So I'm out $20 + tax, or I can rent it from Gamefly for the same time period and pay $9, or even get it free with a trial.

This makes 0 sense. F*** you Gamestop.

Sony has made the best line of alarm clocks ever. The Dream Machines were great. I finally traded mine in for an ihome dock so I could have easy music in my bedroom. If this play video decently and includes the "nap" button, I may have to give in despite my better judgment.

In defense of Dell, this was up for quite some time actually. It would seem that they had an inordinate amount of orders and had to take it down. I'm sure they were losing boatloads on it. It was up in the wee hours of the morning, didn't get posted here until the afternoon. Happens all the time with other products.

On the flipside, I did get in, and it's already shipped and will be here on the 3rd. So in your collective faces! =P

That has to be the worst Ryu image ever. I never would have thought it was actually Street Fighter other than the white gi. I hope the table aspires to be greater than this "teaser".

I suppose he must be right. As the article mentions briefly, I find it insulting that the answer for gaming companies is to raise prices. Really? That's the best you can come up with? I may not know the ins and outs of game development like the back of my hand, but I'm not a complete moron. Seeing some of the things these places do, the trips they take, promotions, excess in offices, etc. it's hard for me to agree to pay more.

It seems like every media outlet is telling me that I need to be more fiscally responsible. Money saving tips are left and right. Where's the accountability for corporations? Why don't we make THEM be more responsible? Does it take a news story on bankrupt companies flying in private jets to make this happen? What's good for them can be good for us and vice versa.

Especially in light of the recent publicity on the largest dip in gaming since forever, you'd think companies would be inclined to put more thought behind their efforts. It simply should not take umpteen million dollars to produce a title. Companies going out of business, buyouts, titles without a home, come on. Charging consumers more is NOT going to fix your industry.

I don't know, I think gaming is a lost cause. It has seen its peak. It's like the movies or music business have become. It's about pumping out money making titles with 2 or 3 quality titles in a year if we're lucky. Stop diluting the market with crap, smarten your budgets, and you'll make a lot more money selling games at an affordable price tag.

That's more like my 50 cents than 2, but take it or leave it, I don't care.

What's interesting is that baseball DOES have a replay review. The catch? They won't review a play unless a manager comes out and contests the issue. Which to me, seems stupid. Either you're committed to replay and ensuring the quality of calls, or you're not. To hang the issue in limbo and require a manager to come out and stop play before you attempt to utilize it is a waste of effort. It's different from football and the red flag or coach's challenge b/c while certain plays do require coach's to stop play and object, at least they continue to review each play under most circumstances.

Outdated. Give me a break. What he means is, "Now there is DLC and we can charge you money!"

As for unlockables in the game, they suck. Why can't I play with anyone when I want to? I only own the game. The amount of time it takes for something like say Street Fighter 4 to get Seth is ridiculous. You can't even back up or use custom saves. I lost all my unlocked characters. Start adding up games like that, not to mention the time to reinstall downloaded content, reinstall, unlock. No thank you.

Of course EA has solved even that by letting you pay for the unlockables themselves!

Oh the humanity!

I really wanted to keep my mouth shut this time, but just couldn't. Correlation does not imply causality ought to be just one of dozens concepts this allegedly intelligent man is familiar with. But I digress. The thing that I find most humorous, and haven't seen mentioned though it was posted on this very site is...

PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS A WII IN THE WHITEHOUSE!

ffs man. i realize he isn't a "hardcore game" but reading some other thoughts by this guy really brings out stereotypes that are so old-fashioned I have seriously begun to question whether he has invented a time machine and come to us from imperialist britan, hell-bent on world conquest.

i need a keyboard too!