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Watching his brother win the Cup will probably help Jordan Staal's stock. I'm watching the NHL awards show. It's painful. They should have made the Mad TV guy the MC. Hockey players need public speaking course. I like the whole humble thing, but it wouldn't kill them to crack a joke. Daryl Sutter was the most entertaining so far. Edit: Thornton takes the MVP! Sweet!

Wow. I actually mean WoW. That's an insane market share that Blizzard has. Even if that's inflated...yikes.

I'm a bit surprised at the lack of EQ1 and 2 subscribers...uh...where did you get these charts?

I enjoyed the demo. I just love the combat engine for all these Nival games. I plan on picking it up this summer, although I'll probably have to order it given the difficulty I had finding Hammer and Sickle. Based on the demo, it was also clear that Nightwatch is much more polished than Hammer and Sickle.

I'm not sure, EA has been forced to change recently because they were clearly going stagnant. There is a chance that they will allow Mythic to develop the game they want to, and just provide the funding. It would seem like common sense, given the fact that DAoC managed to compete with much bigger competitors. Still, it's more likely this is the end of Mythic. But I'll hold on to a bit of hope.

Gamestop has always been a console focused company, so I'm not all that shocked by their lack of PC merch. I am, however, upset to see my local EB's slowly turned into console spewing machines when they used to have lovely tended gardens of PC delights. Management does tend to be important in these establishments. When you have an actual gamer behind the counter, you can expect certain titles to magically appear that would normally stay hidden in the back (such as Silent Storm.) Lately though, the manager I have bought from for many years has struggled to get even a single copy of the more obscure titles. He has recommended I order online. Waiting for a game in the mail is like waking up on Christmas and being given a UPS slip. It makes me cry INSIDE.

Great season everyone! Didn't we have a Hurricanes fan on the boards? I'm bummed the Oil didn't take it. In fact, the West really needs to come through in the playoffs here. It's the deeper conference, but it seems like a while since the West won the cup. So Saturday is the draft? I'm hoping the Sharks add someone like Jovanaski on defense. I'm not sure which goaltender will be moving though, but I figure Nabakov and Nils Ekman are up on the trading block. They've gotta be able to pull in a more experienced defenseman with those two. I also expect some grit to be added. Edmonton beat them solely on grit.

Chitty-chitty Bang Bang? Anyways, it's a new release with Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer.

I just watched "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" and was pleasantly surprised. It was an excellent detective comedy. The director's style was unique and entertaining.

1-0 Carolina.

I actually looked up the deep cleaning thing, and I guess it's pretty common, particularly for some who neglected to get a regular cleaning for 5 years.

I just got back from the dentist. I hadn't been in about 5 years, and I expected some trouble, but it doesn't make it easier to take. I have 4, maybe 5, cavities. He said I need a DEEP cleaning, which requires two separate appointments and $200 over what my insurance covers. Then he'll patch the cavities,a nd then my wisdom teeth need to come out. I also hate the fact that I know nothing about teeth, so the deep cleaning might just be a crock. Bah!

If this were true, it would be impossible to keep all the necessary personel quiet about it. This is a massive undertaking. It's just like the JFK assassination. When all the major evidence points one way, that's it. You can go looking under every rock for possible conspiracies, but that doesn't mean the most likely situation isn't true.

Very true, especially if you want it for the PC. EB and Gamestop have some vendetta gainst PC games right now. I've started buying strictly at Best Buy, because at least they give the PC some respectable shelf space.

It's not a major title. You need a gaming store or Best Buy.

Really? So if everyone disagrees with you, you're just going to stick with your viewpoint? Ok. Anyways, the elbow was very deserving of a red card. The second red card was complete bullocks. It wouldn't even have been a very decent yellow card. Pope deserved to get thrown for the 2 yellow cards, although neither was super strong. I really only have a problem with the second red card. It was the guys first offense and he made contact with the ball. It was barely a foul, at at most a yellow.

Monty aka Robotman. I have a soft spot for Overboard and Luann as well. Foxtrot is awesome, because it's obvious the writer spends all his free time playing video games. I'm amazed he writes a strip.

I just watched "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada" and enjoyed it tremendously. It was a a good cowboy movie with excellent acting. I recommend it highly. I also watched "16 Blocks" and thought it was decent. Bruce Willis was interesting, to say the least. It was a decent action flick with good acting. If you don't enjoy Mos Def, it might be painful. I like the guy.

Did you watch the game? There was a red card given for a very regular foul. The player even made contact with the ball when he slid in. Anyways, go read some commentary and you'll find it's pretty unanimous, the reffing stunk.

Looks like we have a game 7. This is some awesome hockey right here!

That was some horrible reffing in that US games. Both teams should be pissed. I thought the US played well enough to win, and that's good news.

I agree on Tetris, but Punchout was huge on the NES. It definitely deserves to be on the list. What the heck is Dragon Warrior 4? Anyways, these were clearly the games that made NES so popular, the early titles that made kids beg their parents for the system.

Wow, it looks exactly like HoMM 5.

I just couldn't get a handle on the gameplay. I also wished I had played the original, as I felt very out of touch with the storyline.

I'm not surprised on the exclusives, as Ubisoft and Pandemic have never been strictly one console. I hesitate to believe this System Shock news, but we should come to terms with the fact that the real spiritual sequel is Bioshock.