"However, the fact of the matter is the so-called 'big titles' need a long, long development period. ... We really didn't think this year's E3 media briefing was the time to do so."

So the games are coming, they're just not ready to be hyped yet.

I tolerate friend codes, and the reason is that I sometimes play on Xbox Live. After a few minutes of listening to homophobic live gamers, it becomes painfully obvious that this is not something Nintendo will ever support, and for good reason.

I doubt that. It's just that we've played through all the levels in the old Contras dozens or even hundreds of times. A decade later, that still counts for something.

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Shine Get!

No bacon!

Also, the "And that should conclude this discussion" sentence was tongue-in-cheek. Obviously, discussions on kotaku can't really be concluded.

But that's hardly the point, is it? It's not about thinking that women are delicate flowers; it's about not being a disgusting asshole. I would be just as annoyed if the comments were full of "I want to bang CliffyB" crap.

Furthermore, there's no denying that women have it harder online. This reminds me of Kathy Sierra. She had an awesome, incredibly interesting blog, but had to stop writing it because she was threatened and insulted. Google her or read her Wikipedia page if you're interested. Here's more.

Choice quote from Kathy Sierra:

"Do not put these people on a pedestal. Do not let them get away with calling this 'social commentary,' 'protected speech,' or simply 'criticism'."

And that should conclude this discussion.

Well, you're an asshole. But it's okay for me to say that, because you don't have to read it.

Perhaps she chose to work in videogames because she likes them, and likes visiting sites like this one. Perhaps it's part of her job to follow public opinion of her work. So now it's her fault if people insult her, because she didn't have to read it? She's accountable for the people who insult her because she was reading kotaku?

besides that, quit speaking for someone you don't know

WTF Seriously? That's your argument? I'm not allowed to speak up for somebody I don't know? I'm not even sure how to reply to that, that makes no sense at all. And why in the world are you formulating this as a command, I thought you were in favour of free speech? It's okay for you to tell me not to speak up for people I don't know, but it's not okay for me to tell people not to insult people. In what dimension does that make any sense at all?

This is not about you.

It's about two things:

First, it's about people like Jade, who have to put up with constant harassment and humiliation on the Internet. Do you have to put up with shit like this? Perhaps being treated like this comes with being a pretty female working in the games industry, but that doesn't make it right, and it's hurting gaming by alienating females who would otherwise be interested in working in this industry.

Second, it's about people like me who would like to have a place for civilized discussions about games. I'm interested in Jade's new game. I'm interested in talking about it. I'm not, however, interested in some 12-year-old's fantasy involving Jade.

The bike racing game looks better than I expected, might pick that one up, too. I'll definitely check out Rolando (gameplay doesn't look that much like Loco Roco, it seems it doesn't even support tilting(?)) and Crash.

Also, Super Monkey Ball is a must on any console :-)

In 99% of all jobs, each individual human is easy to replace. So companies have the upper hand when negotiating things like work hours, wages, holidays and (in the US) health care. It makes sense for workers to stand up for each other; in fact, you've got to be an idiot not to do it.

@rexdart007: I have no problem at all paying 10 bucks more per game if that money actually goes to currently underpaid, overworked developers. I don't particularly want my favourite hobby to come at the cost of other people's misery.

Here's an app which can help you undervolt your MacBook:
[www.coolbook.se]

It may take a bit of time to find the lowest voltage your chip runs error-free, though. Good luck.

Or maybe not. Why not be happy that there's so many options for gamers nowadays?

The only part of this definition that applies to the Wii is "very popular." Case closed.

Now that is an absurd claim. True, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, and some things can indeed not be disproved, but your claim is still obviously false, and the very topic we are talking about shows this. It's easily possible to prove that there is no rape scene in GTA IV by - for example - going through the game's code.