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Same here. I'll do an hour's drive and realise that I'm coming up on my destination without really having been "aware" of the last 45 minutes.

Really torn between 3G version and WiFI version... I can hotspot my phone, so really, what do I want the 3G for? But then, I want the most gadgety of the gadgets...

How'd you go about boycotting a product that isn't sold though? I mean boycott in the sense that you abstain from using. Rather than abstain from buying.

Sorry to lower the tone but... Made me lol. On topic. I agree with Dean to a large extent. Since games (in broad strokes) either (1) tell a crappy story with flat characters, or (2) tell no story at all and leave the main character as a blank that you fill, I don't think games (in general) are (1) ready or (2) needing more gays. As someone else stated, an indie developer will probably do something amazing with this that will change the story telling landscape in games for the better. Until then the driver in Forza 4 can be gay if you like.

I agree with you (P4) and Dean in that yes, pretty much the developers are leaving themselves an entire region whose only option is to not play the game, move country or pirate. I'm just pointing out that the solution from so many people is "If I can't get it through legitimate means, then I will get it through illegitimate means." rather than, "If I can't get it through legitimate means, then I will do without." My moral compass leads me to boycott products I can't purchase in a way I want to at a price I want to, rather than the quick fix of nicking it because I can, it's easy and it's free. It's what I did with Demon's Souls and eventually I got the EU release I deserve. (I know I could have legitimately imported it, but I didn't want to).

But why is the response to pirate rather than to not play it at all?

Sherlock Game of Shadows was brilliant, surpassed the first imho. Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol was ok, more of the same with too much BMW and Apple product placement.

Heard a brilliant one the other day for Yorkshire. "Tintintin" which means "It isn't in the tin."

Given that I am not and don't know any old Greeks, when I first saw it, at the age of what, 3 maybe 4? I read it as Ex-mas and understood it to mean Christmas. Same as pretty much everyone else on the planet. Now that I am old enough to know that it actually means "Chi" I might pronounce it Kai-mas to annoy people, but really I read it as ex-mas and say it as Christmas.

Or "axe" instead of "ask".

I would honestly lol if Sazh was the Black Mage in XIII-2.

Indeed, but they will still wear out. It's not like this is an everlasting tyre so cost per unit, durability and weight are critical for mainstream use.

I'm guessing that foam filled tyres don't deform properly, but I have no science to back that up. Solid rubber tyres would be too heavy, if these weigh around the same as a road tyre they would be far safer. You'd still have to change them regularly as the tread would wear out and you'd end up with no grip and green spokes flailing about, but they should fail more gracefully than air-filled tyres.

I am Legend the book? Cos that Will Smith film got it very wrong. Of course. ... What do you take me for?! Just checking. I know we're generally a well read bunch, but it's always safer to be sure.

A lot of you probably pronounce "Lieutenant" wrong.

Pretty much agree with this. I don't really mind which imaginary friend helps you out when you're feeling low, but to suggest that being more religious will make us somehow better people is utter tosh.

wrt the bridgestone tyres. Would like to know how much they weigh. Also, I don't care how pretty they think the spokes look, just stick a sidewall on the bloody things if that's what needs doing. The mass market won't give a crap about the silly green spokes, they just want low maintenance, safe tyres.

What's with all the hate for Chocobo music? Don't get me wrong, that metal remix was useless, but I like the Chocobo hook.

Maybe you are the same person, but just didn't know it till now?

I am Legend the book? Cos that Will Smith film got it very wrong.

There's always Hitman for your stealth action. Or Assassin's Creed if you prefer hiding in plain sight. I'm pretty excited for Rising. It's a spin off so I don't mind that it's a different genre. I enjoyed Dirge of Cerberus and that's about as far from an FF title as you can get.

A bear there was, A bear, A BEAR! All black and brown, And covered with hair!

Sort of Infamous 2 spoiler.... Not sure if I need to spoiler it or not... but I hate getting bleated at for this stuff, so there ya go. EDIT: Also, mushroom zombies made me think "Firewalker".

I got it. I just wasn't sure exactly what you were asking. It also was not your best work. @Ethan I expected that to be the case. Though it has happened in the UK recently.

And I totally agree (and was pretty unequivocal about my opinion earlier) that this carpet bomb emailing is a deplorable practice. However there's an old saying that goes: If someone does something that is perceived as unjust, you doing something else that is generally regarded as bad behaviour neither repairs their wrongdoing nor absolves you of your own misdeeds.