<![CDATA[Comments from ErskinPig]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Comments from ErskinPig]]> http://kotaku.com/people/ErskinPig http://kotaku.com/people/ErskinPig ErskinPig commented on Most Unintentional Halo 3 Betrayal Falls From Sky Slow news day?

Heh @ vid.

]]> http://kotaku.com/379922/most-unintentional-halo-3-betrayal-falls-from-sky#c5206701 http://kotaku.com/379922/most-unintentional-halo-3-betrayal-falls-from-sky#c5206701 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:09:51 MDT ErskinPig commented on Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Live @Amsterdaam - KEEP SMILING: I'm not your buddy, guy.

]]> http://kotaku.com/379827/halo-3-legendary-map-pack-live#c5202014 http://kotaku.com/379827/halo-3-legendary-map-pack-live#c5202014 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:21:56 MDT ErskinPig commented on Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Live If you buy this, you are endorsing and inviting exploitation.

]]> http://kotaku.com/379827/halo-3-legendary-map-pack-live#c5200948 http://kotaku.com/379827/halo-3-legendary-map-pack-live#c5200948 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:38:51 MDT ErskinPig commented on Zune Demonstrating Tasty Multiplayer That's Getting Cold NS have stained gaming enough for my liking; I'll pass.

]]> http://kotaku.com/379491/zune-demonstrating-tasty-multiplayer-thats-getting-cold#c5183653 http://kotaku.com/379491/zune-demonstrating-tasty-multiplayer-thats-getting-cold#c5183653 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:45:27 MDT ErskinPig commented on The GTA IV Compendium & FAQ Meh, I'm so sure that this is going to be worth every penny that I have no interest in reading stuff like this. It's going to be awesome, you know it, I know it. Don't need any more information.

]]> http://kotaku.com/379203/the-gta-iv-compendium--faq#c5182057 http://kotaku.com/379203/the-gta-iv-compendium--faq#c5182057 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:47:50 MDT ErskinPig commented on 'Why Do Good People Make Bad Games?' @Fyren: Indeed. Bioshock SHOULD (but probably won't) remind the suits (why do these people have the power? WHY!? :() that making a genuinely great, ambitious & original game and making money needn't be mutually exclusive objectives. You CAN have your cake and eat it.

]]> http://kotaku.com/379192/why-do-good-people-make-bad-games#c5170275 http://kotaku.com/379192/why-do-good-people-make-bad-games#c5170275 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:40:11 MDT ErskinPig commented on 'Why Do Good People Make Bad Games?' 1 word: Suits.

]]> http://kotaku.com/379192/why-do-good-people-make-bad-games#c5170253 http://kotaku.com/379192/why-do-good-people-make-bad-games#c5170253 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:35:57 MDT ErskinPig commented on Why the Term 'Gamer' Does Not Need to Go Video game players. 'Problem' solved.

Incidently, I really don't care about 'clearing the name' of gamers in the eyes of the wider public. Let them think what they like. Are we really that insecure?

If anything, making games more mainstream just makes it easier for companies like EA and MS to push forward their exploitative policies due the ignorance of the common man.

Fuck 'em I say. By gamers for gamers is the best way forward.

]]> http://kotaku.com/379152/why-the-term-gamer-does-not-need-to-go#c5169155 http://kotaku.com/379152/why-the-term-gamer-does-not-need-to-go#c5169155 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:45:25 MDT ErskinPig commented on This Is How You Play the Engineer I need some dog-gone help!

]]> http://kotaku.com/379167/this-is-how-you-play-the-engineer#c5168996 http://kotaku.com/379167/this-is-how-you-play-the-engineer#c5168996 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:18:44 MDT ErskinPig commented on Why the Term 'Gamer' Does Not Need to Go It is a bit of a moronic term. We don't call plane pilots 'Planers' or car drivers 'Carers'. It should revert to Players. Game players.

]]> http://kotaku.com/379152/why-the-term-gamer-does-not-need-to-go#c5168961 http://kotaku.com/379152/why-the-term-gamer-does-not-need-to-go#c5168961 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 12:13:55 MDT ErskinPig commented on More Crimes to Blame on GTA IV Meh, just ignore them I say.

