I didn't even know the show was on DVD. Are there special features??

It was quite a surprise to wake up and read these comments. You guys made me all misty. Thank you very much. It means A LOT to me. I tried and maybe failed to make that last paragraph read like something other than a pompous valedictory, as I really will be around, and the plan is to do PR when it returns to…

Yeah, what I meant was that if they set the precedent of showing flashbacks, it would be too incongruous to have no flashbacks of the older seasons, so my guess is that an editorial decision was made to have no flashbacks at all. I think your Marie Claire explanation of the Gretchen-related censorship is spot-on, good…

He said Final Fantasy 12, not 13.

Agreed, KAWS was a great guest judge. Great insights, eloquently expressed, and like ow, I enjoyed how soft-spoken he was.

How dare you! I'm from New Hampshire.

Thank you, I can't tell you how much I appreciate comments like this! They put a smile on my face when I'm groggy from writing about reality-TV hijinks until 4 a.m. the night before. As for PR All-Stars, it's a matter of how much time/energy I have and whether AVC wants to cover it (and whether they want me to cover…

Oh no! I'm sorry about that. When I watch the video, Simon is all jittery and speedy, like a malfunctioning Max Headroom. My apologies.

The voice is awesome. My favorite line is, "You're just lookin' at me, sir, and I don't know what I've done to you." It's that perfect old-Midwestern-guy mix of irritability and politeness.

Most of them are quite new. We sometimes include an older game or two (like Dadgame this time) if someone on the staff comes across it while they're clicking around the web and decides it's worth a look. I figure there's no harm in including a little bit of old stuff amid all the fresher fare, and I'm glad to hear you…

Sorry about that, and thank you for the correction.

I'm glad you've been enjoying it! I put a little easter egg in the review for those who have become anagram-obsessed like I have since I started playing the game.

Just random, I think.

Well, there's a difference between saying Lola is The Hot One and saying that she's hot. She has definitely been positioned by the show as The Hot One — i.e., her physical attractiveness has been exploited and played up on a number of occasions — and Sara Jimenez has not. Any actual perception of physical beauty is…

As far as I could tell, it was indeed gross proceeds. I could be wrong, but the cost of the supplies didn't appear to come into play at all. And yes, that is idiotic.

I actually had noticed that some people disagreed with Scott's opinion of the game, but thanks for bringing it to my attention.

Cave bear's a bitch when you're starting out and low on potions. Shit happens.

It does scale up with you, but not nearly to the brutal degree that it does in Oblivion.

Yeah, the cheering from the press section at E3 keynotes is nuts to me.

I would add that having to create art that will resonate with the judges is just another one of the strictures that you're talking about, and not really a dealbreaker for "art." Yes, they have to keep this small, idiosyncratic audience in mind, but that does not preclude the possibility of creating successful works of…