meanwhile over here in single Mom land with a deadbeat ex who pays nothing, I worry every single day about how my daughter will get into college & how we can be approved for loans after said ex ruined my credit, she’s 11 but I’m worried now & will be in a constant state of worry for the next 7 yrs or so...

Loot boxes and the like very clearly play on the natural human tendency to assume that our luck will turn if we try “just once more.” For folks with gambling/addiction issues, that compulsion can be incredibly powerful.

That said, the game doesn’t force you to spend money; whether it’s a hand of cards, a round of Keno,…

It’s a pretty ingenious move. The people who are most pissed off and inclined to misbehave can’t do anything about it all day, after which their impotent rage at “SJWs” will have subsided like a goldfish taking another lap around its bowl.

Yeaaaaaah, it’s definitely a marketing prerogative to not be associated with Notch’s rhetoric. or risk alienating people who aren’t big fans of dickery.

I never thought that Minecraft being bought out by a multi-billion dollar corporation would end up being a good thing.

I’m pretty sure people are aware of the film Mallrats, sport.

These kids are idiots. Incredible 2 was fine but Spiderverse is a master piece. Twenty years from now they are going to be teaching animation and screen writing classes with it.   Its a fun story full of heart but with weight and it looks and moves like nothing any of us have ever seen in mainstream animation.   I…

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Sir, this is a Wendy’s.

I give it two years of being basically underused and forgotten before they shut it down unceremoniously, as is the Google way.

That’s a bad take. There are ways of giving criticism without being an abusive asshole. This interview would have had a very different tone if that’s how Miyamoto handled things. When you are in a senior position at a company and oversee every major project it does, steering people away from things you think are wrong…

dude i saw with the corner of my eyes the pic and the words miyamoto and what at first glance looked like “dead”(dad) and I had a fucking heart attack.

I know a lot of people like no items, 1 vs 1, and battlefield stages, but for me, the very essence of Super Smash Bros are the varied stages, large amounts of players, and tons of items.

RNG is the enemy of a fun fighting game.

Just add Bear Costumes and call this mode “ Full Wicker Man” mode.

I want this even if just as a symbol of my youth. I will always remember Samurai Pizza Cats, not only because of the wacky western version of the show, but because my love for it initiated my first foray into online chat - a Samurai Pizza Cats IRC channel. Those were the good old days.

There’s a lot, from blindly defending the hiring of Johnny Depp (https://variety.com/2017/film/news/j-k-rowling-johnny-depp-casting-twitter-1202633382/), liking anti-trans tweets and blaming it on “old person fingers,” blocking or just ignoring anyone who called her out for her awful use of native imagery and lore in…

“Parents today are so stupid! Instead of getting kids a toy or playset, they give them these tiny little blocks that probably cost pennies and make them build it themselves!  How is this Lego thing going to last?!?!”

Because American culture is rooted in abusive Puritan ideals. Sex is forbidden and vile, while violence is the tool of the strong to assert dominance.