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Alright, first game report... I started a season with the Sharks, and spent a good hour tweaking lines. There is a farm system, and they had most of my Shark prospects, so I was happy with that. I set the difficulty to All-Star, which is a notch below the hardest (All-Pro?) I figured with the new skill stick system, I would have a bit of a learning curve. My first game was against the Blues, a good match up for my newbieness. A few minutes in, I managed to knock the puck into my own net. It was poor Matt Carle, but he'll redeem himself later. The controls were a bit difficult for a few minutes, mostly because I kept looking for a turbo button. But before the end of the first period, I was figuring out how to line folks up. My first goal was rather accidental. Thornton put a shot on, and Cheecho kinda shoved the rebound in. I didn't actually shoot it, but I was happy to score. The puck physics are pretty interesting. They aren't perfect, but they are way better than the sticky pucks we are so used to. Mark Smith blasted one home to put me up 2-1. I think the Blues goalie is just bad...I'm afraid of going up against a good one. St. Louis then tied it before the end of the first with a real goal, not one that I put in myself. It was a faceoff win, and then a blast from the point that my goalie didn't see. 2nd period was more defensive. I really got the hand of hitting. It's very rewarding to line a guy up and use the skill stick to shove him into the boards. Matt Carle scored on a powerplay blast from the point. I took my 3-2 lead late into the 3rd, and then Michalek sealed it with an open netter. It felt good to win my first game. I didn't dominate, but I felt good about it. The Blues took quite a few penalties, which helped me out. I'm definitely enjoying the new system. It is an entirely new way to play, and shooting the puck is a good deal more fluid. I still struggle on the deking aspect, but I imagine practice will help.

NHL 07, woohoo!

I just watched the first season of 4400, and I've really enjoyed it. I've got the 2nd season on order. I watched Rome religiously as well...I'm surprised it got cancelled, but the budget was probably pretty huge.

I'd say I'm 2, but that might be arrogance talking. Seriously though, I've had a few decent RP experiences in MMO's, but they are few and far between. I do enjoy the social interaction, though, and I've had some great friendships over the years in various MMO's. While the friendships are rarely permanent, as real life takes precedence, they are still looked upon fondly.

Mad Mike Milbury strikes again. It really is pretty comical, I wouldn't worry about 15 year contacts becoming a trend. Maybe there is some good escape clauses in it, though.

Hehe, I must have been pretty tired

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/732/732023p1.html It's looking like I'll be buying the EA hockey game this season. After playing with the stickhandling concept in the shootout demo, I've deceided it's a very good step in a new direction. NHL2k6 looks great, but it's not much different than the previous titles. Anyway, I plan on picking it up this week, and I'll keep y'all informed.

I started Tomb Raider: Legend on my 360. I'm very impressed by the gameplay and graphics. It also has pretty solid cutscenes and voice acting. I'm only about an hour in, but I hope they focus more on puzzles and less on combat, although the combat is decent. It's a fun play. I also played the demo of NHL2K6, which plays exactly like it's previous iteration. That isn't necessarily bad. The presentation before the game was pretty awesome (locker room cut scene got me pumped up.) Still, I also tried the shootout demo for NHL06. While the shootout isn't a very great indication of how the game will turn out, the new stickhandling system is pretty amazing. I haven't decided which one to buy next week.

The guy was pretty damn guilty. He killed his pregnant wife. He was caught trying to flee the coyuntry with a bag of money and bleached hair. It's not a real mystery that he did it. I can tell you this, if someone killed my wife and I was accused, I'd go all Harrison Ford on "The Fugitive", I wouldn't try to take off.

I was at a Ron White comedy show last night, and he said he wanted to be the one to flip the execution switch for Scott Peterson. He also said that he would set the execution time at 1 AM during spring Daylight Savings Day. That way he can go into Scott's cell at midnight, tell him he has an hour left, and then go, "Ooops, spring forward! Times up."

I think this is an excellent stance. First off, it really is negative for young girls to constantly see these gaunt images of women. Secondly, I like boobs.

Hammer and Sickle has some very important patches, because it's buggier than a ham sandwich on an ant hill.

I hope this thread can survive until you get to a computer. Take care, we'll be thinking about you.

I think meta has been taken over by a prozac dealin' bot.

Knives become much more effective in Hammer and Sickle. In Silent Storm, you pretty much need to rely on the short burst for your sneaky guys, or get comfortable reloading constantly.

It's only awkward when it's over. I mean, are you now required to attend the funeral? Are you supposed to put flowers on the headstone? Or can you just toss a couple coins to her and call it a day?

If I'm remembering correctly, and it's been years, they were upstairs in one of the back rooms. I think they might have been in a safe, or on a desk.

Seriously, it's the same thing.

I thought there were no children in Oblivion?

No offense Greylord, but you sound a bit like a crazy person. It's not the topic or the conspiracy theory, as everyone on this board seems to have a conspiracy theory, but rather the way you type. It's like this constant stream of conscience with technical babble mixed in. Seriously, I don't doubt your intelligence...only your sanity.

If that's the mission I think it, I loved it. I ended up sneaking a couple squaddies into the building, but they got separated. One team had to shoot their way out while my outside guys cleared a path. The other team went out the back and blew a hole in the wall to escape.

Hmm, I never copy games or try and run copied games, and I've never had copyright protection issues. I did have some trouble running a game because of Starforce, but honestly it wasn't that hard to get the game fixed. Whining about copy protection is so last year.

When playing Oblivion, I also had trouble getting excited about moving the story forward. At first, the battles were thrilling, but that adrenaline wore out rather quickly. The only real excitement for me came in the arena, and even that wasn't super challenging. There was just a sort of dullness about doing stuff. I enjoyed the game for about 25 hours, but I just didn't feel any urge to complete it or continue on.

Uh oh...Eko might be on the chopping block next.

So KotOR sold 470,000 copies for the PC? That's insane!