@Azel: They'll probably put up barriers to keep you from straying too far off the track, but I'd imagine that it would be there in the background. After all, it is a track landmark. It'd be like not having the ferris wheel at Suzuka.

@radink: It took them nearly 5 years to get out the PSP Gran Turismo. Ps3 came out in late 2006/early 2007 (territory dependent ofc.), so if you use the PSP, being a new piece of tech, as the measuring stick.. we shouldn't see GT5 hit retail until 2001.

@Ronin_Okami:

As long as Sony and/or Capcom give me Monster Hunter Portable 3rd news, I'll be happy.

@Russell_Crowe86: It matters more that people who have the stars are the people the editors feel can bring a healthy discussion to the table without being trollish, without flaming, and generally being a nice person. Some of these have recently been de-starred for polite constructive criticism, and that kinda irks me.

@ubikblack: [kotaku.com]

What's with all the free stars being given out recently? Aren't they supposed to be rewarded to people for insightful, funny and interesting comments, and not for "Please Sir, can I have one too?" comments?

@Brian Crecente: I'd like to see a few new IPs at E3 this year. None from any particular publisher/studio, but something new from somebody anyway.

@soap_box: Oh. Never really counted so wasn't totally aware, guess I never really pushed the boundaries of it that often. Well.. it's more than the 140 on Twitter anyway.

@soap_box: They gave away ModNation Racers via Facebook live on their radio show a week or 2 ago.

@lego6245: [epiconeliner.com]

Will the Armored Core codes be region-free, or limited to US only? I seem to be getting the short end of the stick when it comes to these giveaways on account of you guys being in America and me being in Europe :(

@slotter: Today's events, starrings and de-starrings have been borderline ridiculous. Can we just take today, hit Ctrl+Z and just go back to some sort of normality?

@ttocs: That's not a real fictious phone number, it doesn't have 555 in it!

@Rachel Fogg: Seconding this.

@VTHockey411: I would have assumed it was the Lara Croft from the movies that made the list and not of the games. After all, it is Angelina Jolie we're talking about here.

Master Chief gets his own slot, where everyone else mentionable in gaming has to share a slot? Nobody else wants to question that? Now I've not played Halo's single player, but what makes him stand out so much that he gets his own sopt on the bill?

@cassiebearRAWR: The list was in Entertainment Weekly, not LiveJournal. Helps to read the article.

@Hongo: As well as every other retailer. Us Brits are just going to lap this one up in our stride, proving us to be, yet again, absolute idiots as a nation when it comes to buying good games. :(

As for getting a new TAY painting, I think it'd be fitting to get some Frank Frazetta up in here. This one's Conan The Destroyer.