@ShirtGuyDom: Raging homophobes? What the hell is that supposed to mean?

@Libo: I did, in fact, misread. That being said, his first comment was still needlessly dismissive, and not in the least bit interesting or constructive.

@Scuba Steve: I have a feeling that you never actually played the first game. It had several interesting mechanics including active reload, an innovative cover system, and the roadie run. You may not like them, but they certainly aren't generic. Furthermore, it's clear that a whole lot of people (myself included)…

@j.howlett: same guy.

@MCWHAMMER: Perhaps because it's a fundamental part of the way the Gears of War series plays? The movement and cover systems are part of what really differentiate Gears from other shooters. If you're going to take that out, you might as well take out the active reload and chainsaws, make it first person, and call it…

@jynxycat: So you didn't watch, but you're automatically dismissing it as "Gears 1.5". God, it's a sad day when "too long, didn't read" becomes "too long, didn't watch" on a 3 minute video. Go talk to your doctor, I think you may need some Ritalin.

You know, his statement really reeks of damage control. They've been so good at sounding like they're on the rebound, and he had to go and spoil it by sounding like they're desperately fighting for legitimacy.

Far Cry 2 looks a lot more interesting than Crysis. More than just a pretty face.

Thanks for that one, Bash. You just made my day. :)

@chrisgriner: His PS3 stopped reading Blu-Ray discs.

Knowing Uwe Boll, a million won't be enough. He really doesn't seem to care what people think, and won't making movies stop until people stop giving him money. Clearly the petition is aimed at the wrong people, we need to give it to the studios.

@NullsRevenge: Well it seems to have worked eventually. The console is definitely on the rebound, and Blu-Ray is the winner of the format war (for whatever that's worth— DVD still creams Blu-Ray in sales). I guess you can still ask whether the tail wagged the dog or vice versa, but the point is somewhat moot at this…

I hate this kind of shit. Don't we waste enough in this society without randomly destroying perfectly good electronics?

The real problem with the PS3 was that the ballooned expectations up so much when they really had no way to meet them. It worked for the PS2, but it launched virtually unchallenged (sorry, Dreamcast, I still love you!), but people's memories were stronger than they'd counted on. Combine that with strong competition,…

@Fahey: Ah the advantage of not having any protruding bits down there.

It's definitely not a good thing for Microsoft, but it's not really that bad either. There's a reason that PAL territories have been perennially shafted by the video game industry, and that's because they just aren't as strategically important as the US and Japan. As long as Microsoft can maintain something close to…

Online doesn't start until we say it does!

It would be a lot easier if the images weren't the size of postage stamps. You can make practically anything look photorealistic if you scale it down enough.