svetlana commented on Academics vs. 'Gaming' Academics: Let the Snark Begin, at 11:19 PM on May 10 "Plenty of people have built lengthy, prestigious careers and are unrepentant, abusive pigs." Ahaha. more »

svetlana commented on LotRO Celebrates Year One - Lifetime Memberships Return, at 8:45 PM on Apr 30 Anyone know if I buy this game stateside I can play it in Japan in August when I move there? more »

svetlana commented on Obama Sees Gamers as Underachievers, at 3:18 PM on Feb 20 @MOONSHADOW101 Ahahaha. more »

svetlana commented on Dell Unveils WoW-Themed XPS Laptops, at 6:33 AM on Dec 4, 2007 They do have monthly payments on regular computers but I'm not sure this special package would work out. more »

svetlana commented on Musings on the Gaming Community - 'Are The Kids Alright?', at 8:40 AM on Dec 2, 2007 @AJAY42: I don't think it's that they don't see the sexually degrading nature of the comic and commentary surrounding it. more »

svetlana commented on Bogost on 'Video Game Zen', at 1:21 AM on Dec 2, 2007 I guess this is too casual a game to mention here, but one might assign keep-the-thing-alive games like Nintendogs into the same category. more »

svetlana commented on Musings on the Gaming Community - 'Are The Kids Alright?', at 1:11 AM on Dec 2, 2007 Kerfluffle. more »

svetlana commented on Japan Xbox 360 Fanboy Replies to Kotaku Readers, at 7:07 AM on Nov 30, 2007 I think he's cute. more »

svetlana commented on Breaking: There Is No Shortage Of Homophobes On Xbox Live, at 8:58 PM on Nov 26, 2007 @Kirbytheslayer: Once again: You wish to live in a desexualized world. That is never, ever going to happen. more »

svetlana commented on Breaking: There Is No Shortage Of Homophobes On Xbox Live, at 8:51 PM on Nov 26, 2007 @GUNHAVER: Funny, I always thought backwards bigoted yokels were pretty high on the list of easily ridiculed social groups... more »

svetlana commented on Breaking: There Is No Shortage Of Homophobes On Xbox Live, at 8:33 PM on Nov 26, 2007 @KIRBYTHESLAYER: Don't ask don't tell is ridiculous. more »

svetlana commented on Breaking: There Is No Shortage Of Homophobes On Xbox Live, at 8:12 PM on Nov 26, 2007 @Delorted1: He did it not as an everyday thing, but to showcase the slimeball mentalities of his fellow gamers. I'm actually kind of surprised Kotaku bothered to post this in the context they did. more »

svetlana commented on Blacksite's 'Hidden' Political Message, at 2:21 PM on Nov 19, 2007 Given the right-leaning tendencies of most gamers, I'd say I'd prefer an absence of politics. But that's not going to happen. more »

svetlana commented on Ubisoft Threatens Something Awful Over Jade Comic, at 4:53 PM on Nov 17, 2007 Hooray, a woman is succeeding in the gaming world! more »

svetlana commented on Foreigners Cause Panic on Tokyo Trains, at 2:46 PM on Oct 30, 2007 This event spawned race-hate on all sides. Of note, Japan is not so free and easy re: foreigners as you might think. more »

svetlana commented on The Witcher: Loading Awesome, Please Wait, at 2:38 PM on Oct 30, 2007 It's a shame about the loading times, because I've been there before and it really does significant damage to the experience. more »

svetlana commented on Sierra Desperate For New IP, at 5:34 AM on Sep 12, 2007 "The world needs a new Quest for Glory..." Yes. more »

svetlana commented on CCP: Women Don't Want To Be Spaceships, at 10:46 AM on Jun 5, 2007 I think the problem here is less what EVE is or is not, but that people in the gaming community are far too eager to make crass generalizations based on gender. @aestheticity: I would disagree. more »