AndrewGaspar

If Microsoft didn't want to fund Ensemble anymore, then why didn't they just let them go? Because they shut them down, many of them reformed as Robot Entertainment, and now they're making the same games for Microsoft platforms as they were before. Can somebody explain this to me?

The Elder Scrolls III and Final Fantasy VII are both unplayble now. 
 
Metal Gear Solid stood up incredibly well, however. I played it just a couple years ago for the first time and loved it. Super Mario 64, Super Smash Bros., Donkey Kong 64, and Paper Mario I have found to all stand up pretty well.

" Also, are they allowed to have the IGN logo in the corner of the screen?

Because shyness keeps you from doing stupid shit to cockblock yourself.

" @TheHBK said:

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bring your excitement down my peeps, this thing will probably sell for $350 given sonys track record for trying to squeeze more money out of players.

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Wow, you know absolutely nothing about phones. $350 for a phone would be dirt cheap. This phone will be at least $700 w/out contract. On contract it will be about $200-300 and considering this is SE it will probably be on AT&T which would leave it at about $75/month for a two year contract. If this was more of a gaming tablet than phone it should be about $399 without a specified carrier. Also everyone who thinks this is the next PSP should chill out since this is just an Xperia with Playstation branding. Sony Ericsson would never be allowed to simply take a Sony product line and run freely with it. "

" Hes totally right.  The people who are interpreting this as Stephen Hawking wants to move the entire population to earth in 100 years are stupid. Hes basically saying if we want to continue as a species thousands of years into the future we need to get off earth.  The Sun is going to blow this planet to smithereens so we need to establish colonies on other planets around the galaxy to continue our race. Of course we can't do it now, we're only in the baby steps of space exploration. The next step is Mars. Not to colonize, since it'll have the same problem with the sun ending and all, but we need that first step to learn, to educate ourselves.   Hes right about other species of intelligent life too. In this expansive universe there HAS to be other life forms not on this planet. He could be wrong about them being more advanced than us though, the Human race could be the most advanced species in the universe, though I highly doubt it. "

I <3 You!

Called it! =) This will be my next Android phone, I bet, though I have to wait until next year when my contract is up. =(

Personally, I just listen to music on my phone now. Does your phone not play music?

Here's a message I wrote to Jeff that's a little more specific: 
 
 Jeff, 
 
Ever since Giant Bomb launched, I have been following the site for its gaming news, listening to the Bombcast sporadically (take frequent month long sabbaticals; too much of a good thing, right?), have been pretty involved in the community, and am a frequent user of the Wiki. I also am a good fan of Giant Bomb's sister site, Tested. 
 
Tested has become a great source for news on a topic important to me: the Android platform. As a freshman Computer Science student, I'm very interested in mobile development. Although I'm not limiting myself to developing software solely for mobile devices, it seems like a much more compelling field with the recent advances of capabilities in smartphones, especially on the Android platform. 
 
Tested has realized the potential of Android from a productivity and social standpoint, and have many times noted its gaming capabilities. However, I feel that Giant Bomb has been completely ignoring the mobile OS. Although I'm not demanding coverage for the platform, at least not any more than you give to iOS, I think it's time Android has been given a platform page. I would be very interested in writing wikis about Android games, writing reviews, and filling out the Android page with history, gaming relevance, etc. 
 
I posted a blog much more brief than this message here: 
 
http://www.giantbomb.com/forums/general-discussion/30/android-platform-page/437618/#2  
 
If you could add an Android platform page, I would be very appreciate! 
 
Thanks, 
Andrew Gaspar