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Hey, Brian Ashcraft, this might not be the time place, but I think you should also report about Christopher Ayers’ - the English voice of Frieza - situation, who has been diagonsed with end-stage c.o.p.d; He requires a lung transplant.

There is a page to donate some money for the surgery, but it by now has reached the… Read more

Here’s a solution for nintendo, make the boxes international so that you can dispatch units from territories that have available stock to those that are selling out. Read more

I was more worried about Goku’s voice actress :/ Doing that hectic voice acting schedule once a week cannot be healthy for an 80 year old...
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Which version do you think is the best? (Hint: PC.) Read more

I haven’t even played any of the Yakuza games and I’d prefer that character over Noctis. I mean, he’s fine and all, but I always prefer guest characters that seem like they fit in with the world.
Ezio in Soul Calibur? Great guest character.
Yoda in Soul Calibur? Yeah, not so much. Read more

It’s kind of like your children leaving home. Read more

I really like how the brand logo and name isn’t splattered across the front of the store in almost all of these cases. Read more

Oh, boy. I just paid for my daughter’s kindergarten entrance fee here in Hachioji, Tokyo, and wow. Do I understand what this guy did. haha. So much money just disappears for your kid to attend the school, not counting the amount you’ll end up paying each month after they start.
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Not surprised they are being sold order only basis for launch. Low demand for the brand in general tied with the amazingly high prices on 4K+HDR TV sets in this country even now make this a hard sell for anyone other than the die hards. Read more

Man, that Ad sucks. Read more

I agree, in both letter and spirit, that physical violence is not the answer to some turd deciding that cheating at a video game is a good way to interact with other people.

It is, after all, just a game.

That said, it’s hard not to find this just a little cathartic, as Fox said. Hopefully everyone comes out of this… Read more

I’m trying not to find this cathartic, I promise
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The economics of this is much more complicated then this. The issue isn’t minimum wage laws as the Average worker makes only about $2,000 USD less then in N. America, Which is on the low end of a developed economy but isn’t outside of the mainstream. Now while the minimum wage is stagnant and certainly is not enough… Read more

Crowds can be such the worst. I’m glad volunteers exist to help clean these things up, but I wish people had more responsibility for their own trash. Read more

Focusing on a single industry sort of helps create those votes and legislation changes though. Sometimes a narrow focus can make the issue seem that much more real to people. Read more

Of course it’s exploitative, it’s an aspirational career with a ton of talented, qualified applicants. Most singers and actors in the US can’t support themselves on performing alone, for broadly the same reason. The animation outsource studios in China and Korea are basically sweatshops that make primetime TV instead… Read more