get in, it seems a bit unfinished. I was watching a streamer play earlier and saw quest items that would bug and not be able to be completed and NPC’s casually walking off balconies.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCMENT: I’m not saying this article is the cause, but Max Payne 3 just went on sale for 70% off on Steam, making it $5.99.

Valve’s biggest strength (aside from the obvious “Steam prints money,”) is being privately owned. Without shareholders breathing down their necks, they’re much more free to experiment however they see fit, including ditching battle passes during a time when conventional wisdom suggests battle passes are “the thing to…

Before we break out the torches and pitchforks and head to Keighley’s house, I think we should be clear on the fact that having a male-dominated trade show is just one visible symptom of the real underlying issue, which is that game development is still a very male-leaning field.

Hang in there; you’ve almost made it through that phase!

On the topic of Grimace and birthdays, real ones (by which I mean “real old ones”) may have been fortunate enough to have had or attended a McDonald’s birthday party in the 1980's. They used to have a designated party area where you and your buddies got cardboard headbands and watched a video that I believe was titled…

Fixed that headline for you.

Two days ago I didn’t know this game existed and now it’s at the top of my must-buy list. Good job, dev team.

Man, even as a somewhat competitive person, I can’t imagine picking Duolingo’s leaderboard as the place to be that concerned with winning.

That’s where I’m at. It isn’t even compatible with my Xbox, and I’m still eyeing it as a controller-shaped piece of art that I would like to buy.

(To be fair, it should also work with my PC, which is what I would do.)

There is no more dangerous trap for the auto enthusiast than a cheap expensive car.

I would say it’s more than simply honoring The Legend of Zelda for being revolutionary for its time. It’s that the gameplay still holds up.

I loved the GameCube controller! It was durable and sturdy and I still think it is probably the most comfortable controller ever made. Also, having the extra button “click” beyond the full press of the analog triggers was pretty innovative.

Wild that the company would throw him under the bus instead of just working together to fix the problem. I’m sure harsh words were said on both sides and toes were stepped on, but someone needs to swallow their professional pride and smooth this over.

The Hyundai Staria concept van (in my opinion) seems to be borrowing heavily from the Dust Buster’s vibe, which I don’t necessarily think is a bad thing.

I was very concerned about their graphic design skills when my scrolling was revealing this unfortunately-placed ad...

I don’t know if there is any specific clause in the agreement that would allow the arena to be renamed early in the event that the company goes under, but the deal was supposed to last 20 years.