Its true. There are a lot more places to show a game and a lot more games are launching at different times of year. Maybe GTA V will deliver that end-of-cycle punch that I'm looking for.

I think a lot of frustration comes from the fact that the later years of the PS2 gave us some of the best games of that generation. And it doesn't look like that's going to happen this time around. It seems like most of the big studios finished their trilogies (except the smarties at Ubisoft) and they aren't keen on…

If people aren't pirating your show, you have a much bigger problem.

Not only does it not feature gameplay, it doesn't look like anything that Hitman should be doing in those games. If you tried to play like that you'd either be dead, or complete the mission with the lowest rating. It's like those Wii commercials that had people diving behind the couch. It's a nice fantasy, but it has…

The real problem was that he wasn't acting like Hitman at all. If you want to make a cool Hitman trailer, have it highlight the strengths of the game. The cool parts of Hitman are not when you're mowing down enemy after enemy with your guns.

Timing is everything and I don't think they're going to stray too far from the 1 year-per-release timeline without a good reason, especially when a lot of people buy phones on 2 year contracts. They deviated from that schedule at first in order to release the Verizon iPhone 4. Also of note is that the iPhone 4S came…

I doubt they'll release an iPhone too early considering that they just sold a boatload of the 4S. If we do see it before October, it will be at a September event.

No life sentences in Norway.

When I said 'more capable' I was referring to the fact that the iPad can do a lot more than just POS. Other registers may have more advanced POS capabilities, but the iPad offers far more general utility as well as portability.

Split screen! These guys are going for broke.

But this is a phone + a wire + a dock + a laptop shell all to imitate a laptop. That's a lot more convoluted than just and iPad with a keyboard.

Haha, I mean by player count, yes. There are usually a couple of Call of Duty games ahead of it on the most-played list.

They can prep for me to come back. I don't play online games so much anymore, but i'll check out another Halo game.

You act like the iPad will unleash chaos on the business. There is no need to upgrade an iPad that is being used for POS, the 1st gen iPad will work just fine. Managers will fire employees who goof around (plenty of job seekers out there). And almost all other POS solutions are more costly than this and not as…

A bunch of small businesses in my area use iPads as registers including a produce shop, a grilled cheese truck, and a coffee shop (they previously had an Android tablet)

I like that the cameraman is focusing on the game in the background and not the subject of the interview.

Goofy until you see this guy trooping through your neighborhood. Then it's gets pretty creepy.

I don't think it's that bad of a name. Playbook is a fairly common term for a general strategy. But really, the name was the least of their problems.

The times they are a changing.

That sounds like a far more expensive proposition.