Have you ever experienced Déjà Vu? You're likely very familiar with that feeling of, err, familiarity and indeed, may believe that you've read this post somewhere before. Just such a recycled situation presented itself shortly after we waltzed into Santa Monica's Viceroy hotel for an appointed Halo Wars demonstration.

After giving our names and outlet title at the front desk, an unbelievably polite Microsoft spokeswoman approached, introduced herself and then, with a sparkle of enthusiasm in her eyes asked, "Hey, did you guys come from France?" We regrettably corrected her concept of Joystiq's geographical location, upon which we incurred a slightly disappointed, "Oh, that's cool too."

Reminder: Joystiq (not pronounced "leh joy-steek") is currently headquartered in Tomsk, Siberia.

Have you ever experienced Déjà Vu? You're likely very familiar with that feeling of, err, familiarity and indeed, may believe that you've read this post somewhere before. Just such a recycled situation presented itself shortly after we waltzed into Santa Monica's Viceroy hotel for an appointed Halo Wars demonstration.

After giving our names and outlet title at the front desk, an unbelievably polite Microsoft spokeswoman approached, introduced herself and then, with a sparkle of enthusiasm in her eyes asked, "Hey, did you guys come from France?" We regrettably corrected her concept of Joystiq's geographical location, upon which we incurred a slightly disappointed, "Oh, that's cool too."

Reminder: Joystiq (not pronounced "leh joy-steek") is currently headquartered in Tomsk, Siberia.