The thing about ‘anti-consumer’ in the context of a discussion about gaming is that people tend to toss it around with the same flippancy and near total lack of understanding as anti-maskers evoking the First Amendment.

I also can’t help but wonder if Marvel is throwing Sony a few bones to keep their relationship on good terms so they can continue to use the character in the MCU without Sony rocking the boat. 

So we can officially declare social media a mistake now, right? Like the verdict is in?

Just finished Ghost of Tsushima today, and I think it may be one of the most enjoyable games of the generation. It has flaws, no doubt, but reflecting on how I’ve felt after playing other AAA games this gen just makes me love this world and characters Suckerpunch has crafted.

I feel the same way.  Most of the battles in the game are much smaller scale, but it’s actually pretty impressive how the game handles bigger scale fights, and it does have that same kind of dynamism and chaos.  The fact that the combat works just as well on a small scale as it does for the larger fights is really…

Great piece, Brian.

For the readers questioning how others could possibly gain pleasure through spending money this way, let’s remember the following human activities:

Never thought you could win at Animal Crossing but this sounds pretty close. 

Swing and a miss, dude. Swing and a miss.

I mean....

Those of us who’ve bought Skyrim on like 19 different platforms agree.

Just to put this in perspective for folks who haven’t been covering this: imagine if just before going into the NBA playoffs we learned that 4 out of 5 starters on every single team entering the playoffs had abused minors, as well as 100% of the coaching staff.

Im pretty certain this whole situation will only get worse before it gets better (not just for Smash but for the whole competitive FG communiy in general). That said, the recknoning is necessary if these are to be safe environments. And hey, if the community cannot survive and rebuild as a proper, safe, caring…

As an optimist I have to point out that intermittent Larson is better than no Larson.

Aways love your articles.

It is common everywhere (especially in Texas where fajitas originated) to get a platter of pico, sour cream, lettuce, cheese and guacamole for your fajitas.

Yes, in Texas it is extremely common for fajitas to come with: shredded cheese, grilled onions and peppers, pico de gallo, sour cream, and occasionally quacamole.

Despite how “dead” Red Dead Redemption’s open world is from an interactivity perspective, it never felt like a knock against it. In large part because of the fact that the frontier it was recreating is and was mostly empty and inhospitable. You’d see tumbleweeds roll along the ground. You’d see grass or trees sway in…

That was a great read. I didn’t know kotaku still did this kind of thing, thanks for that.

I went through a Huxley phase in high school. His stuff is very readable, genuinely thoughtful and somewhat breezy with the satirical bite balanced by often deeply troubling overtones.