Late-70’s Dodge Aspen.

Tall buildings have their elevators split not to save you in case of FF but because elevator mechanisms do not work too well with extra long distances, think about the weight of the cables for example.

It’s like a faucet of never ending JRPGs.

I’m not disagreeing with any of that. Of course it is a risk. But if you are looking at the big picture, not you as a backer specifically, but the health of the kickstarter community, much like the health of the stock market, it depends on the reputation of the market as a whole. In other words, it depends on the…

God, this. I have USAA (thanks, dad!) and I know they aren’t always the cheapest, but any time I’ve ever had a problem, they HANDLE IT. I’m too old (not really) to be fighting with my insurance company about he said/she said crap if there’s an accident or problem. I almost don’t care how much more it costs; the…

Hah - you can give them a smack back. :D

The fallacy of GamerGate is also contextualized in this line: “but that’s actually what most GGs are concerned about.” How would you actually go about proving “most”? By being an anonymous group that’s opposed to formal organization or outward hierarchy, you cannot by any measure say “most” anything. This group cannot…

The problem with these fluids is that they don't stay non-conductive very long. As they pick up tiny little pieces of dust and stuff from the inside of your loop they become conductive, unless you are buying extremely high end chemicals like 3M's fluoro-inert or something.

Just a few migraine-related comments:

Being an asshole sometimes comes with consequences. As it should be.

Agreed. This asshole doesn't deserve to have his game on Steam.

Learn how to behave like civilized human beings people.

Threats against peoples lives should never be taken lightly, it only takes one lunatic. Also with how bitterly toxic and unhinged people related to games have been this year, I really wouldn't take that as an empty threat.

Honestly? I think the fact that you're covering this is fucking awesome. More of these in-depth sub-culture articles, please. Really digging the direction Kotaku is taking lately (and not just because it's exploring "taboo" ground like nude mods, which most gaming websites wouldn't give a thoughtful feature).

Okay, seriously. What in the actual fuck, folks?

I teach English at the college level; last year, I was privileged to teach ENG 230, which at my institution is a rotating (through the faculty) course that is generously labeled "Special Topics in Literature."

I taught my course, for two semesters, as "Gaming: Literary…

Regarding Gamer Gate and the conception of sexism and misogyny. I wrestle with this, for so many reasons. I don't want to assume someone is just a troll or an asshole in general, I really don't. But I've yet to hear a single logical thing come from this very vocal group.

I'm a rational thinking, logical person who loves and enjoys playing games but I don't support GamerGate. I really think it's not part of the discussion if people want to talk about any valid criticism in the industry or journalism. It's forced people I like including friends to leave the industry who really had no…

It's about how we have serious issues with sexism and misogyny in games, but the only person willing to talk about them regularly makes mistakes or outright wrong statements when she tries to bring them up, which makes some people think "oh my god, she's lying to further her cause." I don't think she's lying - she's…

There's a really really strong undercurrent of misogyny in Gamer Gate. It's worth noting that the people being attacked for their "ethics" are primarily women.

Piracy is huge down here (South American cancer I tell you!) People "jailbreak" their 360 (easier) or PS3 (harder) and then just buy the games or download them. I have a normal 360 I brought from the time I lived in the USA so therefore I buy all my games. Thing is though hardware is expensive (current gen - old gen…

Here in Brazil we still don't have the kinect less version for sale but the xbone is always cheaper than the ps4 since it is made in a factory on Brazilian soil, while the ps4 is imported, which means that Xbox has warranty and ps4 doesn't. But they are still expensive anyways so our market doesn't even make a dent in…