The cost would change between the platforms depending on what was used for initial development. What I'm saying is that cost isn't included in this consideration of how expensive it is to bring the game to xbox. As stated - 'as long as you have no offices and pay everyone with rev share,' it's not just five thousand…

Also note that those numbers didn't include salary for anyone else working on it other than the developer(s). That's more time netted out in revenue shares on top of the five thousand or more. It's quite a bit for an indie.

A lot of Washington State brewers would happily distribute nationally but don't because of state requirements both at that level of distribution and production. The majority of the beers stay localized to the west coast as a result. And those same requirements keep a number of out of state brewers from distributing in…

and who couldn't use an extra $2.5 million.

It's got to come from somewhere. After all, there are only six teams left in the tournament, and even sixth place gets more than $500,000 in prize money. Nothing makes me feel like doing my best than knowing that no matter what I do, I still get a portion of half a million. Were I playing, I'd just sit there reading…

Why is the downtime not normal? Dota2 games can go anywhere from thirty to eighty minutes without breaks. Your examples just don't fit. I think you're also seeing 'forced hype' where you want to. Over nine million willingly raised by the player base. And when it comes to the event production values, people pay…

Is this game only available for Windows 8? It's not clear on the linked page if it is required or just support, while your review lists 'Windows PC' as a platform.

Fuck this and fuck Sega. I was more than likely going to happily purchase this shortly following release, if there weren't any major red flags, and now I'm most definitely not.

You're also forced to pre-purchase the game through Gamestop to get both missions, which are connected. It's mind boggling to me that there are people out there who wouldn't understand why this is a bad thing. Not only is there gated content at pre-purchase, part of that content is also retailer exclusive - and it's…

When I got to this part of the article, I couldn't not contemplate the idea that the author might be in the middle of a elaborate, multi-article troll.

These defenses have been pretty pathetic. I'm still not sure if they're meant to be jokes or not.

This game has been better than anything released by a 'AAA' publisher in over a decade. It's worth every dollar. The next year or so should be marvelous. Wasteland 2, Pillars of Eternity, and Torment: Tides of Numenera should all be out by this time next year. And here's hoping Shroud of the Avatar shapes up into…

Ass Mode, it's a way of life.

I wouldn't say his state of mind fits him surrendering to it willingly. He's confused and struggles against it while it is happening. And as the player, you're led into it looking for answers, it is not a conscious act. You can pull out the 'symbolism' card like it shuts the door on the entirety of the plot, but when…

What are you talking about? He's forcefully drowned to ensure that neither timeline can come to be.

Manifest Destiny ideology is definitely at the core of everything, but the game's main criticism is of born-again evangelicalism's role in its resurgence. The entirety of the plot is based on a baptism either happening or not, a baptism of a soldier who committed grievous sins in the name of god-given expansion. And…

But the source of Comstock's variation, the source of Comstock himself, was that baptism. It's Booker's skepticism that prevents his following down the same path, he chooses to confront his sins instead of falling back on forgiveness from on high. That's a pretty clear condemnation of the ideals of modern born-again…

I'd go beyond blind religious zealotry and say that the game is against born-again evangelicalism and religion as a whole.

Apparently you do, enough so that you'd put energy, even if empty, into trying to undercut this as something worth thinking about. Good job!

There's an infinite amount of help online for the more specific aspects of the game. Once you've got the basic mechanics of laning, roaming and initiation down for the positions/archetypes, reading guides is almost as important as playing the game. Use bot matches to get a feel for whichever character you're looking…