So it's ok to complain that Microsoft is charging for their operating system, when you can use Linux instead. But when cheaper and sometimes more skilled labor arrives to the US you have right to complain? We live in an international world. It's time to you learn that you compete in that and not in your hometown workforce.

If you are considering XBOX arcade c# seems to be the obvious choice. However going into games programming of course needs you to focus not only on your programming. But also basic linear algebra, shaders etc. Which makes it much to learn. But it's absolutely doable. I am guessing that you might have some problems with the Object orientation starting from scratch. Any programming language is a big hurdle to cross. But what I did when starting out was to pick a book (Object oriented programming from square one, in C++). This was 25 years ago.... I read it and tried. Gave up, picked up the book again failed. But the third time I did it it just clicked and I have had an easy time understanding any programming language from then on. So in short absolutely C#. In the beginning skip the Ui stuff and 3D stuff. After learning the intial stuff build a very simple tic tac toe or something like that with normal UI components. Then move on with for instance irrlicht as a 3D engine. You don't want to code your own 3D engine it takes forever. Good luck and have fun!

This would align the UK with the rest of Europe (CET). I guess that would be good for trading hours etc. Not loosing an hour flying one way to the UK etc. So I guess it would be a good thing during summer. Assuming the most important goal isn't to align with the US which is already kind of hard.

Since when have iPhone been about following the trend? They are completely relying on their fanboys/girls running iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii when they release something. Don't expect an iPhone dual core the next 2-3 years.

As long as WINE runs World of Warcraft I am ok with it..

It seems like the milage also goes for American cars that are pretty large. Most Diesel cars regardless of size will end up >35.

I am just smiling when I see report after report from the interest organisations. I am sure the first major publisher that embraces the "new" audience will be this centuries huge winner.

In the last few years I have only completed short games. The best experiences has been with very casual games like Frogger 2 (you haven't missed it have you?) it's about 5-6 hours of gameplay. Also Gauntlet dark legacy on PS2 is a super game for the casual player.

What I haven't finished Never winter nights 2, Baldurs gate etc.

But note that the difference between long and simplistic is very important. You can't just produce short crap.

I have and is still playing World of warcraft but it is combining the two worlds. There is no rush to reach 80. But when you reach 80 you can get your short action playing for 1 hour or even less. But you can return over and over.

Hmmm it seems like very few people knows what the normal daily intake is or that this site is extremely overwhelmed with anorectics.

It keeps amazing me that the governments of the "free" world does everything they can do stop internet freedom. It would also be very interesting to know who decides and on what grounds a site should be filtered on. Also what kind of filtering, http? smtp? p2p? msn? twitter? Facebook? youtube?

Has anyone thought about patenting the wheel?