The downfall of it as a common practice while the males are drawn regularly for the same game, yes. But a person should not be shamed for creating characters of their own fancy, or games based around sex appeal itself. But yes, this is clearly a serious game, so its character designs should be realistic and fair.

"It is exactly that. Neutral."

They haven't undone any evil, they're merely promising not to do this particular evil any more in the future.

There's no need for "haters" to twist it, we just have to sit back and wait for EA to twist it on their own.

all you need to do is see: Sim City.

That might very well be it. Content that used to be included with the online pass might in the future be DLC for everyone. Guess the day one DLC offerings will be increased. But hey, they listened to feedback, so to say anything negative makes you a hater.

Neutral, yes. It's in times like these that we have to remember not to grovel at EA's feet (but that's just so hard, right?).

is this happening because the CEO just left EA and the new guy is not a moron?

I think its more a cautious nod of approval, most of us EA haters are too afraid to say "Nice job EA" because they might relapse even worse... theyre a business so if they cant get money one way theyll try another

This isn't a negative, it's neutral, they've undone their evil, surely?

All the things you just cited are why my vita collects dust while I game on my phone and tablet.

Well spoken on all counts.

Now if you'll excuse me I need to get back to emulating SNES Shadowrun so I can get ready for the new one that I helped fund. Not bragging, just wanted to add a very interesting bit of grey: I'm…

Totally agree with you here. Not only are video games art, but even more, they're a part of history. That's the biggest reason why I don't have any problem downloading ROMs (at least of older systems). If gamers/collectors don't keep track of most of these games, they would disappear. Not every game released for the…

That's like breaking into a car and driving it around to see if you want to buy one.

but that is always a harder thing to look at. and honestly, we are talking about human beings here. when it comes to people parting with their money, we can form a rough generalization on how they would act. if the people who pirate a game felt like paying for it after they played it, would they be inclined to pay the…

This study didn't check to see if any pirated games resulted in sales of those games. This study just looks at piracy rates without any (if any!) effects from that piracy.

Ethically wrong, no. There are still legal concerns, of course. And you should definitely purchase it legitimately when the company owning the rights finally does re-release it.

Basically put, I think that the guy could've been drawn just as sexualized. He's not exactly provocative just because he wears a speedo. A shirt pulled up so his 'pecs' (or 'breasts as you put it) stick out and underwear pulled down low enough to see his v-line would've been just as shocking as the woman.

The difference is it being drawn, I guess? Because it's purely fantasy, the fact that it might entertain (or not entertain) a fantasy makes it questionable and objectionable?

I always found it humorous the attention video games and art (and art about video games) got when it came to these details when, in fact, real…

What, that she's got breasts? So does the guy; they're hanging out for all to see, in fact.

Fun fact: She's got a lot more clothing on than he does.