Steve Pheley

I was just thinking about something like this not too long ago. It seems like it would make a good alternative to what Marvel is currently doing with some new series launches, which is to throw a bunch of pages of background material at the back and then charge an extra dollar for it.

I can't say why I loved Sherlock, because I haven't seen it yet, but I've heard it's quite good. That's why I'm hoping to score the DVD!

Sounds like good news to me. I've been enjoying pretty much anything Gillen writes.

Shame about the art, though.

I would love to have an iPad.

Mia Hamm? I'm a stereotypical American, I can only name like five players.

Wii please!

570-somethingth post! Woo!

I can't wait to go to my local InteractiveEntertainmentStop store and pick up some new InteractiveEntertainments for my InteractiveEntertainStation 4!

Seriously, if people don't see professional football or baseball "games" as a child's pursuit, I don't think the word is necessarily the problem. I tend to think the problem will take care of itself as the current generation of gamers grows up.

PC gaming is nice if you're hardcore enough to buy a system that can handle it (or if you need a high-end system for other applications anyway). Of course, if you prefer a laptop (like I do), things get trickier.

But for what it costs to buy a high-end gaming rig, I could probably buy a budget laptop, plus two or three game consoles.

From where I'm sitting, the PC's biggest gaming strength is not a technical advantage or any kind of "desk vs. sofa" philosophy, it's the ability to play small, independently developed games (shareware and such). It's difficult to make a mom-and-pop console game these days. (Though maybe Xbox Live Arcade will change that?)

I think MMORPGs will have their day on consoles. It's been an uphill battle so far because they've required too many add-ons (to play Final Fantasy X on the PS2, you needed to buy the game with its hard drive AND a network adapter if you didn't have one already) or were perceived as half-assed versions of PC games (like PS2 Everquest).