Recent content by robrob

I think you've got it backwards, what people want is the big elaborate party showing their love to the world and the piece of paper comes with that. Marriage (and the paper that comes with it) existed long before expensive weddings involving expensive food, drink, clothing, etc. The problem...

edit: scratch that

my bad, it's an earn out agreement, not a bonus. Which basically means "we'll buy your company and if it maintains certain income levels, you'll get to keep all your money". Harmonix didn't, end of story

I think that's selling point Apple are aiming at, trying to market it as not a computer. To anyone with any technical competence, that automatically means "so it's a giant iPod touch like we've being saying all along", but Apple will try sell it as something that you leave on your kitchen table...

There a blizzard earnings call tomorrow too, maybe they're about to announce the beta (or at least give a date).

yeah, those things definitely make it a finer piece of literature, adding nothing original and making sure it had a happy ending for all the children. That doesn't change the fact it was literary popcorn for teenagers and that if you analysed one of the books, you've actually analysed all of...

About time someone had a bright idea about educating children. For all of you who failed to read the actual article, no one is giving kids twilight to read. They're looking at why it's popular, so when it comes to figuring out what to give bored as hell kids in english classes in the future...

Exactly, Square aren't stupid enough just to remake the game because they can. And Final Fantasy is known for it's mind blowing shininess. If it's not, it'll be a game picked up by a handful of hardcore fans (namely, the ones who are whining here about making any sacrifice to get the game made)...

Little to gain, something to lose. While everyone who shops at EBGames goes "hooray!", they already shop at EB, so there's little difference. It's not like they were a one off who wasn't supporting it and could lose business if they didn't. However, the mothers groups or whoever makes up that...

Hey, we have plenty of it! There is a party specifically set up to run against him, there is public debate and complaints being lodged. The problem is that the specific position Atkinson is is being abused and there's little that can actually be done about it. He has what is one of the safest...

Not 1/5th of his income, but 1/5th of his net worth, and it's in one project (this isn't the only project he'll be carrying out, he still has his charity helping education and medical research and such). That's one hell of a lot, regardless of who you are. People do donate more, of course...

Arnie is charismatic?

Wow, the CEO of a company publicly comments that a potentially competing product isn't of any interest? I mean, that's crazy. I fully expected a "this is amazing! Why would anyone want to buy a DS when they could buy this?" and "I really wish we thought of a 3D console, it will completely blow...

Odds are they could have renamed the software to SimpleDRM, released it in this format and most people wouldn't have batted an eyelid. Only uses it if you're going online, doesn't leave anything installed, no install limits. I can handle that, it's less than what Steam does (can't play single...

Dear god, to think I almost ordered this through steam last night. What on earth is the point of having so many layers of equally ineffective crap to jump over just to play what I went and bought? Bugger it, I'm not buying it.