It’s not the kids. It’s the parents. Always the parents.

This is not going to change until consumers start to realise that they’re causing the problem themselves. Publishers only understand money, so as long as people stand in line waiting for the new release the publisher has no inclination to make sure the game works on launch. Pre-orders are even worse for this. If one…

This is the unpopular opinion but I agree totally. It’s undeniably gorgeous, and there are some nice story moments (the opening, the giraffe, some of the on-going conversations between Joel and Ellie and I did really like the ending) but it was nothing mind blowing, and from a gameplay perspective I was really…

Apparently she’s also a big Street Fighter fan. She favours Cammy.

Wait, ‘onanii’ is Japanese for masturbation? That’s remarkably close to ‘onanism’. Is that just a coincidence or is there likely to be some cross-pollination (giggidy) there? I didn’t think eastern and western languages had much influence on each other until relatively recently.

20 years from now there won’t be kids. Have you not seen Children of Men? Best documentary I’ve ever seen

Not just games, but all media. I love a good ambiguous ending, something that sticks with you after you’ve finished the story and makes you think about it more, but there seems to be a lot of people who aren’t satisfied if everything isn’t tied up in a neat bow. I’ve heard some people say that Nolan ‘couldn’t decide’…

And also completely wrong. Unless Phil has never bought a game, book, comic, DVD or been to the cinema. He may not be funding the creative endeavour he’s currently consuming, but he is funding the *next*. Weird article all round really.

Every time I hear the full version it throws me. I get part way into “I whistled for a cab” before I realise and then I have to just mumble along for a bit until it gets to the part I recognise.

“The next film is going to be the darkest one yet”...

See, the thing is, modern society has conditioned a lot of people to believe that ‘opinions’ are always valid. They are beautiful, special things that everyone is entitled to and no one must ever denounce or take away. The fact that something is an opinion means it cannot be questioned and by its very nature carries…

In his house at R’lyeh, death Cthulhu waits straining.

Just roast them with a little honey. Your life will be changed.

This is the thread to ask questions to the guy who helped create some of the greatest adventure games of all time. I think you might be in the wrong place.

Hi Ron, Monkey Island is one of my favourite series of all time, and 2 in particular is one of my overall favourite games. Would you ever let us know what your plan was for the plot in the ‘original’ MI3, or is there still the tiniest chance it may one day see the light of day?

When the article about the Batmobile version of Arkham Knight came out I got into an argument with someone about preorders. Well...I say ‘argument’. It basically consisted of me explaining all the reasons pre-ordering is bad for the industry and consumers (which you’ve done in greater depth and more eloquently here)…

$4.99? As in...just over £3?

Coroner’s verdict: “Suicide by Batman”.

I was just curious to see how many you had.

And here I was, genuinely interested to hear your considered thoughts on why pre-orders, retail exclusives and broken launch games *don’t* harm the industry for consumers.