Soooo...are we to assume that Xbox voice chat and Microsoft Teams calls are retrievable somehow?

His music rocks (especially with Steve Stevens on guitar) and he is a great entertainer.  I’m actually sad to see Cyberpunk on this list.  It was a concept album totally fitting for the time.  Even though it was a huge departure stylistically for Billy, I thought he executed it well.  Because it was such a bomb, he…

So, practically speaking, what’s the difference between using AI to generate art and voices vs the procedurally generated environments that are so common in video games now? We’re simply talking about leveraging computing power and algorithms to streamline the process and generate assets quicker.

I never understood why they never did another Chrome Hounds. It was a much more tactical game than AC and the online, persistent world battle was a really cool feature.  My friend group loved it.

Make another Chrome Hounds!

You should go back and re-read what she wrote. You are completely misrepresenting her review and being overly defensive about it.

I think Claire’s assessment is pretty spot on and I appreciate that she felt comfortable enough to share how her personal life experiences draw her to Giger’s art. Like Claire, I was drawn to this game because of the art style (which I personally think leans far more Giger than Beksiński) and the mystery of what the…

It’s most likely an intentional leak. Facebook really needs the hype right now. The leak video and coverage like this are great advertising (ironic since Kotoku is so snarky about the Quest).  They didn’t even have to pay Kotoku for the ad.

I’m not sure how I feel about crypto or NFTs, but I find it telling that you call the GME crowd “people running scams” when they were simply a reaction to an actual, institutionalized scam run by Wallstreet, albeit one that the general public is mostly oblivious to. If anything, the retail traders have done us all a…

Yeah, I should have phrased that differently.

Jason set the bar that all the other writers here should be shooting for. I don’t think every news piece needs to be as in-depth as what Jason often put together, but his level of professionalism is the gold standard.

I’m not going to get into a philosophical debate with you over human nature and bias. However, there’s a clear, easy-to-understand difference between news reporting and editorials. If you look at the subheading for this article, it clearly says “News.” If you look at the menu bar for the site, they have a section…

Whoa. Defensive much?

I’ll spell out what I was laying down because you missed it:

1) Clearly, there are a lot of different opinions and writers at Kotaku. Allowing each of those writers to express their personal opinions when reporting is not a good way to operate. The website should have at least a basic framework of…

That’s a pretty douchey response to a well written and thoughtful critique of your post and Kotoku’s seemingly bipolar stance on things like microtransactions.

I hate to tell you this, dude, but your lengthy and biased opinion pieces aren’t exactly Pulitzer Prize material. I would suggest that you consider taking some…

Too bad workplace harassment at Activision isn’t getting “kernal-level” attention. Amiright?

My wife and saw one on a truck in Oregon just last week. She asked me if I knew what it stood for. I guessed that maybe the truck owner was a veteran because I see a lot of black and grey American flag patches for tactical backpacks. I thought it was just meant to be a more stealthy flag without bright colors.  Now I…

I can’t believe I missed this. Thanks for pointing it out!

However, since it’s still Destiny 2, I bet there’s something in their agreement that pushes part of the profits back to Activision.

Published by Activision? Sorry Bungie. I won’t have any of my money making its way to those slimeballs.

If the pandemic and recent upsurge in whackjob idealogy has demonstrated anything, it’s that our society is filled with idiots. These idiots are not able to behave in a reasonable, or thoughtful manner. That’s all the argument you need for stricter gun laws or stricter regulations on performance vehicles. I’m all for…

Your last paragraph sums this up accurately. It’s up to employees and consumers to choose not to play along. But will we?

I’d argue things have changed. Before labor laws came into existence, shit was real bad. However, over the last 40 years, companies have done an excellent job of eroding public support for unions and keep their abuse right at that level where people aren’t quite motivated enough to organize.

Growing up, I lived in an…