confideration

I wouldn't call "making your computer work pretty hard" a fault. 
 
What I can see happening is people who don't normally PC game, or who just play WoW, are just now installing a modern title that actually works the video card and CPU. WoW is a memory hog which doesn't generate a lot of heat. 
 
So the PC on the carpet shoved inside a cubby between the desk and the wall with more dust inside than PC components is probably freaking out in ways it didn't before. 

" The boxed copy comes with a crappy note pad though!   ADVANTAGE: RETAIL. :D "

So - websites make money from page impressions. Kotaku, for years, has been all about controversial headlines and articles making money for them. 
 
In the words of a great Admiral - "It's a trap!"

What would I have with a boxed copy aside from a box and a DVD? Both of which are useless.
 
I'm paying $60 anyway - this way I am paying it to the game company that made the game I wanted. I'd rather support them in this purchasing endeavor than any number of retailers and distributors. 

Near same thing happened to me and I ended up buying a USB DVDRW. A little more expensive but it's come in pretty handy

No thanks

I voted for online service. The matchmaking stuff that lives under the surface on Xbox is something frequently overlooked. Also I just like the way Xbox Live works over the online service on the Playstation where updates are large and cumbersome, and the friend list feels stapled on.

I kinda felt like the quick look where they were drooling all over the game was the review. I much prefer that format actually.

he would have a pair of those stupid shoes wouldn't he...

Alive: Jim Koch (every time I hear him talk about beer it makes me love it more) 
Dead: Family