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Well, Australia is actually a decent idea, because they have plenty of land for expansion. Other than that, I can't think of many areas with a ton of usable land. Russia is pretty dang cold too.

If everyone was me, there would be more hockey and less RTS games in the world.

My PSP is for the two times I travel a year. Clearly I need to travel more.

I need my games to last for a few months. If I try and play a game a few years later and it doesn't work, I'm just not upset. Chances are, if I'm digging out an old game, I'm just looking for a diversion. There are plenty of other diversions available, so I'll just find something else.

For some reason, these "Tactics" type games are only put on handhelds. Some game industry standard or something. Anyways, I already own a PSP, which totally lacks good TB games, so I'm excited to hear this. I actually hope they do rip off all the other Tactics games, because they seem to be very good and I'm not buying a DS anytime soon.

Jesus, these aren't vinyl records people.

It's like a piece of code that is checked every time you run the game. If you don't have the license, it shouldn't run. I'm not technical at all though, so this could just be my simplified brain trying to comprehend something.

I'm happily impressed. I think it looks top-notch, and I can definitely see how a modder will be able to manipulate things. It's dreamy.

There's a good chance I'm wrong, but I believe digital purchases also give you a license to play the game, which can't be easily replicated onto a CD. I did it once and I think that's what they said.

Although Anahiem still has a shot, it's looking very good that we'll see a Battle of Alberta. Edmonton might be coming on at the right time. Roloson has waited a long time for a decent playoff team, so I wouldn't be surprised to see him carry the Oilers all the way.

Huh...hey, anyone play or see that Metal Gear game for the PSP? It's called Ac!d I believe. The reviews were like B average, but I've been burned on a couple PSP games.

Wow, I'm amazed you have the rulebook. Refs do not typically make the call if you make contact with the puck first. But there is a difference between swinging your stick out to knock a puck away and incidently tripping the guy, and putting your stick in between the legs and twisting. It's usually pretty obvious. I've seen a lot of tripping calls on guys when an opponent steps on the stick. In my eyes, that's a bit weak, but it does fit the idea of the defender not playing the puck.

Starforce is not a real problem on most computers. It's lame, but most people won't even notice it. If you have pirated stuff on your PC, it's an issue, but you really just have a small percentage of people going on the internet and spreading their troubles like wildfire. It's the same thing with the Xbox 360. The percentage of faulty systems is fairly low, but it's a huge issue because of internet chatter.

It's funny, twice in the last couple seasons I've had a guy put his stick out and actually catch it in my skate chassis. Now it's understandable that these guys weren't trying to purposefully get their stick in my skate, but shouldn't it be a pretty obvious trip? One guy was even yanking the stick while I was down on the ice, pulling my leg in the process. Both of these situations did not result in a penalty.

Paul Kariya is a world class diver. I mean, I love the guy, but he really has made it an art form. Of course, when you are a small guy against a 6'4'' brute, you gotta do what you gotta do.

Sharks move on! Now if Edmonton and Calgary wrap up their series, we'll get a nice Alberta battle, and the Sharks can chew on the Av's for a bit.

That's just great casting by the way. I already hear his voice when I think of Beast.

It was pretty funny, but who the heck decided to give Colbert 30 minutes at a White House dinner? Honestly they could have cut him off after about 7 minutes, he definitely lost steam.

I really cringe every time I see the term action/RPG, but the concept is pretty cool. Might be a fun buy.

Uh, I agree with Volourn on everything but the Dragon Age comment. Seriously, I've heard no official word about Dragon Age in a couple years. There's been plenty of speculation, but I can't remember the last screenshot or concept art. I'm not saying that's bad, I figure the game will come out when it's ready and I will buy it happily.

I agree that Resident Evil is way more Action than Horror. Except the dogs...that was a bit gross. The sequel was a complete action film too, there was really no attempt at horror (except the school bit.) Silent Hill sounds a bit more like an artsy horror film. It's funny, but it sounds like gamers who have played both these titles hate the movies, but people with a cursory knowledge of the game are way more accepting.

I've never said he's not trying to score points. I'm telling you that there is way more to playing good hockey than putting up points.

Hmm, I'm really not anti-Jagr at all. I think it's awesome what he has done in New York this year. I'm not going to shed tears when he takes the MVP, but of course I'd be whining more if Thornton didn't already wrap up the scoring title. I also have never downplayed the skills of Cheechoo and Marleau. They are excellent players. Cheechoo had 28 goals in 2004, and that was when the league was much tougher to score in. But hockey is a team sport, and these guys are benefitting from the puck handling class that Thornton is putting on. He's wearing out Nashville, causing them to take penalties, and controlling the flow of the game. Trust me, I've played hockey for a long while. When a line goes out and dominates, it makes the game easier for every other line. I don't know how many times I've seen a line control play and create chances, and then watch the next line put the puck in the net relatively easily.

For Volourn: Now I'm not saying you don't know hockey, but seriously, every news source is saying the same thing. The coaches, the players, and the media all seem to agree that Joe Thornton is dominating the games, despite not getting on the score sheet. Do you really think he's failing?

Wow, that's pretty fantastic. At first I was a bit iffy, but it's actually fully supported by Microsoft. Too bad I traded in all my games to pay for Oblivion.