tbh, I think the RPG genre (specifically in videogames) has become so ubiquitous, that it doesn’t have a ton of meaning anymore. We each seem to have our own definition of what makes a game an RPG. 

The “barbarians at the gate” comment is interesting because Sony was literally that barbarian at the gate 30 years ago.

Licensed console games died off long before Fortnite. They were just cash grabs by publishers who banked on IP recognition being more important than quality. However, if you’re making a licensed cash grab, why spend the extra money to make a multiplatform console/PC title? It’s a hell of a lot cheaper to just make a mo…

I don't think you are having the same conversation

Or...people who realize the only way ActiBlizz will regain the shine of old is to have new ownership.  Former Blizzard employee here.

Yeah, no shit dude. But there are some ways to do it that are less insidious to the consumer. 

I would say the licensed game industry died long before Fortnite started doing those events, like a decade beforehand. And while it is true that the licensed game could be a way to keep bills paid while working on other projects, my anecdotal experience was more along the lines of licensed games acting more as a black…

For no reason I feel the need to mention that the FTC requires sponsored content to be clearly marked, no matter how much the client whines about it.

Right...I almost wrote a really cranky comment, but this article was already overflowing with crankiness. 

So weird to me how this is “you should change this” as if everyone would prefer what the author does

Fangamer's a pretty good one, got some nice t-shirts and hoodies from them.

I, too, dislike fun things

70 slides?!

Why?  Get a life other than theirs.

popular for gaming soundtracks

To her credit, we don’t know the context for why MJ biffed the Akira slide.

Is the thrust of this post really people surprised that a fictional character doesn’t replicate another fictional character’s fictional achievement? What a weird angle to take earnestly—and here I mean this post specficically. Some people find this one fine, but it’s all made up! The good one or the “bad” one!…

They were absolutley kids show, not a late teen show. People in America often found it as teenagers but its a kids show. 

Except Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z were series targeted to a young demographic. But go ahead and delude yourself in your beliefs 

What you read doesn’t change what was written.