I really don’t mean anything snarky by this, but why the intense volume of speed running (specifically, BotW spreed running) coverage on Kotaku lately? It seems ... severe, considering.

There’s always this for a primer, too. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/columns/pickyourpath/9514-Pick-Your-Path-Mass-Effect

Don’t spend money? It’s sort of weird to see you giving advice that, if followed by everyone, would grind the industry to a halt. As a FTP developer and ex-game journo, I think there are more effective ways to inform people about microtransactions. Their value relative to progression and free gain, for example. Just…

Might be a bit better for your demographic comparisons. Major differences in the actual area we’re talking about. http://www.bayareacensus.ca.gov/bayarea.htm

Not saying there isn’t a problem here, but the Bay Area’s demographical representation ain’t the nation’s.