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Comment In: Microsoft: You'll have control over privacy with Xbox One Kinect [News - 06/06/2013 - 06:38]

Given today 's disclosure about ...

Given today 's disclosure about just how much Microsoft lets the NSA spy on its users http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants-nsa-data I think there 's good reason to be very concerned about how the Kinect will play into these surveillance capabilities.

Comment In: Examining the Pipeline: Demographics of Undergraduate Students Studying Games [Blog - 06/04/2013 - 12:43]

This was my thought as ...

This was my thought as well. I would expect almost any group of young people to be less religious than the general population because younger people tend to be less religious than their parents or grandparents, for example. That 's not necessarily indicative of trends in game development so much ...

Comment In: Contract QA: A dead end or a foot-in-the-door? [News - 06/04/2013 - 03:17]

I feel sorry for anyone ...

I feel sorry for anyone who works in a jurisdiction where salaried employees are not eligible for overtime pay. Salaried employees are certainly entitled to overtime pay in Ontario, where I live, under most circumstances managers are exempt, for example . r n r nI feel like some of the ...

Comment In: The Demo Is Dead [Blog - 06/03/2013 - 10:08]

How much gauging of quality ...

How much gauging of quality do we really need for something costing under 10 r n r nYou can buy lots of albums as MP3 downloads for 10. How often have you bought an album from an artist you 're not familiar with who you 've never heard a song ...

Comment In: Video: The damsel in distress's modern, gruesome update [News - 05/30/2013 - 03:43]

@Benjamin r n r nI ...

@Benjamin r n r nI 'm not talking about Anita, whose beliefs I think you 're grossly mischaracterising. When the topic of sexism in gaming comes up, especially when it 's a female talking about it, the number of comments and the degree of vitriol in them is hugely disproportionate ...

Comment In: No used games means lower profits for game makers. Unless... [News - 05/29/2013 - 08:47]

@ Amanda r n r ...

@ Amanda r n r nWell, as an example, when I was in college and had very little spending money I would predominantly buy used games. That kept me attached to the hobby through those years. Now that I have a degree and a full-time job and much more money ...

Comment In: Concerns raised over the prying eyes of Xbox One's Kinect [News - 05/28/2013 - 04:53]

Unless the private modes: r ...

Unless the private modes: r n r na are turned on by default r nb are clearly and simply explained to consumers r nc provide actual privacy r n r nit isn 't going to matter. Microsoft doesn 't care if 5 of the audience uses privacy tools if 95 ...

Comment In: Xbox One preowned rumors batter GameStop shares [News - 05/24/2013 - 03:56]

This is a good point, ...

This is a good point, but what if something similar happens in reverse, where publishers decide to punish Sony Nintendo for not having this kind of system What if publishers prefer Microsoft 's approach and decide to try to push players toward the Xbone by releasing games on it first ...

Comment In: We're Indie, we like Microsoft. Too Controversial? [Blog - 05/23/2013 - 12:00]

James said I have heard ...

James said I have heard a few stories that contradict my experience, and I know quite a few people who are happier on platforms other than XBLA, and that s fine for them. r n r nThat does not sound to me like someone who is claiming to speak for ...

Comment In: Xbox One's preowned games strategy involves a single-use code [News - 05/21/2013 - 06:22]

Another piece of clarification around ...

Another piece of clarification around playing games at a friend 's house should you choose to play your game at your friend 's house, there is no fee to play that game while you are signed in to your profile. r n r nSo it will require you to pay ...

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