]]> http://kotaku.com/379113/more-crimes-to-blame-on-gta-iv#c5167609 http://kotaku.com/379113/more-crimes-to-blame-on-gta-iv#c5167609 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:04:14 MDT ErskinPig commented on A Half-Life 2 Mod and a History of Video Game Physics Greaaat...

[gf77.net]

]]> http://kotaku.com/379100/a-half+life-2-mod-and-a-history-of-video-game-physics#c5164587 http://kotaku.com/379100/a-half+life-2-mod-and-a-history-of-video-game-physics#c5164587 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 14:31:32 MDT ErskinPig commented on Microsoft: Others "Inviting Trouble" By Supporting Mods @Pinhead: Hello Mr Satchell.

]]> http://kotaku.com/378932/microsoft-others-inviting-trouble-by-supporting-mods#c5163258 http://kotaku.com/378932/microsoft-others-inviting-trouble-by-supporting-mods#c5163258 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:16:50 MDT ErskinPig commented on Microsoft: Others "Inviting Trouble" By Supporting Mods @nih: MS have nazi attitudes towards pretty much EVERYTHING.

]]> http://kotaku.com/378932/microsoft-others-inviting-trouble-by-supporting-mods#c5161679 http://kotaku.com/378932/microsoft-others-inviting-trouble-by-supporting-mods#c5161679 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:02:47 MDT ErskinPig commented on Microsoft: Others "Inviting Trouble" By Supporting Mods Let's keep the common sense train going. MS is afraid, they know they can't get away with their exploitation for long. That's what this statement represents.

No DLC unless it's free.

]]> http://kotaku.com/378932/microsoft-others-inviting-trouble-by-supporting-mods#c5154085 http://kotaku.com/378932/microsoft-others-inviting-trouble-by-supporting-mods#c5154085 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:52:51 MDT ErskinPig commented on Microsoft: Others "Inviting Trouble" By Supporting Mods @sargemat: No he doesn't. This is simply MS whining about their attempts to control everything being undermined by other companies that aren't behaving in ways that are conducive to thier achieiving that goal.

Satchell: be silent, you slimeball suit.

]]> http://kotaku.com/378932/microsoft-others-inviting-trouble-by-supporting-mods#c5153751 http://kotaku.com/378932/microsoft-others-inviting-trouble-by-supporting-mods#c5153751 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:40:57 MDT ErskinPig commented on Virtual Archery Bow Puts Link..And Rambo...To Shame Thief on Wii.

NOW!

]]> http://kotaku.com/378251/virtual-archery-bow-puts-linkand-ramboto-shame#c5128619 http://kotaku.com/378251/virtual-archery-bow-puts-linkand-ramboto-shame#c5128619 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:47:28 MDT ErskinPig commented on Nintendo Demos Mario Super Sluggers For Wii I hate the way Nintendo puts their mascots into so many games inexplicably.

]]> http://kotaku.com/378348/nintendo-demos-mario-super-sluggers-for-wii#c5128542 http://kotaku.com/378348/nintendo-demos-mario-super-sluggers-for-wii#c5128542 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:44:42 MDT ErskinPig commented on Why The Bad Company Win Isn't A Win At All Nice try at being insightful Mr Plunkett, but you have sadly failed miserably.

In no uncertain terms, the DLC model they were trying to push was wholely unnacceptable. EA pushed the con to its limits and this IS a great victory for common sense.

Letting them go ahead with it would have been a tragedy. I find your suggestion that we've made things worse laughable and contemptible in equal messure.

]]> http://kotaku.com/378089/why-the-bad-company-win-isnt-a-win-at-all#c5119235 http://kotaku.com/378089/why-the-bad-company-win-isnt-a-win-at-all#c5119235 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:32:48 MDT ErskinPig commented on Zero Punctuation Relishes No More Heroes Hmmm, well I haven't actually played the game, but I'm reticent to believe that it's anything other than complete shit based on the gameplay videos I've seen...

]]> http://kotaku.com/377854/zero-punctuation-relishes-no-more-heroes#c5107831 http://kotaku.com/377854/zero-punctuation-relishes-no-more-heroes#c5107831 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:10:57 MDT ErskinPig commented on Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal The cynic in me wants to dislike this, but that's some fine creativity from the PR people.

