Ken

Michael, Brian Eddy, the exec producer of Stranglehold, was also the lead on Psi-Ops. I spent a while talking to him about my love for that game. Unfortunately there are no plans for a next-gen sequel--unless you count Stranglehold, which was developed by the same team. Neither of us had an idea as to why Psi-Ops wasn't a huge hit. Notice that it's gameplay is completely ripped off by Silver the Hedgehog in the next-gen Sonic.

I said "small asian man" because the the Quang in the pic was an amusing (too me anyway) contrast to the real Blake Snow, who is a 6' plus blond-haired Mormon guy from Utah. Too much of an inside joke I guess. I know there are plenty of large (and small) Asian men who could easily kick my ass. No offense intended.

I ingested some caffeine and updated the post. You're right, what annoys me about the show isn't the writing, which I understand is satire, it's the ridiculous hype it received from ABC and Oprah. It just seems like a wannabe HBO show.

Hey my name looks good with a trademark.

The guy in the Harper's article sounded pretty pretensious to me.

Not so Les. We really did pass on a chance to go to Sydney due to our "high-road" policy of not accepting paid junkets. That says alot about how much we value our independent voice. Of course it sucked to have to turn down an awesome trip. Hope you guys appreciate it.

When the official website first went up, another site I read called it an "Oblivion killer." I use those words in jest until I see serious proof. I hope it's great though.

Pixelantes,

I figured your comment was worth a separate post.

AoE, I suppose that was more of transition statement than anthing else. I have always disliked EA for the same reasons everybody else does.

Moi? Not a real fanboy? You guys are killing me. Nobody would love to see this site brimming with exclusives and cool interviews more than me. I can promise you we'll be struggling to bring you more of that type of content in the future.

Look--I know there are a million places where you can get your basic Xbox 360 news, often before it shows up here. The fact is, we are not set up to cover breaking stories all that well (friggin' day job). What I try to do is convey information in an entertaining way so that it has an edge and doesn't read like a press release. Sometimes I amuse only myself. If that's the case, I suggest you move on to the next headline on your news reader.

Der, Major Nelson is the Director of Xbox Live Programming. He better get info on updates before us, or he's in trouble.

And Josh, it's called sarcasm. Look it up.