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Rokor, I mean this with all sincerity. If you really want to be a professional in the game industry, you need to start using English in its proper form. If you are in a foreign country, then I apologize, but the advice is still warranted. It may seem like game design and Language Arts are not related, but it's difficult to advance in most industries if you cannot compose a professional email. Honestly Rokor, it is hard to hear that you dislike reading, because that is the easiest way to improve your grammar. When you post on these boards, I can tell you are in 7th grade. I really recommend finding something you enjoy reading. It can be comic books, books based on games, or even magazines. Anything written by professional writers will go a long way to making you a better writer. Eventually you will even be able to mask the fact that you are in 7th grade. Being a professional starts with presenting youself as such. You can begin today by spending a bit more time on your posts.

I agree, DVD's have been standard on computers for the last four years. That's enough time to expect consumers to upgrade their PC. Chances are, if the consumer still has a basic CD player, they don't have the ability to run the game anyways.

This story smells fishy.

I seriously doubt that's the reason. He's probably getting D's. Here's a tip: Having an education makes games BETTER.

If your mom threw out all your games, she probably has a good reason. Are you doing well in school?

I said the should have started Harvey 4 games ago. The guy was released by San Jose, after they shoved him down to the minors for a bit of time. That kind of treatment will give a guy an axe to grind, and he showed it in game 6. Not that I could watch...I'm so pissed at my cable company. Not only did they black out the OLN coverage, they played a baseball game over the Sharks. They put the hockey game on some extra channel that isn't even available in my area. I will be shooting someone if this isn't fixed by next season.

I would say the HoMM series is best played with a friend or two in hotseat mode. Those are my best memories of the game. Since I don't live in a frat house anymore, I doubt the game will have the same appeal.

I'm picking Edmonton versus Buffalo for the Cup. Pride dictates that I now root for Edmonton for the rest of the playoffs. Buffalo just has too much depth, but Carolina has proven me wrong twice already.

Well, San Jose likely would have steamrolled Colorado, much like the Ducks did. Colorado was by far the weakest team to advance. That means they get rest, while Calgary and Edmonton would likely have a physical series. The trouble here is, even if San Jose pulls off two more wins, they are seriously beat up. Now Edmonton seems to be built to withstand serious punishment, so IF they advance, they will probably be in good shape against Anahiem.

HoMM was not the first of it's kind. In fact, I believe Warlords came out first. Masters of Magic might be the original fantasy style game like this, but I wouldn't be surprised if there was something before. Anyways, the single player demo was awesome. I'll be picking this up whenever my funds are adequate.

Carolina was my only surprise so far in this round. I figured the devils would put the hurt on them. I'm not surprised by the way the San Jose-Edmonton series is goin, but I'm definitely unhappy about it. I blame Calgary for the whole ordeal, honestly.

It's not over yet! The Sharks have not lost 4 in a row since Thornton came on board.

Last night I was lacing up my new skates and I tore up my fingers. It's really odd, I was just pulling on them, and suddenly I see blood. Anyways, I injured the finger I scroll the mouse with, and it's bugging me.

The Sharks have been horrid on face-offs for awhile. Goc was getting clobbered most of the series before the last game. I would actually say it's the weakest part of their game. When they win face-offs, it's a lot harder to take the puck from them. But they have a lot of young centers, and when you look at the best face-off men in the league, they tend to be older. I think it's definitely an experience issue.

Eventually the home PC and the entertainment system will be completely combined. I know we have them now, but not enough people make use of them. It is still a long ways off, because there is no viable replacement for the keyboard. My guess is that once voice recognition software is perfected, you will not need to type everything and we will have less reason to sit at a desk.

Yeah, I was pretty disappointed to hear that. It definitely gives a black eye to San Jose that people would boo Canada's anthem.

GAH! I'm going to throw up.

The calls are pretty tight in this game so far. That's good, as that was the standard that was set in the beginning of the season.

Nope. 45 minutes until game time.

I think the market is currently big enough, and diverse enough, to support all three consoles. Internationally, I think the PS3 will probably sell more units. But in the US, I see the 360 staying competitive. The Wii really markets to a different demographic. So my answer is all three will continue to grow.

I'm re-quoting myself because Hades and Darque didn't really address my questions at all, they just tried to poke fun. I know what the acronym RTS stands for, but it's very general. Currently, the majority of games labeled RTS are clones of Command and Conquer (technically Dune) and Warcraft. This is not that type of RTS. So should it be given another genre? Does Myth and Total War deserve another genre?

Actually, for a moment I thought the fans were booing, but I think they were cheering the singer on. If there was booing, it was drowned out by the applause.

Yeah, the missed calls are on both sides of the ice. Still, it changes the game.

Look, I'm not trying to take anything away from the Oilers, but the ref's are useless at this point. They aren't even making the easy calls. Guys are getting hooked and slashed all over the ice and there has been nothing. I'm soooooo pissed right now. I'm also not too happy at the fact the Sharks aren't rolling with it. They had the lead and need to start clicking again.

Why does everyone keep calling this an RTS? This isn't anything like a standard RTS. Was Myth an RTS? Is the combat aspect of Total War games an RTS? It really needs a different acronym.