After the rather well received trilogy with a badass charismatic Italian protagonist, ACIII introduced Conner, an unlikable half Native American guy with an unpronounceable Native American name who teenage angst his way through the entire game. (I'm not against Native Americans in any way. Conner is just a pain.)

Its a human thing. We love wrecking stuff.

Say... if it doesn't have a progress bar, what happens if you rip out the disc during the install? Does it restart? How will I even tell?

You didn't. They essentially defeated themselves.

Imagine an oversized steroid-shot man with giant muscles clenching so hard his muscles burst a pinata. Then the material now on the floor coagulated to form little Russia Jrs.

They had trading post, mail issues. I was too busy climbing random pyramid buildings and earning exp by exploring to notice. Smooth sailing, compared to other launches.

I agree, GW2 is such an awesome example. Big, popular game. No login issues from day one.

Unfortunate as it is, since I'm a huge Evangelion fan, I agree. We live in a world where we can no longer use religion as an inspiration without the legions raising pitchforks over it.

Agreed. iOS already gives multiple layers of protection, and even more when a user enables them, I really don't see how Apple has any liability. Techno-illiterate parents spend so much time tearing down a system's defenses only to complain how the makers are at fault; its like struggling past fences and security,…

Perhaps "LBAHOIMD" for Lane Based Action Hero Oriented Items Matters Defence". That'll thin down the herd.

I've played both DotA and DotA 2, and am currently a LoL player. Like many LoL players I've transitioned from DotA All-Stars on the WC3 engine. I was excited like every other DotA player when DotA 2 was announced, then beta-ed. I was sorely dissapointed, and after a short while went back to LoL. I felt Riot's game…

Claiming DirectX 9 is poisonous to RTS gaming is not exactly accurate. Other studios and their games seem to put out good looking strategy games with a DirectX 9 minimum requirement, with games like Supreme Commander from Gas Powered Games and Company of Heroes from Relic Entertainment being the posterboys of the…

Unfortunately, anyone who uses wide-audience social media these days like Twitter need to be aware that not only thousands of fans, but the government, random strangers and the entire internet is looking on. Posting a tweet is akin to shouting at the top of your voice across a hall full of listeners, and one should…