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Ah, but we're getting another team member. This heavy seems to be an anti-husk weapon.

I did what you did, but I made it with around 20 health left, lol.

Um, wha?

Well, I watched for 10 minutes, then it let me play for like another 5 or 10, then I saved and quit.

No.

Played the first bit of Final Fantasy XIII up to the first save point. . .leaves me feeling rather indifferent; I'll probably be back to playing MW2 again tonight.

^^^ this Avatar deserved all the technical awards it could get its hands on. I am not sure how the cinematographer won, as a majority of the movie was "shot" inside the confines of a computer. It never was in any serious contention for best picture; the script was bad and the acting mediocre. I think The Hurt Locker is a very good film, but for my money, Inglorious Basterds was best picture, with Up in the Air second (I'd say THL was third).

I just drop 274 beans on the Astro a40 "audio system" gaming headset + optical cable. I hope it lives up to the hype, lol.

I've played and completed I-X and XII, and based upon all I have read, I expect XIII to be my last Final Fantasy game. I don't have much interest in a sci-fi adventure game, and that's the direction they want to go. Just for the record, I is my favorite (the original NES release), VII is probably my second favorite, and I think that III (original NES) is the underrated gem of the franchise. edit: Oh, I forgot Tactics! Great game, maybe that's my second favorite.

VII was an experience, and it made the PSX. To deny how good and important (within the gaming industry) it was is just silly (and people look silly doing it). Does that mean it makes my top 5 games all time? No, probably not. I'm sure I'll enjoy XIII, one way or another, but the series is just not what it used to be.

All reasons why the Mass Effect series is better than any Final Fantasy game made in the past 15 years.

Um, what? Huh?

What, that's it's increasingly linear? That the development staff is on the record as saying they no longer feel the Final Fantasy games are RPGs? That it's gone totally sci-fi?

Taurons are clearly WOPs, with perhaps some Aztec/Mayan influence (the tattooing, for instance).

Trophies will re-sync, and anything you downloaded from PSN that became "corrupted" should be re-downloadable.

Obvious statement is obvious: this show really is quite good.

PSN is down.

No no, that honor belongs to Final Fantasy II.

Lagann-Hen suffers from the same problem Top! 2 did; it goes back to the same well too many times. We can only have so many gattai sequences and "even more super" robots before it becomes stale. The last half hour is just one after the other. Less is more, ya know? Some really cool sequences, but I don't think either of the movies worked at that well.

Patch tomorrow.

LOL, it most certainly is. Totally over your head, dude.

A Gamer's History of the United States: 1492 - 20XX

Official site: http://www.civilization5.com/ Confirms Fall release date.

Joystiq.com is reporting that Civ V is slated for a Fall 2010 release.

Civilization V Announced Firaxis reveals the next title in the celebrated strategy series. by Steve Butts February 18, 2010 - 2K Games just made the day a little brighter with the announcement of a brand new title in the best-selling Civilization series. Sid Meier's Civilization V, currently in development at Firaxis, will feature an "entirely new combat system, deeper diplomatic interactions, and a cavalcade of expanded features that deliver a fully immersive experience providing hours of enteratainment as players build and defend their empire on their quest to become the greatest ruler the world has ever known." Perhaps most significantly for fans, the series is making the jump to hexagons rather than square tiles to "allow for deeper strategy, more realistic gameplay, and stunning organic landscapes." The entire game is being built on an entirely new engine that's being built from the ground up to bring players "closer to the Civ experience than ever." Diplomacy is handled full screen now, with full leader animations and appropriate languages. Players who aren't inclined towards negotiations will find that war feels "more massive" and includes ranged bombardment from behind front lines. Civilization V will also include an "extensive suite of community, modding and multiplayer elements," and an "in-game community hub where Civ fans can share content and compete against each other." Firaxis' director of creative development and series' eponym Sid Meier shared his enthusiasm for the new project: "Each new version of Civilization presents exciting challenge for our team. Thankfully, ideas on how to bring new and fun experiences to Civ players never seem to stop flowing." He added, "We're excited for players to see the new vision our team at Firaxis has brought to the series." No release date has been set.