No, it absolutely is born out of jerkiness. King.com is making money hand over fist, entertaining notions of going public, and they have to turn an indie game into collateral damage just because some piddly little bullshit might (but probably won't to any visible extent) chip away at their bottom line? I'm sorry, but…

So in other words, King.com is publicly admitting that they are brandishing their trademark in a completely frivolous way? How does that help their case? How could they possibly win here when they're directly admitting that Banner Saga doesn't infringe on their rights?

So what's the legal status of this? Because several years ago, if I remember right, they regulated this type of behaviors when it came to blogging. Bloggers are now required to disclose if they received the things they're shilling for as gifts, or if they receive payment or other compensation from companies in return…

Naw, the long cutscenes are part of the charm of the series. It just wouldn't be the same without them. I love it for its JRPG excesses as much as any other aspect of it.

After reading your first paragraph, the contents of your second paragraph immediately ran through my head. Like you, I ultimately wouldn't even care about them getting redone in HD. I just want the damned things to be released on PSN. There's no good reason why they haven't been by now. Same with Suikoden II (which…

My limited respect was mostly the result of something I read about their development process once. I guess their developers are encouraged to make new games all the time. What they'll do is try a game out on a limited basis, and then keep expanding platforms if it proves more successful. I respected that, because it…

Wow. King.com, a company that I actually had some measure of respect for, is really just trying to trash its reputation now, isn't it? It always seemed to me that they at least deserved some praise for having a sustainable business and development model compared to their closest competition, Zynga. They didn't seem to…

I never said "unlimited bandwidth." I said "unlimited broadband," implying unlimited usage. And yeah, that used to be standard in the US broadband market. Only in recent years have usage caps been introduced as the new dominant model.

Dude, no. The reason why people have fewer choices is because ISPs absolutely want to avoid direct competition with one another. They're happy to carve up the country into local and regional areas, which they can then virtually monopolize. Stop trying to act like this is a problem with "local municipalities getting in…

What is the market response to this crippled product? Is there anything at all on the horizon? There have been cities that have tried to institute public broadband, service that would be not only cheaper, but sometimes of better quality than available market options, and ISPs typically will sue, whenever they can, on…

You are well outside the norm if you live in America and have 3 to 5 different internet providers offering comparable services (I don't think I'd count one each of dial-up, DSL, and cable broadband as adequately in competition with one another) in your subscription area.

Libertarians == Republicans 95% of the time. Anti-establishment Republicans perhaps, but still essentially Republican.

The sad thing is that this resistance wouldn't ultimately matter, because consumers would be put in the position of having hobbled internet or no internet at all in many cases.

I'm paying about $45/mo for unlimited 100/100 fiber, coming straight out the wall, Korea (worth noting, as well, that I have several other perfectly good options, at different price levels, at my disposal). It's ridiculous. I understand that we're dealing with a different geographic reality in the US, but the bottom…

I don't think it's as grey an issue as you're letting on, though. For example, ISPs routinely fight against local proposals that would grant the public low-cost wi-fi, fiber optic, or whatever else, paid for through taxes. The divvying up of territory isn't merely a function of the cost of laying down lines. It's a…

It's great to see that the OP has taken the time to absolutely not back up his initial statement in any way. Typical libertarian bullshit: fly in with a "let the market handle it" message, and then dip out when the adults tear it to shreds.

People (usually dim libertarian types) who answer this dilemma by saying "Welp, let's just let the market decide! If your ISP is throttling certain stuff, just switch providers!" do so with a complete lack of understanding about how anti-competitive the US broadband market is. ISPs have carved up the US into a series…

That's hilarious!

"XBox watch ABC."

That place looks great, but I don't even want to imagine the absurd hours employees must have to work there. Korean corporate culture is no joke, and as nice as the digs appear to be, I'm not sure even that would make me want to work at a Korean corporation.