You’re right. There’s no legal document that justifies consumers knowing that a game is in development before the publisher or developer decides to announce. There’s also no legal document that protects that knowledge from being disseminated.

You’re still implying that a website or periodical about video games should follow the directions of the developer/publisher when it comes to disclosing their knowledge of a work in progress. There’s no reason for a publication to have to do that. It’s not like we’re talking about military intelligence or personal…

The blackout hasn’t hurt Fallout 4’s sales, but also neither has the early leak.

A person who reports on video game news is a journalist. You don’t have to report on current events and politics to be a journalist. Kind of like how writers for ESPN are sports journalists, writers for this website and any other that…

It has nothing to do with our impatience. It has everything to do with a publication that distributes gaming news...distributing gaming news. “Developer X is working on Game Y to be published by Publisher Z” is gaming news. There’s no need for a gaming news publication to sit on that information, because—as has been…

Yeah, I saw that they wanted to run Romney. It’s kind of sad when he’s the sensible choice. It’s also sad that Trump running has *almost* makes me thankful for the whole Electoral College system.

But I’m not as optimistic as you are. I think the Republican party is so desperate to get someone in the White House that…

I didn’t say that Kotaku or anyone else should consider the publisher’s feelings. In fact:

Please, don't remind me of the twilight zone that is the current Presidential race. I'm already on anti-depressants.

Yeah, that's pretty much what I said right from the start.

But who decides what’s unreasonable?

You know what really frightens and angers me? The fact that this man is going to be the next President of the United States. Even if he doesn’t get the nomination, he’ll still run, and he’ll win. Because he’s a known public figure who is popular for some reason, and—more chilling—because a sickening majority of…

I understand why Kotaku ran the news about Fallout 4 and Assassin’s Creed, and support your publication doing so. After all, you’re in the business of gaming news and criticism. Kind of hard to sell your product if it has neither news nor criticism.

“Yeah, boss, I'm gonna have to go home early. See, someone on the Internet blew my mind and I've forgotten how to brain."

I thought you were done with me.

What if somebody purchased the game upon release, didn’t get it refunded (maybe it worked for them), but chose to write a review after the final release date? The Steam Client sees that the person owned the game before the release date (which would have been updated in Steam’s database) and stamps the review as…

Okay.

Again, frequency and intent. Death threats against women happen much more frequently and have a far more serious—you could even say sinister—intent. They are a bigger problem and demand more attention. Yes, there’s a certain amount of click-baiting involved in running those stories during peak hours, but then again…

Yes, men get them as well. It was just over a year ago that a game developer issued a death threat to Gabe Newell. Reviewers have gotten death threats for giving poor reviews, and men in the gaming industry and culture who stand up for their female peers get death threats for doing so.

I have nothing but sympathy for this mother and her family, and hope that whatever comfort she can find in the wake of this tragedy comes to her soon.

I can buy that a homeowner was able to scare off somebody trying to break in by drawing a gun on them. I won’t buy that a civilian with no rigorous marksmanship and live-fire combat training would be able to stop a heavily-armed assailant in a crowded public space.

Their private, on-demand transportation is taxpayer funded. They can do five days in Washington, five days at home. Travel on the weekends.