InBlack wrote on May 14, 2013, 10:18:

Mr. Tact wrote on May 14, 2013, 09:52:
Okay, I'll bite. What do you think Gates is being naive about? Because frankly, while I can think of plenty of adjectives for Bill Gates, naive isn't one I would use.

His philanthropy. He is going about it the wrong way. He is pouring millions and millions of dollars into non-profit organizations that have been proven to be innefective, corrupt and inneficient. He should look to Elon Musk to see how its done for example. Invest in technology that will have a huge long term beneficial effect for humanity, renewable energy for one or something or other that is not really that profitable or is pushed under the rug by the oil/gas lobby.

Or if he wants to give to charity, he should concentrate on the charities that help people in the US (and I say this as a non US citizen). The US has a shitload of poverty related social problems, and the biggest of them has to be education. Its also much easier to track the money in that case and he could make sure that the money gets to those who need it the most. The most powerful country in the world should also be the best educated, this is the only way that real change can be made in the world. Throwing money at Africa wont change anything of significance.

Jerykk wrote on Apr 30, 2013, 23:27:

Creston wrote on Apr 30, 2013, 18:22:

Jerykk wrote on Apr 30, 2013, 16:48:
99% sure this is coming to PC, given that every other GTA (except for the handheld Chinatown one) has come to PC. The PC version will probably be announced a few months after the console versions are released, just like with GTA4.

That said, I'm not really that interested. GTA is stale. There have been many open-world action games since GTA3 and most of them have evolved the genre in various ways. Rockstar's focus seems to be on making their games as cinematic as possible, usually at the expense of gameplay. GTA4's horribly sluggish controls are a testament to that.

The writing on the GTA series is still miles beyond just about everything else in gaming, though.

Creston

That's arguable but even if we accept that as true, writing alone does not make a good game. If you're going to make a game, you should take advantage of the medium. Storytelling should be woven into the gameplay experience and not confined to cutscenes between missions.

It feels like Rockstar wants to be a movie studio rather than a game developer these days and it shows in how stale their games have become.

Cyanotetyphas wrote on Apr 26, 2013, 20:43:
Well thats the first bit of news to get me interested in this project. Life of Pi was stunning.

Also, its always nice to hear stories about people who can hold down a job while playing WoW.

Proudfoot wrote on Apr 26, 2013, 10:03:
It was worse with the new Tomb Raider. Multiplayer, really? And all DLC post release is for multiplayer only... REALLY?

Not sure what this 90's fascination is with adding 'deathmatch' stuff to a game just to try and have it linger longer in the sales area. Just give us a good game and some mod tools and the game will sell for years.

Ozmodan wrote on Mar 22, 2013, 09:38:
Well I went through 3 Samsung phones before my son gave me his 3 year old iphone 3gs which still works great and have had no problems with it. I am sold on apple quality at this point. Won't be getting another Samsung that is for sure.

Beamer wrote on Mar 20, 2013, 13:42:

Mr. Tact wrote on Mar 20, 2013, 13:37:
Didn't get your money's worth out of Terreria? Really? Great game IMHO.

Hated it. Felt like there was nothing interesting to do. Hated it times a billion.

JohnBirshire wrote on Mar 20, 2013, 13:24:

However, they're better than not getting the games at all, especially when they've received critical acclaim like Fez has.

Wow, talk about exaggeration. Game had above average indie reviews at best, a spoiled brat developer, and lackluster sales that they were very disappointed with. Only reason they are releasing it on PC now is due to rumors they didn't even make a profit on the XBox release. You're insulting PC as a platform for even contemplating buying this trash. Youre a joke bud, not even worth arguing with. Enjoy your tablescraps.

ASeven wrote on Mar 19, 2013, 05:39:
http://i.imgur.com/oQOaHOx.png

Prez wrote on Mar 19, 2013, 00:37:
So is FEZ a spreadsheet sim then?