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You don't mention storage. Do you have an SSD already?

I'd give your current system a shot with that 970 before making a decision on whether to upgrade to new CPU/motherboard/RAM.

Still no beta access here.

The official site was updated.

Also @lentfilms has posted the screenshots from the official site to the gallery.

For example: Valkyria of the Blue Revolution has one news item thread and no additional threads, so the forum button for the game appears as "Forum (0)".

Video, screens offer better look at PS4's Valkyria: Azure Revolution (Destructoid)

@pcorb's posted build looks pretty solid, but you'll probably need to fit an operating system into your budget. And an optical drive, if you need one (about $20). An aftermarket CPU heatsink is an option, but the included stock heatsink should be fine for a first build, especially if you're not overclocking.

I'm sticking with Windows 7 and 8.1 (more control over updates, less privacy intrusion), but I'm sure most will recommend Windows 10. For info on cleaning up privacy settings in Windows 10, and removing data collecting windows updates in 7 and 8.1, see: https://fix10.isleaked.com/

I've bought two different PS3s on eBay and have had no problems with them. One was an original 60GB phat in 2008, the other a 160GB Slim in 2014

I went for the listings that seemed the most complete (came with box, original cables/controllers), had actual user-entered product descriptions (not just the auto-populated PS3 info or a boilerplate eBay store listing), and had good pictures illustrating condition/contents. Skipped anything promising a bunch of preinstalled games.

The 60GB model had a shallow scratch across the top, but I'm pretty sure that was something shown in the photos and I went with it anyway, for the price. Have had no technical problems with either.

Went with eBay for price/availability, saving a bit vs. buying used from Gamestop.

Images from Famitsu, via Siliconera.

• Developer: Media.Vision
• Character Models: FlightUNIT
• Chief Producer: Yoichi Shimosato
• Producer: Kei Mikami (or Google Translate says Katsura Mikami)
• Director: Takeshi Ozawa
• Character Design: Hiro Kiyohara, Toshiaki Takayama

Release Date: Winter 2016 (Japan)

And though there's not really anything there yet, the teaser site is here: http://portal.valkyria.jp/azure/

If Her Story is here, do you think Contradiction and Until Dawn are part of the discussion, too? I know Contradiction is more of a neat-thing-worth-mentioning than making it anywhere in the top 10.

Kerbal - hard to believe this is a 2015 release. I knew it had finally gotten out of early access, but couldn't remember if it was this year. I'm guessing Kerbal isn't on their minds at all, but I hope it at least gets mentioned. It's a really great game that deserves recognition (and being early access, hasn't been in contention for previous years' GOTY), even if it might not make it to the top 10.

Cities: Skylines - I love it, but I don't know that it really stuck with anyone on staff? Hopefully it gets some kind of "Paradox Does what EAdon't" award.

As for retailers, this is where I bought it.

The closest the product page gets to mentioning this is under PC Additional Requirements:

Windows 10 (64-bit), 8 (64-bit) or 7 (64-bit), 2.8GHz Intel® Core™ i5-2300 or 3GHz AMD Phenom II X4 945 processor, 30GB hard drive, 8GB RAM, 2GB NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti or 2GB AMD Radeon HD 7870 video card, Internet connection, Steam account

There's no mention of a download required for install (much less the size of the download), or even how many discs are in the box. "Internet Connection" isn't specific. (Ex. You need a connection to activate the game on Steam.) If you dig into the (post-release) ratings & reviews, you'll see people who ran into the same problem.

As I mentioned in the first post, I tried to find this stuff out well ahead of release, when I would have had plenty of time to cancel or change my preorder. No one publishes this stuff. I don't know why. I don't think this was Bethesda trying to pull one over on us. They just don't recognize this as an issue that affects their customers.