#beards Like many folks, I've got a complicated relationship with pre-game splash screens. On the one hand, I like that series of middleware introductions, publisher logos, and various other graphical preamble that flash across my screen, largely because of how I savor them the first time I'm playing a game that I'm excited about. I watch them roll by, enjoying the build-up to the "start new game" menu, to diving into an entirely new, exciting experience. More »