All the new character zones are designed to get you from 1-20 before you have to hit the old content.

No way. You'll hit 14 in the worgen starting areas and not much more without grinding mobs and there's no need to grind pretty much ever in WoW.

The record for shortest attention span goes to...

   FINAL FANTASY XIII   20 days
   Mass Effect 2   9 days
   Assassin's Creed II    7 days
   Need for Speed™ SHIFT   6 days
   FUEL™   5 days
   Magic: The Gathering   5 days
   WET    5 days
   Red Dead Redemption   5 days
   Fight Night Round 4   4 days
   Cars   4 days

Cataclysm digital download installed and ready to go..

That. Not nearly as excited for it as I was a month or two ago... but there's no going back.

Yeah, I think Lego Universe wins by default.  The fault that I don't know anything about the others.

I agree that Alpha Protocol was definitely underrated, but Obsidian brought it on themselves by releasing a messy game even after multiple delays.

what?! obsidian releasing a buggy game?! Surely this is just one small mistake in their otherwise perfect track record

By the time I got the game a couple weeks ago it was awesome and if it isn't my game of the year it's damn close. I hope the guys making Mass Effect 3 were taking notes.

I finally got to play this and I'm liking it so far, I only have a few of you still on my friends list, if anyone wants to beat me up, add coopasonic on XBL. After a dozen races I *finally* beat Windows95 in a race. Yay!

Buy a bunch of used games that have equal or better buyback prices on Amazon and sell them to Amazon.

Given gamestop's used game prices, I find success here highly unlikely.

The problem with buying online on Gamestop is that I am tacking on a $10 charge for release date delivery and 8% sales tax.  That's absurd.

No sales tax when you are paying with store credit.

Not to interrupt the controller discussion, but I got Alpha Protocol on the steam sale and holy crap I can not believe I passed on this game the first time around! A perfect cross between mass effect 2 and splinter cell! Wow! Exclamation! Expletive!

Next round of vg lightning deals is up.

Some good stuff there, too bad I already own the ones I would want (NFS Hot Pursuit, Ratchet & Clank and Mod Nation Racers).

Was happy to pick up hot pursuit for $30. I would like to thank amazon for beating every stay up late and wait in line price on everything I would consider buying.

The wife and I saw this last week and really enjoyed it.Nice action without being over the top. A little predictable, but it's a train, how many options are there?

Gooozexing NFS:HP and AC:B. Deciding if I'm staying up late tonight to get a decent queue position. I really want Hot Pursuit... and I have $50 in gamestop gift cards from doing surveys online... tempting... so tempting.

I'm as big a Browncoat as the next guy, but anyone who spends $2,500 on that has more money than sense.

It's less than a certain forum-goer spent to swap spit with a "professional" at a club. Sounds like a sensible purchase to me. Oh and if I didn't have kids to provide for, I'd be all over this thing.

Should that make us feel better that our crappy pop stars are at least human?

Fable 3 will be goozexed and put on hold indefinitely, the rest will be skipped. I think I'm getting old or something.

err WoW...

I use Quick Save because closing the lid offers no protection in case you forget about it and the battery runs out. It doesn't help that my DS gives no indication whatsoever that the battery is about to die, so I'm unwilling to take that risk.

2 3/5 seconds... what is that, metric or something?

I have a healthy respect and fear for the spiders that can kill me (having seen both Black Widows and one Brown Recluse in the wild in person

Neither of which have a very good chance of actually killing you, or even doing any meaningful harm. An untreated Brown recluse bite can be bad, but as long as you recognize it and get it treated it's no problem. A black widow may may you sick, but would only kill you if you are allergic, no different from a bee sting.

I think you guys who can deal with spiders gently are effing insane.

Dont you realize they are evil space bastards that are here to kill and maim us and take over the world?

Spiders are actually the good guys. They keep various other annoying insect populations down.

They creep me the hell out, but I understand their role in the greater scheme of things.

Now I know when to schedule my last 3 vacation days.

FYI I ordered the CE on amazon today and got release day shipping for 99 cents. YMMV.

In case this was not said before: crafting quests suck.  Thank you for your attention.

They were OK up until they became impossible (dragonspire)

I don't usually obsess over characters' hair, but I really preferred Chuck with the slightly longer 'doo of previous seasons. I dunno, the "short look" just seems to make him look not like Chuck anymore, though maybe that's the whole point.

I hate to admit I noticed the change in his hair and I think it's part of his being more of a professional than a slacker slob this season.

Turnover time on a game is directly related to the game type and popularity. I guarantee DR2 will turn over faster. If you need it faster, create 99 new accounts and offer the game up, while those 99 people are cursing that the game isn't showing up, you'll get the first available copy. I'm surprised that doesn't happen to me more often.

Boo.  Goozex was swamped last night, and by the time I got in, I was 100 in the queue. 

You can't be a day 1 guy and bother with goozex. You'll have it by Christmas. I think I'm in the slot in front of you, was 99 at the time the web page refreshed. showing 81 now and 10 restricted in front of me so an effective 71.

I really wish I had a console so I could play Dead Rising 2.

I guess you aren't reading the release list very closely... have a look at the PC section again.

The Thomas Covenant series for me.

I've tried reading the first book on at least three occasions.  I can't get past the main character and his deplorable actions to muster up any interest in finishing the book, much less the series.

