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@moroboshi

This makes no sense. By pure numbers yes the iPad is increasingly making consoles look outdated, but that's because the consoles are outdated, not because the iPad is soooo amazing.

But even if it were, would developers deliberately fracture their potential buyers just to squeeze every ounce of horsepower out of the newest, shinyest iPad yet? I sincerely doubt it.

With how much gamers complain about how expensive it is to upgrade computers to keep up with PC games, do you honestly think that people will be willing to fork over $600+ every year for a new iPad to play the latest games on it? I sincerely doubt it.

If Apple does actually make an Apple TV that has app support, do you honestly think they are going to make it with a dedicated controller rather than stick with their touchscreens?

It all seems pretty farfetched to me. I think his comments are just marketing fluff. I'd say Nintendo is the only one that should really see Apple is a direct threat, as Nintendo has been banking on the casual market, a market which is very much dominated by Apple now. But us hardcore types, playing Mass Effect 13 and Call of Duty 74 on an iPad 10? That doesn't seem very likely.

@alpha defekt

The people who complain that The Walking Dead show is not the same exact thing as the comic are the same people who signed the "No organic webshooters" petition when the first Spiderman movie came out. It's ludicrous.

Given, when there are two different stories in different mediums, I tend to love one and find the other to be "good, but not great." I think that's what's happening with me and TWD, as I love the show, but after reading the first hardcover comic I felt rather unimpressed.

Even still, I'd much rather have different stories than see people taking "The Watchmen" approach, which is following the original as closely as possible. After seeing the movie, I checked out the graphic novel only to discover they are pretty much one and the same. Why bother reading the graphic novel then?

@HandsomeBoyGraduate

I can't disagree more. Maybe it's because I started with the show and then looked into the comic, but I feel the show is far, far superior.

Given, I've only read the first hardcover book, but the whole thing felt so flat and uninteresting. The comic went from place to place to place too rapidly, and failed to set up any suspense before something bad happened. The show realizes that it's not zombies eating people that's the scary part, it's the constant, looming threat of death in the background while you just try to survive and live. The comic also felt a bit too predictable. When whats-her-name said "Oh, life is going to be so wonderful here!" I thought, yep, she's getting her face bitten off next. Sure enough, turn to the next page...

The show may meander a little too far into melodrama for my tastes, but at least there's enough characterization for me to care when someone dies. I also much prefer the show's gritty realism, rather than the comic's rather cartoony artstyle.

There's just no contest. The show sucks me in and keeps me watching, even through Lorie's incessant whining. But the comic just fell flat, so much so that I'm not even sure I want to keep reading it.

@Duke

Agreed.

The stamina meter is just a way to try and force the feeling of suspense onto the player.

It's not just the stamina meter though, you also have to pick up continues. Considering the fact that each time I ran into an enemy in the demo it was all trial and error (died 3 times against the first enemy before I realized I was just supposed to run away), and the idea of picking up continues just sounds infuriating.

No thanks. Even at a discount rate I'll pass. I still have Dead Space 2 to finish anyway.

@ottoman673

Ultimate Resident Evil 6: Director's Cut 2: Frank West Edition

@TheBatman4141

Maybe you found the loophole. Is it technically a new release if all the DLC was already included from the beginning, and the "new release" just comes with said DLC unlocked?

@King Johngie the Fourth

I actually bought Mass Effect 3 specifically for the multiplayer. I tried the original Mass Effect but really wasn't feeling it with the shooter controls. With how good I heard ME2 was, I had planned on giving the original another go, but never did, and never got around to ME2 either.

Multiplayer was just the hook needed to get me into the series. Even if I don't touch single player, if the demo was any indication, I'm sure I can get enough out of the multiplayer alone to make it worth it, particularly since I have several friends on my list that love the multiplayer too.

The only downer so far - as soon as I start up the game, it pleasantly reminds me that I am missing out on content since it has day 1 DLC for 800 ms points. Ok whatever. So I start up multiplayer, and it pleasantly reminds me that I can purchase Veteran Packs or Spectre Packs for 80ms/160ms each. Ok, that's a bit much.

@letterstothemetro

The one in the picture looks like some sort of midget pedophile in a South Park episode.

@HisDivineOrder

I think you're giving Zynga too much credit to come up with something that original.

@zaxis01

Implying that the iPad is a "handheld" device?

It may be a portable device, but I wouldn't consider it a "handheld" unless you have monster-hands.