If it ships with a copy of HL2: E3, I'll buy it.

From the Chinese side, they see it as Chinese waters, and indeed some nationalist Chinese believe the entire former Ryuku Kingdom is illegally-annexed Chinese territory.

Liberalism, in the classic sense, is a conservative idea. It is the philosophy of Adam Smith and John Locke. It basically means less government intervention - let people pursue their self-interest without interference, and let the market be the mechanism for doing so.

QUOTE | "I would rather not compare it to Guitar Hero... I'd rather compare it to a sports franchise."—Tony Key, senior VP of sales and marketing at Ubisoft, talking about why they will release a new version of Just Dance every year.

I don't know, it has the sort of retro look that would fit right in at my parents' place. I could see them going for it.

It seems crazy, but I know for sure how my parents have their Wii hooked up: composite cables and no internet connection.

No, it's not.

It's "fake" in the sense that special effects are more obvious. At 24fps, they just seem to blend in a lot better.

I'm talking about all the amazing cover art by Roger Dean, who also did work for Psygnosis.

Imagine all the broken Wiimotes.

Not to worry, Brian Reynolds, who was lead developer on Rise of Nations (along with other classics like Alpha Centauri and Civilization II) is still in the industry.

Psygnosis was a big part of my youth. I think the only reason I became interested in Prog Rock was the attraction of the box art, and its similarities to those amazing Psygnosis games.

The "U" stands for "Updating........"

I like your idea of skill progression and actually earning new techniques through hard work. After all, that is pretty much the game mechanic of most PC RPGs.

When has Nintendo not been a toymaker? The Gamecube was the only time it even tried to be on the cutting-edge of technology, and it got burnt.

It looks fine to me. It's actually less flowery and cheesy than most fantasy novels.

The store shipped the game on Friday, but not the console. Argh!

Did he really say: "You don't need a plot in Paper Mario games"? Or did he look at the story they were working on and say: "What? Who are these new characters? This game would be better with no story, rather than this..."?

If you have enough time to play through a game every weekend, you can probably justify buying all the consoles. And I'm jealous.

I managed to find a store selling the Premium Wii U for AU$70 off the RRP, and with some accessories thrown in. I thought it was a bargain.