This conversation has fallen victim of international borders. I assumed (incorrectly) that the RRP (MRSP) was $40 for most games over there. For us in the UK its £40 and prices with consoles usually transfer more or less exactly. If you buy an Xbox for $250 on launch day in the US it will be £250 in the UK. Not…

The game is not actually free, you're paying for it hence the article! They are bundling it with the new GoW as a way to bump up the price, despite the fact most people who buy it will already own GoW1. Not only that, they are trying to justify it by saying you're getting a bargain by getting GoW1 cheap when in…

Did the article offer any entertainment at all for you? If it did then that is why it exists. Yes it might be trivial but its a look at how some people within the gamer sphere think and is therefor relevant.

Fool me twice....I....uh.... The point is I won't get fooled again (cue music by The Who)

I quite liked Mystic Quest (the other one). Will have a look for the one you're talking about though, those were the days when Squaresoft (SE now) were at the top of their game.

FF or Mana, SoM was my favourite game of all time. Is there an English translation for the above game? My Japanese is slightly rusty (by slightly rusty I mean non existent)

Is it possible to complete the game with any of the iap's?

I had no idea the first Mana game came out for the GB, consider my mind blown!

Totally agree that normal retailers refusal to adapt to the current market conditions. Genuinely gutted that HMV are going down (probably) but when they refuse to lower their prices to reasonable levels considering online prices they were destined to fail eventually.

Geography failure but you know what I meant :)

I love you crazy Scandinavians and your amazing proxy servers :)

The law applies to everyone within the country but foreigners will often be left alone for a whole host of reasons ranging from diplomatic relations to ignorance to their laws. Is generally the same in most countries to varying degrees.

I'm wondering if this is being used as something of a placeholder law. What I mean is that when future laws are passed which could make your online anonymity more transparent they would already have something in place to charge you with.

When I got to the end of the pictures I thought exactly the same thing!

I like the fact that the writers are active in the comments. It gives the readers a much closer connection with them and allows criticism or praise to get directly to the source.

I enjoy a game that carefully crafts the build up it I can see what Patricia is getting at with the article. If a game doesn't manage to hook you in the first hour (20 mins for her) then I seriously run the risk of being left to languish on the shelf.

The Conclave on EQ2... May the guild R.I.P. some good memories of those people.

I love eating Spam right out of the tin. It may not look the best but it is one of the tastiest meat products in existence... After bacon of course!

I just wanted to reply to you for a pretty well balanced reply to the article. You disagree with people finding the subject matter funny without attacking them which is rare on the Internet.

I will respond but not as a fanboy. What I was saying (maybe it wasn't very clear) is that I agree they will need to spend money on advertising if they want exposure but they have a good start in that they have registered users right now. That is something a lot of new projects don't have the luxury of so it can…