“Artist” can literally be applied to any type of craft people put time and energy into creating. There is no gatekeeping the term since it can be universally given to anyone.

Thank you so much for your inciteful and not at all pointless contribution to my discussion.

OR — Sites like eBay could implement the following policy changes to deter scalpers and cut significantly into their turnaround profits:

Speak for yourself. I was hyped on the Wii U since its reveal, bought it on launch day, and never once regretted it.

My Arcade1up Marvel Pinball cabinet was also on this same shipment. It’s now been delayed until early February, when it should have arrived on the 17th this month.

Oh man, this is so cool to see! I’ve never played LoL but I definitely got hooked on their first song.

I fully expect my VR headset to become a longstanding and supported piece of gaming and entertainment hardware, just like my 3DTV...

I hadn’t even heard of this game before just a couple days ago, when someone in my Discord told me the latest DLC is basically setting up for an Alan Wake sequel. As a ravenous fan of AW, I am now waiting for my copy to arrive tomorrow so I can dive into this game. From everything I’ve read (even without the Alan Wake…

Yeah, kinda just gonna echo the rest of the comments here and say this really could/should have had a written article summarizing the points made in the video (or just been an article altogether). If you have a way to compare the clicks on the article to views on the video itself, I bet you'll see a discrepancy there. 

That’s fine! If you never get the time to do your own write-up, it’s entirely understandable (you’ll have plenty of games to play and write about that are far more pressing of your time). I’m just hoping if/when you do find the time to give XC2 a go, you give it a good chance to win you over. I think if you're loving…

In direct response to your final sentence: DO NOT take Jason’s review of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 to heart. He despised the first game and thus had his mind set to hate the sequel before ever playing it.

If this subject disturbs you, then you REALLY don’t want to ever learn where figs come from.

Exactly. Likewise, as someone who actively hates mainstream sports games, I would be a terrible choice to review the next Madden. My brother, who has owned almost every entry of the series since the mid-90's, would be the perfect choice.

Bless your heart, child.

What bothered me even more was how he kept twisting the knife even during short news posts announcing an update or DLC release. Like saying “If for some reason you’re playing this crappy game, you’ll be happy to know a new bit of DLC was released. So, that’s something.” Acting like it was such a massive burden to him…

Personally one small note I was hoping for in this XC1 remaster was a bit of help with the vendor trash. Certain items are needed for future side quests, while others just take up space and can be safely sold, but there’s literally no way to know which is which just from looking at the list. So you either look up a…

Oh, no, the game is definitely enjoyable! It’s just as you said, how it’s entirely possible to get 50-60 hours into it and just give up from the sheer scale of everything that gets thrown at you. I was the same way, getting what I thought was a good percentage into the game and spending nearly the same amount of time…

Mike, I’m so glad to see YOU specifically posting this note prior to the game’s release. Nothing against Jason personally (and I wish him the best after his departure), but his reviews of Xenoblade always were hard to read as someone who holds the franchise in very high regard. Xenoblade 2 is still one of my favorite…

You guys included Xenoblade 1, but not Xenoblade 2? XC2's soundtrack was a MASTERPIECE. Like to the level where you avoided battles because you didn’t want it to interrupt the music.

Kotaku is known for doing that, though: assigning all news items and updates about a specific game to a particular editor who makes it painfully clear their distaste for that specific game. Like how when the news dropped on a piece of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 DLC, the article here basically lead off with “If for some…