Anti-SLAPP law just means the case gets dismissed before it receives a full hearing. It does not mean that Avellone was found guilty of anything, or Barrows innocent.

So the author has no responsibility over how they present information? Again, not sure why you are putting the full blame on the reader and completely leaving the author (and editors for that matter) out of the equation 

For all the people who were dipshittedly pearl clutching over Roiland: this is how you fight that shit, if it’s false. Right here.

That’s an overly simplistic take which puts all the blame on the readers. Just putting the word “allegedly” before saying something and then write the whole article as an assumption that its true (which is something increasingly common these days, this site included) kind of makes that particular word kind of…

This just makes the shitshow that followed the accusations even more embarrassing for all the internet commenters involved.

Hopefully he’ll get back on his feet and work on RPGs again. He’s too talented to remain in the freezer.

The real concern about being innocent until proven guilty is that it is not, as many allege, only a legal concept. It is a legal concept, but like most legal concepts - such as freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, voting rights, etc. - it is only sustainable because it is a cultural norm.

Cases like these are hard to look at subjectively because you want to believe victims when they come forward, but you also want to prevent false accusations. I am not sure in this case which is true now.. they stated he did it, lost, and now state he didn’t do it. The thing that bothers me the most about this, is once…

This touches on the moral dilemma journalists face when they report on reports. Publish accusations. Quote uncorroborated statements. Deal in rumors and innuendo. Or rather, the dilemma they should face. In the name of clicks, traffic, the SCOOP! personal politics - we all to often listen to lies and have the audacity…

To overcome qualified immunity one has to find that the police had previously been found guilty of an identical infringement. Catch-22. Since every such case is dismissed because there has never been a finding of guilt there can never be a charge leading to a finding of guilt. 

Nintendo may not be required to provide free access to their back catalog, but they are also not required to actively shut down the attempts of others to preserve that catalog. They do it anyway. Nearly every art form has a way for people to view, borrow, or aquire copies of classic works. Hell, the Library of…

lol bootlicker

All you do is comment extremely negative things, usually with a personal insult to the poster. That's it, you can keep doing it, but you must have some sort of anger issue in real life I'm guessing to be so rude to strangers on the internet with nearly every single post

I’m sure Nintendo will reward your loyalty, while you wait for that, and be sure to not hold your breath, I’ll be enjoying Project M and all that cool shit nintendo hates. Like my copy of Melee that nintendo refuses to sell and that I’m not entitled to play, but I’ll do so anyway thank you very much.

Lol, poor bitch. I can assure you I’m nothing of the sort, but the fact that you immediately assumed I am economically disadvantaged says a LOT about your worldview. But I guess I shouldn’t be surprised a corporate bootlicker is also a social elitist.

People seem to completely miss the point of all this. This isn’t so you grand kids can play Super Mario Bros, and be super unimpressed by it. It’s so the histories of your great great great grand kids can research the games that existed a hundred years ago, and preserve possible research of our lives and entertainment…

This isn’t about games with Hard copies though, they are specifically talking about games that don’t have hard copies in this context.

All that stuff is only 25-30 years old at most. Of course it still works. What VGHF wants is for all of these still-not-that-old games to still be available in another 25-30 years, and another 50 beyond that. We might not be at risk of outright losing any WiiU or 3DS games right now, but Nintendo’s refusal to support,…

You do realize they’re trying to shut down the jail-breaking and emulators, right?

Mitch McConnell is possibly the single most solidified roadblock to progress in this country. Kotick supporting him isn’t surprising but it’s damn annoying. It makes me want to punch him in the face.

If you love intimate stories then how can you rate Halo 3: ODST so low when it features Sadie’s Story? If I were to rate the games on their ability to make me emotional then it’d be Halo 3: ODST > Halo: Infinite > Halo 4.