It’s thanks to patent laws that most African nations aren’t allowed to produce Covid vaccines (as if we’ve not been shafted enough), Patent and copyright law could very well be the cause for millions of preventable deaths on the continent alone. Sure, what happens in Africa will (and has) lead to new variants and…

They have been doing so for centuries.

It was specifically designed for Mario 64 DS, which makes the lawsuit a dick move because that is what the patent references (virtual joystick created at point of contact that is dragged around). I love Nintendo but even they didn’t believe in this mechanic, everyone I know only used the d pad, and the thumb-strap…

I still can’t believe you can patent what amounts to “a mathematical formula to simulate XYZ.”

I really don’t think Sony should have ground to stand on, other than if McDonald’s specifically made it seem like Sony is involved. Are people forbidden from selling cars they paint without the manufacturer’s permission? I don’t think McDonald’s should have backed down, but maybe Australian law is more “you don’t own…

Oh, so many questions with this one — even though I enjoyed it.

This episode was darn solid, almost entirely by dint of the characters showing some intelligence. Most shows (especially CW Arrowverse shows) rely on characters being a little less intelligent than the viewer, but this one ... this one demonstrates some good sense. Lana instantly stepping up rather than spending half…

“...it would be nice if Steam provided more detailed reasoning behind their ban”

This is modern liberalism. It's full circled into some sort of bizarre new puritanism.

All the commenters going, “Actually, Apple isn’t anti-porn, they’re just...” are totally missing the point.

The anti-sexuality of today’s America is actually quite scary to see. Disregarding that they’re bringing itch.io up here for no reason and being stupid which is honestly a quite shameful display, what the hell does it matter if an adult chooses to buy and/or download adult content? What’s next, Pornhub not being…

Being consigned to apple arcade means this game won’t get the players it should, too bad

Different expectations, I imagine. Some people thought this would be sci-fi GTA so they expected deep, complex open-world systems (e.g. cops, traffic, pedestrians, etc) and elaborately scripted missions with a heavy narrative focus. I expected open-world Deus Ex and I mostly got what I expected.

I’m in the same boat. Which is sort of a unique position we are in. I 100% the game as well, and one on hand I loved it, but I’ve also definitely had enough for now. New fixes and stuff are cool, but won’t bring me back. And I imagine most people are pretty done/pissed at the game, and the people that did play it and…

retreating armies also salted the earth to deny the land to the victor.

At last a modicum of real knowledge appears on Kotaku’s comment section!

Yes, actually, that is what the phrase means. Salting the earth was a method of putting down so much salt in an area that it killed off all plants and made it a struggle for anything to thrive there for a period of time. Some invading tribes would do it just to be dicks to any survivors left behind in raids. It is…

The sun/dot should be fine since it’s literally their flag. If China thinks using the Japanese flag is offensive due to Japan’s past war crimes, then perhaps using the Chinese flag should be considered offensive due to their crimes against humanity being perpetrated right now. China’s high horse is one of the lowest…

have faith this time. while personal gains are definitely a factor in this, restructuring the entire financial system (and bringing power back to average investors) is the main goal.

Eh, where’s the fun in that!?

Half the joy I find in stealth games comes from abusing the gaps in AI. It’s a feature, not a flaw.