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http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212659&hubname=nhl Whoo boy, this could get ugly. Nylander may have signed with two teams. If the Oil can actually produce a signed contract, this could be a serious issue.

I'm not sure about that. Bethesda's brand isn't just money in the bank. Original IP's are always a risk. Buying the Fallout license ensures that a good deal of their advertising is already done for them. Gamers know Fallout, even if just by word of mouth. Sure, they'll tick some fans off, but the name recognition is worth more than a couple thousand angry fans.

It's a tricky question. I had a friend in High School who sent out Capitalism Day Cards instead of Christmas cards. The exchanging of gifts during the winter season has been tied by the church to the birth of Jesus, even though the practice is much older It's good advertising by the church to do so, which is what any religion needs to spread. But there is a reason I see it as a fitting time to bring up religion. It's a time spent with family and friends, it's a time of sharing and appreciation for one another. It can be a dark and cold time if spent alone. It's a spiritual time in my eyes. It's when I am most aware of how lucky I am to have people around me that I care about, and that care about me. For me, it's hard not to believe in God when I'm surrounded by that warmth.

Yeah, sorry for being a jerk. Enjoy the forums.

That's not because of esl. He shows to have the language down. He does have mispellings, but he's abusing symbols (ampersand, most specifically) and I see no glaring issues with word order. He may be esl, but that's not the origin of the issue. The run on sentence is the most problematic, something that's not particularly used in any language I've heard of. But my knowledgebase is limited for that. His mispelling of superficially shows an understanding of english phonetics, but not the actual word itself. He also uses phrases I would think to be uncommon among those who have insufficient knowledge of english "as well" "face of the earth." Tale, you should be a teacher. You are spot on in your prognosis. My guess is this kid is about 12 years old and thinks the internet is a place where he doesn't need to practice proper grammar. I'm guessing this based on the fact he knows the term irony but hasn't mastered the concept, and knows the historical concept of a flat world in a limited fashion. Irony is actually a fairly complex concept. It is often confused with unfortunate circumstances and very few students I have encountered really get it until they reach High School.

More like a free ride when you've already paid. Is it the good advice, that you just didn't take?

Well, Bioware is still the top RPG company in my eyes. But I'd be happy with Obsidian too. Of course, I'm not complaining about Bethesda, as they are a top RPG company as well. I don't see Blizzard tackling a non action-RPG, but if they set their mind to it, they could probably release a good product.

This is a run-on sentence. Please rewrite it so people can actually understand what you are saying. Also, stay in school, it's needed.

Eh, Libby was just a scapegoat anyways. I've seen enough conspiracy movies to know that! Clinton probably can get free cocaine for life with all those pardons! Party at the Clinton's house!

Hmm, Preissing went to LA. I'm a bit surprised, I know he probably had a relationship with Dean Lombardi, but you are jumping from a team that went to the Finals to a team that probably won't make the playoffs. Was Ottawa not making any attempt to sign him? I'd rather take less money to play for the Senators. Eh, maybe he just missed California.

I played the demo on my 360 and the camera controls were a headache. I'd assume that aspect alone would make the PC version a better experience.

Well, they signed Rivet, which I think is a much better choice if you can only keep one. I liked Hannan, but I don't think he's irreplaceable. Vlasic showed he could play huge minutes in difficult situations last season, so he immediately steps into that slot. So Rivet and Vlasic become the top defensive combo, and McLaren, Carle and Errhoff round out the top four. Carle and Errhoff are offensive defensemen, but I see Carle getting better defensively this season and being a better top four fit. Errhoff hasn't really shown enough defensive skill, so he probably won't crack the 20 minute mark very often. So the Sharks really don't need a top two defensive guy. They need a stay at home guy who can play on the PK and keep the top four from logging too many minutes. They have a few farm guys, but none have shown staying power. So I really have no clue who they will try and get, but it's not a pressing need. I'm not sure the Sharks need to grab any big names. They need some more character guys, and they need the young guys to improve. They were the youngest team last year. They have talent, they just need it to show up more consistently. Edmonton grabbed Nylander. That sounds like a good choice.

