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    Poll: Can effective anti-piracy measures exist?

    I voted no. The current approach of crippling the game to prevent piracy seems to be doing the exact opposite of the intended effect. Why buy Bioshock when it has activation limits? Why buy Mass Effect when it phones home all the time? This might make it harder to pirate, but it puts a far...
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    Zero Punctuation: Webcomics

    I click the comment section and see everyone talking about CAD. I go and check CAD. Wow, the baby dying thing Yahtzee spoke of was a real comic? What the hell? As usual, thank you Yahztee for bringing this to my attention. Great video.
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    Zero Punctuation: Metal Gear Solid 4

    How would it ruin the scene? In the other Metal Gear games, you do all kinds of crazy things to get around strange obstacles. In MGS1, I remember smoking a cigarette to expose light sensors. I flew a Nikita missile through a gas-filled room to disable an electrified floor. I switched controller...
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    Zero Punctuation: Metal Gear Solid 4

    Yahtzee is right on this one. It's a fun game, but the story is just crazy, and it seems like half of it is recycled from the other games. Snake, insert disc 2, oh nevermind it's a ps3 lulz. The most frustrating thing is that snake and his team of idiots are constantly doing things that don't...
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    Zero Punctuation: Grand Theft Auto IV

    Yahtzee certainly nailed most of the negative features about the game. Darkness looks ok on a computer monitor, but it doesn't look all that great on my 720x480 television. The driving is a bit frustrating because of the sloppy breaking (and spinning out), so I end up taking a cab if I am able...