you forgot the old /. had stupid John Katz articles that probably made you jizz your pants, grandpa.

I wonder where they met. Some of the 24/7 ihops?

Really, though, as a non-eve player, does this not make you want to play the game? Everytime I hear about one of these stories I am tempted to boot up an account.

I remember playing Ghostbusters 2 on my 286 monocolor amber monitor. That was a fun and creative game. Way ahead of it's time. I remember being impressed with the Ghostbusters theme coming out of the midi speaker.

Well, despite a rough 2008, spending VG stuff grew by leaps and bounds - 20%.

See here.

No, actually, it's 'happiness' and it teaches that true happiness comes from productive achievement - be it starting a successful business, winning the heart of a beautiful and intelligent woman, or raising competent and prosperous children.

Re: Greed - O recognizes that the truly greedy avoid theft, fraud, and corruption because it is a greed enlightened that pursues more than an immediate thrill or material gain, but a sustainable 'greed' for actual virtues.

Wait, isn't that the rule here? That you can only comment before you read the article?

What do you mean by i7?

I disagree since I personally have bought two games based on his reviews and avoided many because of his reviews. Even if his opinion about a game is negative, his review can still persuade you to buy the game, or vice-versa, because he covers the pros and cons of a game so well. IE - his review of Mass Effect was negative, but I decided to buy it because I enjoyed what he doesn't like. Though we both enjoyed Braid, the second game I bought with his 'recommendation.'

Excellent post, btw. Thanks for taking the time to type that all out.

I'm still looking for the app that will log in FOR ME and hit the train button.

It really stinks that CCP can't let me just stack out my training plan. It's one reason I haven't bothered to log back in since I can really only get on once a week or so.

Braid is brilliant - but I think the term 'casual' takes away from the game and how unique it is. I don't think anyone would have applied that term to Tetris when it originally came out in the US.

Note that sometimes, you had to reload a room as part of the solving, but that is just part of the game.

Similarly, I've often considered getting a PhD in archeology and looting the burial grounds of ancient civilizations.

It's not already one of the most obeste states in the 2nd most obese nation (thanks Australia).

Even more reason not to go get up and talk to your neighbors.