Nakirendral

This sounds like a great move, Jeff. Honestly, I only started listening/following the site after a buddy of mine at KAOS Studios told me about your firing from Gamespot for being honest about a review score. That was when it hit me that I really wanted to know more about you since I had seen first-hand the siren's call of expo shows and press events warping the "News" reported by many sites/mags into Marketing-approved slop. So, if you tell me this new hire will only strengthen the News supplied by GB, then I am fully on-board. 

Meh, in my case its very true. But I like it when people call me nice cause I also have an incredible amount of sex appeal. So meh! :D 

Its a tough nomination for Alan Wake or Heavy Rain. I am a big fan of Games taking a turn for cinematic storytelling, but these two just hyped themselves to fever-frenzy and delivered nothing close to their promise.
 
More disappointed in Heavy Rain, actually.

I must say that I was so excited for Alan Wake leading up to its release. But when I finally got it, something about the repetitive nature of combat really got me bummed to continue playing the game to its end. Its a typical Play the game just to see the cutscene/story progression. But I just couldnt take it anymore; I got to the final episode within the first month and just didnt care anymore. In earnest, I feel regret about buying Alan Wake :(
 
But! Red Dead Redemption is truly a fun experience to play and the story is truly fun and takes some really fun turns, that are unexpected, at least for someone like me who never watches Western Films. Just something different that really gripped me.
 
Obviously, imo RDR far outweighs Alan Wake in Purchase Priority.

Cause I like being naked :"D

Jesus Turboman. I was thinking we need more QLs. But maybe this is what we need to be doing. As a community we should just use what we have to make more glorious comedy :D

Heya guys, I saw you listing browsers and Operating Systems and decided to try Opera on Windows 7 64-bit. VOILA! The videos now work perfectly. So please try to switch around to an alternate browser if experiencing these issues on Firefox or IE.

I bought a Dell XPS M1710 about 2 years ago now. The gaming on it was great but then one day the Motherboard fried from overuse in unventilated conditions. Luckily I bought it with a 4 year warranty and they replaced it no prob for an updated model M1730, which is more sleeker and sexier. I can play all of my games on high setting (Fallout 3 mostly), but the problem you need to recognize when gaming on a Lappy is the incredible heat they produce when in full chugging o' energy mode. For the most part I can game on High settings in Fallout 3 or WoW (until I quit just recently) for about 3 hours, after which the performance will dip down considerably, and will become unplayable unless you turn the settings down. I have noticed considerable improvement since I switched from 32-bit XP and Vista to my 64-bit Windows 7 RC, BUT the overheating will always be a problem since there is so much heat production in such a small space.  
 
The idea of being mobile in my gaming and Programming assignments is great, but in hindsight, were I to have chosen again I would have definitely bought a small lappy for programming/classes and then kept my gaming exclusive to a Custom System with high-end ventilation solutions. If you are absolutely dead-set on leanring from your own experience, the Dell XPS M1730 is a great Lappy for gaming, and with a Military discount it cost me about 2k for a 3.5K system. But, if you have no access to such discounts or simply want it for gaming primarily, I would highly suggest you build your own Desktop via the YouTube instructional Vids and check Newegg.com and BensBargains.com for great deals. 
  
I am still quite content with my Lappy and seeing as how it is my only real computer in my place since my 5 year old desky has been turned into a media player in my rec room. I am not an avid Computer game player anymore, though. If you are on the bleeding-edge of technology, and dont just use it for Sam and Max type Adventure games on the fly, then definitely go a different route. Haha, essentially I am regurgitating all of Echoes221's advice, but the man certainly has all valid points. 

Let the rockets rain on me, Baby Bird.

Let 'em RAAAIIINNN!!!!

Meh! I got burned out on MMOs b/c of WoW. Just like about 90% of the Giantbomb audience. The only way I could ever get into MMO Star Wars is if the first month is free to try, and the healing mechanic rocks. Holy Raiding Priest for life.