As a longtime PC gamer, I wish he was right, but I think the obstacles presented by the platform itself might make this very difficult at best.

Being John Malkovich, anyone?

Submitted for your approval: Susan Hill's "The Woman in Black" (the play and book are far superior to the recent film adaptation) and any of M. R. James's Ghost Stories. I tend to think of him as a contemporary of Lovecraft's with a lot of similarities in their work, but where James lacks the innovation and scope of…

Did anyone else think, when they saw the original, "Speak and Spell" (or Math, etc.)?

So if they wanted child murder and paedophilia, would they give them that, too? I think not.

Been playing this and I miss some of the original voice acting and sounds (and music!).

What was that giant shark thing, is that part of the same mod?

I think Mr. Spector truly believes the things he has been saying because he has already drunk the Corporate Koolaid. But that being said, if I ever fancy playing a game about Mickey Mouse, I'll go straight to Buena Vista's door.

This reminds me of that ClickFlashWhrrr girl... just not as pretty (sorry to Noah, no offense). :P

It just helps prove that, yet again, real people suck.

Is the quoted price of crusader kings right? In my region it's 40% off but that equates to £17.99.

Maybe I'm a fetishist, but the Japanese version sounds like more fun.

As an American living in Britain, I can't help but notice that old trope. British accent : usually a baddie. So Ian Holm (Ash) = Baddie. Lance Henriksen (Bishop) = Good android.

I know it's been panned (and probably for good reason), but at the time, I loved Black Dahlia. Although the FMV was cheesy, it's still a very memorable game for me now.

I knew the Illusive Man was gay, I just KNEW it!!

Awww, thank you, Nathan. You have restored my faith in the internets! :)

Sorry to be sexist, but say what you will about those Asari, they certainly have evolved some nice human-appealing curves... :P

Perhaps, @DrunkRobot, but perhaps that's the reason that the video game industry is in the state that it's in (presuming it's in a less-than-favorable position atm), along with Hollywood, etc. I'm not saying it's the same thing, but using "Focus groups" and analyzing, categorizing, assigning abstract values, charting,…

It's a great post, and a great analogy, and I don't mean to complicate the discussion, but what about immersion, and (that old chestnut) "fun"? A game can have beautifully executed story and perhaps even great gameplay, but still not be fun. Of course the idea of what makes something fun is entirely subjective, but…

I love these. Cosplay as an "art" just keeps getting better and better. Although I'm going to sound slightly contradictory when I say that I wish the character designs for women could be provocative without looking ridiculous, from a practicality perspective.