Recent content by MikeBBetts

I'm a little amused that your one review ended up in that infamously-covered issue. No wonder you couldn't stand the magazine after. I'll always love it, though I believe I discovered it post-sexytime.

The problem is a shorter game doesn't necessarily drastically cut costs. Don't the majority of development costs go into creating the engine, game mechanics, etc? Asset development (extra levels, voices, new characters) cost, of course, but as you can see with DLC add-on packs, they can (if they...

Great article. I also felt like the Northrend quests, if you played them all the way through, really felt like an amazing, epic single-player RPG storyline.

Great article. You're right.

I certainly know many people whose personalities match their online persona. I know many tanks who are strong, silent men and speak in not much more than a monotone, if at all - much like a warrior focused on taking damage for his entire party would be. I've also known rogues who are pretty much...

At this point, we are only guessing how they really feel. I would surmise, though, that most Christians are aware of the possibility but nevertheless live and act under their beliefs. I am going to defend the right for a Muslim, atheist, or Christian to act as though their beliefs are their...

There is a world of difference between rejecting the possibility of being wrong out of hand, and actually believing what you say. I'm quibbling with you over the latter. If you don't think you're right, then why in the world do you believe what you believe? Or are you an atheist (or whatever)...

Don't you Escapist readers realize that the website publishes a weekly, topical internet magazine? :P

The practice of holding out that your beliefs are true, i.e. knowing them to be true and not just thinking they are, is called existentialism, and fundamentalist Christians didn't invent it.

I think I see E3 as simply a celebration of our hobby. Obviously, the money could be spent on R&D instead. We could also stop spending money on games altogether and become monks and nuns. But since we don't, why can't these hard-working programmers take a few days off to just get excited about...