It's a 16-core with a 10-meg pipe.

Oh good, someone else said this so I didn't have to.

God, the camera.

Even though I'll probably never get a chance to play the game...that is one kick-ass soundtrack.

No, it's not.

I'm having difficulty being disappointed in this year's games, mostly because most of the disappointments have been huge AAA games, and I've been steadily gravitating towards indies and compact-but-ambitious games from small developers over the past few years. The more I play of fresh, unique titles like The Real…

If I'd never played any of the games before, those would both be good deals.

I wouldn't mind either if it was consistent.

So I'm not the only one picturing Lightning walking into a Gamestop, game and receipt in hand?

Yes and no (assuming you meant 8.0 and not 9.0.) Under Metacritic's totally bonkers scoring system, a C+ converts to a 58 and a B- converts to a 67. You don't even reach the 80s with anything below a B+.

There are still a few days left in the year, but despite a lot of flaws I'm pretty sure my GOTY is going to end up being "The Real Texas," which (not surprisingly) doesn't feature in the video.

Rule of Cool says no.

Interesting.

I've never been much for superhero comics. What might have been an interesting twenty-issue run inevitably, agonizingly turns into hundreds or thousands of issues spanning decades of different artists and writers, conflicting plot points, loose threads and endless reboots and retcons, always with that redundant "to be…

"I've been on hold for about an hour and a half at this point."

"After eating five Cadbury Creme Eggs in a row you'll probably want to die just a little."

Man, look at you jumping up on your horse and protecting Kotick from people...describing his political affiliations. In a blog post about a relatively friendly profile by the New York Times.

"I'm no medical doctor, but if your crap is red, white, or green, you probably need more than this app."

Me too, except I think of Lon Lon Ranch more than Romani.

I was kind of hoping to post this one on Thorsday, but I missed by about 6 minutes. Darn.