@Fadecy: Rival Schools for PSN/XBLA PLZ: nice summation, although you avoided mention of the ludicrous names for the fielding positions ([en.wikipedia.org]) and the fact that the game, despite lasting literally for DAYS, will very often end in a draw!

@BritBloke916: Incidentally, I can't stand the sport myself. Friends of mine that enjoy going to watch live cricket give me the impression that it's more about the drinking than the spectating, so perhaps that's the appeal!

@Janxer: Hardly! Cricket is the most popular sport in India ([en.wikipedia.org]), and India has four times the population of the US ([en.wikipedia.org]). Even if we add only the other MAJOR cricketing nations (Britain, Australia, South Africa, West Indies) to that total, that's already getting on for a fifth of the…

@Curse_Lily: I've always liked Patton's refreshing logical observation:

@D-K, it's not butter? no way!: We're all showing our age here in a really bad way :)

@D-K, it's not butter? no way!: The Shogun of Harlem?

@Jeff Weidner: Don't worry too much about hard drive space, because one of the single best features of the PS3 is the incredible ease with which you can switch the hard drive with almost any 2.5" laptop HDD. You'll see some great prices online for those, and in many cases you'll also see reviews from people that…

@SansSanity: Rest assured that unless your PC gaming is restricted to Linux, Microsoft already has plenty of control over you :)

@damatman: I sympathise, but I also remember people saying exactly the same thing about Microsoft's efforts to push Netscape out of the way when they launched Internet Explorer. You underestimate how big an advantage it is to have total control over the majority of the worlds PC operating systems. Sure, Steam is free…

@The SmacK: A hard drive AND a wireless adapter? Good heavens, you'll be suggesting that purchasers should be able to play online for free next!

@GalinaBanana: A winner is you. It always seemed to me that whevever discussing Leipzig, games journos would complain about how the place just wasn't up to holding a conference of that magnitude (hotel space in particular was apparently a total nightmare). A change of venue was inevitable. On the other hand, this new…

@tiekmir: That's exactly what they already do. Insomniac has the Nocturnal Initiative ([www.insomniacgames.com]) and Naughty Dog is the home of the ICE team. Sharing their experience is what they're all about.

@smitty5569: As noted in the article Microsoft don't publish their customer sales data (only retail sales), so there is no equivalent number.

"some interface elements changed to better take advantage of the Xbox 360 controller"

Nighthawks is my favourite painting bar none, so I'll indeed take this opportunity to say goodbye to Edward Hopper's "diner people". Looking forward to whatever takes over for next months TAY duty.

@BritBloke916: BTW, when I say that "people describe Wipeout HD as the best looking game on any console this generation", I'm not kidding:

@rich8606: "Yet, Naughty Dog can't even make U2 split screen co-op."

@Falcon: Actually, amazingly few games on either PS3 or XBOX360 even operate at a native 1080P resolution (the vast majority of XBOX360 games claiming 1080P are actually scaled up from lower native resolutions). Of the few that do, on either platform, Wipeout HD is the only one I'm aware of that further manages to…

@CarlMarssilas: Well, there's the Nocturnal Initiative specifically set up by Insomniac to assist other developers with development for the admittedly complex PS3. Here's the link:

@BarfHappy: "Sure the development environment can be used for both PC or 360 production"