Recent content by Gjarble

To shed some light on the "other room" option: I have a dedicated room for gaming. I can imagine others having a similar room, or one for entertainment in general- though I don't know where one would draw the line between that and "den". I guess the room I'm talking about is technically a den...

I don't see much of a point in the huge box set for reasons stated and re-stated above, but this is certainly relevant for people who: A: Aren't huge enough Beatles fans to buy their entire collected works at once, but are still interested in snagging a few songs or learning more about them...

True, but the problem is that most of those 150 million won't be interested in any games (Facebook, after all, exists for very different and much less niche-y reasons), and the vast majority won't like the non-Farmvillian variety. Those that are interested in "normal" games already HAVE Steam...

As a liberal against the censorship of games, I am not surprised by Rush's stance. I agree that the issue is bipartisan and depends more upon one's understanding of games than anything else. There is one thing with which I take issue, however... I am also not surprised that this is his...

This article seems to conflate not liking a game with thinking it is a bad game. Your focus is upon prejudging a game so as to avoid wasting money. While this is necessary to be anything approaching a reasonable consumer of any medium, letting dislike get to the point of believing that the...

It sounds like fun in theory, though not without the issues brought up by other users... It brings to mind that mode in Left 4 Dead where some players can play as zombies. However, I still prefer the traditional idea of multiplayer. Personally, I like multiplayer games better when they don't...

I definitely agree with GamesB2 in that tedium is a larger factor than context in the enjoyability of grinding. To expand a bit: the most tedious tasks in video games are the ones that require little thought. When it comes to killing tons of enemies, the amount of thought required to do so is...

To me, this article seems more like an argument against BAD difficulty curves. If a game gets punishingly hard for a non-gamer on the easiest difficulty after only a few minutes, then that's a design flaw. The easiest difficulty should be designed with the lowest-skilled players in the target...

Personally, I think it's a bit of an overreaction to call these players stupid or pathetic. I don't think these guys are trying to make a point or take a stand against the shutting off of Xbox Live. Judging by the nature of their oath as reported in the article, they do not expect it to last...

I think, eventually, this kind of tech and motion control could be used in concert. The brain interface would not be used to replace a person's functioning limbs, but for things impossible outside the world of the game, such as magic... sorta like what Rex Dark was getting at. Given that, as...