Tanawts

Ya, I'm pretty sure that that 'feature' that TomTom is releasing on their PND has been around for quite some time from Navigon on their iPhone app. "Traffic Live" As covered by:
http://www.tuaw.com/2009/11/10/navigon-updates-again-adds-live-traffic/

Gears of War 2: Whats with the bearclaws!?

Fire Justin McElroy!

I'd take my wife! :) We just got married on Halloween, she's a gamer and dying to play fallout!

Also... I've been told that the PS2's online play tends to run in the laggy side. If I am fighting someone, I'd prefer not to see them pop in and out of field because of high pings. Comming from a Computer Gaming stance, the most frustrating thing with online play is going to be lag. I don't mind that its not online.... I prefer to smack talk the person I am fighting in the same room.

Online Play:
Ed Boon's original interview stated that they didn't have access to the online dev kits... this was a long time before Nintendo annoucned that they had even shipped the dev kits to any one. I suspect that they finished the core of the game long before any of the online dev stuff arived. Perhaps its not easy to bolt it in.

Pokemon:
I would argue that with Nintendo wanting to be the first to deliver an online title it gives 3d parties the following advantages:

* If Nintendo's online game play is buggy, its on Nintendo's shoulders instead of the 3d party.
* Pokemon can be dismissed since it is geared toward a specific audience.
* It also gives 3d parties the ability to learn from any mistakes that Nintendo mades first rather then tarnishing their own IP.

My G/F has been a big fan of Mortal Kombat and tends to button mash her way to beating me consistantly. She can never pull of special moves with any reliable success. When this version comes out, I expect my matches will be a lot harder and that I will probably loose a lot more.

I'm looking very forward to this title.