A lot of those guys are going to have bad 2012's too - many picks are going to be out of the playoffs.

The hate comes from many viewing this game as holding back innovation. Yes it is the king of the hill, but as such so may try to copy it with a different paint job rather than evolve. The same is true in other genres as well. CoD in the FPS category for example.

While by no means perfect, I actually like DAII better than the first. I though the game play was a nice improvement. I hated the recycled interiors and missed the exploration the first game had though.

Well that means she went 1-6 over her next 7 starts....since her 2012 stats are now at 4-6 with an ERA of 5.56 I'd say hitters figured her out.

I think this creates an environment ripe for farming. Instead of farming mobs in the game, there will be farming of players and reselling of items - maybe even back to the player they were taken from. Dayz already suffers from player hunting. While some might enjoy that, I think it frustrates most people. I see…

Every now and then I pick up a guide with big RPGs like Skyrim. But Madden? A guide for Madden? That is a head scratcher.

To take it a step further - I think most of the Apple audience values the closed system Apple has built because in general it simplifies their experience and they aren't looking for the flexibility and openness a PC offers. PC users on the other hand typically hate Apple's closed system because it restricts what they…

Being in PR - it isn't common among the companies that do social media well. Because you almost always get busted when something big like this goes down.

Being a PR Flack myself - if this thought ever enters your head you're doing it wrong.....

I would say that is actually a good call on their part. It is an expensive novelty that consumers don't really care about. Mostly it'd make it cost more.

3 Factors that probably combine together -

Dead Island is a great concept with so-so execution. Too much down time in and dull running back and forth. Any sequel should look at making the zones either small or have less running back and forth from one end to the other to do objectives. Allowing completion of multiple task on the same swing through an area…

Doesn't sound like the game for you at this time then. But I bet in 6 months it is free to play and then you should check it out. It really is a lot of fun.

I'd second the just play it. None of my usual gaming friends bought so I haven't teamed with anyone and am basically playing it like a SP game. Haven't had any trouble except when picking a fight with things beyond my skill yet. The is fun, I love the setting and the investigations and exploring.

Some of it is good - some bad. I tend to like DLC that either adds something substantive or extends the game world - hopefully both. Forgetting the logistics for a moment some the like Mass Effect 3's Ashes DLC - the content is integrated throughout the story and has full dialog options for the NPC. (We can debate…

Congrats on creating the most awkward, convoluted and user unfriendly commenting system I have ever seen on any site. I mean did you test this thing on anyone outside yourselves? It is hard work to create this bad of a user experience - from being unable to use my old name to a system that hides all but the first…