The original article said that Second Wind hired “Ellie,” explained why people thought “Ellie” wasn’t who she purported to be, gave a quick summary of misogyny in e-sports, why it might be relevant to this case, and then quoted the reactions of the team and a few pro players. What exactly there is “going off half…

The original article said that Second Wind hired “Ellie,” explained why people thought “Ellie” wasn’t who she purported to be, gave a quick summary of misogyny in e-sports, why it might be relevant to this case, and then quoted the reactions of the team and a few pro players. What exactly there is “going off half…

You know what would have happened if a brigade of manosphere vigilantes hadn’t decided to harass and doxx someone they thought was a woman? “Ellie” might have gotten away with it! Gotten away with what, you ask?

I mean Nintendo was misgendering Birdo from day one so yes 

I came for the headline but I stayed for the absurd descriptions of how she decided she was British.

I’m going to store “you withered liches” away for a rainy day

Is... is this why we can’t have nice things?

I agree, but also the producer-consumer model of entertainment doesn’t really work for me either. People who create works of culture are engaged in a conversation; that’s why they’re putting it in the public sphere in the first place. I don’t think they should be dictated to about what their work needs to look like,…

I have come a long way in accepting and loving my friends in the furry community, but there are some lines I may never be able to cross. "Pawsitive" is one of those lines.

That is a truly astonishing level of tone-deafness for something which all presumably came out of the same marketing team.

Woof, Bethesda. This is the first I'm hearing of this but a $5 coupon to help soothe people upset about a $200 collector's edition seems like it will just make people more angry.

It has been clarified that the draw effect happens before the reshuffle with the Hakkar Blood Plague cards so that it will cause players to take much more damage in fatigue but not die instantly. If your deck is just one blood plague you draw it, draw one for fatigue, take three, and then reshuffle.

The fact that his “defense” consists of

We’re talking specifically about critiques of graphical style which are mis-framed as critiques of the engine. Whether a game has adequate HD or 1080p support might be appropriately framed as a critique of the engine, or the game’s polish and support. But for people who think Bethesda games look bad because of poor…

I'm glad you are there to be a good influence on him. Children shouldn't be exposed to sports.

Thanks for this. There’s so much to learn from failed games, especially games that failed in an interesting way. This guy sounds like he has a good essay in him on his experiences.

Totally. I think the problem is that gamers like to lend their critique a false air of objectivity and insider knowledge by framing this as a critique of engine choice when it would be more fair and honest to say: Bethesda lacks creativity and has an uninspired visual style.

Gamers encounter the Ship of Theseus, and decide the most pressing issue is that Theseus must be hung as a witch for duplicating ships

Having experienced the sheer insanity that is Axe Cop I’m excited to see more children lending their weird and boundless creativity to media.

Akali has had a rework and a VU since you played last, Burnersucks. Now she looks like a cool hipster ninja.