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" Get off your high-horse. Just because people enjoy games that you don't enjoy, doesn't mean you can generalize them as being "boys" or inferior. You are the type of gamer who is killing PC gaming with your elitist, and generally douchey attitude. "

Everyone has very good points here. However i didnt say there were not avenues for us like quakelive. Just that those games of old are not being made anymore.

" I don't play shooting games on the PC, so I can't miss what I don't like.  However, PC and RTS/TBS is a dream come true, as is some simulations.  I find going to the PC section of a store to be generally depressing.  It is mostly ports of console games I don't really care about.  Still, a couple of good RTS  a year keeps me happy. "

I grew up with the pc as a gaming platform. I started with a commodore 64, moved on to nintendo stuff until i got my first PC. I still remember the specs mostly, it was a 486 dx2. I discovered wolfenstein 3d, and my gaming life changed forever. Moved onto doom,quake,quake2,tribes,tribes2,quake 3 arena (still play to this day thanks to quakelive.org)ut,ut2k4,ut3(not as good) and the newer games from then on.
 
However It seems that the pc is a dying platform and this makes me sad. On the pc games used to be complex and challenging. Now on the console games are much much easier and dumbed down. Look at the newest "smash hit" modern warfare 2.   I have this game on the pc. Gone are the dedicated servers which drove the pc community. Now we cant even make our own maps or mods. We are stuck with random servers and dont get to know the people in a dedicated server as before. The game itself feels very dumbed down and looses all pc semblance. 
 
The same with console ports to the pc. Dumbed down, huge menus that take up half the screen. Bigass weapons. Horrible FOV. Slow pacing ect.
 What happened to the days of hitting a guy with a rocket to the feet,launching him into the air, and then hitting him again with another rocket midair or finishing him off with a rail. This sort of stuff took skill. Gone are the days of fast paced gaming that really challenged you. If it was not for quakelive.org, i wouldnt have a choice when it comes to first person shooters. I prefer the fast pace of quake to the slow pace of call of duty. I love mastering strafe jumping,skiing and other movement technqiues these old games provided. Now it feels like im playing in jello. This is how gaming USED to be.
 

This saddens me. I loved the story of PoP 2008. It was fresh and unique with an ending that begged for a sequel. I hope the info is misleading and that it is a return to the reboots prince of persia.

" Also just a quick tip, you might wanna change your avatar. Some people have a easier time remembering people with their avatar rather than their names. And the one you have currently is a default one so it's easy to confuse you as someone else. "

" Welcome to the Bomb man! Here's a quick introduction to the site!
 

  
Also check out the FAQ. :) "

I. Love. This. Site.
 
I have been looking for a professional yet tacky gaming site for a long time now. IGN, 1up, ect are all too "by the book" in my opinion. I wanted something that had a little bit of personality. 
 
A friend showed me giant bomb and at first I was not interested. Later on i started watching the quicklooks and really loved the personality that the "bombers" bring to the discussion of a game. They are funny yet insightful and eventually i decided to register on the site itself. What really surprised me was the fact that i could link my steam/wow accounts up to the site and look at all my achievment stats. This blew me away. No other site that i know of does this and it really impressed me.
 
So here I am making my formal "noob" post on the forums :)