]]> http://kotaku.com/377763/professor-de-marco-and-the-mysterious-cell-phone-part-3-the-reveal#c5106751 http://kotaku.com/377763/professor-de-marco-and-the-mysterious-cell-phone-part-3-the-reveal#c5106751 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:37:48 MDT ErskinPig commented on BioShock 2 Coming To... The Wii? No normal maps or particle effects
Only motion control.

]]> http://kotaku.com/377653/bioshock-2-coming-to-the-wii#c5097859 http://kotaku.com/377653/bioshock-2-coming-to-the-wii#c5097859 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:35:37 MDT ErskinPig commented on Eidos Montréal Working On Thief 4 Provided they can maintain the quality of the first three, AWESOME!

]]> http://kotaku.com/376780/eidos-montral-working-on-thief-4#c5059187 http://kotaku.com/376780/eidos-montral-working-on-thief-4#c5059187 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:35:05 MDT ErskinPig commented on You Have Little Time Left... THAT EGG'S A BLOODY SPY!

]]> http://kotaku.com/376470/you-have-little-time-left#c5041456 http://kotaku.com/376470/you-have-little-time-left#c5041456 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:52:16 MDT ErskinPig commented on Rumor: Rock Band Dated For Europe (So Sorry, PlayStation Fans!) That mullet is a spy!

]]> http://kotaku.com/376445/rumor-rock-band-dated-for-europe-so-sorry-playstation-fans#c5039140 http://kotaku.com/376445/rumor-rock-band-dated-for-europe-so-sorry-playstation-fans#c5039140 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:52:55 MDT ErskinPig commented on The Man Who Fired Jeff Gerstmann From GameSpot Has Been Sacked Great news.

]]> http://kotaku.com/376217/the-man-who-fired-jeff-gerstmann-from-gamespot-has-been-sacked#c5037557 http://kotaku.com/376217/the-man-who-fired-jeff-gerstmann-from-gamespot-has-been-sacked#c5037557 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:52:44 MDT ErskinPig commented on Samus, Unreal Tournament III's Newest Contender OMFG!!! Custom modelzzz!!! Gamin revolutionzz!!!!!11!

Meh.

]]> http://kotaku.com/376181/samus-unreal-tournament-iiis-newest-contender#c5029870 http://kotaku.com/376181/samus-unreal-tournament-iiis-newest-contender#c5029870 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:00:45 MDT ErskinPig commented on Still Life With Project Origin Abomination @Kyle81: Possibly. The raw machinery of FEAR is very good, but the presentation, design and story sucked harder than the blackest of black holes.

]]> http://kotaku.com/376094/still-life-with-project-origin-abomination#c5025834 http://kotaku.com/376094/still-life-with-project-origin-abomination#c5025834 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:41:07 MDT ErskinPig commented on Saints Row 2 Release Date Announced @Lot Krotan: STALKER has its flaws, but the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It's a truely remarkable game. You might face a bit of inertia getting into it, but once you do get it, you'll be glad you decided to install it. Fairly meaty game too, I clocked up 40ish hours on the SP campaign.

Great game.

]]> http://kotaku.com/376098/saints-row-2-release-date-announced#c5025546 http://kotaku.com/376098/saints-row-2-release-date-announced#c5025546 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:30:45 MDT ErskinPig commented on Saints Row 2 Release Date Announced @Lot Krotan: STALKER Clear Sky is out then too. Good times.

Last year was a disgrace up until Bioshock's release. Then the floodgates opened and loads of must-have games were released. Fucking pisses me off actually, this targeting Christmas business. Release your game when it's finished, stop holding it back!

]]> http://kotaku.com/376098/saints-row-2-release-date-announced#c5025325 http://kotaku.com/376098/saints-row-2-release-date-announced#c5025325 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:22:13 MDT ErskinPig commented on Still Life With Project Origin Abomination Doom 3 did it for me. The flashlight thing is a minor complaint and whilst it was a clumsy/lazy way to make the game more scary, it DID make it more scary which is ultimately the whole point of the game - to make you feel scared. Playing that game was exhilerating. It was genuinely terrifying, but in a good way. FEAR was simply creepy and moody - less intense.

