Political cartoon site Filibuster takes a look at current presidential campaign poll results through the lens of Guitar Hero...
Thanks to: Sharp-eyed GP correspondent Andrew Eisen. No worthy webcomic escapes his all-seeing eye!
E. Zachary Knight: If the videos are of sufficient quality that people subscribe and watch regularly, then those let's players are providing a service that people want. That is the heart of capitalism. That is not something that should be shamed.05/17/2013 - 8:06am
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E. Zachary Knight: I have no idea who either of those people are. However, I still don't see why making a business out of creating let's play videos is somehow evil or wrong.05/17/2013 - 8:04am
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MaskedPixelante: It sure is if you're just doing it for the money. See Tobuscus and/or Pewdiepie for what happens when people get into it just for the money.05/17/2013 - 7:30am
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E. Zachary Knight: Why is it wrong to make money doing LPs? Why should that be something that should be shamed?05/17/2013 - 6:20am
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MaskedPixelante: https://twitter.com/PsychedelicSA/status/335183893214924801 Now here's an interesting, glass half full thought about the Nintendo LP thing. It outs the people who are just doing LPs to make money.05/17/2013 - 5:56am
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E. Zachary Knight: I responded in writing to all this "let's play" stuff Nintendo Started. No need for my permission, I won't give it. It's not mine to give. http://divineknightgaming.com/?p=29205/16/2013 - 2:21pm
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E. Zachary Knight: Lars Doucet of Levelup Labs has a Reddit going on game companies that allow monetization of Let's Play videos. http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1egayn/lets_build_a_list_of_game_studios_that_allow/05/16/2013 - 1:04pm
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Sleaker: @Imautobot - yah I wouldn't use an emulator as a good first run test of how stable the console is, haha.05/16/2013 - 11:47am
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E. Zachary Knight: The 50th person to jump off a bridge is just as dumb if not dumber than the 1st.05/16/2013 - 10:03am
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MaskedPixelante: Yeah, let's all jump on Nintendo for doing this, even though they're hardly the first company to do this...05/16/2013 - 9:47am
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E. Zachary Knight: Wow Nintendo, this is wrong. http://kotaku.com/nintendo-forcing-ads-on-some-youtube-lets-play-video-50709238305/16/2013 - 8:44am
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Imautobot: @Sleaker, further gameplay has revealed that the controller button do stick under the faceplate. Also, The NES emulator (Emuya)keeps crashing on me, though I think a bad ROM is causing it.05/16/2013 - 7:10am
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Papa Midnight: AE: I wonder if any other publishers will follow suit.05/15/2013 - 8:12pm
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Andrew Eisen: EA is ditching Online Pass. http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/15/ea-kills-its-controversial-online-pass-program/05/15/2013 - 7:20pm
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Avalongod: @Zach and quicnkold...I've read the bill and the intent of it is to fear-monger. It's not a balanced message. I don't recall the ESRB being mentioned at all. It's more "keeps your kids away from these movies/games or they'll become violent"05/15/2013 - 4:35pm
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E. Zachary Knight: quiknkold, The big problem with that legislation is the amount of misinformation out there. Who is going to ensure that the information in the pamphlet is accurate?05/15/2013 - 3:25pm
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quiknkold: REBeardogg : I'm on the fence about this. on one side, I want parents to be aware of the ESRB, and even Movie Ratings. On the other hand, I feel this will be used for nothing but Propaganda. The ESRB does a good job.05/15/2013 - 3:07pm
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IanC: Frostbite is coming out on iOS devices. Yet the Wii U cant handle it? *coughbullshitcough*05/15/2013 - 2:31pm
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BearDogg-X: http://www.politickernj.com/65515/lesniak-ruiz-bill-limit-children-s-exposure-media-violence-clears-senate - Bill requiring schools to publish pamphlets with anti-fake media "violence" propaganda clears NJ Senate05/15/2013 - 2:03pm
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quiknkold: I am thinking of writing a musical about videogames, violence, and the first amendment. Would need a collaborator though and would kickstart it after the script is written. was thinking off broadway.05/15/2013 - 2:00pm
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Comments
Re: Webcomic: Obama, McCain & Guitar Hero
Oh wow.
An old white Republican and a self righteous hipster democrat. Yep this election is TOTALLY different.
Re: Webcomic: Obama, McCain & Guitar Hero
The guy who does that comic used to be a staff member on this website....
Re: Webcomic: Obama, McCain & Guitar Hero
Seems like according to this that perhaps the last game McCain played would be Pac Man, which is still newer than the last game Obama has said he played with Pong. >_>
Either that or it's just the last game McCain heard of. <_<
Re: Webcomic: Obama, McCain & Guitar Hero
Shouldn't Obama be asking where the ball and paddles are?
Re: Webcomic: Obama, McCain & Guitar Hero
Yeah, and asking where the quarters go! McCain's comment should have been more along the lines of "Where are the flippers at? TILT!"
Re: Webcomic: Obama, McCain & Guitar Hero
Well, I believe they're using videogames as a metaphor for underachi... I mean, as a metaphor for being in touch with what's going on.
Re: Webcomic: Obama, McCain & Guitar Hero
I see wat you did there...
Also, I think most politicians are 'out of touch' with what's going on.
Re: Webcomic: Obama, McCain & Guitar Hero
From the linked website
"The spin of his campaign is that polls don’t matter and things are “more or less tied,” but really, is there any hope at this point?"
If McCain actually wins this thing, there's going to be a major backlash and investigation into the republicans. The numbers already showed some suspicious things in 2004, but the race was closer then. If the GOP pull a win here.... woah!
Re: Webcomic: Obama, McCain & Guitar Hero
There is absolutely no connection to the fact gas prices are plummeting right before a Republican needs a big win. please keep your tinfoil hats on and look the other way.
Here are we -- and yonder yawns the universe.
Re: Webcomic: Obama, McCain & Guitar Hero
Nope, it is about supply and demand. Oil prices rose on demand. They are plummeting because people have lost lots of money in the global economic crisis and cutting back on their trips, holidays, getting more fuel efficient cars etc and so oil has had to drop.
Additionally, oil prices rose exceptionally high because of speculative investment. People were buying up oil to sell at a higher price and it's a self fulfilling proficy. Once they start to hit a peak and people start to sell, the speculators quickly sell up all their stock and the price comes tumbling down again. In reality, the price should have settled at about $100/barrel but it coincided with the banking troubles and financial recession and so just kept on going.
The notion it was something to do with a conspiracy theory or Republicans trying to win an election is hillarious.
Re: Webcomic: Obama, McCain & Guitar Hero
What does GOP stand for?
Re: Webcomic: Obama, McCain & Guitar Hero
Grand Old Party.
Which is odd, consdidering that the Republican Party is newer than the Democrat Party.
Re: Webcomic: Obama, McCain & Guitar Hero
Its implying that most of the people in that party are old and out of touch :D