That's good to hear, I haven't seen enough of Weight, but he always seemed more of a power forward to me. But I'm glad to hear the Blues will have a decent first line, maybe I can pull my jersey out of the closet finally. I'm still not sure if they will be a playoff team, but they might threaten. It was a busy first day. I'm not even sure who is still available. Almost all the marquee names are signed.

The Bourne movies are loosely based on the Bourne books. The books were Cold War era spy novels, whereas the movies have been updated. I only read the first Bourne book, but the character was a lot more hardcore than the Matt Damon one. More neutral in his attitude towards being an assassin, less tormented soul.

your goalie sounds really unreliable He is, and he's really not that good, and he's got a bad attitude. He's let in a lot of bad goals over the last two seasons, and he's always looking for someone else to blame. We kept him because he was going to pay his share this season (which is rare for a goalie) but he's late on paying and I think we made the team decision to bring on someone else. He's French Canadien, for pete's sake, but he's no Patrick Roy. Well...maybe Roy right before getting traded to Colorado when he started yelling at all the Montreal fans after a 10 goal shelling.

Who is going to feed Kariya the puck on the Blues? Weight never struck me as a premier passer. I can't believe the Caps still pay for Jagr, that's terrible

I still hear people talk about the fallout "feel" to a game. Did Fallout Tactics have the Fallout feel? It was a lot different, but I still enjoyed it. I guess I just don't see why the fallout "feel" needs to be rigidly defined by certain gameplay devices. I think it's more about the wotld that is created than anything else. I also loved the dancing minigame in Pirates!. Heck, that was just a series of minigames, and I thought it was awesome. But I didn't like the dialogue system in Oblivion, more because I thought it was clunky and too superficial. I'm not sure I've ever seen a dialogue system that I really thought captured the art of conversation. Vanguard's card system was kinda entertaining.

I spent my Canada day putting up a hat trick and a couple helpers in my hockey game. Our goalie didn't show up, so we put out six skaters and managed to win 8-3. The team we played was pretty bad, but I think we play better without a goalie. We've one two games and tied another over the last couple seasons when we get stuck in that situation. I guess it helps that they can't really dump the puck without us transitioning it back extremely fast.

Holy moly, NYR grabbed the two best Free Agents in Drury and Gomez. That's an incredible move. How can they even afford it? They are paying Gomez 10 million, Drury 7 million, and then they have Jagr and Shanny, who must earn a pretty penny. I guess it helps that they don't have any high paid defenseman and a young goalie. Still, the Rangers are now definitely a cup contender if they can stay healthy all season. No other big surprises, the Avs got a bit stronger.

I'm a bit confused how you can pick up on the dialogue from a few screenshots. I'm also not sure where level scaling (partial?) and radiant AI suddenly make the game Oblivion. Radiant AI sounds like a good thing if it's done well. And there are quite a few games with minigames. I just think you should wait for some actual gameplay videos before making snap judgements about a game.

Huh...those screenshots don't really remind me of Oblivion.

I think Briere is being overpaid by Philly. I like the idea of a contact that tapers out towards the end of a career, but I don't see how Briere warrants 10 million for next season. Thornton just signed an extension that nets him 7 million a season, and I don't know how you pay Briere more than guys like Thornton and Jagr. I don't even see Crosby making that much in a few years, at least if he wants to play on a team with other top guys. Edit: Iginla is also making 7 million. Briere put up great numbers with a great supporting cast, I don't see him putting up another 90 points in Philly. I see this as a bust in a year.

Psh, you are too young to drink.

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Vice City is the best one That's 3-2. Bored me too much. I preferred regular 3. Clearly you either didn't live through the 80's, or you are in denial about what an awesome decade it really was. Flock of Seagulls FTW!