Recent content by Dunnlang

I agree that the NDA is not out of bounds based on any other NDA I have personally signed. It does not appear to impact your ability to do creative reviews or your journalistic integrity. GN did a great video on the NDA, with a lawyer, for anyone who is concerned about it. edit: GNN changed to...

It's pretty easy if you have an entirely unique name. Also addresses are included in the filings.

I would guess that the influx of Chinese gamers has swamped the previous large group of shitty laptops that gamers have Steam installed on. If publishers were able to segregate obviously subpar laptops in the past, and were ignoring those data, then this could still be a lowering of the lowest...

Meet the new lowest common denominator. Everyone wants those Chinese market sales, so get prepared for a new batch of AAA Win7 games with warmed over assets from 2010. Seriously though, publishers and investors will look at these metrics and require that games hit the widest possible audience.

That was the most rewarding part about the movies though! Remember when everybody really needed Han and Chewie to show up at the Battle of Yavin? They kept passing around the hat for collections until they got enough loot boxes to randomly entice Han and Chewie back. It's one of the all...

Finally some one who has a memory. I believe that MMO's first started dipping their toes into the waters that the players had already tested (via Ebay), by offering name changes, server moves, and other account services for a fee. I remember how ticked off I was the first time that a name...

No one could possibly be expected to know exactly when to take over from the computer. Even if they are being overly alert (more than a regular driver), it may be impossible for most people to even know when they need to take over vs. when they are supposed to wait while the car manages the...

We had a discrete DSP chipset that ran in a low power state and was always matching audio against the "launch phrase". That phrase could have been anything you wanted to teach the DSP. As soon as it got a match in the DSP, it would save the following audio in a buffer and parse it locally to...

That was already inherent in the word city, so it was an existing condition. Traffic is getting worse beyond that existing condition. That's a new change. At the same time as traffic is getting worse, Chicago is actually shrinking. That means fewer people and worse traffic. So your theory...

I walk 7+ miles/day through downtown Chicago. I've almost been hit by many rideshare vehicles (and bikes). I HAVE been hit by 1 Uber (I was in a crosswalk, at a 4 way stop). On the other hand, as a pedestrian I almost never have issues with taxis or buses. See the article [H] linked the...

The only exception should be when they make meaningful remasters or recuts. They should not be able to just do lip service to a remaster and call it "new". It's fair to pay money when work is done on a product.

Just the last two?

Please let this be the standard!

We've all heard the rumors that Sony is tough to work with as far as the PSN goes. That said, they have had cross-play with PC for a number of titles already. This could be a case where MS is grandstanding to draw a lot of attention, but playing hardball with Sony behind the scenes. MS gets...

I suspect their plan was always to make HL3 for a new VR platform. The best way to make an impactful splash is to wow people with something they have not seen before. Unfortunately, I don't think VR gaming has matured, or developed, as expected. It will take too long for hardware and software...