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I loved this song (without lyrics) from the first time I heard it in the Civ IV intro. It's been a regular in my playlists since. I believe it was performed by a group called Talisman. Read more

@Hawaiian_spawn: Swords don't kill people. People with swords kill people. Or possibly very dexterous monkeys. And maybe dolphins, if you like tape it to them or something. Read more

I may actually get this. I still rap along when some of the older stuff from the 80s and early 90s comes on the radio. I think I can have a lot of fun in the privacy once everyone else is asleep and I put the dog outside. Read more

@Ursus-Veritas: Don't mention the war! Read more

Psyched! I remember buying a keyboard for my dreamcast just so I could communicate better in PSO. Read more

@wrackune: I agree with this, although I'm surprised no one has mentioned George Lazenby yet. Who? Exactly. Read more

I had been hitting Monday Night Combat every night recently but I've stopped these past few days because I can finally play TF2 now! Read more

@Vidikron: But by and large the zen pinball tables could mostly be physically built and played. I think what Mmmm is getting at is more along the lines of the old Epic pinball and Balls of Steel games which are a lot more 'videogame' like and less like real-world pinball tables. Read more

Is FX2 what they are calling their new pinball 'platform' or is this really a new separate game? Read more

@MJDeviant: I know; pretty awesome. His '3-pointer' rating has got to be off the chart. Weird seeing Tim Hardaway as a golden state legend rather than phoenix though Read more

I didn't know there was an expansion team in chigago ;) Read more

@The Sentient Meat: The real pros know that to really get people psyched you need a countdown clock that reveals...another countdown clock! Read more

This has been on my short list of games I'm really excited about for quite awhile. Glad to see it's still slowly (so slowly!) moving forward to release! Read more

@TRT-X: I used to feel kind of ashamed in general of playing something after it stopped being fun just to whatever last couple of achievements I wanted. But I kind of realized that (for me at least) that is still part of the fun and it does actually extend the value of my purchase/rental. Read more

@Koda89: Exactly. He'll get a call to work out for a team after someone gets hurt, or get signed onto a practice squad somewhere. Keep the faith brother! Read more

Charts like this are usually heavy on correlation and light on causation and the actual research that might prove things. I have driven a black car for the last 10 years and have yet to be attacked by a tiger. Read more

Arg, thanks for reminding me that I still need to find someone to fix up that Last Action Hero pinball machine I have in my garage. Read more

@Arie Gusti: Nintendo has been criticized before for being slower to move to new tech (sticking with game carts vs. cds for example). But somehow they manage to innovate their way through it. You can say whatever you like about the wii and balance board being gimmicky (I kind of agree) but it has been a tremendous… Read more

@Frazzleberry: Were you playing during the day or super late at night? Because I've never seen a match start with less than 4v4 and they fill to max soon after starting. Read more

I have been playing Monday Night Combat like a fiend; nothing else for the last week or so. Not sure why it has its hooks into me so thoroughly but it does and I can't wait for the extra dlc! Read more