Balius commented on Magneto, Nazi Hunter

"I believe that it's established in the Marvel Universe that the Nazi concentration camps were also being used to discover and manipulate mutants, who were subjected to inhuman experiments. If the question is whether Magneto is a hero, anti-hero, or villain, the answer is..."Yes." He's not written very consistently, zipping wildly from a Malcolm X-esque militant fight for equal rights, to a separatist who just wants mutants to have their own space, to a neo-Nazi preaching about how the superior race should become dominant to the inferior humans."

Balius commented on What We Hope The Wii 2 Doesn't Look Like

"Here's my prediction for the next Nintendo console: Whenever i comes out, the materials that can be used to cheaply create it will determine its level of power (think Xbox 360 level, possibly as powerful as a PS3, or even SLIGHTLY above that level), and will maintain a degree of reliability and stability in hardware performance. Motion sensing won't be abandoned, but the controller will be heavily modified to be both more ergonomic and have a sleeker appearance, and to work more reliably and precisely."

Balius commented on WoW Getting Level 30 Mounts

"@Replica23: Agreed."

Balius commented on Game Reviewers' "Seven Deadly Sins"

"The most accurate way I've found to decide if I'll like a game is to read venomous diatribes from people who loathe a given game."

Balius commented on John McCain Campaigns To Medal Of Honor Music, Composer Displeased

"@Mit: It's not a story because it's illegal, it's a story because the readers of this site may care what a famed video game composer thinks about how his work is being used, regardless of the specifics."

Balius commented on Mario Super Sluggers Intro

"If a game is good, and the Mario Sports games ARE pretty consistently good additions to the bloated sports game genre, then why are people complaining about them being made."

Balius commented on Librarian: I'm So NOT Wii Fit Girl

"... What really makes me sad is all the people drooling over this video."

Balius commented on Blinky Light Combination Lock Keeps Aliens out of Your Quarters

"Home locks aren't really designed to keep people out of your house, they just make it conspicuous when those that don't belong seek entry."

Balius commented on 25 Best Games for the Classroom

"@eclipsegryph: Given no restrictions on cost, content, or appropriateness, I could probably use videogames to teach most of the middle school curriculum."

Balius commented on Librarian: I'm So NOT Wii Fit Girl

"When she loses a job because a terrorist shares a name with you and you can't get on the airplane, she can complain."

Balius commented on How Casual MMOGs Are Making Money

"I'd be very interested in seeing how much companies spend on upkeeping these free MMOs, compared to the amount they bring in."

Balius commented on Be the King of Kotaku Commenters

"It seems like quite the odd "contest" indeed."

Balius commented on Casting Leonardo Dicaprio As Captain America Would Be Titanically Wrong

"Honestly, I could accept Summer Glau as Cap before someone who looks the part but can't act."

Balius commented on Blinky Light Combination Lock Keeps Aliens out of Your Quarters

"In video games, you frequently see color changing puzzles to open doors, which is the immediate practical application I jumped to from the picture."

Balius commented on Glass Gowns Will Be the Height of 2000s Fashion, According to 1930s Experts

"I want a dedicated candy pocket...*sniffle*"

Balius commented on Post-Traumatic Stress Makes Hulks Out Of All Of Us

"@steve1interstock: Ang Lee's HULK made a lot of bad story and scene decisions."

Balius commented on Heavily-Populated Kiribati Islands Sinking Beneath the Waves

"There are a lot of reasons an atoll might be sitting lower in the water that have nothing to do with the ocean levels rising."

Balius commented on How To Make A Sexy Jewel Thief Look Stupid

"If someone thought chomping enthusiastically on metal was how to look sexy, that person fails."