]]> http://kotaku.com/376094/still-life-with-project-origin-abomination#c5025178 http://kotaku.com/376094/still-life-with-project-origin-abomination#c5025178 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:17:22 MDT ErskinPig commented on Still Life With Project Origin Abomination @Witzbold: Heh, well that was obviously a deliberate design decision by iD, but it's still a cop-out solution.

It's a similar deal to the light in Half-Life that needs to be recharged after 30 seconds of use. He's not carrying a set of floodlights around with him. :P

]]> http://kotaku.com/376094/still-life-with-project-origin-abomination#c5024777 http://kotaku.com/376094/still-life-with-project-origin-abomination#c5024777 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:04:48 MDT ErskinPig commented on Still Life With Project Origin Abomination Meh, didn't like the SP in the first game, doubt I'll like this.

The deathmatch multiplayer, however, is one of the best I've ever experienced. It's best with just a 2 or 3 people hunting & stalking each other.

]]> http://kotaku.com/376094/still-life-with-project-origin-abomination#c5024712 http://kotaku.com/376094/still-life-with-project-origin-abomination#c5024712 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:02:27 MDT ErskinPig commented on Call of Duty 4 Map Pack is Live @dbg17891: Indeed :(

]]> http://kotaku.com/376050/call-of-duty-4-map-pack-is-live#c5023874 http://kotaku.com/376050/call-of-duty-4-map-pack-is-live#c5023874 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:26:30 MDT ErskinPig commented on What's Next For Dr. Tanya? We'd Like To Know! 'You've got a friend in me. But how that is formalised in the future, who knows? I don't know if the industry would want me.'

For what purpose? She was commissioned to make a report, she has done that now. That was a special-case, one-off assignment. What possible on-going role could she have?

]]> http://kotaku.com/376006/whats-next-for-dr-tanya-wed-like-to-know#c5022601 http://kotaku.com/376006/whats-next-for-dr-tanya-wed-like-to-know#c5022601 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:11:46 MDT ErskinPig commented on Gran Turismo Trying To Catch Hollywood @KnaveX: Not really. Think that films like the Matrix & Phantom Menace are almost 10 years old now (where the hell did that go?). Games are still nowhere close to that level.

As I said in my earlier post, it's probably technicallly possible that games could rival film CGI today in 10 years, but once you factor in all the social realities, it seems unlikely.

]]> http://kotaku.com/376007/gran-turismo-trying-to-catch-hollywood#c5022404 http://kotaku.com/376007/gran-turismo-trying-to-catch-hollywood#c5022404 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:48:56 MDT ErskinPig commented on Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Trailer @NinjaBurg3r: Just take it on the chin and try not to fall into that trap again.

]]> http://kotaku.com/375824/halo-3-legendary-map-pack-trailer#c5022361 http://kotaku.com/375824/halo-3-legendary-map-pack-trailer#c5022361 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:41:30 MDT ErskinPig commented on Dyack Affirms Too Human Is Trilogy Worthy This game has an awesome premise. I hope the gameplay is similarly progressive.

]]> http://kotaku.com/375962/dyack-affirms-too-human-is-trilogy-worthy#c5022312 http://kotaku.com/375962/dyack-affirms-too-human-is-trilogy-worthy#c5022312 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:34:49 MDT ErskinPig commented on Gran Turismo Trying To Catch Hollywood That gap sounds reasonable, but of course, it's not just about technical possibility, it's also about more tedious stuff like market forces. With the overwhelming success and dominance of the Wii this generation (a relatively modest machine from a graphics processing perspective), perhaps we shall see a change of 'mood' and a shift of focus by MS & Sony away from pushing the raw power of their machines in the next iterations. PCs may well reassert their absolute dominance as the graphical powerhouse platform while consoles focus on other things. This could result in the progression of graphical sophistication slowing dramatically.

]]> http://kotaku.com/376007/gran-turismo-trying-to-catch-hollywood#c5021960 http://kotaku.com/376007/gran-turismo-trying-to-catch-hollywood#c5021960 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:51:54 MDT ErskinPig commented on Microsoft Didn't Back The Wrong Format Horse, Yo Corporate spin/spiel ftl.

]]> http://kotaku.com/375937/microsoft-didnt-back-the-wrong-format-horse-yo#c5021853 http://kotaku.com/375937/microsoft-didnt-back-the-wrong-format-horse-yo#c5021853 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:48:45 MDT