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Have you checked Ikea? It's pretty awesome, and I believe you can order stuff online. The prices are about as low as you'll find, and I love the look. The drawback is that they are made cheaply. It isn't furniture that is made to last, but if you are just looking for something to get you through a couple years, it's great. My wife and I spent about $800 when we bought our condo and we got 3 bookshelves, a desk, a futon, kitchen hanging racks, and a rolling utensil cart with a cutting board top. http://www.ikea.com/

I finally grabbed GODS. It's an excellent indy game, the graphics a good and the combat system is neat. It's a solid RPG.

There is definitely a Wasteland/Fallout nostalgia, and the fact is it's a setting that hasn't been done to death, at least by quality developers. Entertainment in general has had some great PA stuff. Mad Max, certain Twilight Zone episodes...it's been done well but not enough. I don't think it's simply the Chosen One concept, as that is a fairly common scenario. If I had a quarter for every time I was the One, I'd have at least $37.26.

I own a 360, and I'm not all that impressed by this. I also think those screenshots are heavily doctored. Is that Jesus coming out of the clouds? He's the one true profit. I may go to hell for that one.

Lare, I'm a bit confused by your stance on Patriotism. You also made a comment about how "Crash" is a boring drama about American racism. I'm sorry if these films aren't universal enough, but these are American films. They are primarily for American audiences. Bashing them for knowing their target audience seems a bit off. I don't watch a Bollywood movie and expect to relate to it easily. I have to alter my expectations. "Crash" was powerful for me because I deal with American racism every day. It also portrayed the dual nature of racism, the lack of black and white, good and evil. But if you don't live in the US, or rather a major city in the US, it doesn't carry the same wieght.

In my opinion, Lare Kikkeli is insane for choosing "National Treasure" as his worst movie ever. There is plenty of stuff that is much more worthy of that title. "National Treasure" was supposed to be a fun adventure, and I think it achieved that very well. It also interested an entire generation in the National Archives and the Declaration of Independance. That's actually priceless from a historical standpoint.

He has quite a few off the all-time records. He lost all his single season ones this year to Marleau and Cheechoo. Don't get me wrong, he was a good player for the Sharks, but he was frustrating to watch. He dominated the league one year, but the rest of the time he was just good enough. He also played a ton of games, so his team records will be passed pretty soon by players like Marleau, Cheechoo, and Thornton. http://www.sjsharks.com/team/records/individual.asp That doesn't include this last year.

A buddy of mine played pickup with Owen Nolan a few weeks ago. He was at the regular noon pickup we have at our local ice rink in San Jose. I'm not sure what that really says, although he was dominant, but that's not saying much against the guys at pickup. He also wasn't really trying very hard, but people still ducked when he took his shots, and he didn't really miss. Sounds like he's landing in Phoenix. He's only 34, but I don't imagine he'll have much impact. He only had one good season in San Jose, honestly. Isn't it odd that, as soon as we talk about Malkin leaving Russia, we get a spam bot for a Russian travel agency?

The $10 also isn't a permanent increase. This has happened before, and prices tend to drop back to that comfortable mark after a year or so.

$20 million over how many years? Malkin may just want to get out of Russia. The Penguins don't have a huge amount of payroll to offer him, but it sounds like Malkin just wants to get to the NHL.

Hmm, it's animated or CGI. It smells like a straight to video...but Keifer Sutherland always deos a decent bit o' work.

The only problem is NHL teams really aren't making a ton of profit. Malkin is going to a team that is in the red. So what it the real value of a genuine superstar?

That made my eyes bleed.

Wait a sec, are all the MLS All-Stars actually Americans? I thought a few international players were in the MLS.

So has Manchester United tanked? Why is the assumption made that a US businessman will only try and milk the team for money?

NWN was 3D. The OC was pretty basic looking, but the expansions and many mods were breathtaking.

Coca-Cola has done a lot of very hokey commercials in the last 10 years. They aren't typically the company to push the envelope, and using GTA as a backdrop for a commercial is extremely ballsy. Even with the positive message, GTA is the most controversial game on the market. Also know that Coke is tied heavily to The Church of Latter Day Saints. Pepsi does the Cindi Crawford in Daisy Dukes, and Coke does Polar Bears and We Are the World. I don't have a problem with Coke being a conservative group, I just was surprised to see this commercial considering the companies history.

Have you checked the devs' track record? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Exactly. My only hope is that they seem to be copying JA2 in every aspect, except they added a 3D engine. Strategy First is also supposed to be overseeing it. While I don't have a ton of faith in SI, they have had a bit of success in the past. It's dreary, but I love Jagged Alliance too much to give up all hope.

1. Madden 07 2. NHL 07 3. Neverwinter Nights 2 4. WoW expansion - Burning Crusade 5. JA3D - Although I'm also terrified that they will butcher it.

This made me smile, GTA Gundam. The music was perfect.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MBKaLN5zU9Y This is one of the better commercials I've seen, and by far the best video game inspired one. I'm absolutely floored that Coca-Cola, which is tied heavily to the Mormon church, released this. I'm really shocked. I might just buy a Coke instead of Pepsi the next time I'm out shopping. Well, maybe not, but I'm still amazed at the commercial.

Is that even English? I'm going to assume this is a second language learner.

I think you could probably download the free trial and use that. The game files are the same. Otherwise check the tech support forums at Blizzard, they are super active.

A Jagged Alliance style game set in the Shadowrun universe. You create your character, hire a squad, and tackle missions. I want RPG elements, but what I really want is a solid turn-based combat engine that can handle hacking and such. The PnP game already has a decent set of rules to implement, although it needs to be adjusted for gameplay.

It's a test to see if insane advertising can make a crappy movie do well at the box office.