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Exactly! Even if it's slow, there is no doubt people would have fun putting tuning packages together for it so it could at least compete in 'F' class races! Read more

Yeah, I pretty much hold off on any new game until it hits $40 for ones I really want or $20 for titles I just have a passing interest in. The exception is for the big releases that amazon gives $20 promotional credit for preordering. Plus we will be rolling into the pre-xmas sales in a few months so I figure between… Read more

So all along I had been planning on getting BF3 for the 360 since I think my PC is going to be pretty mediocre at running it. But the articles in the last few days have all been about how mind-blowing amazing the PC version is. I think at this point I'm just going to have to wait for the reviews to come out, and if… Read more

I'm in the same boat. I was determined to never pay more than my original cost of the game but as time went by I did start to dabble in the Mann Co. store. Hey, for the roughly $10-12 I spent I got just about everything I really really wanted (tribonophorous hat for pyro, strange minigun and strange backburner from… Read more

Amazing art style, both in stills and in motion. Unmistakable Jeremy Soule music. Really liking everything I've seen of GW2 so far. If the product they deliver lives up to the ideas and potential of their manifesto and goals this actually could supplant world of warcraft. Read more

So I'm not sure how it happened but my interest in my 360 has fallen off a cliff this summer. My gold subscription even ran out a few weeks ago and I didn't realize it until I got an email from MS telling me so. Read more

I've been wanting to play HOMM V and VI quite a bit, but I know that even the Steam versions come loaded with that wacky Securom rootkit bidniss. So I keep on playing other stuff instead. Sorry Ubisoft! Read more

Somebody give this man a star! Oh, wait... Read more

The narrator really sounded familiar to me from playing the demo. Was he one of the voices from Fallout 3 - like Three Dog maybe? Read more

Yeah, I feel like a chump now for paying $25 during the big steam summer sale. My logic was - wow, it's never been ths discounted before and it could be a year before it gets down into the less-than-$20 range so I'd better jump on it! Read more

AC2 is definitely one of my favorite gaming experiences. I'm a sucker for early Renaissance art and architecture and I definitely appreciated climbing around on these places I've visited (the Campanile, Santa Maria del Fiore, etc). I also liked the mystery of AC2 and the way Ezio grew into his abilities and even got… Read more

Great news; downloadable is as it should have been the first time around. But really, as long as you didn't pay full price for the first disc version (ie: get it for $20-30 instead of $50) it was a hell of a lot of fun; especially the 2v2 multiplayer. If this new version is even better with more crammed into it than… Read more

Well, Steam is really a simple basic idea if you think about it - bringing together everything about pc gaming under one umbrella. Where their solution stands out is the execution and their commitment to continued improvement of the platform both of which are top notch. It's a major benefit to developers as well -… Read more

Any chance someone can hook a brother (ie: me) up with an invite to google plus? Anyone that's using it want to fill us in on impressions so far with it? Read more

If I'm remembering correctly, that is one of the special hooks of this game, that the narrator sort of followed you along describing what you are doing as you play. Read more

I managed to hold it to just 2 - Flight Control HD ($1.25!) and Civilization V. Still managed to collect 15 ticket entries for the 'win your top 10 wishlist games' contest. Read more

That's the other part of this con. In many areas, there is exactly one cable provider. That's one reason cable companies for years have had notoriously bad customer support - there's no other provider to switch to. Nothing like having a government-mandated monopoly to protect your bottom line! Read more

The 'game backlog' is the secret shame of many a gamer. The fall is jam packed with big titles, so now is the time to get at least one of those off your list. Tell the previous commenter which one game they listed to get off their ass and play, then list the biggest few games you have but haven't played and let the… Read more

I actually don't have a problem with this program specifically; it's more the pr nonsense-talk that I can't stand. And because it helps to strengthen the movement among ms/sony, developers, and publishers to try to wring any available bits of extra cash from the nooks and crannies of the gaming we enjoy so much. Read more

I was waiting to see the PR quote from Sony about why this is a good thing for their customers and gamers in general. This last line is about as close as they got: "This is an important initiative as it allows us to accelerate our commitment to enhancing premium online services across our first party game portfolio." Read more