I felt much the same way. I actually did finsih the first three, but lost steam on the fourth... and I still HATE the lead character.

Some WoW cause of brewfest. Stupid mount.

Well there goes 3 minutes.

I'll be playing WoW most of the weekend myself, including 3 minutes to drop Corin again.

I actually got some time in with DQ9 as well. Love that game.

Dead Rising 2 on 360 is a must have, which I will be goozex'ing tonight.

I'm curious about Battle vs Chess.

I don't think there's anything else I'm interested in.

Some WoW cause of brewfest. Stupid mount.

Well there goes 3 minutes.

I'll be playing WoW most of the weekend myself, including 3 minutes to drop Corin again.

Unfortunately, House of Leaves is not available on the Kindle, so I'll have to look for it during my Saturday library visit.

It wouldn't work on the Kindle. 

The Anne Rice Sleeping Beauty books. 

2 Butt-2 Shaft Hard Tube Oval Pool Cue Case Offered by Billiard Evolution
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Wow, not sure I would ask for anything that contained the words, Butt, Hard, Shaft, Oval and Tube all in the same name....

 

Luckily the audience for my wish list is all over the age of 14.  

Question, though: Why buy The Guild when it's free on the 360?  Unless you don't have one?

1) I don't buy anything off that list, other people do.
2) Some day Felicia Day will see that I love her enough to spend money on her DVDs and come be my friend, or at least I enjoy what she's doing enough to pay something for it. It's like donating for freeware or Gaming Trend. Sure it's available for free, but without people willing to support it, it may not stay that way.

Straight off Amazon... I need to do some prioritizing, but this is what I send to my family and in-laws.

The Guild: Season 3 DVD ~ Felicia Day
highest

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, Volume 3 (v. 3) by Various (Author)
highest

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, Vol. 2 (v. 2) by Various (Author)
highest

Claustrophobia NEW Strategy Game Offered by Art's Game Store by Asmodee Editions
high

DungeonQuest Offered by OLAMTOYS by Fantasy Flight Pub Inc
high

The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1 by Robert Kirkman
high

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Omnibus Volume 5 by Christopher Golden
high

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus, Volume 4 (v. 4) by Various (Author)
high

Chuck: The Complete Second Season [Blu-ray] DVD ~ Zachary Levi
high

Star Trek (Three-Disc Edition) [Blu-ray] DVD ~ Chris Pine
high

Hack / Slash Volume 2: Death By Sequel (Hack Slash) (v. 2) by Tim Seeley
high

Dominion Offered by cardrushstore by Rio Grande
medium

Mr. Jack in New York Offered by Boardgames4Us by Asmodee Editions / Hurrican
medium

Ghost Stories by Asmodee
medium

Wrath of Ashardalon: A D&D Boardgame (4th Edition D&D) by Peter Lee (Designer)
medium

Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game by Wizards of the Coast
medium

Sanyo Eneloop AAA NiMH Pre-Charged Rechargeable Batteries (4 Pack) by SANYO
medium

Fathead Batman Wall Décor - 69Lx49W" Fathead
medium

Blood Oath by Christopher Farnsworth
medium
   
The Passage by Justin Cronin
medium

Mass Effect Volume 1: Redemption by Mac Walters
medium

Among the Living: A Zombie Novel - Revised and Expanded by Timothy W. Long
medium

The Zombie-Wilson Diaries by Timothy W. Long
medium

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Omnibus Volume 7 by Paul Lee
medium

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Omnibus Volume 6 by Christopher Golden, et al.
medium

Storm Front (The Dresden Files, Book 1) by Jim Butcher (Author)
medium

Farscape: The Complete Series DVD ~ Ben Browder
medium

Braveheart (Sapphire Series) [Blu-ray] DVD ~ Mel Gibson
medium

30 Days Of Night: Juarez by Matt Fraction
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2 Butt-2 Shaft Hard Tube Oval Pool Cue Case Offered by Billiard Evolution
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Super Aramith Pro Billiard Balls Offered by Cheapcues
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luckily I only have House and Chuck in the same time slot at 8.  hat else is on at the same time that's worth it?

How I Met Your Mother and Rules of Engagement.

Reminder: Season Four starts tonight!!! I am AMPED for the return of TV!

Glad you posted the reminder. Had to adjust recordings... DVR can record up to 4 shows at once but only 2 in HD and it doesn't drop the 3rd show to non-HD automatically, it just doesn't record due to the conflict. Sorry House, you're SD from here on out!

Chuck!!!

Am I the only one that isn't a huge fan of how the new bimmers look?

Depends on the model, not a big fan of the 1 or the 7, but I really like the newer 3s and the 6 and the 5s are ok. The Z4 is ok, the X3 and X6 are ugly, the X5 is ok. I think that covers most of them. I think the 335/M3 are good looking cars. There have certainly been more in your face M3s, but I like the recent models.

[WoW]

WoW duh. I'll have my first level 80 tonight. Then I guess I'll quit or start a new character. 

Well I hit 80 as predicted and didn't quit, so I started a new character... then immediately went back to my 80 and started workign on the "other" stuff. My equipment is tragic for an 80, but getting better. I get laughed at a lot in heroics. :o Hell even some normals (HoR). I guess I deserve it.

Nothing, yay!

[WoW]

WoW duh. I'll have my first level 80 tonight. Then I guess I'll quit or start a new character.