There sure are a lot of upset pedophiles in the comments.

I do suggest installing games before christmas if you buy them for someone if possible. The installs can take hours(depending on what speed you) on a normal day and the download servers get destroyed by everyone downloading updates for games on Christmas so it will be even slower. There is also now the possibility…

Isn’t the point of it being a toy in the first place?

Iiiiiiif you were interested in talking to me about this kind of copyright law, you should send me an email at gita.jackson at kotaku dot com.

I don’t normally think doing something like this is relevant, but I’ll do it here just to weigh in as someone who knows:

I have an undergraduate degree in Music Theory and Composition, and Masters degree in Jazz (emphasis in composition and arranging) and that statement is precisely what you think it is: nonsense.

Absol…

I disagree with your first paragraph. It takes a long time for something like this to be recognized by the mainstream, non-gaming press. And once that happens, it takes a long time for anything to happen in Congress or state legislatures. I’m not saying the government will definitely step in, but this is about the…

Yeah, but people think Frank Castle and Rick Sanchez are role models.

I firmly believe people should stop using the “it’s just cosmetic” argument to excuse anti-consumer business decisions, since all that does is normalize things to enable them to get worse if Overwatch -> Battlefront 2 was any indication. The “it’s just cosmetic” thing only goes so far since you know eventually…

I got the collectors edition last week. It’s alright but feels like a missed opportunity. The increased options for subclasses is nice but a large number of them don’t really back up the flavor with mechanics that sell it well. I think the biggest problem is that subclasses are a really small design space, you only…

I’m pretty sure that realizing that a good chunk of people whom society loves are actually pretty flawed(or grotesque) is a step in becoming realistically aware that the world we live in was always trash, haha

Aesthetics are part of the video game experience and absolutely contribute to ones enjoyment of a game. Overwatch could be mechanically identical with no textures but it wouldn’t be near the success it is today.

It actually isn’t all violence against women by men in the game just FYI. You can choose to be a female, male, or “futa” main character and that can even change during the game with magic/potions, and a lot of the “slaves” can be any of those 3 as well.

The market for the inverse- that is, porn games where you treat the girls nicely and build up things in a loving way- must be mighty shallow. That is a game I would play, but being loving doesn’t seem to sell.

Thank you for writing this.

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has been testing things out in Australia for a little while now, but the game now has an official worldwide release date: November 22 (which is this Wednesday!).

Personal limitations.

Seriously. I know a lot of those are B- and C-tier indies, but it’s still great to see the eShop thriving.

Because people can only care about or advance one cause at a time. And of course, video gaming is the only pastime in existence that people get passionate about. No other hobbyists complain about or critique trends in their hobbies, ever. Oh, and it’s definitely not hypocritical to tell us to stop playing if we don’t…

I’m conflicted. On the one hand, loot boxes like BF2's are a predatory affair. On the other, I also paid full price for Overwatch and it tries to sell me stuff as well.