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I'd say the nature is pretty important when comparing Mexico to Syria. A large majority of the deaths in Mexico are people involved in the drug trade, a smaller part is law enforcement, and innocent civilians have not been targeted much at all. The opposite seems to be happening in Syria.

I understand being wary of the online requirement, I lived out in the country for awhile where my connection was spotty at best. I went a week without one time and was unable to play my recently purchased copy of Starcraft 2. But at the end of the day this is a video game and I have a very small investment into it. You take a risk every time you purchase something. I can't really think of anything that I spend $60 on that I expect to last for 6 years. I also learn what products are best for me, for example after the Starcraft 2 debacle I avoided buying any online only games for awhile. As for 'owning' games versus 'renting' them, I don't really care. As I said, it is a small investment. Leasing a car is a much worse deal, and people still do that.

What is really messed up is the need for a EULA in the first place. Using the legal system because you are unhappy with a video game is ridiculous.

LA over NJ in 6. They will be the first team to win the Cup as an 8th seed, but the way they've dispatched other teams has simply been impressive.

I only had one character die in ME3, and I'm pretty sure it was unavoidable. It was a great moment, so no worries from me.

Were you playing Hardcore?

Ok, current predictions are as follows: Hurlshot - 8-6 Kor - 8-6 Krook - 5-9 Volo - 4-10 A lot of previous folks didn't seem to make predictions in the last round. We all did a pretty decent job with that one, now for the tricky finals. I'll just choose the opposite of Kor to avoid the Thunderdome tiebreaker.

I broke down and bought it. I did convince my wife that it would make a suitable Fathers Day gift, so I don't feel too bad about it. ID is Hurlshot#1715

I'm confused about how you can seriously be anything but positive about Ryan Reynolds after watching Christopher Lambert in the original. At no point did Lambert ever come close to being a decent actor. Would it be bad if Reynolds brought some lightheartedness to the role? Adrian whatshisname didn't take himself so seriously in the TV show. Also, Reynolds was the best part of Blade 3, and he wasn't the problem with Green Lantern.

I agree new content will likely suffer the most here, although I doubt it will be a huge dropoff. The 1.2 patch was massive and came out quicker than I would have expected, so we probably won't see anything like that again. Still, MMO's are a marathon, not a sprint.

Pheasant and wine are fairly cheap around these parts. Of course one pheasant is barely any meat, so maybe they are referring to many pheasants.

Only good news if you think Ryan Reynolds makes a good Connor Macleod. That's fantastic news, actually. Ryan Reynolds makes a good anybody.

It says "from Form of Beast" It's a poem, you have to read it with the right rhythm. Congrats Jaesun!

How dare they have repercussions to your actions? What a barbaric concept!

The Brown hit was a messy play. He deserved a penalty, but you've got three Coyotes entering the zone at full speed. Brown is coming in fast trying to break up the rush. He's trying to get his shoulder into the guy, but while he's turning he gets more leg on leg. I just don't see how it is suspension worthy, this is a physical game. The whistle also came too late.

I think most people here who actually played it enjoyed it, which is a feat in itself. Many were not into the long term MMO aspect of it, but as a single player experience it was pretty satisfying.

The game sold rather fantastically. It is tough to get an idea of just how profitable it was, given the costs and everything, but it's far from a failure. Now if it continues to lose subscribers, there might be some cause for concern. But for now it is an extremely good game and it has a healthy player base.

I have fond memories of climbing a tree over and over again in QFG1. Good times.

Eh, not quite time to panic yet. This will likely slow the content down a bit, but that was a fricken huge team.

I think Morgoth has become our local animal rights activist. I'm actually glad to hear that, it's good to see him take a stand against something important like that. Even if I disagree with the dog one Morgie, I respect your message.

We already know that you no longer build additional bases so that's not entirely true. That doesn't really bother me. As I said, it is getting the Civilization treatment, which means they change a few things here and there but the overall design stays the same. I have no reason to doubt Firaxis, they manage to make every Civ game different without losing the addictive quality.

Yeah, I'd say he's confused. This Xcom is turn based and has all the strategy elements of the original. Basically it's getting the treatment the Civilization games get, which is simply awesome. The shooter was put in limbo last year. Hopefully it stays there.

Your plus/minus stat is more important than how many goals you score.

Xcom has a release date. Already have it ordered. http://www.2kgames.com/blog/xcom-enemy-unknown-release-date-special-edition-and-more

Yes, but does it all have to be non intellectually stimulating stuff? The gaming marketplace seems overloaded with it.