Because all through the other article, there were people talking as if the Raiden escape mission was a down-payment on anything and everything Kojima wants to do with female characters after that - as though now, we can't say zip for evermore because of lulzy naked cartwheels from a game older than many MGS players.…

That defence has been made a lot, but that was, what: one mission, played for laughs, and from 12 years ago? It's not the same as what people are debating here, where he's either presenting the character to us in her standard state or choosing to market her via an exceptional one.

That would change nothing. If Quiet is a trans woman, then her depiction as a female character is exactly the same as it would be for any other female character, and Kojima still has the same question to answer.

This is a discussion about the name "football" though, so the existence of older games in other cultures isn't what we're talking about here. I don't have time to track down better links even though I know there are earlier refs than this, so I've had to grab one at random from Wikipedia, but here you go anyway:

The cool kids call them "F-fuckin'-bombs".

I love this review.

I think this is a lot smarter than people are making out. If it seems like it's not for you, it's not and you shouldn't worry about looking for a reason to get it. But in terms of what it means for Vita and PS4, I think this is one of the smartest things I've seen Sony do in ages. Part of me thinks they should have…

It's a national conspiracy to call it "handegg". We know it's shit, and tired, but it annoys you so it serves its purpose. I only use it if an American tries to claim their game is somehow more deserving of the name than the English sport - I wouldn't say it apropos of nothing. We don't ever use the term "Rubgy…

No it wasn't. Laws were introduced in the 1300s to govern an explosion in public team sports and the trouble that came with them, and football was noted as a separate and different game from what was known as "handball". It is described in historical records as "a kicking game", overwhelmingly played with the feet.

Nope. Our sport is football, we only called it "soccer" after the introduction of "association football" (long form). Earliest recorded use of "football" as a singular term comes from Newcastle in 1308. Your handegg comes much later.

Aww. I assume this video is the thing that gets Florida reattached in between Bugs Bunny gifs.

Yeah don't misunderstand me - I don't approve of this, I'm just attempting to meet him halfway on his bullshit so I don't have to put up with an inbox full of fanboys/girls telling me I'm not even trying to understand him.

No, I shouldn't be ashamed! This is the infuriating thing. I rolled my eyes and thought, "Well, that's some sad shit right there", and moved on when they first showed this, and didn't bother commenting. This time though...

Almost certainly, her skin is like a chameleon's or something and she's less visible out of clothes than in them (and just happens to be a pretty woman). However, Hideo Kojima can get fucked if he thinks he can come around talking about his "sexy" characters, reveal that shitty design, and then chide us for coming to…

now let's try an ocelot with a kinkajou

You imagine they will? In order to know they've canned the right Chris Jarvis, they'd have to go phoning up Guerilla Cambridge to make sure. Why would they do that? If he's going for a job with a salary then there's no reason to see him as a threat, and nobody is going to want to take revenge on him on Guerilla's…

The idea that you'll get treated like dirt and then the industry will smile on you and give you opportunities is somewhat fanciful, as is the idea that this guy has endangered his whole future by arguing for his rights under the law. Nobody's going to add his name to a shit list and pin it up behind the door. The…

It's the truth, I swear daahn!

Perhaps another way to look at it is that there are only so many games you can release before your own products are competing with each other.

I thought the whole point of that movie is that it's a grotesque parody of free market capitalism via a total scumbag? He's a racist and a misogynist, but I've never met anyone who thought those things were being celebrated. It's like the send-up of the thin line between patriotism and fascism in Starship Troopers.…