There are certainly parallels between open world gaming and Westworld, but isn’t the show based upon a 1973 Michael Crichton book? Id be interested to know which of the parallels were prophetic in 1973 and which were added by the show runners as they were inspired by the current state of gaming.

I get why Wario’s name is Wario. The M in Mario’s name is simply turned upside down. I don't get why the name is Waluigi. It's just dumb.

I dont know why there is so much support for Bosa. I think this press release was a response to all of the negative press the Chargers have been getting during this fiasco. Seems like a pretty fair deal to me. Remember all salaries are set anyway. Bosa is just being greedy and wanting all of his money up front. Maybe…

Hey Evan. Good to meet you in the airport on your way back from Comicon. Just saw this movie over the weekend. In addition to everything said above, I felt like the movie had serious focus problems and needed to trim down the cast. One thing that was kinda odd to me was that not everyone was given a stylish…

If you’re going to invest in one of the C’s - make it Cut. If you get an ideal cut, it will hide a lot of imperfections from color and clarity. Also if you’re going to skimp on a few things color and clarity have some options that are less expensive, but not visible to the naked eye. Keeping that in mind - get ideal…

I live 2 hours south of LA and I dont understand why people live there. I get why people live in Southern California, but LA is one big traffic jam. Why spend 2-4 hours of your day in the car? Why pay the exhorbitant rent? Its not as though the neighborhoods are really that nice, and if you dont live in a beach…

I generally look at it in two ways: In the case where the author is playing with their own creations: that character was always going to die, and in fact was probably created to die in this way. (Hodor). In this case I cant get mad. If I like the character that just means that the author did a good job of making me…

A protest vote only serves to make you feel better. It has the effect of helping the candidate of the opposite party win . A write in is not even tallied in the final vote. Neither the Dem nor the Rep party care about your vote after it is cast for a third party. If you really care about issues that might be decided…

Yes, in San Diego I have seem them out in the wild. They are referred to as a “skinny b!+ch”, and no Im not making that up as a commentary on the article.

Matt Novak, I think YOU made the logical conclusion that the poor and uneducated should be euthanized, not the movie. The movie simply pointed out the humorous difference in the way the two couples multiply. A potential solution could just as well be: educate the uneducated, which is what ends up happening in the…

Something that’s always been unclear to me: If water is used in farming, isnt most of it returned to the water table? Do the numbers on almonds account for this somehow? Or is this water lost because of the use of pesticides? Please, to explain.

Agreed. This is another useless bit of information like: “Most traffic accidents occur 5 miles from home”. OK genius. If I were to look at a map of the places I drive, it would be a star radiating from my home.90% of where I am at any given time is within 5 miles of my home.

Quick question: Did Fallout always have the Bob Dobbs style integrated into the game? I ask the question because I feel that between the Fallout and Bioshock games there is a lot of overlap in tone. Not saying that one copied the other, just that it’s not as fresh with both these series in market.

The reason why it resonates with so many people is that the original trilogy its built on top of the quest narrative. Tropes of story telling that have been re-told throughout human existence: the young adventurer from humble beginnings, the wise wizard, the antagonist who somehow reflects the young hero (see the cave…

Not my favorite of Guy Ritchie’s movies, but I enjoyed this scene quite a bit:

Interested in your take on the following:

I agree. I lost about 15 hours in Mordor before I realized that there were story missions to accomplish!

Lets be real here: There are very few video game genres that actually are good, and they often do not translate well to superhero antics. They are: