► The Mailbox - September 8, 2011

[theoriginalgamerboy]

Jesus, this motherfucker is cynical.

[BloodiedShingle]

@theoriginalgamerboy Well, he IS the Cynical Brit.

[CtrlAltDeleteStudios]

this is like if Monty Python created a video game..

[deathbower]

Kotaku is the daily mail of gaming. 'Nuff said

[link7927]

lmfao wtf is this game XD

[acdcgnr100]

@MarkOctavian Are you fucking retarded?!? The fallacy in your comment is simply blinding.

[acdcgnr100]

@exactinmidget92 You are a imbecile. If nobody cared they wouldn't watch. And he doesn't rage. He talks about.

[acdcgnr100]

@hadephobiac He is correct because is correct. He is not an imbecile , he is smart.

[Schoening91]

hah ! without knowing ! i bough 10 indie bundle and it had rock of ages :D epic! gonna play it after im done with arkham city

[SirTotallyAwesome]

PC (pē-cē) (n): A computer, made for the use of 1 person. See also: Personal Computer.

Standardizing something called a personal computer is like standardizing pets. Not everyone wants the purebred persian cat.

[Zantillia]

Telltale Games comes to mind when talking about 'using humor as marketing'. Anyone who's played a TTG game can tell you their sense of humor is impressive They're witty and random and really know how to write their dialogue. However they often have problems with puzzles being to easy or, until recently, the graphics being very poor. However, due to the humorous nature of their previous games (ex. Sam & Max or Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People) it works wonderfully in setting the tone.

[CrazyMushroom123117]

hurp



[Gabetheoptimist]

There's a name for a standardized gaming device: a console

[xxZubzer0xx]

@Gabetheoptimist The best kind of gaming device :)

[MrPressThat]

I hate this accent.

I love the argumentation used.

[spitfire1203x]

@MrPressThat I think his accent is awesome.

[darth3pio]

monty python in game form

[TheBigcowpat]

What TB said about Kotaku is so damn true, i'll never read that crap esp after their new nerd baiting about the Mojang vs Bethesda article

[halomasterfier]

U want expensive things katoru? By a f@$&ing Mac

[halomasterfier]

U want ex

[g33kp0w3r]

TB uses my laptop!

[SuperGenericUser]

Want a standardized PC? Buy a Mac!

[hadephobiac]

I like how total biscuit is right about everything and always correct just because he has a lot of views

[night4345]

@hadephobiac he's usually right because he's not a idiot

[asdfbry]

Usually i dont agree with this guy but this time i have to say he did make some good points.

[waspbr]

First of all, great commentary, secondly going to be slightly anal ... you keep saying anti-capitalistic when seem to want to say monopolistic. Monopolies are still part of capitalism. Markets can be categorized in the spectrum ranging from free to monopolistic.

Anyway, I still very much enjoyed the video.

[SpacePajama]

@waspbr Hes European side of things, so basically, meanings get switched.

[waspbr]

@SpacePajama

As it happens I am in Europe myself, so I don't think the meaning would be different.

[SpacePajama]

@waspbr I'm on the American side of things, so its sorta hard for me to guess what you guys are like over there. *other then housing some of the funnies people I ever heard.*  But from my perspective, he could say something and I wouldn't care because I don't know if the meanings are switched from over there.

[StalinWalrus]

@backstab84 22 is already out.

[phantombadger]

what is weakening PC gaming is the thought that piracy is the norm, so pubs and devs develop for the consoles and PCs get shit ports most the time. 

[PhillDaSoccerLad]

This man speaks the truth.

[glorydog13]

18:32 Charlemagne has the apple of eden.

[NeoZombieMaster20]

Kotaku = Troll

[Annapolisdweller123]

6 year old average computer runs new games well

[Annapolisdweller123]

@Annapolisdweller123

im saying i have one

[StreamStationAlpha]

I knew about TB in through the starcraft community but after listening to this I'm converted. Refreshing to here a well thought out discussion instead of the constant nonsense that is thrown around oh so often. Die in a fire Kotaku.

TotalBiscuit Keep it up!

[Antiks72]

Pfff consoles are still for blithering idiots.

[Pliableone]

@Antiks72 How? What makes a console user less intelligent? Rambling troll is what you are. Gain some intelligence and grow up kid.

[Comoedus]

Some MAJOR enthusiast actually give feedback to the major PC hardware companies (and consequently, consoles). Extreeme overclockers, for example, help Intel / AMD / Nvidia develop more heat and energy efficient chips.

[melamino7]

castlevania reference

[No121Else]

TB, if you jump into the gate you cause more force damage to their health. At least it seemed to do so on the 360 trial version.

[SGTBrian1]

I know TB hates MineCraft and even the murmur of hearing the word in his comments would be painstaking to him, but would anyone happen to know the reason behind his opinion?

[emikochan13]

@SGTBrian1 TB doesn't hate minecraft, just doesn't want it on his channels, that's his wife's domain ^_^

[Jetario]

My friend andrew is the question that you answered. I respect you good sir.

[ecmartz]

Kotaku was totally grilled!

Also, this game is mesmerizing

[backstab84]

This is the first time i listened to this guy outside of SC2 castings and his ridiculous Terraria LP and.. colour me very impressed. I strongly support the point you're making but couldn't put it this eloquently. GJ.

p.s.

Waiting for part 22 of the terraria LP :)

[exactinmidget92]

is this what the mailbox is? TB raging about stuff that no one cares about.

[toldosaurusrex]

@exactinmidget92 "i dont care about it, so nobody else must do either!"

[AwayToSlay]

i still like pc gaming more than console gaming :)

[SelvmordDSF]

you suck at playing that game

[subphenix]

love you, TB. <3

[Toommm11]

Where is the "question 1, question 2, question 3" top rated comment? COME ON!

[MarkOctavian]

There's no monopolization with Apple. They've made a closed infrastructure with Macs for better user experience and convenience. You don't call every TV manufacturer monopolistic just because they put their own OSD menu software and don't make it compatible with TVs of other manufacturers. Also, Apple is one of the few companies who actually push technology forward, therefore, using their model as an example of bad influence on the industry is simply ignorant.

[Pallekatt]

@MarkOctavian You sir is ignorant, tell me what apple invented and what technology they pushed forward (recent years that is). They just copy stuff, make them their own, and call it revolutionary. And please dont say "IPAD!!!!" the touchpads been around for years, its nothing new. The thing with apple is the brand, what they do, everyone else do, somehow, i guess its the fanboys. Im not saying apple is bad, im just saying that they are just a trend setting company, not an inventing company.

[tdragon360]

@MarkOctavian apple monopolize by making work stations, they can't be really change the hardware aswell, well you can but not as much as pcs, eg the built in stuff. apple makes MAC not pcs, thus monopolization. it is a good example when you look at it this way. hmm i Wonder who really is ignorant

[anroli2000]

Vlad Tepes is Romanian Legend

[weaselfoo1]

rotate your defenses!!! 

[Penucklepie]

Makes me feel like... PLAYING SOME GAMES

[ShadowWolfRising]

Rock of Ages reminds me of Odama

[vortexSC]

Oh yeah 5 year old pc for the fucking win!!!!

[JohnMooreification]

The modelling on that rock is really good.

[RazorWolfy512]

I can listen to TB talk all day

[zhbarton]

Brilliant! makes me glad i own a PC.

[iconicfury]

In relation to the Minecraft thing, as everyone has said, there were other things that allowed Minecraft to grow. Also, there are ALWAYS exceptions to the rules.

[LouShoeLacer]

A question to other viewers of TB, is it worth spending 2000-2500 dollars on a high end gaming PC from Doghouse systems? If not, do you guys recommend anything else?

[AURAXMARK]

@LouShoeLacer I got the Studio XPS 7100 and that runs all game at the highest graphics with no lag and I got it for 800 euro.

[RookeRyan]

I cant belive that i just heard Mac has a monopoly, how uneducated is this guy. Windows has the monopoly, when Bill Gates invented windows operating system he went company to company, to all the PC companys, Telling them they can use windows but ONLY windows, they cant allow any other operating systems. He would have done the same to Mac. Mac decided they wanted to make their own operating system for the own computers. If ur gunna talk about something make sure you know the facts first

[TheRealJulien]

@RookeRyan He's not the uneducated one here. You simply didn't listen: Apple has a monopoly on its products. They build their Macs and iCrap so that you have to use their operating systems in order for them to run anywhere near properly. They don't leave room for competition when it comes to their products, thus they have A monopoly. Of course Microsoft has THE monopoly when it comes to OS for PCs, but you can't run a Mac with Windows cause thereby you forfeit most of the maximum performance.

[achtung555]

@TheRealJulien Boot camp does allow you to run Windows on Macs more or less natively. Yeah, they do monopolise their products, but it's not as all-encompassing as people make it out to be.

[coolsiideri]

@RookeRyan If ur gunna try to sound smart learn basic grammar.

[Gabetheoptimist]

@RookeRyan he said apple had a monopoly on mac OS..I think companies can have monopolies on things they make.

[Aiwha]

@Gabetheoptimist Apple builds the PC's that run Mac OS as well. Microsoft builds windows, but other companies build the hardware it goes on.

[Gabetheoptimist]

@Aiwha I know that. I don't know why you replied that to me though

[JamesCodge]

tbh, the game in the back was better than the mailbox..

[YouCantClickHere1]

CLICK HERE ;)

[MrPatak007]

Damn it where is @SciStarborne comment!

[silpudog80]

Is this on PS3?



[Hezza98]

@silpudog80

PC

[Vulpine6969]

all i wish to happen to console is that more rts games would come to the console

[taguardian]

Excellent response to the Kotaku article, 5 star !

[xetia123]

So he recognizes the nerd baiting then argues on it for 10 minutes?

[greegry]

@Alleluid It worked because of youtube (see previous mailbox for a better explanation). If a game just popped out of nowhere and sat on your Gamestop shelf that had absolutely no marketing and you dont know what it was, would you risk cash?

[Mynameizhere]

@Alleluid It was marketed by Seananners.

[SoundslikeDisturbed]

@Alleluid minecraft is getting marketed over youtube, and he also said last time that minecraft is quite special since Notch invested nothing in marketing but still got more publicity than any other game which actually pays to be marketed

[lyne2292]

@Alleluid your right this is propably the first time tbs view has been bias he has been wrong..but now hes biased seroisly?

[LouisKing995]

@Alleluid the exception that proves the rule .

[CatCoffe]

@Alleluid Retard you just toke a snip of what he was saying, fucking stink shit

[evolution7354]

@CatCoffe he was quoting something TB said in order to provide an argument to it, thats why there are quotation marks. Hope the irony of calling him a retard isn't lost on you.

[MrFelixFB]

@CatCoffe Wow you are realy stupid.

[achtung555]

@Alleluid Viral marketing is still marketing, and if I was nitpicking even further, I'd say that Minecraft hasn't actually released yet. Also, Minecraft is a law unto itself =p

[artic78]

@Alleluid and then he immediately talks about word of mouth, which is how minecraft got successful

[CodyThePanzerkin]

@Alleluid Listen to the entire statement. He said the way most indies get around is word of mouth. That was minecraft.

[mejwyn]

@Alleluid Fool. Just look at all the videos, fan service and content the fans give it.

[DragonHunterX]

@mejwyn Thats not mojang marketing.

[drewhfox101]

@Alleluid Followed by him saying that they need word of mouth... which is exactly how Minecraft became popular. Please don't misquote people.

[turminator8]

@Alleluid umm dude, that game wasn't heard of UNTIL it started marketing

[MaxWestt]

God I love this game so much lol.

[sporerie]

@Taooe I saw this comments on like 50 video's. John is obviously cheating..

[HohHoch]

@TheReallydontcare and XBLA offers a ton of games that aren't just indie, and they keep adding onto it to. User friendly internet, frankly i don't see how it would be less friendly considering they use the same internet. We need internet connection for Live, we need it for the PC. So what are your other "arguments"?

[HohHoch]

@TheReallydontcare right so, upgrading your xbox... why do i have to upgrade it? I play my games, watch my movies or whatever, all i might eventually need is a new hard drive. Oh look! you can do that. No keyboard, because you don't NEED a keyboard. HOWEVER you can get a keyboard! Its as customized as you want it to be, since keyboards use a USB. Microphones you have just as much as a computer. Options are plenty, plus what all would you have to change?

[SuperJordan987]

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[surfertron20000]

Admit it, if this were a few decades ago TB would've been doing Pirate radio. :D

[TooMuchCrimeDrama]

@RedNinja96 Watch the "WTF is." He has to defend his castle while attacking the opponent's castle.

[SaurfangC]

hey tb, I'm usually a console gamer, but really want a good PC or laptop that I could use to play rts's and mmo's on it would rock if you could help me out,

[madrechingador]

WTF videos contribute to the popularity of indie games, and TB supports indie development. It should make sense that after going to gamescon he would want to give tips to up and coming indie devs about improving their game's marketability. Getting into a gaming convention to show off an indie-developed title isn't exactly easy to do.

[PhantomCrash4545]

TB has an Asus G73 I have an Asus G73 but ill never be as cool as TB T.T

[IGattsI]

/cry i wanna play rock of ages but whenever i try installing Steam it just pops up for like 1 second then goes away and doesn't install :|

[brego129]

Thanks for the voice of reason about Kotaku

[jokithedr00d]

/sigh thought you were more inteligent "competition breeds innovation"

[harry781012]

rock of ages is so much fun,ty for exposing us to all the good indies out there

[inkxpanther]

Come on... You wasted almost whole time on proving that a troll is wrong. You lost your way, Mr TB. ;>

[inkxpanther]

Come on... You wasted almost whole time on proving that a troll is wrong. You lost your way, Mr TB. ;>

[Jagnon123]

$1000= amd 3.2 ghz 6 core processor+ 8 gigs of ram + geforce GTX 560. That's twice as good as the razor blade.

[feredorand]

didnt this used to be like where you answer peoples question on video games, not rant for 20mins about a trolls comment

[Coolgamer1st]

@feredorand

19 minutes and 13 seconds.

[kittymerocks]

i dont realy care much about the mail i just wanna see him play that game lol

[TheAvianFlame]

I actually like TB's "marketing" talk, he provides quite insightful commentary on the matter, and I like hearing a more intelligent point of view on the game industry as opposed to most commentators' limited perspective.

[occz6]

05:40 "Well, that's just like, your opinion man"

[wolflordjsww]

yeah fight the power!!!

[CanJ0n]

PC = penis crack

[MarineReich911]

@CanJ0n Go Away Troll! We don't need your kind here in TB's awesome channel and videos.

[banana4999]

@CanJ0n I assume you mean that its like crack for your penis

[RookeRyan]

He calls mac a monopoly, when bill gates after he invented windows, went company to company telling Hp/Gateway and many many other companys they can only use windows if they only allow windows on their computers. Windows is just as much a monopoly

[MrYorkshireFella]

PC gaming is shit.

[SheagerBurger]

@MrYorkshireFella So is your IQ

[TFDwow]

@TFDwow

[flamebringer17]

WTB new mailbox questions

[aceofsleep]

Does Kotaku still make money from adblock keeping their ads from being on?

[Demon2k3]

heh... just took a look at the razerblade laptop and it's FUGLY..... heck even MSI's latest gaming laptops looks so much better... .this is just a "laptop" with some certain features as TB expressed it. It doesn't look good, it doesn't look comfortable either to use either.

heck, even the peformance of it doesn't seem to justify the price, i'd rather get the latest ASUS or MSI or clevo compared to the razer... what a sham of a computer...

[awsumpersun321]

the reason gaming pcs are so overpriced is that companies get more money from reruns of old gamges, so they overprice gaming pcs because the won't get as much money if more people buy consoles,so due to consumer ignorance pc gaming will never outsell consoles

[MrDirtyNacho]

only watched this because rock of ages was in background, but what he's saying makes sense..

[MrBonsie]

I love this type of mailbox, great food for thought

[DENlERU]

Macs aren't really that expensive anymore, look at Mac Mini and Macbook Air.

[dezkai861]

@DENlERU but are they any good for gaming

[SheagerBurger]

@DENlERU 999.99 STARTING...for the mac air...Its a lot of money

[DENlERU]

@SheagerBurger Ehm, considering the speccs of that computer and the fact that it is the thinnest laptop in the world it's very cheap. Intel tried to make a similar laptop with the same thickness but failed to price it below $1500.

[candemkd]

@falcno1 well, at least it's better than the "cod is better/worse than battlefield" that was going on a while back...

[falcno1]

@candemkd that is very true.same for lol and hon fight thing

[theomenofwow]

stop! boulder roll stop! hammer time boulder nooooo

[noxxyable]

Why doesn't he ever turn his cows/catas around? :3

[UsedtoWoW]

/hate Gavin Degraw

[karlbanan80]

"personal computer" Says Wikipedia, and she's always right.

[nadnerbbk]

i love how he said in the beginning the guy is just writing nerd bait and then takes half the video talking earnestly about the material he just classified as obvious nerd bait. And he said not to give them your traffic but then talks about them for so long he is bound to get people curious enough to go look at their site.

[SheagerBurger]

@nadnerbbk He is informing you of them and what they do on a constant basis. He isn't saying "HEY LOOK HERE AT THEIR NERD BAIT LAWL"

[ularnek]

Why did you spend over half the video ranting about a troll?

[jossjoss40]

@ularnek Have you not seen him on the internet. He takes trolls too seriously instead of ignoring stupid.

[Jazinovic]

Ohhh.. charelmaigne captured croatia In the cinematic T.T

[Idrinkyourmilkshake6]

@GuitarMastergraeme a hundred dollar pc that can run games on high graphics? That's almost impossible as far as I know, a good graphics card can be 100$ or more. Or did I misinterpret what you stated if so I apologize

[GoldmonX]

@EagleXtinxiion Says someone who has probably never had or used a Mac before.

[EagleXtinxiion]

@GoldmonX Actually i used to own one, and i absolutely hated it, then i bought a custom built computer and i absolutely love it, a £1300 Mac has the same specs as a £500 basic computer, anyone with common sense would get the computer.

[Ausdrake]

I'm glad the Australian Kotaku has a little more integrity; at least, I've never found anything about it to get angry about.

[TheShenox]

One Thousand FIRST comment. :3

Just kiddin. xD

[SausageDogInAFurnace]

1000th COMMENT! WHOO!

[firesnakearies]

Haha, as always, you rock TB.

[s0m30n3el5e]

9:25

it is not the messiah it is a very naughty boy

[IsraeliGasMask]

I agree entirely.

[razorthecurse]

they see me rollin' they hatin...