Right? I think in this (and most) contexts the argument on their end is pretty easily boiled down to "OMG! [Random developer/publisher subject of fanboyism] iz da best! They need all of teh monies ever! How dare you not pay them! Here are some pointless rationalizations for spending your money to support what I like!"…

How dare people like us shop for bargains and spend what we're comfortable with on games and other forms of media instead of pledging all our money to entertainment industries! This thread has been a nightmare. Kudos for standing your ground for your priorities, though, against this ridiculous onslaught of people who…

So, it would be better to never buy games I'm not as interested in as others whatsoever than to do so when they're at a price I'm comfortable with? I don't think I'm "privileged" to anything, but I won't spend money on something I don't need right now and know will be cheaper later. I don't owe a cent to any…

That seems like a needlessly harsh assessment of the situation and someone else's buying priorities here. Nobody needs to give Naughty Dog money... even if you seem to think they've earned it when they "put lots of money and effort into this DLC to try and set it apart from all of the other shitty DLC on the market."…

I feel like that's a flawed comparison, as I was able to get both L.A. Noire and Bioshock for $5.... not counting every Humble Bundle I've gotten 7-10 games from for $5-$7. Honestly, considering the market for games, I struggle to justify $60 for almost every game I want to play, and comparing it to other media…

I pretty much immediately thought of this as well; a pretty clear attempt to funnel in some My Little Pony-style attention by trying to cram Angry Birds into the exact same themes and hope the combination of brand appeal and "friendship!" will inevitably make for millions upon millions more in the bank...... and…

I had to double check and make sure I saw who wrote it, but I immediately thought of the dissonance that seems to be here between your assessment and the review of Mario 3D World that claims:

Came to the article to see the inevitable posts of images and gifs of Iverson. You did not disappoint.

On a family plan, so tragically, not so much an option. I feel like T-Mobile gets all the best stuff, though, which really sucks for me as someone stuck on Sprint's network. They finally rolled out some decent LTE where I am, though, so I'm not just using a glorified wifi brick most of the time now, which is nice.…

I'll be sure to keep an eye on that, then! Thanks!

Shane! Semi-random question, I know, but I'm looking to upgrade my phone on Sprint to the Nexus 5, and want to jump on board when it hits free status since my EVo 4G LTE is still very much alive and kicking, and as a frequenter of your articles, love me a good deal. So, what're the odds that if somewhere had something…

I admire that you stick by a series of games you love despite (or maybe even in spite of) popular opinions, but it's not simply the public's job to adapt to what Square wants. If you happen to like the changes that Square makes with their games? Awesome. If you decide to simply like what they give you, however, then…

True enough! Haha. I haven't played, but I've certainly heard of the horrors. I guess most patches tend to fix "broken" as opposed to "bad" games, but I suppose it's possible to make a game better/good through patches over time, but most of the time, that's just a matter of polishing things here or there, not…

The interesting thing is that nowadays, with patches and expansions and such, a "bad game" actually can become a better one over time now (maybe even good? I can't think of any examples of it happening, but it could, in theory). Nonetheless, I think the spirit of Miyamoto's popular quote here is true overall, though.

I have little expectation that it will come out on the system at this point. Their silence about the cancellation when it was later "confirmed" to only be a glitch on Gamestop's end initially made me think "Oh, well, at least when a company gives the BS 'no comment' answer, it's not a guarantee of bad news," but now?…

I'm pretty puzzled by this as well. I can't imagine how someone could be like: "Know what would be awesome? You know those four awesome dungeons and bosses we have in the latter portion? Let's make the player repeat that shit FIVE TIMES. Not two, not three, not four. FIVE TIMES." And then someone else went: "Perfect!…

My book learnin' has finally done me well! Haha. I actually study a lot of things in internet and games culture, so while the cynic in me tends to think "holy shit people are stupid," I also have to remind myself that even in that stupidity there's some brilliance, in a way. Even just knowing how to use the internet…

While I agree that the presence of that stupidity seems to be larger, is it really just that with how connected we are, we can more easily see how "stupid" people are? Even if there's exactly the same proportionate number of idiots out there, if all of them can say whatever the hell they want in a YouTube comments…

I only buy games through the Android Humble Bundles now. I know there's at least an ounce of control over what's on offer and developers who give a damn there. Obviously the Humble Bundle folks do a TON of amazing things, but even that tiny barrier to entry (ANY control, and not featuring waves of garbage) is reason…

I was going to download the game to be able to weigh in on the matter personally, but then I realized I would then be contributing to its ranking success and the ad revenue, and can't say I'm interested enough as a fascination of how bad/stupid this is to provide any kind of financial support, indirect or not. Guess…