Honestly, those nations are only ‘controversial’ because of the Chinese government going after anyone who acknowledges them. Nonetheless, not going to pretend surprise, the CCP’s ability to co-opt even small companies is horrific but well known at this point. I am however frustrated by how little counter there is to…

I knew better from the start, but the image alone was enough. Frankly though, I don’t get why they design monsters like this - the only mood it sets is disgust and attempting to ignore them.

Really, Alexandra’s list was good, but I want to point out one just to be utterly clear here, because it alone is full and total justification to not just refuse to attend, but be disgusted.

My reaction too - I guess good for them though? At least they seem to be happy, even if the rest of us are bemused.

That’s actually an interesting question, and the answer is basically, “I have no idea.” There are some really good older entries in the series, but you might get a better idea of where it’s at from something newer. Thinking about it, I might start with the first more ‘modern’ take in Tales of Symphonia, since it’s the…

XP and 95? I mean, certainly not any time recently. But originally when they first made and updated the start menu it was actually a really good idea. Especially compared to their competition.

At this point that area of law is so messy and overwhelming that whether or not there’s basis for a claim is irrelevant - the mere chance is enough to screw you. It’s an astounding comment on how broken our government is that this continues. And an even more astounding one that they regularly propose making the law…

I’d honestly have trouble recommending bothering. It feels like they’ve made one mistake after another since Mayhem 2.0 dropped, and that’s ignoring the fundamental issues with the game such as the story and writing. Anointments are a mess, they’re covering a gear system which is also a mess, they actively go after…

I mean, it’s not surprising that you’re pleased about mobile use for a mobile UI. That said, I’m dubious on the argument that this is an improvement even with the removal of live tiles (though you’re right about the center positioning - it increases the already disgusting amount of screen space waste).

My main impression of Windows 11 is that the UI is bloody awful. I don’t know why they feel the need to perpetually design their UI for mobile use without concern about anything else, that chunky icon based style of start menu is an abomination.

In the example I mentioned, the devs were caught twice altering drop rates for cash shop items.

Two things here, one datamining is actually a useful service provided to gaming communities, since it makes it harder for devs to screw over the public without being caught (see Warframe early on), and two this issue sounds more like a problem with ‘insiders’ giving out these codes that are supposedly intended to be a…

Solid point here on proof of vaccine, if this really is just vaccinated people it’s  safer than a lot of what the public is already doing on a day to day level. If it’s not requiring proof of vaccination on the other hand, it’s a bloody petri dish.

Frankly, after the whole China thing, helping out former Trump officials, hiring a torture apologist, and...

I’ll just reiterate what I said last time - I don’t want to spend the year chasing trailers. They’re not something I watch a lot. E3 serves a valuable purpose in compacting this down to one event where you can take a look and decide whether you’re interested in a game.

Last I heard Israel just kicked out Netanyhu? Still, perhaps more to the point - they don’t use RCV. Both are PR states, but neither use RCV any more significantly than how a few US localities have tried it. I don’t think Israel uses it at all from recollection in fact, they just have one vote to assign to a closed…

I (finally) got a card through EVGA’s queue. Admittedly since nVidia increased the price $200 right before launch, and it was already overpriced (and not the card I was trying to get) I still got ripped off, but nonetheless.

Honestly, I’d still argue Demon’s Souls is their hardest game. Simply because it relies more on ‘gotchas’ than the others. Most of their other games are significantly more skill based. As a result I kind of shrug at this kind of argument, as I don’t know where they’d rate that game.

We need an opposition party (or more preferably, to eliminate the two party system so people can have more representation), so I can actually understand his argument. The problem comes in when you look behind it. He says a lot of nice things, but at the end of the day he donated to Trump and McConnell. The Trump…

I’ve said it elsewhere, but I have no interest anyways. I despise modern Microsoft UI design (and modern UI design in general). I use a PC, I want my UI to be efficient and user friendly. Giant icons in a vast wasteland of a window are pointless. Text based menu UI works because it’s compact, efficient, easy, and…