And all of this could have been avoided if they just said “we’re looking at about $600 for one of these” a while back. Nobody would be whining about the price tag right now, and lots of people would have tuned out on the product a long time ago.

As for ‘incorporating the other senses’, I’m very tactile, so things like actual coinage get my vote. Sure beats just having a number on the character sheet. :D

His reason?

What is this? A room for ants?!

My biggest issue with the building is that it doesn’t snap things to existing structures, like the buildings in Sanctuary. I’m trying to fix this shit up, but I can’t even get a wall to sit on building right. And why the hell can’t I get a door to actually attach to an existing door frame?

^{The creator says it took him 39 hours to beat. Say the level is about 40 seconds so the average play time before dying is 20 seconds. (39 hours * 3600 seconds ) / 20 seconds per life = 7020 attempts!}

Im assuming BBC broadcasts would have been something like this after a while.

“Inside this secret room is an exotic chest containing the Sleeper Simulant. “

You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous of which is never directly engage a Gamergator, but only slightly less well known is this: Never bet against a Jeopardy fanatic when the official rules are on the line! Hahahahahahahahahaaaa

The first sign the company was in a tailspin should have been that the "Senior Communications Manager" was using Comic Sans as her e-mail font.

Yes. We all remember. What we don’t remember is the players who logged out and hated themselves because of some horrific shit that was said to them, because they couldn’t play a video game to the standards of some other gigantic asshole.

The cars are obviously an alien race and the matches are obviously mating rituals. I don’t know how it could be more clear.

Sounds like a terrible time. Did it at least have a ball pit?

Given how ridiculous this bullshit has gotten, I really think the automated system should only be used for NOTIFICATIONS, and then the supposed copyright holder should have to OPT-IN to taking action on a case-by-case basis.

“EEEYYYYY! Its a me-a! Skinny Mario! I usta be-a to heavy! but-a now with-a weight watchers and plenty of veggit-ables-a I’m-a healthy now! Everybody can do it even me! A Mario!”

It’s not just that he’s skinny, his posture is just fucked up for some reason. He’s more like Skoliosis Mario

Not appreciating this Mario-normative tone, Patricia. He’s beautiful with any body type.

*Do not actually do this.

Reminds me of the Game Dev Studio thing- having pirate copy would add pirating to the game leading to your demise. People would tweet and post questions asking how to get around it, or why their game was like that...basically showing themselves up for pirating! :D

Man, I want Ghost voice packs so much. You hear that Activision? I will play into your darkest microtransaction fantasies if it means an H. Jon Benjamin voice pack for Ghost! Or Cam Clarke, Jennifer Hale, Mark Hamill, Kevin Conroy... the sky’s the limit!