while this may seem elementary to you, construction requires a lot of tricks that are based on the old system and not the metric system

for instance all studs in a building are spaced 14.5 inches apart which allows for a load every 16 inches. (2x4 boards are 1.5 inches wide so you have 3/4 inch compensation between the board loads).

This is just 1 small thing, but imagine having to rework every blueprint for every house in America.

It's just 1 example, but it is a HUGE undertaking.

you play a game where you skill up by logging in once a day and clicking the skill you want, and you buy in game money rather than playing the game to get it. . . .

why do you play the game?

He made over $700,000 on these counterfeited games.

He actually turned in over $360,000 IN CASH after being caught.

He was not a petty guy just making some copies for his friends etc.
So yeah, seriously, don't try and compare this guy to any fair use idea whatsoever, it's just going to hurt the whole fair use argument if you use him as an example.

It's guys like this that make it hard for the rest of us who just want to backup a game or install on another PC.

I read over 7 articles on this fiasco and have yet to have seen the content of the email.

I think that would let us know if it was indeed threatenting or just obscene.

I will reserve comment on the situation until I can read this, as I think most folks should.

I would expect this will be at least 6 months off.
The amount of QA for this game will be enormous.

They will have to ship almost perfect code with no map flaws or seems in the levels.
Any even minor flaw will need to be cleared before the game can ship.

I notice they will not give a date for release as they do not want to fall behind expectations.

I am hopeful the team is, in fact, working on this game and is not, in reality, tickling our testicles whilst cocking the gun that is behind our heads.

I bought Batman Arkham Asylum and had numerous problems with Games for Windows Live.

GWL slowed the loading of the game, gave weird errors, and there was even a problem getting a patch due to this running in the background.

I haven't bought a game with GWL since.

I boycotted Steam for 5 years after having a bad experience 1 time, I'll probably give GWL that much time to correct their issues as well.

BTW:
Steam still has MAJOR faults that nobody really mentions on gaming sites very often such as server lists not populating and authentication problems as well as that little banned issue they ran into a while back with Modern Warfare, so all of these services are really a pain in the ass when it comes down to it.

do a google search for "server not responding steam" and see what you find ;-)

While I disagree with EA's addition of this option in this game, I cannot say I agree with taking away their right to put it out there.

I think it is in bad taste and is showing a lack of compassion and respect for our troops and their families. I will just vote with my wallet, as I would hope anyone who feels as I do would.

I don't think it's right to tell an artist they cannot produce art that I disagree with, I just won't support an artist for doing so.