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Must have stolen a sweetroll to get a sentence like that. Read more

“We wanted to amplify that message and capture people’s attention, so pledged to compensate developers ten times the value of any chargeback fees they incurred, despite the fact that we had nothing to with the illegal acquisition of these keys.” Read more

This is a MAJOR blow to small businesses that operate booths and events at GenCon. It’s a big f’ing deal for them year after year and they’re already feeling the money fire that this year has been. I’ve worked in the past for the guy that runs Magic the Gathering events there... I haven’t talked to him regarding this… Read more

short version: if everybody on one team can communicate without fear of being harassed (and therefore without the need to mute voice comms or whatever), they’re probably going to be more coordinated than a team with one or more members who can’t just easily use chat. even beyond the harassment issue, if you’re looking… Read more

That tracks. Very much like these pathetic wannabe soldiers, Pikachu won’t have anything to do with balls. Read more

As a Canadian I can honestly say this is way outside the norm. Read more

While Canadian Police, and Canadians, will no doubt still be reeling from the Nova Scotia shootings last month, which killed 22 people, Read more

Cops assault a police officer in Canada? Were are conducting an investigation. Read more

Nah, they’re just doing their legally required due diligence. If you don’t protect your IP, you can lose your IP. Nintendo’s IP’s are incredibly valuable, and are undoubtedly their biggest asset.   Read more

This rules. Read more

COPPA is the reason: https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/complying-coppa-frequently-asked-questions Read more

Wind Waker isn’t my favorite Zelda but it has some of my favorite Zelda moments, including that ending.

This is probably something Variety found on a USB stick some bonehead left at Medieval Times.  Read more

Dude. Cate Blanchett getting cast in an Eli Roth driven Borderlands (aka a garbage fire) would no more grant legitimacy to video game movies than Bob Hoskins did for them in Super Mario Brothers. Read more

video games aren’t lent more legitimacy by being made into movies Read more

The actually cool part of this is that, effectively, Red Faction is back in the control Volition.

But it’s only cool until you remember their last effort was Red Faction Armageddon. Read more

Well some of those figures we had to make from scratch too lol. But most of those pics use physical dioramas. Anything on the death star is an official diorama you can purchase. Everything else is either hand made or commissioned. Read more

Mastering used to be an art... There were only, like, 4 places that all of the labels would have their stuff mastered. One was in Portland, Maine, Gateway Mastering Studios, about 3 minutes from my old apartment. Read more

Maybe it’s apropos these days to remind everyone that Sax Rohmer, the creator of the literary character Fu Manchu, died of the Influenza A Type Virus Subtype H2N2, also known as .... the Asian Flu. Read more

While it’s obviously less dramatic or “sexy” than disgruntled employee taking a stand over the shitty work conditions at ND (people almost being crushed by work going on in the building would send alarm bells going in the UK along with serious financial repercussions from lawsuits by trade unions and fines handed down… Read more