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Oh, I totally agree. There are many games that I prefer to play solo. All of the examples I used are game that can be played solo if you prefer. I'm not saying single player should go away - I'm saying that integrating multiplayer into single player-style campaigns will make for better games overall. Read more

Hehe. Thanks for the vote of confidence! Unfortunately I've been told that there is no way to ban someone. I'm doing the best I can deleting them as soon as they pop up. Hopefully this gets fixed at some point in the future (and hopefully I don't go down in Kotaku history as the guy who failed to purge the site of tub Read more

Exactly - I'm saying Crysis 3 has great level design. Read more

I beat it on the second-highest difficulty and then again on the highest. I didn't mind the short length because unlike in most shooters, there was no backtracking and every level felt really unique. Compare that to Halo or Dead Space (which I also enjoy), where you'll often spend a lot of time going over the same Read more

I respect the work you do, but simply working in the mobile games industry does not qualify you to speak for the entire global industry as well. Read more

Here's my pitch for the show: read the books. Seriously though, the series is fantastic because of the varied and realistic characters, and the fantasy elements really take a backseat to a complex and rewarding plot, which is pretty unique in this genre. The show does a great job of portraying that, but you really Read more

Trying my best to catch them as he posts them. I'm going to have nightmares tonight from the things I've had to look at though. Read more

I don't think the "game designers" behind the imitation cash-grab abusive freemium titles available for mobiles are too concerned with creating fun experiences. Read more

Wait, no, it's "I don't think I even knew it existed," you're misquoting! #ha Read more

Yes. Yes I am. http://kotaku.com/5970891/this-is-where-i-got-my-awesome-dark-souls-hoodie Read more

This is fantastic. Obvz real pro-bros play Halo with a wheel. Read more

Yeah, to be honest, I never got past nightmare mode. Read more

I mean, it IS only one day after the would-be apocalypse, and this MAY be my only chance to troll this many imaginary doomsday fanatics. I leapt at it. Read more

Write a lot, even if it's just on your blog! Maybe choose a specialty that others aren't covering. Also, bug Totilo as much as you can. It worked for me. Read more