Oh gods. Jace.

I don't have the reaction time I did when I was in my 20s. And real life interferes with my gaming. Stupid work and adult responsibilities. If I could game as much as the younger folk, I would, but that is not in the cards once you reach a certain age. I still try to get my game on as much as possible.

I'm usually in party chat when I am on the 360. When I do venture into an FPS multiplayer alone, I will have my headset on, but I will remain silent until I can determine what type of people I've been matched up with. If they seem to be amiable, I'll speak up. Then I either get two reactions. One is the "A girl? …

Oh dear gods. Someone please hand her a towel so she can dry off.

Hearted!

It has to be said:

I think I saw these on Kotaku(?) a while back. If I remember correctly, I had nightmares that night. Though I don't know if it was the creepy baby dolls or the pizza I decided to devour and wash down with a bottle of wine.

Thank you. I've been bumbling around trying to tweak my privacy settings. This article helps immensely.

What? No Brumak?

I'm going to let my maternal instincts come to the surface for a bit (I'll push them back down later) and just boil with anger. The child is gone, and this stupid woman still lives. Over a TV. An effing TV. There is no material object that I own (including my precious ST:TNG memorabilia) which would make me beat a…

Awww. Whenever I see lovebirds getting together, it warms my otherwise icy heart.

Wow. I am actually surprised. Honestly.

I played Oblivion like I played Fallout 3. Just wandering around, exploring. For Oblivion, I picked up Martin when I was level 6 or something. I wandered around for a bit with him by my side, dungeon crawling, completing side quests, being a general nuisance to highwaymen, and so forth. By the time I decided to…

I wonder when exactly they decided to abandon this approach to hook casual gamers?

She can't place blame on anyone but herself and her son. I cannot fathom not checking credit card statements for that extended period of time, and not utilizing parental controls on the console. That's why there are there!

@Slothboy: To be honest, I find the Lego games revoltingly fun. It's a nice break from my usual rotation of FPS and RPGs. They aren't the greatest in terms of gameplay mechanics (and I agree about the camera tilting), but a nice distraction.

@Nameloi: I want this too!

Okay. I admit it. I laughed HARD at the video. I spilled my water too.

@ATimson: You brought up an excellent point. Internet connection. I didn't think about that. I would have to re-evaluate my position if dial-up was the only internet connection I could get.

@joker999: Do you think the fact that we are gamers helped make the decision? Sure we don't have cable, but we game, so that's an entertainment source there.