Well, I suppose there are multiple factors, all of them niggling and almost subconscious. First of all, the word 'Xbox' seems to me like a compound word, like 'Playstation'. If I'm not mistaken, in each case, only the first letter is capitalized, but quite often, the entire word is capitalized. Also, in both…

And I should have known that by posting in the comments section that I was exposing myself to bilious condescension, but that's the chance I took. Yes, of course I'm aware of the risk. But accepting generalized risk doesn't preclude waiting for a patch if there's a known issue that turns up bricking consoles before…

Well, damn. Between this and the copy of Pinball Hall of Fame: Gottlieb Collection (XBox version, confirmed XBox 360 backwards compatible) I ordered this weekend, looks like I'll be losing some sleep.

Whew! Your initial post had me wary of using the new disc... I will monitor the interwebs before proceeding... I already have a copy of Reach.

That's what I'm doing, as my son can't think of any of his mates that have a 360 but don't have Reach. Of course, I'll be reading through the fine print to make sure the new format Reach disc doesn't turn back into a pumpkin at some later date...

Well... I liked the look of the pod racers, and I really really enjoyed Star Wars Episode I Racer for the Dreamcast, but the CG alien Nascar announcers really ruined the race for me in the film, which overall I really did not enjoy. Besides Jake Lloyd, Natalie Portman, Liam Neeson and many other actors turned in…

Wow... You really meant the the bar fight thing... provocatively choosing Batman over The Dark Knight, when The Dark Knight is 1) better and 2) actually deals with sci-fi themes with Lucius Fox' digital panopticon, as well as including a noxious movie that you personally despise. Let's take this outside!

While I would never rely on review aggregators, I do find them useful for a number of reasons. First, an unexpectedly low or high score might make me question my assumptions and, yes, affect my new game and movie ticket purchases, after I've dug deeper and read some of the reviews. Probably a score below 50 or above…

Jennifer Hale's voice acting allows the game to feel like an Empire Strikes Back type of experience. When I hear Mark Meer's voice, I keep expecting pod racers. This is not about sexism, it's about voice work that takes you out of the game and truly detracts from the experience. My daughter called the game 'cheesy'…

Plus, there's no 'h' in 'wimey'. But then, that's SFX Magazine's error.

I think history will smile on Viva Pinata and Banjo Kazooie Nuts & Bolts much more than contemporary audiences. The games are hard to market due to a depth of gameplay pitched at adults juxtaposed with a glorious hand-stitched rainbow-colored aesthetic that is really the fruition of everything they had tried to…

Here's a helpful FAQ about the insanity defense in U.S. jurisprudence. [www.pbs.org]

The 'insanity defense' is really a last recourse, is not exclusive to the U.S., and is rarely successful.

Sounds kind of like Spy Kids 3 for adults...

Well, Golden Compass is kind of anti-Catholic... I'm always tempted to check out the filmed version, but I'm nervous because I have a really high opinion of Pullman's books. I think they're way better than the Narnia books, and if there's a canon or pantheon of YA fantasy, I think His Dark Materials belongs there.

Most of Snyder's movies have had a cult audience, but it's more like each movie has piggybacked on someone else's cult... except Sucker Punch, where he kind of threw general sci-fi imagery in a blender and had a decent opening, and of course there is no cult for owls... Snyder has a cult like McG has a cult. I kind of…

When I started reading this interview, I didn't expect to download The Varieties of Religious Experience and 4 books by Carl Jung to my Kindle, and a book by Mircea Eliade... I'm glad Gunn gave the detail about the origins of religious experience in brain chemistry. I think you have to be Philip K. Dick to tell…

I liked aspects of the Thomas Jane Punisher a lot, but I felt like it wasn't fully comfortable with the ramshackle goofy edge that mostly made it fun. Probably the studio wanted a more slick film, and it seemed (I've only seen it the one time) that the film had kind of an unsettled tone. I felt like there was a great…

Is Kobun still reviewing Indie games? How about throwing one of his reviews up on the front page as a 'Speak Up' from time to time?

My thoughts, exactly. This type of behavior hurts everyone... the only viable way for most people to find good indie games (and I own around 20) is filtering by review score.