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Last year we got word that the steampunk puzzler Cogs was coming to the iPhone. Not much more was known at the time about it other than the developers were working on a port, although later we found out that it was being published by Chillingo. Today we got a beta of the iPhone version in our hands for the first time, and it is awesome.
The basic premise of Cogs is very similar to games like Pipemania in that you are moving pieces around a game board to accomplish a task. These tasks can involve arranging gears to transfer rotational energy from one point to another, move bells around to create a chime that matches the target sound, or even move pipes around to transmit steam power from one place to another.
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The winner of the Pokémon Go Championship grand finals in Orlando was stripped of their title, allegedly for 'unsportsmanlike conduct' during their victory celebration. The celebration involved the winner removing their headset, standing up, and pumping their fists before shaking hands with their opponent. Many believe the ruling was excessive and that winner's victory celebration was tame compared to celebrations by winners in other competitive games.
There are people that get offended seeing others just enjoying a moment, or enjoying a hobby, or just having fun.
Can someone explain to me what is so problematic with this? I watched video multiple times and all I see dude having bit of celebration. None of his actions felt aggressive or seem like they symbolize anything... Like winning sure deserves bit of celebration like that. I mean who wants to live in the world where you aren't allowed to be excited or have bit of burst of happiness when you win? Like was he supposed to act like emotionless robot? He should be allowed to have bit of his victory "hell yeah" moment, even if it is before shaking hands with opponent. Like it is not like he didn't shake hands or whatnot. And it is not like he is like some super serious government official to have to stick to protocol to a letter. This whole thing is just ridiculous.
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