Poochy. It’s a reference to a Simpsons episode in which executives try to add an “extreme” character to the Itchy and Scratchy show.

with parts of the Midwest experiencing wind chills of 40, 50, even 60 degrees below zero—and that’s in Fahrenheit.

It’s not so bad if you get the FastPass, though.

No, what he means is that, until Smash 64, no one was waiting for Smash. Characters could only start waiting for Smash once they knew it existed (so, 1999).

I see S1D’s point, but I still think it was better the way they did it.

In my mind, this should be purchasable. Spend $2, unlock all of the characters.

For what it’s worth, Vanellope left her game in Wreck-it Ralph. Right at the end, she was present at Felix and Calhoun’s wedding. So somehow she’s just maintained her ability to glitch while also belonging to the game once more. I guess.

I’m so on board with this. The human characters in Smash tend to be the more boring ones. Piranha Plant sounds brilliant.

Is that a typo, or are they just making a sneaky reference to their avatars when they talk about amounts in “miilions”?

Sounds like a form of uncanny valley. As the art form gets more realistic, the cracks become more obvious.

It also sounds like you’re looking for a sim, or at least a world that would go along with its business just fine without you. Are there any games out there that manage to pull that off?

“Employees apparently received about five weeks of severance and benefits for one month, the letter suggests.”

I’m also anosmic, and I know a handful of other people who are, too. (A former coworker, a substitute teacher from high school, etc.)

I had no idea about the video game smell thing... that’s a new one for me. It seems like every few months I discover something else that I wouldn’t have expected has a scent (your “smell…

The actual fading in of the music at that moment isn’t particularly difficult. This kind of thing is just a simple crossfade that an audio engine like FMOD can handle without issue. What really adds to it are the accompanying wind sound effects when Spiderman is near the base of the swing, as well as the seamless…

She wore a hat, she was at a tree-planting ceremony, and she didn’t want to hold Donald Trump’s hand. How is this nuts?

The amount of money I spend on a game absolutely influences the number of times I’ll give that game a chance. If I spend $60 on a game, and didn’t like it the first time playing, I’ll still have that gnawing feeling in the back of my mind saying “Surely it must actually be worth the money I paid for it.”

Exactly! We’re supposed to take care of it, not exploit it. We’re supposed to assume that, even if we’re Raptured away tomorrow, that God will ask “What did you do with what I gave you?” And the answer should not be “I trashed it. You’re cool with that, right?”

You are correct.

THIS LOOKS AMAZING.

“I just want this process to take fewer than a million years!”

How about 12 minutes? That would be a considerable time savings! 

Some reasons why John McCain deserves a thank you for this:

The business model of Toys ‘R Us has always been to focus on a few brands and have a whole lot of them on their shelves, but the market has changed to wanting niche toys. I mean, it was only recently that they actually realized that dividing their toys between “boys toys” and “girls toys” wasn’t working so well for…