You might even see it on the internet.

You don’t “sing” melodies, you can only sin’ them.

I like a game world that’s just fun to be in even when I’m not advancing the story. Taking a break to explore is awesome, and much easier in an open world.

Getting a car without a job is very difficult.

Old magazine adverts are a fun way to spend an evening.

The original Castle Wolfenstein went for $30 in the second issue of Computer Gaming World from 1982. That would be over $100 in 2026 money.

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Oops, all heatsink

It really is all about trust. Of all the digital storefronts, Sony is the only major one I can think of that has actually reached into people’s libraries and pulled things out[1]. So far it seems to be limited to movies and TV shows, so it’s not a perfect 1:1, but they are the worst company to trust on this.

Buying from any digital store with DRM is a risk. Some have failed completely, but the big three of Sony, Valve, and MS are unlikely to go under any time soon. By establishing a precedent of tying your access to their behind-the-scenes licensing agreements, Sony’s model is more risky for consumers than the others.

1. Ok, Amazon/Kindle was actually maybe the first. I haven’t heard of that happening for a long time, and obtaining another copy of a book is trivially easy, but they get a dishonorable mention.

Other examples are welcome, I’m always willing to put another company on the naughty list.

Covid numbers wouldn’t be so bad if we stop testing, and ocean health won’t get worse if we stop measuring.

Kill that messenger!

Not just music! (Though that is probably the strongest example)

It’s telling how many people are nostalgic for a society that only existed before they were born. Recent History education sucks.

“Testing your faith” sounds like tricking people into not believing. Which is exactly what they accuse their devil of doing. This god sounds like kind of an asshole.

Squat on the inkpad, perp.

Active Time Battle (ATB) was under patent until 2010.

Games are just software, and software patents are definitely (and unfortunately) a thing.

Guess I’ll have to limit myself to the 10,000 other games to play on PC, then.

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There was a full news cycle of tech folks talking about how “they are so in demand, they sold out instantly.” Build the hype with free press.

Valve has enough experience with this to know exactly what they were doing.

They also have a browser extension to put some additional info right on the steam store pages.

Not the entire price history, but it will show the lowest ever price, and the last time it happened. Even if Valve puts a 30-day history on the page, this would still be useful to know if a game ever gets discounts deeper than whatever it had most recently.

That never happens to Thor-opods.

Terrible name for a Jedi.

Steam tag: “choices matter”