@diabadass: Explosion is one of the playable characters. :P

@Manly McBeeferton: Charts like this make me realize why some seek to emulate COD, and why some sleeper hits are truly sleeper hits.

@With Au Jus Sauce: Ah. Jet Moto. Memories.

@Rachel Fogg: So true. [www.collegehumor.com]

@anitesh.jaswal: I think most consider the books to be part of the expanded universe, and the games to be canon.

@Yagami.Light: I'm really feeling the artwork in the lede photo. Love the grit.

"The assault involved hiding in tall weeds, which are so-called soft cover that allow a prone or slow-moving player to be undetectable."

@zombieKLNcowboy: Yeah. It's a pretty money addon.

@excaliburps: You, my friend, are a true fan. :D

@Duuuuuuude: There's nothing like scrambling for your life as you hear the building you're in come down around you.

@SlicedBread: Great post.

@Duuuuuuude: Bad Company 2 can do no wrong at this point, in my eyes. I really regard it as the shooter of the year for 2010, and do my best to encourage my friends to switch from Black Ops' multi to BC2.

@RedCarmine: Another commenter found a medium shot—the subject here is seems to be female.

@Salari: I can see how it's hard to switch gears from a RTS like SC2 to 4X turn-based strategy.

@Salari: I found Civ IV more compelling than Civ V.

@Outkastprince: You sir, have earned your star.

Reminds me of the $699 launch PS3s. It's an impressive piece of technology, but price can, and will, comes down.

@Archaotic: Agreed.

I miss the 'real-crime in a virtual world' posts on Kotaku about EVE.

@Dragonis: I don't believe there's a stand-alone client for the character creator, if that's what you're asking.