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    Oculus Doesn't Want Competitors To Damage VR Experience

    I would not dismiss the worry out of hand - there are plenty of examples of negative traits being assumed to be shared among associated things. See: Nuclear energy safety in the wake of Chernobyl, regardless of reactor design; loss of faith (and sponsors) in pro cycling after the Armstrong era...
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    Watch Dogs Release Date Set For May 27

    His wife was six years old? :-P I'll be honest, though, I was on the look-out for that. The trailer gives hints about human trafficking counterpointed against Dudbro McFisttoface, and no sense of contrition from the protagonist that it was his actions that put his family in danger (regardless...
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    Zero Punctuation: Tomb Raider

    You seem to have missed the story point that there can't be female mooks, because all the women on the island will have been "tested" for the end-of-plot-event. Beyond that, nigh on every person on the island has been brought there by shipwreck, and merchant shipping is still primarily a...
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    New "Shockwave" Engine Design Solves Energy Crisis

    There's a point being missed here - or a couple, actually. Firstly, in the video it doesn't mention a reduction in petrol of consumption of 90% - he actually quotes a reduction of 80%. I remain skeptical of this. The actual efficiency of automobile IC engines can be up to about 25%, and...
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    Escapist News Network: Inside the Newsroom

    It was funny, and a nice change, but the format's just too... well, friendly. I've got friends for when I want to hear people bantering, and then I can actually get involved. This just seems like a video saying "well, we're having a good time, but you have to stay outside the window there." The...
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    The flat-out worst game you have ever played. EVER.

    I can't remember the really poor games I had back on the SNES in the day, but the worst thing on my Steam Account at the moment is Doom 3. It takes a pretty dull game to stop me from finishing it, but that one got me. For scale, I'd consider the second-worst game on the list to be the original...